It's time again for the Side 7 Secret Santa picture exchange! This challenge is open to all Side 7 artists - or heck, anyone who wants to join!
The Side 7 Secret Santa picture exchange is a challenge in which participants draw an image of someone else's character and receive a picture of their own character in turn. Everyone who participates will have an assignment and all participants will receive a gift image themselves. The catch is you won't know who's drawing your character until you receive the completed image. That's what makes it a "Secret Santa" picture exchange!
Rules: Once you have agreed to join the Secret Santa exchange, you are committed to drawing a picture for your recipient. If for some reason you cannot complete the image on time, inform me immediately so that we can find another artist to complete the exchange for your intended recipient. As far as I'm aware, we've had no issues with this in the past, so I don't anticipate any this year, either.
The image you draw can be Christmas or winter-themed or not, it's entirely your decision. You may of course include more than one of your recipient's characters or you may include a character of your own, but your recipient's character(s) must be the dominant subject of the picture. Your image does not need to be a huge, amazingly detailed masterpiece, but do please refrain from stopping at a quick scribble. You are welcome to draw and send more than one image to your recipient, if you desire, as long as at least one of the images meets these requirements.
When you receive your assignment, you'll be provided with a link to your recipient's gallery and/or character information. If you don't receive specific character information, please take a little time to go through your recipient's gallery to find a suitable character to draw. If the recipient doesn't have any characters as such, try to find a common theme in their art that you can draw, i.e. fanart of a specific series/medium. If you need any help trying to figure out what to draw for your recipient, feel free to contact me and I'll try to help.
You can send your completed image to your recipient as soon as you finish it or you can wait 'til a certain point or wait for Christmas day. As long as the picture gets to them by then, it's up to you.
Time frame: Signup for the picture exchange begins upon submission of this post. I will assign receiving artists to participants by way of random selection on Friday, December 1st. Once you receive your assignment, you may start drawing. Images must be sent to recipients by December 25th. If you don't receive your picture by then, contact me and I'll find out what's going on. If your image is a little delayed, but you will still complete it, contact me or your recipient directly to let them know. I do ask that you try to get your image done on time, but I know that unexpected things do occur.
To join: E-mail me or reply to this message with the following information:
Name/Alias E-mail address Gallery/Website link Preferred character drawn with link to information or reference images (optional)
If you want to be a backup artist in case a participant can't finish their image for whatever reason, please specify that in your e-mail/reply. You are not committing to anything, this is simply offering to draw another image for any artist whose intended Secret Santa can't fulfill their duties. I'll contact you ahead of time in such a case and see if you're still available before handing over the assignment.
Signup for the picture exchange begins now. That means that everyone who has expressed interest must still e-mail or reply to this thread with this information. And remember, you have until December 1st to sign up.
And finally: Have fun! I can tell you from past experience that this is a great way to meet new artists and both drawing an image and receiving one are a lot of fun.
If you have any questions or if I've left anything out, please don't hesitate to let me know. I look forward to hearing from you!
