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Drawing Challenge

Create On Cardboard Challenge

Cardboard boxes are a great medium to draw on and make crafts with, and as we've all been home for weeks, leftover cardboard from delivered packages should be aplenty! That's why we're challenging all of you artists, package orderers, and keepers of recycled goods to create art on cardboard. If that sounds broad, well, that's because it is. Whether it be a painting, a pen drawing, colored cut outs, or a simple doodle - any and every type of art form you can imagine is welcome (as long as cardboard is used, of course). 

Get creative and see how far you can stretch this medium! For some inspiration, check out this blog post on cardboard art. Scroll down for submission and prize details, along with how to upload your artwork.

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Create On Cardboard Challenge

Drawing Challenge Winner(s)

bonnie sailer bonnie sailer

bonnie sailer

This is a relief sculpture created out of cardboard. I've been building a lot with cardboard in the last several years and this is one of my favorites.

Courtney Budd Courtney Budd

Courtney Budd

Inspired by quarantine and the book that the cardboard box was carrying :)

Drawing Challenge Submissions

Natasha Carlson Natasha Carlson
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Natasha Carlson

All about me cardboard poster

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RaRa RaRa
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RaRa

During quarantine a pheasant wandered into our garden and very unluckily for her our (mixed hound) dog catched the bird, killing her instantly. I wanted to include that story in a way in one of my drawings, so I thought this would be a good chance.

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Michy Michy
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Michy

Floral headpiece made from cardboard. Acrylic paint and marker.

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Ashima Bawa Ashima Bawa
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Ashima Bawa

Boxed Beardo

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Valkea Valkea
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Valkea

I made my own Lewis chessmen from empty toilet paper rolls...

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Ben Adams Ben Adams
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Ben Adams

This is a portrait of a generic person - I was wondering how I could use the cardboard in different way to just drawing on it. I used a craft knife to remove the outer layer of paper on the cardboard - I hope you like it!!

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steven tu steven tu
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steven tu

Drawn mostly from imagination. Colored pencil and ink on cardboard.

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Colin Silverman Colin Silverman
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Colin Silverman

“Here’s Johnny!” This is my 80s throwback piece from The Shining. It’s oil pastel on coardboard, and it was super fun to do. I wanted to get a 3D look with this 2D medium!

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Doug Dutton Doug Dutton
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Doug Dutton

"Dream" 12" x 12" Acrylic, Watercolor, and Ink on an old piece of packing cardboard

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Veronica Bristol Veronica Bristol
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Veronica Bristol

Decided to repurpose some recycling and painted this bird sunset piece on cardboard with acrylic paints. Reminds me that spring is here and summer is around the corner.

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Lois Way Lois Way
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Lois Way

I used uni Posca paint pen on cardboard.

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MallickArjoon Roy MallickArjoon Roy
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MallickArjoon Roy

This piece is a play on monochrome and social politics, the "chessboard" as we see here is representative of social injustices by using colour and symbolism. Painted with poster colors on cardboard, this piece is inspired by both geometric and non-metric styles of design.

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Embracing nightmares Embracing nightmares
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Embracing nightmares

Made a rocket ship for my sons toys. Used a Pringle’s can and printer box I had for awhile. When I was little I use to use comet cleaner containers and make elevators for my toys. Wish I could upload more than one to show it off better. It turned out really cool. The most important thing to me is spending time with my kids. They are everything to me. And I hope everyday to show them that. Take time to spend with your kids, they’ll appreciate it more then you’ll ever know.

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Mark Warner Mark Warner
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Mark Warner

Hi, I am Mr Arteest, This is my cardboard tag. Peace, Love and marker pen mischief Mr Arteest x

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Sally Johnson Sally Johnson
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Sally Johnson

Spring - green things growing, birds laying. Optimism despite the pandemic.

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Aline Heerlein Aline Heerlein
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Aline Heerlein

I just went on, took on the pencil last minute and what first came to my mind was this: the queen of color. The experience of drawing with different techniques was very soothing and relaxing, and cardboard ended up handling the paint quite well, which was a nice surprise. Truly enjoyed the #CardboardChallenge

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shaun marmion shaun marmion
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shaun marmion

Sefton Park

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Stephanie Valerio Stephanie Valerio
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Stephanie Valerio

View from balcony - pen on cardboard I'm a newcomer to DoodleAddicts and their challenges, so I thought I'd start with a 'draw what you see' approach. And looking out of my balcony, this is what I see.

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Melissa Hentges Melissa Hentges Plus Member
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Melissa Hentges

Been saving cardboard boxes opened out for drawing. This one was linguine. I started out with the wonderful Danny Gregory's "Draw with me" doing the mug shot on the left, then I just kept going . At the same time, I was following the also wonderful Carla Sonheim for a week of only using ballpoint pen. It came together to make this. Had fun feeling less isolated.

