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<img src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fc8146e4b02a22841f4df7/2479dd73-0efb-4a07-a6a9-79279312a9d5/ChallengeCover2024-4.jpg?format=2500w" title="">Hey Challengers! Thank you so much for visiting our Patreon page. Here, you can upgrade your free membership to access exclusive benefits while supporting one of your favorite communities. But first, let us introduce ourselves to any artists who may not yet be familiar with our work.WHAT IS THE CHARACTER DESIGN CHALLENGE?The Character Design Challenge (also known online by the hashtag #CDChallenge) is an international community of artists with various skill levels and styles who share common goals: to grow as artists, learn from each other, promote their work online, and enjoy designing characters together.Each month, members come together online to challenge one another in recurring contests, where they showcase their unique character designs based on a shared theme. Along with their submissions, artists provide links to their art pages for promotion. The most interesting designs <a href="http://characterdesignreferences.com/winners-of-the-character-design-challenge/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">win the challenge</a>, and a <a href="https://characterdesignreferences.com/news/theme-of-the-month" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">new theme</a> is revealed the following month.The CDChallenge is an initiative of &nbsp;<a href="http://characterdesignreferences.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Character Design References (CDR)</a>, an independent website dedicated to sequential, illustrative, and concept art from animation, games, and comics.WHAT ARE THE PERKS OF SUPPORTING THE CHARACTER DESIGN CHALLENGE ON PATREON?<img src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fc8146e4b02a22841f4df7/ead94d1e-2d2e-4add-8056-1f531c243f13/prizes%2B2023new.jpg?format=1000w" title="">Quite a few! By pledging on this Patreon page, you can upgrade your free Character Design Challenge membership, which allows you to:<ul><li>Discover the next theme in advance.</li><li>Vote in secret surveys to choose upcoming themes.</li><li>Suggest your ideas for future themes.</li><li>Extend the deadline to submit your work.</li><li>Win fantastic prizes each month.</li><li>Get your work featured on <a href="https://characterdesignreferences.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CharacterDesignReferences.com</a></li><li>Exclusive access to new animation reference galleries</li></ul>In summary, you'll play an active role in shaping and selecting future themes, enjoy nearly an EXTRA WEEK to submit your artwork for the monthly contests and have the chance to win the Challenge Rewards, the monthly prizes of the Character Design Challenge. The list of all the different prizes can be found <a href="http://characterdesignreferences.com/rewards" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">HERE</a>HOW DO PATREON AND THIS PAGE WORK EXACTLY?Patreon is essentially a monthly subscription platform and one of the best ways to directly support your favorite creators and their communities, helping them continue to create the content you love. You can cancel at any time.Please follow this step-by-step guide to submit your artwork via Patreon:<ul><li>Upgrade your membership on Patreon</li><li>Visit the Character Design Challenge Patreon page.</li><li>Click the "Message" button.</li><li>Include your name and the URL of your preferred portfolio or social media account.</li><li>Provide a direct link to your submission (live link only; uploads are not permitted).</li><li>Click the "Send" button to submit.</li></ul>WHY THE CHARACTER DESIGN CHALLENGE IS USING PATREON?&nbsp;Interest and participation in our community have been truly incredible for many years. Artists from around the world have contributed thousands of stunning artworks, making the Character Design Challenge one of the most compelling and unique collective art projects the internet has ever seen! This overwhelming response is the most rewarding part of running the community.However, with such a large project, it takes an ever-increasing amount of time and energy to keep things running smoothly. That’s where Patreon comes in: this page offers a simple way for fans and members of the Character Design Challenge to support the project directly while also unlocking awesome perks that aren't available to free members when submitting work for the monthly contests.CAN I STILL STAY AND JOIN THE CHARACTER DESIGN CHALLENGE FOR FREE?Of course, you can! The Character Design Challenge is and will ALWAYS be free. If you are not interested or cannot comfortably afford to support us here on Patreon, don’t give it a second thought. You can continue being a free member, participate in the monthly contests, and promote your work without spending a cent, just as you have always done. However, if you like the idea of starting a subscription here on this page for any duration, please know that your support is greatly appreciated, as it helps us keep the Character Design Challenge community thriving.THANK YOU ALL ✨

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By pledging here, you will upgrade your Character Design Challenge membership.You’ll be able to:<ul><li>VOTE FOR THE NEW THEME | Cast your vote in a secret survey to help select the new Theme of the Month for the Character Design Challenge! You’ll be notified here and via email</li></ul><ul><li>PROPOSE YOUR IDEAS | Suggest new theme ideas every month, which will then be included in future surveys. You can propose multiple ideas each month. You’ll be notified here and via email</li></ul><ul><li>THEME PREVIEW | Discover the theme of the new monthly contest days in advance. You’ll be notified here and via email</li></ul><ul><li>DEADLINE EXTENSION | Enjoy an extended submission deadline by a few extra days here on Patreon</li></ul><ul><li>CHALLENGE REWARDS | Submit your entry directly through Patreon for a chance to win one of the 3 monthly Reward Picks, the contest prizes</li></ul><ul><li>WEBSITE FEATURE | Rewards Picks get featured on our website</li><li>ART OF ANIMATION | Exclusive access to the WIP section of our Art of Animation, with hundreds of new galleries for animated movies and TV series</li></ul>In summary, you'll play an active role in shaping and selecting future themes, enjoy nearly an EXTRA WEEK to submit your artwork for the monthly contests and have the chance to win the Challenge Rewards, the monthly prizes of the Character Design Challenge. You can find the full list of prizes <a href="https://characterdesignreferences.com/challenge-rules" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Posting on Patreon is super easy! Just follow the steps in the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/characterdesignchallenge/about" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">ABOUT</a> section of this page.

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