ShopDreamUp AI ArtDreamUp
Deviation Actions
WOW! Seriously...
917 Critiques in 12 days!
That has SURPASSED every year ever we have done on critmas, 6 years of joy!
2011- 120*
2012- 120*
2013- 158
2014- 366
2015- 206
2016- 917
*exact figures unknown as we didn't record them like we do now!
THE FAIRIES ARE THE WINNERS!
The battle of the critters was huge! Those who got on board really threw themselves into the team mentality and I hope those who did made some new friends as a result!
Despite a great effort from the Gnomes, who started so far behind then perked up higher and higher, it was the fairies whose last day attack really made then undefeatable! Although the Pixies and Elves made good efforts, nothing would deter the fairy hoarde! In fact, every team reached over 100 critiques, which is pretty phenomenal!
Fairies- 380
9 Deviants completed 12+ critiques6 Deviants completed 12+ critiques and 1 more contributed
Pixies- 172
6 Deviants completed 12+ critiques and 3 more contributedThe captains for each team have been absolutely marvellous. From team encouragement, journals, glitter showers and even decent guidance, they have done more than I could have asked of them. Please give your love to:
BATTLEFAIRIES (Fairies)
LiliWrites (Gnomes)
HugQueen (Pixies)
Cinestress (Elves)
Individual Results and Prizes
The original goal was to hit 12 critiques in 12 days, but as you can see there were more than a few people that excelled that, more than once over! In fact, records went beyond previous years- we once had one deviant reaching 75 critiques last year, but craftsbyblue has now doubled this, setting the new record!
So here are the results for individuals. These are presented in order of total critiques.
craftsbyblue (Fairies)- 151
500 points from communityrelations
Feature from doughboycafe
A copy of All The Kings Men and awsome Sci-Fi anthology from ObsydianDreamer
SlytherclawPadawan (Gnomes)- 83
350 points from communityrelations
Feature from doughboycafe
A collection a retro dA swag (stickers, badges and keychains) from BeccaJS
CiCi-Arts (Pixies)- 75
350 points from communityrelations
Feature from doughboycafe
High quality fractal printable gift from Mythiril
BATTLEFAIRIES (Fairies)- 63
400 points from communityrelations (includes 100 points team captain thank you)
Feature from doughboycafe
High quality fractal printable gift from Mythiril
squanpie (Gnomes)- 61
300 points from communityrelations
Feature from doughboycafe
High quality fractal printable gift from Mythiril
JessaMar (Elves)- 54
300 points from communityrelations
Feature from Mythiril
A collection a retro dA swag (stickers, badges and keychains) from BeccaJS
doughboycafe (Fairies)- 50
300 points from communityrelations
Feature from Mythiril
A custom Illustration from flatw00ds
LiliWrites (Gnomes)- 43
400 points from donation pool (includes 100 points team captain thank you)
Feature from Mythiril
Zara-Arletis (Pixies)- 33
300 points from donation pool
Feature from Mythiril
Heartcrocher (Fairies)- 31
300 points from donation pool
Feature from Cinestress
aatosiwa (Fairies)- 28
250 points from donation pool
Feature from Cinestress
Pepper-the-phoenix (Elves)- 27
250 points from donation pool
Feature from Cinestress
WhiskeyDreamer (Pixies)- 23
250 points from donation pool
Feature from Cinestress
Domaex (Fairies)- 22
250 points from donation pool
Feature from Cinestress
neurotype-on-discord (Elves)- 19
250 points from Mythiril
Feature from MagicalJoey
kerrybush42 (Gnomes)- 18
250 points from Mythiril
Feature from MagicalJoey
NemoX7 (Pixies)- 14
250 points from donation pool
Feature from MagicalJoey
flatw00ds (Gnomes)- 12
200 points from doughboycafe
Feature from MagicalJoey
FruitTartz (Fairies)- 12
200 points from doughboycafe
Feature from MagicalJoey
ninebark (Pixies)- 12
200 points from ObsydianDreamer
Feature from LiliWrites
SilverInkblot (Gnomes)- 12
200 points from ObsydianDreamer
Feature from LiliWrites
LifeOfSherman (Fairies)- 12
200 points from Cinestress
Feature from LiliWrites
TehAngelsCry (Fairies)- 12
200 points from Cinestress
Feature from LiliWrites
vvlpes (Pixies)- 12
200 points from the donation pool
