Showcase your kid’s artistic talents!

I am a 5th grade student who enjoys drawing and expressing my feelings through art. I chose to submit this drawing because it is my first realistic eye drawing and because an eye can show emotions without using words. In this piece, I tried to show a mix of feelings like curiosity, nervousness, and hope. This drawing makes me feel proud, and it reminds me that it’s okay to have a lot of different emotions while I’m growing and learning.

My name is Sercie, and I love capturing people and their expressions in my art. I have five siblings (three biological), so I’m always surrounded by different personalities that inspire my drawings. I did my entire kindergarten year on Outschool, and my teacher Shelby is still in my life today. Art is my escape and a way to express myself. I created this piece on my tablet using a digital pencil and focused on giving the character a playful, confident personality.

This painting represents anxiety and to make people feel like they are not alone because no one is and everyone goes through things.

I have been drawing since I was 2 years old, and people have always been my favorite subject. This is my first realistic self-portrait by pencil. I've taken an anime drawing class and realistic drawing class on Outschool for a few years, but the way to draw realistic face is different from anime style. I enjoy both. It took me 3 hours to draw this. It was hard to get the details right, but I love how I look in it.

This is a fiber arts piece I made using fabric I inherited from my Great Grandmother after she passed away. I am inspired by my Great Grandmother's legacy as an artist to create works, try new things, and make mistakes. I chose to make a sunrise since it symbolizes new beginnings and the ability to try again. The sunrise reminds me that even if I mess up, there will be another day, another chance to improve, practice, and make something beautiful!

Hello! My name is Arberleah but most people call me Leah. I live in a small town and have been homeschooled my whole life, so I have always had lots of time to explore my passions. What I am most passionate about is my art. Recently I have been getting back into reading and exploring fictional worlds once again, and now images come to me so vividly as i read, I just have to get them out of my head and onto canvas. I hope my art can remind everyone to never stop looking for inspiration.

I’m 9 years old. I love drawing, swimming and being with my brother. I love art because I can express myself and my ideas flow to the paper! I am inspired by my thoughts, activities and favorites! I love drawing with my Outschool art teacher, Sandra Goodwin!

I am 6 and I like photography. The Foster Woods is my favorite place and it inspires me. This sunset at the Foster Woods makes happy. It was just before dark and the light on the barn was on.

My name is Aarya, and I love drawing animals. I was inspired to create this piece because I enjoy studying how animals look and trying to capture their expressions and personalities. I especially liked working on the eyes and fur to make the drawing come alive. This artwork makes me feel proud and excited, and it inspires me to keep practicing and getting better at art.

I wanted to test my skills and see if i could draw one of my favorite characters. I was very happy to see how it turned out.

I competitively figure skate. I am at the ice rink almost everyday for about 2 hours. People tend to underestimate figure skating, saying it's petty or materialistic. Or they're impressed, only seeing the stage and the dresses, not the work it took to get there. Hard work, perseverance, and effort all go into it. The friends, coaches, and supportive parents all play a role making even daily practice wonderful. There's always something about stepping out onto the ice that always feels magical.

My painting is inspired by nature and it's wild, powerful landscapes. This I have made from pure memory of what I know the African savanna looks like. This makes me feel happy, but also remembers me that this stunning wildlife will one day leave us if we don't stop hurting them, they'll go extinct! Showing the awes of nature and protecting it is my goal in life.

Hi my name is Harper. I was 7 when I made this painting of the tiger eye with Miss Amy in watercolor. It makes me feel strong.

This painting represents the love I have for animals. And yes, I’m the kind of kid who watches a bird feeder for hours. When I spot a small sparrow, I don’t view him as an annoyance; I see him as a creature who has friends, a life, and a personality. This mountain lion’s gaze shows the trauma he’s experienced, the loss he has endured, and life he has known. It inspires me to know that even when life is tough, there is always a way out.

