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Showcase #10

August Calendar Draw

August is American Artist appreciation month. It's a way to thank artists across all mediums for their inspiration and enrichment. Libraries, museums, and galleries throughout the Nation are hosting events to celebrate. Here's a chance to join the month's festivities. We're calling all DA members, whether on the mainland or across the pond, to participate in our 2012 calendar. So, take the plunge. Doodle up August and submit. Your fanfare awaits...

UPDATE: See the finished 2012 Hand-drawn calendar. Now available or pre-order.

Submission Guidelines

Draw the entire calendar spread for August 2012, including artwork and the days of the week/dates.
Feel free to design the layout anyway you like, just be sure to include some kind of blocks for the days of the week.
Do it old school: use paint, a pen, marker, or colored pencil. NO vector art accepted.
Scan it and BE SURE to save the art at hi-resolution (300dpi minimum), in the case you win, we'll need it to print the final calendar.
Submit/Upload a JPG version of your artwork (no larger than 2MB) for voting.
Upload your best art, because you only get one submission.

DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 13th (4PM EST)

Prize

The winner with the most votes will get their artwork featured on the August spread of DA's very first hand-drawn / illustrated calendar! You will receive full credit, praise, and adoration—not to mention two copies of the calendar that you may barter, gift, or hoard all for yourself. We won't judge.

Spread the word

And the winner is...

Uploaded by Keelin Corscadden

50 Faves

All Submissions

Voting is now closed. Thanks to everyone who participated.

Uploaded by Cale Coduti

7 Faves

Uploaded by Louise Neumann

30 Faves

Uploaded by Helena Maratheftis

21 Faves

Uploaded by C M Carter

31 Faves

Uploaded by nidhi dwarakanath

19 Faves

Uploaded by Boris Melgarejo

5 Faves

Uploaded by Marsha Franco

7 Faves

Uploaded by Edward Nel

7 Faves

Uploaded by Pim

18 Faves

Uploaded by Stephanie Anne Flis

12 Faves

Uploaded by Roberta Graver

14 Faves

Uploaded by Rapper Elephant

7 Faves

Uploaded by Elli Anderson

11 Faves

Uploaded by rashi khandelwal

35 Faves

Uploaded by Jessica du Plessis

6 Faves

Uploaded by Terri Plemons

12 Faves

Uploaded by ellie kneeland

6 Faves

Uploaded by Dan Wolfe

40 Faves

Uploaded by pauseability

30 Faves

Uploaded by mat

7 Faves

47 Comments

Dan Wolfe Posted Jul 7, 2011

I might just be a little slow but does that mean that American artists are the theme for August?

okat Posted Jul 7, 2011

@Dan: There is no theme for August. There is never a theme for the calendar pages. It's open, wide open. The copy at top is just to introduce August. Game on!

Dan Wolfe Posted Jul 7, 2011

Thanks! Worth a check :-)

Eloise Posted Jul 8, 2011

i tri this time

Penny Lewin-Hetherington Posted Jul 9, 2011

I'll see I can create something but I'm a little presses for time at the moment. I might do one for September. Just how things go...

Katie Masten Posted Jul 9, 2011

can i upload my art even if its not for a contest? and if i can howwwwww in the world do i? ive been trying to figure it out forever.

Abigail Chapman Posted Jul 9, 2011

Hey Katie, here's a link to the doodlersanonymous flickr where a member can upload their doodles!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/doodlersanonymous/

Stephanie Anne Flis Posted Jul 11, 2011

hey my whole image isn't showing up will it when the contest voting begins

okat Posted Jul 11, 2011

@Stephanie: Yes it will. What you are seeing now after you've uploaded your submission is just a cropped thumbnail of it for reference. Thanks for participating.

Stephanie Anne Flis Posted Jul 11, 2011

thanks for having the contest!

Dan Wolfe Posted Jul 11, 2011

Thats me done!

nidhi dwarakanath Posted Jul 13, 2011

Just submitted. Can't wait to see the submissions.

rashi khandelwal Posted Jul 13, 2011

happy! :D

C M Carter Posted Jul 13, 2011

Done and done :D

Elli Anderson Posted Jul 13, 2011

this is sad... i tried really hard to submit my art but no... FAIL!! internet hates me :(

okat Posted Jul 13, 2011

@Elli: Can you tell us what the error was and please send your submission to editor{at}doodlersanonymous{dot}com

Roberta Graver Posted Jul 13, 2011

dang, dang dang....ran to kinkos to scan it, only to come home and discover that it's a pdf and not a jpg !@#$ ran out of time.....oh well, next month!!!

okat Posted Jul 13, 2011

@Roberta: We appreciate the effort, can you please forward your submission to editor{at}doodlersanonymous{dot}com for possible consideration.

