We are proud to be supporting MerMay, a month-long celebration of creativity, community, and of course, mermaids! The month of May will be full of daily prompts for the contest. Sponsored prizes will be awarded including a Xencelabs Pen Tablet Medium Bundle SE, a Xencelabs Pen Tablet Small, and a Grand Prize of a Xencelabs Pen Display 24!
MerMay activities planned: (For details & times, visit
mermay.com.)
"Tail Talk Tuesdays" - Live interview ofan artist/fan favorite
"Let's Get Judgey" -Thursday live interviewwith MerMay Judges
"Fin-tastic Friday Faceoff" - Two artists will battle live for supremacy in character design!
Live Draw - Saturday and Sundays, Lauren Barger will be hosting Instagram live draws and Whitney Pollett will be jumping in from time to time to join in the fun.
The Xencelabs team has been collaborating with event organizers Tom Bancroft, Whitney Pollett, and Lauren Barger to demonstrate the new Pen Display 24. After working on the display, Tom & Lauren commented:
“There’s a new pen display in town, and I’m here to say- it’s amazing! I didn’t go into testing out the Xencelabs display lightly. I love my other pen displays. This one has all you’d expect from the other top displays, but ALSO less glare, 4k, over a billion colors, everything included (even TWO pens!), and at a fraction of the cost! This is a game-changer! I’m excited for you all to try it! It just makes sense!” –Tom Bancroft - Author, Animator, Studio Owner, Podcaster, and founder of #MerMay
“The Pen Display 24 stands for its exceptional ease of installation and lightweight design. But, as an artist who works in a studio with a very bright overhead light, I have always struggled with screen glare—until now. The bundle comes with a variety of pens, which is fantastic. If you are accustomed to traditional media or an Apple Pencil, you'll love the thinner pen. However, I was blown away by the larger pen, which features THREE shortcut buttons and an eraser. Paired with the quick keys, this pen has significantly streamlined my drawing process. In short, I am absolutely in love with this product and will be recommending it to all my fellow industry professionals.” – Lauren Barger, Character Illustrator, LB Illustrates and MerMay Organizer
This collaboration doesn't stop here! Lauren Barger is also featured in our Artist Spotlight, where she answers questions about her career and process as a character artist and illustrator. (See Artist Spotlight below)
Don't forget to join in celebrating all things, mermaid!
#mermay2023 #mermay #xencelabs #createwithxencelabs #createwhatyoudream
To enter to win, tag your illustration entries with #DRAWmermay2023 and animated entries with #ANIMATEmermay2023.
To find out more about the contest
visit mermay.com
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