Proving Grounds Challenge #2: Trading Paints 15th Anniversary

Proving Grounds Challenge #2: Trading Paints 15th Anniversary
A Trading Paints dirt car by Matthew A Tomelleri.

We’ve got a new exercise to test your painting skills just for fun with our latest Proving Grounds Challenge in celebration of our 15th anniversary.

With Proving Grounds, we issue a prompt—like a car, sponsor, or theme—and painters can participate by submitting an entry and competing for the top spot on the Proving Grounds page.

For our latest Proving Grounds Challenge, we’re celebrating the new look for the Trading Paints brand by tasking painters to create a car with Trading Paints as the primary sponsor.

To participate:

Then, once your submission is posted, see where you stack up on the Proving Grounds page. Accumulate favorites to achieve a higher ranking on the page.

Submit your Trading Paints car through February 19 to be included.

Trading Paints SF23 paint by Tyler Tucker.

Why Proving Grounds?

Sometimes, you get that creative itch to paint something—and maybe you don’t always know what that something is. With Proving Grounds, we’ll give you some parameters; oftentimes, that’s all the creative spark you need to make something great.

And, plus, we’re all racers, meaning we’re all naturally competitive. So, why not bring that same level of competition to the paint shop?

It’s also worth noting that this isn’t a “design contest” where companies try to get free work out of designers instead of hiring somebody; to be clear, this is all just for fun to showcase the many talents of the Trading Paints community and to flex that creative muscle!

Paints and renders by Noah Sweet.

Are there prizes for the winners?

Do bragging rights count?

(No, this Proving Grounds Challenge is just for fun as a skill-sharpening exercise.)

We’ll share some of our favorite submissions and feature them on Instagram, and we’ll spread the love with some randomly-awarded Trading Paints shirts.

We hope you enjoy Proving Grounds, and good luck in the challenge!

Paint by Jesse Abraham, 2024 Paint of the Year winner.