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Draw This Word - Handmade PC/Card #4

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Draw This Word - Handmade PC/Card #4
Swap Homepage:http://blog.dinadwyer.com/?cat=11
Swap Coordinator:IsadoraWing (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Art  Handmade 
Number of people in swap:24
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Rating requirement:4.98
Last day to signup/drop:November 21, 2012
Date items must be sent by:November 28, 2012
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

The object of this postcard game is simple: I will give an obscure, strange word from the more unused parts of the English language and you will draw an illustration of what you think it means on a blank postcard or blank greeting card without looking it up.

For example, if the word was "Kenspeckle", what would you draw? I might doodle a freckled Ken doll or perhaps a man named Ken speckling a canvas with paint.
Or let's say the word was "Smellfungus". You could go with the immediate vision of a mushroom with stink waves coming off it or perhaps a person very happily sniffing his feet. Mm-mm!

The last two words have been: venustation, cataglottism, and nubivagant. To see what others have drawn for those, go here.

The point is, there's no wrong way to portray the word because you'll be illustrating it without looking it up first. On the back of the card, explain your thought process and how you came to the drawing that you did. As long as you receive a card with an image that was handmade and its corresponding explanation, you should rate a 5. You do not have to be a good artist; just a sense of humor and fun is required!

After you've made your card, you can look up what it means and have a laugh. It will be fun to see what your partner comes up with - maybe you will have had the same idea!

After sign-ups are complete, I will email out and post below the word that you will draw. You can use any kind of method to portray this word as long as the result is handmade, so collage and mixed-media are fine and dandy.

Participants must have been rated a 5 for at least 10 type 2 or 3 swaps. I am strict about this and have banned people in the past for not having enough.

Finally! If you participated in the previous swaps, please send me a scan or photo of the card you sent and/or received so that I may put them on a blog for everyone to enjoy.

Please message me or post below any questions.

Discussion

JingleKeys 11/14/2012 #

Hehe, that one in the picture is the one that I got last time! Love these swaps :)

user6937 11/21/2012 #

This is just like a game I used to make people play, lol - dictionary! I think it's sold as an actual game, too, but we just used a dictionary - you close your eyes, open the dictionary and point at a word (in this case, NOBODY can know what it means). The others write out what they think the word means, and the person who picked the word reads out the meanings people wrote down, and decides which one s/he thinks is right. During the game, people can encourage or discourage the decider to pick (or not) a meaning. Not sure if this is clear, but it's a lot of fun. Maybe the winner of these games can be the host of the next one! But, the host couldn't know what it means either (until the game is over, of course).

Angie 11/21/2012 #

Reminds me of the game Balderdash. What fun! Can't wait to see the word!!

IsadoraWing 11/22/2012 #

And this round's word to draw is:

thalassophilous

Good luck! Don't look it up before finishing your drawing! Re-read the directions above carefully. Remember to give your partner a five if the card is on time, hand-made, and provides a rationale for how the sender came up with the drawing idea. Also please email me a scan or photo of your drawing!

twistedriver 11/22/2012 #

Such an awesome word! I know exactly what I think it means, haha. Never ever heard of such a word before though .__. You're good with words swap-master @IsadoraWing

twistedriver 11/22/2012 #

For some reason my comment didn't show, but at least it said I know exactly what I think the word means haha. Can't wait to be done with my drawing and look it up. You're a master with words IsadoraWing!

IsadoraWing 11/24/2012 #

Haha, I wish. I'm just obsessed with words. These are as new to me as they are to you guys. :)

studioodd 11/30/2012 #

To the person who was to send to me my deepest apologies for sone reason when I updated my address it didn't save so you may get mail returned

JournalJunkie 12/ 5/2012 #

I looked it up after mine was sent.. and..LOL LOL I was WAYYYYYYYYYY off!!!

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