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Seven Days of Sketching

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Swap Coordinator:Kessie (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Art 
Number of people in swap:19
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:November 11, 2007
Date items must be sent by:December 11, 2007
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

On seven different days, draw or sketch something around you. Examples might be the view from your window, a vase of flowers, a quick portrait of a friend or family member, a drawing of your pet… the subjects you choose are completely up to you, but it might be interesting if you choose a variety of different topics that will give your partner an idea of your life. You can choose your own medium; – pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, watercolours etc.

The Rules:

  • One partner, International, to whom you send seven different drawings.

  • Each drawing should be larger than an ATC; I’m not giving a specific size, but probably somewhere between A5 and A4. (Larger is OK, but might make it difficult to mail)

  • Each drawing must be signed and dated, and given a title or brief description.

  • If necessary, please spray your drawing with fixative to prevent it smudging.

  • Each drawing must be of something real, drawn from life, not from a photo or your imagination.

  • The seven days should preferably be consecutive, but I realise that’s not always possible so I’m allowing a few weeks, in case real life interferes. Also, being able to select your own seven days might mean you can choose some more interesting topics, e.g. on a day out somewhere.

  • Full rating must be given for fulfilling requirements, even if the drawings aren’t very good!

  • A Rating of at least 4.85 is required. Newbies might be allowed in at my discretion, but please send me a private message first so we can discuss your commitment to the project.

Any questions or suggested changes, let me know!

Discussion

enakitty 10/11/2007 #

this swap sounds sooooo fun! i signed up tentatively.... i am NOT an artist....so, if everyone wants to keep this swap to people with skills....i don't mind dropping out ...just let me know! :)

elusivecallie 10/12/2007 #

I'm a terrible artist as well, but i'm going to try!...

As with the above poster, if you're limiting this to "good" artwork, its okay if you remove me.

Kessie 10/14/2007 #

Hey, don't worry I'm not going to drop someone just because they're not a brilliant artist. The important thing isn't so much the end results, but having the motivation to make some time to draw a bit every day. Have fun!

enakitty 10/22/2007 #

i have to drop out of this one cuz some other things have come up....but please do let me know if you do another in the future! :)

honeya9705 11/11/2007 #

I was looking to do this but I just wanted to know what size is A5 & A4?

Kessie 11/13/2007 #

Hi, sorry, but I didn't see your comment on my swap until after the deadline had closed. Hope you'll be able to join one of my other swaps in the future.

In answer to your question, A4 is 210mm × 297mm which is 8.3" × 11.7" (roughly the size of a 'normal' piece of computer paper or card stock).

If you fold an A4 sheet in half, you get A5. Fold an A5 sheet in half and you get A6.

A3 is twice as big as A4. A2 is twice as big as A3, and so on, up to A0 which has an area of one square metre (but all these paper sizes have the same 'shape' and proportion)

These are the standard paper sizes used in most parts of the world - just not America!

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