Draw with Me!

A couple of days ago I shared a fun little sketching challenge for the month of October on instagram.

Sometimes I get in a rut creatively and need a spark and since fall is my second favorite season (after spring) I decided to challenge myself to sketching something every day for one month. And since my shop is on vacation while I wait for my third baby to arrive so I figured the timing couldn't be better - other than having a baby at some point in the month.

I wrote up a quick list of daily prompts to make it easy on myself. Each day has a word. Each day something different to draw.

I shared my list on instagram inviting others to join in the fun. In part because I need the accountability and in part because a lot of people ask how to get started drawing or lettering and I thought it would be a good nudge to get people to just start!

You can join in too and share your daily sketches with the hashtag #sketchadaywithLRZ

Here's the list for the month:

1. leaves
2. pie
3. "fall y'all"
4. acorns
5. sunflower
6. fair
7. campfire
8. plaid
9. hay
10. boots
11. football
12. apples
13. "warm & cozy"
14. owl
15. umbrella
16. barn
17. "old truck"
18. corn
19. pinecone
20. berries
21. "sweater weather"
22. blanket
23. antlers/deer
24. candy
25. cat
26. hot cocoa
27. spider
28. "spooky"
29. pumpkin
30. bat
31. "trick or treat"
32.  

If you want to print a list for easy reference, I made a little square sheet that you can download here.

Last but not least! I turned my day 3 sketch, "it's fall y'all," into a printable for you to color!

Here's the link for the free download: it's fall y'all. I'd love to see how you color it so make sure you tag me (@lesleyzellers) if you end up posting it on instagram!!!

I'm also going to attempt to keep all my sketches updated on my flickr album "october sketch-a-day." Lofty goals. Lofty. Goals.