June 2019 Sign Ups

[artslam_mods]

INTRO
It's Art Slam's third year on Dreamwidth. Got some extra help this year, should be faster with the tags this year.

FYI
Just to make sure it's clear, you can find the original community and all it's really awesome backlog at artslam

ArtSlam has an official Discord server if you'd like to join
https://discord.gg/4NPsgqk

Additionally there is a Tumblr Mirror ArtSlam on Tumblr this is not managed by any art slam staff, here.

There is also a sister Tumblr over at WordJam if you'd like to have a go just at writing. The WordJam aspect will be more relaxed than NaNoWriMo standards: there will be no hard limits that you have to meet. There is no Word Jam community on LJ or DW as far as I'm aware of but if anyone has something like it I wouldn't mind plugging it at all here.

ABOUT ARTSLAM
ArtSlam runs from June 1st to August 31st, providing a summer-long challenge that is simple on the surface: draw something every day. For this community, we prefer that you pick a concept and stick with it for at least one month. If you have a world that you want to explore with art, or a set of characters, this is a great place to do it! If you're shaky with perspective, background art, anatomy, or just really want to draw 30 pandas, you can hone your focus that-a-way, too.

What constitutes 'a drawing a day'? A sketch works -- preferably one where we can see what you're trying to communicate. Finishing an image takes more time, so noticeable progress on a single piece works, too.
Fill this info out and post it up as a comment, please! I'll begin adding new users tags to our list for June 1st. In the meantime, check back and leave comments as you like!

<B>Username:</B> <user name=insert username here> <b>Goal at ArtSlam signup:</b> Insert difficulty rating here: Hard (3 Months), Medium (2 Months), Easy (1 Month). You can change this towards the end of June or July if you like. One concept == one challenge, so switching means you'll be doing two or three different challenges. <b>Links:</b> Insert any pertaining links to other galleries: <a href="">dA</a>|<a href="">FA</a>|<a href="">Personal Site</a>|<a href="">Sketchblog</a>|<a href="">Tumblr</a> <b>Concept:</b> Tell us about your project for your first challenge or potentially all challenges -- stay positive: you'll do awesomely. :D (Just for fun and pre-slam discussion -- feel free to fill these out or delete them, or add topics of your own if you'd like to talk about something else.) <b>Who is your favourite artist or author? Links?:</b> <b>When did you start drawing? What do you love about it the most?:</b> <b>Any shout outs in particular for other ArtSlammers this year?:</b> <b>What's one thing you'd like to improve in the most over this summer?:</b> <b>Have you participated in past ArtSlams? Which ones?:</b> <b>If yes to the above, where are those projects now? Have any success stories that budded out of an ArtSlam challenge?:</b>

MOD STUFF
We've added a new mod, dray. Hopefully this should mean faster tag additions to keep things going.

Comments

[undergrounding]

Username: thickett
Goal at ArtSlam signup: Insert difficulty rating here: Easy/Medium 1-2 mos.
(Uncertain about my time. I have a 6+week job this summer, starting mid-June. When it’s not, I’ll be slamming. Is that OK?)
Links: DW Art List
Concept: Honestly, I just need to get into a consistent practice of making art everyday—my summer of anti-slack. Plus, exploring mediums, modes and degrees of rawness/polish.

What's one thing you'd like to improve in the most over this summer?: Not letting insecurity lock me into my comfort zone (funny cartoon).
Have you participated in past ArtSlams? Which ones?: first one, so let me know if I’m not doing something right.

ETA: timeline details

[dray]

Welcome welcome! Your username now has a tag that you can organize your posts under.

Getting some exploration in is a great way to spend the 'slam--we're very chill on the DW group so there's no judgement, and the discord group can be hopping with kind comments, too.

Looking forward to seeing what new progress you make! :)

[undergrounding]

Thanks! :D