The Avatar Exchange, Round 7 - Partners Sent!

[Eviecorn]

The Avatar Exchange!

I am going to try one more round, and based on participation this determines if this whole thing continues past this round.  So ... there you go.

Basically, this works much like the ATC swap, with the exception of mailing - whether your artwork is traditional or digital, it will all be delivered here!  Each round you'll get a secret partner (who you will keep secret until you reveal the avatar) and will have three weeks to deliver an avatar based on your partner's form.

Guidelines:

-You should deliver two versions of your icon: a 150x150 version for use here at the Arena (under 60k, please) and a larger, un-cropped version.  If you do pixel ponies, the second can be waived as a larger version may not exist.

-If you have a current adoptable, please do not use the lines from it to complete this trade.  On that note, you should only use original (by you) artwork only, please.

-Please deliver on time.  If you have not delivered on time for the round, your ability to participate in future exchanges will be suspended until you make up your part.

-Artwork should abide by Arena standards of content, of course. 

-Please don't use DeviantArt to link to reference pictures or host your final avatar.  Sometimes DA messes up and you can't view the image.  Try a free service somewhere instead, please.

-Your sign-up post should contain the word cheer somewhere in order to signify to me that you've read the rules.

-Do not reveal your partner before you're done!  If you have any questions, please message me and I can PM your partner. 

-Post your finished avatar to this thread when you are finished.  You may post the avatar up to three days before the deadline, but no earlier, please.

If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask in this thread!

Dates:

Sign-ups:  now through Sunday, June 30th at 5:00 pm EST
Partners Sent: between sign-up close and 10 pm that day
Working: June 30th through July 14th
Final Posting Deadline: Sunday, July 14th at 10:00 pm EST

Sign-ups go in this thread!  Please do not PM them to me.  Thanks!

Form:

Arena name:

Link to Gallery (if you have one, DA or elsewhere, or a thread on this forum):

What are your specialities?  (Only pony art, or anthro and/or people as well?  Realistic or toony?  Digital or traditional?  Do you do animated GIFs or pixels?  Anything else you can think of?)

Brief Character Description:

Character Reference Pic (a nice, clear reference, please!  Links only - do not embed!):

List three to six possible themes for your avatar.  These can be motifs, colors, expressions/emotions, hobbies, objects, etc ... pretty much anything!

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Anything you don't like?

Any other info?

Participants:
1. Marigold
2. Gemini
3. Corona
4. Shaiyeh
5. Eviecorn
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
(will add more if more sign up)

[Marigold]

Form:

Arena name: Marigold

Link to Gallery (if you have one, DA or elsewhere, or a thread on this forum):  I don't have one, but you can see my adoptables.  Here are two examples of my work:
http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh519/MarigoldPony/photo_zpsef3e9b02.jpg
http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh519/MarigoldPony/BridalBeauty_zps3d8390e0.jpg
http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh519/MarigoldPony/photo_zpsc984b188.jpg
http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh519/MarigoldPony/photo_zpsa6ef2442.jpg
http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh519/MarigoldPony/photo_zps26be6fac.jpg

What are your specialties?  Ponies, I can do people too but not anthro.  Either traditional or digital.  No animated GIFs or pixels. 

Brief Character Description:  Marigold loves gardens and beautiful places.  She has really long hair which curls softly (not wavy).   Orange eyes.  Brown, blonde and dark and light gray hair.  She is pale pink and her legs are graded to a darker pink.

Character Reference Pic (a nice, clear reference, please!  Links only - do not embed!):
http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh519/MarigoldPony/Ponies/mar_zps7ecf370b.png
http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh519/MarigoldPony/photo_zpsc12e01a8.jpg


List three to six possible themes for your avatar.  These can be motifs, colors, expressions/emotions, hobbies, objects, etc ... pretty much anything!

1.  Flower field or flowers
2.  Strawberry field or vines with strawberries
3.  Crystals and rainbow waterfalls
4.  lace and flowers
5.  flowing hair
6.  moths

Anything you don't like?  No anthro please.  I don't like things that are too silly or loony cartoony.   

Any other info? I'd love something pretty and feminine.  Cheer up buttercup!

[Corona]

I could use a good swap to cheer me up!

Form:

Arena name: Corona

Link to Gallery: My DeviantART

What are your specialities?: G4-ish ponies. I do lineless or lined artwork and a variety of different chading techniques. All my work is 100% digital.

Brief Character Description: Freebird is loyal and will take the reins when a friend or her family needs a helping hoof. She likes small groups of friends but needs her alone time to work on her creative projects as well. Though sometimes she can come off as argumentative and sarcastic, she's warm, talkative, and easygoing with her friends.

Character Reference Pic: Ref of Freebird

List three to six possible themes for your avatar:
1. Mystery Science Theatre 3000
2. Team Fortress 2 (Favored classes: Scout, Heavy, Sniper)
3. American history
4. Bugs (bees, moths, roaches, mantises, and arachnids are my favorites)
5. Tea
6. Squirrels

Anything you don't like?: No 3.5 style please! Otherwise go nuts!

