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So You Wanna Be A Shop Owner?
Great! Perfect! Splendid! If you're having trouble creating a shop for any number of reasons, then you've come to the right place. Becoming a shop owner is pretty easy, but you must complete the necessary tasks.
1) Post in this thread that you want to become a shop owner. State which lineart you would like to be in charge of (find them in the "The Shops" section) and give a short summary of what your plans are for the shop. You must decide a name in the summary. After this is done, GBProductions will consider and report back to you in the thread. You may co-own a shop with a friend of yours. Please have one person post with the above information but add who you will be running the shop with. Then have them post in the thread and introduce themselves or something.
2) Find some employees and a cert. After you've been approved, you will gain access to the lineart in its entirety. You may not sell the lineart. If you don't want to be a shop owner after sometime GBProductions will re-own the artwork. You will need to find at least one colorist to join your shop. If you are able to color the linearts themselves, then you don't need to find a colorist. You will then need to find/make a cert that works for the capabilities of your shop. COLORISTS AND CERTS MUST BE APPROVED BY GBPRODUCTIONS FIRST. Before officially hiring/accepting a colorist/cert, you must first send a finished example to OSFM. Once I have replied and approved, you may then officially hire/accept. If you are the colorist/certist, just send me your work. Don't worry, I'm not looking to be extra harsh. My goal with approving things is to help you make sure your shop suceeds. =)
3) Create a story. If you're not the most creative person with writing, then get the story from someone else! However it's done, get the story and send it to me in a PM. I'll read it and once it's approved you're good to go to the next step.
4) Sell a minimum of ___ pets during your first month. Depending on the lineart/pet/shop, you will need to sell a certain number of pets during the first month the shop is open. The number will be an ambitious number but if you can complete the task then the shop will, for the most part, be yours!
5) Maintain the shop. The shop should be being updated somewhat regularly. If you're going on vacation and won't be here for a week...then have fun on your vacation! Just PM me telling me how long you'll be gone and I'll tend the shop minimally over the time you're gone if I can.