March 2010
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February 2010
6 posts
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Challenge #11: Seeing double
Ok, so take something that comes in twos (or to that extent) and submit it. Got it yet?
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Challenge #10: What does 10 mean to you?
Very open this time.
We want a response to 10. Be it a typographic design or a memory of your tenth something.
Submit away my lovelies.
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Challenge #9: What's in your fridge?
Draw something chilly. Get something out (or keep it in) your fridge - give it some mark-making goodness - THEN EAT IT!
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Challenge #8: Your face
What does your face look like? Draw it, paint it, maybe paint your face then put your face on some paper. I don’t really care, I just want to see your face!
January 2010
2 posts
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Challenge #7: Sketch your room
There are no excuses as to why I haven’t updated this. I need you to help me stay interested, so I’d like to see some submissions please!
Where are you now? Note it down in visual form. Easy.
September 2009
3 posts
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Challenge #6: Draw an Animal
The last challenge was a bit of a flop wasn’t it. Not even I drew something for it!
So let’s get back to basics. DRAW AN ANIMAL.
You have one week.
Go.
Still no submissions
Poke!
Don’t forget to submit your drawing for #5!
August 2009
33 posts
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Challenge #5: Draw your distorted face
This time, head over to Cameroid add a filter to your webcam image and using any technique draw what you see. The result should be some rather fun self-portraits.
If you are lucky enough to own a mac, you are welcome to use use Photo Booth.
Bonus points for linking to your photograph!
Submission Submit your work either by sending us an email with your caption in the subject line and attached...
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Challenge #4: Draw something without looking at...
That’s right, take any object, person or general thing and then draw it but without looking at your drawing. This sounds hard, but an accurate drawing is not the point. Concentrate on form and composition, and your drawing will be a reflection of how your mind visualises objects. I think there’s going to be some interesting submissions this round!
Bonus points if you include/link to a...
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Challenge #3: Draw your hand
We gave you a bit longer than we wanted to last time, so don’t be hasty this time as you never know when we’ll drop #4 on you. This time, the challenge is to draw your hand. Don’t be afraid to be clever. I’m not saying it has to be detailed, it just had to represent your hand using mark making. So you could even just do a handprint or something along those lines, get messy...
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Challenge #2: Draw the object in front of you
Hi folks, there were some great submissions to the last challenge, so let’s not waste a minute - the next mark me challenge is to draw the object that is directly in front of you. This can be created using absolutely any medium, let’s get these creative juices flowing!!
Submission Submit your work either by sending us an email with your caption in the subject line and attached...
Challenge #1: Winner
… and the winner is…
EVERYONE
That’s right! This time, it was so close we just couldn’t judge it, so we’re saying a huge thank you to all that entered by deeming you all winners.
So now that the first challenge is over and done with, we really start to heat up the competition, no more “everyone’s a winner”. Next challenge, someone will be crowned...
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Top Tip
Did you know that clicking an image opens it in all its high-resolution glory! So if you can’t see all the details, or if the rating ribbon is in the way of crucial part (soz), now you know how to get your daily detailed drawing fix.
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Challenge #1: Draw your lunch
For the first challenge, you must draw your lunch. Remember you can stretch the brief as much as you want and there is no restriction on style or media.
Submission Submit your work either by sending us an email with your caption in the subject line and attached image(s) OR by heading to our submission page and filling out the form (recommended for control freaks and Tumblr users).
Mark Me: How-To
So I see you’ve found Mark Me! We hope you like the site. If you don’t; tell us what’s up via the comments.
Here’s how Mark Me works: Nathan or Sue (from SMILE) will lay down some form of mark making gauntlet. It might be to draw a shoe, or it could be something like draw a coffee cup using only squares!
Once the challenge has been posted up online (oh and you’re...
What should the first challenge be?
We’re taking suggestions on what the very first Mark Me challenge should be. Maybe it should be left completely open? Or maybe something completely niche?
Tell us what you’d like your first task to be.
About
Susan Coles and Nathan Monk started Mark me in August 2009 after an impromptu discussion about drawing. We had both been to design school to study visual communication but realised that we had both let our prior training in fine art go by the way-side. We wanted to start drawing again and regain some true draughtsmanship skills, and then we thought that other graphic designers may be in the same...
Rules
We’re not a big fan of rules (total rebels, we know) but there are a few ground rules that you should follow to keep Mark Me looking good. If you don’t follow them, then we might not publish your work.
Now these rules don’t dictate style, media or content. In fact, there’s really only one rule*: No unusual formats. Why? Look what happens when you submit a long thin piece...
“Everything you can imagine is real.”
– Pablo Picasso
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