Hello Sheezers ITS MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR!!
It's AniMayPril! A 2 month challenge that indeed challenges you to step outside your comfort zone and step into the realm of making your lovely art move and groove!
Animation is near and dear to my heart and for many of us here at Sheezy so keep an eye on the rewards this time around because we have some special perks this time around ;)
NOW onto more information about the
SHEEZY MONTHLY ART CHALLENGE!! 🎨
This time around I took the liberty to prepare a bit of a resource for people who have no idea where to start in terms of free programs or what things you need to know to start animating, something I started preparing about a year ago and admittedly its still not 100% done BUT all the information text wise should be there and links and example images will be added when I have the time and energy to do so, so please check out my Guide to Animation for Broke Beginners
Don't forget to tag your artwork #SheezAprMay26, you will need to place this on the post you wish to submit in order to get the chance to win our amazing prizes and get the nifty participation badge.
This AnimMAYPRIL theme is:
🌦️APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS 🌼
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This month's challenge was prompted by Me! the Dax of Doodles
Your deadline is the 31st of May at - 11pm GMT
IMPORTANT SPECIAL CHALLENGE SUBMISSION INFORMATION!
Final Submission must be animated, but can be done in any medium you choose.
Contributors who create music, scripts, storyboards, etc- for the purpose of an animation can also gain the benefits of participation and winner awards!
The animation must be AT LEAST 5 seconds in length before looping, not just looping 2 frames for 5 seconds!
Submission can be a loop or linear, meaning it can be a looped motion or a linear story.
As per site rules you cannot use copyrighted music or sound within the animation.
Your prizes!
Participants will get a unique award on their submission relating to the challenge and theme. AND ONE MONTH OF BASIC SUBSCRIBER PERKS!
Winners will receive:
- 1st Place: 1 YEAR of VIP
- 2nd Place: 1 YEAR of Pro
- 3rd Place: 1 YEAR of Basic
The Rules 📜:
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The artwork must be in the appropriate channel in the discord or have this month’s tag to be submitted.
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No plagiarism, if you are found stealing and/or copying someone else's work you shall be disqualified and the art deleted.
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As per the Discord rules, NSFW artworks cannot be posted there! NSFW artworks MUST remain on site and be tagged and rated appropriately.
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Your submission must follow all of our rules and rating guides, both on site and on the Discord.
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Be respectful to your fellow competitors.
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Collaboration works are allowed and encouraged! Just make sure you mention everyone involved.
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You can submit a maximum of 2 entries to the challenge.
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Interpretation of the prompt is left to your discretion, if you think it fits it probably does! The community is trusted to self moderate in this matter.
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Most importantly, enjoy what you create and have fun making it!
If you want input on what prompts we do in the future you can do so in the "Challenge Prompt Suggestions" block on my profile or head on over to the
Prompt Suggestions post on our Discord
Yes, as you can see, I am practically GIVING AWAY sub perks this time because I REALLY WANT TO! and sometimes people need that eeeextra bit of motivation to KEEP ARTING!
and to show my appreciation to sticking with me and all my Challenges so far!-Dax
so excited for this!! I missed the last animation one so I'm hoping I can make something this time around!!
"Sad clown paying taxes"
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bumping the question Takapawz made cuz i'm also curious if we need to have rain and flower elements in our entry ^^
also thanks for the guide! didnt know about tahoma and think i will use it for my entry :D
Ah! it is something I replied to in the discord but I can repeat here! thanks for the reminder.
So as the rules state the interpretation of the prompts is left up to community discretion, so you can include rain and flowers if you want or your can go with the more "philosophical" meaning of the phrase, both are correct, or if you want to mix the meaning of the phrase with the literal imagery that is fine too!
This gonna be sound dumb question but i just need to clarify to understand it.
This mean we need rain and flower in same animation for this theme challenge correct?
either way, still sound awesome challenge, thank as usual for hosting it! 👏
Now that sounds challenging!! X3
Bweh! > w <
OOOH interesting theme!! best of luck to everyone participating!!! :D
AND thank you for the animation guide!! i bet it will be helpful to artists who need it! :>
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