My name is Leni Gless. I am 11 years and am a 6th grader in Chapel Hill, NC. I love to write stories and draw scenes from my stories to make it come to life. The stories I am currently writing, “Knights of the Impossible”, inspired this drawing. It shows the two main characters from my book, Ariana and her dragon Juco, in their kingdom. The cherry trees around the castle are what make the kingdom special. It makes me feel excited to continue writing my story and draw more scenes.

Hello! My name is Adalynn! This piece is inspired by my love for animals. While drawing it, I initially struggled because my cat's ears were too tall and skinny. I had mistakenly drawn over the ears with colored pencil, which made it impossible to erase. I overcame this problem by using a sand eraser, which was the perfect tool for the job. It was a risk to attempt a realistic drawing, but I'm very happy with the result. Thank you so much for your time, and I hope you enjoy my artwork!

My artwork is inspired by my grandpa and watching beautiful, colorful sunsets. I always wanted to get to know my grandpa, so in my artwork is me and him walking in a beautiful winter forest, as the sun sets. My grandpa always dressed nicely, and wore a nice old fashion hat. He loved nature and taught my mom how to throw river rocks that skid on lakes. My mom always tells me stories about him, and what he was like. It takes me to a different time and I am happy he was my grandpa.

My name is Sarabel and I love all things creative, especially drawing. I spent a approximately 20 hours working on this drawing and am very proud of my work.

This is my artwork from a class I did on outschool, and my inspiration is cartoon art and learning from other artist

I love nature and wanted to inspire other people to love nature too because I also love being outdoors. I wanted to do art about it.

Hi, My name is Aubrey. I love drawing and my favorite color is red. What inspires me is all the fascinating stuff nature can do and how it makes me feel. I live where there are 4 seasons and I love that I can experience them all.

I am Anusha. I made this drawing because I am looking forward to Spring time and going Easter egg hunt with my friends.

My drawing is called Winter Day. Drawing this made me feel peaceful. I imagined the crisp cold air, the softness of the snow, and the joy that comes with a winter day. I wanted to show how winter looks, and how it feels. It looks so beautiful. Even though I live in a place where a lot of snow is rare, I thought of my past memories of playing in the snow with my sister and what a perfect snowy day would look like.

My name is Irene. This drawing was inspired by a photo that was taken of me and my sister when we were little. In this drawing is me and my twin sister playing in the waves. In front are the trunks that we used that we had played with. I chose this drawing because I always admired the ocean’s beauty and calmness. The ocean, when I’m near it, makes me very small and tiny. Whenever I am around the ocean, I feel the waves coming to me and hear nothing but the soft crashing.

I have been learning about different animals, and really like tropical fish. They are different colors and shapes, so I decided to paint one. I chose these colors as they are bright and stand out. I added paint splashes for the bubbles in the sea.

My name is Edie and I drew this during one of my art classes (Mythical Creatures Drawing Club). I have been drawing since I was little and I am very proud of this picture.

I wanted to paint something, and the reference really spoke to me. I went to a painting place to make it. It is a very calming piece.

I am the second of five kids and my family is my favorite place to find inspiration. I love to make my younger brother laugh with the cartoons I draw and my older brother and I love to design and build things with Lego. This drawing is of my grandfather. He died a couple of years ago and it left a big hole in my heart, drawing him helps me to feel connected to him and to the heritage of values he passed on to our entire family; being honest and courageous in everything we do.

I am Vania I like draw by myself I wanted to make a realistic eye because I wanna try something new and because it inspired me to can do it even if its my first time and I feel really happy that I did something new it toke a hour or 2 to do it and I hope you like it!

I made this piece based off of a book that I read. In the book, this girl (Willa), has a satchel, and it is full of all these little trinkets as shown on the artwork, including jewelry and bows. This drawing makes me feel proud, because I think that it turned out really well and really captured the feel of the book.

I take drawing classes on Outschool and I like to draw every day. I really like drawing characters and working on shading. In this drawing, I tried to make the face expressive and added details like the eyes, hair, and hand. I was inspired by characters I like and added my own details. It feels calm and a little mysterious, like she is thinking something but not saying it.

