In honor of Gemsona-HQ’s one year anniversary, here’s a 30 day gemsona challenge (featuring some of the old Monthly Gemsona Prompts) as thanks for such a wonderful first year! Draw, Write, Animate, do a mix of all three, or whatever! Just remember to tag your posts as #30 Day Gemsona Challenge so we can reblog them here! Don’t feel obligated to finish this within 30 days; do as many or as few of the prompts as you’d like. Just have fun with the challenges and get creative!
Introductions: Show off your gemsona!
Weapon Summon: What’s their weapon? How do they summon it?
Background: What’s their story? Who are they? What’s their personality?
Crystal Idol: Your gemsona magically gets to hang out with the canon Gem they most admire! What happens?
Purple P and Tiger M: Jump into the ring! What’s your gemsona’s wrestling nickname and costume? (Could they take on Purple Puma?)
Special Talents: Is there an element or aspect of nature your Gemsona can control? Or: What’s something only they can do?
The Homeworld: What’s their relationship to the Gem Homeworld?
Distance Model: Draw your gemsona’s distance model! (x)
Cracked Gem: Uh oh! Their gem’s got a crack in it!
Change of Heart: A villain’s turned hero and a hero’s turned villain! Or: Your gemsona now has the opposite personality!
Dream Team: Show off your other gemsonas! Or: If they’re a loner, introduce your gemsona’s friends!
Alt Outfit: Design their space suit, beachwear, Homeworld uniform, or an outfit of their choice!
A Day in the Life of: What’s an average day look like for your gemsona?
Challenger Approaching!: Your gemsona’s caught in a fight! Is their opponent a monster? Another gem? Or something else?
Regeneration: Whoops! What’s their new outfit?
Hanging with Humans: Your gemsona’s in Beach City! Do they go to Funland Arcade? Fish Stew Pizza? The Big Donut? Greg’s carwash? (Do they even get along with humans?)
Fusion Frenzy: Quick! Fuse with someone!
Shapeshift: What kind of shapeshifting can they do? Can they shapeshift into objects? Animals? Can they only transform a part of their body?
Steven Style: Draw your gemsona in the style of Steven Universe! Or: Have your gem play ‘Steven Tag’!
Loyalty: Your gemsona was loyal to the Homeworld at some point… What was their role there? Or: If your gemsona’s never been to Homeworld, who are they loyal to?
Monster Gem: What’s their corrupted form?
Rebellion!: Where was your gemsona during the Gem Rebellion?
Same Gem? Same Gem!: There’s sure to be at least one other gemsona with the same gemstone as yours. Draw them together!
Outfit Exchange: Snag another gemsona’s or a canon character’s outfit!
Historic Site: Your gemsona visits an old gem site…
With the Gems: Imagine your gemsona as a Crystal Gem!
Stars In Your Eyes: Show off your gem with Steven’s trademark ‘starry-eyed’ look! ٩ ( ✪ ᗜ ✪) ۶
Guess Who?: Come up with a fake Steven Universe episode introducing your gemsona! Or: draw your gemsona on a screenshot from the show.
Favorites: Draw some of your favorite Gemsonas!
That’s a Wrap!: Free Space