Hello everyone! Cara is proud to be the official platform partner once more for this years #PleinAirpril 2025 with Warrior Painters! What is PleinAirpril?PleinAirpril is a social media event started in 2017 to celebrate Earth Day. The aim is to challenge and engage with plein air artists across the globe and to encourage them to share their artworksone per dayduring the month of April. How to participate in PleinAirpril 2025Every day of April 2025, paint one painting based on the themes "Plants, Aqua, Industrial, Nocturne" and post your work on Cara and/or Instagram: Use the hashtag #PleinAirpril, and tag @warriorpaintersYou can use any medium you want as PleinAirpril is about experimentation, practice, and exploration! Challenge yourself to paint more from life, but feel free to create photo studies or virtual plein air piecesDue to Instagrams limitations on artwork discovery via hashtags, Warrior Painters encourages participants to post on Cara for increased visibility. Content shared on Cara stands a better chance of being discovered and reshared by both the Warrior Painters and Cara community. About Warrior PaintersWarrior Painters was founded in 2016 as a way to connect artists from all walks of life, who share the same passion of showcasing natural and architectural diversity through plein air painting. The majority of painters in the group work in the entertainment industry, spanning from animation and games, to live action films and theme park designs. There is also a good number of freelance illustrators and concept artists. We look forward to how the community will be inspired and enjoy this event, and hope to see you join us this PleinAirpril! - The Cara Team

About the EventBeep Boop! We're already in the third month of the new year and with that starting our new challenge: March of Robots! Show us the machinery you can come up with, no matter if big or small, by using #marchofrobots in your Cara posts. You can either do one prompt per day, or combine multiple prompts for a multi-day artwork! This challenge is as modular as the different parts a robot could contain are We are excited to see what you come up with and we hope you have fun creating and building your own constructs~ Happy creating! How to join March of Robots on Cara1. Participate by posting new work youve made by following the March of Robots list 2. Mention #marchofrobots in the description when posting! Cara Theme ListWe encourage everyone to take this chance to explore new ideas, experiment with the nature of your art and take a chance at growing your art skills within our budding theme. Most of all, we are excited to see everyone having fun while creating and nurturing each other's works in the community with discussions and conversations. Have fun! - The Cara Teamcara.app | twitter | instagram | buy cara a coffee

Hi everyone! Its been a long while since we last made a dev blog postthings have been incredibly busy, and even though we have been making constant releases, we havent had a chance to post about it! Below is a compilation of our recent updates, new features, and improvements to the Cara mobile app: New Features (on Mobile Apps) Light mode: now available on both iOS & Android iPad & tablet support: for larger mobile screens Using the app:Edit Portfolio AlbumsSave drafted posts (only 1 for now!)Support for non-English hashtagsPin & unpin posts in Profile->PostsFilter options to view or exclude Portfolio, Text posts, and Reposts in both Explore and Profile -> Posts Settings, options, & other fixes:Toggle GIF autoplay in SettingsCustomize haptic feedback for likesImage optimization for faster loadingFixed white borders appearing on certain large image uploadsVarious other UI improvements, bug fixes, and more You can download latest versions of the app (v0.9.6) in the App & Play Store! Cara Coffee soft launch & testing We've quietly rolled out Cara Coffee for initial testing. This feature is now available on both web and mobile. We plan to do a more official launch with activities if everything look good! If you spot any issues, please let us know in our Discord server or at support@cara.app.We're continuing to work on more features and improvements on the backend as we prepare for our anniversary celebrations. Please stay tuned for updates! As always, thank you for your support! The Cara Teamcara.app | twitter | instagram | buy cara a coffee

Time for another months challenge! About the EventHello everyone! As end of the year draws close, we want to make our December challenge about you and your favorite things! Join us by posting your work with #favcember2024 tag in your posts. You are welcomed to do either 1 or 2 pieces of artwork per prompt! We're excited to see all the amazing favorites from all of our amazing users. We hope you have fun, and happy creating! How to join Favcember 2024 on Cara1. Participate by posting new work youve made by following the favcember list 2. You can either create 1 or 2 pieces per prompt, its entirely up to you whether you want to do a piece daily!3. Mention #favcember2024 in the description when posting!Cara Theme ListWe encourage everyone to take this chance to explore new ideas, experiment with the nature of your art and take a chance at growing your art skills within our challenge. Most of all, we are excited to see everyone having fun while creating and nurturing each other's works in comments!We hope you can plant fresh friendships, discover new artwork and artists, collaborate and enjoy Favcember together as we look back through the year! - The Cara Team cara.app | twitter | instagram | buy cara a coffee

