Option 1: Spooky Halloween – Adults
For those who enjoy atmosphere and drama, this challenge is all about creating a spooky Halloween scene.
Think pumpkins glowing in the dark, eerie full moons, haunted houses, witches flying across the night sky, or shadowy figures in the mist. You could go for something fun but eerie, or really lean into the mysterious side of Halloween.
Any medium is welcome from pencil, watercolour, acrylics, pastels, digital, or mixed media. Focus on dramatic lighting and bold contrasts to give your work that Halloween mood.
Tip: Try experimenting with a limited palette of orange, black, and purple. These classic Halloween shades instantly set the scene and can produce striking effects.
Option 2: Friendly Halloween – Kids and Families – and Adults Who Want to Join In Too!
If you prefer the lighter side of Halloween, this option is all about fun and friendly pictures.
Think smiling pumpkins, cheerful ghosts, trick-or-treaters in costumes, black cats in witches’ hats, or even bags full of sweets. You could draw a whole scene, or just one happy Halloween character.
This option is perfect for children, beginners, or anyone who wants to have fun with bright colours and playful themes.
Ideas to try:
- A pumpkin patch full of grinning jack-o’-lanterns
- A ghost carrying a bag of sweets
- A cat wearing a witch’s hat
- An owl perched on a broomstick
- Trick-or-treaters in colourful costumes
Tip: Use bright oranges, purples, and greens for a fun palette. If you are working in pencil or pen, a splash of colour from markers or crayons can really bring your picture to life.
Let us know which you have opted for and tell us about your artwork to go along with the piece!
The idea of these challenges is to help students improve their skills by drawing, painting and creating regularly.
So try to submit work that you have created specifically for the challenge – or course work you are currently creating for your art course. Sometimes our challenge themes cross over with what students are learning. Our challenges are great practive for your coursework too!
Remember to submit your artwork to us via email if you would like it posted on our blog next week.
Email your artwork to us for inclusion on the blog next week. We sometimes take challenge posts submitted to our Facebook group to add to the collection, however we may miss some, so if you really want to see your work here, make sure you email it to us!
All students can take part and they can post their artwork on our main Facebook Group to share with fellow students.
If you would like your work included in our weekly Thursday blog post Email it to Melanie on
techsupport@londonartcollege.co.uk
Please only post new artwork that you have created specifically for the challenge.
The idea of these challenges is to help students improve their skills by drawing, painting and creating regularly. Most of all, have fun!!
All of the photos we post on our London Art College Weekend Challenges are copyright free. Feel free to use the artwork you produce however you wish. If you would like your artwork posted here on our blog, email it to Melanie at techsupport@londonartcollege.co.uk. If you have any Weekend Challenge requests let us know too! Best of luck and happy drawing and painting!
For those who are new to our challenges, we post them every Friday, so that students have a chance to pick up their pencils, pens, brushes or tablets to create artwork in their downtime over the weekend.
The results are the posted here on our blog on the following Thursday.
We love it when students add text to go along side the artwork, we will always post it on the blog if included.
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