Watercolor Challenge: Shoes

January 30, 2026 / Diann Zimmerman

This week’s prompt is simple and delightful: paint shoes — any shoes, any style, any angle, any colors. From old worn-out sneakers to boots, to elegant heels to your favorite comfy slippers, shoes make fantastic subjects. There’s something charming about turning an ordinary object into art.

Watercolor challenge:  Shoes

Here are the details:

  • Share a painting of shoes 
  • Sponsored by SketchBox, https://shopsketch.com
  • Prize for 1 random participant: bundle of art goodies valued at US $189
  • Entries must be posted in the Facebook group: Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond
  • Include topic hashtag in your Facebook post: #shoes
  • You may enter as often as you want
  • Open to all countries
  • Winner is chosen randomly
  • Deadline February 6, 2026, 11:59 pm ET (New York time)
  • Winner announced February 8, 2026
  • Mediums accepted:  watercolor, watercolor pencils, gouache, water soluble graphite, water soluble inks, and mixed media as long as it includes watercolor

What is the prize?   

One random participant will receive all these goodies from SketchBox, value US $189.95:

  • Arches travel journal
  • Beam Mini Paint 3 set 1/2″ pans in White Birch
  • Custom Arnhem 1618 Sketchbook, 245 gsm, 60 pages
  • SketchBox Signature Colorshift Watercolor set
  • SketchBox Signature 12 half-pan travel set
  • SketchBox Signature Wooden watercolor travel palette, 15 colors
  • 4 SketchBox paintbrushes

For 10% discount on https://shopsketch.com, use discount code:  DiannSketchBox

 

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