My name is Sofia and I've been drawing for as long as I can remember. I've learned lots of different drawing techniques through Outschool. I decided to make this piece because I really like the anime art style. It makes me feel happy!

My name is Iyla and I love to look at the sky. Daytime and nighttime are both so beautiful and this shows both. I feel like smiling when I look at my piece.

I grew up in a city and I loved the wonder of these sky-reaching monuments with many people all doing their own thing. I also liked seeing how ecosystems function like jungles and oceans. So I based this piece off of the idea of conserving and having industrialization and cities being in harmony and intertwined with the natural world. It makes me feel hopeful for what humanity can do if we'd allow ourselves to function with nature and actually make an effort to conserve the beauty of ecosystems.

It makes me feel like I want to dance. I am inspired by snakes and the color green.

I've had a passion for art from a young age, and I want to prove to myself how far I've come. I used the impasto technique to really bring the subject off the canvas. I wanted to create a sense of movement with the strokes of the paint fanning out from the wings and adding texture to the scales. I wanted this to feel like you could pluck it straight out of the canvas. I made shape of the flowers and the background more suggestive, blurry; trying to create a depth that pushes the moth forward.

I created this artwork to reflect how idols serve as role models we can aspire to become. I look up to many influential figures who strive to improve the world.

Dave is a character I created because I challenged myself to create a character with a twist. I like dragons so that is why I chose one. I’m proud of this drawing because it turned out well and makes me laugh.

My name is Cason I’m 10 years old I’ve been drawing for a long time and I’m excited about the art competition

Raelyn started drawing last year and has come very far! She loves drawing people with different fashion styles and is working on animals as well. Raelyn wants to share her art and for people to know that the more you practice, the better you will get!

My name is Wolf and for the last few months I’ve been learning how to draw more realism art. When I was able to capture the style that I enjoyed, I transferred it digitally. This piece represents my growth as an artist. A long time ago, if you asked me to draw something realistic, I would have said no. Now I challenge myself and embrace new styles.

This is a drawing about drawing, because drawing is what inspires me!

In this piece, I showed what I include in a lot of my art. My differences, they are what make me unique, and what I love most about myself. In this drawing I am the rainbow dog, and everyone else are the cats. What inspires me to draw is myself. I'm also a proud LGBTQ+ member!

This is what happened when I found a passion for Amigurumi! I started crocheting six months ago after my friends on Outschool introduced it to me! I just love making my stuffies and giving them to people! This craft has really made me happy and I love it.

This piece is my mascot that’s why it inspires me, thanks \(^v^)/ HuvJuv H. HuvJuv is the full name guess what the H. Middle name stands for (HuvJuv) H&J for short :^D

Hello my name is Benny O., and the inspiration for my art is my sister, Charlotte O., who is also submitted. Bye!

I live in the Portugal and we see many bunnies gathering to watch the sun set.

My name is Makeba, and I drew this piece to represent characters in a book I am writing. Seeing this piece makes me feel peace.

My name is Roan and I like the Legend of Zelda. I was inspired by a guardian stalker. It makes me feel happy and like my hard work is good. It also makes me feel like I did a really good job.

I love spring picnics and unicorns. It reminds me that the stillness of winter doesn't last forever.

Hi, my name is Ada. I went with my family on a trip to Spain, Valencia. I bought a bull souvenir for myself in a market. I love this souvenir so I drowe it for contest. It reminds me of our trip and makes me happy.

My name is Juniper and I am 10 years old. My artwork titled Unicorns in New York symbolizes possibility. Even in tough times, imagination can carry us somewhere new. That is why possibility inspires me the most, it can become anything and I want that for everyone!

Hi, my name is Tatiana. I made this painting for my brother who is about to graduate high school. A big part of our summers is a sailing camp on the Neuse River. I made it in hopes it would remind him of our time together when he went away to college.

