PAIRS POSTED DeviantArt Holiday Art Swap 2013!

Nov 10, 201310 min read

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Published: Nov 10, 2013

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UPDATE: We've got one member who needs a replacement partner. Do we have anyone here whose partner didn't work out? If you were paired up with someone who was unresponsive from the start, please send a note to the group and we'll work on getting you set up. We don't want anyone to miss out.

The pairs for this year's event have been posted. Please remember to check to find out who you're partnered with, introduce yourselves to each other, and have fun! Thank you for participating, and don't forget: When you post your partner's gift on DA, you can submit it to the official group gallery! This year's gifts will be spotlighted in the Featured gallery until the beginning of the 2014 event!

Happy Holidays!

It's that time of year again!

Welcome to the 2013 DeviantArt Holiday Art Swap!

The annual DeviantArt Holiday Art Swap was inspired by the original event over at PencilJack, and its time for the 2013 event!

This journal entry will be continuously updated until the pairs are posted, so please don't be annoyed if it pops up in your messages once or twice a week. I do this for anyone who might have missed previous updates and want to participate.

Signup is open until November 30th, 2013!

To sign up, all you have to do is comment below on this blog post, and your name will be added to the list!. Please devwatch or join the group to keep up with the event updates.

Let's get this bit of holiday cheer started! Spread the fun!! Spread the word!

How It Works

This is for fun, it's not a contest. Its our chance to give to another artist, keeping up the creative holiday spirit, putting a smile on someone else's face, and making new friends.

You can sign up to participate while signup is open. After signup closes, everyone's names will be paired off. The pairs are picked from a very cute little snow cap.

I hear kittens and cookies are involved too but that rumour has yet to be substantiated.

Then you get together online (whether via PM or email) with the person you've been paired with, and mutually request something that you'd like each other to draw/write/create. It's your responsibility to get in contact with the person you're paired with. If you can't reach your partner within a week or two, please let us know. If we can't reach them we'll try to find a replacement (sometimes we have latecomers who would like to participate, or others whose partners can't make it). And please remember to check your messages after the pairs are posted! Maybe even exchange email addresses.

The goal is to complete the gift for your partner by December 25th, but the official deadline is January 15th, 2014. This is a seasonal event, and we'd like to ensure everyone has time to complete their half of the swap without leaving it too late.

When December 25th rolls around, everyone can start posting their gifts here on DeviantArt and submit them to the group. When you post your gift for your partner, please remember to put the words "HOLIDAY ART SWAP 2013" in the deviation keywords (to help us find them), and feel free to submit them here, in the HolidayArtSwap group!

An optional part of the gift exchange is to ask for a mailing address for your partner. When you're done, if you are willing and able, something nice to do is to mail the original (or a digital print) to your partner as a holiday gift. A tip is to email them a scan, so they can see it and also in case it gets lost in the mail! We understand that some countries are expensive to post mail from, or that the service may be unreliable, or just that you might not be able to afford to mail something out. This is optional, but encouraged because of the awesome feeling you give a fellow artist when they open their mail and see something that you made just for them. A personalized gift they can keep and treasure.

Spread the fun! Spread the word! DeviantArt members can sign up for it by commenting below on THIS blog post in order to have their name added to the list.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

The Pairs