hc_bigbang | Artist Sign Ups

How do I know what I'm making art for?
After the writers have their mandatory check-in on August 15th, we'll make a claims post listing fandoms and pairings. In this post, we'll also include the story summary and any warnings the author gives. You can choose which fic you'd like to create art for, and then that person's fic will get crossed off the list. Author's names will not be attached to their fanfics on this post; the artist's claims will be done blind that way. This is done to even the playing field, so that an artist may claim a fanfic based on the summary/pairing/fandom, rather than the popularity of the writer. (Though by no means is the author prohibited at any point from telling people which fandom/pairing/story is theirs. I imagine that in any case, we'll be able to have a great number of educated guesses for authors based on the pairing/fandom alone. That's fine. I'm just trying to make the artist' claims post less about favoring popular authors, and more about showcasing the merits of the story.)

What are the requirements for art?
You can make whatever kind of art you feel like, in whichever medium. Drawing, painting, digital, manips, vids, fanmix, anything you can think of. We just ask that you put some time into it, as our authors have.

How do I sign up and/or claim an artwork?
You can sign up to be an artist now, but claims will happen much later, on August 20th, after writers have attested that they have written at least 10,000 words to prove their worth. Claims are done on a first come, first serve basis. We will be putting up a f-locked post and the artists will reply to it with the story they claim to do art for (so make sure you are a member of the community!).

Sign ups for artists will remain open until all fanfics get claimed!

What happens if the number of authors doesn't match up with the number of artists or mixers?
We will do several rounds of claiming so that EVERY fic has an artist. In the event that fics outnumber artists, we will allow artists to make a second claim.

How many pieces of art do I need to make?
One.

There are a lot of stories, but few authors that don't seem to 'match'. What happens then?
A lot of artists may be uncomfortable with some of the content in stories (slash, het, noncon, etc) but I would suggest that if there is a story that an artist may thing is doable to contact the mod during claiming and she will speak to the story's author to see if a scene could be provided for a more gen perspective for the artwork. It is really something that at this point, early on in the challenge that is going to be played by ear. This situation will certainly be looked at closer when coming closer to March for the claiming.

Can I have contact with my author?
We will provide you with contact information once you have been committed to an author. From there, you can contact them to find out more about their interests. We would like to encourage you to be in contact with them and to share and collaborate, but ONLY in fun. You are under no obligation to work directly with the author. Ultimately, what you create for your artwork is your creation, just like how you cannot dictate what the author writes for their fanfiction. But we all want everyone to be happy with what they get and what they create, so I hope this remains a happy, fun, friendly experience.

What if I cannot create the fanart by the deadline?
Think very, very hard before claiming a story! Because there is a person who is expecting some fanart for their work and I'll have to hunt down a back-up artist to take your place, if you end up dropping out. If you can't create the fanworks, tell me as soon as humanly possible. I want everything to go live at once, on September 30th. Finding artists is hard enough with a decent timeline, but finding backups are a nightmare! Please don't make me do it!
TIMELINE

Author Sign Ups: OPEN - Nov.30.2011
Artist Sign Ups: OPEN - Mar.11.2012
Beta Sign Ups: OPEN - OPEN
Check Point #1 (optional: Dec.18.2012
Check Point #2 (optional): Jan.15.2012
Check Point #3 (mandatory): Feb.12.2012
Check Point #4 (10K for art): Mar.11.2012
Art Claiming: Mar.18.2012 (approx)
Art & Final Story Due: Apr.25.2012
Public Posting: May.01.2012

More info here at our FAQ post!

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If you'd like to participate as an artist, please reply to this post with ALL the following information. All comments are unscreened.

I have read the sign-up rules and the FAQ post: Y/N
LJ-Name: Name of artist
Email: (if you don't want it publicly visible, PM