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:bulletblue:Here is the summary for every round:bulletblue:

Information


“What is an XChange?“
Do you know Secret Santa? No?
Okay, I’ll try to cut it short.
:bulletblue: You get a picture.
:bulletblue: You draw a picture.
But you don’t know, from whom you will get the picture and you also can’t choose who you will draw for.

”Okay, but why is the RaiXChange different than others?”
It is with Collabs.
What a Collabission is? People draw together on one pic. Here one will draw the outlines and the other one will colour them :D

”What do we have to do then?”
:bulletblue: Whenever I post a journal saying a rond is open, send me (Eraili) a note with the information of your character you want to get drawn. A template is further down in this box.
:bulletblue: You will get two notes from me then. One containing the Outlines you have to draw, the other one containing which character you have to colour.
:bulletblue: Draw the outlines of the character you have to and send them to your partner. (All Information in the first note)
:bulletblue: Colour the lines of the character you will get from your other partner. (All Information in the second note)
:bulletblue: Upload the picture you coloured. Your description has to contain these credits: Who drew the Outlines, who drew the Coloration and that is was drawn for the XChange!
You also have to add the picture to the right folder in the XChange gallery (Or “featured”, I will do everything else~)

Note template:
Category: (Is you chara a dragon, human, animal, or something different)
Name: (name of the chara of course)
Gender: (I hope you know this one xD)
Personality: (You don't have to fill out this, but if your chara is very, very bad you may don't want him cuddling a butterfly, or? xD)
Background: (you can also leave this out. Write here if your character can be found only in certain habitats- this is meant for the background of the picture, not the history of your character ^^)
Additional Informations: (Write here things, you cannot see on the ref/ picture- maybe eye colour; or something, people often get wrong or forget, or may forget ^^)
References: (thumbs of reference sheets or pictures- yes everybody can use thumbs in notes ^^ they have to be clean to see the character and coloured)
What you will draw: (What you would draw. You have to choose categories for outlines and for the colo- I for example won't draw outlines for humans, but i would colour them ^^)

Without the explanations:
Category:
Name:
Gender:
Personality:
Background:
Additional Informations:
References:
What you will draw:

Rules


:bulletblue: First of all- You will have 8 weeks time to finish your picture.
Four for the Outlines, four for the Colouration.

:bulletblue: Second- If you are not finishing the colouration in time even though your partner has given you the lines early enough, you aren’t allowed to join the round after. If you don’t finish your picture in the two weeks after, even for the round after the next one. If this happens too often, I will extend the ban to a year.

:bulletblue: Same for outlines. If you haven’t given your partner the outlines after one month, you aren’t allowed to join the round after. If this happens too often, I will extend the ban to a year.

:bulletblue: If you join a round and I never hear something from you again - then you are screwed. I won't let you enter again.

:bulletpurple: Means:
In time: Perfect, you are allowed to join the next Round
0-2 weeks late: banned only for the next Round
2+ weeks late: banned for the next two Rounds
i never hear from you again: banned forever
happens too often/way too long (aka two months or so): one year ban

:bulletblue: You can write more than one character into the template, but the artists are only drawing one.

:bulletblue: The character has to be good to see on the reference and it has to be coloured. Also only Original characters.

:bulletblue: Be nice to each other.

:bulletblue: And last, but not least- Do your best! The others do too :heart:

FAQ


”So, I have to draw two pictures? Why”
Ähm.. no.
You have to draw two halfs of a picture.

”Can’t I draw just one?”
No. because then two will draw a picture for one- the half of the participants won’t get a picture. That would be very, very unfair.

”What if i don't get my pic after these two months? D:
I will draw it... or another deviant. I will open a new journal, and if somebody wants to draw something for you he/she has to tell me and I send the note. If nobody wants- I will draw it.
You WILL get your piece, don’t worry!

”What if I am drawing traditional?”
If you work traditional- no problem ^^ colouring is easy- just print the lines ^^
and outlining- make clear lines, so the other one can either print it properly (so she/he can colour it well) or copy the layer (with multiply and so ^^)

”If I am outlining digital- what format should the pic have?”
*png I think ^^ But without an background
But it can also be *psd- if the other one draws with photoshop or sai.
or *sai if the other one draws with sai- just ask you partner ^^

”Do they have to be Original Characters?”
Yes!
Not stolen, not traced. Just your original characters.
If someone other designed it for you, it's okay, just if it is YOURS!

”Which picture do I have to upload?”
You have to upload the one you coloured x3
You can also upload the other one but only the one you coloured will be added to the group! Though, you can only upload the Outlines if the coloured ones of them also have been uploaded :)
I don't wanna spam you twice as much~


If you have questions, ASK- I will update this then~

:bulletblue:And don't forget guys, draw with love~ :heart::bulletblue:

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Update:
So, this round is over and we all finished :heart:

So, how did you like it this time? Should i do something differently?
I didn't use any categories this time since we were only four people x'D




Update:
Today was the last day to do your lineart! So I hope you all did it and i hope everybody received the lineart they should colour :heart:
(I know i did <3)
:bulletgreen: You have time to draw the Coloration till the 1st of June.




