I’m going to do it. After a four-year hiatus, I’m back! I’m going to participate in this year’s #The100DayProject and you can too! The #The100DayProject is a free annual art project that takes place every year. You can start at any time, but the official kickoff is Sunday, February 23, 2025. Folks from around the world share their art online with the hashtag The 100 Day Project. You can participate too and the library has resources to help.
How Do I Choose?
The art project you choose to work on is totally up to you! You could chip away at one big project over the 100 days or you could do 100 little projects. The choice is up to you, but it’s best to pick something you can focus on for 5-10 minutes a day. If you want to spend more time on it that’s great, but if you choose a project that requires an hour or more of your time you may not stick with it. If you are always on the go you might want to make sure your project is something you can tote around with you.
When I did this four years ago I had just gotten a new iPad and I wanted to try my hand at digital drawing so I could get to know my new device. So when thinking about your project you may want to think about learning a new skill or maybe select something that you want to deep dive into.
Ok, Now What?
Once I had my project picked the next step was the doing. So I checked out a Sachiko Umoto drawing book from the library and drew this busy bee! You can find more cute art books at your library.
Then like the artists before me, I made a self-portrait. For this one, I looked up different animation styles and decided to use the rubber hose method.
By day 12 I was running out of things to draw and with 88 days left, I knew I had to get creative.
- Used whatshouldidrawnext.com for some prompts and drew a tiny polar bear painting a portrait of a wolf.
- Drew my favorite cartoon character – Puddle from “Summer Camp Island.”
- I used
trashfound objects like this Hershey Kiss wrapper.
- I even used pancake batter.
Even if you switch projects the whole goal of this is to create! If you get stumped check out my doodle blogs or our guided painting videos. Still, have artist’s block? Then try Creative Bug they have projects just for #The100DayProject using every kind of medium from sewing to painting and more.
What’s Next?
If you decide to participate don’t forget to tag #the100daysproject and #dbrlteens. Be on the lookout for blogs at the halfway point and the end!
