Ready to turn June into your most creative month yet? Art challenges are like having a supportive art buddy who shows up every day with fresh ideas - they'll push you out of your comfort zone, connect you with amazing artists worldwide, and help you build that daily drawing habit you've been meaning to start (we've all been there!).
From monsters to cartoons and copying famous works, there's a challenge here for every artistic interest and skill level.
Kaijune challenges you to draw a new kaiju (giant monster) every day throughout June. Born from artist Riley Phillips' imagination in 2017, this challenge has stomped its way into becoming one of the year's most beloved art events.
The best part?
Your monsters can be absolutely anything - terrifying city-destroyers, cuddly creature friends, abstract beings, or something completely unexpected that would make Godzilla do a double-take.
You can find creature ideas in our Creature drawing prompt generator or follow any prompt list you like!
Official source: different artists publish prompts, check out @flancortes (Instagram)
Hashtags: #Kaijune, #Kaijune2025
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💡 Need more monster inspiration? Check out this Monster Drawing Prompt book - packed with 50 weird, wild, and wonderful creatures, plus mini background stories to help bring them to life. Great for quick sketches.
Junicorn invites artists to explore the magical realm of unicorns throughout June, and trust us - there's way more to these horned beauties than rainbow manes and sparkles (though sparkles are totally welcome). Since emerging around 2016, this challenge has gathered a devoted community of artists who love diving into the fantastical and mysterious.
The beauty of Junicorn lies in its freedom - there's no official prompt list, so you can follow your artistic instincts or join the community brainstorming sessions. Each artist's journey becomes uniquely their own magical adventure.
Official source: Community-driven;
Hashtags:#Junicorn, #JunicornChallenge, #Junicorn2025;
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Sophie McPike introduced the Junebug Art Challenge in 2017 to celebrate summer's tiniest creatures through daily insect-themed artwork. This challenge will open your eyes to the incredible patterns, jewel-like colors, and fascinating forms hiding in the insect world - you'll never look at a beetle the same way again.
Official source: community-driven;
Hashtags:#JunebugChallenge, #JunebugArtChallenge;
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💡 Love drawing insects? This Insect Drawing Prompt book is filled with 50 beautiful and bizarre bugs - each one paired with a short interesting fact to spark creative ideas. Ideal for daily sketching or learning through drawing.
The Doodlewash challenge opens its arms to everyone - whether you're wielding professional watercolors, sketching with colored pencils you found in a drawer, or drawing with whatever's within arm's reach. With 30 optional prompts designed to spark joy rather than stress, this challenge celebrates the simple pleasure of creating something beautiful every single day.
Remember: your quick coffee cup sketch counts just as much as an elaborate landscape. It's about the journey, not the destination (though the destination is pretty great too).
Official source: Doodlewash.com June Challenge 2025
Hashtags: #doodlewashJune2025
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Strip away the complexity of color and dive into the world of tone. Using just one color plus white, you'll learn how light and shadow can create depth and mood in ways that might completely surprise you. It's like learning to see your subject's skeleton before adding the flesh - and honestly, it's pretty mind-blowing.
This exercise is perfect for developing your understanding of tonal values without getting distracted by color mixing (we've all been there, staring at a muddy palette wondering where it all went wrong).
Official source: Kick in the Creatives – Tonal June
Hashtags: #TonalJune, #KickInTheCreatives
Got 15 minutes? That's all you need for this quick cartoon challenge! Quick Kick Cartoon June invites artists to create speedy cartoon drawings throughout the month, with each "Quick Kick" designed to be completed in 15 minutes or less. Perfect for busy schedules, lunch breaks, or those moments when you want to create but don't have hours to spare.
Add a twist: Consider drawing all your daily cartoons on one large piece of paper - by month's end, you'll have an epic comic strip or character collection that tells the story of your creative journey.
Official source: Kick in the Creatives - Quick Kick June
Hashtags: #QuickKickJune, #KickInTheCreatives
Drawing prompt examples (prompts are optional):
Time to learn from the masters! The Copyist Challenge encourages artists to replicate sketches, drawings, or paintings by renowned artists or from art tutorial books throughout June. Don't worry - this isn't cheating, it's one of the oldest and most effective ways to develop technical skills and understand different artistic approaches. Even the great masters learned by copying!
This practice helps you internalize techniques and discover new approaches you can later make your own. It's like having a masterclass with history's greatest artists.
Important part of the rules:
Official source: Kick in the Creatives - Copyist June
Hashtags: #CopyistJune, #KickInTheCreatives
Sometimes the best challenges are the simplest ones. June Sketch A Day is a beautifully flexible, community-driven challenge that simply encourages daily sketching without specific themes or complex rules. It's perfect for building consistency and getting back into regular art practice without the pressure to create museum-worthy pieces.
For those who want to create their own artistic adventure or add some variety to existing challenges we’ve compiled a list of versatile prompts that blend elements from different challenges - mix, match, and make them your own:
Save this prompt list on your device in a PDF format (just click on the image to download):
💡 Want more ideas at your fingertips? Head over to the Drawing Prompt Generator anytime - and turn every day into a creative challenge.
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