Time for another months challenge! About the EventHello hello everyone, November is here, which means another challenge for yall to enjoy!Considering how the seasons are changing and with that the colors around uswe wanted to celebrate it with this months challengeHuevember! To participate, use the provided color for the days and associated prompt within your artwork and share it using #huevember2024 on Cara We're excited to see all the beautiful colors throughout this month! Happy creating! How to join Huevember 2024 on Cara1. Participate by posting new work youve made by following the huevember list 2. Mention #huevember2024 in the description when posting!Cara Theme ListWe encourage everyone to take this chance to explore new ideas, experiment with the nature of your art and take a chance at growing your art skills within our budding theme. Most of all, we are excited to see everyone having fun while creating and nurturing each other's works in the comments!We hope you can plant fresh friendships, discover new artwork and artists, collaborate and enjoy Plantober together. We look forward to seeing your creativity blossom! - The Cara Team cara.app | twitter | instagram | buy cara a coffee

Are you going to an in-person event soon? Do you want an easy way to keep track of people youve met? You can now use your CaraQR to meet other users! Not only does CaraQR let you visit an artists profile to check out their work, it also retains a history of who youve met for you to revisit later. So whether its an artist at artist alley whom you were too shy to say hello to, or a group meet that happened too quickly and you worry about misplacing business cards, you can now find a visit history in your QR Meets log for users whose QR codes you have scanned.Think of it as a bookmark for people youve met! How to create your own CaraQR wallpaper? Sign in to your account and visit cara.app/qrcardYou can upload a custom background for your QR wallpaper Save the photo to your phone or PC, and use it as your phone wallpaper, so you can show someone your QR code without unlocking your phone; or print it out if you have a display space at an event, so anyone can scan your CaraQR easily. Visitcara.app/qrcardto create your custom QR wallpaperUse saved image as wallpaperLightbox Expo Giveaway Keen to try your luck? Come visit us at Lightbox Expo booth 909 with your CaraQR. We will pick one QR winner at the end of each day and give you an available tote bag of your choice for pickup.Cara at Lightbox Expo booth 909See all Cara tote bagsWinners will be chosen at random, and be notified via Caras direct messaging from the @cara account. You can pick up the tote bag any time throughout till the end of the event.

Hi everyone! October is here and we are happy to share that Cara will finally have our own table at Lightbox Expo this year! To celebrate our first ever in-person event, we are launching a series of 10 tote bags you can preorder for pick up at our booth at the end of this month.The tote bags feature artwork by Katsuya Terada, Wayne Barlowe, Jingna Zhang, Tobias Kwan, Beatrice Blue, Jeff Simpson, Jing Liang, Entei Ryu, and Weilin Zhang. The proceeds will go towards servers costs and expenses that keep Cara running, and we want to thank our friends and artists we discovered on Cara for donating their artwork to support our efforts and the platform. To preorder the tote bags, you can check out our Store or the product links below. We cannot ship any orders unfortunately due to our limited manpower at this time, so please only order if you can pick up your tote bag in person. We appreciate your understanding. Cara Lightbox Expo Tote Bags There are now over one million users on Cara, and we are grateful for the community that has come together. These tote bags are but a small slice of the types of illustrators, painters, animators, concept artists, photographers, sculptors, and art directors on the platform. We have also seen pixel artists, comic artists, graphic designers, motion designers, curators, storyboard artists, 3D artists, writers, and many more who have come together to share their work on Cara. We still have a lot of work to do, but we are thankful to everyone who checked us out and are building this community together with one another. We will continue to build so that even more creatives may find a home with us one day. If you are coming to Lightbox Expo, please definitely feel free to stop by our booth (909) to say hi! And to our coffee supporters, thank you! The Cara Team Artist Links: Beatrice Blue | Entei Ryu | Jeff Simpson | Jing Liang | Jingna Zhang | Katsuya Terada | Tobias Kwan | Wayne Barlowe | Weilin Zhang cara.app | twitter | instagram | buy cara a coffee Visit the Cara Web Store

