colors_tcg | Colors Universe Open Fic and Art Submission (May 2013

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Here we are with a new media submission post! First of all let's round up all the submissions from the previous round. Thanks for all the contributions, guys!

ART

Aoi-sama
Aoi-sama fail!cosplay Grell by Bao
A Rather Cold Aoi-sama by Bao

Gin-sensei
untitled submission (grumpy gin-sensei!) by Bao

Kou-kun
Kou-kun Chibi by Netbug
Chibi-Kou by Gargant

Midori~n
Dwarven Midori~n by Kuri
'Tude by Netbug

Mikan-tan
Winter Mikan by Muri
Chibi-Mikan by Gargant
Mikan desu!! by Ori

Murasaki-dono
pixel doll! by Bao

Shirocchi/Kurocchi
Kurocchi doodle by Aru
Sleepy Time by Ka-chan
Kurocchi + Shirocchi by Ori
Shirocchi doodle by Aru

Tobi-han
TOB-I by Netbug

Group
chibi akai and chibi aoi by Chuu
Friends Forever by Meru
Colors Team Racing by Raven

FIC

Television (part 3) by John
Television (part 4) by John
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life by Chianna
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (2) by Chianna
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (3) by Chianna
Aoi-Sama's Sonnet by Fel

Not a bad selection! Thanks again, everyone!

October/November Open Fic and Art Submission!!
For each character's designs, please visit the website.

Art

Memes: As with the last two media posts, I'll offer to extra crayons for anyone who completes either of these art memes! Please consider it!
Art meme - various expressions
Art meme - cosplay closet

Guidelines for submitting art:
♥ Your artwork must be of Akai-san, Mikan-tan, Kou-kun, Midorin, Aoi-sama, Murasaki-dono, Tobi-han, Gin-sensei, Shirocchi, Kurocchi, or any combination of them!
♥ Your art must be in color.
♥ Your art must be at least 400 px wide. Larger sizes are lovely, as we might use them in banners or other graphics!
♥ You must save your art as either a gif, png, or jpg. Beware of transparency issues, as our gallery does not display transparency too well~.
♥ You may submit up to three pieces of artwork (you can submit more but will receive no rewards for them).
♥ Rewards are as follows:
-full body shot = 4 random cards, 1 random crayon
-upper body = 2 random cards, 1 random crayon
-two or more characters in the same shot = 4 random cards, 1 random crayon (regardless of whether or not we see all of them)

When submitting your art, please comment below, label the subject of your comment with ART, and then use the form below.

4-koma & Longer Comics
For the comic fans!

Guidelines
♥ Your comic must feature Akai-san, Mikan-tan, Kou-kun, Midorin, Aoi-sama, Murasaki-dono, Tobi-han, Gin-sensei, Shirocchi, Kurocchi, or any combination of them!
♥ 4-koma must be in full color. Longer comics don't necessarily have to be in color.
♥ You must save your comic as either a gif, png, or jpg.
♥ You may submit up to three pages of comic for rewards. Submitting more will net you no rewards, but we'd still love to see them. 8D
♥ Rewards are as follows:
-1 page of comic = 4 random cards, 1 random crayon

Fic
Although as demonstrated last round, poetry is fine too! Get creative, you guys :>

Guidelines:
♠ Your fic must be about Akai-san, Mikan-tan, Kou-kun, Midorin, Aoi-sama, Murasaki-dono, Tobi-han, Gin-sensei, Shirocchi, Kurocchi, or any combination of them together.
♠ Your fic must be at least 200 words long.
♠ Your fic may use one of the themes/situations below (even if it's in a very minor way) it's totally optional at the moment though!
♠ Post your fic directly as a comment. If your fic is longer than the character limit for comments, please reply to your first comment with the rest of the fic.
♠ You may submit up to three separate pieces. You may submit more, but you'll only receive rewards for 3 pieces.
♠ Rewards are as follows:
-over 200 words: 2 random cards, 1 random crayon
-over 500 words: 3 random cards, 1 random crayon
-over 1000 words: 4 random cards, 1 random crayon

When submitting your fic, please comment below, label the subject of your comment with FIC, and then use the form below.

Themes:
Here are some themes and situations you can consider to jog your creativity. ♥ They're optional for both Art and Fic (and Comics!). You are also free to use themes from previous open fic and art submission posts!

For this round, I feel like honouring the upcoming Anniversary! Sure it's a few weeks off yet, but this post will still be running when it arrives and we should celebrate that!

♥ Parties!
♥ Cake
♥ Balloons
♥ Gift-giving
♥ Memories
♥ Reminiscing
♥ Looking Ahead
♥ "This time last year/next year..."

This round will end July 31st 2013 - so a little longer than two months! Let's get creative :>!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

♠ Your name: Nayami
♠ # of submission: 1
♠ Title of submission: Solidarity
♠ Characters: Shirocchi, Kurocchi, Mikan-tan, Akai-san
♠ Word count: 485
♠ Author notes: One day I will write about something other than the mascots...
♠ Theme used: Halloween
♠ The body of the fic:

Kurocchi still wasn't sure how Shirocchi managed to talk her into it and yet here she was sporting a paper mache horn and glitter all over her lovely black fur. Shirocchi had said something about "solidarity," which she imagined was another term he picked up from his new idol. Although she wasn't certain as to the meaning, she very much doubted it involved wearing strange things while watching Mikan-tan attempt to use some odd machine to design the special pelts the humans wore.

"Oh, Shirocchi, you'll be the mirror image of him when we're done!" Mikan-tan said with a giggle, as she worked furiously.

Shirocchi just jingled his one earring and tried to further spike his recently dyed fur with several precise licks. He made even more noise doing so, considering his neck was covered in two of the human's super-thin collars.

Mikan-tan must have also been involved in this odd "solidarity," as she also looked different. She had donned a some green head-fur and wore a poofy set of special pelts that gave her the appearance of a pumpkin. Why a human would want to look like food was beyond Kurocchi. Though Mikan-tan had promised treats so that was something to anticipate.

"Maybe we should have dressed you up as Murasaki-dono too, Kurocchi. Your little bell would be perfect!" Mikan-tan joked before leaning over to give Kurocchi a reassuring pat.

Kurocchi noticed that the red pelts the girl worked on bore a strange resemblance to those worn by Akai-san. Oh really, sometimes Shirocchi took this idolization too far. she wished she could hide under her paws, but the horn and glitter made that more complicated than it was worth. She didn't want to spoil anything, after all.

She shot Shirocchi a questioning look, but he was far too lost in his grooming process. So much so that he jumped a good three feet into the air when Mikan-tan finally exclaimed, "It's ready!"

What followed was the truly bizarre sight of watching Shirocchi, who normally hated having Gin-sensei adjust his collar, holding perfect still as Mikan-tan slid a red and black pelt, with folded openings at the top, over his head and over his front half. He even helpfully hopped into a pelt for his lower half (with an opening for his tail), which made even less sense to Kurocchi, who couldn't understand why humans insisted on them. Once both pieces were on, Shirocchi bounced around ecstatically, while Mikan-tan clapped over her success.

The treats, which were extra-sweet orange fruit bakes, were much delayed in arriving, Kurocchi decided later that evening. But she couldn't deny how delighted Shirocchi looked received head-pets from a horned and newly tailed Akai-san. He spent the rest of the night, carrying Shirocchi around on his shoulder, while the others referred to Shirocchi as Akai-san's "mini-me."

No, Kurocchi just didn't understand humans at all. But at least the food was good.

Colors Universe Open Fic and Art Submission (May 2013 - July 2013)

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