Colorful Beginnings
An Ace Attorney Zine based on the colors of the Trilogy
Status: Completed
Colorful Beginnings is an unofficial Trilogy zine to showcase scenes of the first three Ace Attorney games in a colorful manner. It's a canon compliant zine that will not have any scenes from games outside the Trilogy.This zine is accepting both artists and writers. It is a SFW zine that will not allow anything outside of canon typical violence and cursing.Colorful Beginnings will be completely free and available on gumroad once the zine has been completed.
Application Guidelines
General Guidelines
- We will be looking to accept 13 page artists, 5 writers, and 2 merch artists. Small artists are strongly encouraged to apply.
- The work you are applying with must be high quality and easily accessible in a Google Drive or Folder. You must make sure that the link is unlocked and available; if we catch it early we will send an email asking for a new portfolio link, but if not we may not be able to review your portfolio.
- Applicants who create or condone offensive (racist, homophobic, transphobic, incestuous, pedophilic, etc.) content will not be accepted. Please let the mods know if a contributor is doing any of the things listed above, and if the mods are told/find out about this behavior you will be removed from the zine.
Artists Guidelines
Page Artists:
- Must have a portfolio of at least 3 pieces that you think best shows your skills and style. Ace Attorney characters not required, but are appreciated.
- At least one of your pieces must have a background.
- Must have your portfolio in a Google Folder, website, or art moment. Both traditional and digital art allowed, but your traditional pieces must be a high quality scan.
- Pieces will be judged based on colors, composition, and anatomyMerch Artists:
- Must have a portfolio of at least 3 pieces that you think best shows your skills and style. Ace Attorney characters not required, but are appreciated. If you have merch examples/samples available, please submit them.
- Must have your portfolio in a Google Folder, website, or art moment. Both traditional and digital art allowed, but your traditional pieces must be a high quality scan.
- Pieces will be judged based on colors, composition, and anatomy, as well as how well your style would fit digital merch.
Writers Guidelines
- Must submit a 500-1000 word creative piece, either independent or transformative (i.e. non-fanfiction or fanfiction.) Ace Attorney not required, but appreciated.
- Must submit a ~100 word descriptive scene or character analysis with a central theme. Again, Ace Attorney not required, but appreciated.
- Creative pieces will be judged based on grammatical style (within reason, of course;) writing style; characterization; and plot.
- Descriptive scenes or character analyses will be judged based only on grammatical style and writing style, due to their shorter nature, though you're encouraged to include characterization and plot if possible.
Zine Schedule
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Interest Checks | Dec. 20th-Jan. 19th |
| Contributor Applications | Jan. 26th-Feb. 25th |
| Contributor Emails Sent | March 16th |
| Contributors Team Finalized | March 19th |
| Last Day to Accept | March 23rd |
| Pitches Due | March 26th |
| Check in #1 | April 28th |
| Check in #2 | May 31st |
| Check in #3 | July 1st |
| Final Pieces Due | July 20th |
| Formatting Period | TBD |
| Zine Goes Up | TBD |
Zine Mods
Link: General + Art Mod
Link (he/him) is a Senior in high school looking to pursue illustration as a future career. This is his first time modding a zine, but not her first time in a zine or leading a fandom event as she's the head of Dahllia Week and was in the Ace Attorney Planner Zine. His favorite Trilogy characters are Dahlia, Franziska, and Mia!
Newt: Graphics + Art Mod
Newt (he/xe/sun) is a young artist looking to possibly pursue law in a future career. It is his first time in a zine, but xe has participated in early day johnlock amino minibangs, unfortunately. Suns favourite characters are Doug Swallow, Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth!
Pidge: Writing Mod
Pidge (they/it) is a highschool senior who's been writing fic since they were six, though they promise none of those early-days Warrior Cats AU fanfics were any good. It's never done a zine, though they've been known to participate in Big Bangs and other fandom events before from time to time, to variable success. Its favorite trilogy characters are Miles, Gumshoe, and Ema!
Yasmin: Art Mod
Yasmin (she/her) is a young brazilian artist, being one for the best part of seven years; her goal in life is to become a professional illustrator and teacher, to show other teenagers like her the value of art. First time working on a zine and very excited to see people's works as the project goes on! Favorite characters from the Trilogy are Miles, Gregory and Franziska.
FAQ
Q: Do we need to have finished the trilogy to apply?A: Not at all, but just keep in mind that this zine will have spoilers for EVERY game in the trilogy.Q: How old do you have to be to apply?A: You must be at least 14 years old to apply.Q: Can you apply to more then one position?A: Absolutely! Just be sure to clarify which position is your first choice, and keep in mind you will only be selected for one role.Q: What do you mean by 'colors of the Trilogy'?A: What it means for artists is recreating scenes using a limited color palette with a main color to recreate the emotion of the scene, and for writers, it means being able to use a color as the focal point of a story or as symbolism/metaphor.For more questions go to curiouscat, email us or DM us on Twitter