Becky Cloonan @beckycloonan - The Pot of Basil @miski - PLANT CRIMINAL Mix & Match your October art challenge with Plantober! About the EventWant a break from your other list or an excuse to include any kind of plant life in your art? Then chill with Plantober and some greenery - be it forests, cacti, ferns and flowers or your very own fantasy flora designs!Plantober is a community event celebrating the month of October with plant-themed artwork.With seemingly countless art challenges taking root throughout this spooky month, we wanted to offer an open theme as a pressure-free addition to the fun:To participate in Plantober, all you have to do is include any type of flora in your art and share it with #plantober2024!Feel free to use the hashtag alongside art with plants you created for other October challenges, get inspired by our list of daily themes or make up your own fantasy flora designs!Whether you draw a piece including a plant a day throughout the entire month or participate with a single entry is completely up to you: You can join in as much or as little as you want and can.How to join Plantober 2024 on Cara1. Participate by posting new work youve made (which can be a part of other art challenges) including any type of plant or plants from our theme list2. Make sure to mention #plantober2024 in the description box when posting!Cara Theme ListWe encourage everyone to take this chance to explore new ideas, experiment with the nature of your art and take a chance at growing your art skills within our budding theme. Most of all, we are excited to see everyone having fun while creating and nurturing each other's works in the comments!We hope you can plant fresh friendships, discover new artwork and artists, collaborate and enjoy Plantober together. We look forward to seeing your creativity blossom! - The Cara Team Janine Narciso @jnarciso - Bloomy and the sproutlets Eva Toorenent @evaboneva - Plant Musician Neil Blevins @artofsoulburn -Space Baroque Venrusi Forest Rough Alice Ferox @aliceferox - May We Never Wake Up Robbie Trevino @robbietrevino - Amaniloth Ksenia Palchikova @kotartist - Watcher Elizah Leigh @elizahleighartwriter - Papaver Somniferum Eliza Leigh @elizahleighartwriter - Yora Tranca Eva Vilhelmiina @evelmiina - Finnish Folklore Illustrations @lucocurtis - Plants! Mali @sleepimali - Plant Bebs Angela @angothemango - Leaf Chaser Jason Chuang @jasonchuangart - Jade Vine Lich Juliorra @lichjuliorra - Main Cover for Kitasu @digitiel -Rejuvenation @requinoesis -Aurantia - The Vassal of Vanguard Sysina @sysinacgi - Artist's Cozy, Plant-Filled Studio Henry Wong @henrywongdraws - Doggo Flowers @incaseyouart - Plant Art Comp Lich Juliorra @lichjuliorra - Tina in Flowers @sleepingwoolf - Thorned Rachel Sergiyenko @stallelio - Peaceful Dream Natalie Dombois @nataliedombois - Spaceplan(t)s

Hi everyone its Jingna. Long time no see! A few things on whats new with Cara lately: 1. I had severe burnout/depression the last few months so I was offline for a while. Im slowly getting back into things now, but thats the main reason we have been quiet for a while and I apologize. Will share more on what weve been working on in the background2. Dev UpdateWe are in the middle of a big rewrite for mobile app. This is a pretty major milestone as the update will improve app speed, stability, and fix a number of UX issues. And while it may not seem like much on the frontend, and well still have many bugs to work on over time, but its a big step towards making bug-fixing and performance issues easier to work on in the future, so Im really excited!The first new version should be ready early next month. Ill announce again once its up in the app stores. We appreciate everyones patience and understanding. ImagineFX Issue 245 3. ImagineFX Interview/FeatureWe're in the new issue of ImagineFX (issue 245)! I did an interview discussing what happened in the last few months for those curious to read up on some behind the scenes. 4. Events: TechCrunch Disrupt & Lightbox ExpoI will be at Lightbox Expo and TechCrunch Disrupt next month! Well have a table and discussion/Q&A panel for Cara at Lightbox, and for TechCrunch Disrupt, Ill be speaking on at the AI stage with a panel about copyright and ethics in AI. 5. Merch/Tote Bags Well be making some tote bags that can be picked up at Lightbox Expo to raise money for our server costs. Right now coffees are still the best way to support us, but we hope this will give people who want to rep Cara merch a chance to get something. Well share more info soon once we finalize the artwork list. 6. #Plantober for October Our October art challenge will be #plantober! We wanted to give people an option for something besides inks and drawings if they wanted, and it just sounded like a fun hashtag. Theme list to come in the next few days, but feel free to start thinking about it!Big thank you to everyone who checked in on me and those who have been supporting us with coffees. It means a lot. We will be back with more details on these updates soon. Thank you! - Jingna cara.app | twitter | instagram | buy cara a coffee