Feature from LiliWrites
LillenArte (Elves)- 9
90 points from the donation pool
inkstaineddove (Elves)- 8
80 points from the donation pool
w-h-i-s-p-a (Gnomes)- 8
80 points from the donation pool
Rieal-Dragonsbane (Elves)- 7
70 points from the donation pool
HugQueen (Pixies)- 2
120 points from the donation pool (includes 100 points team captain thank you)
Carmalain7 (Pixies)- 1
10 points from the donation pool
Cinestress (Elves) - 1
110 points from the donation pool (includes 100 points team captain thank you)
vikfrachris (Elves)- 1
10 points from the donation pool
Final Thoughts
You know what is crazy? I wasn't even going to do Critmas this year! I am so glad I had some persuasion from others and I have really enjoyed doing it this year, so whether you were giving, receiving or cheerleading critique I thank you. Critique is a gift so many artists desire, and events like this really highlight that. I hope those who have received critique as part of this event make good use of the thoughts shared and those who participated are motivated to keep giving! Please leave feedback on the event if you wish, but for now, relax and celebrate this amazing thing you all did here.
Thank you very much to the following groups for supporting this awesome project:
I didn't mean to drop off the face of the dA!
I really didn't. It just happened.
I don't really like eclipse. It's needed and great for new artists, but it feels a little soulless and not designed for writers, which stopped me coming on. Luckily on the laptop it looks like you can switch back to old mode, which is comforting.
This current situation is definitely pulling me back here.
How is everyone coping with the Covid lock-down life? Are you even locked down? This is week 4 for us and I am also not working at the moment due to furlough. For a busy project manager that is hard! My kids are at home, husband is still working from home so just making the most of things and trying not t
If Writer-Workshop relaunched...
Hello
If WW relaunched, what would get you involved? Is it new prompts for new work, new prompts for current work, a chance to play with current work or just a chance to talk about your current work? Do you want feedback? Do you want to commit to something? Do you want to help shape this?
We are a very big group with very little interaction.
I am not making any fast promises, just a pondering at the moment which may turn into something. However it needs a bit of energy from you guys for anything to happen, so what would interest you?
Share your thoughts, spread the word. Eclipse may not make us fancy, but literature has always been about
2019 Horizon
Well I think I have finally recovered from the madness of Critmas. Only 11 months and we'll probably do it all again.
January is moving so quickly that it's odd to think that exactly a month ago today was Christmas day. Back to work, back to reality and wondering when my next break is!
The change you will all notice is that in a matter of days, I shall no longer be a CV.
I decided a while ago that it was time to move on and let someone else have a stab at it, but took time based on wanting to see what Eclipse held for lit and to ensure a well supported lit team were left behind. This will have been the end of almost 8 years (with a break b
Critmas: The Results.
8 years ago, I started a small community challenge to encourage people to offer a little bit of critique for their fellow deviants. Back then, it was a simple challenge with no team, no bonus games and a handful of awesome people participated. We were happy with the 100+ delivered in just 12 days. Fast forward to now and some individuals got more than our total in year one. This is crazy and I love it!
Just to put into perspective, here are the totals for the previous years:
2011- 120
2012- 120
2013- 158
2014- 366
2015- 206
2016- 917
2017- 1213
2018- 1375 critiques delivered.
YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!
48 of you signed up to the challenge, with
Featured in Groups
Comments90
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
Loved participating in this and thank you for running it. It was a lot of fun.