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About
Love Letter to Unova is a fanmade art collaboration dedicated to all the Pokemon and Trainers introduced in Pokemon Black and White and Black 2 and White 2, with an interactive gallery on Neocities, and a free printable PDFWe feature 203 illustrations from 148 different artists, from beginners to very practiced artists! Everyone was given just as much priorityWe wanted this zine to be accessible to anyone, which is why we didn't involve any money or merchandise
sgoggy!
I made this!
Roark (He/Him)
@requinade
Illustrator! I got into Pokemon during gen 4 but only had playing cards until I got Pokemon Black for christmas in 2010. My starter was Oshawott, and I fell in love with dark type Pokemon <3
Besides Pokemon, I play a lot of other video games and I really love sharks (the fish) and men (gay).
Favorite Pokemon: Zoroark, Goodra, Pansear
"I'm using tilt controls!"
more info / Q&A
Layout specifics...
Full Page pieces will, of course, take up a whole page with a portrait style canvas
Half Page pieces will be smaller landscape style pieces and share a page with another halfEach piece will be credited below itself on the right, and labeled with the Trainer/Pokemon's name in English and Japanese on the left.
Art specifics...
- The trainer's pokemon will be allowed in their pieces as long as they're not the center of attention or obscuring the trainer
- Pokemon the artist wasn't assigned may also appear in
their pieces as long as they're not the center of attention
(like v this v munchlax-focused piece features a skwovet)
- Art pieces may require a half-body or full-body drawing of the character, but may add anything they want around it (background/shapes/sparkles/a comic/decorations/etc.)((within sfw bounds, suggestive text might be allowed on a case by case basis))
- Artists may alter a character's appearance as long as the character is still easily recognizable (fluffier/more realistic pkmn/race and body size (mindfully and respectully))
Application Period...
Each Trainer and Pokemon has a predetermined spot to pick from
When we begin, we'll open a form in which you can claim one Pokémon or character to draw, along with three runner-up picks! If multiple people choose the same Pokemon or character, we'll choose who gets it with a randomizer, so you may end up with a runner-up pick. This form will be open for a weekAfter the opening week, spaces will be first-come, first-serve, and can be claimed through a different form.
Q & A...
Q: Do I need previous zine experience?
A: Not at all! We are explicitly welcoming zine beginners!! We would love to bring new people into the sceneQ: Can Artists draw more than one character?
A: For now it is one character per person, but later if we do not get enough applicants to fill every available space, artists can choose to take on additional characters. You may also give characters you weren't assigned a cameo, like explained above.Q: Are Anime characters included?
A: If enough artists are interested we can do a Bonus collection for characters from Pokemon the Series Black and White/Best Wishes, and Pokemon Adventures BW & B2W2 (no gen 5 spinoffs like Conquest, or Gates to Infinity, those don't take place in Unova)Q: Will you have Merchandise?
A: We will not be producing our own merch, HOWEVER!!! If an artist on the project makes their own Unova-character merch during the zine, we will promote it alongside everything else!Q: Will you consider adding Writing pieces?
A: Not likely, but we may still have opportunities for writers to contribute.
