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Signups for the 2021 round of Multifandom Doodle are now open! Hooray!

Please review the Rules & FAQ for a refresher on how the signup process works. If your signup doesn't comply with the rules, a mod will reach out to you at the email address associated with your AO3 account and let you know what needs to be changed.

If you have any questions, please comment on the Rules & FAQ post or on this post.

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Signups close on November 14, 11:59 PM UTC. If you have any questions or concerns about signups, please raise them before the deadline.

Here is a countdown timer for the signup deadline!

koraki

Hello!

After nominations closed, a tagset fandom cleanup request was made for Marvel 616 and two more requests were later made for DCU comics and KOTOR/Star Wars Legends cleanup. Signups are going to be delayed until the requested cleanups have been done.

If anyone familiar with Marvel 616, DCU comics, and/or KOTOR/Star Wars Legends fandoms is able to weigh in, please join the discussion on the Nominations Closed post -- this would be very helpful!

A post will be made here on the Dreamwidth comm when signups open. Hopefully this will be no later than end of day November 2 (UTC).

koraki

Hello! Nominations are now closed.

There is a lingering question about what duplicate tags are listed under Dragon Age. Once this question has been resolved and the duplicates removed, signups for the 2021 round will open.

Please check the tagset and comment here if you notice anything else amiss such as misspelled tags, duplicate tags, or misassociated/migrating tags.

koraki

Hello!

Nominations will close in about 24 hours at 11:59 PM UTC, October 31st. Remember that this may not be midnight in your timezone.

As of right now, all requests for nominations clarifications have been answered -- thank you for your swift responses!

So that signups can open as promptly as possible after nominations close, please take a moment to look at your fandoms in the tagset and comment here if you notice any duplicate tags, misspelled tags, improperly associated/migrating tags, or any other formatting issues that need to be corrected. Thank you to everyone who has done this already! It helps the exchange run a lot more smoothly.

Please comment here if there are any questions about nominations. Anon is enabled.

koraki

Hello!

I hope nominations have been going well for everyone. Thank you for all your interest and requests for clarification!

~~Currently there are two sets of nominated tags that require clarification.~~

~~The Spectre (DCU Comics)~~

AO3 is suggesting Jim Corrigan (DCU) in place of this tag. Would it be acceptable to approve this tag as The Spectre | Jim Corrigan (DCU Comics), or would you prefer for it to be approved as The Spectre?

~~Vampiric Fruitbat nominations (Original Works)~~

There are six somewhat confusing nominations under Original Works: Vampiric Fruitbat, Apple (Vampiric Fruitbat), Banana (Vampiric Fruitbat), Orange (Vampiric Fruitbat), Strawberry (Vampiric Fruitbat), Watermelon (Vampiric Fruitbat)
The formatting of these nominations seems to imply that the nominator was trying to nominate a fandom called Vampiric Fruitbat with five disambiguated characters and accidentally placed it under OW, but when searched on the internet, the only apparent match is the Vampire Fruitbat characters from My Little Pony.
~~Can the nominator please confirm if they meant to nominate Vampiric Fruitbat as a fandom and if so, what that fandom is?~~
Or, if the nominator was trying to nominate different types of fruit-themed vampire bats as Original Works characters, can the nominator please change the nominated tags to make this more clear and specific?

~~If you nominated these tags or know the fandom and can provide insight, please comment below! Anon is enabled.~~

As a general clarification, please remember that the nominations stage is the time when character/ship/place/setting tags can be added to the tagset. The tagset is not the place to put prompts. Tags such as "group: Elmo climbing into Oscar's trashcan & Oscar trying to push him out" or "group: Bert & Bert's Pigeons trying to lift him off the ground to fly with them" will be rejected. Please just nominate your desired character(s) or ship(s) -- you will have the chance to add as many prompts for them as you want in your Optional Details during the requests stage!

Nominations close in a little over 2 days so please make sure you add your desired nominations before October 31, 11:59 PM UTC. Remember that this may be earlier than midnight in your timezone.

As the nominations period continues, if there are questions about nominations or a clarification you want to provide pre-emptively, please comment on this post or the Nominations Open post.

Thank you!

koraki

Nominations are now open for Multifandom Doodle!

