✍️ MightCouldDrawToday: May 2024 Theme + How to Join!
MCDT: An initiative to gently encourage you (and me!) to draw today.
Hi, y’all!
First off, a big thank you to everyone who responded to my survey last week! Your comments were extremely helpful and inspired us (me, Nick, and Nikki) to make some changes and try something new! Many of you told us you wanted to draw with MCDT, but weren’t sure what it is or how to join. That’s great news! (I mean… bad on me, but good on you!)
So, this post aims to (1) share this month’s theme and changes, and then (2) explain more about what MCDT is and how you can join us!
Next week I’ll also be sharing a Start Here page for the overall newsletter that will answer other frequently asked questions for all of I Might Could Do That!.
From MCDT Co-Host, :
⭐️ May 2024 MCDT Theme: Quest ⭐️
Welcome fellow art warriors! Gather your courage and steel your resolve, for the time has come to embark upon an epic quest of creativity! Our MCDT drawing challenge for May will be broken into four parts, each exploring a different aspect of our main theme (Quest) each week.
Week 1: Characters. A great quest always starts with a great character (or group of characters). Start by drawing a concept for an original character with a taste for adventure.
Week 2: Monsters. Next we need some terrifying (or adorable) monsters for our character to battle (or befriend). Draw a ferocious and/or cuddly beast for your hero to encounter on their quest.
Week 3: Items. Magical artifacts are the key to any successful quest. Draw an ancient item or mystical artifact that your character seeks or will aid them along their journey.
Week 4: Dungeons. Tie it all together and draw a dungeon for your mighty adventurers to explore! You could create a scene from an exciting dungeon crawl or lay out a whole map, complete with traps, treasure chests, and creepy crawlies (which may also be repurposed for D&D campaigns).
Happy drawing!
How to Draw With Us!
Subscribe: Make sure you’re subscribed to this email list. Free or paid!
Get the Theme/Prompts: You’ll receive each month’s theme and prompts on the first Monday of the month as an email. You can now also find the theme listed on the MCDT page.
Draw! All art styles and mediums are welcome! You can choose to draw each prompt once or more than once. If you miss a week, you can go back and double-up or just skip it!
Share your art in the Chat: Each month will have its own Chat Thread where you can share your drawings so we can inspire and motivate each other! Tap on Replies to open up the thread and post as many times as you like throughout the month!
Ok! If you already know all about MCDT, you can stop reading and go draw! If you’re still kinda confused and want to learn more about MCDT, keep reading!
❓What is MightCouldDrawToday (MCDT)?
MightCouldDrawToday is an initiative I started in 2016 that aims to gently encourage us to make time for drawing, within a supportive and uplifting environment of artists from around the world. Through its many iterations and countless participating artists over the years, we have created over 30,000 pieces of art with more than 200 drawing prompts! 😲
❓How is MCDT different from other art prompts/challenges?
I could go on and on about the philosophy of MCDT, but I’ll try to be brief!
It’s like texting a close group of artist friends. This is not social media, y’all. We’re not here to compete, go viral, or build an audience. We’re not sending our art out into the internet void. We’re here to get inspired together and share our art together—with real people! People we know or you will come to know! Many of us have been drawing together for years, sharing the birth of babies, career changes, and cross-country moves. It’s like an ongoing text thread with friends you went to art school with. ❤️
It keeps us accountable. Having a dedicated space to share our art with a group of artist friends is the best way to keep up a drawing habit.
It’s loose and low-key. Our prompts can expand or contract based on how much time you have from week to week.
It’s a goalless practice. We’re drawing just to draw, and sharing with our friends. Our very loose, goalless goal is just that we might could draw today!
❓How do I participate in MightCouldDrawToday (MCDT)?
Yay! We would love for you to draw with us! Here’s how to join:
Subscribe: Make sure you’re subscribed to this email list. Free or paid!
Get the Theme/Prompts: You’ll receive each month’s theme and prompts on the first Monday of the month as an email. You can also find the theme listed on the MCDT page.
Draw! All art styles and mediums are welcome! You can choose to draw each prompt once or more than once. If you miss a week, you can go back and double-up or just skip it!
Share your art in the Chat: Each month will have its own Chat Thread where you can share your drawings so we can inspire and motivate each other! Tap on Replies to open up the thread and post as many times as you like throughout the month!
❓Do I have to make a Substack account?
You do not have to have a Substack to view my emails or posts. However, if you want to comment on posts or share your art in our MCDT Chat, you will need to create a Substack account. It’s easy and free! Joining the chat will prompt you to create an account if you don’t already have one.
❓Is there a Substack app?
Yes! The Substack app makes snapping a photo of your art and uploading it directly to the Chat a breeze! You can also read posts from other Substack writers you follow in the app as well.
❓What is the Substack Chat and how do I get to it?
Rather than another lame social media site where our art disappears into the void of the internet, our Substack Chat is more like a group text with friends! Here, you can share your art with us—your friendly group of artist pals!
💻 How to find the Chat on the web: If you want to use the Chat on your computer, you can find a link to the Chat in the menu bar of the I Might Could Do That! homepage.
📱 How to find the Chat on the app: In the Substack app, you’ll see the Chat icon in the bottom menu bar. The app makes uploading your art to the Chat fast and simple!
❓How do I upload my art to the Chat?
Once in the Chat, tap on I Might Could Do That! in the list. Inside our Chat, the most recent thread should be that month’s MCDT theme! Here’s what that looks like on the web Chat:
Tap on Replies at the bottom of the thread to open up that thread and see the artwork that has been shared so far! You can reply to within that thread to comment on other artworks or upload your own work! You can do all that on the web or the app.
❓Who are the MCDT co-hosts?
I’m thrilled to have two amazing artist friends who help me run MCDT and are my MCDT Co-Hosts:
and ! Nikki, Nick, and I collaborate each month to come up with the themes and prompts. I am forever thankful to these two spectacular people for teaming up with me to run MCDT and help us all draw in our sketchbooks more! ❤️
Whew! That was a lot, but I hope it helps explain some of your questions about MCDT! We would love you to draw with this month’s Quest theme, and can’t wait to see what you come up with
Hope to see you (and your art!) over in the MCDT Chat this week!
<3,
Christine
P.S. If you have more questions or comments, please comment on this post or reply to this email—I’m more than happy to help! :)