COMMUNITY EVENT: You create - I donate [Raised: 357.50€] (Donation Sent! Weather Change!)

July 13, 2014 - 9:28am — Unplugged

by the way if someone wants to help me make back some of that money you could take a look at my new commission blog haha ;__;

Update 5: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Update 4: Victoria,

Done! the magic of the gods has brought snow to cool all deer (on this day that is probably too hot for many.)
thanks again Unplugged

you’ve made our week bright with your kindness and creativity!

Au-

Update 3: Thank you, Victoria. This is amazing. We're overwhelmed that you organized this wonderful event. Such a beautiful idea. And thank you for the donation. It's really helpful!

Michaël & Auriea.

Thank you too M&A for creating such a wonderful game

Update 2: The donation has been made.

Update: Tale of Tales tweeted about this!
https://twitter.com/taleoftales/status/491236732361527296
https://twitter.com/taleoftales/status/491254284089323520

The event is now over.
And so this week is coming to a close.
I would like to give my most heartfelt thank you to everyone here in the community who contributed and created so much amazing artwork and incredible writing to give their thanks to The Endless Forest. Together we raised 357.50€. That's about 483$. Let that sink in for a minute. That is an incredible amount of money.
I am very delighted to see that so many of you were so eager to participate. This would not have been possible had it not been for every single one of you. It is beautiful to see all this creativity come together in one place.
Even though the community has its difficulties, this shows that we can come together as one and create something beautiful ♥ Thank you so much everyone. It's been a blast. I hope everyone enjoyed this week.

I need to transfer the money over to paypal first which should take ~2 days. I will post a screenshot of the donation as soon as it goes through.

Look at the beautiful tree you created ♥

TOTAL RAISED:
357.50 €

What is this about?

Since I managed to save up a good amount of money, I thought I would put some of it to good use and involve you, the community, in it too.

The premise is simple: For every piece of artwork you create, I will donate 5€ to The Endless Forest. Now is your chance to support TEF if you're unable to do so otherwise.

This event will run from Sunday, July 13th to Sunday, July 20th. So you have one week. At the end of the week I will send the total amount that we raised together to M&A. (to avoid spamming them with a bunch of small donations.)

I hope you guys have fun, and I hope to see a lot of wonderful artwork and writings for the forest!

How can I participate?

To participate, simply create something from the following suggestions, and then post it in the comments.

The only limitation: You are allowed to submit a maximum of 2 pieces total (to preserve my wallet at least a little bit).

You are allowed to put in as little or as much effort as you want. It's absolutely up to you.

You are free to combine and alter these prompts to your wishes. Your drawing can be as concrete or as abstract as you want. You have free reign.

Your favorite weather.
Your favorite tree, or a tree you with so see in the forest.
Your favorite plant, or a plant you wish to see in the forest.
Your favorite place in the forest.
Your favorite small forest creature.
Someone you met through TEF who has become very important to you.
A nameless or a fawn discovering something in the forest.
Your deer experiencing a moment of Abiogenesis
Your very first experience in the forest.
An important moment or realization in your TEF life.
The Twin Gods, or Michael and Auriea as God Deer
The Creation of deer and other forest life, or The Forest (or part of it) itself
Your most joyful forest moment.
The elusive pond duck.
Draw another animal with a human face. (Make it creepy for extra fun)

If drawing is not your thing, here are also some writing ideas for you. The writings can be as long as short as you want, and in any style or perspective you like.

Leave a gift for the Twin Gods
A new soul enters its forest. It experiences new feelings and sensations.
Something from the perspective of a small forest creature.
Your deer experiencing a moment of Abiogenesis
An important moment or realization in your TEF life.
Your deer observing the life in the forest, or pondering about forest life.
Life in the forest as observed by The Gods
The Creation of Deer and other forest life, or The Forest (or part of it) itself
Your most joyful forest moment.
Your very first experience in the forest.

Who has helped?

