Upgrade Requirements and Requests: Templates
This thread is for tracking any growths done by our template artists! Nearly every single piece of art received from the shops will be done on templates, so this is the thread you will use when you are ready to grow them.
If you are ready for a character to grow, you will need to post here; this is required even if you have already received the art because you may have ordered all of your art upfront. This is just so that we can make sure that we know who grew, and when!
After you have posted here you will still need to reach out to the artist you would like to complete this stage of your character's growth if you haven't done so already. Remember, you may choose your artist per stage; while you might choose to stay with the artist who did the original first stage art, you may also elect to move to a different artist of your choice. If there is an artist you want to request to do your art, you will need to contact them to determine interest and availability; if they accept, you can update your post to reflect which artist you have chosen!
Alternately, if you do not have an artist in mind, you may instead opt for a “grab bag” roulette; this means, if you do not have a preferred artist, any interested artist will be able to express interest in doing the art and the slot will then be raffled off amongst interested artists. There is no telling who you might get if you choose this option, but if you are opting for the grab bag style please remember to quote the shop mule, In the Name of the Mule, when you post for growth and indicate that you want a grab bag. If you do not quote the mule we will not be aware and it may take longer to get to you than it should!
Remember, this thread is for templated art only; if your character is growing using unique art or is growing through an MYO (Make Your Own) slot, you will need to use this thread!
The form you can fill out to grow a character is at the end of this post! If you are looking for other Growth related features, such as Artist Availability or Growth Requirements, you can find them here:
Artist Availability: Check here to see if the artist you want is open for growths!
- Guine: Closed
Whimsical Blue: Only open for raffled slots. New work slots will be raffled off; see thread for availability
Sylent Nyte: Check here!
ATh e a r t: Semi-OPEN (case-by-case basis) Current queue; PM me!
Tolin Kalin: OPEN Current Queue: 3+, see here
Indigo_Plateau: HIATUS to catch up
Tonberry Yuna X: TBA
Bronze_Coffee: TBA
Kaefaux: TBA
You can also find more information about what your artist may be willing or interested in doing here! When you have contacted an artist and they have agreed to take on your art, you will need to post the following form. Please make sure to indicate if you are using any growth items or substituting any requirements!
The Form:
[u][b]TEMPLATED ART FORM[/b][/u]
[b]Character:[/b] (Please include the character's name and a link to the journal or quest for your character)
[b]Art Type:[/b] (Is this a new civilian or powered character? A growth? Alt Art?)
[b]Purchased With:[/b] (Was this a Crown Token Purchase? Obtained in Customs? An event win? Crown Token purchases cover the cost of templated art up front, but if you are switching from MYO to Templated, you will need to link to the Crown Token purchase. Characters obtained in customs must be grown with gold/platinum so please make sure your artist is compensated based on the price of customs at the time of your win. Event wins are free to grow.)
[b]Growing to:[/b] (What rank is your character growing to? If you are getting a new character, just put their first stage rank. If you are getting a civilian or alt art, just put N/A)
[b]Using:[/b] (If this is a new character or alt piece of art you have purchased, such as with Crown Tokens, please include that here. If this is a growth, please include how you are growing, such as with items and roleplays. If you are growing, you must include a link to all requirements and remember to let us know where you have substituted requirements! Remember, you can only substitute [i]down[/i]; you must do all of your battles, but a battle can replace a regular, and regulars and battles can replace [i]three[/i] solos.
[b]Has the character reached requirements and/or gotten plots approved?[/b] (You cannot get templated art before your character has been acquired or reached IC requirements. If you are getting art that reflects any changes that require plot approval, such as side swaps/youmafication/ascending/transcending/chibi growth, etc, have you sent them in and gotten approval? The shop will not be able to provide art for characters before they have gotten plots approved, so please make sure you send this information in and have it approved before, or as soon as you post for growth.)
[b]Additional Information:[/b] Please include which artist you are going to here and send them the details; if you are opting for a grab bag growth, please use the additional form below!
[b]Character:[/b] (Please include the character's name and a link to the journal or quest for your character)
[b]Art Type:[/b] (Is this a new civilian or powered character? A growth? Alt Art?)
[b]Purchased With:[/b] (Was this a Crown Token Purchase? Obtained in Customs? An event win? Crown Token purchases cover the cost of templated art up front, but if you are switching from MYO to Templated, you will need to link to the Crown Token purchase. Characters obtained in customs must be grown with gold/platinum so please make sure your artist is compensated based on the price of customs at the time of your win. Event wins are free to grow.)
