What's Your Style?
A Splatoon Promo Kids Zine
What We're About
"What's Your Style" is a digital zine all about the fresh squids and kids shown in Splatoon promotional material.You may be familiar with the main ones from each game (some of them are on the game covers after all)--but there's also a whole bunch more that don't get much spotlight. However, whether or not they get included is up to you. Fill out our Interest Check to let know what you'd like to see from this project!
Current Ongoings
Current Phase:
Interest Check open until 4/8
Mod Applications open until 4/10
Next Up:
Contributor Apps 4/20
Links
Our Interest Check is open!
Please click here!
Our Mod Apps are also open!
Please click here!
Mods
Tritent
Head, Social Media, Formatting
Favorite Promo Kid: Agent 8
Five stars on 7 splatlings and ongoing! Looking forward to making kAyOSs a marketable plushie >:]
Flapjack
Promo Art
Favorite Promo Kid: Kensaki
Hiya! I'm Flapjack! I'm the promo artist for this zine! My favorite weapon is the heavy edit and I'm working on 5☆! I'm looking forward to watching everyone's progress :)
Schedule
| Phase | Date |
|---|---|
| Interest Check | March 11 - April 8 |
| Mod Applications | March 20 - April 10 |
| Mod App Results | April 13 |
| Contributor Applications | April 20 - May 25 |
| Contributor App Results | June 7 |
| Acceptance Deadline | June 14 |
| Check-in 1 | July 13 |
| Check-in 2 | August 10 |
| Check-in 3 | September 7 |
| Final Submission | October 5 |
| Release | TBD |
FAQ
What is a zine?
Fanzines, short for fanmade magazines- are collections of unofficial, self-published media such as artwork and writing from multiple creators alike focused on a certain topic.
How many contributors will you be accepting?
We will be accepting up to 50 page artists, 10 merch artists, 5 writers, and spot artists equal to the number of accepted writers.
The main promo kids majorly feature in the Coroika manga. Will they be included in this zine?
No, this is not a Coroika zine. We would like to refrain from portraying the characters with the dynamics and characterization present in the manga.There are a handful of exceptions of Coroika characters that were shown in official Splatoon promotional material, and you may vote in the Interest Check on whether or not to include these characters.
What kind of works will be included in the zine?
We plan to include page and spread illustrations, comics, writing and spot art, as well as digital and flat physical merchandise such as stickers and postcards.Page, spread, and comic art may be digital, 3D, and/or traditional. Traditional art must be scanned or be well photographed. Comics may be up to 6 pages in length. Written works will be limited to 3,500 words.
Do I need prior experience to apply?
Nope! We will be evaluating all applications on portfolios alone. For more information, check out the App Info section.
The agents also show up in promo material, will they be included?
Yes! But keep in mind that they will not be the focus of this zine.We're aiming to give a spotlight more to characters from social media posts, to splatfests, to direct trailers, and more, rather than strongly popular characters such as the Agents. We strongly recommend for you to find other zines focused around single player campaigns!
Application Information
General Requirements
- Must have Discord.
- Must be over 16 years old.
- Must have some kind of linkable portfolio.
- Portfolio must be SFW.
- Portfolio must be specific to the role being applied to. We recommending using Google Drive.
Mod Requirements
- Must have prior zine experience, though it doesn't need to be in the role you are applying for (with the exception of Graphic Mod)
- A portfolio for the role you are applying for. Specifics can be founds in the application form itself when made available.
Page Artist Requirements
Your portfolio must contain:
- 5+ pieces
- At least 2 works with full backgrounds
- At least 1 Splatoon work
Merch Artist Requirements
Your portfolio must contain:
- 5+ pieces
- Examples for at least some of the merch types you are applying for
- At least 1 Splatoon work
Writer Requirements
Your portfolio must contain:
- 3-5 works
- No more than 5000 words in a single work
- At least one work between 1000 and 3000 words
- At least one complete workSplatoon work(s) not required but encouraged
Page Artist Evaluation Criteria
We will be evaluating page artist applications based on the following:
- Use of color
- Understanding of anatomy
- Interesting/compelling compositions
- Ability to create a scene/tell a story with an illustration
Merch Artist Evaluation Criteria
We will be evaluating merch artist applications based on the following:
- Use of color
- Understanding of anatomy
- Appealing designs
- Strong character-focused compositions and/or character posing
Writer Evaluation Criteria
We will be evaluating writer applications based on the following:
- Minimal grammar and spelling mistakes
- Good pacing
- Engaging characterization
- Ability to tell a compelling story in a limited word count (under 3000)Excerpts are acceptedWhile it won't be directly evaluated, please give thought to your formatting and readability