Ksenia Palchikova @kotartist - Royal Hunt Leader List by @faith_schaffer on Instagram - shared on Cara by Hayden Stutz @hsartist S Morris @braverobynart - Swordtember 2024 Prompt List Sharpen your pencils and prepare for art! September is upon us, and that means it's time to create legendary blades! Ready to wield your artistic skill? Then join the Swordtember challenge and bring your sword designs to life:About the EventSwordtember is a community event celebrating the month of September with sword-themed artwork!To participate in the challenge, you are free to use one of the many theme lists that are meant to inspire you like the official Swordtember themes, Cara's List or your very own!Whether you draw a sword a day throughout the entire month or participate with a single entry is completely up to you: You can join in as much or as little as you want and can.How to join Swordtember 2024 on Cara1. Participate by posting new work youve made following either Caras Theme List, the official Swordtember themes or your own ideas.2. Make sure to mention #swordtember2024 in the description box when posting and feel free to add the day and theme if you drew inspiration from a list!Cara Theme ListWe encourage everyone to take this chance to explore new ideas, experiment with your art and take a chance at learning something new within our slashing theme. Most of all, we are excited to see everyone having fun with their art and raving about each other's works in the comments!We hope you can forge fresh friendships, discover new artwork and artists, collaborate and enjoy Swordtember together. We look forward to seeing your creativity unfold! - The Cara Team @volcanojungle - This Year's Swordtember List! Olga Tereshenko @olgatereshenko - Koschei Becky Cloonan @beckycloonan - Swordtember sketch dump Jean Paul Fiction @jeanp - Swortember Alexandrea @arcanumlenz - Angelic Knight @hopefulundertone - Swordtember - Renaissance @volcanojungle - Steampunk Sword (2023) Kyo Legends @kyoartworks - Gothic Alex F @stormsong - Swordtember 2023 Ksenia Palchikova @kotartist - Vampire Ksenia Palchikova @kotartist - Witch Ksenia Palchikova @kotartist - Inquisitor Alex Piasecka @alexpiasecka - Swordtember Devin Yang @devinscribbles - Swordtember2022 @slumberprince - Path of the wicked @slumberprince - Selunite Blade Jennifer Smart @jaesmart - The Veridian Lord Antoine Gadoud @axiominus - Swordtember of last year ! @slumberprince - coral and glass blade prompts 2023 Nic Rodriguez @nrgalactic - Swordtember 2023 Drawings Zaba @zabacraft - Alchemist's Sword! Jacob @ponk - Swordtember'22 showcase CHICHI @chichitea - Swordtember drawings from 2023 Nick Rodriguez @nrgalactic - Swordtember 2022 Drawings S Morris @braverobynart -Swordtember Day 14 Arcane & Divine S Morris @braverobynart - Swordtember Day 9, Arcane & Nature Jennifer Smart @jaesmart - Terrible be the Elder Gods in Their wrath @augichii - Doom Royal Heir @augichii-HorrorKnightErrant @dgirael - Swordtember 2022 Leona Florianova @lostfool - Sowrdtember 2022 - Void, Rot @shunyah - Swordtember 2023 2/7 Po @hlifft - Swordtember 2023 (2) Po @hlifft - Swordtember 2023 (2) Po @hlifft - Swordtember 2023 (2) Jet K @jetkadett - Swordtember 2022