[b]Growing to:[/b] (What rank is your character growing to? If you are getting a new character, just put their first stage rank. If you are getting a civilian or alt art, just put N/A)
[b]Using:[/b] (If this is a new character or alt piece of art you have purchased, such as with Crown Tokens, please include that here. If this is a growth, please include how you are growing, such as with items and roleplays. If you are growing, you must include a link to all requirements and remember to let us know where you have substituted requirements! Remember, you can only substitute [i]down[/i]; you must do all of your battles, but a battle can replace a regular, and regulars and battles can replace [i]three[/i] solos.
[b]Has the character reached requirements and/or gotten plots approved?[/b] (You cannot get templated art before your character has been acquired or reached IC requirements. If you are getting art that reflects any changes that require plot approval, such as side swaps/youmafication/ascending/transcending/chibi growth, etc, have you sent them in and gotten approval? The shop will not be able to provide art for characters before they have gotten plots approved, so please make sure you send this information in and have it approved before, or as soon as you post for growth.)
[b]Additional Information:[/b] Please include which artist you are going to here and send them the details; if you are opting for a grab bag growth, please use the additional form below!
Please Note: Sometimes an artist's commitments outside of Gaia can can get in the way and they may be unable to finish art as quickly as you would like; all of our artists should make an effort to warn you about any delays that they may expect to encounter if you are at the tail end of a long waiting line. Please keep this in mind when requesting art and be patient should this situation arise!
If you have a templated character that you would like to grow using MYO instead of the standard template you are eligible for, you can swap your templated art for MYO instead. Please remember that if you do this, you forfeit your templated art of that stage. You do not have to pay to switch from templates to MYO for any stage. If you get templated art of a first stage character and move to MYO for their second stage, you are not locked into growing them as an MYO; you can still get their third stage art on a template. If you are moving from templates to MYO for a stage, please make sure to include this when you post your growth form. You will need to post in the Unique Art Upgrade Thread instead of the templated upgrade thread.
We understand that it can be frustrating to wait for the next stage of art, so if there comes a time when you need to request that a new artist takes over this work, please PM the shop mule, In the Name of the Mule, and we can help work something out! Similarly, if you are having other issues (either with understanding the rules, working with your artist, or anything else) you may PM the mule!
If you are having difficulties locating an artist or do not have a preference for which artist takes over your work, you may use the Grab bag! To use the grab bag, you will need to not only fill out the previous form, but you will also need to fill out an additional form with information for artists picking things up from the Grab Bag.
The Grab Bag Form:
[b]TEMPLATED ART FORM[/b]
[u][b]I AM REQUESTING GRAB BAG[/B][/u]
[b]Username:[/b] (Your full username here)
[b]Character:[/b] (Please include the character's name and a link to the journal or quest for your character)
[b]Art Type:[/b] (Is this a new civilian or powered character? A growth? Alt Art?)
[b]Purchased With:[/b] (Was this a Crown Token Purchase? Obtained in Customs? An event win? Crown Token purchases cover the cost of templated art up front, but if you are switching from MYO to Templated, you will need to link to the Crown Token purchase. Characters obtained in customs must be grown with gold/platinum so please make sure your artist is compensated based on the price of customs at the time of your win. Event wins are free to grow.)
[b]Current Art:[/b]: (Please include a hyperlink to their current art; do not use an [img][/img] code; use a [url=]x[/url] code. If you are getting a new character and have no art of them, just put N/A; if you are getting a new powered character and have civilian art, please include the civilian art)
[b]Growing to:[/b] (What rank is your character growing to and are they undergoing any changes? Changes include things like side swaps/partial youmafication/ascending/transcending/etc. If you are getting a new character, just put their first stage rank. If you are getting a civilian or alt art, just put N/A)
[b]Has the character reached requirements and/or gotten plots approved?[/b] (You cannot get templated art before your character has been acquired or reached IC requirements. If you are getting art that reflects any changes that require plot approval, such as side swaps/youmafication/ascending/transcending/chibi growth, etc, have you sent them in and gotten approval? The shop will not be able to provide art for characters before they have gotten plots approved.)
