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Secret Santa Art Trade ~!

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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 10:45:46


At 11/27/20 06:29 AM, Template88 wrote: Yo high key some of these references are super wack.

Like, if you drew your oc in profile only and theres literally no other reference of the character on your account you really need to make a front on or 3/4ths view or you're going to get some hieroglyph shit. People shouldnt have to hunt down images on your account to begin with but its even worse when theres nothing there.

What are you expecting people to draw if you yourself have no idea what your design is?

Also noticing almost nobody included any lore or information behind their design. Guess you want your OC in a white void with a blank expression then. Awesome.

I had to have a Brain Blast to even infer one of these dudes had a neck.


To be fair, the whole thing about my OC is to be a bit of a mystery of what they look like underneath the robe, the only hint I've ever given is that they are most likely some form of birb.


SQUAWK!


CAW!

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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 10:47:01


At 11/27/20 10:26 AM, cboy4001 wrote:
At 11/27/20 07:00 AM, Template88 wrote:
At 11/27/20 06:52 AM, Xinxinix wrote:
At 11/27/20 06:49 AM, Template88 wrote:
At 11/27/20 06:47 AM, Xinxinix wrote:
At 11/27/20 12:18 AM, Template88 wrote: if only there was a way you couldve gotten help with pms
You said a month was *TOO MUCH* time to draw for this thang.

Now we have a proper buffer to whet everyone's appetites~

(somebody already finished theirs after getting it yesterday lol)
(bet it looks like doodoo)
(it actually looks well done >:(
Perhaps. They wont go into the sack, but those who rush rarely hide the fact.
Aspiring professional mangaka/comic creators better be fast artist with a high quility standard, even if they only get as far as webtoons. I was serious when I said drawing one character shouldn't take longer than a day.


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Yeah i mean i can shit out a black and white bust of one figure in a half hour too man, but that doesnt make it good.


A distant engine of hate is stirring....

Illustration | Animation

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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 10:49:15


At 11/27/20 10:47 AM, Template88 wrote:
At 11/27/20 10:26 AM, cboy4001 wrote:
At 11/27/20 07:00 AM, Template88 wrote:
At 11/27/20 06:52 AM, Xinxinix wrote:
At 11/27/20 06:49 AM, Template88 wrote:
At 11/27/20 06:47 AM, Xinxinix wrote:
At 11/27/20 12:18 AM, Template88 wrote: if only there was a way you couldve gotten help with pms
You said a month was *TOO MUCH* time to draw for this thang.

Now we have a proper buffer to whet everyone's appetites~

(somebody already finished theirs after getting it yesterday lol)
(bet it looks like doodoo)
(it actually looks well done >:(
Perhaps. They wont go into the sack, but those who rush rarely hide the fact.
Aspiring professional mangaka/comic creators better be fast artist with a high quility standard, even if they only get as far as webtoons. I was serious when I said drawing one character shouldn't take longer than a day.
Yeah i mean i can shit out a black and white bust of one figure in a half hour too man, but that doesnt make it good.


I can and will make sure to spend at least twice the amount of time as I usually take with my pixelart to make sure whoever I get gets the best possible outcome from me.


CAW!

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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 10:52:11


At 11/24/20 05:22 PM, fink-loane wrote:
Here's my OC. I think I usually call him Ernest "devil-man" Gander. Here's a painting and an incomplete ms paint sketch of him. He's a tall banjo player with a thin wiry frame. His head is a sort of rectangular/pentagonal prism like a short milk carton on it's side if that helps. Have fun :l

At 11/27/20 10:47 AM, Template88 wrote:
At 11/27/20 10:26 AM, cboy4001 wrote:
At 11/27/20 07:00 AM, Template88 wrote:
At 11/27/20 06:52 AM, Xinxinix wrote:
At 11/27/20 06:49 AM, Template88 wrote:
At 11/27/20 06:47 AM, Xinxinix wrote:
At 11/27/20 12:18 AM, Template88 wrote: if only there was a way you couldve gotten help with pms
You said a month was *TOO MUCH* time to draw for this thang.

