We challenge you to:

Draw a Silhouette.

This exercise is to challenge your skills and creativity so please no auto-trace.

If you are new to Inkscape, feel free to keep it simple.

Multiple entries are welcome, and please do stick around for the chat!

All abilities are invited to get involved. The complexity of your entry is down to you.

Please post your finished artwork below. 

IMPORTANT: If you would like to know what you could do to improve your artwork, add the phrase to your comment: "Brutal Feedback" --- only for those with nerves of steel! (Please include a brief description of your process, difficulties you have experienced and your desired outcome).

Because of limited resources, moderators may not always be able to give feedback.

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Please see CHALLENGE RULES before submitting your artwork

Instructions/Information

• To submit your artwork, scroll to the bottom of the page and while logged in, click the paperclip (bottom-left) to upload your image, add a description in the text box (optional) and click "Submit Reply".
• If you'd like to post work-in-progress artwork, create a thread in the "Work in Progress" section of the forum, and post your images there, with the title "[Month] [Year] [Challenge Title] WIP - [your artwork title]" (you are welcome to ask for help there if you get stuck). When finished, post the final graphic to this thread.
• There are no winners (HOWEVER, WE MAY SHARE ARTWORK WHICH STANDS OUT WITH THE INKSCAPE COMMUNITY). These challenges are intended to inspire, to encourage you to share your work and to build a supportive community.
• If you post your artwork here, you agree for us to share your artwork and use your artwork to create a banner for social media - to opt out, add "Please don't share" to your post.
• Please don't post artwork containing AI generated graphics. as it can be hard to see what you (the artist) has produced using Inkscape.
• You're encouraged to discuss and offer feedback/constructive criticism to others, but please be respectful.
• Most importantly, be creative, give your best, and have fun!

We look forward to seeing your entries!

Challenge entries (so far)

Dancer

FILM NOIR
All from scratch except for the plane that I roughly traced from this image: https://pixabay.com/photos/aircraft-aviation-airshow-7486967/
Split View
 

skull

Silhouette of a Monstera leaf. 

Delighting in the art 😊

lobster silhouette

@Gaillycool That's also Matisse-like as @mrks9 's entry😁

@Inkonic thank you, I never considered going for that, but I see what you mean

@Inkonic thank you, I never considered going for that, but I see what you mean

Dubai Skyline At Dawn, with lens flares, infront of Burj Khalifa.
Split View
I went to Google Maps and took a screenshot from here https://www.google.com/maps/@25.196561,55.2762825,3a,65.3y,216.25h,91.17t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sV0-H4EwlWCnqL5YYjLL1_A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Then I manually traced the part that I needed.

Straight ahead 🚂

Triptych / Positive and negative space.

Jump. Conceptual idea.

Huangshan

Nature is no longer what it used to be 😁

There's a hole in the wall...
Stone wall image: https://pixabay.com/photos/wall-old-banner-web-header-mortar-2396055/
Reference image for the rat: https://www.cleanpng.com/png-mouse-rat-png-image-67331/
Split View 

@Inkonic Wonderful idea. Fantastic! 👏

Here's mine.

476 BC
@mrks9 Because of your beautiful "JUMP" entry, I remembered that this year's an Olympic year (starts in a few days). So, I decided to use the Olympics as well, as a theme for this month's challenge.
Based on this image, I partially used the shape of the amphora to create my own design and traced this athlete to produce this 100% vector "ancient" artifact with Inkscape.
476 BC
 

@Inkonic Beautiful! 💯

And here is mine. A morning mood.

Why Camels Cannot Jump

Moulin Rouge by Toulouse-Lautrec silhouettes.