Hello Krita Artists 
The top-voted artwork for the March challenge, Mayhem in 3…2…1, was created by @Elixiah. As the winner, she was tasked with designing the art challenge for the month of April. She has come up with something that will ask you to fire up your imagination and maybe even learn something new about Krita.
You are 1 inch (2.54 cm) tall. You are outside across the yard, trying to reach the safety of your home. But, what would normally only be a few dozen steps to the front door, is now an arduous, dangerous journey. You may encounter all kinds of nature and/or creatures that are normally harmless, but now that you are so small, they are quite formidable and dangerous. Create a fantastical scene showing what it must look like from the viewpoint of a 1 inch tall person traversing through your lawn or garden and encountering any manner of wonders and dangers. Insects, wildlife and plants are towering over you. Use perspective and point of view to create the feeling of being so small.
Optional Challenge:
Choose a color gamut mask for your color palette. Use only the colors shown on the gamut mask and any of their dark/light values.
Learn how to use Krita gamut masks >Gamut Masks — Krita Manual 5.3.0 documentation
Please post only artworks and discussion related to submitted artwork in this thread. There is a WIP thread for each monthly art challenge in which you can ask questions and post your works in progress (WIPs).
April 2026 Art Challenge – WIP and Discussion Thread
Rules
- The composition must be created from scratch and should be your own and not an exact copy from someone or somewhere else. If you are using a reference photo taken by anyone other than yourself, please ensure the license allows for its use and include a credit to the photographer with your submission. No paint-over or tracing allowed. Photobashing is allowed only when explicitly specified in the topic.
- Artwork should be at least 90% Krita. Example: 3D bases made in Blender (or other non-AI app) are allowed as long as you made the 3D scene yourself.
- The theme changes every month. Your submission should be somehow related to the theme. If possible, please add a few lines explaining your idea and image.
- No AI-generated images are allowed, not even partial use of AI for composition ideas or paint over. It is unfair for those who are drawing from scratch.
- You can post a maximum of 3 entries and also edit the entries until the deadline.
- In order to have the image featured, the entries need to be safe for work so please avoid any NSFW or controversial content. The moderators can use their discretion to disqualify the image from the contest with prior notice.Of course, the artist will be given the chance to submit an alternate image or change it up until the deadline.
- Please do not post your submissions in any other category on Krita-Artists until voting has closed and the winner has been declared.
How to Enter
- Post each submission as a reply post in this thread – one image per post.
- Submissions will be accepted until 2026-04-26T18:00:00Z, at which time the topic will automatically close. You can check how much time is left at the bottom of the thread.
Voting
We will hold a poll at the end of the challenge period. Each submission will be voted on individually. The artwork with the highest percentage of votes will be the winner.
Prize
- The winner will be featured on this website in the featured artwork row.
- The winner will have the privilege to set the next topic of their liking. If the winner is not available or reachable, then the 1st runner up will be asked to provide the topic and challenge.
- The winner will also be awarded the Monthly Art Contest Winner badge.
Please spread the word about this art challenge by posting your artwork on various social media websites with the hashtag – #KritaChallenge. If possible, include a link to the forum post.
I hope we will enjoy this exercise so let us begin.
P.S. Note we can change the rules based on the feedback on this contest and modify the format. Any suggestions are welcome. To submit feedback, please create a new topic in the Site Feedback category.