While staring at the calendar this afternoon, I noticed: 1) It is still November and 2) it is still 2020. If anyone is looking for a small project to devote a whole afternoon, or looking to receive a bit of holiday cheer in the form of original fan art for one of your characters, then Secret Santa may just be the ticket to adding more positivity to this year.

Usedbooks has gallantly taken the lead on Secret Santa for the last three years. There is usually a little more planning time to get this underway, but we might as well get the ball rolling for everyone and anyone who wants to participate in this year’s event.

Secret Santa is an annual art-trade where you sign-up in the forums and write a quick description of what you would like someone else to draw. The request can be as open-ended or as detailed and specific as you would like. Please keep in mind that there will only be a window of about two solid weeks after assignments are given, so keep requests semi-manageable.

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How Secret Santa works:

~Reply to this thread with your gift request before the end of sign-up deadline.
~When sign-ups close, everyone is assigned a secret random assignment via PQ.
~You will have until Christmas (at least a few weeks lead time) to complete your assigned gift and present it on a gift thread (to be posted later).
~Any gifts not completed by the deadline will be reassigned to a volunteer on the DWC (dead weight committee).

~If you need more time, you will need to contact the organizer (me, I guess) before the deadline or be labeled as “deadweight” and have your assignment reassigned. (Deadweight will not be permitted to participate next year.)

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Timeline:

Sign-ups: Now to December 7th
Assignments: December 8th
Gift Deadline: December 25th

DWC Assigned: December 26th
DWC Deadline: January 1st

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To participate, reply here with your request (can be as specific or vague as you want). If asking for art of a particular character, links to good reference art/pages are helpful.

Also please let me know if You are interested in being part of the DWC.


PARTICIPANTS!


Tantz_Aerine (DWC): For my Secret Santa I'd like some fanart of Without Moonlight- bonus if you do it in movie poster style but you don't have to!


Genejoke: For mine I request something for Christmassy for Albion.


usedbooks: Anywho, I'd like an image of any character or characters from Used Books celebrating the holidays with my Secret Santa's original character or characters. UB character references: http://www.curiousv.com/usedbooks/?page_id=41


UnderTheBlackHat: So, keeping with the theme, how about our protagonists, Emery and Aiko along perhaps on a double date / interacting with some of your OC's. Holiday or regular day if you want..


hushicho (DWC): I'm pretty easy to please. I'd just like something fun that you have fun doing. It can be black and white, color, linework, whatever! I don't want to put more stress on anyone, but I do want to request that you do something you'll enjoy. If you want to do something super-sexy, that's great! If you want to do something cute, wonderful! I have enough characters to accommodate a pretty wide variety.


cdmalcolm1 (DWC): My character Solarcell or DarkBeauty and your character exchange gifts. IF not, just fan art of SolarCell or DarkBeauty.


L.C.Stein: Well, TJ has been a BAD KITTY once again this year, so please dress him up in whatever holiday garb you find suitable. Thank you in advance, look forward to participating :).


The doodler: How about some of this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viburnum_opulus plant for a little subtle Ukraine shoutout? Plus it’s red and green…


kawaiidaigakusei: I would like a drawing of Kyle Reese and John Connor fighting Artificial Intelligence (AI) robots during the War Against the Machines in the future Los Angeles 2029. Terminator. Please no Christmas references.


nightmarelunatic: I'd like my character Ace, frolicking with her squishy little buddy (the white squishy creature you see sometimes in my comic), in the world of MarioKart or SugarRush on go carts, collecting candy & looking maniacal with treats in hand <3 Or something fun with go carts :)

Sure, I'm here for it!

For my Secret Santa I'd like some fanart of Without Moonlight- bonus if you do it in movie poster style but you don't have to!

I'm in too.

For mine I request something for Christmassy for Albion.

Time flies! I totally forget what month it is.

