As mentioned when ownership changed over we'd like to create an opportunity to have new artists come on board the team as Guest Artists to create and share new Spectrel adoptable content. Here's a little bit of information about how Guest Artists are handled before you sign up.

Guest Artist Info

How GAs get chosen each month;
At the beginning of each month, Admins ping the Guest Artist role to ask who's interested in creating adopts for the month that follows in the Guest Artist channel in Discord. So if we are making a call in September, the batch you are signing up for is October. The method of choosing who will be a GA that month is semi-round robin style, meaning that of the group of people who are interested, the GA who hasn't been able to create a batch in the longest time will get chosen, and if all of the GAs have had an equal amount of time between, the GA will be chosen through RNG. If you posted a batch the month before you are not eligible as a GA UNLESS no other GA shows interest or if we're hosting a Group Batch. (Everyone is always invited to those!)

Design Approval
We recommend that when creating your Spectrel batch, that you retain a layered file of each design at least until approval from admins, we may ask you to make changes to ensure the Species Traits are correct on the Design. Sometimes designs will need slight tweaks, it is rare that we require a complete overhaul of a design. It's also recommended to submit your design with enough time before your batch date that if there are tweaks needed, you have enough time to do that before the deadline. That being said you have right until the day before the Batch to have it completed, and it's pretty common for designs to be posted on that last day for approval, which is no problem at all as long as you're confident you can make changes if need be!

Deadline & Posting;
The deadline for Guest Artists to submit their designs for the batch they signed up for is the last few days of the month. Guest Artist Batches are posted on the 1st of their given month by Admins to the Spectrel-Adopts account on DA. (You may also post your batch on your own account of course, linking to the Spectrel-Adopts post where the sale takes place.)

Compensation;
Guest Artists are able to keep 100% of their profits and are given a Charm of Choice, Curse Charm or 30 Hallows once the batch is completed and posted. Guests can do whatever they like with these, keep them, give them away, trade them off ect (Please do not sell these though!)

Group Batches;
On occasion we will have group batches, during these batches, the length of time since you last posted a batch is not included and all GAs are allowed to participate. Usually these batches will have a set price cap, so keep this in mind if you're thinking ahead. There are usually two types of Group Batches. 1) The standard group batch, all adopts are put on one canvas and sold at the same date. 2) Daily Adopts; This is usually in December for the Advent and October for the Halloween Carnivale! Adopts are sold 1 per day.

Free Raffle Designs:
In December and October we have special group batches that go along with the events for that month, during this time we allow Guests to make a free design that is gifted to the community through raffle; You are NOT required to make any free raffles, it is something that is totally optional and you do not need to do it if you don't want too, it's just an opportunity to spread some joy in the community. You are given the opportunity to opt out of these when we are offering them.

Reminders;
Guests will be privately reminded of their batch deadline once or twice during the month before their batch. Guests will also be contacted a few days before the 1st of each month to make arrangements for their batch posting.

Questions & Answers

Do I need Spectrel designs as examples of my work?
No! We just need you to share designs you have made in the past regardless of species. Having Spectrel designs is just a bonus.

What if I sign up and end up in an artblock?
That's okay, we aren't going to force you to make designs, you can just wait it out until you feel inspired again.

What would happen if I was deemed GA for the month and then couldn't produce any designs?
If you're really struggling and you can't produce a design, or something pops up unexpectedly, its okay to come to the mods and let us know, we can try to find another artist in a pinch, or just not have a GA batch that month, sometimes life happens. If you feel this happening to you let us know as soon as you know you can't follow through for the month so we can do our best to get things sorted.

Am I allowed to buy adopts from other GAs?
Yes, of course! We want everyone in the community to have a good time.

Is there a price range I have to stay within when creating adopts?
You are allowed to make your own prices, though some Group Batches may have a price limit (Usually ranging from $75-$100.)

How many adopts can I make during an adopt month?
You are allowed up to 3 Adopts, they can be flat sale, auctions, raffles, ota, whatever you'd like. During Group Batches, this may be more limited, but it depends on the type of event or group batch we're doing.

Are there trait limitations when making adopts?
No, but at this time, curses are not an option. We have a section for WIPs and Finals so if there is an issue with your design we will address it before the batch is released!

How does my TOS apply when making these adopts?
Both Spectrel TOS and Your TOS must be abided by by the purchaser, when the mods post a batch we include your TOS, if you do not have a TOS, we will mark the batch with "Please ask [your username] any questions regarding TOS."

What form of payment can I take?
Anything you like, Points, Paypal, Trades ect.

Is the position permanent?
Yes, as long as you'd like to be a Guest Artist and as long as there have been no infractions of the regular group rules, you may continue to be a Guest Artist as long as you'd like! If at any time you'd like to be removed from that role, just let a mod know and we'll remove your role, no hard feelings!

When can I expect to be able to make an Adopt Batch or participate as a Guest?
Signups will be open until the 31st of October 2022, the Mods will take 3 days to deliberate and make the GA Announcement on November 3rd or 4th.
December has an Advent Event that you will be able to participating in (Giving you from November 5th or so - November 29, 30th or so to complete your design!)

I have more questions/inquiries about the sign ups, who do I ask?
Please feel free to DM Timshel anywhere, on Discord, TH, DA, wherever is comfy for you! Or you can ask in the Questions and Concerns section of the discord!

Sign Up Info

• Sign ups will be open from October 11th to October 31st.

• We're looking to bring on somewhere between 3 - 5 Guest Artists this time. If you aren't chosen you may sign up again in the future!

• Sign ups will happen again but it's not going to be for quite a while, so if you're interested please sign up!

• You must provide examples of designs you have made, feel free to give as many examples as you'd like.

If you have read above and understand, please fill out the GA Sign Up Form!

Thank you so much for your interest in the species and community!