Plot Party - 2024 Art Challenge - From Pixels to Ink: Pen Plotter Artwork Blog

Plot Party is a week-long pen plotting art challenge organized by Michelle Chandra (aka @dirtalleydesign) The next Plot Party will be Oct 21-26, 2024. Use hashtag #plotparty on social media to share your pen plot art each day of the challenge. Plot Party is a ton of fun, and a great way to share your work and make new friends. Work is shared to the @penplotart Instagram account all week long!

The last week-long Plot Party of 2024 will be Oct 21-26.

If you are thinking of picking up a NextDraw pen plotter (the successor to the AxiDraw pen plotter), you can take 5% off a NextDraw pen plotter or accessories with discount code DIRTALLEYDESIGN2024 when you buy directly from Bantam Tools.

Monthly Mini Plot Party!

A MINI monthly Plot Party will occur every second Monday of the month UNLESS there is a weeklong Plot Party happening that month. Longer weeklong Plot Party challenges will occur 3 times a year in-between monthly challenges.

Nov 11 – Dots
Make a pen plot using dots – the smallest of design elements, found in halftone effects and a frequent fashion pattern! Questions?! DM @penplotart on Instagram.

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October 2024 Plot Party

Oct 21 – Polygons
Any 2D shape with regular sides will do! Mix and match, or stick to one shape only.

Oct 22 – Paint
Whether you use a brush or a paint pen, turn your pen plotter into a painting machine!

Oct 23 – Red, Black and White Colors
A potent color combination that makes you take notice, found in poisonous coral snakes and used all over for striking visual design.

Oct 24 – Grids
The holy grail of graphic design, make a pen plot with a grid framework to it.

Oct 25 – Drops Shape
Use literal drops or the geometric form to make a pen plot that represents the fluidity of this liquid form!

Oct 26 – Postcard Exchange
Make a batch of postcards and I will organize an exchange! Receive works of art in the mail from fellow artists. Fill out the Plot Party Postcard Exchange survey to take part in the Postcard Exchange.

Fill out the Plot Party Postcard Exchange Survey

On the blog: Small Pen Plot Art – Postcard Art

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FAQ

What is an art challenge? How does this work?

Each day there is a new prompt for a piece of pen plotted artwork. Interpret the prompts as you see fit!

Share your work on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #plotparty so everyone who is participating in the art challenge can see what you end up making!

Do I need to make new work each day?

Choose your level of participation! There are pretty much no rules. If the prompt excites you, make something! If it doesn’t, skip that prompt and wait for the next day.

You can participate in all of the days, or only just some of the days. You can repeat a prompt or apply different prompts to the same design. The only rule is to just have fun!