Paperlegends

[einahpets]

So if any of you don't know, paperlegends had their announcement post today!  Yay! 
I've met the best people through this event, seriously. 

Anyway I was looking through the schedule and I noticed artists now have to submit drafts.
This is actually pretty cool, cause it makes artists more involved. 
But I think there's probably more that would make it a little more involved/better for the artists.

Question for my writer friends and artists too!! --
As it's done now, drafts aren't due until after artist/author matchups happen. 
Before matchups, the 15K word counts are taken in faith.  I can't tell you how many of my artist friends got burned because the author didn't have the suggested amount, and ended up dropping out or the artists were not able to make art to the fullest of their abilities since time is shorter for artists.
I was wondering if submitting a minimum 15K rough draft before match-ups is something you think would benefit your Big Bang experience?
As an artist, I see it as more of a guarantee that you're serious about finishing and I have more confidence going into the anon matchups.  ALSO!  I have so much more material to work with and create beautiful art from.  And please tell me of a writer who doesn't want to see beautiful art?

Question for my artist friends --
How would you feel to have betas required for artists too? 
There are so many talented artists in fandom who would be more than happy to take a look at your in-progress work.
In the past year I started sharing my IP work with fellow Merlin artists and it makes a world of difference. 
Be it for anatomy, composition, perspective issues, coloring, the atmosphere in the piece, how to do a certain technique, etc. 
Having an online critique makes such a difference, and it created such a supportive community. 
It's like an art class, but for free, and on your time!!
Would you guys be interested/supportive of this?

I've already talked to a few friends, but I wanted to see if there were similar/different thoughts from my flist/the Merlin community.

Feel free to pass this along!

Comments

[giselleslash.livejournal.com]

Here via Ella. :)

I would DEFINITELY be behind turning in rough drafts before writer/artist match-ups. In my opinion it'd take the pressure off knowing I at least had a rough draft finished and that I wouldn't leave my artist in the dust by having to drop out. I don't care if I have to drop out on my own, but having another creator/artist depending on me and my word that I'll finish is pretty stressful. I think it's only fair to the artists as well that they know their writer has a rough draft done. You can say you'll finish all you want but the reality is you don't actually know that you will. Having a rough draft will at least give the writer and the artist something tangible to work with that is much more likely to result in a final (finished) project.

As a writer I have absolutely no objections to having to turn in a rough draft before match-ups.

[waltzing-mice.livejournal.com]

Of course you would!

You were an artist's dream-come-true.

[giselleslash.livejournal.com]

;D

Oh lady, right back at ya. You were so wonderful to work with!

[reni-m.livejournal.com]

Thank you for coming by!
And I appreciate the support, I'm hoping this is a change we can get implemented into this year's BB.