Inktober, Mermay, Drawing August, 100 days project, 36 &nbsp;days of type... there's no shortage of art challenges, and many of us are asking ourselves "Should I do one this year?" If you've never done an art challenge, in this episode of Nela's Art Chat I give you some of &nbsp;my tips on how to decide, and how to prepare if you do end up doing one. 
In the video (link below), you can watch a time lapse of my ink mermaid drawing from start to finish.
Video &amp; Transcript: <a href="http://neladunato.com/blog/should-you-do-art-challenge-mermaid-drawing-process/">http://neladunato.com/blog/should-you-do-art-challenge-mermaid-drawing-process/</a>
Music from <a href="http://filmmusic.io">filmmusic.io</a> 
"Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com">incompetech.com</a>) 
License: CC BY (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>)

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