= the people who signed up on the first thread don't have to reapply, I will manually put your info in again as an apology for messing up the first thread.
Hey there I am JJ the creator of Beautiful Lies. I may not have been very active on forums due to real life stuff going on but I am always here for our Secret Santa!
For past few years, I've set up a Secret Santa for artists to draw each other's OC's and post them around Christmas! You can see the previous ones here: 2017 | 2016 | 2015
Note: This year will be experimenting with a new system that involves both Novelists and Comic artists. I ALREADY made a booboo as it's a bit more complicated and a bit less random when considering two different styles. This is still very experimental at the moment.
Guidelines
You HAVE TO sign up through Google Forms in order to be added to the participants list.
If you have a comic or visual novel, follow the instructions under "Comic Artists" on what to provide.
If you have a novel, follow the instructions under "Novelists" on what to provide.
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In the sign-up sheet, you will specify whether you want to receive an illustration or a short story.
- This is so a comic artists can receive written fanfic and writers can receive fanart if they wish.
Rules
You will be assigned to someone's comic or novel at random and have until the deadline to draw the character(s) your assignee requests in the theme they want. If they give no special requests, it's up to your creativity.
For comic artists, you will be making an illustration; fanart in your own unique style. It should be a coloured piece unless your unique style (or your assignee's) is black and white.
For novelists, you will have until the deadline to write a short story about their character(s). Ideally, at least a ten page chapter that illustrates what your assignee requests but this isn't a strict requirement. If they make no specific requests, it's up to your creativity to bring their characters to life through writing.
The following are what YOU will need to provide for your story to be added in the Secret Santa.
Comic Artists
- Must have a comic on Tapastic with at least one chapter that includes the character/characters you want drawn/written about.
- This is so we can get a good idea of your character's personality
- You must have at least one full body, coloured reference of your character
- Doesn't have to be "good." Just need colours so we know what they look like!
- Name any special requests
- Willingness to volunteer (if someone drops out, are you willing to take their place and draw two secret santas?)
Novelists
- Must have a story on Tapastic with at least one chapter that includes the character/characters you want to be written about.
- This is so we can get a good idea of your character's personality
- You must provide a (drawn or written) physical description of your character or characters. If you have a unique setting you want your character to be in, make sure to describe this as well.
- This can be provided through links to specific pages or by writing a custom description on the sign-up sheet.
- Name any special requests
- Willingness to volunteer (if someone drops out, are you willing to take their place and draw two secret santas?)
Everyone
- If you are a Comic Artist, it is assumed you will be providing an illustration.
- If you want to write fanfiction instead, you will have to specify in the sign-up sheet. Same applies to Novelists
- This is because you are showcasing your talent as an artist/writer outside of your ongoing work!
After the signup deadline has passed, you will receive a participant number and everyone will be given a Secret Santa at random
A deadline will be given as encouragement to complete the work, especially as a Christmas gift!
When you complete your piece, email it to me at this address. Your email should include "Secret Santa" and your participant number in the title. Comic artists can email me any picture format. Novelists must email me either a Word document or PDF file of their short stories.
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If you decide to drop out half way through, message me and I will have someone take your place
- I value commitment so this is for emergencies only. Do not sign up if you do not think you can commit to it.
Sign-Up Deadline: CLOSED
= After signups are complete, I will send everyone their number and their assignee as well as the deadline the following Friday.
Secret Santa Deadline: December 26th
Other Comments
Make sure to bookmark this thread so you can stay up to date with any news or changes
Reply to this thread for any questions you have, that which I'm sure there will be many.
This year, instead of making a new thread with everyone's gifts, I'm going to publish them as a series on the main website. Everyone's work will be an episode and we can all guess who did what. I think this will be a fun experiment and will help showcase everyone's amazing skill
A lot has changed since I last hosted the Secret Santa. Novelists are now here on Tapas and I want to make sure to include them. After every Secret Santa, I post a survey and this year especially, is important to get everyone's feedback. I'm just saying I'm going to be begging you all to fill out the survey.
I'm going to see if the Secret Santa results can get a spotlight for EXTRA attention. We will have to see (I have to ask Michael again, he probably forgot the conversation, it WAS a year ago after all).
