Hello!
The first time Heart&Slash went public, it was to ask our fans for help in bringing this dream to reality. We did a crowdfunding campaing through KickStarter, which we completed successfully.
As part of the campaign, we had several rewards for those willing to participate, one of them being a digital artbook. We are starting to work on it and the aim is to show how we've moved from our original ideas to the final version of the game you are playing now.
But since the release of the game we've seen such great fanart on twitter, Steam, mail and other channels that we came up with a new idea: why not include some of it in the art book? If it's supposed to show how the game has evolved, our players' interpretation of it is the final step. How you view Heart, Slash and the other characters is a part of this journey. And a very interesting one, too: we've seen re-imaginings of our robots that we never even considered a possibility, but loved the moment we saw them.
If you want us to include your fan art in the book, send it to us. We'll select our favourites and include them in it. Those we select will receive the artbook, even if they did not take part on the crowdfunding campaign, and a Steam key. If you don't have the game, you will be able to enjoy it for free. If you already have it, you can send it as a gift to a friend or do as you please.
What are you waiting for? Send your best hi-def Heart&Slash fan art to [email protected], indicating that it is for the Artbook.
Thanks to all those who participate!
Edit: The deadline for submissions is September 15th, so we can do the selection and complete the artbook before the end of the month.
Legal notice:
As always, there is some legal stuff we need to be careful with: by sending the artwork to us, you grant us permission to reproduce it in the digital artbook. You also grant us permission to feature it in social networks or webs. Everywhere it is used, however, we will make sure you are acknowledged as the author.
If we think a change in the wording or the legal requirements is needed, we'll update this announcement. Also, we will send you a confirmation mail, so we can make sure we're using the artwork with your consent. And, finally, those who send us art are declaring themselves as authors of said art. Any legal issues that might arise regarding authorship will be directed to whoever sent the art.