Donny B Posted February 3, 2020 Posted February 3, 2020 (edited) I first heard about March of Robots back in 2018 and thought to myself, "that would be fun to do, but with Minimates". Fast forward to Inktober 2019 and I finally found the motivation to make it happen. So here's the premise:March of Minimates is an Instagram based art challenge, with the goal of creating one Minimate image each day throughout the month of March. For me, it's drawing. That's where it all started... I wanted to take the month of March and dedicate it to creating 31 Minimate drawings. But why stop there? Minimates are fun to photograph, too. There are a ton of Instagram accounts with incredible photos and digital edits. Plus there are tons of talented customizers and decal designers and diorama builders... why not open March of Minimates to every creative person who loves the brand? So that's what I'm doing. March of Minimates is launching March 1st on Instagram Upload your images to Instagram, tag them with #MarchofMinimates, and follow the IG page for updates and contests @MarchofMinimates Weekly contests with prizes from Luke's Toy Store You can find all the info on how it works at marchofminimates.com Edited February 3, 2020 by Donny B Quote
MisterPL Posted February 3, 2020 Posted February 3, 2020 Sounds interesting. Anything to promote the brand! Speaking of which, maybe we should tag retailers as well just to show them how much interest there is in Minimates. Quote
thereasonsy Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 I don’t know who came up with this idea but this is awesome and I cannot wait to participate! https://instagram.com/marchofminimates?igshid=nfpi5fckt6em Quote
MiniFiend UK Posted February 19, 2020 Posted February 19, 2020 Damn that Wrecking Crew in the pictures. I would never have thought of them using bulky bodies but they look great. Quote
Heinous Posted February 19, 2020 Posted February 19, 2020 29 minutes ago, MiniFiend UK said: Damn that Wrecking Crew in the pictures. I would never have thought of them using bulky bodies but they look great. Les' customs are second to none. You should check his page out Quote
hellpop Posted February 19, 2020 Posted February 19, 2020 Luke did, I believe. His feed is where I first saw it. I'm gonna try to participate, though I suck at photos. But it's a chance to put up some customs I've had sitting around that fit the categories, so why not? Quote
Donny B Posted February 19, 2020 Author Posted February 19, 2020 Actually, it was my brain child. Luke was awesome enough to sponsor some of the prizes and help me promote it I posted a thread about it here ? I'm stoked to see people excited about it! Quote
Donny B Posted February 19, 2020 Author Posted February 19, 2020 1 hour ago, hellpop said: Luke did, I believe. His feed is where I first saw it. I'm gonna try to participate, though I suck at photos. But it's a chance to put up some customs I've had sitting around that fit the categories, so why not? Photography isn’t the only way you can participate - it encompasses a broad range of art; including customs, decals, dios, displays/collections, etc... Photography is the most popular way to make Minimate images, but the origin of this challenge was actually me wanting to draw one Minimate drawing each day for a month. I originally wanted to pitch the challenge as something for traditional artists to participate in (very much along the lines of Inktober) but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that drawing/painting was too limited in scope. So I opened it up to include any form of art that celebrates Minimates! Quote
hellpop Posted February 19, 2020 Posted February 19, 2020 Cool! Sorry for the miscredit. My other artistic skills are even worse than my customizing, so that's as far as I'll be participating. But I do have some cool Minimate- compatible pieces to pull out, so I may get a little creative that way. Quote
thereasonsy Posted February 19, 2020 Posted February 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Donny B said: Actually, it was my brain child. Luke was awesome enough to sponsor some of the prizes and help me promote it I posted a thread about it here ? I'm stoked to see people excited about it! Well, bless you for doing it and I hope that DST gets involved! Quote
Donny B Posted February 20, 2020 Author Posted February 20, 2020 Thanks! I really hope this will be a fun event for everyone, regardless of artistic skill. I’m looking forward to what people will come up with and I know Zach is aware of it, but I’m not sure how involved DST will want to be. When I conceived the challenge, I didn’t think it would be a big enough thing for that level of attention ? Quote
DSTZach Posted February 20, 2020 Posted February 20, 2020 I've been reposting Don's artwork on our Instagram, it's amazing. Happy to contribute prizes, we've been finding some older MM sets in our warehouse lately, it's kind of random what they find. I really want to draw a Minimate! I may try to participate before the end of the challenge. Haven't taken any photos lately, but maybe I'll get to this weekend, if I can steal Series 79 off the shelf for one night... Quote
Donny B Posted March 1, 2020 Author Posted March 1, 2020 March of Minimates is live! it will be running from today until March 31st, with weekly contest and prizes. We’d love to see you there! Quote
bzorio Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 So far I already have pictures for the whole week 1. Quote
thereasonsy Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 40 minutes ago, bzorio said: So far I already have pictures for the whole week 1. Outstanding!!! Quote
Heinous Posted March 3, 2020 Posted March 3, 2020 You know it's pretty awesome how many people are participating in this. I haven't seen so many minimate pictures on my feed, probably ever Quote
hellpop Posted March 3, 2020 Posted March 3, 2020 I'm skipping today, since I'm not a video game guy, but I'll be back tomorrow. Quote
Donny B Posted March 3, 2020 Author Posted March 3, 2020 54 minutes ago, Heinous said: You know it's pretty awesome how many people are participating in this. I haven't seen so many minimate pictures on my feed, probably ever Right? It has been very cool to watch! Quote
bzorio Posted March 4, 2020 Posted March 4, 2020 6 hours ago, hellpop said: I'm skipping today, since I'm not a video game guy, but I'll be back tomorrow. Well, I'm not a horror guy* but I already have a picture for that. * Quote
Donny B Posted March 4, 2020 Author Posted March 4, 2020 Just so you all know, you’re free to deviate from the prompt list if you’d like. I realize that it seems like an official rule to follow, but really the prompt list was just designed to help spark inspiration if you need it. If there’s a prompt you don’t want to participate in, feel free to post something that isn’t related! The only time you would need to follow the prompts is for the contests (not including this first week, which is a basic giveaway). The contests will be judged based on the week’s theme (so week 2 is Heroes & Villains. You would only need to post one image on theme for that week to be eligible for the contest). Following the prompts can be fun, but it isn’t a regulation ? Quote
hellpop Posted March 4, 2020 Posted March 4, 2020 Yeah, I like the prompts. And it gives me a good excuse to take a day off. Quote
Donny B Posted March 4, 2020 Author Posted March 4, 2020 I did Inktober last fall and it kicked my butt trying to keep up with daily posts. A full month can be a bit much, so yeah I definitely recommend taking breaks periodically ? Quote
Heinous Posted March 4, 2020 Posted March 4, 2020 I post daily any way so the themes help me out alot for inspiration Quote
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