(pssst. Also, if you're reading this, you guys can join too!)
Participants
SSid: ccx001
Name: jjfresh
Comic: Beautiful Lies
Character(s): Jun and Mana (cutouts below are accurate to height)
Requests: Their interactions are pretty obvious but surprise me.
Volunteer: Y
SSid: ccz002
Name: shoichi
Comic: Regression
Character(s): Any of the characters in the comic (including the really minor ones, it's all good)
References: Ref 1
Requests: Nope, go wild!
Volunteer: Last resort
SSid: nnx003
Name: SilverLugia456
Novel: The Pirate's Chronicles
Character(s): Ryo Astrals and Axel Reyes
Comments:
Ryo Astrals - Based on the picture reference provided, his hair is a darker brown and he doesn't have any facial hair. His coat is more of a velvet color and the facial expression is more serious.
Axel Reyes - Based on the picture reference provided, his hair is black and a bit shorter length. He usually wears a loose tshirt and jeans. Around his neck is a oval pendant. His expression is more gentle and laid back.
Requests: It possible I would like both characters to be drawn on a ship deck.
Volunteer: Y
SSid: ccy004
Name: Bobbyjoexforgotensb
Comic: Royal
Character(s): Any, go nuts (see comic for references)
Comments: Anything christmas related
Volunteer: Last resort
SSid: ncz005
Name: Kainatarma
Novel: Karana
Character(s): Kora Halin
Comments: Please if I got drawing as a prize, draw in whatever clothes you feel comfortable drawing as I know his traditional clothes is a chore so i give you option. If I got written prize, please note he has broken English. The theme of original story itself is death and revenge, but I give you freedom to do whatever you want. I trust you.
Volunteer: Last resort
SSid: ccx006
Name: feardeer
Comic: Underworld Engine
Character(s): Zima, Amaia, and/or Faon--or any character that strikes your fancy really.
Requests: Not really, just be creative! Have fun with it!
Volunteer: N
SSid: ccx007
Name: SheiDraws
Comic: I Wish for a Boyfriend
Character(s): Macy and Caleb
Requests: no specific requests
Volunteer: Y
SSid: ccx008
Name: Fleohr
Comic: Who are you?
Character(s): Thomas (white cat) or Jeff (yellow cat)
Requests: I'd like to see them with the artist style, can make them a human version if they are not comfortable in drawing animals/anthros
Volunteer: Y
SSid: ccx009
Name: Rhonder
Comic: TreasureHUNT
Character(s): Alex (although if they'd like to also draw Rod and/or Panda, I wouldn't object :> )
Requests: If they wanna draw Alex using some cool water spell, that'd be awesome
But otherwise I'm not too picky~
Volunteer: N
SSid: ccx010
Name: ZhengoMono
Comic: Luma
Character(s): Zessen
Link
Requests: none
Volunteer: N
SSid: ccx011
Name: Cleo-san
Comic: Remember
Character(s): Kim, Sabbath, Aotaka
Requests: I'd love to see my main character Kim, interacting either with her best friend Sabbath or with her arch nemesis Aotaka (a Fire Mage) (or both, if you want to draw a battle).
However, please feel free to draw any other character you want, if you have a favorite character from my comic I'd be happy to see that <3
You'd make me extra happy, if the drawing shows a little scene, so that the characters aren't standing totally still with nothing going on. =)
Thank you and happy drawing!
Volunteer: N
SSid: nnx012
Name: Kris Dragyn
Novel: Madame Dragyn's Potion Shoppe
Character(s): Charlotte (Madame Dragyn), Victoria, and Elizabeth
Description:
"Charlotte has nearly black hair and light blue eyes. She usually keeps her hair up in a messy bun, similar to the picture in the title card. She's a slim woman in her mid twenties and is about 5' 8"". She lives in a steampunk era, so she would have that kind of dress. She dresses fairly feminine in nature, and likes to wear extravagant dresses on special occasions.. She's a simple shopkeeper, and is generally happy.
Victoria has platinum blonde hair that is cut pretty short. She usually has it slicked over, similarly to the men's popular hairstyles of the 1910s. She also wears trousers everyday, and probably has never worn a skirt or dress in her life if she could avoid it. Victoria also will wear button up shirts, and will wear ties when the occasion calls for it. She also has dark blue eyes and is about 5' 1"" tall. She can be intense, but sees Charlotte and Elizabeth as sisters to her. She's also in her mid twenties.