Jeff Simpson @jeffsimpson Let's make a splash with ocean- and mermaid-themed artwork this May! Wanna join? Then dive into the challenge with us:About the Event MerMay is a community event celebrating the month of May with mermaid-themed artwork!To participate in the challenge, you are free to use one of the many theme lists that are meant to inspire you like the official MerMay themes, Cara's List or your very own!Whether you draw a mermaid a day throughout the entire month or participate with a single entry is completely up to you: You can join in as much or as little as you want and can.How to join MerMay 2024 on CaraParticipate by posting new work youve made following either Caras Theme List, the official MerMay themes or your own ideas.Make sure to mention # mermay2024 in the description box when posting and feel free to add the day and theme if you drew inspiration from a list!A new tab on our explore feed featuring #mermay2024 entries along with posted features on our Instagram and Twitter pages will boost your entries throughout May!After the challenge has ended, another blog post is going to summarize the event and commemorate a selection of entries in a final feature. Tobias Kwan @tobiaskwan - Mermay 2023 Cara Theme ListWe encourage you to take this chance to explore new ideas, experiment with your art and take a chance at learning something new within our aquatic theme. Most of all, we are excited to see everyone having fun with their art and raving about each other's works in the comments!We hope you can forge fresh friendships, discover new artwork and artists, collaborate and enjoy MerMay together. We look forward to seeing your creativity unfold! - The Cara Team Nabs @nabsdraws - MerMay Illustrations from 2 Years ago Patryk Chudzinski @patichudy17 - Day 1 #mermay2023 Omichi @omichiart - Flower Mermaid enn @entropienn - Mermaids based on Planets - Mercury Ying Lam @inglam - Line Art 01 Fernando Salvaterra @salvaterra - A MerMay Thing Katerina Ladon @lumen - The Mermaid Queen Margo 37 @margo37 - Mermay2023 George Patsouras @cgmythology - Mermaid Creature Nodens @nodensart - Luminosity Mermaid Rona Ks @rona-ks - Mermay Kitten Anthony Brooks @anthonybrooks - MerMay 2023 Glass Nandito @fernandodoesart - Mermaid Virginie Juteau @virginiejuteau - Mermaid inspired by Underwater Photography Katerynka @handrosaur - Mermay Willy Merry @willymerry - Mermay 2023 Izzy @izzymedrano - Late Night MerMay Sketchies Alessia Hilary Valastro @alessiahv - THE SEA BELONGS TO US

@ryuvhiel - Ice Dragon Luis Bento @luisbentoart - Smaugust 2020: Days 1 to 6 Let's ignite our imagination with dragon-themed artwork in August! Ready to soar? Then unleash your creativity and join in on the Smaugust drawing challenge:About the EventSmaugust is a community event celebrating the month of August with dragon-themed artwork!To participate in the challenge, you are free to use one of the many theme lists that are meant to inspire you like the official Smaugust themes, Cara's List or your very own!Whether you draw a dragon a day throughout the entire month or participate with a single entry is completely up to you: You can join in as much or as little as you want and can.How to join Smaugust 2024 on Cara1. Participate by posting new work youve made following either Caras Theme List, the official Smaugust themes or your own ideas.2. Make sure to mention #smaugust2024 in the description box when posting and feel free to add the day and theme if you drew inspiration from a list!Cara Theme ListWe encourage everyone to take this chance to explore new ideas, experiment with your art and take a chance at learning something new within our draconic theme. Most of all, we are excited to see everyone having fun with their art and raving about each other's works in the comments!We hope you can forge fresh friendships, discover new artwork and artists, collaborate and enjoy Smaugust together. We look forward to seeing your creativity unfold! - The Cara Team Aleksandra G @shay3li - Fullmoon Dragon @inkvisage - Muuu, 2023 @inkvisage - Ququmatz, the Feathered Serpent, 2023 Izzy @lordfurfur - Smaugust 2019 Luis Bento @luisbentoart - Smaugust 2021 - Week 2 @chorilate - Smaugust 2023 John Tedrick @tedrick - Smaugust 2020 Vincent Coviello @vincentcovielloart - Dragon Spirit Maartha Laiho @pencilcat - Koi Dragon @ryuvhiel - The Dragon of Sunset Katie Croonenberghs @kamakru - Smaugust 2016 @behane - Mini-Smaugust 2023 - Part 2 Felix @alaitallon - Smaugust - Tea Refugio Sanchez G @cusago - Moltentongue Drake Felix @alaitallon - Smaugust - Ninki Nanka @neonpsychopomp - Dragonache @delyththomasart - Smaugust 2023 - Tenidraco @ryuigi - Forest Dragon Lucius Amberg @lucuisamberg - Mother Eden Sanders @creativemechanics - Dragons!

