Hey, I have a quick question:

I usually give my Secret Santas the same character every year, because I prefer the GIVING part, rather than the RECEIVING one (I know I'm a very handsome, passionate , and lovely person).

However, I was thinking to give my Secret Santa THREE possible

character choices who he/she can draw instead of being forced to just one.

You know, just so it may be more fun for him/her.

Can I do that or do I get annihilated if I try?

Thanks comrade.

p.(i.s.)s. Tell LegolaSS to update his thread, as it lacks the link to the official one. I was risking to lose the chance to participate, which would have been UTTERLY horrific if that happened.

Thanks again.

As long as you make it very clear that it’s only required they draw ONE of the three characters and leave the rest up to choice then you should be good! (Also we’re on the calendar if that helps!!)

Of course I'll make it crystal clear that they have to draw only ONE. It already kinda pains me to give them the duty of drawing a mutant of mine, let alone THREE of them.

Also, I don't know what calendar you are talking about and why, but... I'm not on the calendar... so I'm kinda envious right now. I wanna be on the calendar, like... on a completely random day it is written "D-RAY" for no reason.

Oh, I mean’t the calendar on the NG front page, my bad! It should be right around where Tom Fulp’s little icon is, and it has a bunch of events and dates listed under it.

I’ll update LegolaSS either way tho, thanks! :)

I exhaled from my nose and smirked, good job LOL

How could you.......

Here, you can use this one :>

im glad you’re having fun LOL

Just gimme a character that easy to draw.

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Make sure you register AND complete your profiles by the end of today (by 11:59pm EASTERN STANDARD TIME!)

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Thank y’all so much, I hope you’re looking forward to drawing for your peers!

Happy Holidays!

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Santa is real??????????????

YES!!! Hes real hes real!!! :D

Registration is now closed! We haven’t distributed assignments quite yet, as we need to finalize some details. Those assignments should be coming most likely later today or tomorrow, and if that changes we’ll update you ASAP!

I just made a news post about everyone’s next steps, and it’s got some general reminders and updates so giving it a read wouldn’t hurt.

https://serenefalconer.newgrounds.com/news/post/1492414

Feel free to reach out if you still have questions.

Thanks so much guys!

i would ask this inm the discord but BANNED so

my secret santa only left me one character, and it's quite a simple one, so i'd like to give them more. (i'm making one of my full paintings. why i was put in group D is beyond me) am i allowed to draw any of their characters as is seen on the rest of their profile, should i find one?

they left no instructions as to how to treat their character, too, so there's a lot i'm personally confused on

You can do as much as you want. And if they didn't give a lot of info, just do what feels right.

Hi, I have a problem.

Somebody sent me references of a character that

• leads to an Error 404 page.
• is obscured in the background and, therefore, makes it hard to tell what the character actually looks like.

Is there any chance that somebody out there can either change my giftee or contact the giftee about this?

Thank you in advance.

Of course! I’ll reach out and ask for some clarification, and then get that back to you!

How do I submit my Gift?

The simplest way is to go to https://www.newgrounds.com/secret-santa/art/2024/member

Click on Submit Your gift!

Then click the "Upload Gift" box

(Note, you can only submit ONE image this way, and people won't be able to vote on, or review it)

The PREFERRED way to submit is to create an art project, and link it.

Start by clicking the upload icon at the top of any Newgrounds page, then selecting ART.

Upload your art, and fill in the details like you would for any art submission. (Yes, you can upload multiple images here!)

Fill in the "Publish on" box, and set it for 2024-12-25 (Dec 25th, 2024)

Set the "Publish at" box to 00:00 (midnight)

REMINDER: All times are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

• Do NOT your secret user to the credits until after Christmas, it will spoil the surprise
• Do NOT publish your project manually. It will happen automatically!

Copy the URL of your new project (note, it may look different than the format in the image)

Once your project is ready, go to the Secret Santa Submit page: 

https://www.newgrounds.com/secret-santa/art/2024/submit

Paste your Project URL into the form, then click the "Link Project" button.

Note: if you haven't uploaded any images to your project, you will get an error here, so make sure your project form is complete!

If you'd like to leave a note for your secret user, you can use the form underneath the submit area

And that’s it, you did it!

(Courtesy of @PsychoGoldfish in the Secret Santa Discord FAQ channel! Ty :) )

So, I'm almost done with my picture, and I guess this is more based on opinion, but should I leave my watermark on my Secret Santa gift. This is my first time, and I don't want to mess up.

Hiya! Having a watermark would be ok. What i would suggest is having both versions ready, post the one with the watermark, and then after gifts are revealed you can dm your santa with the version without the watermark if they would like it

what does it mean by “do not credit your user until after the event is over”

does that mean i can’t put “to:” and “from” on the art?

Gonna finish it tomorrow, I crave that last-days adrenaline rush.

On your art project, there is a button at the bottom that says 'users & credits'. If you add them there it will send them a message about accepting the credit.

You can write to/from in your author comments, or on the art itself and that's fine, just don't add your user from that button.

ok thank you! i feel pretty stupid now