Sketch Club: Compos

Giant monsters

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Hey you two! This is a harbor, NOT a gym!

by Sebastian

Sebastian invites us to draw some giant monsters tearing things up!!

Rules

Draw a giant monster!
Have it destroy stuff!!
One entry per artist, no image loads
Have fun!!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for one of the top 25 entries!

Ponies

Sat, 11 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Last...

by SIR D4SH

SIR D4SH invites us all to draw a pony!

Rules

Draw a pony!
Draw it from scratch in Sketch Club, no image loads!
Have fun!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club sticker pack for one of the top 25 iPad entries
Sketch Club sticker pack for one of the top 25 iPod/iPhone entries

Smudge paint

Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

A new Sketch Club update is out with lots of fun new features! One interesting new option is the ability to paint with the Smudge tool. Let's have some fun exploring this together with a SMUDGE PAINTING compo!! Don't use any other tools just smudge paint (or "smaint" for short)!

Since this new mode gives cool painterly effects what better way to celebrate than with fabulous brush stylus prizes thanks to Sensu! One of the top 25 sketches will be picked at random to win this awesome brush / stylus combo to take their digital painting even further!

Rules

Create something cool using smudge and smudge paint only!
Don't use outside images but the community texture templates are fair game
Get creative with the new settings and have fun!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sensu stylus ($39.99 value) for one of the top 25 entries!

Sensu brush & stylus

Skulls

Sat, 04 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

💀Skull house of souls💀

by 😷T!n0😷

😷T!n0😷 invites us to create some skulls!

If you missed the T!n0 livestream event you can check out the recording and see his process creating the rad Skull house of skulls sketch.

Rules

Create your skull from scratch in Sketch Club, no image loads
Be creative and have fun!
One entry per artist

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus and stickers for one of the top 1,000 entries

Avatars

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

By popular demand its time for another Avatars compo!

When you edit your profile you can choose from a fun set of avatars from the first Avatars compo along with any of your recent sketches. Being some years later, it's time for a new batch!

Square canvas (1024x1024) Square canvas (1536x1536)

Rules

Create a fun avatar image!
Use a face or something that looks nice at small size and not just any sketch

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
10 of the top entries will become new shared community avatars
Sketch Club Stylus and stickers for one of the top 25 entries!

Your Album Cover

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

the YOUR ALBUM COVER compo invite

by GothDaddy

GothDaddy invites us to create our own album covers!

"YOU'VE ALWAYS KNOWN YOU COULD ROCK THE GRAMMYS!! well it's time to release your first album and YOU are the art director! make up your band name and go! sound like fun? you know you wanna..."

Tap here for a square canvas you can use
Square canvas (1024x1024) Square canvas (1536x1536)

Rules

Come up with a cool band name
Draw the cover art for your band's album!
Outside images are allowed (but obviously just don't load up the whole cover)

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for one of the top 25 album covers

Grid

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Another Cat's. Eyes

by VENKAT

This is a grid technique compo based on VENKAT's class! Load up a reference image or photo and try to reproduce it using the grid technique. Go square by square filling in the detail until all squares are done.

Rules

Use a reference image but no image loads
Include the reference image separately as a WIP of your final sketch
You can use the pixel tool to create your grid or use a community template
One entry per artist

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for one of the top 1,000 entries
Congrats Nicole the Raccoon!
Surprise Stylus prize for all top 20 sketches thanks to Astro Ryan!!

Supervillains

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

mrs. freeze

by Barb

Hot on the heels of Barb's latest character design class on supervillains it's about time for a SUPERVILLAIN compo!!

Rules

Design your own supervillain!
No existing supervillains - you must create a new one yourself!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for one of the top 25 villains at random
Congrats Charcoal!!

Circus

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Circus Life

by ShellyBelly

ShellyBelly invites us all to create a circus!! Draw a circus exhibit, performer, animals or any fun things you enjoy at the circus.

Rules

Draw a circus or something from the circus!
No images, create it all in Sketch Club
Be creative and have fun!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for one of the top 25 entries!

