Application Requirements:- No NSFW in any of your top 3 pieces, as this is an SFW project.
- You must be 16 or older by the time of applying.
- Your top 3 pieces should be no older than two years.
- Your top 3 pieces does not have to include backgrounds!
- Your top 3 pieces should be finished—please do not include sketches!
Contributor Expectations:
- Artists will be making two pieces of character art with a transparent background, with a waist-up illustration at the minimum.
- Merch artists will be making two merch items minimum going up to three. If you are assigned with more than two merch items, only one will be illustrative-focused, and the other two will be focused on design so as to be fair!*
*We will have a period of time between contributors coming into the server and creation period, so assignments may change to accommodate the merch artists' comfort.

- QUEEN OF THE NIGHT -

Queen Of The Night - Hu Tao zine project will be a 52 playing card deck accompanied by a digital zine with rules for card games to go along with the deck and various Hu Tao related merchandise.ABOUT THE DECK
Each card (Ace, 2-10, Jack, Queen, King) is assigned the same character for all 4 suits.
Example:
Hu Tao as the Queen for diamond, spade, hearts, clover cards, Zhongli as the King for diamond, spade, hearts, clovers cards, and so on and so forth.
CHARACTERS
The deck will include a total of 14 characters, all of them who have some connection to Hu Tao or from Liyue.
COMPENSATION
72% of profits will be set aside for contributors, accounting for additional compensation.
Contributors will receive 2% of baseline profit each, totaling to 62% (31 contributors).The additional 10% is set aside for any artist that chooses to create extra content for the project, such as making promotional material or turning their card art into a full-fledged illustration for the zine PDF.

- Schedule -

EventDate
Mod Applications1—15 Aug
Intern Apps Close15 Aug
Intern Mails Sent20 Aug
Contributor Apps20 Aug—30 Sept
Contrib Mails Sent30 Sept
Idea check in22 Oct
2nd check in19 Nov
3rd check in17 Dec
Final submission7 Jan
Preorders27 Feb—1 Apr
Production1 Apr—12 Dec
Shipping12 Jan—7 Feb
Leftovers9 June—23 June
Project closure24 June—Now

We have sent off all preorders and third batch of leftovers! Tracking numbers have also been sent off—please contact us through email or Twitter if you cannot find your tracking number or did not receive it! We will be sending off the final batch of leftovers as soon as we're able and will update everyone on our socials when we have. Thank you for your patience!Digital zines have been sent! Please search your inbox with the subject line: Queen of the Night: PDF Zines to access the card games PDF as well as the cards-only PDF. If you are having difficulty locating your email, please contact us!As per our T&C page on BigCartel, all leftover packages will be sent WITHOUT tracked shipping unless the tracked shipping product listing is in the final receipt. If you did bought a tracked shipping upgrade but did not receive a tracking number, please contact us through email or Twitter. We will not be accepting or sending off replacements for leftovers as we are clearing stock, and we are not responsible.Currently: Leftovers are closed, we will be sending off the final batch of packages and focus on finishing up the project!For Canada and Australia recipients: please visit this thread!Last updated: 24 June

LEFTOVERS T&CAs per our T&C page on BigCartel and mentioned in all product listings, all leftover packages will be sent WITHOUT tracked shipping unless the tracked shipping product listing is in the final receipt. If you did bought a tracked shipping upgrade but did not receive a tracking number, please contact us through email or Twitter.Replacements and Refunds:Organizers will be responsible for replacing or refunding:- Orders that are lost due to organizer negligence in labeling the package (e.g. address on label does not match address on order)
- Orders that are damaged or incorrect due to organizer negligence in packaging (e.g. package contents do not match order number). Please provide a video of the unpacked package showcasing the items that are missing or different than the receipt purchase.
- Orders with listed items missing (e.g. a full bundle order missing an item listed in the shop description)
Organizers will NOT be responsible for replacing or refunding:- Orders that are lost due to incorrectly entered shipping addresses
- Orders that are shipped to an old address without notice from the buyer by the time of shipping
- Orders that are damaged during shipment or through shipping company negligence and mishandling (e.g. packages bent to fit in mailboxes, left out in the rain by carriers, other external damage to the packaging resulting in damages to the contents)
- Orders mishandled by GO runners
Orders returned to organizers due to unpaid customs or unclaimed post will be held for buyer. Buyer will be contacted if package is returned, but buyer will be responsible for paying for the new shipping postage (in full or at a discounted rate is up to mods’ discretion, and will be discussed with buyer on a case-to-case basis).Organizers reserve the right to cancel and/or refund orders should buyers violate any of these terms and conditions.

