Spooky November Art Challenge: Design Your Own Horror Character
November is the month the days get shorter and the drawings get darker. This month’s Artwod challenge is a spooky one: design a horror character of your own.
Two categories, two winners, and two quarterly Premium subscriptions up for grabs.
Challenge Conditions
Best Artwork
- Design and draw a spooky character of your own. A monster, a ghost, a villain or anything else that belongs in the dark counts.
- Submit it to the Community Hub in the challenge category and tell us what you’d like feedback on.
- Deadline: November 30th.
Best Feedback
- Open any challenge submission in the Community Hub.
- Leave written and/or visual feedback.
- Deadline: November 30th.
Judging Criteria
Artwork is judged on concept and originality, technical execution and overall impact.
Feedback is judged on clarity, depth and constructiveness.
Not Sure Where to Start With Horror Character Design?
Horror art and character design have their own rules for silhouette, shape language, light and color. The Practice Section has a workout that walks you through them step by step, so you can build your monster on a solid base before you commit to the final piece. Open the Practice Section. And if you need a reminder on how to work with Figures, Figure road is waiting for you!
Author: Artwod team
Published: Oct 30, 2026
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