Huevember 2026: A 30-Day Colour Challenge for Artists and Non-Artists (Free Printable)
Huevember is a November art challenge: one colour a day around the colour wheel. Draw it, or just photograph it. 30 colours, ideas for each day and a free printable.
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Quick answer: Huevember is a November art challenge where you make one piece of art a day in a single colour, moving around the colour wheel from yellow on November 1 to yellow-green on November 30. It was started in 2014 by French animation student Matthieu Daures as a follow-up to Inktober. In this version, you can draw, paint or collage the colour, or simply find it and photograph it. Both count.
Inktober is over. Your sketchbook is full of black ink. And now there's a whole month of grey skies ahead.
Huevember is the opposite of that: 30 days of colour, one hue at a time, all the way round the colour wheel. By the end of November you have a full rainbow of work, and you've spent a month noticing colours you usually walk straight past.
And here's the part most Huevember guides skip: you don't need to be an artist. If drawing isn't your thing, the photo version turns it into a daily colour scavenger hunt. Today's colour is red? Find something red and take a picture. That's a finished day.
Below: how Huevember works, all 30 colours with ideas for where to find each one, tips, other November art challenges, and a free printable Huevember calendar and colour wheel. No signup.
What is Huevember?
Huevember (hue + November) is a monochromatic art challenge held every November. The idea is simple: one artwork a day, using one main hue in different shades and tints.
Who started it: Matthieu Daures, a French animation student at Gobelins, in November 2014. He and his friends had just done Inktober and wanted a colour version.
How the colours work: the days follow the colour wheel. Day 1 starts with yellow and Day 30 ends with yellow-green, so the month travels through orange, red, pink, purple, blue, turquoise and green.
Hashtag: #huevember.
Official chart: the original colour wheel and rules are on the Huevember Tumblr. The printable on this page uses our own 30-colour wheel that follows the same yellow-to-yellow-green journey.
Huevember rules (the simple version)
1. One colour per day. Follow the colour wheel in order.
2. Stay mostly in that hue. Light and dark versions are fine. Black, white and grey are usually allowed for line work and shading.
3. Any medium. Pencils, paint, digital, markers, collage, embroidery, clay.
4. Post it if you want. Use #huevember, or just keep it in your sketchbook.
Two ways to do Huevember: make it or find it
| At a glance | Make | Find (photo) |
|---|---|---|
| What you do | Draw, paint, collage or craft something in today's colour | Find something in today's colour and photograph it |
| Time | 15–60 minutes | 2–10 minutes |
| Best for | Artists, illustrators, crafters | Everyone else, busy days, kids, phone photographers |
| Proof | A photo of your artwork | The photo itself |
Both count as a finished day. On the printable, the "Made" and "Photo" circles are the same size. You can switch any day: draw on the weekend, photograph on a busy Tuesday.
The photo version is surprisingly addictive. Once you're looking for "cerulean" on your way to work, you see it everywhere: a door, a bike, a recycling bin, a bit of sky between buildings.
The 30 Huevember colours for 2026 (with ideas)
Day 1 is Sunday, November 1. Here's every colour, with a few ideas for where to find it if you're doing the photo version (or what to draw if you're stuck).