Landscape class

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

my slapdash landscape done for round 1 of class...

by GothDaddy

This Friday Fast Compo is for GothDaddy's landscape class! Check out the class for tips and techniques on making a beautiful landscape then make your own for the compo.

This will be open for entries for just one day!

Rules

Do your landscape class homework!
One entry per artist
Have fun!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for one of the top 25 entries!

Imagination

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Unleash your imagination!

This is the class compo for Mishpot's Unleash Your Imagination class!

Sketch something not using a reference (you can use ideas from a reference but not a reference). Employ one of the techniques covered in the class whether its word association, using the /idea command, or something from your feelings. Attempt to draw something surreal and add something unusual and unexpected to the sketch. Lighting and shapes don't have to be perfect! Accept a little imperfection.

Rules

No references!
Use one of the techniques covered in class
Add something unusual

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for one of the top 25 entries

Safaris Fox

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Safaris Fox

by Unihorse

This is a very special compo! Unihorse used Sketch Club to create the artwork for a new game called Safaris Fox that is coming out April 1st! To celebrate and award some free copies of the game let's have a compo!!

Check out the game art then create your own version of the Safaris Fox in a fun setting or adventure! This will be limited to one entry per artist so while you can do as many as you want, only enter your best into the compo.

Rules

Draw the Safaris Fox in a fun setting or adventure
No image loads, make your entry from scratch in Sketch Club
One entry per person
Have fun!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Promo codes for the game to two of the top 25 entries!!
Top 25 entries will be displayed on the Safaris Fox Facebook page!
(if you'd rather yours not just let Unihorse know)

Your name

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Writing my name

by Zeks_SCK

Zeks_SCK invites us to WRITE OUR NAMES!

Rules

Write your name
No image loads
One entry per artist

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for one of the top 25 entries!

FAST COMPO!

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

FAST COMPO: Swatch challenge!

For this compo use only shades of the five colors from the Fast Compo Color swatch! We should be able to look through the gallery for this compo and see all the sketches fit together with the same color scheme. Use your imagination and come up with some creative uses for the colors!

Rules

Use the fast compo color swatch
One entry per artist!
No image loads

Prizes

Sketch Club Stylus for one entry at RANDOM!!
Congrats Agent ERA!

Easter Eggs!

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:00:00 GMT

easter egg COMPO

by Pastor Bob

Yes it's time once again for the legendary and beloved SKETCH CLUB EGG COMPO!!

Load up Pastor Bob's Easter Egg template from the Compos category of the Community templates then get to decorating! Don't delay this compo is open for entries for just one week!

Tap here to check out some of the amazing eggs from our past compo.

Fabulous Prizes:

's for top 25 eggs
Sketch Club stickers for one of the top 25 iPad entries
Sketch Club stickers for one of the top 25 iPod entries

Character design

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 08:00:00 GMT

This is a compo for Barb's Character Design class. Barb taught us the important steps in her character design practice and now it's time for us to put those into practice creating our own characters!

Rules

Design a character using what you learned from Barb's class
Have fun!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for one of the top 25 entries

Tangles

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:00:00 GMT

zing and zang

by Schwabby

Schwabby taught a fun tangling class showing this cool technique and now it's time for COMPO!

You can check out tanglepatterns.com for lots of cool pattern ideas.

Rules

Use tangly patterns to add tons of detail
Create your sketch from scratch in Sketch Club (no image loads but community templates are ok)
Be creative!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for one of the top 25 entries

Green Man

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Green Man (autumn)

by InFiNiTy InK

InFiNiTy InK invites us to draw a green man!

"my idea is that each one draw a green man but with the characteristic of his own country. for example: use the vegetation in your country, if you are in Japan, use bamboo leaves, south america fern...etc..."

Rules

Create a character from your local vegetation
Have fun!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus and stickers and for one of the top 25 entries!

TV

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Community

by Jenniration Y

Jenniration Y invites us to draw sketches somehow related to TV! Draw a scene or character from your favorite television show or make up your own or maybe even just draw a television!

Rules

Sketch has to be somehow related to TV

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
$25 iTunes gift card for one of the top 25 entries!

Yin and Yang

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Behind The Mask

by Scampini Bros

IT'S FAST COMPO TIME!!!

