It’s that time of year again. We’re doing another collaboration image. The annual tradition of submitting OCs for a giant ‘family photo’ should be familiar to every regular on any pony-related imagebooru by now, and self-explanatory for any newcomers.
“There’s something oddly fitting about the users of this site assembling our own anniversary collab if no-one else will.” -FeatherTrap, two months ago
So far no mods are involved in this project, just a few volunteers (I created this thread, FeatherTrap’s friend will do the background, runner2 has volunteered to compile it)
Basic Rules (subject to change since we don’t know what we’re doing):
- Submissions must be drawn yourself or commissioned from an artist. Machine Learning/AI generated and/or “assisted” images are strictly forbidden. (Several people requested this rule last year)
- Characters should be drawn in a pose allowing them to be in a crowd. Backgrounds must be transparent (vector images are perfect) so everyone can pose over the same background.
- Clothing and accessories are allowed, especially if they are part of the character’s normal attire or they fit with the theme of the year.
- Each user may submit up to
3 6 unique OCs to this project.
- Multiple OCs may be submitted together in a single vector image (example)
- Submissions must be ‘Safe for Work,’ meaning it would qualify for the ‘safe’ tag on this site ( Given the year’s (presumptive) theme and the fine line between ‘safe’ and ‘questionable,’ we will allow showgirls and playboy bunnies, but draw a line at genital outlines )
- Flying characters are allowed (and encouraged!). However, if the ‘Casino’ theme is chosen, ‘flyers’ will be limited to 20 slots due to the indoor setting, and rationed to valid character submissions on a first-submitted, first-served basis (we will announce if/when the limit is reached).
- Submissions should not be “political” (see the 2023 collab rules for details). This means no characters like Aryanne or Molly Tov.
- Must be MLP related (obviously). They don’t need to be ponies (non-pony species in the show such as griffons are allowed), but they should be as close to the show’s art style as possible. A ‘borderline furry’ species such as Diamond Dogs or Abyssinians are allowed as long as they can be instantly identified as such. If we have to ask “Is this MLP related?”, you’ve crossed the line.
- NO ANTHROS WHATSOEVER. Not even ‘unguligrade’ anthros.
- Submissions must be OCs (alternate interpretations of canon characters, such as Raptorshy, are allowed if sufficiently different from the canon OC to be distinguishable). OCs holding plushies or merch featuring canon characters are permitted.
- Don’t submit other people’s OCs without permission (‘Public Domain’ OCs like Dyx and Anon Filly are allowed)
- Each character may only be submitted once, on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis (eg. If someone else posts Anon Filly before you do, then she’s taken)
- Do not submit an entry used in a previous Ponybooru collab. Recycling a Derpibooru or Ponerpics collab entry is allowed (though we would prefer you procured a purpose-made original. Characters may be (and usually are) reused from year to year, but we want new pictures of those characters each time.
- Please upload your submissions using the ‘upload’ button in the upper left hand corner of the screen between the ‘Ponybooru’ logo text and the search bar. When uploading, tag it ‘Ponybooru Collab 2024’ so we can easily find it, then post a comment on this thread with a link to the image (preferably including the image itself, using the >>XXXXp feature)
If you have any questions about the collab, its rules, or if your submission meets the requirements, feel free to ask.
We will begin accepting character submissions on July 4th, once the poll to decide the theme has concluded.
[7/6: It will take several weeks to get a background and furniture prepared. We suggest waiting until these are ready before creating your entry ]
The tentative ‘soft’ deadline to submit characters is to be determined, probably after October, though this could be extended if any issues come up (or by popular demand)
A theme will be decided by a poll. FeatherTrap came up with virtually all of the ideas except the ‘Other’ category.
Moonbase Equestria: A space capsule on the moon, with a large window showing space and the planet in the far background, so anypony who wants a spacesuit-moonwalking position in the picture can have one
Tribal Island: Imagine the set of a season of Survivor, if that example is enough for you to grasp the visual tone this one would be going for
Trip to Las Pegasus Casino themed picture as mentioned before, cocktail suits and holiday attire is a must
Castle Crashers: A castle in the far background with a small siege encampment with catapults in the near background, knights and medieval themed attire for this one
Winter Wrap-Up: Snow blanketed town-mostly likely Ponyville-with everyone’s OCs putting in to help clear away for Spring in some fashion
Other: This is the “write-in candidate” option; if you have an idea that isn’t on here, list it in the comments and check this box. If this answer gets the most votes (or is at least 80% of the most popular option with a minimum of 4 votes) then I will create a new thread with a new poll with the new suggestions as options.
No Theme: If you insist on being boring, we could let the OCs wear/do whatever they want and throw them up against a generic background (but where’s the fun in that?)
