Weekend Art Challenge Results

This weekend’s art challenge brought out everyone’s inner child, with the theme of Soft Toys. From well loved bears to slightly wonky childhood favourites, students embraced the nostalgia and character of their soft toy companions beautifully.

Cuddly toys might look simple at first glance, but capturing their texture, stitching, worn patches and personality is no easy task. It takes careful observation and a gentle touch to make fabric and fur feel believable in any medium.

As always, we have received a wonderful variety this week. Well done to everyone who took part. Stay tuned tomorrow for another challenge.

It all started with two soft toys I found at home.
The drawing journey somehow led me back to London — and slowly turned a little spooky: panda kung-fu zombies, flying ballerina mice…
Who knows what the pencils were trying to tell me — or what possessed me to choose that dark grey paper as a base?
Nina

I am enrolled in your Botanical Coloured Pencil course. My work that I prepared for the Weekend Art Challenge about Soft Toys is attached.
Elif

I bought this kangaroo soft toy at the airport in Australia for my son last year. Created with pencil sketch, watercolour and white pen in watercolour visual journal.
Ni Ni

Please see attached my entry for the weekend art challenge – a pen drawing of my daughter’s toy bunny, called Hop.
Jason

This is a drawing using pencil and Derwent Inktense water soluble ink pencils. It portrays a giant ape that I found abandoned one night by a roadside. I took him home, bathed him, ( he completely filled my bath!) and stitched up his damaged face. He sits in my lounge and enjoys a new life saved from fly tipping.
TJ

Created with pencil, watercolour and white pen on Fabriano 100% cotton paper CP. Reference: Pexels
Ni Ni

Please find attached my cartoon for this weekend’s art challenge about soft toys.
Aubrey

I have drawn a selection of soft toys using dry watercolour pencils and acrylic paints
Nina

Here’s a watercolour sketch of my dog, Mia’s, cuddly monkey! It’s one of her favourite toys!
Catherine

This is my little reindeer soft toy 🧸 sitting on a sofa, still life – soft pastels on paper with gesso under painting.
Ni Ni

We hope that everyone enjoyed this challenge. Stay tuned for a new Weekend Art Challenge posted here tomorrow.

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Weekend Art Challenge Results – Soft Toys!

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