Admin Post: Community Check-In for August 2021

[goss]

Today's the last day of August, and we'd love to have you check in and chat with us. How have things been with you this past month?

Did you sign up for or take part in any fandom activities in August, or have you been working on any personal art projects? Are you currently trying to meet a deadline? Feel free to share upcoming challenges that have got you excited, any frustrations you've been experiencing, possible goals for the next month, and so on. :)

A special welcome to our newest members of the community! \o/ We're always happy to have new members here, and look forward to having you join in our activities when the muse strikes.

Also, a reminder to all our members that the 39th Art Challenge - Face Your Fears - is on right now, and the Round-Up post for this challenge will be made at the end of September.

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[lomelinde_laurea]

I did a bit of art this month: one piece of digital due South art and one traditional media Doctor Who painting for the Redux Challenge, which in turn inspired a short Doctor Who/due South crossover fic with young Ben Fraser wandering into the TARDIS.

I’m also working in some complimentary art for a due South/C6D Big Bang Podfic, which I’m enjoying a lot, as well as a Remix Revival piece. Work is bound to get crazy from next week on, so I hope I can get everything done the way I’d like to!

As for the Face Your Fears challenge - I think I’ll focus on drawing full body poses freehand, which is something I’ve always struggled with. I’ve also never drawn with ink before, so I got myself some black ink and nibs (and dug out some of my dad’s old ones) and will experiment a bit.

[goss]

Good luck with your BB and RR pieces! :)

I got myself some black ink and nibs (and dug out some of my dad’s old ones) and will experiment a bit

Cool! Experimenting with ink can be a lot of fun. :D And practicing freehand poses is a great idea for this challenge. Hope you enjoy it! ^__^

[lomelinde_laurea]

Thanks! :)

[mific]

Yes, a busy time with the due South/C6D Big Bang! Go you with the full body poses in pen and ink - I find it hard to get the paper right for that - rougher ones don't work so well.

[lomelinde_laurea]

Thanks for the tip! I’ll have to get myself some finer paper I think, the paper I tried out in was fairly rough.