2025 prompts

wanna get notified when 2025's list drops? join my discord! there's a ping for that...
discord.gg/rSnwM8zVnV

but that's a while away... consider joining my mARTch event in the meantime! it's a daily warm-up-sketch event i host in march :)

Feedback

if you participated this year, please consider filling out this form to let me know how you felt about the event! https://forms.gle/EAxdVfBu2EcJ3wiD6

you can also view the results of the survey if you're curious!

2024 prompts

Here's the most recent prompts! If you're not sure what to draw for a certain prompt, scroll down for tips/ideas/descriptions!

red & star = main prompts
yellow & no star = optional prompts (you can skip them)

WEEK 1: OC INTRODUCTIONS

1: FAV OC
-which of your characters is your favourite right now?
-what makes them your fav?
2: NEW OC
-who is your newest oc?
-how recently did you make them?
3: OLD OC
-who is your oldest oc?
-how long ago did you make them?
4: UNDER-APPRECIATED OC
-an oc you feel like you don't talk about enough
-an oc you haven't fleshed out yet
5: RE-DESIGNED OC
-an oc who has changed a lot (what changed about them?
-or if you haven't redesigned an oc before: is there anything you might want to change about an existing one
 

WEEK 2: BUILDING BACKSTORY

6: PAST
-where is your oc from
-what did they look like as a child?
7: LIKES
8: DISLIKES
-what do they like and dislike? why?
9: RELATIONSHIPS
-doesn't have to be romantic! can be any kind of relationship (friendship, family, rivalry etc... so long as its a dynamic between multiple characters!)
10: PERSONALITY
-what are your oc's main personality traits? how do they show them? are there any they hide?
11: SYMBOLISM/THEMES
-are there any symbols (specific colours, animals, flowers, etc) that you associate with your oc or use to represent them?
-what themes and metaphors are present in your character's stories?
if you need a template for today - this one is pretty cool!
12: FUTURE
-what will your oc look like when they're older?
-do they have any plans or goals?
 

WEEK 3: FUN + GAMES

13: MEMES
-do any memes remind you of your oc?
-are there memes your oc would find funny?
-maybe you want to redraw your oc as one?
14: WHO/WHAT INSPIRED YOUR OC
-are there existing characters that your oc looks like?
-was your oc based on yourself?
-is your oc originally from a specific fandom?
15: MUSIC
-share a character playlist, write a songfic, post lyrics that remind you of them, etc
16: EYES CLOSED or NON DOMINANT HAND
-draw a picture of your oc with your eyes closed or with your non domminant hand, write or type a paragraph about them without your eyes closed, etc ...
-have fun today, and don't worry about it looking "bad" -it's meant to!!
17: DnD ALIGNMENT CHART
-put all your ocs into a DnD alignment chart, or any other similar chart if you don't like the DnD one!
-here are a few templates you can use for this...





-you can find loads more on google if you search "blank oc alignment chart" .. have fun
18: SWAP
-swap something between your ocs - their role in the story, hairstyles, personalities, fashion taste, species ... whatever you want!
-how would this difference change them?
19: PALETTE CHALLENGES
-draw your ocs with as many of these colour palettes as you want (or just skip if you don't draw/don't like doing these!)



hex codes for the colours:
palette 1 - #3C1E81 #6D1EA2 #B059E8 #FE0876 #FE5284 #FE7C96 #E0CFE3 #FFD5C3
palette 2 - #352823 #673F28 #AB541C #BA8233 #897128 #A68B2F #F7BF6A #DAC3A4
palette 3 - #A42E25 #D7412B #E47C29 #F7A233 #FCC02D #FCE4A6 #486548 #FEFDE8
palette 4 - #2F4769 #39597E #53779C #94D1E7 #AADDE7 #D48DB7 #D498B5 #D2BABA
 

WEEK 4: COMMUNITY

20-26: A WHOLE WEEK OF SOCIAL STUFF (the main day is DAY 23, if you only want to do one)
there are no set prompts for this week!!! you are allowed to do anything as long as you interact with people!
...but if you need guidance, here are a few ideas for what you could do:
-talk about a friend's oc you like
-make gift art/writing of them
-collabs
-trades
-reblog/appreciate ocs in the event tag
-interactions (art? roleplay? writing?) between your ocs and other people's ocs
it might be a good idea to plan this week out in advance, ask your friends early so they can get refs to you in time!
 

WEEK 5: HALLOWEEN

27: FEAR
-is your oc scared of anything?
-do they have any phobias?
-are they startled easily?
-would any of your ocs try to scare ppl on purpose?
28: MONSTER
-what would your oc be if they were a monster (eg: werewolf, vampire, eldritch beast.. whatever)
or, do you have an oc who is already a monster?
29: PUMPKIN CARVING
-your ocs carving pumpkins
-a drawing of a pumpkin carved to look like your oc
... or even carve one in real life!
30: GHOST
-this can be literally a ghost, or a concept that haunts your oc! up to you!
31: COSTUMES
-what are your ocs wearing for halloween?