#DrawADotTogether Project - Draw A Dot | Fashion Illustration Community

I started the #DrawADotTogether project in March 2020. This special project aims to give illustrators a chance to use illustrations to raise awareness of the current social issues in the world. Here is the latest chapter.

World Peace

By now we should all know what’s going on in Ukraine. I know many artists in this communtiy are from Ukraine so I am hoping they are staying safe.

As many of you know, the main goal of #drawadottogether is to use artworks to spread out positive messages and today, I believe we need to unite again to create something meaningful for the world to see. The topic this time is world peace and we should incorporate the fashion element in the artworks. Here are the reasons.

Fashion is a fantasy and it brings joy to people. It also connects people from all over the world (think about this community) in a positive way. Some designers even use their collections to promote world peace.

For this chapter of #drawadottogether, let’s use fashion as a prop in your illustration and create a world peace message to the world. Use your vision to bring out a meaningful message!

Notes:

You can use any collections you want
Make sure your illustration has a positive message, not just a sketch of a collection.

Deadline and Publication:

There is no deadline for this project. I will repost any illustrations that will fit the Draw A Dot feed.

You can create as many illustrations as you want for this project. Once you are done with the piece, you can upload it to Instagram and make sure you tag @drawadot, #drawadottogether.

I will have a Facebook gallery dedicated to this project and will upload as many illustrations as I can when I see people posting the illustration with the #DrawADotTogether. I will also have an IG story highlight tab on the IG stories I repost. Your story must tag @drawadot and have #DrawADotTogether so I know it is for this project. I will repost as many stories as I can.

Note:

– You are encouraged to show your work in progress on social media platforms. All work in progress images should also be tagged #DrawADotTogether and @drawadot.

– By entering this open call, you agree to let Draw A Dot to post your work on our social media platforms.

Share this project with your friends so they can also participate. And if you are working for a brand or have connections to brands, please share this project with them too!

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#ShareYourAsianStory

Illustrations by Beck Hong, Sandra Hsu & Karen Koh

In the past two weeks, I have met with several Asian American artists. We’ve discussed that racism against Asians is getting more severe and violent while casual racism is also alarmingly on the rise. Historically, the Asian community has not been proactive about speaking up and seeking support from their allies. But that’s slowly changing and we would like to take part to encourage the Asian American community to amplify their voices. For the month of March , we are creating a special campaign for the #drawadottogether project to focus on this issue. We encourage you to use your work of art (illustrations, collages, abstract art pieces, poems, music, etc) along with descriptions to educate the world and encourage the Asian community to stand up against racism.

Here is the list of topics we have come up with that you can participate.

If you are Asian, we have the following suggested topics:

Create an artwork that lets people know about your culture. Let people understand different parts of Asia have different cultures. This is about cultural appropriation.
Create a work of art that shows the stereotype Asian media portraits. In the description, let people know why this is not right.
Create a work of art that encourages and supports your friends that speak up against racism.
Create a work of art to encourage Asians to support Asians.
Create a work of art that shows how non-Asians can be our allies (what can they do to support us?).
Create a work of art that relates to your personal experience dealing with discrimination. Let people know what they can do to stop this.

If you are Non Asian, we have the following suggested topics:

Create a work of art that shows your experience in Asia. What have you experienced? What have you learned from that trip?
Create a work of art that honours the Asian Talents (brands, models, influencers — must have created an impact on the Asian community)
Create a work of art that welcomes the Asian community in your country. When they tell you they are from this country, believe them.
Create a work of art that lets the Asian community know what you want to learn from them.

*It will be great if you can acknowledge their nationality instead of grouping everyone is Asian. There are many nationalities in the Asian community.

If you are planning to create your illustrations based on fashion brands, here is a list of brands (not limited) that are founded by Asian Americans or brands that are supporting the Asian community:

Prabal Gurung
Phillip Lim
Private Policy
Opening Ceremony
Monse
Jason Wu
Joseph Altuzarra
Valentino
Versace
Gimabattista Valli
Oscar de la Renta

These fashion influencers are also very out spoken regarding the current situation:

Tina Leung
Eva Chen
Tina Craig
Michelle Lee

Please do not include the following things in your artworks/descriptions:

Brands:

Dolce & Gabbana
Alexander Wang
Philipp Plein

Words:

Please visit this link for all the information. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs_by_ethnicity

We highly recommend you to do some research before you create the art piece. If you have any questions, you can always DM me or DM any Asian artists. We will be able to give you more information.

Deadline and Publication:

There is no deadline for this project. This project will last until the world is back on its track!

You can create as many illustrations as you want for this project. Once you are done with the piece, you can upload it to Instagram and make sure you tag @drawadot, @shareyourasianstory, #drawadottogether and #ShareYourAsianStory.

I will have a Pinterest board and a Facebook gallery dedicated to this project and will pin the illustration when I see people posting the illustration with the #DrawADotTogether and #ShareYourAsianStory. I will also have an IG story highlight tab on the IG stories I repost. Your story must tag @drawadot and have #DrawADotTogether and #ShareYourAsianStory so I know it is for this project. I will repost as many stories as I can.

Now that we have an IG account dedicated to this social issue, please continue to upload your works and we will post some of them on the IG account feed!

Note:

– You are encouraged to show your work in progress on social media platforms. All work in progress images should also be tagged #DrawADotTogether, #ShareYourAsianStory, and @drawadot.

– By entering this open call, you agree to let Draw A Dot to post your work on our social media platforms.

Share this project with your friends so they can also participate. And if you are working for a brand or have connections to brands, please share this project with them too!

Draw A Dot community, let’s create a movement together! The time is NOW!

Colouring Page

Many of the illustrators in the Draw A Dot community have created different beautiful coloring pages. I have asked each of them to contribute one of their pages and put them on Google Drive. You can visit the following link to download the files.

If you have any questions regarding importing the png file to Procreate, you can visit Sew Sketchy’s Instagram for the instructions (one of the IG story highlight tab).

Once you are done with the colouring, you can post them on Instagram (or Instagram story) and tag the illustrator(s). There is a good chance they will repost your art work!

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You can visit Draw A Dot. Facebook Page to see the submissions from past open calls.

11-2014: Alexander Wang x H&M Fashion Illustration Open Call

01-2015: Givenchy S/S 2015 Fashion Illustration Open Call

02-2015: Thom Browne S/S 2015 Fashion Illustration Open Call

03-2015: Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty Fashion Illustration Open Call

04-2015: Valentino MIME Bag Fashion Illustration Open Call

05-2015: Giambattista Valli S/S 2015 RTW Fashion Illustration Open Call

06-2015: Lanvin F/W 2015 Fashion Illustration Open Call

08-2015: Viktor & Rolf Flowebomb 10th Anniversary Illustration Open Call

09-2015: Delpozo F/W 2015 Fashion Illustration Open Call

10-2015: Marc Jacobs F/W 2015 Fashion Illustration Open Call