Sketches of Shay

Sketchbook Club Prompt May 2025

Added 2025-05-02 23:40:57 +0000 UTC

hi friends! we're taking a splash into underwater worlds and wonders this month!

Prompt: "Marine May🐟"

Draw, paint, or create something inspired by the prompt "Marine May"! Take this as your sign to participate in "Mermay" (a popular daily challenge of drawing a mermaid), draw your favorite crustaceans, design an underwater kingdom, research into marine biology, or make fanart of your favorite Y2K mermaid IP! Whatever you'd like to explore in your sketchbook related to the sea, go for it <3

I loved watching H2O: Just Add Water growing up so I figured Cleo and some Blue Morwong fish that are native to Australia would make the perfect flyer for this prompt!

Also, check out this free mermaid reference pack from JookPubStock on Patreon! They post free reference photos from time to time that I love to use in my own studies <3

We will be reviewing the Marine May prompt at the beginning of June, but we also have an upcoming sketchbook club review livestream on May 9th @ 2PM EST for our Adventure April from last month, so make sure to finish last month's response post it to the #⁠responses channel on the Discord, or for free members, post it on Instagram and tag @sketches.of.shay!

You can join the Discord server for $3/month, giving you access to the Sketchbook Club discussion tab, art resources, livestreams, and a chance for us to look at your art together during the livestream! Make sure to sign up on Desktop rather than the Apple Store so that you are not charged more 👍

Alright, let's dive in this month and make some fin-tastic art! 🦈