Mimi's Illustration Club! December Prompt and First Activity (Patreon)

Hello again!

I just showed you some final illustrations from November's illustration club but now I want to get started with this month's illustration club and I'm really excited about it! ✨🎉

If you're new here, here's how the club works (you can skip this if you already know):

At the start of the month I'll share with you a prompt phrase and the goal is for each of us to make an illustration from that prompt by the end of the month (joining is totally optional though!)

There are three creative activities each month that will lead us to the final illustration, and they reflect my normal illustration process but split into more manageable chunks

I'll share what I've created for each of the activities to give you some ideas and tips, and then you can complete the activity for yourself with your own ideas

Join me over on Discord to be able to share what you've created for each of the activities so we can all admire your work (or just join in privately at home if you prefer)!

You can complete the three activities at your own pace at any time during the month (or just skip straight to the final illustration), but I'll be sharing what I've done for them once a week over the first three weeks of the month.

Every Patron is welcome to join, and so are all mediums and experience levels!

The three activities each month are:

Activity 1 - Filling A Sketchbook Page

Activity 2 - Exploring Compositions

Activity 3 - Final Illustration

The prompt for this month is 'holiday traditions' so you can focus on any holiday that you enjoy celebrating!

The first activity is 'filling a sketchbook page' and you can watch the video above to see me completing mine. The aim of this activity is to have a pressure-free space to draw all kinds of ideas that come to mind when you think of the prompt, and see if you can fill a whole sketchbook page with them.

It's December and my favourite holiday is Christmas so my illustration will be focused on that but of course if you don't celebrate Christmas you can choose any holiday that's meaningful to you! We all have our own traditions for different celebrations and I'm looking forward to seeing what yours are 🥰

For my sketchbook ideas I definitely wanted to feature a Christmas tree, some festive food and drinks, and some gifts! 🎄🎁✨

Now it's your turn! Grab your sketchbook and pencils (or iPad) and sketch out your own ideas for 'holiday traditions' and if you like you can take a photo of your page and share it with us in the #filling-a-sketchbook-page channel on Discord.

If you're not sure where to begin with your own sketchbook page for this prompt you could think about the following questions to get started:

What special foods or drinks do you enjoy during the holidays?

Do you decorate for your favourite holiday?

What traditions do you have that involve other people?

I hope you enjoy my little video, looking forward to seeing what you all draw this month! ❤