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Art tasks
Painting, drawing, sculpting and making things, judged on how good (or how bad) they look.
Series 13
Create the best picture of the Taskmaster using only lipstick on your lips
Create the best picture of the Taskmaster using only lipstick on your lips. You have ten minutes and your picture must fill most of the…
Recreate the coolest photo in your phone
Reveal the coolest photo in your phone. You have five minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Recreate the coolest photo in your phone. Most…
Identify the object under your table and draw it on the canvas on the underside of your table
Identify the object under your table and draw it on the canvas on the underside of your table. You must also write down three words to…
Draw a life-size self-portrait
Draw a life-size self-portrait. Your nose must be poking through your nose hole at all times. Most accurate self-portrait wins. You have…
COC2
Cut holes in and create a scene on this board
Liza only: Hi Liza, you look well. Cut holes and create a scene on this board so that when you and Alex stick parts of your body through…
Series 14
Paint a picture of a unicorn using your head brush
Paint a picture of a horse using your head brush. You may not handle your head brush at any point. You have two minutes. [The head brush is…
Paint a self-portrait using your brush or sausage
Choose one item from each plinth and bring them into the lab. You have one minute. Your time starts now. Part 2: Paint a self-portrait…
Sculpt your team
Sculpt your team. Best sculpture wins. Only one person may look at the clay and that person may not touch the clay. You have a maximum of…
NYT 2023
Recreate the picture that Alex is holding
Recreate the picture that Alex is holding. Your face may not move from this position. Alex will show you the picture for five seconds when…
Series 15
Create a recognisable picture of an animal on the back of your t-shirt
Create a recognisable picture of an animal on the back of your t-shirt using the equipment provided. You must stay on your spot and you…
Make a "adjective" "country adjectival" "noun"
Write down a number between 1 and 100, a length of time between 1 minute and 20 minutes, five ingredients, a country, a noun, and an…
Make these things the same colour as those things
Make these things the same colour as those things. People and bottles must stay on their spots at all times. you may perform ten bottle…
Series 16
Make a cheeky picture on wood using nails and one continuous piece of wire
Make a cheeky picture on this piece of wood using nails and one continuous piece of wire. Also, if any egg timers stop, you must stare at…
Draw your like and dislike at the same time
Write down one thing you like and one thing you don't like. You have 30 seconds. Part 2: Draw your two things at the same time. You must be…
Recreate a well-known piece of art on these memo squares
Recreate a well-known piece of art on these memo squares. You must draw on every memo square, but you may only look at one memo square at a…
NYT 2024
Draw a picture of yourself eating some fruit on this tablet
Draw a picture of yourself eating some fruit on this tablet. You may not touch the touchscreen with any part of your hands. You have as…
Series 17
Create the best single picture of an animal doing something surprising
Create the best single picture of an animal doing something surprising. All six blinds must be fully and equally involved in your picture.…
Bring your sausage to life
Bring your sausage to life. You have 30 seconds. You may not write any words on your drawing. Best sausage wins.
Create the biggest and best dot-to-dot picture
Create the biggest and best dot-to-dot picture. Biggest and best dot-to-dot picture wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Take the most dramatic photo of yourself in mid-air
Take the most dramatic photo of yourself in mid-air. You have 15 minutes and may take five photos. Your time starts now.
Create a picture of the person who gave you this hamper (part 2)
Create a picture of the person who gave you this hamper using the contents of this hamper.
Paint a face on your ball
Paint a face on your ball. You may not touch your balls with anything other than your tools. Most attractive face wins. Also you may not…
Series 18
Recreate a famous 2D piece of art in 3D
Recreate a famous piece of 2D art in 3D. Most creative recreation wins. You have twenty minutes. Your time starts now.
Clean the most profound picture of majestic nature on a dirty thing
Clean the most profound picture of majestic nature on a dirty thing. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
NYT 2025
Draw the most accurate picture of the contents of the box
Draw the most accurate picture of the contents of the box. If you answer Greg's question correctly, you may look in the box for 0.1…
Series 19
Paint the best picture of the Taskmaster and his assistant having fun on the canvas in the lab
Paint the best picture of the Taskmaster and his assistant having fun on the canvas in the lab. You may only enter the lab when there are…
Draw the monster
Draw the monster. You must not turn around or leave the car. If you fail to honk your horn when you see a lollipop lady, you must surrender…
Paint your memorable scene so that your teammates can guess your three words
Each person must write down three words to describe a memorable scene. You must be silent throughout and your teammates must not see what…
Series 20
Dribble a technicolour picture of your hero
Dribble a Technicolour picture of your hero. Your Technicolour picture must only be made from things that have travelled directly from your…
Paint the best picture of one animal sitting on top of another animal
Paint the best picture of one animal sitting on top of another animal. You must paint on the paper below. You must not leave the balcony.…
Become the person the Taskmaster shouts
Become the person the Taskmaster shouts. You will have one minute to draw yourself a new bottom of your face and body. Also, you must bob…
COC4
Using only tape, turn yourself into a famous person from the previous millennium who you'd like to see on Taskmaster
Using only tape, turn yourself into a famous person from the previous millennium who you'd like to see on Taskmaster. Best all-round new…
NYT 2026
Paint two identical and flattering self-portraits
Hold a number of yellow balls in your hand. You have one minute. Your time starts now. Part 2: Paint two identical and flattering…
Series 21
Paint the best painting of the painting while hugging
Paint the best painting of the painting while hugging. One person must always look at the original painting and hug the others with both…