My name is Grace, and I love nature. I wanted to work with color gradient, so I chose corals, pinks, and a little bit of orange, and mixed black and purple together. It makes me feel calm, like sunsets I see by the beach or in the desert.

my name is Elliot. i like space, it inspires me so i desided to make a space animation

I am 6 years old. I learned about Cardinals in my art class and they are colorful, cheerful, and pretty like my parakeets at home!

My name is Andrew. I drew the frog because it looks cool and cute. When I see it, it feels like I have a little pet with me.

I am an aspiring digital artist. Nature inspires me. I like to draw sunsets and landscapes. I hope you like this drawing.

I just wanted to remind people that out of all the professions, farmers might be the most important one. Without them, we don't eat. They do not call in sick, or and the industry never gets to take any days off, or we starve.

2026 is the Year of the Horse in the Chinese lunar calendar. Both my grandpas, from my dad’s side and my mom’s side, were born in the Year of the Horse. I like horses because they are cool and strong. I drew a horse’s head for the Year of the Horse and used my imagination to make it special. I felt very happy while making this artwork. I hope people smile when they see my horse.

I grew up watching Studio Ghibli's movies and Spirited Away is my favorite. This is a joyful moment when Chihiro and Haku find each other after a long journey and it's my favorite scene.

This painting is called Delicate Arch. I painted it because I went to the real Delicate Arch and I wanted to paint a picture of it. It makes me feel happy and proud every time I look at it.

I made this piece because I feel it represents the balance between humanity and nature. My inspiration was a photo of a girl and a heron posed like this, though I decided to further detail it and add my own flair and deeper meaning. This drawing makes me feel very happy and at peace.

I’m Harper. I love to read and art. My favorite colors are pink, green, and yellow. I love butterflies and they have never been in the sea before and I wanted to let her explore a new world. The sea creatures welcome her and are kind to her. It makes me feel happy and proud that she is brave enough to explore somewhere new.

this dress makes me think of lavender and I love lavender I love the shade of purple

Hello! I'm Nora, and I love to draw. I have been drawing since I could hold a crayon and hope to be an artist some day! I love digital art and like drawing people, realism, hands, eyes, or just simple characters!

I love making costumes and characters, and then drawing them into different outfits and places

My name is Amaya, and I LOVE doing art. This piece I have drawn was very fun. It makes me feel happy and proud. If I get the money I’ll split it with my brother and best friends. This piece was made by cutting out daffodils on paper and pasting it on the drawing made with pencil and marker. And to get the cloth effect I put a placemat under the paper and rubbed it with crayon. To get this opportunity to compete in this contest was amazing. Thank you,-Amaya.

well i love cats and i love Christmas too so I decided to bring those two together and make kitty Christmas.

I like to draw interesting creatures.

I wanted to draw and showcase food.

This makes me feel warm and ready to be outside in the trees.

I have enjoyed drawing, especially Anime, for many years. I have been working on transitioning my sketches to digital art. I like this character because of the crossover between human and kitty, and the overall happy vibe.

I love making art and this piece is one of my favorites overall. I did this piece in class and I was very happy with how it turned out after shading it in and taking my time with this artwork.

Hi, I'm Finn and I like making art. This is my first charcoal drawing. I think sharks are cool and that's why I chose a shark to draw. I also like painting and making sculptures.

Drawing can capture every element, emotion, and feeling that cannot be expressed by words. This piece was inspired by space, which I find both mysterious and exciting. This painting gives me the excitement of exploring new worlds, and I like to think about what exists beyond Earth. It makes me ecstatic and hopeful, and the dreams that begin in our imagination can truly become our future. Do you ever wonder about what exists apart from what our very own eyes can see?

I’m obsessed with nature. Our family spends half the year doing van life around the country. Mostly visiting beautiful mountains and oceans. This special painting which is 6’ tall was inspired by my hikes through the forests of California. I did a whole series of paintings called “Nature”. The green and blue represent the sky and the orange is for the sunlight. I take art classes 2x week from Ms Jennifer on Outschool and I’m super inspired by the abstract artists I’m learning about in her class

I like ballet, art, and I love my sister! I’ve been in the nutcracker twice I think I’m very good at art. And my piece reminds me of being with my family.