Thank you so much to these wonderful participants:

Bonus Event!

If you want to help out even more, these extra bonus events might be for you. The money raised here will not count towards the regular 10€ limit. You may submit one decoration and one haiku. For each decoration and for each haiku I will donate an additional 2.50€. This means each individual has the opportunity to donate up to 15€. This challenge will be open until the end of the main event.

Decorate the tree

A single young tree in a clearing. Its branches are thin and fragile. It looks dead, yet little leaves are beginning to sprout.

Add a decoration to the tree. It can be whatever you want -- Feathers, flowers, an animal skull... a little personal gift from you or your deer. Me and ben have given it one of our feathers.
Click the image for full-size. Save it on your PC, open it in your art program and add your decoration. The next person will continue from your decoration.

((There may or may not be a little surprise waiting at the end of this bonus challenge. The result is influenced by the outcome of the tree.))

Write a Haiku

A mysterious parchment lies next to the tree. It seems empty, but as you look closer, words seem to reveal themselves...

Write a simple Haiku pertaining to an aspect of the forest. It can be about anything you want, be it the whole forest, one of its residents, or a small detail.

Iaurdagnire wrote:

At days end tired
From traffic, I am a deer;
Relax and unwind

Jennie wrote:

Mooed has deer alone;
revealed gash in peace of air,
painlessly carried.

WonderfullySarcastic wrote:

Solitude. Quiet.
Free from reality's grip,
I escape my form.

Poppyflower wrote:

Whispers through the trees,
Speak of a path forgotten,
And your choice, child?

Ebony3 wrote:

Silence lingers here,
Between the branches and sunlight.
Peace will always be.

Aivilo wrote:

Giant rabbits hop
It is quite the sight to see
And yet it's normal

Honeyfur wrote:

Among the poppies,
Release of many burdons;
To be born anew.

Waning-Sun wrote:

Sunlight filters through
broken dust, fleeting silence;
gentle and calming.

AlisonRobin wrote:

Oh, that is by FAR
the biggest crow I have seen
in my entire life.

Do you think that is
magical or natural?
Probably both things.

SilverBlood0801 wrote:

The tears flow,
And the Idol shows to us
The sad reflections.

ChocolateTabbyKat wrote:

Dear friend where are you?
Entering the forest blue.
I will call for you.

Hum wrote:

Their names are sleeping—
Violet, peripheral—
And the snow comes down.

acer wrote:

What are these strange deer
Always frolicking about
The Endless Forest

Who has helped?

Tree

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((**as a thank you people who complete all challenges and max out their donation will get a little free artwork from me**))

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July 16, 2014 - 10:33pm — Iaurdagnire

This is so cool and really

This is so cool and really generous of you. I want to contribute something else but does this qualify for the Haiku challenge for now? TEF is an escape from urban noise for me most of the time.

At days end tired
From traffic, I am a deer;
Relax and unwind

July 16, 2014 - 10:36pm — Unplugged

aa dag

aa dag <3<3 yes this definitely qualifies for the haiku, and it's a wonderful one too. i think a lot of people can relate to it. thanks so much.

July 16, 2014 - 11:04pm — Dampir

So I back with my part. I

So I back with my part. I hope it's good as I added some "imagination" too c:
I can imagine there would be a story about how pictos of our TEF characters are gathering up in the crown of the Old Oak while they are sleeping(and we are offline).
This tree also seems to be favourite place a lot of us while it's raining in the forest.

July 16, 2014 - 11:23pm — Unplugged

Ooo Dampir, that is a really

Ooo Dampir, that is a really beautiful thought. I'm gonna keep that for my TEF headcanons actually, haha. And the drawing that accompanies it is of course gorgeous <3 It's really a very atmospheric sight. And I only just noticed the tiny deer inside! Gosh, that makes this a million times better!! my god this is truly beautiful! Thanks so much! I love it! <3

Sooo close to 150€!

