Welcome to Lowtech
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Happy Christmahannakwanzikah, or whatever you like to call it: It's December! The stores are packed to the brim with Candy-Canes, everyone's in a giving mood, the eggnog is flowing, the carolers are on the rampage, and its time for Lowtech's winter recap Newsletter!

If any of you don't know what Lowtech is: It's a club that features the traditional artists of dA with contests art prompts and even a tutorial account for those stuck in a rut. Traditional art isn't just pen and paper. We accept anything you can do without a computer,which means writing, film photography, and artisan crafts as well. So far most of our members are the pen and paper type, but who's complaining? You don't have to be a member to participate in our contests, or to take a look around our gallery.

We're glad to meet new people and check out what's going on around the galleries (the browse button is our best friend). If you have anything you think is important about the traditional art scene you want to tell us, just send a note.

Headlines
Lowtech has been lucky to gain a few new artists that are truly above and beyond. This months feature artist is *artistwilder with her chilly depiction of Winter's Edge.

Thanks to its new subscriber status, Lowtech's Forum and shoutboard are open for business along with our chatroom #Lowtechshare. Feel free to leave a thread or just chat with the rest of the Lowtech team. Just be sure to read the Rules first!

Lowtech artists aren't the only ones out there with amazing traditional skills. Check out the new Eye-catchers journal, a place where we feature new non-member talent fresh off of the submission page.

Lowtech's getting its Winter facelift! All new CSS's are showing up in each of the journals. If you have an idea or template for any of the journals, feel free to send us a note.

Everyone can learn something new, Check out the Lowtech Tutorial of the Month

Featured Thumbs
Check out these wonderful Pieces from our featured artists.


*artistwilder took the Fall contest by storm. This month we are featuring three of her oil Landscapes including the winer of our Fall contest Autumn Spring,and two others, each done with amazing skill.Make sure to check out the rest of her amazing gallery.

An elephant enjoying a meal. Painted in lively strokes with indian ink and a stylistic touch.Done by an artist with a gift for animals by ~streicher

A lovely little geisha, with the cutest expression.Wonderful textures and depth are brought out in the dual tone of black and brown. An excellent Print by ~Tsukareru

Latest Contest
What is winter to you? Is it a snow day? Christmas, Newyears, the anticipation of a blooming spring? Winter break, skiing? Snuggling up to a new snowbunny or spending time with friends and family? Is it the way that the snow falls? Or the fact that it doesnt fall at all? Suprise us, inspire us. Show us what winter is in a piece of visual art or literature.To learn more about this and other contests visit our Contest Journal

Word from the Admin
Lowtech is booming! We are now up to 200+ members, with more joining every day. Our pen-and paper artists are still dominating the club, but lately there has been a healthy growth from the other two sections of Lowtech.Keep up the good work everyone and have a Happy Holiday!

_{Have a squeet day!
~mossi-mo}