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16th ANNUAL
 SECRET SANTA!
With the blessing of the organiser of previous editions Atnas, one of the most entertaining pixel events of the year - Pixelation's annual Secret Santa will be held at Pixel Joint forums this year! You don't know what's going on? Here it is:

You sign up for this, get a random partner assigned to you, and you make a pixel art gift for them. In turn, somebody else (you don't know who) will be making a gift for you! Gifts will be revealed on Christmas.

Take a look at a previous year's Secret Santa here: 2019 -2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005
Taking Part
Sign up by putting a message in this thread, saying "I'm In"!
Only sign up if you're sure that you'll be to able to complete your gift, by checking the dates below. If you don't complete your gift you won't be able to join next year's Secret Santa and make someone very sad. Also you will miss the brand new Secret Santa profile award.
Provide some indication of your likes/dislikes: this is important! You can be as specific or broad as you like, but be aware this is all your Santa has to go by if they don't know you!
If you have at least a few pieces on your PJ gallery, your Santa will know you better.
You'll receive your partner's name via private message (gallery PM). Consider turning on email notification for this in your profile settings!
Start making you gift, you have around 2 weeks!
NEW: Submit a gift box to the gallery (not the artwork!), and send your gift artwork in a message to Hapiel. See the submission guide below.
Here's a sample post if you are somehow still lost.  You can format however you want, however please include "I'm in!" or something similar in your post.

Originally posted by Mr Example

    Count me in!
    I like:
    rocks and grass, Luigi, mining equipment
    I do NOT like:
    bright colors, green, and spiders.
    Thanks! again, no spiders 

Submission Guide

Important!!! This year's submission will work different from previous years, read the following instructions carefully:
When you've finished your gift, first choose Submit Pixel Art from 
the main site and upload your gift wrap (see Gift Wrap section below) as
 the preview (small) image and do not upload anything else. The description should only say “secret santa” and should not include the name of the person you’re gifting, at least until christmas eve.
Note: For 
the Secret Santa purposes, you can upload the template gift wraps below. Still, custom wraps rock!
Now, send your real gift to Hapiel by
 PM or email. You can use imgur.com, or if you can't, you can send it to 
hello@danielsimu.com. We will edit and change your pixel art submission 
with the real one, so we can reveal all presents at the same time. Please don't post your gift anywhere else before 
24th, that would spoil the surprise.

Dates

November 26rd~ December 6th - Sign-ups in this week only! Send this topic to your friends, share on Twitter and post in your Discords. If there's anyone you'd love to get a gift from, send them this thread!
December 7th - A PM with your partner's name will be sent out to you; keep it a secret and start early!
December 7th~December 22nd - You have two weeks to make and hand in a beautiful pixel present!
December 22nd - Last day to send in your gift!
Night of December 24th - PRESENTS!!!!
Feel free to ask questions in this thread, or PM Hapiel or Gecimen if you're confused about anything or have any questions to ask after consulting the FAQ below.

Santa's Help Desk

What kind of gift do I make?
Anything you want, just so long as it involves pixel art. Tailor it to your partner's listed interests, or towards them and their work if you are familiar. Any subject you think will be well received is fair game. You can make them a mockup, animation, sprites; you name it! If you're worried about time, don't overly complicate things, relax and do what you do best.

But I'm quite likely to be embroiled in some sort of ~festive revelry~ around the end of December; can I still take part?
You can send your gift in as early as you like. The 22nd is the deadline, but submissions will be accepted from the time you receive your partner's name via PM, up until the 22nd. It's not fun to try and rush this stuff leading up to Christmas, getting it done with time to spare is highly recommended.

I'm not going to manage finishing my present in time, will I still be banned from next year's secret santa?
WIPs will be OK temporarily... It's better to have your WIP under the tree than nothing, but please finish quickly afterwards to avoid consequences. If you know you won't be able to finish, for whatever reason, let Hapiel know ASAP so that something else can be sorted out for your partner.

I think making a present for so-and-so would be really fun, I wish I was their Santa!
If you finish your present early, you're more than welcome to make gifts for multiple people. Spread the holiday cheer! But concentrate on your partner first.

Gift Wrap!

You can use one of these generic gift wraps as the preview icon of your gallery submission:

Alternatively: Make a custom wrapping for your gift; in this way you can have a bit of fun teasing the contents within. Just submit this in your gallery as the preview image. So it should be max 100x100 px. Here are a few examples from previous years... with a link to their gifts, for ideas. (you can't use these! come up with your own!)

by Wolfenoctis

by Jeremy

by Drazelic

Read everything? Great! If you sign up below before or on the 7th of December, you'll be added to this list. After you submit your gift, we'll mark you on our list with a little 

Please only sign up if you are absolutely certain you can finish your gift. Have fun!

Collaborations/Challenges
Pixel Joint Forum : Pixel Art : Collaborations/Challenges