Eligibility

All fandoms, characters, and ships are eligible for this exchange.
Original Works and RPF are eligible for this exchange.
- Mods reserve the right to reject nominations deemed to be in bad taste (e.g. Nazi RPF).

How to Nominate

Each participant can nominate up to 10 fandoms, with up to 20 characters/ships in each fandom.
Relationships between two or more characters are still nominated as individual "characters." To nominate a relationship, nominate them by putting "group: " before their names, in the following format:
- group: Character A/Character B or group: Character A & Character B or group: Character A/Character B & Character C, etc.
Romantic and/or sexual relationships are denoted by the / sign between the characters' names, and platonic and/or familial relationships are denoted by the & sign between the characters' names.
You may nominate settings and/or objects as individual "characters" or as part of relationships (e.g. "Place: Howl's Castle", "group: Fawkes & the Room of Requirement", "group: Dean Winchester/The Impala").
- Please nominate individual places/settings with "Place:" or "Setting:" in front of them, to disambiguate them from freeforms (e.g. "Place: Howl's Castle", "Setting: the Hundred-Acre Wood").
Please nominate crossover relationships under the fandom "Crossover Fandom." When nominating them, please use the format "group: Character A (Fandom 1)/Character B (Fandom 2)."
Please nominate original characters and relationships under the fandom "Original Work." Descriptive character names are recommended. "Mermaid/Pirate" is pretty vague, while "Curvy Blue-haired Tattoo Artist Mermaid/Roguish Tattooed Butch Pirate" gives a better idea of what visuals and dynamics someone might be looking to request or draw.
- If you have a gender preference for an original ship (e.g. you want "Elf Paladin/Orc Druid" but only if they're both female), you must nominate the ship with genders included in the names (e.g. "Female Elf Paladin/Female Orc Druid"). You won't be allowed to use likes or DNWs to enforce a gender preference for an original ship where the nominated tag is gender neutral.

Please note that because of the number of character nominations allowed per fandom, and in the interest of avoiding ambiguity, the tagset will not accept "Any [Category]" character/ship nominations for the inaugural round of this exchange.

If there are any questions, or nomination clarifications you would like to provide, please comment below.

koraki

Nominations open - October 22

Nominations close - October 31, 11:59 PM UTC

Signups open - November 1

Signups close - November 14, 11:59 PM UTC

Assignments sent - November 15

Assignments due - December 18, 11:59 PM UTC

Gift reveals - December 25

Artist reveals - January 1

koraki

Welcome to Multifandom Doodle, a low-pressure, AO3-based fanart exchange!

By signing up for this exchange, you're committing to create a gift of fanart for at least one person and receive a gift of fanart in return. The minimum requirement is a doodle or clean sketch that is at least 500x500 pixels, on unlined paper and clearly scanned if drawing traditionally.

There is no requirement or expectation of a certain skill level or style. This exchange is open to all!

Important Links & Contacts

Dreamwidth

2021 AO3 Collection

2021 AO3 Tagset

Mod email: multifandomdoodle@gmail.com

The Basics

The minimum requirement is a doodle or clean sketch of at least 500x500 pixels, on unlined paper and clearly scanned if drawing traditionally.
Gifts or treats that exceed the minimum requirement, i.e. comics or paintings, are welcome.
There is no requirement or expectation of a certain skill level or style. This exchange is open to all!
Works created to fulfill an assignment must contain some element of drawing and/or painting.
- Manips, photo/video edits, gifs (except of hand-drawn animation by the gifter), and CGI renders are not eligible for this round, except as treats.
Art created for this exchange should be posted to the AO3 collection. Artists are asked to refrain from posting artwork created for this exchange elsewhere prior to AO3 creator reveals. After creator reveals, artists are free to post their art wherever else they may choose.
Art may contain a signature or small watermark prior to AO3 creator reveals.

