curious about collaborations

[ratcreature]

Are there any forums or communities for organizing author/artist collaborations that are not Big Bangs (or Reverse Big Bangs)? Like say a notice board where authors announce describe their WIPs and express an interest in getting a cover made or illustrations or any number of things (say a pretty map for your story with a quest or other world building stuff), or artists can post what they'd have an interest in illustrating or maybe propose their project ideas that would need an author as well as art, and then people could comment and find each other?

Comments

[domarzione]

I don't know of any collaborative communities as such beyond artword over at LJ, which is a challenge com that's been dead for a few years. I did it twice (well, three times, except I punked out once). I found it a mixed blessing at best. One time I worked with a stranger and once with a person I e-socialized with and both times, I found there to be communication difficulties of different flavors.

On the other hand, the very few times I've been given art unsolicited, it's been amazing and just what was called for. I dunno.

[ratcreature]

Well, it is certainly less complicated to just illustrate a finished thing, and then the author can take it or leave it. And you see that happening fairly often too. I mean, probably not "often" in relation to the total amount of fanfic, but a good portion of the fanart you see posted seems inspired by fic. OTOH it seem rarer for an artist to get a story written for their stuff, even if the artist is popular. And of course either is much less likely to happen spontaneously if you are more in the broad midlist of popularity and/or talent.