July 16, 2014 - 11:30pm — Dampir

Alright, haha. Yeah, tiny

Alright, haha. Yeah, tiny deer take its all ;D I'm glad you think so and that I can be part of this, thank you too <3

July 17, 2014 - 12:15am — /

Mooed has deer

Mooed has deer alone;
revealed gash in peace of air,
painlessly carried.

July 17, 2014 - 12:20am — Unplugged

Jennie how beautiful.

Jennie how beautiful. <3 It has a feeling of solitude. But I love the imagery with the air. Thanks for contributing this much. ♥

July 17, 2014 - 12:25am — /

You're welcome then.

You're welcome then. ♥
Yay for Challenge complete!

July 17, 2014 - 12:29am — Unplugged

Yaaaay! Jennie you'll get a

Yaaaay!

Jennie you'll get a special badge at the end of this.
Free art for you.

And everyone else too, who completes all the challenges.

There.

July 17, 2014 - 12:31am — /

My goodness thank you.

My goodness thank you. ♥ ;; Your art is my drug.
But how could I not complete this? Not being able to donate to TEF when I love it so much su-
Buut I just have. Aahh.

July 17, 2014 - 12:42am — Unplugged

Free art for completion! Who

Free art for completion!
Who can't resist that

July 17, 2014 - 12:49am — Firefli

Just some curious fireflies

Just some curious fireflies for the tree (they have a glow on a darker bg) ♥
I'll have a piece up sooon for the main event!

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July 17, 2014 - 12:57am — Unplugged

Firefli, they look absolutely

Firefli, they look absolutely gorgeous. ♥ So atmospheric. Thanks so much. <3

TEFc is being a jerk and it deleted the top part of my blog. Wtf. Hope I saved the code somewhere. I'll get it back up soon.
[e]: Alright. Thank god I was intelligent enough to save the code in a file haha. Sheesh.

((SO CLOSE TO 150€))

July 17, 2014 - 1:24am — Firefli

Morning. A different time of

Morning.
A different time of day. I think it's something she'd like to experience.
And 150, gogogo
<3

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July 17, 2014 - 1:30am — Unplugged

Firefli-- Gosh what a morning

Firefli-- Gosh what a morning sunrise <3 Once again this is wonderfully atmospheric. The soft brushstrokes and the soft, subdued color palette really make it. I really like what the blue sky adds to the picture. Serene.
Your artwork is gorgeous. Thank you so much for creating it. ♥

And....

150€!

Now I can go to sleep satisfied.

-falls over-

July 17, 2014 - 1:33am — Firefli

Awe yoouu, thank you for

Awe yoouu, thank you for doing this. You're amazing (:

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July 17, 2014 - 2:25am — AlisonRobin

What is he? He is

What is he?
He is radiant.
What does he do?
He does good.

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July 17, 2014 - 5:57am — HolyMaria

you're an amazing animal now

you're an amazing animal

now that I'm back I'll be glad to participate ♥

July 17, 2014 - 10:21am — Unplugged

My god Alison I'm at loss for

My god Alison I'm at loss for words. <3 Let me try formulate something in a moment.

July 17, 2014 - 2:21pm — WonderfullySarcastic

I... wanted to join in,

I... wanted to join in, however small. I've never done a haiku before (I think, it's hard to remember things when it's so late and time for bed), so hopefully at least one of these is good enough to be my contribution! Forgive me if I missed a count and I don't think these are about anyone in particular, and may pertain to the community, not the Forest itself.

Forever ageless,
forgetting timely worries,
never think to leave.

I sit alone here,
on the bank of a still pond.
Time does not pass me.

Small fawns abound here;
aged stags, carrying mothers,
but no time passes.

Beauty all around,
Forged by two minds from nothing,
Quiet paradise.

Two great beings watch,
but do not interfere with,
those who call here home.

Solitude. Quiet.
Free from reality's grip,
I escape my form.

