Project: TeamWork 2015

It's that time of the year again: the TeamWork project is back!
For all those who don't know the project yet, here are some answers to all the questionmarks over your head.

Brace yourselves, this journal will be a long one. :bademoticon:

What is the project about?

The aim of this project, hosted by Artistle, is to team up two ( or more) artists to achieve a close and individual learning-experience.
One of the group will be the teacher, whereas the other(s) will be the student(s). (But our teachers will learn through this project just as much, I'm sure )
Teachers will present assignments to their students and provide them with tools, techniques and lessons to achieve the goal they both decided on. In the end we'll present all the finished assignments in a big chat event and on our group page!

There are also prizes to be won, but more on that later in this journal.

We will provide all teams with tips, rules and guidelines on teaching, as soon as all teams signed up for the project.

When's this happening?

The project consists of three major parts:

The sign-up phase: Mon 08 June - Tue 23 June || Sign-ups are now closed
The goal-finding phase: Tue 23 June - Tue 30 June
The TeamWork phase (1 month): Wed 01 July - Fri 31 July

Regular chats with all teams will be held to see how the project is going for you, every Saturday during the TeamWork phase (reminders will be sent via note every week).

I want to be a teacher!

If you'd like to be a teacher, don't be shy!
There is always something you can share with somebody, and most likely there is someone who wants to know about that topic!

Every artform is very welcome!
Writers, photographers, painters, musicians, any kind really!

 To sign up as a teacher, send a note to Artistle with answers to the following questions:

• What would you like to teach?

• How long have you been on DeviantArt?

• How would you like to communicate with your student(s) (mainly what platform of communication, like Skype, the dA chat network, via Notes, etc.) ?
  

• How much time would you be willing to devote to your student(s) and the TeamWork project weekly?
  

• Will you be able to attend the weekly check-in's on Saturday's (for around half an hour)?
  

• Do you already know how you would like to teach your student(s) (via tutorials, videos, livestreaming, critiques, etc.)? We don't expect you to already have a concrete plan, but it might give your potential students a good idea of your teaching methods and what to expect.

• How many students would you like to teach?

We will evaluate your application and reply to your note as soon as possible.

I'd love to be a student!

You always wanted to know how to take a certain photo, how to paint a portrait or how to write a poem?
You're in the right place for that! Hopefully we can find you a mentor to teach you!

 Note that we only accept students that reply to one of the open teacher slots. We won't be able to match you with a teacher if you don't mention the name of the teacher you would like to learn from.

 To sign up as a student, send a note to Artistle with answers to the following questions:

• Name of the teacher, you would like to learn (from the open teacher slots).
  

• How long have you been on DeviantArt?

• How much time would you be willing to devote to the TeamWork project weekly?
  

• Will you be able to attend the weekly check-in's on Saturdays (for around half an hour)?
  

• Do you have any preferences for the way of communicating with your teacher and/or the way you would like to learn during TeamWork (from tutorials, livestreams, critiques,...)?
  

Judging & prizes

We will be judging all teams on qualities we think are important for each team to put into this project to make it an awesome experience.

Those criteria are:

• Are you regulars at the weekly check-ins?

• Has your team devised a clear goal for the TeamWork phase?
  

• Have you achieved said goal as a team?

• There will be an evaluation of teachers & students through evaluation sheets we formulate. Those will be filled in by both teachers and students to give us a better idea of the teamwork of your team.
  
  

Prizes

:bademoticon: 200 points by TheGalleryOfEve
:bademoticon: 200 points by Colors-Of-Summer 
:bademoticon: 100 points by Dragonlover84
:bademoticon: 100 points by Artistle
:bademoticon: 30 points by GeorgeXVII
Journal feature by Dragonlover84, Exquisite-ART-Museum, Medoriko, Stygma
Llama badge by Dragonlover84, GeorgeXVII, Stygma

2nd Place

:bademoticon: 500 points by moonbeam13
:bademoticon: 200 points by Stygma 
:bademoticon:150 points by TheGalleryOfEve
:bademoticon:150 points by Colors-Of-Summer 
:bademoticon: 75 points by Dragonlover84
:bademoticon: 75 points by Artistle
:bademoticon: 15 points by GeorgeXVII
Journal feature by Dragonlover84, Exquisite-ART-Museum, Medoriko, Stygma
Llama badge by Dragonlover84, GeorgeXVII, Stygma

3rd Place

:bademoticon: 250 points by moonbeam13
:bademoticon: 100 points by TheGalleryOfEve
:bademoticon: 100 points by Colors-Of-Summer
:bademoticon: 100 points by Stygma 
:bademoticon: 50 points by Dragonlover84
:bademoticon: 50 points by Artistle
Journal feature by Dragonlover84, Exquisite-ART-Museum, Medoriko, Stygma
Llama badge by Dragonlover84, GeorgeXVII, Stygma 

All participants
:bademoticon: 10 points by Tudalia-Hex
:bademoticon: 10 points by Colors-Of-Summer 
Journal feature by cinyu, C-91, Lintu47, Andorada, TheGalleryOfEve, Colors-Of-Summer, Tahog, mondscheinsonate, AlexanderPaupoff
 Llama from cinyu, Lintu47, TheGalleryOfEve, AlexanderPaupoff, mondscheinsonate, Tudalia-Hex, Colors-Of-Summer 

Feel free to donate prizes or promote the project in any way you'd like.

FAQ

May my team-partner and I teach each other (in different fields as well) so we're both student and teacher in the same team?

     Yes, definitely. Please let us know though!

Could I teach one person but be a student of another?

     Only if you find the time to fulfill both roles for the period of time.

Take pride in how far you’ve come. Have faith in how far you can go. - M. Josephson.

Any questions concerning the project, the sign-up process or Artistle? Feel free to ask them in the comments, we will reply as soon as possible.

AlexanderPaupoff and mondscheinsonate