Now we have a proper buffer to whet everyone's appetites~

(somebody already finished theirs after getting it yesterday lol)
(bet it looks like doodoo)
(it actually looks well done >:(
Perhaps. They wont go into the sack, but those who rush rarely hide the fact.
Aspiring professional mangaka/comic creators better be fast artist with a high quility standard, even if they only get as far as webtoons. I was serious when I said drawing one character shouldn't take longer than a day.
Yeah i mean i can shit out a black and white bust of one figure in a half hour too man, but that doesnt make it good.


Lol, admitadly I am not the best at coloring and my source image was a bust so I drew a bust though I think that is perfectly fine in a mixed bag of proffessional and amataur artist and admittadly I'm even thankful for it due to the fact I still have a plethria of other projects I need to get done very soon. Also, I would argue that a black and white image without an attempt to at least add tone isn't bad, just lazy. Despite the fact I am almost certian no one here is expecting Herculean levels of artistic discipline, rest assured I am not a lazy artist. In fact, I am still working on a colored take, but as I have to go to work soon that specific image may be completed later than expected. Still, coloring an image is the easiest part. I can usually complete that in less than an hour, but that's just me it seems. I practice often.

Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 11:42:19


At 11/27/20 11:36 AM, GameMastar1 wrote: LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
anyways I'll gladly draw all your ocs best of luck to y'all


Please stop quoting the post with the mentions. ;p


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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 11:42:50


At 11/27/20 11:42 AM, CzySzy wrote:
At 11/27/20 11:36 AM, GameMastar1 wrote: LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
anyways I'll gladly draw all your ocs best of luck to y'all
Please stop quoting the post with the mentions. ;p


no


CAW!

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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 11:52:52


I'm gonna go above and beyond!

Not only am I gonna do a piece of art for whoever I get, I'm also going to make a minecraft skin of their OC!

AND A 2ND PIECE OF ART!


CAW!

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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 11:53:01


LETS DO THIS!!

Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 11:56:20


Anyway... what happens now? OP will send us pms with the character we should do or what?

Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 12:07:49


At 11/27/20 11:36 AM, GameMastar1 wrote: LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
anyways I'll gladly draw all your ocs best of luck to y'all


great hope you have fun doing it


obama

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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 12:13:39


THE BAN HAS BEEN LIFTED (SO FAR) AND I AM GETTING AN EARLY DAY OFF WORK


LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


*xin laugh*

Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 12:14:31


At 11/27/20 12:13 PM, Xinxinix wrote: THE BAN HAS BEEN LIFTED (SO FAR) AND I AM GETTING AN EARLY DAY OFF WORK

LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


POGCHAMP!


CAW!

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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 12:22:23


I'm dying with anticipation to see who I end up with

Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 12:23:39


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PATION!

Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 12:29:45


Did people get the OC's already?


Vatteland u Ehri

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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 12:40:10


At 11/26/20 09:33 PM, Xinxinix wrote: THE FIRST WAVE OF MESSAGES HAVE BEEN SENT

Apparently Newgrounds became suspect of me after sending 100 messages so quickly, and now I'm on a cooldown...

I'm unsure of when it'll be lifted, but stay patient everyone!

I'm getting around to everyone, indefinitely ^^


If the ones which hadn't got the message yet send a message to you instead will it help you?


At 11/27/20 06:29 AM, Template88 wrote: blahblahblahblah


Man, who peed in your corn flakes this morning?


It's just about having fun


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My Art Dump

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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 13:29:58


Woke up with a bunch of notifications again. Im tired as fuck


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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 14:10:40


At 11/27/20 01:12 PM, misterbright wrote:
At 11/27/20 06:29 AM, Template88 wrote: blahblahblahblah
Man, who peed in your corn flakes this morning?

It's just about having fun


corn flakes suck


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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 14:48:39


I'm very excited to see who I get. It's just like waking up early at Christmas morning and impatiently peeking at all of your presents under the tree, trying to guess what they are.


Cheers,

Derek

Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 14:52:50


So, I was able to send one PM from my phone this afternoon, but I can't send any more.


