Hey all of you wonderful people! Its that time again for the Fan Art Update but before we get to that, here are some things that you should check out!

We have new Gallery Directors! Say hi if you haven't already! ^feawen, ^sbaraci, ^DigitalPhenom, ^allhopeislost, ^Katerina423, ^estudio & ^oilsoaked!

Check out ^KevLewis' Grand Prize Giveaway Contest: [link]

Hey you photographers! Contest/Trivia in #macroART: [link]

Wanna show a little love for Dr. House on Valentine's Day? [link]

*collab-da Are you ready? wtf are you waiting for?! D:

HELP a friend have her wedding! [link]


And some stuff around here in case you missed it:

Being Resourceful : [link]

Lets get to know each other! [link]

UFC2 Book Characters has been extended & a list of participants: [link]

The Stamp Challenge! (please note deadline is on hold until all GD positions have been filled!) [link]

1st Edition of the Fan Art Community Newsletter:
Here




;D I want to do something fun for Valentine's Day, so I'm going to throw out a couple of activities for you guys to participate in! All pieces will be due February 13th so I can put out the newsletter with all the Valentine's goodness on the 14th. They are simple and straightforward so don't stress out, and just put a pencil down and see what comes out!


Fan Art: Strange Pairings! Submit to me pieces of artwork with a Valentine's day theme of two characters from any book, movie, tv show, game, anime, manga, cartoon or comic that would be the strangest combinations! There should be a witty reason why they are paired and you should say why in your description.

Crossovers are allowed, and please don't pair someone that you DON'T like together and start a shipping war-- its all about love! Pieces due on February 13th for the release of the newsletter on the 14th. (oh.. make it PG-13 at least ;D , PG would probably be even better )


Fan Art: Community of Characters! This is even MORE simple and it really depends on the community of you all to help it grow! Draw or paint your favorite character on a white background and submit it to me. Make sure they appear festive or at least in love! You can submit pairings or groups that make sense (like.. the hobbits from lotr) but everything MUST be on a white background! I will be compiling the pieces together into one huge Fan Art Valentine's day card of LOOVE. You will be credited in the description, and you can dedicate your drawing to someone if you wish. These are also due by the 13th!

Fan Art: Fandom Love! Simply put, draw a Valentine's Day card to the character that has won your heart. Back of ladies, Boromir is mine. ;D Ahem, so send these into me by the 13th as well.

Also if you create any Valentine's themed fan art, send it my way and I'll compile the goodness for the newsletter also ;D

You guys can participate in one or all of them! Either way try and get something in and lets all show dA how much love we really have in our community!




Seriously! You guys have totally come through with everything I've requested or needed help with. I just wanted to thank you all for those who have submitted work to the contests current and previous, all of you people supporting the Fan Art Newsletters, everyone one of you dedicated people who send in DD suggestions even though you know how picky I am, and everyone who has responded brilliantly to any question or poll I have asked. Having your constant input has been the best thing in the world, and I hope that as time goes on it continues to stay as steady!



Ha-HA! Last one was very successful because you all supported and favorited it and more importantly because you all contributed! I've already gotten twice as many notes for the Fan Club reviews (thank you *The-Disney-Directory ) and I've been seeing people actively post Fan Art features in the news section! Keep all of this going! If you haven't thought about holding a contest, try and think of something fun! Let me in on it so I can promote the heck out of it!

By the way, with the upcoming Newsletter comes another "Post your fan art get a t-shirt" giveaway! Stay tuned for this in the next week or so!



I've been talking about the launch party for #FanArtdA a lot... but I'm finally getting all the details settled and I'll be notifying you all when it will take place!



I guess thats it for this update! Keep sending in your DD suggestions and hope you all have a beautiful February!

Things to look forward to:
-Archived DDs in journals and newsletters
-Club/Chat Directory (as featured in the newsletters)



Juli