Any other info?: Have fun with it! Let your creativity go wild!

[Shaiyeh]

I should remember to sign up for this tomorrow :> needs a new ava!

[gemini_pony]

Form:

Arena name: gemini_pony

Link to Gallery (if you have one, DA or elsewhere, or a thread on this forum): I will make an art thread here tonight

What are your specialities?  (Only pony art, or anthro and/or people as well?  Realistic or toony?  Digital or traditional?  Do you do animated GIFs or pixels?  Anything else you can think of?) I do digital pony art

Brief Character Description: Fun loving yet shy

Character Reference Pic (a nice, clear reference, please!  Links only - do not embed!):
http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv18/gemini_girl_1980/Custom%20MLP/gemini_pony2.png

List three to six possible themes for your avatar.  These can be motifs, colors, expressions/emotions, hobbies, objects, etc ... pretty much anything!

1. summer fun
2. Doctor Who
3. Shopping
4. Zombies
5. Cute things in general
6. Cupcakes

Anything you don't like? Im open to most things

Any other info?  Cheer!!!

[Shaiyeh]

Okay here goes!

Arena name: Shaiyeh

Link to Gallery (if you have one, DA or elsewhere, or a thread on this forum): http://shaiyeh.deviantart.com

What are your specialities?  (Only pony art, or anthro and/or people as well?  Realistic or toony?  Digital or traditional?  Do you do animated GIFs or pixels?  Anything else you can think of?)
Pony Art, NPA, anthro, humans, realistic, toony, digital, traditional, animated... a jack of all trades, one might say? I can do pretty much anything (but won't do vector g4 FiM-like art)

Brief Character Description: Neko, my persona. She's a very short pony (shorter than other ponies but taller than a baby), can be quite grumpy and is stubborn. Loves girly things, is geeky, likes music, is an artist, not too keen on summer.

she's light pink with white graients on muzzle, ears and legs, with a black cat symbol on her rump. Brown/green eyes and brown mane and tail.

Character Reference Pic (a nice, clear reference, please!  Links only - do not embed!):
http://shaiyeh.deviantart.com/art/Neko-ID-244967150?q=gallery%3Ashaiyeh%2F28492489&qo=21
http://shaiyeh.deviantart.com/art/Neko-for-MLP-Arena-colab-250624204

List three to six possible themes for your avatar.  These can be motifs, colors, expressions/emotions, hobbies, objects, etc ... pretty much anything!

1. Summer fun! (...or dislike)
2. tiki bar
3. cherries
4. sunglasses
5. WoW!
6.

Anything you don't like? CLOWNS AND MONKEYS/apes. really. don't draw any of those, please. Also, I don't like vectored show-accurate g4 artwork. I like original styles Sorry anyone who's into show vectors, they just aren't my cuppa

Any other info? naah...

[Eviecorn]

Sign-ups close today!  If you're going to enter, sign up now!

Post Merge: June 20, 2013, 06:18:33 AM

Arena name: Eviecorn

Link to Gallery: http://stoneyottbutt.tumblr.com

What are your specialities? Anthro and pony art, more toony than realistic.  I can do both traditional and digital art, along with basic animation.

Brief Character Description: Ginger Beer is a light yellowish green pegasus with red hair.  His cutie mark (badly drawn in the ref because it was a rush job, lol) is supposed to be a bonsai tree (look at my sig for a better pic.)  He wears a wooden bead necklace at all times, and is stoic and serious, but also laid back and a little doofy at times.

Character Reference Pic: Look at my sig, or use this: http://i.imgur.com/JY6CCrs.jpg

List three to six possible themes for your avatar.

1. Sushi
2. Meditation
3. Calm
4. Drop Dead Fred!

Anything you don't like? Not a fan of G3.5 art style, and not a fan of humanizations of ponies.  Not a fan of overtly girly things.

Any other info? Cheers.

[Shaiyeh]

*bump*ing this. is it still on?

[Eviecorn]

I'm going to leave the sign-ups open until Sunday in order to see if we can drum up more participants, if that's alright.  I will change the dates accordingly.

[Shaiyeh]

Fine by me

[Eviecorn]

Partners have been sent.

This will probably be the last exchange for quite a while.

[Shaiyeh]

I am done! Will post under a spoiler, as I can't post om Sunday (I won't be home on Sunday)
CORONA:

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I hope you'll like the pictures

[Marigold]

We can post up to three days before the deadline soooo...

My partner was Gemini_pony who said she likes cupcakes!

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And a version with no blue background:

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I hope you like her!  Shenanigan's helped me with the transparency.  I really wanted her to have that feature so I have to give Shen credit for it. 

[Corona]

Shaiyeh that's AMAZING! Some mad painting skills there! Thanks so much!

I still need to finish working on mine. Last few days have been a whirlwind! But I got an idea and time to sketch.

[Eviecorn]

Tomorrow is the deadline!

I will post mine later!