Fan Art Community News: Volume 2

Hello everyone! Welcome to the SECOND edition of the Fan Art Community Newsletter! This is an update on all things Fan Art going around in the community, and it is a place for you to come and catch up on what has been going on officially in the Fan Art department. The majority of this newsletter is going to be about what YOU all are doing in the Fan Art community, so it is super important for you to note me with your happenings!

From the Fan Art Gallery Director:

Hey everyone! Hopefully most of you have survived winter AND Valentine's Day and are excited that the good stuff in Fan Art is finally starting to materialize!

The book club is starting to materialize, so check this journal out for more details [link] and then check out the poll to vote and leave your comments! [link] A poll will be going up shortly for you to pick your favorite genre, we'll gather a book list, finalize everything and then we'll be good to go!

The last thing I want to let you all in on is the Community of Fan Art Love project! This project was spawned through Valentine's Day, but after thinking about it, I realized this would be such an amazing project for everyone to get in on! The idea is to get as many artists as possible to draw as many different characters as possible and compile them into one huge piece of artwork! Here is the started piece:



And here is a stamp you can use to support it!


Join in, get your friends to join in, and lets make this happen! I want to be positively overwhelmed with characters to add in!
You'll find the simple instructions on how to join in the collaboration piece!

You can always check my journal for the latest news, and in case you've missed something, you can catch up here:

Fan Art Updates Archive:

AR6. Valentine's Day
AR5. Supporting GD's
AR4. Contest Results
AR3. DDs
AR2. Holidays!
AR1. Who are you?
Supplement: Tips when suggesting FAN ART Daily D's

Contests in the Community:

If you are running a Fan Art contest and would like to see it appear in this space, please send a note to ^ArtisticAunJuli with a link to your contest and the deadline for entries!

Vote for these contests!
Ultimate Fandom Contest: Book Characters - Voting Closes on March 5th
Ultimate Fandom subContest: Avatar - Voting Closes on March 5th

Clubs and Chatrooms in the Community:

Have a Fan Art related club or chatroom? Send me a note with a description to see it featured here! I will also be searching around myself for some of the more exemplary Fan Art related clubs! Note: I'm having a huge outpouring of notes, and I can't feature everyone all at once, so I'm featuring in an order. If you have submitted a note to me, don't worry! Yours will appear in a future volume!


~Club-Knob
-Fandom: Negaduck, Megavolt, Bushroot & Liquidator.
-Genre: TV/Movies
-Member count: 45+
Special Features: Affiliated with nearly 10 other clubs, keeps track of all artwork of all Negaduck and other Darkwing Duck Villain artwork from the entire DA community. Showcases member's artwork in their gallery!


~DisneyBabes
-Fandom: Disney heroines, both princesses and non-princesses alike
-Genre: TV/Movies, Books
Special features: Contests, often holiday-related, are held every so often with the winning piece becoming the featured Deviation.


*SM-club
-Fandom: Sailor Moon
-Genre: TV/Movies
-Member count: 400+
Special features: Monthly Features, monthly contests, Subscriptions as prizes and much more!


~ThePoles
-Fandom: ~Green-Bird & her novel, The Poles.
-Genre: Books
-Member Count: Seeking new members!
Special Features: Posting up fanart of her characters. Will hold contests once there are enough members!


~KH2-hyper-fanclub
-Fandom: Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy
-Genre: Game
-Member count: 9+
-Chatroom: [link]
Special Features: Chatroom; takes a variety of submissions: anything from fanfics to manga and yaoi to yuri!

Fan Art News Articles in the Community:

Have you posted a news article related to Fan Art and want it to have more exposure? Send a link to ^ArtisticAunJuli and I'll read it over and post it in the next edition of the Fan Art Community News Article!

Red Dwarf Fan Art Feature!
Valentine's Day Fan Art Feature!
House Love Fest!
Gaming Features: Sonic the Hedgehog!
Gaming Features: Master Chief
Gaming Features: Super Smash Bros Melee
Gaming Features: The Legend of Zelda
Hidden Gems of Fan Art: Disney
Samurai Champloo Art Feature

Show me Fan Art, Win A T-Shirt TWO Turn Out!

Every month I will be posting a journal free for all where you can comment, leave a link to your favorite fan art, and I will pick random numbers. The comments that match up with those numbers will win a deviantART T-shirt and other random prizes! This is a way to smother me with all of the backlogged Fan art you just couldn't wait to show me, and in turn, I pick plenty of amazing pieces and post them in this newsletter!

Here are some of the fantastic ones from the last journal post!







Here are the winners!

devShirts: `touchedvenus, =alienfirst
Prints: *CatBoyXD, *pYrO1v1aniac, *DevarinStar, =feetpeet
1-month subscriptions: ~Coqui-chan, ~FF-Boy, ~llifi-kei, =lilyhbp

Final Thoughts:

If you've made it this far, you have gotten through this entire article of Fan Art Goodies! Thank you so much for taking the time to read it-- I know the people who help compile this newsletter and I really appreciate it!

Remember! This article is all about you, the Fan Art Community, and the people who love Fan Art regardless of whether they create it or not. Keep sending me your notes, and if there is a section you want to see in this newsletter, by all means-- let me know!

In closing, I want you all to know that I'm so incredibly astounded at all of the outpouring and support you all give to me and to each other. The support you lend will always be welcome and appreciated, and I wanted to personally thank the people who are still working hard on such projects that seem buried like the Gallery Director Stamp Challenge (I'll be making necessary changes soon) and the DeviantARTist's Marketplace. You guys really are the heart of deviantART, and I really hope you all continue to give and take in this spectacular community of artists!


Now get out there and make some amazing artwork!