Creative Community

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This is a WORLD full of resources dedicated to the aspiring artists of theOtaku of all kinds. The term 'artist' is not limited to the categories on theOtaku. Art can range from sculptures, photography, writing, film, graphic art, and much more! We will have a collection of various tutorials and references to offer that will help you improve and learn new skills in whatever you specialize. However, in order to improve, one must also receive feedback on their work. The members of the Creative Community will be available to provide critiques and aid you on your journey as an artist.

Along with the goal of assisting other artists, this is, after all, a community, and we would like to also make this a place where you can meet new people that share your same interests. This is a friendly haven that will hopefully bring together the many members of theO.

If you wish to join this community, please subscribe so you can receive notification on when new things are posted and fill out an application. Members who have subscribed and sent in an application will be given the Guest Poster privilege, and will be able to ask for critiques on their work. To maintain Guest Poster privilege, please provide critiques to other users so everyone can benefit.

This site is designed to run without a lot of supervision. Features such as critiques and corrections depend on the activity of members. Administrators have the responsibility of coming up with events and updating the website every now and then. So please act appropriately and stay friendly.

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If you decide not to, thank you for taking the time to stop by! :)

Administrative Team:
FUNimation - Founder & President
WyvernWings - Earl of English & Writing Aficionado
harvestmoonluvr - SHSL Harvest Goddess
KeybladeMewKasa - AMV Queen & Resident Grammar Nazi

CURRENT EVENTS:
Monthly Challenge: Create a Candy Character
Weekly Challenge: Life Drawing Study

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Aug 25 - Back to School - Weekly Challenge - Art

If you participate in this challenge, please dedicate it to CreativeCommunity or message us so we may feature you to the rest of the Community! The challenges will always be available through the Event History section of the Creative Community, so you can always visit the challenges that you missed.

Type of Event: Weekly Challenge
Instructions: Unfortunately, school is starting. You can either take all your frustrations out into a piece about school, or you can take a positive turn and try drawing what you look forward to. School can/is stressful, but don't forget about your friends or any awesome teachers. Use this piece to release some nerves as you say goodbye to summer.

~FUNimation

Aug 11 - Google Drop - Weekly Challenge - Art

Type of Event: Weekly Challenge
Instructions: Recreate a landscape pulled up by a random Google Street View generator. You can either draw exactly what you see, or you can use it for inspiration for your own original piece. (The first picture has been the same every time, so make sure you press the "Go" button at least to randomize the picture that appears.)

~FUNimation

Aug 4 - Summer Lovin' - Weekly Challenge - Art

Type of Event: Weekly Challenge
Instructions: Create a piece using the season of summer as inspiration. Summer doesn't just have to be the beach or fireworks. You could have ice-cream or simply a group of friends hanging out. Try to depict what summer means to you, or what you like about it. You could even draw one of your favorite memories from this summer.

~FUNimation

August - Art Monthly Challenge - Design a Candy Character

Type of Event: Monthly Challenge
Introduction: Using candy as inspiration, create an original candy character.
Instructions: There are several different candies in the world, all with their own flavors and textures. Using your creative eye, first study a wide arrangement of candy. Analyze how lighting and texture differentiate the different surfaces of candy. This will help you create a realistic candy character. You may incorporate candy into your character any way possible. The candy could just be their clothes, or the character itself can be made of candy. Get creative. I will provide resources for inspiration, but I would advise to not look at them for long. Often when artists look at something to get ideas, the image that they have studied will become stuck in their brains, and it'll limit their creative thinking. Do not let yourself become stuck on one concept. Experiment and have fun. Don't forget to name your character.
Resources: Concept Cookie Candy Study • CC Summer Contest (Scroll to the bottom for contest entries) • WiR Sugar Rush characters • AT Candy People

~FUNimation

July 28 - Character Generator - Weekly Challenge - Art

If you participate in this challenge, please dedicate it to CreativeCommunity so we may feature you to the rest of the Community! The challenges will always be available through the Event History section of the Creative Community, so you can always visit the challenges that you missed.

Type of Event: Weekly Challenge
Introduction: Choose a character generator and create a character based on your results. Be sure to describe the character you got.
Instructions: Using whichever character generator you wish to create an original character. We've listed a few resources for you, but feel free to use your own. Just be sure to link back to the original generator you used.
Resources: Character Design Inspiration Generators • empty-crayon-box's Princess Generator • AnimaMundi Were-Whatever Generator • 8bit Monster's Elf Generator • Character Generator
Challenge: Create backstory for your character. The personality and experiences of a character can heavily influence their design. Whenever you're designing a character, consider what kind of person they are and have their character shine through their design.

-FUNimation