Elizabeth has light brown hair and has green eyes. She's more reserved than the other two, but likes to be involved. She's in her early twenties and is about 5' 3"" tall. She dresses a little more fashionable than Charlotte does, but isn't over dressed. She usually keeps her hair down, and the length of her hair goes down to her waist. Sometimes, she'll braid it or put it up when she needs to be more formal.
The shop is simple, and is an older building. Charlotte does her best to keep it nice, but she can be a little disorganized. She mainly sells potions in different vials and bottles. Shelves line the shop with different potions and ingredients on them. There's a counter near the back wall with the cash register that also houses a glass case. The more expensive items are in there. There's a back door behind the counter with a desk where Charlotte makes all the potions. There's a coat hanger next to the back room that houses aprons and their coats."
Requests: I think it would be fun for the girls to be having a Christmas party in the shoppe. There could be a bunch of coniferous garland lining the shoppe with a large decorated fir tree in the corner. The girls could be dancing with their neighbors and having a good Christmas party. I also want the girls to be dressed in more formal party wear that fits a Christmas theme. Like, lots of deep reds and dark greens. Maybe a wreath crown on Elizabeth. You are great! And thank you!!
Volunteer: Y
SSid: ccx013
Name: wnqs (ryoko)
Comic: The Cat, the Vine, and the Victory
Character(s): Victory please (but you can add any of my characters if you need/want to)
Requests: none
Volunteer: Last resort
SSid: ccx014
Name: Jonny Aleksey
Comic: The Undefeatable J-Man
Character(s): The J-Man & Sleepy Bear
Requests: A cool action scene in the snow, perhaps.
Volunteer: Last resort
SSid: ccx015
Name: LittleMissDevil
Comic: The Machinist
Character(s): Silhouette and/or Tanner
Requests: Anything goes aside from references to Christmas. Thanks and have fun!
(Make it Christmas themed)
Volunteer: Last Resort
SSid: ccx016
Name: Dawgofdawgness
Comic: Leftovers
Character(s): Frances, Azzi, Renee, Seymour, Anton (choose any!)
Requests: I'd love to see (at least) 2 characters interacting with each other ^_^ (just 1 is no fun)
Volunteer: Last resort
SSid: ccx017
Name: 0fTheWind
Comic: Kingdom Hearts: Guardian Soul
Character(s): Ryuki, Indra
Requests: Anything is fine, go crazy!
Volunteer: Last resort
SSid: ccx018
Name: ghostieblu
Comic: Mirror Monster
Character(s): Xenor or Erena
Requests: anything creative
Volunteer: Last resort
SSid: ccz019
Name: Frixelkind
Comic: Trust Me
Character(s): Marshall/Matthew
Color isn't super huge, the only thing that's important in their designs is that Matt has blonde hair/ blue eyes and Marshall has brown hair/hazel eyes. You can get pretty creative with everything else
Requests: Have fun!
Volunteer: Y
SSid: ccx020
Name: Rodimus13
Comic: Hue Are You
Character(s): Any of the characters would be awesome (Build-a, Query, Blue, or Red- even jump-bot)
Requests: If drawing in color, these characters look pretty much how they seem. Also, Red is a bit sweet on Query. If gender is important to your drawings or imaginings of them, Blue and Red are programed as male and Build-a and Query are programed as female. Otherwise, let your creative juices flow!
If you are drawing anything about them from their POV- the only colors any of them can see is Brown, Red, Blue, Grey, Black, and White. They cannot even UNDERSTAND the words of other colors. There are, however, more colors in the world. (please keep this under your hat as it is important story wise later). The comic is currently updating every day so you can get some interesting information there.
Volunteer: Last resort
SSid: nnz021
Name: Hario Tezawa
Novel: The Beginning, The End, & Everything Inbetween
Character(s): Violet; Squid; Barton; Victor Max - In all honesty, I really have no preference on who you draw.
Description: ----
Requests: If you are going to draw Squid, please add a bow atop her head; it is important for later and becomes integral to her character.
Volunteer: N