- Mods -

Yuu - Social Media + Organisation Mod
heya, i'm yuu! recently got c2 ayaka and living vicariously. some of my recently finished projects are obamitsu: everlasting and hanakotoba, a jshk flowers zine! i'm currently modding for fashion impact and wisteria fables as a beta mod~ i'm happy to be here! i would love to be a hu tao haver someday because she's adorable and her dps energy? off the charts!!

Paca - General Intern
HiHi! I’m Paca and I’m a broke Genshin player who’s currently struggling in Inazuma :(;゙゚'ω゚'): This is my first time being a mod intern so I’m super excited to be here!

Jian - Formatting/Graphics Mod
I lack sleep but i like genshin women so here i am. I'm in a number of genshin zines as a graphic designer or formatting. uwu

Mikki - Graphic Intern
Yo I’m Mikki, an always tired designer and digital artist here for genshin wamens.

Mod Cookie - Finance Mod
hello hello, I’m Cookie!! Here to help play with some numbers and make some excel sheets for one adorable girl. I’ve been around zines for a while, but my most recent project has been the kny storybook, Wisteria Fables.

Yuzu - Shipping Mod
Hii I'm Yuzu, I like cute packaging and journaling. I collect polearm and claymore characters as I collect stickers - no end to it! Also Hu tao is super cute 💓
Some of my previous completed projects are the mxtx planner, 2ha calendar and black box zines! I'm also in Hq Kuroo zine, Fashion Impact and the Genshin Planner!

- FAQ -

What is a zine?
A zine is a collection of fanmade creations such as art and writing, often printed as a book.
What is the zine theme?
Our theme is a Hu Tao centered playing card deck, accompanied with a digital rule book PDF of various games.
Can we draw other characters than Hu Tao?
Yes! We are involving characters who have relations to / mentions Hu Tao in their voicelines, as well as characters from Liyue. Unfortunately, we will not involve Mondstadt or Inazuma characters in the playing cards, but we might do so for merch.
Will you accept writers?
As this particular theme is art-centric, we will not be accepting any writers at this time.
Is this for profit or for-charity?
This project is for profit.
How old do I have to be to apply?
All contributors must be at the age of 16 or older when applying.
How will contributors be compensated?
All contributors will receive a digital PDF of the zine and a digital collection of the card deck in high quality. We aim to provide all contributors with a full bundle including free shipping. After leftovers, all profit will be split evenly among all contributors and mods.
Minors who wish to be compensated monetarily will need to have a parent-signed Stripe account!

- PREVIEWS -

This is the previews page for contributors for important information pertaining to their previews. Below you'll find the schedule for posting previews and templates! The schedule will be staggered so that we can continually build up hype on socmed~Posting your previews through your own account is optional! If you don't post your preview according to your date slot, we'll handle it for you, so no worries! However, more eyes definitely help, so please post on your own account if you can.For Card Artists: Please make sure your preview doesn't contain more than 30% of your pieces! You're free to post both card previews at once, or you can post them later on in the same time window (eg: Posting Hearts Hu Tao card on the 27th Feb, then posting on 5th March for the other cards).For Merch Artists: You can post your full pieces if you'd like! Please make sure to save it as a JPG file so that it is low-res and cannot be stolen to protect your art.When posting your previews, please make sure to mention us on Twitter (@HutaoZine) and mention that preorders are open!Optional, but encouraged: You can link to our BigCartel shop (queenofthenight.bigcartel.com) as well!


Posting WindowContributor
26 FebHana, Qrow
27 Feb—5 MarRUI, Yen-Mi, Aura, Kairos, yuu, janarowe, richarano
6 Mar—12 Marrippajun, schereas, orri, kibstar, Kana, Juu, akae
13 Mar—19 Marrainubew, nata, Paca, puruton, MistiousStar, Anush, rzuu
20 Mar—26 MarPutter, Aurora Maeno, zxny, sockfinch, Lauren, Miothle, shiorun, Emmi

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