Scampini Bros invites us to create yin and yang sketches! Compo will be open for entries for just one day then a bit of voting followed by awards!

Go go go! \o/ First place sketch will win its creator some fabulous stickers!

Pencil

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Alice Lost

by inkyMel

inkyMel invites us to create sketches using only the community pencil brushes! You can download pencils from the Natural Media section of the brush library or tap one of the ones below to load it directly into your brush set.

Pencil by Pastiche

Pencil by SimplySerg

Thin pencil variation

Thick pencil variation

Rules

Use the community pencil brushes and eraser only! (using smudge and undo is okay too)
No image loads, be sure to start fresh sketch to reset your stats!
Have fun!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for one of the top 25 entries
Sticker pack for a random entry

Musicals

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

swan lake

by akinga

akinga invites us to create sketches inspired by the titles of musicals, operas, or ballets!

Rules

Say in your sketch title or description what the musical/opera/ballet title is
Be creative!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Stylus and Stickers pack for one of the top 25 iPad entries
Stylus and Stickers pack for one of the top 25 iPod entries

Mandala class

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

example for mandala class

by 🔴Schwabby™

Official compo for 🔴Schwabby™'s Mandala Class!

Valentines day

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Footprint Brush Fun

by Snick

Valentine's Day is coming up! Why not make your special Valentine's Day cards in Sketch Club?!! This compo is open for all your lovey dovey mushy stuff so let's have fun spreading some loves!

Everyone who enters the compo will win a so they can give some love to a fellow sketcher and three extra lucky entrants will win special Sketch Club sticker packs with heart stickers!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Animal mix

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Tio Rene

by 🙈ᎿᎥnᎤ🙈

🙈ᎿᎥnᎤ🙈 invites us to mix people with animals! "Rules: just mix someone, anyone with an animal and see what you come up with!"

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for one of the top 25 iPad entries
Sketch Club Stylus for one of the top 25 iPod entries

Texture Class

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Texture (free to use)

by Kingmaker

This past weekend Kingmaker taught an awesome class on creating textures. You can check out the recording below in case you missed it. This class compo will collect the homework assignments. Post the cool textures you create using Kingmaker's technique!

Speed Class

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Speedsketching - tutorial

by Sebastian

This is a class compo for Sebastian's SPEED SKETCHING!

Rules

Draw an animal (real or imagined)
No image loads
No mirroring
No more than 40 minutes!!

You have 24 hours to enter your assignment then we'll have 23 hours of voting and the hold the awards following the weekly compo awards ceremony on Saturday. Good luck and have fun!!

Cases

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

iPad template

iPod template

Jay Jay created these sweet templates and invites us to have a go at creating our own cool iPad and iPhone/iPod case designs!

To get started just create a new sketch, open layers panel, tap Load Image, then go to Compos section and choose either the iPad or iPod case template.

Rules

Create an iPad or iPod case
Draw your design, no photos or images

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
$25 iTunes gift code from Jay Jay for one of the top entries!

Koban co-op

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Have you ever dreamt of doing a co-op with an incredible artist like Koban?? This compo is about to make your dreams come true!!

Koban has made 3 WIPs available of a sketch she's started but not yet finished. Your mission is to pick up where she's left off and create the finished work!

To load one up into your sketch just open the layers panel and tap Load Image then scroll down to the Compos section to find the Koban co-op templates. Color it in, change it up, remix things, or whatever you like! Just have fun!

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Rules

Your sketch must use elements of one of the 3 Koban WIPs

Prizes

Glops of course!
Feature 's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Styluses for two of the top 25 entries at random!

Congrats to Drew Oliver and Ruscifi on winning the styluses and Vango on winning the Koban's Choice Award and shirt!!

Landscapes

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT

Leap On The Stream

by Caldwell

It's time once again for a landscape compo!! Let's create some breathtaking vistas! For some inspiration check out last years Landscape compo entries

Rules

Create a landscape sketch
No image loads for this compo, do it all in Sketch Club!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Styluses and stickers for 2 of the top 25 entries

Ink splats

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

ink splat

by Lola

Lola invites us to splat some digital ink! See if you can create some cool sketches that look like ink splatted and spattered!

