Admin Post: Community Check-In for December

[goss]

Tomorrow will be the last day of the month (and year!), and we'd love to have you check in and chat with us. How have things been with you?

Did you get a chance to take part in any fandom activities in December, 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, New Year's Resolutions, etc.

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We've had a wonderful year here at drawesome. It's been exciting to see our community growing and taking shape. We've been quite productive over the last 12 months, made lots of new friends here, and enjoyed encouraging and supporting each other. Wishing all of you a New Year filled with fun, creativity, love and kindness! :)

Comments

[goss]

I've been mostly working on RL art and craft projects in December, especially for gift-giving at work, to both staff and students. It's a tradition I always look forward to at this time of year. :)

Another little tradition is creating hand-made holiday cards and sending out to friends and family. This is the first year I've ever taken part in a holiday card exchange with other artists, so that was exciting!

I wasn't home for Christmas, as I am spending this time in Toronto visiting relatives, but I'm really looking forward to opening my mail when I get back. ^___^

I signed up for the Art Yuletide challenge, but might be submitting my entry a little late, as I won't be back home until the end of the week.

[olivermoss]

I did my first and second attempts at digital art. (Racy but not explicit, IronStrange, on my journal)

I took this picture which on some platforms had people reacting strongly to it, but on others it was ignored. (Racy but not explicit, IronStrange, at DeviantArt)

And that is about it, outside of some quick image editing to make banners or icons for communities.

[syntheid]

Mostly I was working on the card for the exchange (which, for the record, went in the mail, but I'm not really sure exactly when everyone's going to receive it) which was... really hard for me to come up with something for ahah. I have some ideas about what I might like to try next year if we do it again, though. But I drew a thing for a friend, too. Did anyone else do a 2018 summary of art thing? That was kinda fun to see for myself a snapshot of everything I did this year.

Goal-wise, this past year I was working on completion and wrapping up some projects I've had languishing in a WIP state to prove to myself I could finish things to a state I felt okay about, but next year I want to work on speed, I think? Maybe limiting myself to 60 or even 30 minute paintings, at least a couple times a month. I have a hard time limiting myself because I don't really like the way my work looks when I spend so little time on it, but that's kinda the point, to figure out how to do loose, quick pieces I still enjoy.

As kind of a maybe-goal, I'm thinking about trying to find some shows or zines to submit work to in 2019, too.

[syntheid]

Using the string lights as a manifestation of magic is a neat idea :)

[mific]

Like all of this Tony-related art! The photo is cool, with the lights!

[mific]

Ha, my last overseas cards go into the mail today, so will hopefully arrive not too far after New Years. Not that they have any relationship to any holiday!
I hear you about getting faster - I tend to obsess a bit over details and find it hard to do looser pieces. I like that painting for your friend - great colours!

[olivermoss]

Thank you!

[olivermoss]

Thanks! The photo turned out good. I kinda want to try more figure photos, but that was n my idea :)

[olivermoss]

Oh hey a Sylvari! Great work!

[mific]

I’m getting the last of my seasonal cards in the mail today, late as usual! I took on a few too many writing challenges for Xmas, which delayed the card project. I’d like to write more overall, but it takes me longer and while I’m doing it, it’s more of a struggle. On the art side, I did one piece in a secret santa exchange and will have another in ArtYuletide shortly - will add those links soon, after reveals.
My tumblr wasn’t deleted but I’m not posting to it any more - mostly using dreamwidth and AO3, with pillowfort as well to crosspost art. I’ve received a few cards from fellow drawesomers, which are great! Am responding individually. Most of my NY resolutions are about health and adulting, but I’d like to do fewer challenges this year I think, and go at my own pace more. Happy New Year to you all!

[norsellie]

I did zero arting in December. But overall, 2018 was a good year for me for art, although very stop start.

[goss]

Ooh, the picture with the lights came out really cool. Love the effect. :D

[goss]

I have some ideas about what I might like to try next year if we do it again, though

Me too! I was a bit rushed this year to get mine done before I left for vacation, but I do have an interesting idea I'd like more time to develop for next year's holiday card. :)

Did anyone else do a 2018 summary of art thing?

I haven't as yet, but maybe we can create a post at the community this week for members to share a summary of their art for the past year.

this past year I was working on completion and wrapping up some projects I've had languishing in a WIP state

That was a great goal to have achieved! I have so many WiPs that never get finished. Maybe making it into a formal task will help me complete them. :)

[goss]

Most of my NY resolutions are about health and adulting, but I’d like to do fewer challenges this year I think, and go at my own pace more

*nods* That's a good one to keep in mind.

Even though I'd love to take part in more challenges, I always feel bad when I can't follow through or submit late entries. This community has help me tremendously with following through on bite-sized challenges though. :)

[goss]

Glad you had a good year! :)

[norsellie]

Thank you ♥

[kiki_miserychic]

Oh, handmade holiday cards are always so cool.

[kiki_miserychic]

Very cool use of lights.

[kiki_miserychic]

The latest big art project I finished was for a themed Christmas party this month. It made me want to get back into creating art on a more consistent basis. I only produced two larger art projects the whole year.

I’m currently setting up my yearly bullet journal, which is sort of like a giant art project. I’m going to include an art projects section for what I want to do.

[mific]

Hope you’re having a great time!

[mific]

Yay for having a good art year!

[mific]

I love that icon. Bullet journals sound like fun!

[olivermoss]

Thank you!

[olivermoss]

Thank you!

[mekare]

In December I did the Due South Secret Santa, my art for that is not quite revealed yet (visible but anonymous for a couple of hours yet). I’ve started filling some stockings over at fandom_stocking and I have also been reminded that I signed up for a pinch hit of this year’s Due South C6D Big Bang.

I had a very good and productive art year, I’ll probably do last year’s art review meme in the next couple of days.

I hope you all have a happy and creative New Year!

ETA:

Due South Secret Santa art
Person of Interest Advent Calendar art