Drawing Challenge
Mirror, mirror on the wall... who will be the winner of them all? DA showcase challenge #19 tasks you to doodle yourself. Draw a spot-on likeness of your image or a more creative, interpretative self-portrait. Either way we want to see what stares back at you when you peer through the looking glass. Play with, around, and through the prop, i.e., the mirror. This is about taking a good hard look at yourself. And holy smokes! Did we mention? Our sponsor, Michaels (one of the largest retailers of drawing and sketching supplies) is offering all participants 25% off sketchbook supplies to encourage you to get your draw on (click to print coupon). Plus, the winner of this challenge gets a $250 Michaels giftcard*. Oh, the creative damage one could do with that! I'm dreaming of one of those mini shopping carts piled high. Read below for complete details.
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Emilie Darlington
My first time applying the patterns that frequently appear in my work to a person!
This is actually a pretty close picture of me! Half (female) John Lennon, half Peanuts character! I even use this as the wall paper on my cell phone!
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Hello, I'm Rocio AKA unbichobolita, I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina, so probably I'm not even qualified to participate in the contest because there's no Michaels in my city :(And of course, I didn't understand the FOUR simple steps, and I made my drawing in other piece of paper rather than using the template you provided.I had to print the template, cut out the centre and tape it to my sketchbook.The stain in the drawing is some chicken salad that fell of my sandwich.Good luck to everybody!
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Medium: Pastel, oil paintI wanted to evoke a sense of wonder and magic that art brings me. Sometimes I feel bland and boring, black and white, but art allows me to shine.
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When you open those blank pages, and you're mind starts to turn, and then your hand starts to move, and those lines start to appear, it becomes this awesome cycle of Exploration, Creativity and Thought, it's my own meditation
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A surreal type pencil drawing of me with liquid hair? I usually don't like drawing noses in my work so I just leave them out.
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My work and imagination comes from a piece of pencil... and the things I explore are through my doodles :)
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My name is Andrea, and this is my entry for the selfie ^.^ In this portrait I am wearing my favorite celestial scarf. Yay for galaxy motifs!A little about myself- I was the quiet one that sat in the back of the class and took notes attentively during the 3 hour art appreciation course (excitement!) and seriously struggled to focus during the 1 hour accounting course (please, just shoot me now).Anywho, hope you enjoy :)
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wish I really had a heart nose and this much spaghetti hair! I do feel that I generally have all these things living in my barnet though!
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This was all hand-drawn with a Sharpie looking at myself in my daughter's mirror but when I took the photo, the "Michael's mirror" was blurry so I put it in Adobe to cut out the image and retrofit it into the Michael's mirror again, but then I saw that my photo's exposure had turned it grey so I used the computer to try and get it white again, but I liked the effect of keeping some of the bad exposure grey. I know it wouldn't win anyway, so although it was hand-drawn, some computer was used after...full-disclosure! (p.s. This is how I do all of illustrations so it is true to my style).
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drawing of myself (Theanne Crossett) from a photo taken in May at my granddaughter's birthday party..."Yaya taking a think break" :D
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I wanted to find a way to incorporate my doodles into a portrait of myself, and after some trial and error, this is what I came up with!
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This was drawn with sharpie on ceramic tile. The color streaks are when I thinned the sharpies with 91% rubbing alcohol.
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I enjoy anime style art and it's my normal technique, so I thought, what's better then drawing myself in that way?! I'd love to win this contest and be able to buy prisma color pencils like I used to use in highschool!
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This is an illustration of myself surrounded with my two loves: Space and Triangles.
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i initially had my final doodle on bristol board but i was so excited for the showcase i didn't look at the details (draw in mirror) ha. had fun doing it again.
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Self portrait drawing using fineliner and Letraset markers. Loads of other mini-portraits drawn around it as well - i.e drawn with left hand, blind contour, etc.
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Um. Uhhh...Oh yeah! I'm known to be quite forgetful among my friends and family, so I thought I'd choose that aspect of myself to show through with this drawing.That stuff coming out of my ears? Oh, it's like wispy, fluffy, bubblegummy stuff that seeps out during daydreams. It's only perceivable to racoons.I used pencil and colour pencils and then placed it in the frame on computer.And now, um...
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A self-portrait? it's good, most of time,I'm my favourite victim.For this one, I used a bit of everything that I had at hand: color pencils, acrylic, ballpoint pen ..And I offered myself an aureole of holiness.
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Hand-drawn "selfie" doodle, using a fine tip Sharpie pen, colored with water colors.I drew myself with my favorite hairstyle. I have been letting grow for a year now, with intentions of donating it in the coming year.Lots of symbolism in my doodles, reflecting "me" and the life I am currently living.
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Haven't drawn a portrait in years! This was very fun and interesting to paint.I used watercolor paints/pens.
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Me through the looking glass, my hair are flying petal red roses; the butterflies are outside the cage flying around me too; The prince frog is smiling and of course I'm wearing my dream catcher necklace. Materials: paper, pencil 4b, acrylic paint.
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drawn with black pen and and painted with markers. I love nature, so my self-portrait,
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Hi! This challenge was super fun. My 'selfie' depicts more of my thinking and appreciation for the beauty around me than my actual likeness. I hope you enjoy it!
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Self Portrait based on the insanity and obsession of love. Ink, collage, and colored pencil on illustration board.
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Regardless of the heartaches, I continue to wear my heart on my sleeve because it is a part of who I am.
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I always have to work late into the night. I will wrap myself up like a cocoon to keep warm.
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Frequently Asked Questions
I have the most votes, am I the winner?
Not necessarily. As stated in our guidelines, the public voting from the community helps bring the most popular art submissions to the top. Once the public voting is over, the editorial team at Doodle Addicts (along with the sponsor), will then vote internally from the top group of submissions.
I made a mistake, how do I fix or replace my entry?
You can delete and resubmit your entry anytime before the submission deadline. Just click on the “Replace Image” button below your submission (on the challenge page) to delete your original submission and replace it with your new one.
Am I allowed to have my fans, friends and/or family vote?
Yes, of course. We definitely encourage you to spread the word on your participation in this fun drawing challenge.
There are so many good ones! Can I vote for more than one?
Yes! You can mark one, two, five or all of them as your favorite.
What do you do about cheaters?
Any fake votes we catch will be removed. Let’s keep this fun everyone, the prize is just the cherry on top.
Still have questions?
Make sure to read the guidelines and the terms and conditions, most questions are answered there. If something is still not clear, feel free to email us and we’ll try to help.