We Are Rodents Posted Jul 13, 2011

can we still submit??

Keelin Corscadden Posted Jul 13, 2011

I am soooo annoyed! I've been working on my entry for 2 whole days now, just adding the finishing touches when I logged on to see the size requirements, and BAM! Deadline has been reached! But it's impossible! I'm living in Ireland, so knew the deadline would be different time than advertised here, so from your timer calculated the deadline on Irish time, which should have been 7am - like under 10hrs from now!! I reeeeally wanted to enter this one :( whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!

okat Posted Jul 13, 2011

@We Are Rodents and @Keelin: Officially the submission process is over, but we will take each situation under review. Email your submission to editor{at}doodlersanonymous{dot}com for consideration.

We Are Rodents Posted Jul 13, 2011

fingers crossed @.@

suzanne sicuranza Posted Jul 13, 2011

I thought it had to say August on the submission?
C M Carter's doesn't ..... or am I just missing it??

Just realized my scanner doesn't do 10x14 ...boo!
Would we be able to scan 2 halves?
Well for next time, I didn't realize there was a time limit for this one.. :(

okat Posted Jul 13, 2011

@Suzanne: The version you upload for voting does not have to be 10"x14". That's just the specs for the final printed version.

Marco Posted Jul 13, 2011

Many of them look like my daughter drawing you hamster (hipsters)!!! hahah

ellie kneeland Posted Jul 13, 2011

sending out some positive vibes...
good luck to everyone that entered & to those that are still trying. i'm super excited to see the final calendar...especially the months with the invited artists :]

Keelin Corscadden Posted Jul 13, 2011

@ OKAT - Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you! =)

Keelin Corscadden Posted Jul 14, 2011

@ OKAT - It's sent! So how long until I find out if my situation has passed review or not?

Preeti Chuahan Posted Jul 14, 2011

Good luck all you guys!

nui Posted Jul 14, 2011

♥♥♥♥ by pim alot♥♥♥♥

Keelin Corscadden Posted Jul 14, 2011

Yay I'm in too!
Good luck everybody =)

Roberta Graver Posted Jul 14, 2011

♥♥ Thankyou - a friend just told me to see your response. Thank you so much!!

Kate Brewer Posted Jul 14, 2011

CM Carter's work, amazing, and I love biscuits!!!

Roberta Graver Posted Jul 14, 2011

OK - I'm totally new at this....'how' do you vote? can't figure out how to 'mark' my faves..

ellie kneeland Posted Jul 14, 2011

@Roberta Graver...it's right under each picture (bottom right). it's a big * symbol and says faves.

Roberta Graver Posted Jul 15, 2011

ahhhh the * doesn't show up till u put the cursor over it...i'm a little slow...sorry!

Maria Hegedus Posted Jul 15, 2011

how do you submit? to the flickr page?

ellie kneeland Posted Jul 16, 2011

@Maria Hegedus...you submit directly on here, but it's closed now. If you click on the big blue box at the very top of the page that says "get full details" you will see all the info. The next one is for October.

Jessy atteborough Posted Jul 17, 2011

I really like the clothesline idea... Is the winner chosen only by votes... Cos the deserving ones don't seem to be getting too many votes.

Richael Carroll Posted Jul 17, 2011

WOW guys, well done! This months submissions are excellent. Unfortunately couldn't submit myself this month, hopefully next time. Good luck everyone :)

billy heffernan Posted Jul 17, 2011

that keelin girl is somthin special she should def win!!!

indranil saha Posted Jul 18, 2011

I loved Rashi's work !! :D Good luck Rashi !! :)

rashi khandelwal Posted Jul 18, 2011

can i know... how my votes get reduced??? i need a fair answer..please.. dis is annoying!

okat Posted Jul 18, 2011

To All Doodlers -- Just a heads up that in our most recent showcase (August Calendar Draw), we logged 45-50 invalid members, and all of them made votes that we are marking as invalid. We've removed the members and their votes and will continue to monitor it as the day goes on.

Sorry for the inconvenience, but the show must go on :)

Good luck everyone,
Editor @ DA

cristina Posted Jul 18, 2011

pink hair girl...I like Pim,s calendar..