Creativity,
the world's most powerful gift.
Fertile minds do grow.

Great antlers upon
his brow lifted in challenge
to the gods themselves.

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#1354
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July 17, 2014 - 2:26pm — Unplugged

Woah WS, you've really gone

Woah WS, you've really gone above and beyond!

All of these are amazing.
Since there's so many of them, do you want me to enter them for both, the regular challenge as well as the bonus event? I don't want to have to pick out a single haiku out of so many beautiful ones.

I'll enter them for both. Thanks so much for this incredible contribution. <3 I'm gonna pick my favorite to feature in the haiku box.

July 17, 2014 - 2:36pm — WonderfullySarcastic

Oh wow, thank you! It's

Oh wow, thank you! It's amazing how much creative muse a person can have when they've stayed up far too long! Again, thank you. I'll probably wake up later and not understand I could possibly have made them, so it really means a lot that you seem to think they're pretty good. <3
Also, I really appreciate you putting them as a part of the regular challenge, as well as the challenge- I'm afraid no amount of sleeplessness would help me draw or write a story! Lol.
Aaaaaaand, thank you for putting this all together to begin with and making such an enormous donation to TEF.

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#1354
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July 17, 2014 - 5:17pm — Aranyani

&hearts;

♥

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-formerly Silensia-

July 17, 2014 - 6:25pm — Snowsauria

Decided to draw Velocity. Not

Decided to draw Velocity. Not sure what category he goes under but I saw him mentioned in an earlier comment and figured drawing him was okay. :'b

http://i.imgur.com/X7yVLnE.png

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July 17, 2014 - 6:46pm — Poppyflower

A little haiku from me:

A little haiku from me:

Whispers through the trees,
Speak of a path forgotten,
And your choice, child?

(Will probably write another story someone soon ^^)

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~Poppy~
Profile picture by ahimsa ♥

Pixel Wis by squeegie~

July 17, 2014 - 6:52pm — Unplugged

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<3! Guys I'm sorry for slacking on the comments right now, please forgive me. But I appreciate all your awesome submissions!

July 17, 2014 - 7:15pm — Sluggs

I say, this is a rather Noble

I say, this is a rather Noble thing that you're doing here; giving players who can't donate themselves a chance to help keep the forest alive.

Thank you!

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Download Spell Saver 2 v1.1
Download Deer Tracker v1.0

July 17, 2014 - 7:33pm — Starling

Dreamcatcher

_Dreamcatcher

July 17, 2014 - 7:37pm — Unplugged

Dreamcatchers are one of my

Dreamcatchers are one of my absolute favorite things <3 Thank you so much Starling.

July 17, 2014 - 8:55pm — Unplugged

gentle bump~

July 17, 2014 - 10:26pm — AlisonRobin

I added to the tree.

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July 17, 2014 - 10:37pm — Unplugged

La's book! A truly excellent

La's book! A truly excellent and fitting addition.

Thank you AlisonRobin ♥

Also, to finally get to your gorgeous painting of ben.. I'm really truly honored that you chose to draw for ben. I am absolutely in love with the geometrical tribal style that you went with. It is so incredibly accurate and on point for ben, especially as of late, and the stylization just works. The color palette is incredible. The contrasting red and blue, the brightness of it all. The composition is excellent. And the highly personal and close feeling that comes with traditional artwork. But I think most of all I love those wings. My god, the wings. They're perfect.
I really cannot thank you enough. Thank you Alison for creating such a deep and profound piece. ♥

July 17, 2014 - 10:56pm — AlisonRobin

I am so glad you liked it. It

I am so glad you liked it. It was a lot of fun for me to make, and I have wanted to try my hand at ben for a while--you gave me a very good excuse to do so. I picked the background thinking of dreams and ben and light, and had the thought that I was certain that even when he sleeps and puffs out of the forest into that purple void that he lights that place up with his dreams.

And before I forget (like I did last time) here's the full size image.

