Hello, everyone!
I am OptionalSauce, PR Director, Writing Director, and one of the Lead Writers for Watercress Studios. I have posted a recruitment thread here before, but much of the information there is outdated, and our circumstances have changed considerably.
Here is a link to the old thread.
The project summary there is still accurate:
Since posting the original thread back in October, we released a smaller scale visual novel for NaNoReNo 2015 - one you might be familiar with; Palinurus.The visual novel follows the life of a college freshman from Vancouver attending a prestigious international arts university lying on the Swiss-Austrian border.
One of the main draws of Avitus is the Outreach Program, a department of the school dedicated to scouting for artistic talent amongst prospective students from around the world. These students come from less desirable backgrounds; many of whom are refugees, impoverished, or criminals.
We have plans for other side projects, as well as plans to participate in future jams like NaNoReNo.
As for how you can help, we are in need of:
-Character Artists
-3D Artists
Anyone interested in joining us should provide examples of previous work.
Our main characters:
Acacia Reinhold
Acacia Reinhold is a laid-back student from Salzburg, Austria, who spends a lot of her time carving wood cut prints. She’s outgoing, but cherishes her quiet time. She is also wrestling with the choices ahead of her, as she has a hidden passion for dance.
Amelia Hawthorne
Amelia Hawthorne is a bright, energetic girl from Buffalo, USA who is enrolled in the School of Performing Arts. A popular actress, she cares a lot about her friends. She is always wearing a smile on her face- an act that can become very draining.
Hanna van der Merwen
Hanna ">:T" van der Merwen is a wily, headstrong film student from Pretoria, South Africa. Her exasperation at the pretentious artists all around her is matched only by her willingness to tell them exactly where they can shove their symbolism.
Natalie Doherty
Natalie Doherty is a soft-spoken, mild mannered writer native to London, England. Her passion for writing shelters the dark past that she keeps close to the chest. She is very independent, and as a result, has a tendency to push all but those closest to her away.
Sanne St. Pierre
Sanne St. Pierre is a troubled graffiti artist from Amsterdam, Netherlands. Obsessing over her art to an extreme, she will go so far as to put herself in harms way for the ‘perfect spot’. She often comes off as rude, albeit unintentionally, but she has a lighter side to her personality. She is seen as a troublemaker, and rightly so.
Min-Jian Hellstrom
(I'm trying to get a blurb on Min from her writer, there should be one soon)
Nathan Selby
Nathan Selby is the main character of our visual novel. More information about him will become available as we progress.
As a side note, anyone that might be interested in helping write for Acacia's route is also invited to contact us.
Cheers,
OptionalSauce