Updated November 9th 2023
GUEST ARTIST APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED!
please take this time to review the information here
GUEST ARTIST APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED!
please take this time to review the information hereBatch Sales have a limit of 4 Esk maximum.
Sale Options • Choose one:
Flat sale raffle
You will be able to create and sell a batch of up to 4 esk adoptables. Batch adoptables should be priced at no more than $100 each. We try to offer a diverse range of price options in the group and keep batches at accessible price levels. If you use a sliding scale you are allowed to place the range above $100 as long as buyers still have the option of paying less than $100. Ideal price range for batch adoptables is $50-$80 each. We also occasionally do discount sales at $25-$50, please let us know if you would be open to doing a discount batch. Batch adoptables must be normal esk (no Abnormals and no elementals), but can have accessories, familiars and/or enchantments.Single adoptable auction
You will be able to create and sell a single esk adoptable in an auction format. Guest auctions often earn $300-$600 each but can go as high as $1k. There is no limit on how high your auction goes and you are allowed to set an autobuy if you choose to do so. Auction adoptables can be Abnormal or elementals. These esk may also have accessories, familiars and/or enchantments. Nature spirit level is required to have an abnormal auction.This option is intended as a less hectic sale type for new and returning guest artists. Each Group Batch Sale can include up to 3 artists that design up to 2 esk each. These esk are then compiled into a batch by the Curators and hosted via the Masterlist account as a flat sale raffle with a sliding scale of $60-80. Guest artists will only create the designs and won't have to worry about hosting a sale. The esk for this type of sale cannot be abnormal nor have elementals, but are allowed to have one of the following: enchantment, familiar & accessories. The donation for this type of sale is completely optional.
Group batch sale
! This option is required for all first-time Guest Artists and is optional for returning ones.
Monetary donation
A monetary donation can be made to help support the group, the suggested donation amount is at least $15. The donation helps with running the game and provides core memberships to keep the game looking spiffy with the core features (such as journal skins)!
The donation can be made through our ko-fi.Keep 100% and make an adoptable donation
If you would like to keep 100% of the money from your sale you will be asked to make an adoptable donation. Guest sales are an important part of how we fund free content and giveaways in the group, if you are unable to contribute a portion of your earnings to this goal then we ask that you help us generate free content directly by making some free esk for the community. Donation designs may include elementals but should not be Abnormals. These donated designs will be compiled into a free raffle sheet and should be posted within the same calendar month as your sale. You can make 1 additional esk design to be raffled off to the group.
If you are interested in combining an earnings split with doing an additional adoptable donation please let us know, we are happy to work on adjustments to any of these options on a case-by-case basis. Thank you!
Guidelines
You can create an esk with any origin, nature features, magic/mods, or traits that you like. You also get to determine the nature, boundary, and size. The only limitation is that batch sales can only be normal esk and not have elementals, while single auctions can include Abnormals and elementals. When your design is completed you will need to check in with TWWM staff for final approval before posting. We strongly recommend sending rough sketches and WIPs to us for review instead of completing a design immediately. We cannot guarantee that we will not need you to make significant edits or go with a completely new design if your adoptable does not fit into the species properties and guidelines, or if it is otherwise ineligible (examples: looks like another species, looks too "anthro," overly resembles an existing esk, etc). Sending sketches and WIPs will help ensure that your design can be successfully reviewed and approved for sale/donation without needing to do major edits or re-dos.
Guest Artists can only be part of 1 sale per calendar year.We now require potential guest artists to have previously designed a minimum of 2 esk before applying. This will help secure a smooth review process by ensuring that players are familiar with the review and design procedure. You do not need to own the esk that you designed, but the esk needs to be on the masterlist. Solely creating the masterlist artwork for an esk, as well as designs that you created together with other players do not count into the required minimum. We now require players to be at least at the Nature Spirit level in order to host an abnormal auction. Abnormal esk are a careful balance between the species aesthetic and their original forms and therefore require a very solid understanding of the game and it's design requirements. Players that haven't reached this level yet can still have an elemental Auction instead.Once your sale is posted please make sure the Curators have the image file you would like to have used in the masterlist, by either contacting us through the Guest Artist Discord Server or sending it via group note. We will add your sale to the Featured gallery folder while it is active and promote it in our calendar, discord and Adoptable News page. A Curator will contact you afterwards about making arrangements for splitting earnings or adoptable donations.
Sharing sneak peeks of your design
Sharing WIPs or sneak peeks of your design is allowed, but we generally like to surprise our player base. Please keep in mind that the final design needs to be approved by staff. Because of this, you may run into the risk of promoting a design that may need alterations down the line. If you want to share a WIP and are unsure about the design, note the group first.
We respect your ToS
If you have your own adoptable rules than are different from the ones outlined in the ThoseWhoWentMissing Ownership terms we will respect your rules. Please make this information clear on your submission so the buyers are informed. We only ask you to include the rule that backing out from a sale will result in a temporary ban from TWWM sales and raffles.
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+ Must be TWWM player at Nature Spirit (4000 AP) level or higher for abnormal auctions (tree level may have an elemental auction!)
+ Must have designed at least 2 esk currently on the masterlist completely by yourself (Ownership of these esk is not required)
+ Must have at least 5 pieces of TWWM-related colored artwork in your gallery
+ Must be at least 18 years or older (to be in compliance with Paypal's rules) at the time of applying
+ Must possess your own Paypal account (using someone else's account is against Paypal's ToS)
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+ Must have a discord account
When applications are open, Curators will post an announcement and journal with application instructions. The application will require you to link your player profile, as well as relevant design work, your DeviantArt / Discord contact information and any preferences regarding your planned sale.
Please do not contact us to ask about your application status, you will hear from the TWWM team when there is an available guest slot for you. Guest sale opportunities are in high demand and there may be a wait period of a few months. We appreciate your patience!
Reminder! You will get full scoring for your guest artist submission just like any other masterlist artwork. This includes both AP for you as the artist and GP for the depicted esk.
The Process
After applications have closed the Curator team reviews each application to verify that all the above requirements are met. If your application meets those requirements you will be notified that you have been put in the Guest Artist Queue. We often get enough applications to fill over a years worth of sales so please be patient! You will be notified that your name has come up the queue 3 months prior to when your sale will be held to give both you as the artist enough time to design the esk and create the masterlist artwork, and the New Growth team time to review your design.
Once your name has come up in the queue you will be invited to our Guest Artist Discord server where you will receive information about how to begin your design review as well as the deadlines for your artwork. Concept designs are due no later than 6 weeks prior to your sale date and finalized artwork is due no later than 2 weeks prior to your sale week. Should an artist fail to meet their deadline (without communicating with the Curator Team) they will be moved down to the next available sale month. Should the artist fail to meet a second deadline they will no longer be eligible for this round of applicants and removed from the Queue.
Once your final artwork has been approved by the New Growth team the Curators will help you organize your sale!
Co-Artists
Choosing to allow a "co-artist" to join your sale week means that another guest artist will share your sale week time slot. Whether you would like to collaborate with your co-artist on designs/themes, or share a sale date with them is up to you. Your sales can also be completely separate. Having a co-artist does not influence the amount of esk you get to design for batch sales, it simply allows us to move through the queue faster so we can re-open applications sooner
Guest sales have brought many incredible and innovative esk into the group, we very much appreciate your contribution to the species and community. Thank you!