Hi all! Were super excited to bring you this update filled with new features! We hope you will like them Whats new: Added About page to profiles Added video and Sketchfab embed options Jobs board search, filters, post deletion Business account type added for jobs board Block user now available via profile page - Added Sign in with AppleBug fixes and improvements: Fixed OTP codes not sending on first sign in attempt(!!!) Bookmarks page layout updateCopy link for posts added to all screen sizesFixed profile timelines not always showing all postsFixes memory issues with large image uploadsFixed bugs on pinned postsUpcoming: Glaze integration Mobile app We will go into new features below! Video and Sketchfab Embeds It was previously possible to embed a single YouTube, Vimeo, or Sketchfab link in posts, however it wasnt possible to add them to portfolio posts or see them in lightbox view. This new feature allows you to upload multiple playable embeds on your Cara posts. Simply click on the play icon in your drafts window to paste your links: You can now embed multiple video and Sketchfab links to your posts on Cara. Profile Page AboutYou can now add resume, bio info, or work availability to the About tab on your profile! To add your About page, simply log in to Cara, go to your profile page, and look for the About tab.We plan to update Caras search features in the near future and make work availability a search option. So we recommend you to update your availability if you are open to work! When populated, the About tab will show up on your profile. Example: Jingna Zhang / @zemotion Use the Edit About option to update your About page. Job Search & Filters As the number of job listings grow on Cara, we want to make it easier for users to search through the jobs board to find listings relevant to them. This new updates adds the option for you to search the jobs board by using keywords and filters to narrow down what you are looking for: Company Business Profiles You can now save company information to be prefilled when submitting job listings. If you are a recruiter, lead, art director or company representative, you can find the option under profile Settings. Simply switch your account type from Individual to Business, and you will see the company information fields to fill out.Once saved, the filled company information will automatically be populated in all new job post forms. Original posters can now also delete their job posts if a role has been filled. Coming up next: Glaze integration for CaraMobile app launch Do you have any feature requests you hope to see in the future? Submit them on our Discord so our dev team can see them! As always, if you run into any bugs or issues, please let us know at support@cara.app or on Discord. Thank you! The Cara Team cara.app | twitter | instagram | buy us a coffee

sparth @sparth - Line work personal sketches The spooky season is here and we want to welcome October with a brand new challenge: Caras Sketchtober!Are you ready to participate? Find out how! About the Event We are proud to present our drawing challenge for this month: #Sketchtober!To make it easy for everyone participating in various art challenges in October, weve decided to do Sketchtober to celebrate all of your sketches made during this time.As usual, there is a different theme for each day, and youre free to participate in any way you like. Mix and match themes, use your own, draw to your heart's content or show us your sketches and finished pieces! Sketchtober on CaraCheck out our dedicated Theme List below #sketchtober hashtag will be featured in Explore Chatting about Sketchtober and sharing links to tagged pieces over on our community Discord server join us there!Editorial feature at the events conclusion How to participate in SketchctoberPost new works youve created during this month Include #sketchtober in your post description All artworks, discussions, WIPs and mediums are welcome to be submitted to this Sketchtober! Cara Theme ListFeel free to follow any theme list you like, or personal ones youve made yourself. If you are looking for additional ideas or a guideline to stay inspired and motivated, here is what the Cara team proposes: Rodrigo Silveira @rodeen - A Gathering of Magic Owl @greyevilowl - Portrait studies Adrian Bush @plunteere - Daily works- October 2022 Adrian Bush @plunteere - Daily works- October 2022 Jeff Simpson @jeffsimpson - Mother Sketch Serhii Kasianchuck @skasianchuck - Sketchbook Stuff Tano Bonfanti @tanobonfanti - Morning Sketches Tano Bonfanti @tanobonfanti - Warm Up Things Richard Anderson @flaotraps - Current Free Time Doodles Richard Anderson @flaotraps - Current Free Time Doodles Kenji @kenjiloo - Rain Liu @raaain - Portrait Design 2 Steven Yaffe @juststevenyaffe - Sketches 03 Kali Riste @sketchysketchin - Sketchbook Samples April 2023 Eliza A @eliza - sketchbook pages Kyle @krossj - Knight Sketch Neungsonie @philocsini - Lord Gnawdwell Tobias Kwan @tobiaskwan - Wimple Coming Soon! Sketchtober isnt the only news we have prepared for this month!Get ready for Cara's Sketchbook Sunday - a regular blog featuring insightful interviews with amazing artists of our growing community.Stay tuned for more!Are you up for our monthly drawing challenge? Join us on Discord to chat all things Sketchtober! The Cara Team

