Chromatic Vinyls

A Splatoon Fan Idol Zine


Chromatic Vinyls is a free digital zine showcasing the fanmade idols, bands, and solo members of Splatoon's bustling music industry.


Frequently Asked Questions

What is a zine?
A zine, or better known as a "fanzine" in its full term, is a small and self published magazine/booklet that focuses on a particular topic. Many fandoms come together to make their own zines frequently, and the Splatoon fandom is no different.
What does this zine focus on?
This zine focuses on idols within the Splatoon universe. OCs, personal interpretations of canon characters, and contributor collaborations are allowed and encouraged.
Is prior experience needed?
With our creation period being stricter than most, we would recommend potential contributors already be familiar with the zine pipeline. Prior experience is highly preferred, but not required.
Is this zine for profit? Is it digital or a physical zine?
If enough interest is gauged for physical merch, any extra funds after ordering merch will be donated to Save The Music Foundation, a non-profit charity with the goal of providing schools with the musical supplies they need for their education! Link to the charity can be found below:
https://www.savethemusic.org/How many contributors are you looking to recruit?
For now, our cap is 40 artists and 10 writers, but this is fully dependent on the amount of applicants.
Will you have guest artists?
Chromatic Vinyls has plans to invite 3-5 guest artists to our project during the interest check period. If you have someone you would like to recommend to us, you may reach out to our socials or refer them in our interest check!
What merchandise will you be including?
We are currently only planning on digital merch! Phone & PC wallpapers, emotes, icons/profile pictures, printables, papercrafts, and more! What our contributors make is dependent on the interest check! If enough interest is gauged, we will allow our contributors to design physical merch.
Is there an age requirement?
It is required for all contributors to be at least 16 by the time applications close. Please note that the Chromatic Vinyls zine and contributor space is strictly SFW with no exceptions.
Is traditional and 3D allowed?
Yes, 3D art and renders, traditional art, and craft is allowed! For traditional art, we ask that you have a high-quality scan of your piece.
What if my question wasn't answered here?
Feel free to reach out to us on any of our socials linked below, as well as our Alterspring:
https://alterspring.org/@ChromaticVinyls

Moderators

Meet the Chromatic Vinyls Team~! 𓂃 ࣪⋆💿˚ ༘

AZRAEL

Host & Promo Artist


Hello there, it's an honor to be running my first zine! I own a small army of idols and adore every single one of them. Thanks for checking out Chromatic Vinyls Zine!
💿♫⋆。♪ ₊˚♬ ゚.

Krisalis Lunara

Co-Host


Hello flock, or uh sealings!
I'm an indie creator and Splatoon was my first fandom to get to make art.
Thanks for checking out my second zine!
‧₊˚💿✩♬ ₊˚.

Flapjack

Organization &
Communications


I'm Flapjack! I'm super honored to be the Organizational & Communications Mod for this zine! I'll be ensuring everyone stays on-track, but don't get cold feet when you need to reach out!
🎤✩⋆。˚.★💿

Iko

Graphics & Formatting


yo, it's iko!! i find myself in situations. nobody panic but i think there's a blue circle orange square stanced up for a fight in here
𝄞⨾💿✮˚.⋆

Tapioca

Socials & Promo Artist


Haii! This is my first big role in a zine, and I'm really excited for this project! I've always wanted to participate in a zine so I hope we can have a great time making it together!
(≧▽≦)ノ*.✧

Schedule

EventDate
Initial Teaser AnnouncementFebruary 7th, 2026
Interest Check & Mod Applications OpenFebruary 14th, 2026
Interest Check & Mod Applications CloseMarch 7th, 2026
Contributor Applications OpenMarch 9th, 2026
Contributor Applications CloseMarch 31th, 2026
Contributor Results SentApril 2st, 2026
Acceptance DeadlineApril 8th, 2026
Pitches DueApril 22nd, 2026
Pitches ReturnedApril 29th, 2026
Check-In OneMay 15th, 2026
Check-In One ExtensionMay 22nd, 2026
Check-In TwoJune 5th, 2026
Check-In Two ExtensionJune 12th, 2026
Check-In ThreeJuly 3rd, 2026
Check-In Three ExtensionJuly 10th, 2026
Final Due DateJuly 24th, 2026
Final Due Date ExtensionJuly 31st, 2026
Release DateSeptember 26th, 2026