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I Created An Account Where Professional Artists Recreate Children’s Monster Drawings Each Week (35 New Pics)
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I am a full-time professional illustrator who has created 45 picture books for children. In 2016, I wrote a book called "Monsters Go Night-Night" in which all the character designs were based on monster drawings my 5-year-old son Elijah had made. To celebrate the book's release, I invited artists to redraw those same 7 original kid drawings in their own styles and post to social media. The response was so astounding that I dubbed the challenge "Monsters Go" and for the next three years continued to share a new monster prompt each week, now provided by all six of my children. During these years, I launched another personal project, which I continued to refer to as "Monsters Go." In this iteration, rather than many artists drawing from a single monster prompt, instead I as a single artist would redraw many monsters submitted by many kids.
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Prompt By Kid-Artist Evie, Fan Art By @davepryor72
I received an overwhelming 20,000 designs submitted by kids, and redrew 300 of them from 2017-2018. In 2019, I wound down the online challenge for artists to redraw my own kids' monsters. But when the pandemic hit, I began receiving regular requests from artists asking for its return, folks who were looking for both joy and creative inspiration in difficult times.
I received an overwhelming 20,000 designs submitted by kids, and redrew 300 of them from 2017-2018. In 2019, I wound down the online challenge for artists to redraw my own kids' monsters. But when the pandemic hit, I began receiving regular requests from artists asking for its return, folks who were looking for both joy and creative inspiration in difficult times.
Prompt By Kid-Artist Arie, Fan Art By @mikebaldridge.design
So in late 2020, the Monsters Go Instagram account jumped back to life with weekly prompts and highlighted responses. I was running low on my own kids' monster drawings to use as prompts, so I began pulling from the 20,000 drawings that I had received from my other project. Since 2016, over 1,000 artists have played along, and around 4,000 pieces of artwork have been created from these prompts.
Prompt By Kid-Artist Brooklynn, Fan Art By @volatilconcept
Prompt By Kid-Artist Parker, Fan Art By @illustrations.by.ellie
Prompt By Kid-Artist Alan, Fan Art By @aaronzenz
Omg.... like little noodle things that taste like choc cheerios called Nija Noodles. Please tell me if you like it, cos then if you don't I'll delete thus comment to save me from embarrassment.
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FEZ-CAPE-MAN: The new robot master you never knew you needed!
When i see this art the first comes to mind is that the mad is saying bleh bleh bleh countless of times hahahahahha
Prompt By Kid-Artist Josiah, Fan Art By @chibyversity
The T-Rex/megalodon combo we all knew in our heart of hearts must exist if there's any justice in this world
Prompt By Kid-Artist Aimee, Fan Art By @tomabelillustration
Prompt By Kid-Artist Luke, Fan Art By @adamsanfordart
Prompt By Kid-Artist Heather, Fan Art By @tobiasm.art
Prompt By Kid-Artist Kaiya, Fan Art By @thehamofficial
Prompt By Kid-Artist Jonas, Fan Art By @streetfiedler
Prompt By Kid-Artist Carlos, Fan Art By @martin_trokenheim
Prompt By Kid-Artist Mercy, Fan Art By @austinmills2664
Prompt By Kid-Artist Leo, Fan Art By @traeshaesthetics
The Fire Langur is the twice removed cousin of the Golden Langur, except he's a telepath. He also accidentally sat in a fire.
Prompt By Kid-Artist Ari, Fan Art By @doodley_stew
Prompt By Kid-Artist Kurt, Fan Art By @craigcheape
Prompt By Kid-Artist Lexi, Fan Art By @danny.kneip
Prompt By Kid-Artist Carter, Fan Art By @jazylhdraws
Prompt By Kid-Artist Mason, Fan Art By @reinvanwykillustrate
Prompt By Kid-Artist Brianna, Fan Art By @jawadog
Prompt By Kid-Artist Harper, Fan Art By @_the.tyler.wolf_
Prompt By Kid-Artist Jonah, Fan Art By @happymonkeyshoes
Note: this post originally had 35 images. It’s been shortened to the top 33 images based on user votes.
These are amazing! I really love the variety of art styles and how each artist interpreted the child's art in their own unique way!
Some seriously creative kids with talent!
This is one of the best ways to validate a child's vision. These honor the children as legitimate artists. Love it!
These are awesome! I kept my weird drawings from when i was little i might have a go at re drawing some!
Many of these need to be developed into stories
I like how a lot of them seem like good Skylkanders characters
What would be really cool is if these could be printed out, framed and given to the children that drew the original pictures.
It’s too bad when we have to put our imaginations away to deal with the real world; maybe it would be easier to deal with reality if we used our imaginations like these kids did.
Very, very good!!!!!
Wow, these are amazing the creativity of children and the talented artists who illustrated them. Watch out film designers.
Amei a idéia, imagino como devem ter ficado as crianças, isso é um delírio para os pequeninos, parabéns pela iniciativa. #ideiafantástica
Why aren't the artists named along with their artwork. All did a great job so it would be nice to know who they are (if they want to get this kind of attention).
What do you mean? Both the kid and the adult artists are named. Child's name, adult artists handle/username.
Why have like 40% of the images here disappeared?
These are amazing! I really love the variety of art styles and how each artist interpreted the child's art in their own unique way!
Some seriously creative kids with talent!
This is one of the best ways to validate a child's vision. These honor the children as legitimate artists. Love it!
These are awesome! I kept my weird drawings from when i was little i might have a go at re drawing some!
Many of these need to be developed into stories
I like how a lot of them seem like good Skylkanders characters
What would be really cool is if these could be printed out, framed and given to the children that drew the original pictures.
It’s too bad when we have to put our imaginations away to deal with the real world; maybe it would be easier to deal with reality if we used our imaginations like these kids did.
Very, very good!!!!!
Wow, these are amazing the creativity of children and the talented artists who illustrated them. Watch out film designers.
Amei a idéia, imagino como devem ter ficado as crianças, isso é um delírio para os pequeninos, parabéns pela iniciativa. #ideiafantástica
Why aren't the artists named along with their artwork. All did a great job so it would be nice to know who they are (if they want to get this kind of attention).
What do you mean? Both the kid and the adult artists are named. Child's name, adult artists handle/username.
Why have like 40% of the images here disappeared?