c_im_bigbang | BB 2018 - Guidelines for Artists

Guidelines for Artists

Remember to read through our General Event Policies and Big Bang Guidelines for All Participants, as well as the artist's guidelines outlined below.

Acceptable art includes traditional and digital illustrations. Other visual mediums — such as edits, manipulations, or works that rely on or are derivative of existing material — are not eligible for this Big Bang.

You are required to make, at minimum, one piece of accompanying fanwork for the fic you claim and can make as many pieces as you'd like. The artwork must be new and made solely for the story in question.

Art must be finished by your team's posting date.

NSFW ("not safe for work", content that contains explicit or adult content) artwork is allowed but must be accompanied by a SFW ("safe for work", appropriate for a general audience) thumbnail preview during the posting period.

Claiming Process

To participate in the 2018 Cap-IronMan Big Bang as an artist, all you need to do is claim a summary on September 29th. There is no prior sign-up available or required.

ADDED 9/24: Claims are done by commenting on a Dreamwidth post. Anonymous commenting will be open so you don't need an account to participate, but because of the extra verification Dreamwidth requires for anonymous users, we strongly urge you to make an account before claims.

Claims will be done on a first-come, first-serve basis.

In case you can't make a claim personally on the 29th, you are allowed to ask someone to make a claim on your behalf (a proxy claim).

Summaries are posted anonymously. You must claim a story based solely on the fic summary and details provided. Writers are instructed to be as transparent as they can when providing details on warnings, other featured characters/relationships, etc.

Instructions on how to claim a story will go up with the preview of fic summaries on September 27th.

Because this is a collaborative event, there is no penalty-free dropping out once you've claimed a work. Dropping out once you've been partnered up will be considered defaulting on the challenge and will result in a ban.

Creation Period and Posting

Once you've claimed a work and you've been teamed up with a writer, all you have to do is make an accompanying fanart for your partner's BB fic! The posting period begins in November and mods will send out an email to all participants when it comes time to the posting period.