I guess we're going to have to do this 100 people at a time, sorry everyone~!


*xin laugh*

Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 14:54:31


At 11/27/20 02:52 PM, Xinxinix wrote: So, I was able to send one PM from my phone this afternoon, but I can't send any more.

I guess we're going to have to do this 100 people at a time, sorry everyone~!


I have a suggestion, why not use discord?


CAW!

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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 15:02:24


At 11/27/20 02:54 PM, ChibiWilli wrote:
At 11/27/20 02:52 PM, Xinxinix wrote: So, I was able to send one PM from my phone this afternoon, but I can't send any more.

I guess we're going to have to do this 100 people at a time, sorry everyone~!
I have a suggestion, why not use discord?


Nah. It's a Newgrounds-based event, so I don't want to have to use anything outside of Newgrounds.


*xin laugh*

Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 15:04:11


At 11/27/20 03:02 PM, Xinxinix wrote:
At 11/27/20 02:54 PM, ChibiWilli wrote:
At 11/27/20 02:52 PM, Xinxinix wrote: So, I was able to send one PM from my phone this afternoon, but I can't send any more.

I guess we're going to have to do this 100 people at a time, sorry everyone~!
I have a suggestion, why not use discord?
Nah. It's a Newgrounds-based event, so I don't want to have to use anything outside of Newgrounds.


Ah, fair.

I'm just a bit inpatient and wanna get to drawing already.~


CAW!

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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 15:08:42


At 11/27/20 02:52 PM, Xinxinix wrote: So, I was able to send one PM from my phone this afternoon, but I can't send any more.

I guess we're going to have to do this 100 people at a time, sorry everyone~!


so like we got like 210 people left then?


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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 15:22:47


At 11/27/20 03:08 PM, AnEvilHeat wrote:
At 11/27/20 02:52 PM, Xinxinix wrote: So, I was able to send one PM from my phone this afternoon, but I can't send any more.

I guess we're going to have to do this 100 people at a time, sorry everyone~!
so like we got like 210 people left then?


More like 320ish :/


*xin laugh*

Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 15:24:10


At 11/27/20 03:22 PM, Xinxinix wrote:
At 11/27/20 03:08 PM, AnEvilHeat wrote:
At 11/27/20 02:52 PM, Xinxinix wrote: So, I was able to send one PM from my phone this afternoon, but I can't send any more.

I guess we're going to have to do this 100 people at a time, sorry everyone~!
so like we got like 210 people left then?
More like 320ish :/


May I suggest making an alternate account or two to do it?


CAW!

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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 15:26:04


At 11/27/20 03:22 PM, Xinxinix wrote:
At 11/27/20 03:08 PM, AnEvilHeat wrote:
At 11/27/20 02:52 PM, Xinxinix wrote: So, I was able to send one PM from my phone this afternoon, but I can't send any more.

I guess we're going to have to do this 100 people at a time, sorry everyone~!
so like we got like 210 people left then?
More like 320ish :/


godspeed you then


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Response to Secret Santa Art Trade ~! 2020-11-27 15:27:31


At 11/27/20 03:24 PM, ChibiWilli wrote:
At 11/27/20 03:22 PM, Xinxinix wrote:
At 11/27/20 03:08 PM, AnEvilHeat wrote:
At 11/27/20 02:52 PM, Xinxinix wrote: So, I was able to send one PM from my phone this afternoon, but I can't send any more.

I guess we're going to have to do this 100 people at a time, sorry everyone~!
so like we got like 210 people left then?
More like 320ish :/
May I suggest making an alternate account or two to do it?


I refuse, because the way I've been doing it is that the recipients will send me confirmations that they received the Secret Santa message. This way I can have statistics on who responds and finishes their Secret Santa vs. those that don't respond to having received their Secret Santa message.


It's all very manageable from one account--making multiple accounts to manage this many people will only be a headache.


This is the first time I've done something like this, and it's very important that I figure out what would be best for next year's event or even future events of the same caliber.


*xin laugh*