I'm Tighnari, Forest Watcher of the Avidya Forest.
Forest Watcher's Handbook is a Tighnari-centric zine with the theme of "Teyvat's flora and fauna". Join us in exploring the myriad of ecosystems and biodiversity of Teyvat through Tighnari and company's eyes!
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SCHEDULE
| Interest Check | Oct 22 – Dec 7 |
| Contributor Applications | Dec 10 – Jan 21 |
| Contributor Results | February 5 |
| Creation Start | February 12 |
| Check-in 1 | March 25 |
| Check-in 2 | April 22 |
| Check-in 3 | May 20 |
| Final Submissions | June 10 |
| Preorders Open | August 19 |
| Preorders Close | October 7 |
| Production/Shipping | Oct 8 – Dec |
| Leftover Sales | Apr – Mat |
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FAQ
| ⁑ | What is a zine? |
| – | A zine is usually a small, self-made booklet involving art and/or writing of creative expression. This has evolved in recent times to involve projects like group artbooks and anthologies. We're doing the same as the latter category of zines, just on a smaller scale. |
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| ⁑ | Will this be for profit or charity? |
| – | This is a for profit project. |
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| ⁑ | Who will be able to take part in the project? |
| – | We are currently looking to take on 12 book artists, 3-4 merch artists, and 4 writers, including pre-selected guests. |
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| ⁑ | What exactly will be featured in this zine? |
| – | The main focus of the zine is Tighnari and his observations of the various forests/ fauna-flora of each nation. Art will primarily be “photo” formatted with the occasional spot art mimicking diary sketches and such. Writing will be all from Tighnari’s perspective (with the possible occasional note from other characters). |
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| ⁑ | How will contributors be compensated? |
| – | All contributors will receive a physical book at minimum with free shipping. As funds allow, all contributors can receive up to a full bundle for free and extra items at production cost. Final monetary compensation will be split evenly among all participants of the zine. |
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| ⁑ | Where will you be shipping from? |
| – | This zine will be shipped from the USA. |
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| ⁑ | What will happen with my art? |
| – | Aside from being used in this project, all rights remain with the artists and can be used as they wish after the project has concluded. During the project, however, we ask that all art involved with the project is not shared without permission. |
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MOD TEAM
| 🌿 | Seasonal Tea |
| – | head, formatting, finance, shipping |
| – | I'm going to nibble Tighnari's ears even if it costs me my life |
| – | Favourite thing about Tighnari? Fluff |
| – | Zine experience |
| 🌿 | Natsumi |
| – | social media, organization, co-shipping |
| – | Hi~ I'm here due to Seasonal's impusive decision and voluntarily jumped in the van hahahahahaha |
| – | Favourite thing about Tighnari? ears |
| – | Zine experience |
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| 🌿 | yeouko |
| – | graphics |
| – | what art, only graphics |
| – | Favourite thing about Tighnari? ears |
| – | Zine experience |
| 🌿 | Lyssa |
| – | writing |
| – | Every time I play as Tighnari I'm just watching his ears bounce. |
| – | Favourite thing about Tighnari? His unexpected sassback game |
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APPLICATION GUIDE
| ⁑ | What do I need when applying? |
| – | For artists, please provide a portfolio of at least 4 completed works. Art of Tighnari is not required, but preferred. Make sure your links are shareable if using Google Drive! Please avoid using Instagram as a portfolio as it locks out people without accounts after a certain amount of traffic. |
| – | For merch artists, please include works that best represent how you would design merchandise for this project based on the options you choose during the application process. Please note we will prefer merch artists to design at least 2 items for the zine. |
| – | For writers, please provide 3 samples of writing between 500 and 1k words, with one sample being a complete work. Samples with Tighnari are not required, but highly preferred. |
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| ⁑ | What will you be judging? |
| – | Artist apps will be judged based on three main components: anatomy, composition, and coherency. Basic anatomy is important, but we will also judge how fluid and believable one's characters are. Composition will include backgrounds, colors, and spacing in the art. Coherency will be how well we judge everything to fit together as a piece and whether an artist's style will work together with the project as a whole. Tip: The zine will heavily involve natural backgrounds and sometimes animals. |
| – | Merch artist apps will be judged similarly, but with the frame of reference of how well their art would work in their desired merchandise positions. |
| – | Writers will be judged on basic English grammar and spelling conventions (any standard English is acceptable in apps, but the final project will use USA spelling). We will also be checking for general flow of reading and characterization. The most important aspect will be character voice as all writing will be done from the perspective of Tighnari and possibly other characters. |
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| ⁑ | Will you accept traditional art? |
| – | Yes! As long as you can scan and provide your art at 300dpi resolution and in good visual quality, feel free to apply. |
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| ⁑ | Do you have an age restriction for this project? |
| – | As this is a fully SFW project, we do not have an age minimum requirement. That said, this is a for-profit venture and if a minor wishes to join, we strongly advise for them to have parental permission as we will require a shipping address and/or Paypal for compensation (if compensation is chosen). We will not be vetting minors vs adults and will trust our applicants to approach their online activities with integrity. |
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| ⁑ | What sort of content is acceptable for apps? |
| – | We require portfolios/samples remain SFW as that is the type of content of the project itself. Socials/sites are not restricted. Ship content is allowed, but nothing in the project itself will involve explicitly romantic relationships so be sure to show off that you can highlight a single featured character! |
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