Once again, I'd like to thank everyone for your interest in the collab! It means a lot to Forge and me!

I was extremely happy with how everything turned out and I'm still reeling at the turnout of support we got <3

So finally, after some deliberation, we're ready to announce the winner of the contest portion, who will receive the signed copy of Alien Hominid for PS2!

It took a lot of thinking, considering there were so many amazing entries to pick from, but we finally settled on @SoloSwing64 !

^ The alien in question

We were super impressed by the styling on this guy, and he had some nostalgic vibes that we really loved!

It was definitely a hard pick, and we really did wish that we had more prizes to give out, though, so please don't be discouraged if your alien didn't win!

Once again, I want to thank everyone for the turnout, both in entries and in general interest, and I hope that we'll be able to do this again sometime!

Thank you everyone for participating in the Alien Collab!

...So, what's next?

First off, I was completely amazed by the turnout for entries in the collab! We got sent a lot of great aliens that I'm very excited to show! My inbox filled up pretty quickly these last few days and I didn't really have the time to message everyone who sent me something, so don't worry if you didn't hear back. I'll be double-checking to make sure we got absolutely everyone when we're putting things together :)

Now, as for the timeline for getting things published:

A lot has popped up in mine and Forge's life in just these past couple of weeks, including a big move to a new house coming soon, so the final collab may not be as quick to come out as I was initially hoping. We will be working our hardest to get it out ASAP, though, so thanks to everyone in advance for their patience and bearing with us!

None of the unforeseen stuff will affect the fact that there will still be a winner chosen for the signed copy of Alien Hominid, of course, and that will still be announced on the day the collab gets published!

So, again, massive thanks to everyone who showed interest and/or sent in an alien for the collab! It's nice seeing this much interest in the project and I really can't wait to get it released for everyone to enjoy <3

If anyone has any questions about the project's timeline, or really anything, feel free to DM me!

Do you like aliens? Do you like drawing said aliens?

No?

Well too bad!

Welcome to the Alien Collab, hosted by myself and the lovely @ForgeFrog, where some lucky aliens will get to escape Area 51 and blow this pop stand with our crew!

What?

This is a collab/contest (I’ll get to that) where entrants will draw an original alien character/design that’ll be put into a final art piece in which they’ll be escaping Area 51!

All you have to do is…

1. Draw your alien (following the rules below)
2. Send your alien to me through DM here on NG!

It’s that simple!

Rules?

• Your alien needs to be properly sized for the final piece (roughly 1024x1024).
• Your alien must be a PNG on a transparent background (it won’t work otherwise!)
• You can draw your alien traditionally, but you need to have a way to ensure the size and make the background transparent. I can’t do it for you!
• You need to be scouted to the art portal in order to participate.
• NEW!: The prize for the contest portion may be Alien Hominid, but we'd prefer original designs from entrants! This is a general alien collab, not AH!
• The background will be a "big hole-in-the-wall" jailbreak scene made to fit the aliens that get submitted, so you can go pretty wild on how you want to make yours pose and whatnot. Just note that we want to keep things between the E-T range!

Any other questions or concerns anyone has can be posted here or DMed to me!

When?

You’ll need to have your alien submitted by November 7th!

After that, the final collab will be compiled and posted by me as soon as possible.

What’s this about a contest?

Finally, the good stuff!

We’ll be extremely appreciative of all entries we get, but one lucky participant will receive a copy of Alien Hominid for the PS2 signed by Tom Fulp!

The winner will be judged and decided after the deadline, and will be announced when the collab is posted. Exciting!

So, without any further ado, let’s get alien-ing!

edit (9/5): My inbox has been filling up pretty quickly with questions and entries! I'd like to thank everyone who's participated so far and note that I probably won't be able to respond to every entry via PM, but I have seen everything that's been sent my way!