Update:
You have 5 days left to send out your Outlines to your partner, just a heads up :heart:
Love,
~Rai

Update:
Notes has been sent out! (sorry for the slight delay; changed the deadlines for a few days to make up for it <3 )
Also, here is a recap of the Deadlines again:
:bulletred: You have time to send your registring notes for this round till the 16th of April.
:bulletgreen: You have time to draw the Outlines till the 11th of May.
:bulletgreen: You have time to draw the Coloration till the 1st of June.




So, I say let's try this again :D

This will be kinda a test run, to see if many are interested, how many will join, if everything works and so on ^^
Also I decided that this round, only creatures/animals will be accepted. No humans/anthros, sorry! It just really complicates things since people usually cannot draw everything ^^
I will also try to implement categories based on quality. Those will be like Shi and i did them in the Minkin Secret Santa, which is basically good for everybody since the "better" ones can also draw for the "worse" ones <3
Important!
If there are too less people that join and i cannot try it, then i won't do it~ So please don't be sad in any case <3

Quick recap of the quality control i will try to implement:
First of all, you will be able to receive a drawing from even the best ones no matter in which category you will be, it’s just a way to make sure the best artists get a gift near their skill-level.

How does it work?
There are three categories. A being the best, B and C.
A and B will be able to draw for everybody, but C will only be able to draw for B and C.

Categories will stay secret, for you own sake. ;)

How to join


After all that text, here is what you have to do to join!

Fill out this order form and note me ( Eraili ), NOT the group!

Note template:
Name: (name of the chara of course)
Gender: (I hope you know this one xD)
Personality: (You don't have to fill out this, but if your chara is very, very bad you may don't want him cuddling a butterfly, or? xD)
Background: (you can also leave this out. Write here if your character can be found only in certain habitats- this is meant for the background of the picture, not the history of your character ^^)
Additional Informations: (Write here things, you cannot see on the ref/ picture- maybe eye colour; or something, people often get wrong or forget, or may forget ^^)
References: (thumbs of reference sheets or pictures- yes everybody can use thumbs in notes ^^ they have to be clean to see the character and coloured; no written descriptions!)

Without the explanations:
Name:
Gender:
Personality:
Background:
Additional Informations:
References:

Recap of what happens + Rules


:bulletgreen: You will have to draw Outlines of character A and give them person B to colour. (Via stash or another sharing form- do not upload it in your gallery!
:bulletgreen: Person C gives you Outlines they drew of character D and you have to colour them. Those you can upload once you finish them!

:bulletgreen: In case you want to upload the Outlines you did too, you will have to wait for the person who coloured them to upload the finished picture first~
:bulletgreen: Only digital outlines please! Your colouring part can be traditional though
:bulletred: at least a partial background is required! But draw Fullbodies please.
:bulletred: Colouring includes shading; Outlines should be real outlines, no sketches!
:bulletred: As usual, no tracing, no copying, do the drawing yourself!

:bulletred: You have time to send your registring notes for this round till the 16th of April.
:bulletgreen: You have time to draw the Outlines till the 7th of May.
:bulletgreen: You have time to draw the Coloration till the 28th of May.

If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me! I will write any new questions at the bottom of the journal and with stars marking the new questions (+ i will update the journal) if anything major happens!

I really hope this will be a success :la:

Love,
~Rai
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:iconkevintheradioguy:
kevintheradioguy Featured By Owner Mar 29, 2016  Professional
I'd love to make another collab. It's a pity the group died so rapidly :c
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Detective-May Featured By Owner Sep 4, 2015
Oh no when will this place be active again? :(
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dragthelegendarysmn Featured By Owner Oct 6, 2014  Hobbyist Digital Artist
is there a specific way to join?
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Platyadmirer Featured By Owner Sep 6, 2014  Student General Artist
Oh whoops I heard that the new round started last week, is it too late to enter in this round?
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Radschel Featured By Owner Aug 19, 2014  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Would love to submit my part to the group, but doesn't seem to be possible... Is it still forbidden, or is it just not time yet?
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kevintheradioguy Featured By Owner Mar 21, 2013  Professional
While joining the round can I ask something random? :o Not the character I've made, but like 'random dragon' or 'random red wolf' or 'random troll maiden with blue nose hair'?
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L-Archi Featured By Owner Aug 4, 2012  Professional General Artist
done :)
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:iconkevintheradioguy:
kevintheradioguy Featured By Owner Jul 4, 2012  Professional
Hello, I'd like to join the group (just love the secret Santa thing), but I do have a question.
I'm more of a lineartist myself, can I submit to DA my line part? Before or after it's been coloured. Mmm?
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Amadoodles Featured By Owner Apr 18, 2012
Eeeee, this group looks seriously awesome! Although I'm sorry to hear that the next rounds will be in such a long time D: if you like, I could maybe help with some of the colouring if any of those artworks are still outstanding.
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Syphellium Featured By Owner Jan 5, 2012  Student General Artist
This group looks like so much fun 8D *joins*
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