Pretty amazing to be something, at least.

Summer heat doesn’t stop us, it tells us that our Destiny is just across the horizon with the 7th edition of #SolarEmbrace!

Join us for this public zine to share all things #Destiny and all things summer. Bring on the heat—we can take it~ 💪🏖️

GENERAL INFO

Solar Embrace is an annual Destiny Zine available as a public, free-to-download PDF on August 15th.

In the spirit of the event, there are no applications. Simply submit your finished piece(s) to our email and we'll take care of the rest!

Contributors may submit one or more summer-themed pieces showcasing any or all of their favorite NPCs, OCs, portraits, scenes, or environments from the game.

We encourage all forms of art: traditional, digital, cosplay, music and writing. EVERYONE is welcome to join the fun!

Please remember, YOUR WORK MUST BE RATED T FOR TEEN. This is for the entire Destiny community after all.

NO FORM OF GENAI IS ALLOWED.

FORMAT

Portrait pieces must be in A4 (2480x3508 pixels).

Landscape pieces must be in A3 (3508x4941 pixels).

Written works have a text background provided. Please use this and submit in an image posting. Feel free to send us a Google Doc link and we'll adjust it for you! If posting on AO3, use the event tag! Contact us for help.

Templates in these formats are provided. Please check the Drive folder attached to this announcement to make sure you're working in the right format :) (<- click me!)

3D submission must be a finished render.

We recommend you Glaze/Nightshade your work to protect it against AI training.

PNG or JPG submissions only.

Add your social media @ and platform (Bluesky, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) clear and easy to read in one of the corners. Help people find you!

CONTACT/POSTING

Submit your finished piece(s) to [email protected] by August 10th.

WAIT until reset time (5pm UTC) on August 15th to post your piece(s) publicly. This gives us time to arrange the PDF and prevents spam bots from taking the hashtag we want to use.

At posting time, use #SolarEmbraceVOL7 and tag us at @D2ArtEvents on Bluesky/Twitter/Tumblr so we can share your art :)

specific examples include but are not limited to

why is an evil timeline character design disabled? (why do the heroes go through equally punishing battles and never lose an arm, a leg, an eye?)

why are the futuristic scifi terrorists uniformly darker skinned? (why are the heroes so much lighter?)

why is the greedy boss fat? (why are the heroes skinny?)

why is the criminal mastermind heavily scarred? (why is the brooding, traumatized hero unscathed?)

why is the predatory creep a bearded person in a dress and makeup? (why are none of the heroes trans women?)

who taught you that this is how things are?

my oc tarot bookmark series 💫 all designed for risograph! :]

This tumblr sexyman is your son!

it sucks so bad. the phrases are so broken and he pronounces half the words all wrong and he's so flustered by the end of it but lodi is so happy he doesn't care. he's waited so many lifetimes for this and every second has been worth it.

my beloved seven-foot-tall cutesy robot with Problems