The Big Final Collab. Picture is finally completed!
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Thank you very much for all your support on this project! God bless and have a wonderful New Year!
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Now that my exams are done and over with, I've decided that I want to attempt to do something kinda big for this December. It's something I've been planning for some time now. I call it:
The Big Christmas Collab. It pretty much goes like this:
[1] Throughout this merry month of December, I will be drawing simple line art as gift art for some of my Christian watchers.
[2] It will be a picture of
either themselves or one of their original characters, in Chibi/SD form.
[3] Those who receive my gift art will have the opportunity to color it.
[4] All the Chibi pictures will be combined in one big picture as if united together as a big Christian family.
I have a few doodles already done for some people, but if you would like to participate I will be glad to draw a Chibi artwork for you as a gift. And even if you don't color it, I will still be glad to have drawn something for you anyway. But the point is to work together and unite believers in Christ through art, out of our love for our Lord and Savior who came to Earth to free us from our sin-bound fate so that we can be made right with God and have a relationship with our wonderful Heavenly Father.
A few helpful guidelines:
It must be Christian (a given).
Only ONE character per person. It will be
used for representing yourself in the big picture.
For OCs, I strongly recommend original characters over fan characters of other media. But if you're unsure, ask me.
I provide the line art while you provide the colors for your own gift art.
File format should be kept in
.PNG You are free to post your gift art on your deviantART page as long as you give credit where credit is due.
If you can't color it and you really want your gift art colored, I can try and color it for you. But don't worry if you don't think your coloring is the best. The project is about working together, not the quality.
No backgrounds. All the pictures will be combined.
Have fun!I am hoping to have as much done as possible
at least by December 26th (the day after Christmas), and if not, the deadline will be extended to December 30th.
* *EDIT [Christmas Eve @ 9:12 AM]: Due to the understandable pacing of this month, the deadline has been extended to December 30th.If you are interested in participating, it will be much easier to reach me by
sending a Note, but I will check this journal also if you decide to send a comment instead. If you comment on my front page, I may or may not be able to find it.
Let me know what you think! Thank you for reading and God bless!
~ Jazzy C. Oaks
[12-13-2013]
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Database [
Last Updated 12-31-2013 @ 12:21 PM]:
Number of volunteer contributors so far: 44
Number of line arts completed: 46
Number of line arts in progress: 0
Number of colorings in progress: 0
Number of colorings completed: 46
I draw best/quickest traditionally, so I will be spending much time with paper and pencil/pen. To make less trips to the scanner, I may likely be combining some drawings on one sheet, so there may be a bit of waiting when doing multiple requests.
I am very happy to hear from you guys! Thanks so much for your contribution to this project!
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Additional UPDATE 1 [12-15-2013 @ 9:40 PM]: LauraHollingsworth,
SpiffytheCreative, and
Ceruleanne are also offering additional help with coloring/touching up your chibi gift art if you're also interested!
Additional UPDATE 2 [12-15-2013 @ 9:12 PM]: I see some of you appearing online but have unanswered Notes. If you had made your request yesterday or the day before, your gift art is already done. Please be sure to check your Notes. If you have not received a Note with a link to your gift art yet, do let me know as soon as you can.
Additional UPDATE 3 [12-17-2013 @ 12:25 PM]: Starting today, a few additional coloring jobs will be handed out, particularly of the gift art given to those who are unable to color theirs. The volunteers mentioned in
UPDATE 1 (above) will be the first ones to be able to work on said task. A picture of Jesus will be in progress soon, and a volunteer has already offered to color it.
Also, as this project comes closer to the deadline, I will be needing some help from volunteers for the planning of the very big final picture. You are also free to suggest any ideas for the overall layout, background, etc.
**(NOTE [12-17-2013 @ 12:25 PM]: There is no hurry in this right now. I do already have a general idea of the layout. I am just leaving it open for outside suggestions since this is a collaboration, and it would be unfair if I didn't allow others to provide any input. The planning of this will be held sometime later. You will be notified about this later.)
