Time for another months challenge! About the EventHello everyone! As end of the year draws close, we want to make our December challenge about you and your favorite things! Join us by posting your work with #favcember2024 tag in your posts. You are welcomed to do either 1 or 2 pieces of artwork per prompt! We're excited to see all the amazing favorites from all of our amazing users. We hope you have fun, and happy creating! How to join Favcember 2024 on Cara1. Participate by posting new work youve made by following the favcember list 2. You can either create 1 or 2 pieces per prompt, its entirely up to you whether you want to do a piece daily!3. Mention #favcember2024 in the description when posting!Cara Theme ListWe encourage everyone to take this chance to explore new ideas, experiment with the nature of your art and take a chance at growing your art skills within our challenge. Most of all, we are excited to see everyone having fun while creating and nurturing each other's works in comments!We hope you can plant fresh friendships, discover new artwork and artists, collaborate and enjoy Favcember together as we look back through the year! - The Cara Team cara.app | twitter | instagram | buy cara a coffee

Hi everyone! Its been a long while since we last made a dev blog postthings have been incredibly busy, and even though we have been making constant releases, we havent had a chance to post about it! Below is a compilation of our recent updates, new features, and improvements to the Cara mobile app: New Features (on Mobile Apps) Light mode: now available on both iOS & Android iPad & tablet support: for larger mobile screens Using the app:Edit Portfolio AlbumsSave drafted posts (only 1 for now!)Support for non-English hashtagsPin & unpin posts in Profile->PostsFilter options to view or exclude Portfolio, Text posts, and Reposts in both Explore and Profile -> Posts Settings, options, & other fixes:Toggle GIF autoplay in SettingsCustomize haptic feedback for likesImage optimization for faster loadingFixed white borders appearing on certain large image uploadsVarious other UI improvements, bug fixes, and more You can download latest versions of the app (v0.9.6) in the App & Play Store! Cara Coffee soft launch & testing We've quietly rolled out Cara Coffee for initial testing. This feature is now available on both web and mobile. We plan to do a more official launch with activities if everything look good! If you spot any issues, please let us know in our Discord server or at support@cara.app.We're continuing to work on more features and improvements on the backend as we prepare for our anniversary celebrations. Please stay tuned for updates! As always, thank you for your support! The Cara Teamcara.app | twitter | instagram | buy cara a coffee

About the EventBeep Boop! We're already in the third month of the new year and with that starting our new challenge: March of Robots! Show us the machinery you can come up with, no matter if big or small, by using #marchofrobots in your Cara posts. You can either do one prompt per day, or combine multiple prompts for a multi-day artwork! This challenge is as modular as the different parts a robot could contain are We are excited to see what you come up with and we hope you have fun creating and building your own constructs~ Happy creating! How to join March of Robots on Cara1. Participate by posting new work youve made by following the March of Robots list 2. Mention #marchofrobots in the description when posting! Cara Theme ListWe encourage everyone to take this chance to explore new ideas, experiment with the nature of your art and take a chance at growing your art skills within our budding theme. Most of all, we are excited to see everyone having fun while creating and nurturing each other's works in the community with discussions and conversations. Have fun! - The Cara Teamcara.app | twitter | instagram | buy cara a coffee

Hello everyone! Cara is proud to be the official platform partner once more for this years #PleinAirpril 2025 with Warrior Painters! What is PleinAirpril?PleinAirpril is a social media event started in 2017 to celebrate Earth Day. The aim is to challenge and engage with plein air artists across the globe and to encourage them to share their artworksone per dayduring the month of April. How to participate in PleinAirpril 2025Every day of April 2025, paint one painting based on the themes "Plants, Aqua, Industrial, Nocturne" and post your work on Cara and/or Instagram: Use the hashtag #PleinAirpril, and tag @warriorpaintersYou can use any medium you want as PleinAirpril is about experimentation, practice, and exploration! Challenge yourself to paint more from life, but feel free to create photo studies or virtual plein air piecesDue to Instagrams limitations on artwork discovery via hashtags, Warrior Painters encourages participants to post on Cara for increased visibility. Content shared on Cara stands a better chance of being discovered and reshared by both the Warrior Painters and Cara community. About Warrior PaintersWarrior Painters was founded in 2016 as a way to connect artists from all walks of life, who share the same passion of showcasing natural and architectural diversity through plein air painting. The majority of painters in the group work in the entertainment industry, spanning from animation and games, to live action films and theme park designs. There is also a good number of freelance illustrators and concept artists. We look forward to how the community will be inspired and enjoy this event, and hope to see you join us this PleinAirpril! - The Cara Teamcara.app | twitter | instagram | buy cara a coffee

About the EventHello everyone! After a short break we are back with a new challenge for you to participate in! We're a bit late this month so feel free to start with today's prompt or catch up with the previous days! Whichever way you prefer Fly high with us in this month's challenge: Smaugust! Dragons can come in all kinds of shapes and forms and we hope that our list of prompts will help you to explore the vast spectrum of dragonhood! Participate by using #smaugust2025 in your Cara posts and let us see what you come up with We are excited to see everything from the mighty, roaring beasts that are taller than a city, and the smallest baby dragons that have freshly hatched! We wish everyone a pleasant month and happy creating Remember to stay hydrated How to join Smaugust on Cara1. Participate by posting new work youve made by following the Smaugust list 2. Mention #smaugust2025 in the description when posting! Cara Theme ListWe encourage everyone to take this chance to explore new ideas, experiment with the nature of your art and take a chance at growing your art skills within our budding theme. Most of all, we are excited to see everyone having fun while creating and nurturing each other's works in the community with discussions and conversations. Have fun! - The Cara Teamcara.app | twitter | instagram | buy cara a coffee