[b]References:[/b] (Include links to reference pictures or a well written description of what you would like for the art [i]or[/i] anything you specifically don’t want. Artists may decline to take forms that have no references, descriptions, or any direction. If you have no preference you can put CC but you need to understand that at that point, anything you leave to CC will be at the artist's discretion; you cannot ask for a complete redesign if you do not like the design they came up with!)
[b]Template Choice:[/b] (Which template do you want the art on? Include any requests for splices as well, but please be aware that artists are not obligated to do splices or template edits so may decline picking up something)
[b]Additional Information:[/b] (Is there anything your artist needs to know about the character or art, or any other special requests not mentioned in the form already? An example of this might be a desired facial expression.)
By choosing the Grab-Bag method for this art, I am confirming that I understand being picked up in the Grab-Bag is at the discretion of the artist's time, ability, and willingness. I understand that this is not a guaranteed method and can sometimes take longer than expected due to the nature of them. Once an artist picks up my artwork, they will contact me to let me know that they will be doing my art. I also agree that any available artist, or combination of artists, may work together to complete my art; if I post for a grab bag, I will be prepared for the possibility of a collaboration. I may, at any point [b]prior[/b] to being contacted about an artist picking up my claim, reach out to an artist to see if they are willing or able to take on my request. If they agree, I will PM or quote the shop mule, In the Name of the Mule, in this thread so they can remove me from the grab bag list.
[b]By posting this completed form, I agree to these terms.[/b]
[quote="In the Name of the Mule"][/quote]
[u][b]I AM REQUESTING GRAB BAG[/B][/u]
[b]Username:[/b] (Your full username here)
[b]Character:[/b] (Please include the character's name and a link to the journal or quest for your character)
[b]Art Type:[/b] (Is this a new civilian or powered character? A growth? Alt Art?)
[b]Purchased With:[/b] (Was this a Crown Token Purchase? Obtained in Customs? An event win? Crown Token purchases cover the cost of templated art up front, but if you are switching from MYO to Templated, you will need to link to the Crown Token purchase. Characters obtained in customs must be grown with gold/platinum so please make sure your artist is compensated based on the price of customs at the time of your win. Event wins are free to grow.)
[b]Current Art:[/b]: (Please include a hyperlink to their current art; do not use an [img][/img] code; use a [url=]x[/url] code. If you are getting a new character and have no art of them, just put N/A; if you are getting a new powered character and have civilian art, please include the civilian art)
[b]Growing to:[/b] (What rank is your character growing to and are they undergoing any changes? Changes include things like side swaps/partial youmafication/ascending/transcending/etc. If you are getting a new character, just put their first stage rank. If you are getting a civilian or alt art, just put N/A)
[b]Has the character reached requirements and/or gotten plots approved?[/b] (You cannot get templated art before your character has been acquired or reached IC requirements. If you are getting art that reflects any changes that require plot approval, such as side swaps/youmafication/ascending/transcending/chibi growth, etc, have you sent them in and gotten approval? The shop will not be able to provide art for characters before they have gotten plots approved.)
[b]References:[/b] (Include links to reference pictures or a well written description of what you would like for the art [i]or[/i] anything you specifically don’t want. Artists may decline to take forms that have no references, descriptions, or any direction. If you have no preference you can put CC but you need to understand that at that point, anything you leave to CC will be at the artist's discretion; you cannot ask for a complete redesign if you do not like the design they came up with!)
[b]Template Choice:[/b] (Which template do you want the art on? Include any requests for splices as well, but please be aware that artists are not obligated to do splices or template edits so may decline picking up something)
[b]Additional Information:[/b] (Is there anything your artist needs to know about the character or art, or any other special requests not mentioned in the form already? An example of this might be a desired facial expression.)
By choosing the Grab-Bag method for this art, I am confirming that I understand being picked up in the Grab-Bag is at the discretion of the artist's time, ability, and willingness. I understand that this is not a guaranteed method and can sometimes take longer than expected due to the nature of them. Once an artist picks up my artwork, they will contact me to let me know that they will be doing my art. I also agree that any available artist, or combination of artists, may work together to complete my art; if I post for a grab bag, I will be prepared for the possibility of a collaboration. I may, at any point [b]prior[/b] to being contacted about an artist picking up my claim, reach out to an artist to see if they are willing or able to take on my request. If they agree, I will PM or quote the shop mule, In the Name of the Mule, in this thread so they can remove me from the grab bag list.
[b]By posting this completed form, I agree to these terms.[/b]
[quote="In the Name of the Mule"][/quote]
