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Sketch Fest #16 - starts soon!

Jul 22, 2011 09:34

What is Sketch Fest?Sketch Fest involves artists from all over the world, working on a pool of audience-generated prompts and ideas for up to - but no more than! - one hour an any given sketch. For 24 hours, we creatively jam, share our results with each other, and sell our work. Artists can work in any media, for any part of the 24 hours, on any ( Read more... )

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ankewehner July 22 2011, 18:33:53 UTC

I'm looking forward to it this month. :D

Thoughts ysabetwordsmith July 22 2011, 18:53:06 UTC

>>I plan to add the tools to let people use the credits to tip writers and artists<<

Good idea!

>>I'd like to develop the karma (non-monetary units) system so that people are rewarded for commenting, participating and leaving prompts<<

Yes, please.

>>I'd also like to discuss opening the project to other forms of art, such as writing (still bound by the one-hour limit!). <<

Yes, please.

>>Sketch Fest is vastly different in that it was entirely front-funded - and has exceeded my vision. I was paid professional programming rates at every step of the way to create exactly what was needed and requested in direct response to the users.<<

If we ever manage to launch a Crowdfunding hub site, this is how I'd like to do it: create a list of what people want, crowdfund to build the core, and then add new features based on what people want enough to pay for and vote for.

>>Sketch Fest teaches you to observe your own work habits and improve your speed and creativity, as well as try subjects you might otherwise never tackle. <... which is ( ... )

ankewehner July 22 2011, 20:40:36 UTC

Bit of thinking: My favourite bit is that it gets me to draw stuff. I have a bit of a procrastinating problem... with art for others, there's the deadline/someone's waiting for this angle, but random art... I have ideas I've ben postponing for years. So sometimes I just leave a prompt for myself so I get off my metaphorical ass and draw it.

And otherwise, getting new ideas presented on a silver platter is great, too - as is having a community that will leave feedback. :)

jenny_evergreen July 22 2011, 23:27:52 UTC

*jumps up and down* Add writers, please! One of my best skills as a writer has always been my speed, and I would LOVE writing to prompts with a set time like that!