The Monthly Art Giveaway
Editorial
Written by whoohoo
Edited by bluecherub
Welcome to the Editorial section of this issue! Today’s discussion will be about the
Monthly Art Giveaway. I will be going over those who have recently won a giveaway and a few other things!
At the beginning of each month, a prompt is given out for the giveaway. The entries can include digital art, drawings, photos and more. In August, the theme was
“the great outdoors.”
In Potterworld’s Art Discord, there are numerous art mediums represented, including writing, drawing, photography, and more. If you are interested in joining the Discord, you can do that
here.
I interviewed a number of the leading artists within the community to gain some insight on their processes. I began with interviewing
cxrlyyy who won July’s Monthly Art Giveaway!
You won the last giveaway. What made you want to submit your art piece for this month’s giveaway?
Summer used to be one of my favourite seasons … all of my life we went up to this small town and spent a week at a cottage, a lot of my favourite memories happened at my cottage, a few years ago they shut down the place we rented and i always miss it~ when I submitted my photo, it was on the week i would of been there so it was a nostalgic piece.
What is your favourite art-style, and why?
Photography! I find you can always freeze a special moment in time within a picture, there's so much of the scene that just unlocks hidden memories, and it will always be my favourite form of art.
How do you feel about the piece of art you submitted to the August giveaway, and why?
The piece of art i submitted means a lot to me, it was taken around the time, i realised how much i loved photography and no matter how many time i look at it … it gives me loads of memories, good, bad, all of them and it just reminds me of the love i had for that place.
What type of equipment do you normally use to make your art?
I normally use my phone camera when I take photos, since it's always what I have on me, but when I'm hiking or on vacation I always have my Canon camera with me. I just love getting more cinematic shots of beautiful environments I witness while I'm away.
The next interview is from
Ghowostie.
What is your favourite art style, and why?
My favorite art styles are stylized illustration styles. I love seeing life being depicted in a simplified yet expressive tone. The best example I can think of is Disney’s “Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure”. I also love Disney concept art books! (I’m a huge Disney fan)
Which type of art do you normally make/post in the discord/in general, and why?
I usually make digital illustrations and character drawings. I’ve always loved drawing people in my own style.[/I][/TAB]
How do you feel about the piece of art you submitted to the giveaway, and why do you think you feel like that?
While I didn’t participate in the august art giveaway, I did submit one for July. I went out of my comfort zone and tried out ambient lighting for that piece. I’m proud of it because I think I did a decent job of making the lighting realistic but still within my style.
What type of equipment do you normally use to make your art, and what type of art would you wish to learn to do in the future someday?
I use a Huion kamvas pro 16 pen display tablet that hooks up to my computer. I would love to improve my skills and learn more about visual development and character design!
The third is with
ForestSpy!
What is your favourite art style, and why?
I don’t know that I have a favorite art style, but I do like impressionistic and photorealistic art styles, as well as more fantasy and even certain cartoon-y styles. These art styles tend to contradict each other, but are all cool to me in different ways. I love the more playful side of some art as well.
Which type of art do you normally make/post in the discord/in general, and why?
I generally only post photography or digital art, because I don’t have the time or space to do a lot with more physical supplies. I also like that digital art has an undo button, because with paper drawings I end up erasing everything millions of times. I also love going out in the world and seeing beauty in it which can be captured so well with photography.
How do you feel about the piece of art you submitted to the August giveaway, and why do you think you feel like that?
I feel pretty good about the piece I submitted to the giveaway! The fog and the sunlight just weaves together so beautifully, creating the sense of wonder which I think perfectly captured the great outdoors.
What type of equipment do you normally use to make your art and what type of art would you wish to learn to do in the future someday?
I try to keep things as simple as possible. For digital drawings, I use a free drawing app, and for photography I just use my phone camera. Some day I would love to explore more into painting!
The last, and certainly not least, is with
hopecute23!
What is your favourite art-style, and why?
I like paper art and digital art and why because they’re both different from reasons. Digital art. why because it's very easy and the programs are very good.
Which type of art do you normally make/post in the discord/in general, and why?
Because I liked to be in the art giveaway, because I want to show how my art is and how improved and why because it’s very good to show the community. How I worked very hard on it.
What type of equipment do you normally use to make your art, and what type of art would you wish to learn to do in the future someday?
I wish to learn modeling characters in a program someday in the future but I am going to take one step at a time with art style and art I have in front of me to learn the skills.
Thank you all so much for reading today’s issue, and thank you to everyone who participated in the interviews. If you are interested in entering the giveaway, now would be the perfect time! September’s prompt is the
“beginning of autumn.” You can read more about it
here!
I hope to see you in the next issue! Feel free to join the Art Discord to interact with these artists and many more! I wish you a great day!