Thanks again for your contribution! You're all doing a wonderful job!
Additional UPDATE 4 [12-19-2013 @ 10:35 AM]: I've been working on some additional details for the big picture such as doves and a cross with a flowing cloth. I'm also thinking of creating some kind of banner such as a long cloth or ribbon being held by two doves on each side with a message reading something like "Merry Christmas 2013" with every other color changing between red and green. I'm also pondering if we should make a border or picture frame around the big picture too...
Anyway yeah, so I'm doing further planning of the big picture layout.
EDIT [@ 3:07 PM]: I've created my own chatroom on Chatzy.com, where you can also find me if you would like to discuss planning of the final artwork of this project, though I may be bouncing between tasks and my replies might be slow. The password is Jesus. You do not need to sign up for an account to enter. Enter my Planning Chatroom here Additional UPDATE 5 [12-21-2013 @ 9:50 AM]: We now have a banner! A few more coloring jobs may become available between now and the deadline. Looking for a volunteer to color some detail to a dove and to make some holly.
**EDIT [12-22-2013 @ 10:40 AM]: A tree has been drawn but it is bare. Any volunteer free to offer to color and decorate the tree. A background is also in progress.
Additional UPDATE 6 [12-22-2013 @ 1:33 PM]: A volunteer is currently coloring the tree and additional details. We are getting closer to completion of the big final picture.
However, there are still at least 12 chibi gift arts in need of coloring.
For those who still plan on coloring their gift art, try to have yours completed as soon as you can. If you cannot find time to color your gift art, let me know and either I or a volunteer will have it colored for you. Thank you very much for your cooperation and understanding! Additional UPDATE 7 [Christmas Eve @ 9:12 AM]: Due to the understandable pacing of this month, the deadline has been extended to December 30th. Merry Christmas! Additional UPDATE 8 [Christmas Day @ 12:20 PM]: We now have a background and pretty must most of what is needed. There is still a handful of gift art that awaits to be colored (see
UPDATE 6 above). Otherwise, we are close to completion! Very Merry Christmas, everyone!
Hope your holiday is going great!
Additional UPDATE 9 [12-29-2013 @ 12:30 PM]: The deadline is
tomorrow and as I've suspected, some of you who have stated that you will color your gift art have yet to send me your colorings. I completely understand that plans can change (busy with work, family, unpredictable life events, etc.), or that you may have forgotten, or even procrastinated... Whichever the case may be, while I am still glad to have drawn something for you, it would be very helpful to clarify as soon as possible if you cannot do what you've said you will do (really, it takes a few seconds). That way nobody has to wait until the very last minute to make such decisions. Saying that you can't do something is a lot better than saying that you will do it and then remain silent throughout it all. Just be honest.
Sadly, I guess it can't always be helped whatever the case. Chances are that either I (or a volunteer) may have to color your work for you, or you may have to be left out of the big final picture (which I really don't want to do, because I love you guys and want all of you to be in it). And I can't just keep on changing the deadline. If you really want to be a part of the project, I would appreciate it very much if any of you could speak up. Please don't be shy. Procrastination hurts.
Additional UPDATE 10 [12-30-2013 @ 9:57 AM]: Today is the deadline.
Any unfinished colorings may be done and submitted today by 11:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (or for those with different time zones, when my Chatroom Status at the top reads OFFLINE). Some volunteers and I may try to color some unfinished gift art. Once again, it would be very much appreciated if you can notify me whether you can or cannot color your gift art. Hopefully the big final collab picture will be completed with as many people as possible by tomorrow. It will hopefully be submitted in my gallery sometime by then (or by January 1 the latest depending on how last minute submissions go). Thank you very much for reading!
Additional UPDATE 11 [12-30-2013 @ 11:45 PM]: Time is up. Figuring that no one else would color their gift art in time, volunteers and I had to take matters into our own hands and help out with last minute coloring to include everyone in the big final picture. You're welcome.
The big final picture may likely be posted tomorrow--or so I'm hoping--after some last minute checks are done. Hope you all have a very happy new year!