Pixel Joint Forum: Secret Santa 2021

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17th 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, like in 2020,  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: 2020 - 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 Christoballs. 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!!! Follow these submission instructions carefully, to not spoil any surprises:
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 Christoballs
 by
 PM or email. You can use imgur.com, or if you can't, you can send it to
 c.m.kelsall@protonmail.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
 23rd~ 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 Christoballs 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 Christoballs 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

Event: Secret Santa 2021 - Sign Up! - Event Date: 23 November 2021( Topic Closed)