🎨 Community Project – August 2025: "Humans Are Beautiful" (Master Thread)

Hi everyone. We’re excited to launch our first SOFA community art project: Humans Are Beautiful 💫

The goals of this group project are:

To celebrate beauty in art — especially the beauty of everyday people
To honor the tradition of realism from Paris to America (see examples in comments)
To build community, accountability, and excellence — together*

*Many of you have asked for more structure and motivation... now you have 300+ artists counting on you to draw and paint!🔥

At the end of August, the best works will be selected for an online group exhibition and featured on my website and YouTube channel 🖼️🎥

📌 All info, posts, comments, resources, and questions go in this thread 👇

🔹 What is the Project?

Humans Are Beautiful – A community-wide art project

Subject: Portraits or figures of ordinary people in your local city, town, or culture.

Examples for inspiration:

Mediums: Drawing, painting, or sculpture

🔹 How to Join

To participate, you must:

Make at least one post AND...
Leave at least one helpful comment

🔹 What to Post

✅ 1) Image Post = Your original artwork + a thoughtful comment

Types of artwork that are welcome:

Sketchbook drawing or quick sketch
Finished, ambitious drawings or paintings
Color sketches or thumbnails
Master copies (sketch or finished)
WIPs (works in progress)
Composition studies
Homages to a master in the American realist lineage (see comments for ideas)

Thoughtful comments that ask a question, share a learning, invite feedback or spark conversation are encouraged.

✅ 2) Value Post = Share something useful or insightful

Examples:

Link to reference photos or books
Review or recommend photo books, collections, or art tools
Tips, tutorials, or process breakdowns
Share your personal breakthroughs, struggles, or lessons
Highlight a master artist or works in the lineage that inspire you
Share art supplies or studio hacks that help your process

👉If you are shy, intimidated to share your work, or don't consider yourself an artist (art lover or collector) you are welcome and encouraged to share your unique experience and knowledge with a value post.

👉Please note: A post MUST be relevant and in this format. This project and thread will be strictly moderated and enforced.

🔹 Posting Frequency (Guideline)