September flew by like a gust of wind and it took with it Caras first Swordtember. Many different designs and ideas were showcased throughout the month, and we had so much fun exploring everyones original creations!We hope everyone enjoyed themselves and will keep creating for Sketchtober too. As promised, the grand finale is here with a feature of the most interesting artworks from this event below. Thanks to all who took part! Jan Ma @itsjanma - Days 7-10 Ksenia Palchikova @kotartist - This sword belongs to a healer Ksenia Palchikova @kotartist - This sword belongs to an enchanter Ksenia Palchikova @kotartist - This sword belongs to a vampire Hayden Stutz @hsartist - Swordtember 2023 - Whole Collection Hayden Stutz @hsartist - Swordtember 2023 - Whole Collection Hayden Stutz @hsartist - Swordtember 2023 - Whole Collection Olga Tereshenko @olgatereshenko - Koschei S Morris @braverobynart - Day 9 Arcane & Nature Jan Ma @itsjanma - Swordtember prompts 1-3 from @/braverobynart Tomatio @tom8toj - Swordtember Day 2: Wizard Alessia Hilary Valastro @alessiahv - Bones - Day#26 Kim Van Deun @sketchferret - Possessed sword Kim Van Deum @sketchferret - Another one for Swordtember2023

These companies with new open positions have been added on our jobs board! Also, we would like to highlight that Plarium just joined our jobs board with artist vacancies. Feel free to check them out! Kojima Productions, JapanCharacter Artist WeaponsMechanical ArtistProject Manager Kitbash3D, USA3D Graphics Tools Engineer Riot Games, SingaporeManager, Animation Art - League of Legends Digital Domain, North AmericaIntegration roles in Vancouver, Montreal, CaliforniaFX roles in CaliforniaFront-End Pipeline TD in CaliforniaLookdev roles in Vancouer, MontrealLighting roles in Vancouer, MontrealLayout roles in Vancouer, Montreal Dreamhaven, USAAssociate UI Engineer, Moonshot Games View open jobs listings on Cara

Hello everyone, we are happy to share that the Cara team will be at LightBox Expo 2023 (Oct 27-29)! LightBox Expo celebrates art in the entertainment industry in all its forms, highlighting the works of many esteemed artists and industry peers. We want to be there to speak with the community and hear about your thoughts, needs, and feedback about Cara so far. Caras founder, Jingna Zhang @zemotion will be there with our senior engineer Katie @ktsalz. They will be walking around the event halls wearing Caras t-shirts and tote bags, and giving away a few goodies at random each day! So dont be shy and come say hello! See you at LightBox Expo this weekend! The Cara TeamTwitter | Instagram | Cara

Caras mobile app is available for download on Apples App Store and Google Play now. Hello everyone! Today, we are excited to announce the launch of Caras mobile app in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. In preparation for Lightbox Expo (27th to 29th of October 2023), we want to make sure that you have the app ready to make the most out of the event. Our latest featureCara Meetlets you scan a users Cara QR code and keep track of who you meet at events. Whether its artist alley tables or someone you encounter when out of namecardsusing Cara Meet will help you keep a record of everyone you speak with at an event, and allow you to access their profiles directly in your QR Meets history afterwards. Stay in touch without the worry of misplacing namecards, forgetting which social network you connected on, or the pressure of following someone back on the spot. Create a Cara account and fill out your profile information to make the most out of the app this weekend. Cara App Download Links: *For Android users who previously used the browser app: you can either delete the previous browser app, or go to App Settings in the new app, then set it as the default for Cara URLs. This way, the QR codes will be opened in the correct app when theyre scanned. About the Cara AppWith the launch of our new app, we hope to further enrich our community with Caras social features, whilst continuing to improve the portfolio aspects of the platform so that recruiters, editors, and art directors have a place to find human artists easily.We hope you can connect with peers and followers, share your work, and find industry jobs from AAA and award-winning studios. App Features:Share images and gifsFind human artists: our AI image detector filters out AI-generated content from Cara portfolios Cara Meet: keep track of people you meet at events. Stay in touch without the pressure of mutual follow backs on the spot, or needing to take photos of namecards at artist alleysHome feed customization: control what shows up in your timeline Jobs board: find job listings from AAA and award-winning studiosDirect messages: stay in touch with friends, or contact artists for work About page: can be used for extended bios or users resumes. Use it to indicate work availability Bookmarks: use bookmarks and albums to organize references and posts Download links for Cara app: App Store, Google PlayQuestions & FeedbackIf you discover any bugs or have questions, you can join our Discord community and submit them or reach us at support@cara.app. We have been extremely lucky to have a wonderful community behind usjoin us as we continue to grow this communal space for artists, by artists. The Cara Teamcara.app | twitter | instagram | buy us a coffee