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July 18, 2014 - 12:11am — Mis

Hello! I felt bad coming here

Hello! I felt bad coming here with empty hands, so I added a mask to the tree! Hope it fits in. I haven't been having much muse as of late so I worried I couldn't make anything for this beautiful project, was very happy to read about the little tree!
I wanted to say thank you for this amazing project you've set up here, and it's amazing how many have already participated. I really think you are a very important member in this place, you've done a lot for it and are still doing so much as this proves. Just really wanted to say I appreciate it, a lot!

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July 18, 2014 - 12:21am — Unplugged

Ah thank you so much Misako!

Ah thank you so much Misako! The mask fits in perfectly. Thank you for taking the time to contribute. <3

And thank you as well for the compliments. None of this would be possible without the community's enthusiastic participation of course. I feel like it's been a while since I've really done something universally beneficial and I'm glad I can still do something for this place. I'm really happy to see how many people have been interested to help out, and to see so much creativity around. The community also needs the positivity

I am trying my best to keep people interested and engaged, so I'm glad the bonus events have been received well!

Hoping to break the 200€ also!

July 18, 2014 - 12:23am — Unplugged

Also... something seems to

Also... something seems to have happened to the tree's name...
tripping out apparently. nothing new in the world of TEF.

July 18, 2014 - 12:48am — fetch

Glad you like it, I thought

Glad you like it, I thought about the prompts and thats sort of what came to my mind haha
Your kind words are appreciated too >u<

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My Art on Deviantart

July 18, 2014 - 8:52am — Unplugged

-morning bump- -offers warm

-morning bump-
-offers warm tea and coffee to everyone-
-cookies too, with oat milk-

July 18, 2014 - 8:57am — Uitleger

/gets gorked on the halyava

/gets gorked on the halyava coffee, shambles off elsewhere

July 18, 2014 - 9:58am — Nazzard

Just going to leave this

Just going to leave this here. Genty decided to add some bells~

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Discord:Nazzard#9068 ||Click for bios.

July 18, 2014 - 10:33pm — Hum

[Now obsolete link.] Stone

[Now obsolete link.]

Stone probably wouldn't even have thought of it but I couldn't not.

Edit: I guess technically we didn't decorate the tree, but rather the ground. You can leave us out if it didn't serve the end goal. It just didn't make sense to stack rocks on not-ground.

July 18, 2014 - 1:39pm — Unplugged

Huit-- Have a good start into

Huit-- Have a good start into the morning, ya raccoon.

Bells! Nazzard those are wonderful.

Thank you! <3

Actually Hum, I left some space and greenery on the ground specifically so people would have different opportunities for decoration.

So you took the correct hint. Thank you so much. <3

Seems like the transparency has once again taken a hit

I guess this was to be expected haha. Not sure what is to be done since there's already been additions since then.

July 18, 2014 - 2:39pm — Ssayersser

For me was interested your

For me was interested your offers draw deers and events.
I drew my first fawn. Two years ago I got acquainted with the forest. Then there was a snow.
- a faun walked in the wood and enjoyed weather while squirrels didn't attack it.
- a disturbing moment for my faun in the wood
- my favourite weather
- joyful moment
I hope you enjoy.
I tried. <3
link http://savepic.ru/5323767.jpg

July 18, 2014 - 2:45pm — niriya

-heavy breathing- I come

-heavy breathing- I come back
and see what you all have done
I think I just had an eyegasm from all the beautabulous art

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Thank you, Tuo and Kohva!

July 18, 2014 - 5:58pm — Unplugged

My god Schtil, that artwork

My god Schtil, that artwork is absolutely incredible. -falls over-
This is totally adorable and the atmosphere and the colors and the incredibly cute squirrels and my god just everything about this it absolutely amazing ;; I cannot thank you enough. Thank you for creating such a gorgeous piece of art for this. ♥

((so so close to 200€!))

July 18, 2014 - 6:38pm — Unplugged