Plot Party - 2025 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) 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!

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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 1-2 times a year in-between monthly challenges. z

Questions?! DM @penplotart on Instagram.

After a little hiatus, Plot Party returns this summer!

June 16 – Flowers
Explore the natural, curvy shape of flowers.

July 14 – Silver
The shimmer and shine of grey! Make a pen plot that shines.

Aug 11 – Infinity
Explore without bounds, or create a pen plot using the symbol of infinity invented by mathematician John Wallis in 1655!

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2025 Weeklong Plot Party

Sept 2025

Sept 8 – Space
Whether you think of outer space or the negative space in your design, make a pen plot inspired by space and everything inbetween.

Sept 9 – Metallic
The sheen and shine of metal, whether pen, paper or ink!

Sept 10 – Waves
This repeating oscillation can be found everywhere in nature whether in soundforms, the repetition of the ocean, or the basis of natural patterns.

Sept 11 – Neon Colors
Fluorescent colors are the brightest of the primary colors, make a pen plot that pops with this bright color palette.

Sept 12 – Polygons
Choose just one shape or use them all, make a pen plot that celebrates straight lines and angles.

Sept 13 – 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!