Rules & How this all works

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Generally: This is a reverse of the usual Big Bang challenge - each artist creates at least one piece of art, which is then posted anonymously and claimed by an author. Authors are then expected to write a short fic (minimum of 3,000 words) based on the art they chose.

Overview: Artist and Author sign-ups open Monday, January 7th. Artists must submit at least one piece of art (and no more than two) by Sunday, February 13th. This may feature any pairing (or no pairing) so long as it includes at least one character from Inception. For this challenge, crossovers are not allowed. The art will be posted anonymously, at which point authors can claim a piece. Authors will write a short fic (minimum of 3,000 words) based on the art they chose.

Schedule:
Monday, January 7th: Artist and Author sign-ups open
Friday, February 11th: Artist sign-ups close

Sunday, February 13th: Artists' works are due
Sunday, February 20th: Art claims
Sunday, February 27th: The Big Reveal of Artist/Author Matchups

Sunday, March 20th: Artist Check in
Sunday, March 27th: Author Check in
Sunday, April 3rd: Posting Schedule goes up

Sunday, April 10th: Posting begins

Rules for Artists:

• You should create at least one new piece of art: a drawing, painting, digital manip, or fanvid. Art must be at least 400 by 600 pixels in size, videos must be at least one minute in length. You must submit this piece by Sunday, February 6th, and it may may be a work in progress, a draft, or a finished product. You may submit up to two pieces for this challenge.
• You may not submit art for this challenge that has already been posted elsewhere.
• This challenge is open to all pairings and genres, so long as it includes at least one character from Inception. Artists may choose to specify what pairings (if any) they envision in the story, as well as submit a short text description of their piece (optional).
• We have a post for Art Beta volunteers for artists to contact directly, but having your artwork looked over by a Beta is not required.
• Please sign up to participate as an artist here.

Rules for the Authors:

• Authors must write a fic with a minimum of 3,000 words, based on the art you choose in the Art Claims post. Claims will be first come, first serve. Your fic must be related to the art for which it is written, and it cannot have been already posted elsewhere.
• The fics must be beta read, and we have a post for Fic Beta volunteers available for authors to contact directly.
• Please sign up to participate as an author here.

Volunteers to be Fic and Art Betas may sign up here.

Art Submission Guidelines:
Art submissions should be sent to the community mod email account by Sunday, February 13th. Artists may submit up to two pieces of art for claiming in this challenge. There is no maximum size or dimensions for art, though each art prompt must be at least 400 by 600 pixels in size. If it is a vid it must be at least 1 minute in length. Art submissions may be works in progress, drafts, or finished products. More details on the art submission process will be posted to the community, so please be sure to join and watch the community for updates.

The Claims Process:
Art claims will officially begin on Sunday, February 20th, though the post will be up 24 hours beforehand so that writers may take a look at all the art before actual claiming starts. The claims post will contain thumbnail previews of all the art (that link to the full size version of the art) accompanied by an optional text description of the subject. All art will be posted anonymously, and claims will be first come, first serve.

The Claims Post(s) will be members-locked, so please be sure to join and watch the community in order to participate.

Everyone who wishes to participate MUST join and watch the community, to make sure they do not miss important deadlines or updates to the challenge.

If you have any questions, please comment here.