Hello Krita Artists!
This is a discussion thread and WIP thread for our Monthly Art Challenge for May 2025. Ask any questions about the challenge or share your works in progress.
The May Art Challenge was designed by @Mythmaker.
When your submissions are ready, post them in the submission thread linked below.
If Patrick Nagel had liked Humongous Hats… and Polka Dots! 
I hope he didn’t just roll over in his grave!
As happy as I am with how this turned out, I’m not submitting this. @sooz and I agree, it’s too close to the “real” thing, Patrick Nagel’s “Bold”.
Watercolors… started out with me trying to do some aquarelle splashes and ended up here.
Update: Trying other blend/brush options… not sure what captures the feeling of a lazy beach day best yet.
With a bit more blending
More Splashy
More WC Panterly
After looking at this for a few weeks, I decided to purple in the area next to the hat and call it done.
That’s going to be great, @YunanimousArts. Welcome to the forum and to the monthly challenge.
Thank you so much! I’m really excited to be here and looking forward to seeing everyone’s amazing creations
Here’s another I started… It’s going to be more of a round brush painting this time…
The hat is rather set, we’ll see what I end up doing with the sand and the water.
Turns out I liked the water better on the bottom. Looks like it’s a beautiful day at the beach… might as well bring the hat!
This was done almost entirely with the fab @Rakurri brushes: Circleblnd, Circlepaint, Circlebrush, and Avtrykk Softer. I might do some more with the sand… not sure yet.
Edit: Arms now included!
Edit: I mean, what’s a beach day without the proper accessory!
@YunanimousArts If you’re just looking for a brush to add in space type stuff, the iForce73’s “Universe Environments". @Michelist has a post where you can download them: iForce73 - Environments 2.0 - Michelist Re-Pack
If you’d like to create something more like this, James Julier has a cool iPad tutorial that I found helpful, even using Krita:
Thanks @steve.improvthis from the video. It’s very helpful. I’ve been making attempts at emulating the same effect the instructor has in the video.
My current progress;
my 3D render/base paint of the scene;
NGL, the emphasis is too much on the interior design that I might skip submitting this altogether. I have been seeing this scene in my head for about six months now. I thought it was time to finally paint it. I put in a hat in the scene so I can combine both projects… but the hat is so tiny in the scene I don’t even think it would qualify as fulfilling the prompt.
Either way, this is my main project for this month. If I finish this early, then I might do another quick one that focuses on the prompt.
Thought I’d do a little comedy as well… using a photo of myself as reference and adding whatever else comes to mind. @Corentin 
Fine idea!
Michelist
i need to learn how to paint like you… 