| Day | Date | Colour | Find it in… |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Nov 1 | Yellow | a lemon, a street sign, a raincoat |
| 2 | Mon, Nov 2 | Golden yellow | autumn leaves, honey, a candle flame |
| 3 | Tue, Nov 3 | Amber | tea, a street lamp, a glass jar |
| 4 | Wed, Nov 4 | Orange | a pumpkin, a clementine, a scarf |
| 5 | Thu, Nov 5 | Red-orange | bricks, paprika, sunset |
| 6 | Fri, Nov 6 | Red | an apple, a postbox, lipstick |
| 7 | Sat, Nov 7 | Crimson | berries, a book cover, a coat |
| 8 | Sun, Nov 8 | Raspberry | jam, a mug, flowers |
| 9 | Mon, Nov 9 | Rose | a sweater, a sky at dusk, packaging |
| 10 | Tue, Nov 10 | Magenta | a neon sign, a pen, petals |
| 11 | Wed, Nov 11 | Orchid | a plant, a phone case, nail polish |
| 12 | Thu, Nov 12 | Purple | grapes, an onion, a hat |
| 13 | Fri, Nov 13 | Violet | lavender, a notebook, eye shadow |
| 14 | Sat, Nov 14 | Blue-violet | ink, a jacket, a shadow |
| 15 | Sun, Nov 15 | Indigo | jeans, the night sky, a tile |
| 16 | Mon, Nov 16 | Blue | a door, a bottle, a uniform |
| 17 | Tue, Nov 17 | Royal blue | a sports shirt, a car, a logo |
| 18 | Wed, Nov 18 | Cornflower | a vase, a mitten, a poster |
| 19 | Thu, Nov 19 | Sky blue | the sky, a towel, a balloon |
| 20 | Fri, Nov 20 | Cerulean | a pool, a window frame, a cup |
| 21 | Sat, Nov 21 | Cyan | a screen glow, a marker, ice |
| 22 | Sun, Nov 22 | Turquoise | jewellery, a bike, a wall |
| 23 | Mon, Nov 23 | Aquamarine | sea glass, a bottle, a sticker |
| 24 | Tue, Nov 24 | Mint | toothpaste, a dessert, a kettle |
| 25 | Wed, Nov 25 | Emerald | a pine tree, a bottle, velvet |
| 26 | Thu, Nov 26 | Green | a plant, a traffic light, broccoli |
| 27 | Fri, Nov 27 | Grass green | moss, a park, herbs |
| 28 | Sat, Nov 28 | Leaf green | a houseplant, a salad, a leaf |
| 29 | Sun, Nov 29 | Lime | a lime, a highlighter, a jacket |
| 30 | Mon, Nov 30 | Yellow-green | a pear, new shoots, a tennis ball |
Week by week: Week 1 is warm (yellow to red), week 2 moves into pinks and purples, week 3 is all blues, and week 4 travels through turquoise and green back towards yellow.
Huevember ideas: what to draw or photograph
Stuck on a colour? Try one of these:
Food. Almost every colour exists in a supermarket. Lemons, paprika, red cabbage, blueberries, limes.
One object, 30 colours. Draw the same mug, cat or character every day in a new colour. It makes a beautiful grid at the end.
Your street. Doors, cars, signs, shop fronts. Great for the photo version.
Nature in November. Autumn leaves (yellow, amber, orange), berries (crimson), moss (grass green), evening sky (indigo, violet).
Clothes and home. Scarves, books, cushions, mugs. Arrange a still life from things you already own.
Light. A neon sign, a phone screen, a candle. Light colours are hard to draw and fun to photograph.
Tips to finish all 30 days
1. Prep your colours in October. Swatch your pencils or paints against the 30 colours on the printable. Fill gaps before November 1.
2. Keep it small. A 5 × 5 cm square is enough. You can always do more.
3. Decide your minimum now. On busy days, the photo version is your minimum. It takes two minutes.
4. Don't wait for the "right" object. The first thing you find in the colour is fine.
5. Missed a day? Do today's colour and keep going. Don't try to catch up on old ones. Miss once, never twice.
6. Make the wheel visible. Stick page 2 (the colour wheel) on your fridge or desk and colour one segment every day.
7. Post the grid on November 30. Thirty colours side by side is the best proof of the month.
Your free printable Huevember 2026 kit
Three pages, in two designs (the purple HARDER design and a warm neutral edition), A4 and US Letter.
Page 1: The Huevember 2026 calendar (Nov 1–30). A real November calendar. Each day has its colour swatch, the colour name, ideas for where to find it, and two equal circles: made and photo.
Page 2: Fill the wheel. A 30-segment colour wheel to colour in as you go, plus notes: your favourite colour, the hardest one to find, the best thing you made, and what you started noticing.
Page 3: Proof wall. 30 frames, one per day, each with its colour bar. Sketch small, stick a printed photo, or write what you found.
Downloads (no signup):
Print tip: the colour swatches are a guide, and every printer shows them a little differently. Close enough is close enough.