Nominations & Eligibility

All fandoms, characters, and ships are eligible for this exchange.
Original Works and RPF are eligible for this exchange.
- Mods reserve the right to reject nominations deemed to be in bad taste (e.g. Nazi RPF).
Each participant can nominate up to 10 fandoms, with up to 20 characters/ships in each fandom.
Relationships between two or more characters are still nominated as individual "characters." To nominate a relationship, nominate them by putting "group: " before their names, in the following format:
- group: Character A/Character B or group: Character A & Character B or group: Character A/Character B & Character C, etc.
Romantic and/or sexual relationships are denoted by the / sign between the characters' names, and platonic and/or familial relationships are denoted by the & sign between the characters' names.
You may nominate settings and/or objects as individual "characters" or as part of relationships (e.g. "place: Howl's Castle", "group: Fawkes & the Room of Requirement", "group: Dean Winchester/The Impala").
- Please nominate individual places/settings with "Place:" or "Setting:" in front of them, to disambiguate them from freeforms (e.g. "Place: Howl's Castle", "Setting: the Hundred-Acre Wood").
Please nominate crossover relationships under the fandom "Crossover Fandom." When nominating them, please use the format "group: Character A (Fandom 1)/Character B (Fandom 2)."
Please nominate original characters and relationships under the fandom "Original Work." Descriptive character names are recommended. "Mermaid/Pirate" is pretty vague, while "Curvy Blue-haired Tattoo Artist Mermaid/Roguish Tattooed Butch Pirate" gives a better idea of what visuals and dynamics someone might be looking to request or draw.
- If you have a gender preference for an original ship (e.g. you want "Elf Paladin/Orc Druid" but only if they're both female), you must nominate the ship with genders included in the names (e.g. "Female Elf Paladin/Female Orc Druid").

Signing Up

When signing up, you choose what characters/ships you'd like to receive fanart of, and what characters/ships you'll offer to draw fanart for. You can only request and offer characters/relationships that are in the tagset.
- The "Any" box means "any character or ship in this fandom that has been nominated for this exchange." It does not mean "any character in the fandom as a whole."
You can request 3-10 different fandoms, with 1-18 characters/ships per fandom. You can offer 4-10 different fandoms with 1-18 characters/ships per fandom.
This exchange uses "or" matching, and your gifter is only required to create something based on one of your characters/ships. Please keep this in mind when prompting.
In the "Description" section of the signup form, you can write prompts for your artist to get a better idea of what you want. It's generally a good idea to list out tropes, kinks, or visuals that you tend to like, as well as give some prompts specific to your requested characters/ships. "Dear artist" letters are not required, but they are welcome!
You can also include DNWs (Do Not Wants), which are things you don't want to see in your gift. These can include anything, but you may not use them to try and railroad your gifter into making one specific drawing (e.g. "DNW anything except a picture of catboy Kylo Ren kneeling at Rey's feet while she holds his collar and looks at him lovingly"). You may not use DNWs that contradict your requests (e.g. requesting a "/" relationship and then DNWing shipping).
- You are encouraged to list any stylistic preferences you have, and artists are encouraged to take these into account. Due to ambiguity, style- and medium-related DNWs will not be enforced (e.g. "DNW traditional art", "DNW CalArts style", "DNW anime style").

Assignments & Matching

For your assignment, you are required to create a doodle focusing on at least one of your recipient's requested characters/ships while respecting their DNWs.
If you aren't able to be matched as a recipient, your requests will go out as an initial pinch hit.
If you aren't able to be matched as a gifter (i.e. nobody's requesting what you're offering), we will make a post mentioning that we have unmatchable participants. Then we will send you an email asking you to add to your requests.
If you have questions about your assignment and want to ask something of your recipient, please do not contact your recipient directly. Instead, email the mods, and we will act as an intermediary.

Defaulting & Pinch Hits

If you feel you can't draw what your recipient is requesting, please default ASAP so the mods can find a new artist for the request. There are no penalties for defaulting, except that if the gifter assigned to you also defaults, you will not be sent out as a pinch hit.
Pinch hits will be posted to the Dreamwidth comm and are first come, first serve. You do not have to be signed up for the exchange to claim a pinch hit.
Any pinch hits that are claimed less than a week before the due date will be due ASAP before the reveals date.

Treats

A treat is an extra gift you've made for someone you aren't necessarily assigned to. Treats may be any medium (including fanfiction!) and need not meet minimum requirements, but must address at least one of the recipient's character/ship requests and respect their DNWs.

Other

Don't be a jerk. Kinkshaming, ship-bashing, harassment, and deliberately spiteful art are banned.

Please comment on this post or email multifandomdoodle@gmail.com with any other questions you may have!

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