HEY!!! If you're a fan of LISA: The Painful & missed the announcement; Spinalpalm and I recently opened our LISA: Campfire Collab in celebration for the new Definitive Edition of the game!

(banner art by Spinalpalm)

If you wanna join in, click here & read the announcement post to find out how! Be sure to read all the rules and guidelines!

Remember to DM me or Spinalpalm too if you'd like to join the Discord server!

Speaking of rules & guidelines, I'd like to clarify a few of them as well as addressing a few questions we've received! (Be sure to read the initial post before this one!)

MAKE SURE YOUR SUBMISSION IS A 4:3 RESOLUTION

(We recommend 1440x1080 but any 4:3 resolution will work)

      -For those confused, the standard for most content is typically 16:9 Widescreen (I.E. 1920x1080, 1280x720, etc.). 4:3 resolutions are closer to a square than Widescreen & used to be the old standard (mainly due to TVs & monitors being wide squares rather than rectangles) Regardless of which ratio is the current standard, 16:9 & 4:3 are the main two used in visual medias & for this collab we're requesting 4:3 for both animation AND art submissions (So be sure to look up a list of 4:3 resolutions & work with whatever size works for you!)

      -LISA: The Painful's original resolution was 17:13 which is a very odd, uncommon ratio (pretty close to 4:3) & in the new update, the game was upscaled to fit any screen (the game is square in the middle & the rest of the screen has an art border) So our visual plan for the collab is that your submissions are 4:3 (square in the middle) & when we edit the collab into one video, we'll add border art to make it 16:9 widescreen. So in a way the collab can emulate how the game looks in the Definitive Edition.

(very rough visual example)

PLEASE PUT THE COLLAB'S LOGO/WATERMARK & HASHTAGS ON YOUR SUBMISSION IF YOU PLAN TO POST IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA!

      -Please use these hashtags: #LISACampfireCollab & #Newgrounds

      -If you're posting your animation on social media, please also put the collab's endcard at the end of your video.

      -We're aiming to attract more people to Newgrounds with this collab, so putting the logo & endcard on your submission as well as posting w/ the hashtags will be a great help for the website and the collab's success :)

      Here's a link to the logo & endcard images! Click here!

      -When you submit your work to the collab's email, we'd prefer a version without the logo & endcard for the final collab video.

BORDER ART WILL BE CREATED BY US & ARTISTS WE PERSONALLY REACH OUT TO

      -We're not accepting any submissions specifically for border artwork; we are only accepting art & animation submissions (that follow our guidelines)

      -If you'd REALLY like to help us with border art, feel free to send us some of your work examples & we will reach out if we'd like your help! :)

ART SUBMISSION CLARIFICATIONS:

      -We apologize if this was a bit confusing in the initial post but I'll try my best to fully explain how art will be used in this collab compared to animation submissions.

      -Art & Animations will be featured sequentially in a back & forth pattern. I.E. an animation submission plays & afterwards an art submission is displayed. In a sense, the art will be used as transitions between each animation.

      -There are TWO scenarios for your art submissions: Brad/Party members of your choice interacting during the day OR interacting around the campfire at night. I'd say preferably we'd like submissions w/ interactions during the day to help the pattern of the whole collab feel like each animation submission takes place on a different night & each transitional art submission is the day in-between. But we don't want to dictate too much of your creativity so if your drawing idea takes place at night, go for it, we just ask that the campfire is nearby :)

      -Comics are allowed HOWEVER!!! We do not accept them as single art pieces (read animation clarifications below if you'd like to submit a comic to the collab)

ANIMATION SUBMISSION CLARIFICATIONS:

      -If your submission is a comic (or an animatic), it must be edited into video format. While we urge you to edit & add sounds yourself, we can make exceptions for SOME artists who make incredible art but absolutely cannot edit themselves.

      -The main goal of the animations is to emulate more campfire conversations between party members, so we prefer your cartoons to be more dialogue-heavy between characters (as we mentioned in the initial post, similar to the Africa Dudes Collab) Again, we don't want to dictate too much of your creativity, so if your idea is a lot more than just a few guys talking to each other, go for it! BUT!!!!! Make sure your animations feature characters around the campfire at some point or another. It is the campfire collab after all!

      -Remember you can submit more than one animation! Just be sure to reuse the same characters you use in your initial cartoon.

      -Be sure to join the Campfire Collab Discord server to find out what characters other people are using to ensure we dont see the same combinations of characters interacting with each other throughout the collab! Feel free to DM me or Spinalpalm for an invite to the server!

Characters are not locked or 'taken' if someone else is making a cartoon with them so don't worry if your idea uses the same guy BUT we do urge you to use different combinations of characters. (EX: if your idea includes Terry & Nern and you find out someone else is doing a cartoon with those two, consider switching just one of them out for another character)

Hopefully, this post cleared up a few questions you may of had! We also apologize if this further confused anyone lol. We know it's a lot of info to follow & read but we just want to make sure we create a quality collab in the end to pay homage to a fantastic & special game!

If you know any other animators or artists who love LISA, please recommend this collab to them! And big thanks to everyone who's already joined in! This collab is gonna be AMAZING!!

tl;dr............... pls read............ty <3