ARTIST EVENTS
ART JAM
Calling all artists! We are having our first ever Art Jam! We are having a party devoted to anyone with artistic ability who wants to come for an art swap, hang out, and participate in some drawing competitions (including but not limited to speed drawing, various other pictionary style games, as well as a contest to help us name our new and upcoming male mascot)! Come join us on Friday night after the Artist Alley closes and show us your stuff! We may have some wonderful prizes for our winners as well.
ART CONTEST
We want to see how you can draw, paint, or photoshop! Send us your fanart submissions of our mascot Saga to win a full weekend badge for Anime Conji 2011! Artwork must be 8.5 x 11, or 11 x 8.5. Please make sure all submissions are at LEAST 300 dpi so that if we use your work in print it will be nice and clear. Email submissions to artistalley@animeconji.org . DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 31st!
DR. SKETCHY’S ANTI-ART SCHOOL
We find the most beautiful burlesque dancers, delicious fetish models, spunkiest Rollergirls, drag queens, cosplay cuties, belly dancers, and the most rippling hunks of man. Then we let you draw them for three hours. Interspersed with posing are ridiculous drawing contests (best left handed drawing? Best incorporation of a woodland critter?) where you can win alcohol and fancy prizes. Dr. Sketchy’s is the little Brooklyn event that became a movement. Founded in 2005 by artist Molly Crabapple, Dr. Sketchy’s asked a simple question. Why can’t drawing people be sexy? From its humble Brooklyn beginnings, Dr. Sketchy’s now has nearly 100 branches around the globe, including Hollywood, London, Tokyo, Rome, and Melbourne. Since it’s successful launch during Comic Con 2007, Dr. Sketchy’s San Diego branch has been going strong each month, featuring everyone from burlesque beauties to professional dancers to roller derby girls.
YOU BRING: Your sketchpad, your drawing implements, some cash for liquid inspiration.
WE PROVIDE: Hot models…Drinks…Drawing. www.drsketchysandiego.com
FANART
We want our attendees to be able to show off their love for our convention! If you would liek to submit fanart to us throughout the year, we will post it (with your credits) on our website, as well as in a page of our programming guide. We may even print and post them up for display at the convention too! Please send any fanart submissions to artistalley@animeconji.org . Look at all of our fanart submissions so far!