Hello! My name is Ellie. I am so grateful to be in this competition. I love art, especially drawing anime and chibi. I'm less focused on winning and more on showing everyone what I can create!:)(although winning would be great;)) I've been drawing for about a year.

My name is Raya. I really enjoy fashion design, and I got inspired for this piece at a beach. I always loved how the waves roll and overlap. The ocean truly is a work of art. I hope that you like my art! Please vote🫶🫶

Good day to you. My name is Adaire Renee and I've alway been fascinated with painting and literature. This painting is inspired by the book, "Bridge of Clay" written by Markus Zusak. Hence the name of the painting. The book is strongly recommended though there is some crude language. I hope you like them both.

I wanna give the money to the homeless kids that have no money

My name is Hayley, I am twelve years old and I love my mom. Me and my mom love to travel, and draw, and bake I made this drawing for her because it reminds me of watching the sunrise every morning, and all of our plane trips everywhere I hope (wink wink) you like my art! Thank you!

I have drawn Mr. Bean. I like him a lot. He is very funny and I watch his cartoon and movies.

I enjoyed making a piece of art in this style! I've never really tried it before, so it was fun to experiment with.

It is called the sea dog. I think this piece of art will make you do anything you set your mind on, and I never gave up when making it. It makes me happy to always look at it, and it is my favorite piece of artwork. I hope that people who look at it will believe they can do it, too.

My name is Sophia, my art piece is a collage made with construction paper, scissors and glue. It is a picture of my cat Camella Belly sleeping on my bed, with a big Venus fly trap plant and the full moon in the window. Today is the full moon, and Camella Belly was taking a nap on my bed. She looked so cute! This picture makes me feel happy.

This is my favorite My Hero Academia character. He is brave and makes me feel brave as well.

I was inspired in my art class. Using oil pastels and watercolor, I chose to create a stag because they look strong and majestic. I enjoy experimenting with color.

My name is Teigan and i love making art. I usually draw anime style characters. For this i got inspiration from the amazon jungle and a Lotus flower. To me my peice gives me a sense of calm and peace.

I have been using watercolor paints since the fall. What inspired me was that I love drawing and painting eyes. I had recently read a book about a cat, so I mixed the two together and came up with a cat eye painting. This piece makes me feel curious.

I love to do art because it allows me to use my hands and helps me to focus. Art helps me to feel better by calming my mind. When I do art, I can be creative in making many characters. I enjoy making faces with lots of details. My art is called Dotty Frost. She is named Dotty Frost because she has on Poki dotted and frosted clothing. I love her shiny hair with one braid on each side. At the end of each braid, she has a claw to hold hearts, and other things. Dotty Frost is a kind character.

This art makes me feel free and it is named after the fire horse in the piece, Emburn the feeling in the art is fiery and free because that is how Emburn is feeling all the time.

My names rosie this is what inspires me its some family mcyt youtubers and the main character of all my fav animes their all who inspire me to do art and make things

My picture is an African sunset with watercolor sky and acrylic and colored pencil for grass. Shoebills are my favorite bird and I just wanted to draw them.

As a person who's always adored cats, the Bengal tiger is a feline I have always admired for it's majestic behavior and resplendent striped coat. My love for animals has awakened a passion inside that has driven me to create realistic animal portraits such as these. I hope this simple drawing can emphasize the beauty of the Bengal tiger.

My name is Maeva, I've been drawing realistic and cartoon since I was very young. My personal favorite style of drawing is anime; it's opened up such a massive world for me and lets me be inspired everyday by the wonders found in the small details. I decided to draw this picture with one of my favorite shows in mind, I hope to make my own series and one day be able to include this scene I have created, I hope this brings you as much joy as it brought me, to make and present to you.

The inspiration for my artwork is space. Space has always inspired me so when I saw the category for the competition I knew that I had to do space. My artwork makes me happy and I am proud of it.

This piece of art means something to me. I love that every Monday my family plays games. Some are funny, some need dice. But any game at game night is fun!