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If anything, I haven't forgotten about the drawing. It's just that my situation with spilling hot chocolate on my laptop was related to this very thing. And every time I started making new prize-winning works, I got hysterical. And it's only after like a month or two that I feel like I can take it up again.

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VS ART PARTY January 04 2025

EU | NA

I'm not tagging 42 ppl LMAO. Enjoy the blorbo hunt! If you see a friend, let them know! (Names below)

I tried to do the names from top to bottom. Please excuse me if I misspelled names, I've been drawing all day LOL EU: Semjis Maolmuire Of Noon Trystran Thorn F Lris Lumena Midnight Muiriol Alistair Trevil Saelar Entomologist Pooka Pale Fugitive Arlo Obscure Wanderer Pathfinder Xalath Prober Pann Rami Lupine Ahrikima Numen of Jormag Mydren Wylt Golemancer Bunnie Ookie Harth Keelie Of Dawn Riyaew (Choya)

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NA: Zygrut Kritta Curbstomp Glaw Stormcaller Thora Jorgensdottir Alex The Avenger Heulwin Uda Kiyoshi Fuchar Nightroot Celeste The Calm Confessor Kassandra Kera of Ice Rare Frog Species Gourmetician Valdon Eela The Powderkeg Calculator Zoxxe Qeirr Batrat Ratbat Inquest Frogg Sploopie Mender Kippa

Imma go pass out now

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And again, a drawing for an vsartparty!!!

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Happy New Year, everyone - I hope 2025 treats you all well! On my end, this upcoming Saturday marks the second anniversary of my own little New Years' resolution: the art parties I host with my guild, [VS] Verdant Shield! And, as has now become tradition, we'll return to where it all began, the location of the very first party - the (uninstanced) asura home instance in Rata Sum!

But first, a quick tl;dr for what said art parties are! A concept carried over from Final Fantasy XIV, art parties are in-game get-togethers for artists of all kinds to hang out, chat, and create together! For GW2 parties there’s more of an emphasis on hanging out and gathering references during the party itself, and then in the days/weeks following to work on your creations at your own pace and then post to the shared art party tag. We’ve used the same one (#VSArtParty) since the very beginning so you can go allll the way back and explore what people have made!

Even more tl;dr is this: the ‘goal’ of an art party isn’t to be drawn, but to draw others, and share with the community!

Time and /squadjoin information is below the cut, but will also be posted again on the day of the party as things begin!

Location Information:

It's a little out of the way, but my intention back in the day was to pick a location near and dear to my asura-loving heart while also not drawing uninvited eyes, and such did the uninstanced asura home instance get chosen! To get yourself over there you'll want to have some kind of flying mount, or at the very least a teleport-to-friend to pop yourself over!

Time & Squad Details:

As is customary, we’ll be having two parties - the first one on EU servers and the second on NA - with an hour break in between for those who may want to attend both!

The EU server party will begin at 9pm Central European Time (aka 3pm Eastern Standard Time or 4 hours before in-game reset). I’ll be hosting this one on my EU alt account, so please either /whisper or /squadjoin Paranomalous Plexxi for a taxi invite if you don’t end up on the right map!

The NA server party will begin 1 hour after the EU party’s official end, at 7pm Eastern Standard Time (aka 1am Central European Time or at in-game reset). I’ll be on my main account for this one and may switch ‘host’ characters a few times, but please /whisper or /squadjoin Teekzi for a taxi invite if you don’t see my customary white cat tag hanging around on your map!

Closing Words:

Had a few real-life delays to making this post, thank you for your patience! Related to one such real-life delay, have cat tax by way of apology:

Anyway! Expect perhaps something a little special for this month's party, maybe some trivia or something? I had a few plans in the works but most fell through due to irl things, as they often do. Regardless, I always appreciate everyone who comes out to these parties - you are always what make them special! Take care of yourselves, enjoy your New Years' festivities, and I'll see you this Saturday! ♥

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My drawing - Festival of the Four Winds! 🍉

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The Culinary Calendar is available now!

Thank you again for your patience and your support! The whole calendar krewe is really proud and happy to share with you another calendar full of amazing artworks from the community!

Get your copy of the calendar here!

[Download link]

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Their last Christmas together

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Here is my new avatar. A poisonous mushroom that I came up with about 4 years ago for a Rave festival :D

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I'm really tired of my current avatar, so I'm drawing a new one!

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I just got free!!! Thank you all for your congratulations, I love you all very much 💗💗💗

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It's my birthday today... 24 years old!!!!!

The funniest thing is that my new neighbors also have a birthday today and I was invited to the party now

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Hooray hooray, it's Wintersd- oh, not quite yet, but happy December, everyone! I hope those of you in colder regions have a nice warm spot to bundle up and get cozy for the holidays! Meanwhile, the first Saturday of a new month is this Saturday, which means it's time for another art party hosted by my guild, [VS] Verdant Shield!

I've said this in almost two dozen posts now, but there are always news eyes around, so a quick tl;dr: art parties are a concept carried over from Final Fantasy XIV - in-game get-togethers for artists of all kinds to hang out, chat, and create together! For GW2 parties there's more of an emphasis on hanging out and gathering references during the party itself, and then in the days/weeks following to work on your creations at your own pace and then post to the shared art party tag. We've used the same one (#VSArtParty) since the very beginning so you can go allll the way back and explore what people have made!

Even more tl;dr is this: the ‘goal’ of an art party isn’t to be drawn, but to draw others, and share with the community!

Time and /squadjoin information is below the cut, but will also be posted again on the day of the party as things begin!

Location Information:

No fighting this time, we're in a nice no-combat corner of Snowden Drifts (the Southwest corner, to be precise!). There is a nearby dredge event that we might catch some dialogue from from time to time, but because we're up on the main part of the building across the bridge from it, no enemies should ever come close - simply relax and get cozy! Podaga Steading Waypoint has the matching name of course, but Skradden Waypoint (by the map entrance from Gendarran Fields) is just as close!

Time & Squad Details:

As is customary, we'll be having two parties - the first one on EU servers and the second on NA - with an hour break in between for those who may want to attend both!

The EU server party will begin at 9pm Central European Time (aka 3pm Eastern Standard Time or 4 hours before in-game reset). I'll be hosting this one on my EU alt account, so please either /whisper or /squadjoin Stormcaller Nell for a taxi invite if you don't end up on the right map!

The NA server party will begin 1 hour after the EU party's official end, at 7pm Eastern Standard Time (aka 1am Central European Time or at in-game reset). I'll be on my main account for this one and may switch 'host' characters a few times, but please /whisper or /squadjoin Freja Owlsong for a taxi invite if you don't see my customary white cat tag hanging around on your map!

Closing Words:

Feel free to consider this a Wintersday-themed party if you like! Because Anet likes to start their festivals midway through the month and I like to do the art parties at the start, it often means if I want to have a party during a festival it ends up awkwardly late, like Halloween in November..... but regardless! We just celebrate a bit earlier than the game does! Anyway!

Thank you everyone who comes out to these events and makes them so fun and memorable - there wouldn't be an art party without all of you! Take care of yourselves, keep yourselves warm, and I'll see you all this Saturday! ♥♥♥

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drawings in class again!!!! :D

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Another homework assignment, I took pictures from the Internet. Since I'm too lazy to go outside and look for lakes, hahah

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Turning my character from a Sylvari into a human is a fairly smooth process ~~

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I also decided to draw Aurin in class. I probably won't draw her again for a long time

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Aurene✨