Draw This in Your Style Craze EXPLAINED Plus Convention Updates! – 12/10

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What is ‘DTIYS’ and why?

 

Have any of you heard of the term “Draw This In Your Style?”

 

A lot of artists have been picking up on this concept over the past few years and it leaves some who aren’t involved in it asking “What is it?” and “But what is the point?”

 

I think it is simple to say that every artist in the world has had another artist they have been fond of either for their art style, color choices, concepts/layout, or just the way that they draw certain things in a portrait. This alone stems fans to either create ‘fanart’ or mimic what they see so they can learn to improve their own art skills.

 

Because social media is so powerful, artists are using this to their advantage to promote themselves as well as inviting the artist community to get involved. The rules are quite basic where the ‘host’ artist draws an original character and challenges ‘fan’ artists to draw the same character, but, the catch is, for that fan artist to use their own style to draw the host artist’s original character, which results in creating what is called a ‘collaboration’. A lot of times, these collaborations end up resulting in the ‘fan’ being recognized by the host artist and it can create an opportunity for them to work on art together again in the future, if they make a good enough impression.

 

If you have an artist that is your mentor, sometimes fanart is the best way to gesture that you like what they are doing more than colorful language. *Whisper* Just don’t forget to give credit where it is due.

 

Local Conventions:

 

There are a lot of conventions going on this weekend, starting December 13, 2019, so I will make a small concise list with the dates included for each one. Which one is closest to you? Have you been to any of these in the past?

 

Remember, if you are busy while any are taking place, you can always keep an eye on their main website to see when it is being held again in the future.

 

North America:

 

GTA Comic Con 2019: December 15 – Burlington, ON, Canada

 

Oshawa ComiCon 2019: December 14, 15 – Oshawa, ON, Canada

 

Don’t forget to bring food donations for prizes and to save on admission!

 

Sono Con 2019: December 14, 15 – Montgomery, AL

 

Sci-Fi Sea Cruise 2019: December 13-22 – Departing from Port Miami, FL for 9 nights – Guide.

 

Holiday Matsuri: December 13-15 – Orlando, FL

 

Stranger Con: December 14, 15 – Atlanta, GA

 

Jekyll Comic Con and Hyde Horror Alley 2019: December 14 – Jekyll Island, GA

 

Ocean City Comic Con: December 14 – Ocean City, MD

 

Don’t forget to bring a non-perishable food item and arrive in costume for ticket discounts.

 

ConComics Tour Guadalajara 2019: December 14, 15 – Guadalajara, Jal, Mexico

 

Tsunami Merida Comic Con 2019: December 14, 15 – Merida, Yuc, Mexico

 

International:

 

Furs Upon Malaysia 2019: December 14, 15 – Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

 

DreamHack Sevilla 2019: December 13-15 – Sevilla, Spain

 

Heroes Comic Con: December 14, 15 – Madrid, Spain

 

Comic World Taiwan 2019: December 13-15 – Taipei, Taiwan

 

Artist Spotlight:

 

©GabrielHollins

 

GabeVSArt is a fantastic growing digital artist. He is pretty active when you DM him and is extremely positive when you discuss artwork with him. Like most artists that help you with tutorials, he is affiliated with Skillshare and has a lot of artwork up on ArtStation for those who are interested. He also Twitch streams some of his steps so when you have free time, you can see his updates here:

 

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“I have been following GabeVSArt for about a year now and he has really evolved his digital art style quite well. I like when he starts from nothing, has a concept in mind and the art takes on its own life” ~VixenMink

 

You can always send me a message if you want to be featured here or if you want to be removed from being featured.

 

Closing:

 

Colds tend to show up right when you want to go out and enjoy yourself properly. I am glad it is almost over and I hope this is the only time I am sick this season. Cheers to everyone’s good health and don’t forget to …

 

#StayCreative

 

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