Okay this is now in a challenge format. What does that mean, you ask? It means that no longer will there be polls and strict week timelines, but challenges will go up at the host's pleasure. Points will now be awarded to really good sprites and these points will carry over in an overall tally to give eventual prizes!
While many of the rules in the old OP (hidden below) do not apply as they relate to the old format, the ones that can still apply to THIS format (you can work it out) still apply! So no stealing, no spamming, none of that nonsense.
HAVE FUN!
While many of the rules in the old OP (hidden below) do not apply as they relate to the old format, the ones that can still apply to THIS format (you can work it out) still apply! So no stealing, no spamming, none of that nonsense.
HAVE FUN!
Smogon Weekly Spriting Contest ~ WSC
Cohosted by RitterCat and RODAN
Banner by jumpluff
This will be the NEW thread in which spriting contests occur every week. RODAN will be taking the odd-numbered weeks, whereas I will be taking the even-numbered weeks. Note that polling will occur in a separate thread.
Once all sprites are submitted, and the week is closed, sprites go through the judging. Out of all the sprites submitted, the top 5 sprites are sent to the polls, and of those 5, a Winner is chosen via said poll. Judging goes by:
Judges
RitterCat
RODAN
Crux
Poppy
Cohosted by RitterCat and RODAN
Banner by jumpluff
This will be the NEW thread in which spriting contests occur every week. RODAN will be taking the odd-numbered weeks, whereas I will be taking the even-numbered weeks. Note that polling will occur in a separate thread.
Rules
General Rules
1. All Smogon Forum Rules Apply.
2. If your entry is turned down, do not complain and revise your entry.
3. Stealing artwork is prohibited. If you are found to be stealing, you will be disqualified and banned from the current WSC contest, banned for five WSCs after two instances, and permanently banned after three instances.
4. Have a question, or want to suggest a rule or theme? Feel free to PM/VM/IRC RitterCat or RODAN about it.
5. You are not allowed to reserve spots. This is considered spam.
6. This isn't a comment thread. Quoting a sprite just to say that it looks good and contributing nothing to the topic, this is counted as spam. Constructive Criticism is acceptable, however.
Participation Rules
1. All entries must fit the theme. The theme will be specified at the top of the first post.
2. All entries should fit the size restraints. A BW styled sprite is 96x96, a DPPHGSS styled sprite is 80x80, a GSCRSEFRLG styled sprite is 64x64, and a RBYG styled sprite is 54x54. Unless stated, a contest will be in a BW format. This does not restrict your choice of sprite to ones from Pokémon Black and White, and any can be used if you feel you wish to. Animated Sprites will not be required unless stated.
3. Your sprite must be transparent and in a 96x96 canvas. If you want to make a sprite transparent, use the programs Paint.NET, Graphics Gale, GIMP, www.iaza.com, or Adobe Photoshop. MS Paint cannot make something transparent.
4. All entries should be saved as a .png for not animated weeks, and a .gif for animated weeks. .bmp and .jpg/.jpeg distort the qualit of the image, and program exclusive files cannot be uploaded to Photobucket, Imageshack, or Tinypic.
5. As a note about editing your entries: Editing is allowed, but only in small doses, such as small touch-ups to the outline, changing the colors, or shading fixes are acceptable. Completely changing your entry is not allowed.
Judging
General Rules
1. All Smogon Forum Rules Apply.
2. If your entry is turned down, do not complain and revise your entry.
3. Stealing artwork is prohibited. If you are found to be stealing, you will be disqualified and banned from the current WSC contest, banned for five WSCs after two instances, and permanently banned after three instances.
4. Have a question, or want to suggest a rule or theme? Feel free to PM/VM/IRC RitterCat or RODAN about it.
5. You are not allowed to reserve spots. This is considered spam.
6. This isn't a comment thread. Quoting a sprite just to say that it looks good and contributing nothing to the topic, this is counted as spam. Constructive Criticism is acceptable, however.
Participation Rules
1. All entries must fit the theme. The theme will be specified at the top of the first post.
2. All entries should fit the size restraints. A BW styled sprite is 96x96, a DPPHGSS styled sprite is 80x80, a GSCRSEFRLG styled sprite is 64x64, and a RBYG styled sprite is 54x54. Unless stated, a contest will be in a BW format. This does not restrict your choice of sprite to ones from Pokémon Black and White, and any can be used if you feel you wish to. Animated Sprites will not be required unless stated.
3. Your sprite must be transparent and in a 96x96 canvas. If you want to make a sprite transparent, use the programs Paint.NET, Graphics Gale, GIMP, www.iaza.com, or Adobe Photoshop. MS Paint cannot make something transparent.
4. All entries should be saved as a .png for not animated weeks, and a .gif for animated weeks. .bmp and .jpg/.jpeg distort the qualit of the image, and program exclusive files cannot be uploaded to Photobucket, Imageshack, or Tinypic.
5. As a note about editing your entries: Editing is allowed, but only in small doses, such as small touch-ups to the outline, changing the colors, or shading fixes are acceptable. Completely changing your entry is not allowed.
Judging
Once all sprites are submitted, and the week is closed, sprites go through the judging. Out of all the sprites submitted, the top 5 sprites are sent to the polls, and of those 5, a Winner is chosen via said poll. Judging goes by:
and the 5 spriters with the highest scores out of 15 go to the polls. Judging is executed via PM, so no players see or mess with the judging and scores. Once a poll is set up, ANY and ALL sprites of that week can be nominated for "Most Original" and "Most Humorous".
Judges
RitterCat
RODAN
Crux
Poppy