Alejandro @mirabalart - Witches Izzy @izzymedrano - Succubus 001 Hello, hello all, Tonight, Caras corners will be haunted by the spirits and creatures of the spooky. From 2D to 3D, from environments, props, to portraits and more, countless artists have displayed their fascination for this special day, inspired by the colors, history, and symbolisms it holds. We are celebrating Samhain/Halloween with some of images of our own. Pumpkins, skeletons and creatures of the night are here to take you to their sometimes colorful, sometimes gloomy dimension. Which one will you follow? Have fun and we hope you enjoy the Otherworld with Caras Spooky Night Special! Nodens @nodensart - Vampire Anna Christenson @achrisart - Witches' Village Jason Behnke @jasonbehnke - Necromancer SCG @artofscg - Halloween for fun Maria Gabysheva @myvushka - Halloween 2022 Willy Merry @willymerry - Halloween 2020 Alexandr Leskinen @leskinen - Happy Halloween Ashley Hankins @ashleydoesartstuff - Dying for a Cup of Tea Dmitry Dalnev @ddalnev - The silkworm Witch Hampus Flink @hampus - Danse Macabre II Karina S @chirunax - Teeth Luciano R @lvcky - Abandoned cemetery Andrea Corsini @syqkos - Nightmare room Welume @welume - Ghostie Stefania Nour @ttfdraws - Original - Vamp Madeleine Fjall @madeleinefjall - Travelling to Blkulla Etienne Savoie @etienne - Treasure chest Bananopus @bananopus - Pumpkins Fest Sol Azpiroz @solazpiroz - Witchy Items Ema Brico @emabrico - Bewitching Xayah and Rakan - League of Legends Fan Art Natasa Ilincic @natasailincic - Magpie Natasa Ilincic@natasailincic - Owl Witch D Austin @thewantedpumpkin - The Inn - Stylized Environment Jonathan Ly@lyart - Witch cottage Lola Serre @lolaserre - Halloween labyrinth Guardian figurine Max Turnbull @oats - witch hazel Edouard Noisette @enoisette - The Sacred City of Igrin, Pt.2 Alvaro Cardozo @alvaro-cardozo - Trick or Treat William Dawson @williamdawson - Hallowe'en Logan Preshaw @wickedinsignia - Haunted House Mayte CG @maytecg - Danse macabre Alexis Rives @deadslug - Bored witch thinh bui @thinhbui - The little witch is watering the plants hung bui @hungbuiart - Inktober Witch 1 - 2018 Ipan Hf @ihf95 - Unhallowed Capital Alena N @ymhin - Bride

TypeProton @typeproton - #sketchtober wings The first Caras Sketchtober is over and now, its time for our wrapup feature!Its been so exciting to see the variety of styles and approaches that our community showcased during the challengefrom figurative portraits to monster designs, to environment layouts, emotive explorations, and even animations. Its been a pleasure for us to explore the inner worlds of our artists during this month, and see that a simple idea like a sketch can hold such endless potential and bloom into so many different types of interesting and stimulating expressions. We hope everyone who participated had a great time. We now leave you with a selection of these fun and inspiring artwork from this Sketchtober! Pi Pei @pipei321 - Pi Pei @pipei321 - Alessia Hilary Valastro @alessiahv - Berries|Fangs - Day#23/24 Choppete @choppete - Inktober 2023 24. SHALLOW Pi Pei @pipei321 - sketch20231023 Matt Taylor @matt - Spoon Marty @damarten - Music Box TypeProton @typeproton - #sketchtober wardrobe Monday W @monday - Sketchtober Martyna @mkasinskaite - Old drawing with little story Martyna @mkasinskaite - "Valkyrie" Yen Shu Liao @yensliao - "Old Companions" Akrosh @akrosh - Sir, youre not tall enough for this ride Alex Pushkarev @edarneor - Ink Drawings Choppete @choppete - Inktober 2023 14. CASTLE Pi Pei @pipei321 - 20231030 cara.app | twitter | instagram | discord | buy us a coffee