Arelith Secret Santa Art Trade - 2021 Edition

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Arelith Secret Santa Art Trade - 2021 Edition

Post by magistrasa » Wed Nov 17, 2021 9:54 pm

The return of a time-honored tradition! Started by Tomato in 2018, continued by Woodbreeze in 2019, delayed by COVID in 2020, and now it's BACK FOR ROUND THREE!!!

If there's one thing I love more than Arelith, it's the artists that Arelith inspires. Every time we've had a community secret santa, it's been a wonderful creative activity that has ended up improving artistic skill and creating friendships. We're starting a little later than we might have in past years, but I hope that this is still enough time for people to get into the spirit and join the fun.

For those of you who don't know how a Secret Santa works (I didn't until I joined the 2018 Secret Santa) - it's essentially a randomized art trade. You submit whatever character you would like to have drawn by someone else, and also volunteer to draw someone else's character. No one picks or chooses who or what they draw, which makes it a really unique and fun experience!

This secret santa art trade will be conducted anonymously, which means you won't know who's drawing your character, and the person whose character you're drawing won't know it's from you. The mystery adds to the excitement! Once your work is finished, I can have it delivered discreetly if you want to remain anonymous, or you can feel free to sign and post the art yourself if you prefer. Artists of all skill levels are encouraged to join - yes, even you so-called stick-figure artists! As for the medium, you can feel free to send an oil painting, a crayon drawing, a digital illustration, or anything in between!

The sign-up form for the art trade is in this link.

The sign-up deadline is December 1st.
The submissions deadline is December 21st.


Not as much time as in years past, but still hopefully enough for people to come up with something amazing to share. I'll be checking in with artists a week before the final deadline to make sure we're still on track to finish in time. And if anyone bails out on their gift, I'll pick up their slack!

If anyone has any questions, post it to this thread or PM them to me here on the forums or through Discord - @magistrasa#1303

Happy Holidays, and I'm looking forward to seeing what we come up with!

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Re: Arelith Secret Santa Art Trade - 2021 Edition

Post by woodbreeze » Thu Nov 18, 2021 7:33 am

so excited for this!!!!

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Post by lakhena » Thu Nov 18, 2021 8:17 am

Signing up!
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Post by Talvenlapsi » Thu Nov 18, 2021 4:58 pm

Maybe i'll regret this but count me in
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Post by magistrasa » Sun Nov 28, 2021 1:32 pm

There's only a few days left to sign up! Don't miss your chance to join in the fun!

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Post by La Villa Strangiato » Mon Nov 29, 2021 8:14 am

sign up you dorks
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Re: Arelith Secret Santa Art Trade - 2021 Edition

Post by Trashkeeper » Mon Nov 29, 2021 11:49 pm

I will put my lot in! c:

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Post by Paint » Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:03 am

I'll give it a go!

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Post by magistrasa » Wed Dec 01, 2021 1:01 pm

Today's the last day to sign up, so make sure you get on while you can! I'll be giving people their assignments by the end of the day tomorrow.

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Post by magistrasa » Fri Dec 03, 2021 3:27 am

A big thank you to all the artists who signed up! Make sure you check your inboxes, because results are in from the randomizer and assignments have been sent out to participants. Have fun everyone, and happy holidays!

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Post by innerbloom » Sat Dec 04, 2021 4:35 pm

So wish I had not missed this!
What a cool tradition.
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Post by Talvenlapsi » Sun Dec 12, 2021 12:41 am

When we're finished, do we just post them here, or a separate thread? I don't remember how prior ones were done!
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Post by magistrasa » Sun Dec 12, 2021 12:59 pm

It's up to you! You can post them here, give them to me so I can make the delivery, or give the gift yourself! Some people have already finished their pieces, and they've gone ahead and messaged their recipients to hand over the illustration in private. While I'd love to see a full collection of everyone's work in this thread at the end, I know not everyone will be comfortable with that kinda spotlight. So, the choice for how visible your work will be is yours!

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Post by Talvenlapsi » Sun Dec 12, 2021 9:24 pm

Alright, here's mine then ^.^ For Paint/Esterhaven! I tried a little new style and stuff, hopefully it doesn't look too bad. ^.^


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Post by Sombricimos » Mon Dec 13, 2021 12:01 pm

Holy heck this is stunning

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Post by Peachoo » Tue Dec 14, 2021 4:44 pm

Oh man, I wish I'd known about this. Would have totally participated! Next year!

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Re: Arelith Secret Santa Art Trade - 2021 Edition

Post by woodbreeze » Sun Dec 19, 2021 12:50 am



here's mine for Minto Fuzzypaw. also a link to the google drive because it's a pretty big file.

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Merry Christmas!
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Post by La Villa Strangiato » Sun Dec 19, 2021 12:58 am

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Post by Paint » Sun Dec 19, 2021 11:18 pm

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I spent an embarrassing amount of time on this, but here's my secret santa for Sabiha!

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Post by Snake2512 » Tue Dec 21, 2021 8:33 am

Kinda cool

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Post by Xarge VI » Tue Dec 21, 2021 2:58 pm

Here's my charcoal take on Nemerarie Athol. Happy yule everyone!

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Post by lakhena » Tue Dec 21, 2021 9:02 pm

Here’s my version of Kyari and her dragon buddy, rendered in gouache paint.

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Post by woodbreeze » Wed Dec 22, 2021 12:34 am

AWWWWW that's so cute, I love how vibrant it is! Thank you!!

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Post by lakhena » Wed Dec 22, 2021 2:16 am

La Villa Strangiato wrote:
Sun Dec 19, 2021 12:58 am
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Azalea, for lakhena. Merry holismas.
I love this so much! the interaction with the wolf is adorable.
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Post by La Villa Strangiato » Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:22 am

Xarge VI wrote:
Tue Dec 21, 2021 2:58 pm
Here's my charcoal take on Nemerarie Athol. Happy yule everyone!

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i love the way you did the sword and armor, it feels so medieval knight-y and grounded... this is the best chrismis
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