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I Drew 50 Monsters Over The Last 2 Years Based On Kid Drawings, And Here’re The Results (New Pics)
For the past two years, I have been inviting kids all around the state of Michigan to send me monster designs. I provided four simple shape prompts for them to build their monsters off of. To date, over 17,000 drawings have been submitted. For my process, I look through all the entries and pick out designs that inspire me. I then work up fully rendered pieces of "fan art" based on their amazing designs in colored pencil, with the same techniques I use when illustrating picture books.
The collection is on display for ArtPrize 2018 in Grand Rapids, Michigan outside the Children's Museum. Throughout the 19 days of ArtPrize, kids can continue to submit designs and I will illustrate new fan art monsters LIVE on-site. The results will be added daily to the growing collection and by the end of ArtPrize I will have finished 300 pieces of Monster Art.
I shared some of these monsters in a previous Bored Panda post and thought I would add a few more.
More info: artprize.org
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Brandon Ruiz 7 years ago
I agree and I would hardly call these Monsters and more creatures. They are too adorable to be scary.
Load More Replies... Aaron Zenz (Post author) 7 years ago
You can see more results of the project here: https://youtu.be/qV1ANd2dSOk
Aaron Zenz (Post author) 7 years ago
You can dm me via instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronzenz/
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Aaron Zenz (Post author) 7 years ago
Glad you could see it all in person!
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Heidi Matsumoto 7 years ago
These are too cute and I really enjoyed looking at them since it makes me think that you just helped children by giving them a more vivid version of what they really imagined in their heads.
Tony Moon 7 years ago
I am curious, do the children tell you what the anatomy of the drawings are before you start "re-drawing" them?" They are extremely inventive and oh so very entertaining.
Aaron Zenz (Post author) 7 years ago
No, the kids don't tell me what they are thinking -- and actually sometimes I am completely wrong in my interpretations! But the kids have always just laughed and said they love them nonetheless.
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Alona Atar 1 year ago
Can I chat with you about a drawing of my 6 years old and you will make it beautiful like what you did? Please.
HellCat 7 years ago
The artist does a great job at bringing the monsters to life, but you know what impresses me even more? The creativity and imagination of the kids themselves. As an adult now, I wouldn't be able to come up with such unique and other-worldly creations in this manner. I would be stuck in shapes and colors that I already know, just making them "scarier".
Neill Powell 7 years ago
Did anyone see the "clues" the artist left for the kids...? It's still great, but i think if i were to go down that line (an idea for the kids) that you could actually hint at something .. And then let it happen
MN Free Spirit 7 years ago
I feel like they will all one day end up in Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends some day :(
Brandon Ruiz 7 years ago
I agree and I would hardly call these Monsters and more creatures. They are too adorable to be scary.
Load More Replies... Aaron Zenz (Post author) 7 years ago
You can see more results of the project here: https://youtu.be/qV1ANd2dSOk
Aaron Zenz (Post author) 7 years ago
You can dm me via instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronzenz/
Load More Replies... Aaron Zenz (Post author) 7 years ago
Glad you could see it all in person!
Load More Replies... Heidi Matsumoto 7 years ago
These are too cute and I really enjoyed looking at them since it makes me think that you just helped children by giving them a more vivid version of what they really imagined in their heads.
Tony Moon 7 years ago
I am curious, do the children tell you what the anatomy of the drawings are before you start "re-drawing" them?" They are extremely inventive and oh so very entertaining.
Aaron Zenz (Post author) 7 years ago
No, the kids don't tell me what they are thinking -- and actually sometimes I am completely wrong in my interpretations! But the kids have always just laughed and said they love them nonetheless.
Load More Replies... Alona Atar 1 year ago
Can I chat with you about a drawing of my 6 years old and you will make it beautiful like what you did? Please.
HellCat 7 years ago
The artist does a great job at bringing the monsters to life, but you know what impresses me even more? The creativity and imagination of the kids themselves. As an adult now, I wouldn't be able to come up with such unique and other-worldly creations in this manner. I would be stuck in shapes and colors that I already know, just making them "scarier".
Neill Powell 7 years ago
Did anyone see the "clues" the artist left for the kids...? It's still great, but i think if i were to go down that line (an idea for the kids) that you could actually hint at something .. And then let it happen
MN Free Spirit 7 years ago
I feel like they will all one day end up in Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends some day :(
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