Rules

Create a sketch with some ink splats!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
$10 iTunes gift card for one of the top 25 iPad entries - Congrats Dr G!
$10 iTunes gift card for one of the top 25 iPod entries - Congrats Blackstar721!

TMNT

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

TMNT

by Unihorse

Unihorse invites us to celebrate our favorite heroes in half shells with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles compo!

Rules

Make a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles themed sketch!
No image loads, make it from scratch in Sketch Club

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
$25 Amazon.com gift card to one of the top 25 entries! (maybe you'll buy some TMNT action figures? )

2013!!

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:00:00 GMT

A New Day!

by ❉Šh�łłbēłłę❉

Happy New Years everyone!! Let's party with a New Year's fast compo!! Make some fireworks or calendars or resolutions or koala bears or confetti or whatever!

Fast compo will be open for entries until 1pm pacific time on the 1st then we'll vote and have the awards at 5! Have a fun New Year's everyone!

Holidays

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Happy Holidays

by Snick

Happy Holidays everyone!! As you get a break from your normal routine this holiday, take some time to play and exercise your creativity!

This compo will be open all December for our holiday related creations!

Rules

Sketch something holiday related
Create your entry from scratch (no image loads)
Be creative and have fun!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Shirt for one of the top 25 entries!
Sketch Club Stylus for one of the top 1,000,000 entries!

Presents!

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Presentation

by Caldwell

Up for one more holiday compo?? Caldwell invites us to draw some sketches with presents!!

Rules

Make a sketch with a present or presents in it!
Have fun and a great holiday!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for two of the top 25 entries!

Worlds end

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

December 21st

by Iggycrypt

Iggycrypt invites us to draw how we think the world will end! But we better be quick about it with only a day left this is a FAST COMPO! It's been so nice knowing you all, best of luck!

Rules

Draw an end of the world scenario!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries

Ornaments

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

2012 Hallmark Collection

by Pastor Bob

Pastor Bob invites us to decorate some trees with ornaments! I think this may be holiday related...
Open for entries for just one week!

Rules

Make a cool ornament!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club shirt for 1^st place!
Sketch Club stylus for random entry!

Boozoo

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 08:00:00 GMT

BOOZOO COMPO TEMPLATE.

by BoozooBPkitteh

Oh yes it's finally time for the BOOZOO KITTEH COMPO!! BoozooBPkitteh made this rad template which you can find now in the community templates under "Compos" section. Load up the kitteh then go nuts! What can you create? Where can you take the Boozoo Kitteh?!

Rules

Use the Boozoo kitteh template to create something amazing!
Have fun!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for two of the top 25 entries!

Paintings

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 08:00:00 GMT

I Remember

by Lydia

Lydia invites us to create paintings within paintings!

Rules

Must include a painting in your sketch.
No image loads, do it all in Sketch Club!
Be creative!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Stylus for 2 of the top 25 entries!

Awards night

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 08:00:00 GMT

The Awards are back!

by CaptainGray

CaptainGray and Unihorse invite us to dress up and celebrate the Sketch Club 2012 Awards night in style! Sketch what you'll be wearing for the awards or draw you and your +1 arriving and strolling down the red carpet!

The awards will take place on the 24^th! This compo will be open for entries one extra day past that so you can also submit any after party or acceptance speech sketches.

Have fun everybody!!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club styluses for 2 of the top 25 entries!

Minis

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Apple just announced a new mini version of the iPad! How cool! Let's have some fun shrinking some other things and make our own mini stuff! And can you guess what the prize for this compo will be?? Yup a new iPad mini!!!

Rules

Make a sketch that shows a mini version of something
Do it entirely in Sketch Club, no outside images

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
iPad mini for one of the top entries!!
(top 25 iPod and top 25 iPad entries will be mixed into a bucket and one selected at random to win)

Photo fun

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT

oh no, he got charlie!!!

by HANsolo87

HANsolo87 invites us to bring our photos to life!

Rules

Take a photo (must be one you take not found)
Draw fun stuff on top!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club Shirt for one of the top 25 entries!