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Jeff Syrop Jeff Syrop Plus Member
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Jeff Syrop

I used cardboard snack box cutouts to create this hyperrealistic portrait of my cat, Beemo, and what he often says to me. Cats and snacks - two words that best sum up my experience in quarantine.

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David Bernardy David Bernardy Plus Member
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David Bernardy

This happy pup is made with collage materials, pencils, watercolor and water-soluble pastel sticks on a cardboard twelve-pack container.

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Amy Rose Amy Rose
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Amy Rose

Inspired by my two house bunnies that are always up to some kind of mischief.

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Kate Kate
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Kate

I decided to draw a Geisha and i used 2 pens.

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Dean Checkley Dean Checkley
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Dean Checkley

I was at a Gorillaz concert and there was this giant diamond spinning around and there was quite a few wacky characters walking about the crowd and I was really inspired and when I got home I drew this.

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A.Merton A.Merton
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A.Merton

Lit by Candlelight

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alex. bartfeld alex. bartfeld
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alex. bartfeld

this is one of the card "creatures" i made for my 1.5 years old grandson and presented him via video conversations. the head and tail rotate thanks to colored pencils working lile pivots, and actioned from the cow's back. huge success.

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Lola Lola
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Lola

had a lot of fun creating this portrait I found the ears hilarious!

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Emily Creasey Emily Creasey
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Emily Creasey

This piece is made to show how varying people are handling the quarantine and how each situation is different.

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Valeria Loyola Valeria Loyola
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Valeria Loyola

“Owl Landing” illustrates an owl landing on a gate at sunset. The piece is entirely made of cardboard, each element was painted with acrylic paint in order to help distinguish each area of the piece. The owl carries a couple layers of cardboard in order to make it pop out. The bush uses a special packaging paper that little holes in it to create the effect of bushes. The gate was made with a 1” inch thick cardboard bar to give the illusion that it is right there in front of the viewer. As for the flower pedals, it was created with leftover cardboard, I cut it up and altered its appearance to make it look different while the stem used was plain packaging paper.

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Twocatsandpossum Twocatsandpossum
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Twocatsandpossum

In cookie we trust! Acrylic painting on a recycled cardboard coaster. Inspired by Christina Tosi's Stay at home Baking Club :) All my works are available at www.twocatsandpossum.club

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Tess Dillenberger Tess Dillenberger
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Tess Dillenberger

I love coffee. I found a flattened cardboard box & drew a cup. Full of coffee. Simple.

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Derek Lowes Derek Lowes Plus Member
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Derek Lowes

Paper Faces - ripped up Amazon box fragments photographed and then imported into Procreate.

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Savannah Savannah
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Savannah

Cardboard doodles with black marker. Inspired by the artwork of Escher and the game Monument Valley.

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Ella Persons Ella Persons
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Ella Persons

Dragon on cardboard

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Guhguh Guhguh
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Guhguh

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Paul Mennea Paul Mennea
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Paul Mennea

A sketch of two boys playing PSP, the drawing was cut on cardboard pieces and these assembled.

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Aubrey Aubrey
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Aubrey

Since I've been staying at home, I've been going through my old things like comic books and Comic Con program books. I found a kind of rekindling for the earliest forms of art that I fell in love with and once I started cutting the cardboard the shapes of Batman & Joker started to form.

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Derek Taylor Derek Taylor
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Derek Taylor

Cardboard doodling

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Kevin Ho Kevin Ho
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Kevin Ho

A visit to the Getty Museum. Just the scenery itself, the trees, the rocks, the leaves, and all the crevices in between. The beauty deep inside each object, diverse and simple mashed together.

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Kevin VanEmburgh Kevin VanEmburgh Plus Member
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Kevin VanEmburgh

The dogs finished off the Greenies yesterday, so I made use of the box. I was throwing it in the recycle bin when I thought about tentacles coming out of it.

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Anne Lahr Anne Lahr
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Anne Lahr

Acrylics on cardboard 56”x26” “Driving Cape Breton”

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Frequently Asked Questions

I have the most votes, am I the winner?

Not necessarily. As stated in our guidelines, the public voting from the community helps bring the most popular art submissions to the top. Once the public voting is over, the editorial team at Doodle Addicts (along with the sponsor), will then vote internally from the top group of submissions.

I made a mistake, how do I fix or replace my entry?

You can delete and resubmit your entry anytime before the submission deadline. Just click on the “Replace Image” button below your submission (on the challenge page) to delete your original submission and replace it with your new one.

Am I allowed to have my fans, friends and/or family vote?

Yes, of course. We definitely encourage you to spread the word on your participation in this fun drawing challenge.

There are so many good ones! Can I vote for more than one?

Yes! You can mark one, two, five or all of them as your favorite.

What do you do about cheaters?

Any fake votes we catch will be removed. Let’s keep this fun everyone, the prize is just the cherry on top.

Still have questions?

Make sure to read the guidelines and the terms and conditions, most questions are answered there. If something is still not clear, feel free to email us and we’ll try to help.

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