Anywho, I'd like an image of any character or characters from Used Books celebrating the holidays with my Secret Santa's original character or characters. UB character references: http://www.curiousv.com/usedbooks/?page_id=41

This sounds like it could be fun…

So, keeping with the theme, how about our protagonists, Emery and Aiko along perhaps on a double date / interacting with some of your OC's.

Holiday or regular day if you want..

Need a reference for our ladies?

The Informal Submission for the DD Awards…

Or something dressier? How about The formal shot from the DD Awards.

If you need other reference, by all means check out the comic (If you haven't already) Kawaii Kissu Just don't forget it's VERY ADULT.

I'd love to participate!

I'm pretty easy to please. I'd just like something fun that you have fun doing. It can be black and white, color, linework, whatever! I don't want to put more stress on anyone, but I do want to request that you do something you'll enjoy. If you want to do something super-sexy, that's great! If you want to do something cute, wonderful! I have enough characters to accommodate a pretty wide variety.

You can check out any of my comics from my profile. Many of them are at least mature, so be aware! And of course, you're welcome to do art of any of them, but I should note that Incubus Tales and Demoniac Verse are reposts.

Happy holiday season!

I’m up for it. Sign me up.



My character Solarcell or DarkBeauty and your character exchange gifts. IF not, just fan art of SolarCell or DarkBeauty.



I’m gonna come back and put links to both DarkBeauty and SolarCell. Heading to work now.

Here is DarkBeauty:
https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/SolarCell/5647872/



Here is SolarCell:
https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Character_Profile_Solarcell/5643871/

Well, TJ has been a BAD KITTY once again this year, so please dress him up in whatever holiday garb you find suitable. Thank you in advance, look forward to participating :).

The link to my comic is in the banner. TJ is the black and white cat :). Thanks to whoever gets the chance to do this, look forward to seeing it!

How about some of this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viburnum_opulus plant for a little subtle Ukraine shoutout? Plus it’s red and green…

Incidentally, if you're running short for the DWC, I can probably at least contribute one thing! It's a bit of a crunch, but I think I can do it. Just let me know if you need me to do that!

Thank you, Hushicho!


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I would like to sign-up!

I would like a drawing of Kyle Reese and John Connor fighting Artificial Intelligence (AI) robots during the War Against the Machines in the future Los Angeles 2029. Terminator. Please no Christmas references.

I want to be part of DBC for SS2020. I will draw a christmas exchange if someone decides to drop out, or could not finish an art exchange. let me know if there is any room left for DBC.

Oh no! Am I too late? I meant to reply yesterday!

nightmarelunatic wrote:
Oh no! Am I too late? I meant to reply yesterday!

I'm sure it's okay we got very magnanimous showrunners here! :D Why don't you just say what you'd like?

By the way I can be DWC too, I think it'll work this year!

nightmarelunatic wrote:
Oh no! Am I too late? I meant to reply yesterday!

Not too late! I will add your name to the list, just edit your post to include whatever you would like to receive!

Tantz_Aerine wrote:

nightmarelunatic wrote:
Oh no! Am I too late? I meant to reply yesterday!

I'm sure it's okay we got very magnanimous showrunners here! :D Why don't you just say what you'd like?

By the way I can be DWC too, I think it'll work this year!

Thank you, Tantz!

Sign-Ups for the 2020 Secret Santa are now closed. Names have been selected through the Secret Santa name generator app. Please check your PQs if you have signed up on the forums.

Sorry - forgot to mention what'd I'd like.

I'd like my character Ace, frolicking with her squishy little buddy (the white squishy creature you see sometimes in my comic), in the world of MarioKart or SugarRush on go carts, collecting candy & looking maniacal with treats in hand <3 Or something fun with go carts :)

I just thought I'd say that I'd like to sign up for the DWC only. Drop me PQ if you need me.

smkinoshita wrote:
I just thought I'd say that I'd like to sign up for the DWC only. Drop me PQ if you need me.

Thank you, smkinoshita!

Wow, spam and probably dangerous!