Other November art challenges (if Huevember isn't for you)
Huevember is one of several art challenges that run in November, many of them started by artists who wanted "something after Inktober". Here are the best-known ones:
| Challenge | What it is | Goal | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| NaNoDrawMo | National Drawing Month, inspired by NaNoWriMo. Created by developer Steven Frank around 2009, with a Flickr group | 50 drawings between Nov 1 and Nov 30, any medium, no quality bar | People who want volume and quick sketches |
| Posevember | Daily figure and pose drawing practice in November. Prompt lists are shared by different artists each year | One pose (or gesture study) a day | Learning anatomy and movement |
| Slowvember | The opposite of a daily challenge, from the illustration school SVSLearn: "make one thing and make it beautiful" | One finished piece over the whole month | Recovering from Inktober burnout |
| Folktale Week | A week-long illustration challenge on Instagram based on folktales, usually in November | 7 illustrations from 7 prompts | Storytelling illustrators |
| Dinovember | Families stage funny scenes with toy dinosaurs around the house each night | One photo story a day (or just a week) | Parents and kids |
Which one should you pick? If you want to draw a lot, NaNoDrawMo. If you want to draw better, Posevember. If you want one great piece, Slowvember. If you want to have fun and don't draw much, Huevember with the photo version, or Dinovember with your kids.
Did you do Inktober? Huevember is the natural next step: same daily rhythm, but in colour. Read Inktober 2026: rules, history and how to finish all 31 days. Want a gentler creative routine? Try the 30-day visual creativity challenge.
Do Huevember with proof on Harder
The hardest day of any art challenge is around Day 12, when the novelty's gone and the colour is "blue-violet".
On Harder, Huevember is a ready-made 30-day challenge: today's colour is already waiting, you post your drawing or photo as proof, and you see everyone else's take on the same colour, on the same day. Miss one and the comeback mechanic gets you back in, instead of sending you back to yellow.
Huevember FAQ
What is Huevember? A November art challenge where you create one piece a day in a single colour, following the colour wheel from yellow (Day 1) to yellow-green (Day 30). It was started in 2014 by Matthieu Daures. The hashtag is #huevember.
What are the Huevember colours? The days move around the colour wheel: yellows and oranges in the first week, reds and pinks, then purples, blues, turquoises and greens, ending with yellow-green on November 30. The full list of 30 colours for 2026 is in the table above and on the free printable.
Do I have to use the official Huevember colour chart? No. The original chart is on the Huevember Tumblr and many artists use it, but plenty of people use their own wheel or paints. The printable on this page has our own 30-colour version that follows the same order.
Can I use other colours in my Huevember drawing? Mostly stay in one hue: light and dark versions of today's colour. Black, white and grey are usually fine for lines and shading. It's a personal challenge, so the rules are flexible.
Can I do Huevember if I can't draw? Yes. Use the photo version: find something in today's colour and photograph it. It's a daily colour scavenger hunt, and on the printable it counts the same as a drawing.
When does Huevember 2026 start? On Sunday, November 1, 2026, and it finishes on Monday, November 30, 2026.
What's the difference between Inktober and Huevember? Inktober is about ink drawing (usually black ink) in October, with a word prompt each day. Huevember is in November and is about colour: each day has a colour instead of a word.
What are other November art challenges? NaNoDrawMo (50 drawings in November), Posevember (daily pose drawing), Slowvember (one finished piece in a month), Folktale Week (a week of folktale illustrations) and Dinovember (toy dinosaur photo stories).
Can kids do Huevember? Yes, especially the photo version. Kids love colour hunts. Give them the calendar, let them find the colour around the house or on the way to school, and take a picture.
Key takeaways
Huevember = one colour a day in November, around the colour wheel from yellow to yellow-green.
Started in 2014 by Matthieu Daures; hashtag #huevember.
Two ways that count the same: make art in the colour, or find it and photograph it.
Other November art challenges: NaNoDrawMo, Posevember, Slowvember, Folktale Week, Dinovember.
Sources
pixiv Encyclopedia. Huevember (origin, creator, colour order).
Huevember. Official rules and colour template.
Mueller, A. (2011). NaNoDrawMo 2011 (goal: 50 drawings, created by Steven Frank).
SVSLearn. Slowvember.
