Mod [18+] and Artist Apps [Closed for Judging]

[winx]

Simon or Sorren, bop me on the head if any of this is inaccurate.

Will you guys be reaching out to interested applicants you like as the process goes or talking to people after the application window closes?

In my experience, it is after the application window closes that chosen applicants are contacted.

I read through all comments before posting so I just want to ask rq- May we use bases as our examples? I know it said lineart but some bases are different then just straight up line art. Some of them have the color filled in or have little bits and bobs on it- That sort of thing. I definitly want to apply but I just wanted to check first before I applied ^^

I think bases that you colored in would be fine to use since it is essentially what you’re doing with the CS template lineart. However, you must link to the base and provide credit to the creator so we can distinguish between what you did versus what was already available on the base.

Ello! I have a couple questions for the artist positions.

1) Based on previous responses it seems like artists usually have freedom of design for the regular monthly pets- are there any cases (besides annual staff litters) where there are restrictions on this/the monthly pets' design process would be more like the application templates? Does the freedom of design also usually extend to lineart & shading changes or is that kinda for special occasions?

2) Clarifying applying specifically to be a guest artist- after the trial period, would the art team sometimes ask a guest artist to make a litter and have a specific timeframe in mind for when they'd want it released by, or is it kinda more casual, in the direction of the guest artist popping in every so often with "hey I made this set of ponies, you can release them whenever" ?

3) Generally, how many official artists vs. guest artists are you currently looking for?

1) Yes, artists generally have freedom of design for regular monthly pets. I can’t think of any cases where they don’t excluding staff litters. This does extend to lineart and shading changes; the caveat being that it should be recognizable as a CS pet. For example, the cow below has lineart edits, but it is still recognizable to be on the zebra lineart in the legs.



I can’t confidently answer 2 & 3.

[Zeena]

Ello! I have a couple questions for the artist positions.

1) Based on previous responses it seems like artists usually have freedom of design for the regular monthly pets- are there any cases (besides annual staff litters) where there are restrictions on this/the monthly pets' design process would be more like the application templates? Does the freedom of design also usually extend to lineart & shading changes or is that kinda for special occasions?

2) Clarifying applying specifically to be a guest artist- after the trial period, would the art team sometimes ask a guest artist to make a litter and have a specific timeframe in mind for when they'd want it released by, or is it kinda more casual, in the direction of the guest artist popping in every so often with "hey I made this set of ponies, you can release them whenever" ?

3) Generally, how many official artists vs. guest artists are you currently looking for?

2. Its casual; you can create what you have time for as a guest artist. If you do claim a litter for a certain month then we have you put down for creating that litter so it should be done before that month begins, but otherwise popping in with litters that'll be released in the following month or so is more common.

3. There's no set number but based on older applications we typically choose quite a few artists. Everyone starts off as a guest artist and then some may be selected to be official artists.

[Schuyler]

Ello! I have a couple questions for the artist positions.

1) Based on previous responses it seems like artists usually have freedom of design for the regular monthly pets- are there any cases (besides annual staff litters) where there are restrictions on this/the monthly pets' design process would be more like the application templates? Does the freedom of design also usually extend to lineart & shading changes or is that kinda for special occasions?

2) Clarifying applying specifically to be a guest artist- after the trial period, would the art team sometimes ask a guest artist to make a litter and have a specific timeframe in mind for when they'd want it released by, or is it kinda more casual, in the direction of the guest artist popping in every so often with "hey I made this set of ponies, you can release them whenever" ?

3) Generally, how many official artists vs. guest artists are you currently looking for?

1) Yes, artists generally have freedom of design for regular monthly pets. I can’t think of any cases where they don’t excluding staff litters. This does extend to lineart and shading changes; the caveat being that it should be recognizable as a CS pet. For example, the cow below has lineart edits, but it is still recognizable to be on the zebra lineart in the legs.



I can’t confidently answer 2 & 3.

Just to add a bit to this: Although regular monthly pets can sometimes have line edits, significant changes to the basic lineart are generally reserved for events, store pets, and other special occasions. I don't know about shading (I would guess that's fine, but can't say for certain), but typically monthly pets are expected to have unedited lines or only minor edits and you would not have complete artistic freedom in that respect without checking with an admin first.

You can look through the archive to see how often monthlies are edited and to what extent.

[sputnikzero]

Gave it my best with my entry! <3
Gahhhh super exciting opportunity to apply, good luck everybody!

[B4ND1T]

Hello! I can’t find an answer to this anywhere, but if there is one go ahead n delete this!
But is there a time frame where someone would normally get a response where their application has been accepted? Just wondering how long before I know they have declined it since we don’t get notified if it’s denied! :3

[Zeena]

Hello! I can’t find an answer to this anywhere, but if there is one go ahead n delete this!
But is there a time frame where someone would normally get a response where their application has been accepted? Just wondering how long before I know they have declined it since we don’t get notified if it’s denied! :3

It can take us about a month or longer to look through applications and contact the successful applicants (might be a bit longer this time around since we have so many positions available!). Unfortunately you will only know that you weren't notified once we make an announcement introducing the new staff.

[Netsuii]

I hope someone will make a thread after applications are closed, so the artists can show us their designs! I'm so curious what everyone came up with :3

[L0vey_D0vey_]

I hope someone will make a thread after applications are closed, so the artists can show us their designs! I'm so curious what everyone came up with :3

Same, I keep double guessing my application and redoing it, it might be fun to show off some of the ideas I had, lol. People are so creative, I’d also like to see others’ ideas!

[Synapsid]

I have a question about the pet application...I know the examples we put on the template should use the same color palette, but should they also look like they would be from the same litter? I have various ideas of what to color, but they don't all look like they'd be from the same litter. Is it okay for them to be quite different (in order to show our different design capabilities) or should they be reasonably similar? Thank you in advance! :3

[winx]

I have a question about the pet application...I know the examples we put on the template should use the same color palette, but should they also look like they would be from the same litter? I have various ideas of what to color, but they don't all look like they'd be from the same litter. Is it okay for them to be quite different (in order to show our different design capabilities) or should they be reasonably similar? Thank you in advance! :3

Quoting a previous response for this!

When submitting an artist application should the three pets be treated as all part of the same litter (with a unifying concept) or as three separate, unique designs that just share a color pallet?

Its ultimately up to you on what you'd like to show us! We just want to see what you can do with what's given, you only have 3 pets to colour in so doing different designs would give us more examples. Don't forget you do have extra spots to share other examples of your art with us as well. ^^