ashmoleanmuseum:

Today is the first of December, meaning it’s day one of our #AshmoleanAdvent🎄🎁🔔

On each of the days until Christmas, we’ll be sharing a fascinating and festive object from our collections for you to ‘open up’ and discover. A new object will be revealed every morning here.

Day 1Yūhi Hill and Drum Bridge at Meguro by Utagawa Hiroshige
Our first advent calendar treat is this woodblock print of a snowy bridge by Japanese master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige. Here, Hiroshige has skilfully depicted the chilly silence of a snowy afternoon. The snow and snowflakes in the image are depicted by leaving unprinted spots on the paper that stand out against the dark blues of the river and sky; a technique used in traditional Chinese and Japanese ink painting.

Check back tomorrow to see our second advent object. 

neilaglet:

cap-ironman:

The fourth annual Cap-Ironman Remix Event is here! The event will run from December 8 to February 24, with our very first set of sign-ups opening on December 8th. 

Event Sign-Up Schedule

Remix Relay: December 8 – December 22
Remix Exchange: December 15 – January 7
Remix Madness: January 10 – February 22

For the full event schedule, please refer to the Remix Event Masterpost.

Announcements for all Remix Event challenges will be posted on Dreamwidth, LiveJournal, Tumblr, and Twitter. Please keep an eye out on our usual channels for when sign-ups are opened!

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So what is a remix?

A fanwork remix is a transformation of an existing fanwork. Much like with song remixes and remix tapes, remixing a fanwork is your chance to create a different version of another person’s fanwork. This is your invitation to re-imagine another person’s work by putting your own spin to it using different techniques (for example, changing the style, tone or narrative voice…) while maintaining some of its original elements like the general plot. 

Remixing a fanwork can mean switching POV or composition, changing the tone or mood of a story, writing a timestamp or drawing a missing scene, or even transplanting a fic or picture into a new universe. 

Still not sure what that entails? Be sure to read through our How To Remix post for tips and examples, and our General Remix Guidelines before you sign up!

As organized in our previous years, this event will consist of three challenges: the Remix Exchange, the Remix Relay challenge, and Remix Madness.

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Remix Exchange

The Remix Exchange is a fanwork exchange between writers, where everyone is assigned to another writer and expected to choose and remix at least one of the available stories. Your remixer can remix any of your fanfics (aside from one “safe story” of your choosing and other ineligible stories). 

For more information, check out the full Remix Exchange page. Sign-ups open on December 15th.

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Remix Relay

Relay Remix is a remix chain in the style of a speedy game of Telephone for artists and writers. For those of you who like the idea of continued remixes and thinking of remix ideas on your feet, this is the challenge to sign-up for! 

For more information, check out the full Remix Relay page. Sign-ups open on December 8th.

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Remix Madness

Madness is a low-stress, no obligation event. During Madness, you are welcome to create as many remixes as you want or feel comfortable with, starting from when the event begins until creator reveals happen! 

Remix Madness information will be available starting on January 10th.

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If you have any questions before each challenge begins, feel free to send us a message or reach out to the mods at cap.im.events@gmail.com. We can’t wait to get started!