Twilight zone

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:00:00 GMT

twilight zone...

by AMD

AMD invites us to create out own Twilight Zone! From Wikipedia each Twilight Zone episode is "a mixture of self-contained drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist."

Rules

Make your own Twilight Zone style sketch
Create your entry entirely in Sketch Club without image loads
Stretch your imagination!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club shirt for one of the top 25 iPod/iPhone or iPad entries
Sketch Club stylus for one of the top 25 overall entries

FAST COMPO!

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:00:00 GMT

In previous fast compos we've had coloring challenges where everyone starts with the same template and then colors. Now it's time to take it to the next level! For this fast compo we will all start with a wonderful template from Unihorse featuring characters and items preloaded onto 8 separate layers! Your goal is to move these around, color them in and create your own unique scene!!

You have just 20 hours to complete your entry then we'll have an hour of voting before the awards ceremony at 1pm Pacific time Saturday! Have fun everyone!!

Tap one of these buttons in Sketch Club 1.16 to download the appropriate template for your device!
Non-retina iPod/iPhone (360x480) iPhone and iPad1 (768x1024) iPad 2+ (1536x2048)

Rules

Load the Unihorse template then rearrange and color to make something awesome!
It's okay to retrace the characters to get thicker lines or mix up the style a bit but your final sketch must contain these characters!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Unihorse stickers for one of the top iPad entries and one of the top iPod entries!

Halloween!

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Happy Halloween everyone!!!

Let's have a HALLOWEEN COMPO!!! Anything Halloween related is fair game! Costumes, horror, witches, monsters, candy, orange and black, all things that make you think of Halloween!

Special Halloween prizes!

's for top 25 entries (of course!)
Sketch Club stylus for two of the top 25 entries!
Super Sketch Club Stickers for FIVE of the top 1,000 entries!!!

Pumpkins

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 07:00:00 GMT

pumpkin carving

by FrogFire73

Halloween is coming up fast! FrogFire73 invites us to get ready by carving some pumpkins! To help ya get started her pumpkin template is now available, just open the layers panel, hit load image, then scroll to the Compos section. Who can make the most creative or realistic or scary pumpkin this year??

Rules

Make a fun pumpkin carving sketch!
Any number of sketches per artists, only top will be eligible for prizes.
No image loads, use FrogFire's template or make it from scratch

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club stylus for two of the top 25 entries!

Friends

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Friends compo ideas compo compo entry

by Mammajamma

Mammajamma invites us to mush as many of our friends as we can into a sketch!

Rules

Create a sketch featuring your friends!
Use your imagination and have funnnnnn!!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club styluses for two of the top 25 entries!

Triptych

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMT

resuscitation

by Mishpot

Triptychs are paintings divided into three sections or panels. For this compo Mishpot invites us to create our own triptychs around one central theme! Check out her example where she does this with love as the theme.

Rules

Create your own triptych
All three panels should follow one theme

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
Sketch Club styluses for two of the top 25 entries

Get featured

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Have you always dreamed of having a sketch you created featured on Sketch Club but it just hasn't happened yet? Or are you new to the club and looking for some help getting your work noticed? Well, this compo is for YOU!

This compo is open for entries only to those who haven't been featured yet! Any one sketch you've created from the past few months is eligible so long as it was made in Sketch Club and without outside image loads.

Rules

Only one entry per artist
Sketches must be made in Sketch Club without image loads
Only for artists who haven't had a sketch featured yet when they enter the compo

Prizes

Top 5 sketches will be featured by gloperators!
's for top 25 entries
Surprise bonus Sketch Club stylus!

Remix!

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMT

DANCING JEWELS.

by Lescot

Lescot invites us to REMIX some art!

Take ONE of your fav. Pictures/drawings/paintings, done by another artist (from DaVinci to stencil Art-up to you) and REMIX it!!! Don't just copy the drawing-create something new, cool, funny, touching, romantic or magic. One image load to give you the structure is fine. Show the original as WIP. 2 entries per artist max., and please try to find something special (no need for 20 Mona Lisas). - Lescot

Rules

Remix the work of another artist
Have fun!

Prizes

's for top 25 entries
$25 iTunes gift card for one of the top 25 entries