Hello there and welcome!



PernCraft is a group founded and supported by fans of Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders Of Pern and like games/stories! It's a place for all your Pern-related artsy needs. We have everything from comics to literature to digital pieces, traditional pieces and everything in between. And if we don't have it we'd certainly love to see it!



If you're a fan of the series, play in the games, or just enjoy dragons and stories and art about them you're more than welcome to join us!



F.A.Q.s

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Membership:



Do you need to be an artist to be a member of this group?

-Nope! You -do- need a deviantArt account, but it can be completely blank for all we're concerned about. To be a member you just need to want to join us!



What is the difference between Members and Contributors and Founders/Co-Founders?

-Founders/Co-Founders are administration and have to ask to be admitted and approved to help keep the group running.

-Contributors have submitted at least ONE accepted piece to the Group and can post Blog Entries. (see questions on Blog Entries and Advertisement)

-Members may submit art and simply watch. They have no pressure at all but cannot submit Blog Entries.



Art Submissions:



What sort of art can you contribute?

-Anything! Anything with the requirements that is has to Pern or Pern-Alt* related. They can be human characters (Crafters, Holders, Renegades, Travelers, Riders etc) or creatures (dragons, firelizards, runners, wherries, whers, etc...) or Pern concept pieces (thread, the planet, dragon eggs, plants, maps, etc...) or in the case of literature poems, fan fiction, prose, etc... If it's Pern related, we'll take it!



*Pern-Alt: Pern Alternative storylines or games... where the bonding, living structure, culture etc... are all based off Pern but with different weyrs, holds and the like or even different dragon colors (copper, silver, white/cloud, black etc...)

If you are uncertain as to whether your characters/art/etc are appropriate for this club feel free to send the a note to the club with your piece and an explanation of why you think it should apply. We'll be more than happy to assist you!



How do you contribute?

-Select the gallery your art applies to (i.e., a drawing of a dragon goes to Dragons, a sculpted diorama of a weyr bowl goes to Other Parts Of Pern. Drawings, paintings and pictures DO NOT go into Literature! Written stuff does) and click the "+Submit To This Folder" button on the top right hand side of the gallery. Select your piece and that's it!



Don't see your piece up there after you submitted it a day ago?

-We'll approve up to 10-12 pieces a day maximum so if you don't see your piece up yet, give us a week before asking about it.



Blog Entries and Advertisements:



Who can post a blog entry?

-Right now anyone who applies and is accepted as a contributor may post a blog entry.



What is appropriate in a blog entry?

-Blog entries are for contests and other Pern-genre related questions/news. This includes advertisements for games that are Pern or Pern-Alt related. Feel free to use the comments section of the site for less pressing questions and news at any time as well!



You see all these characters from various games. How can you learn more about them?

-We have a Game and Resource Directory in our blog which lists several games submitted by out members. If you have a site you'd like to see up there, send us a note with the name of your site and a short description of it.



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If you have any other questions, comments or concerns please don't hesitate to ask! We're working towards making this an effective community and tool for your artistic and aesthetic benefit so ANY input at all will be greatly appreciated so we can know how to better serve you!



--Sincerely, Your Founders!