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Carlie
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Hello and welcome!

This is a spin-off of the original GFX Art Battle, but with some updated rules and changes. Please make sure to read the rules before entering, since they have been modified. Good luck, we look forward to seeing some creative artistic entries!

Competition Rules
1. Must be hand drawn, either on paper or in a program. It can then be manipulated in an graphics program. But unoriginal artwork cannot be used as the main focus. Copyrighted images cannot be used. All pieces containing copyrighted images will be disqualified.
2. Submissions must follow the current theme that has been chosen by a moderator for that week. If you submit more than one piece, please clarify which one you would like to be judged.
3. If your image is larger than 600 pixels wide, please provide a link to the image instead of posting it in the forum. Otherwise, the image will be cut off.
4. Artists cannot win in subsequent weeks. You can still submit, but if you won the week before, you cannot get first place again the next week.
5. After the deadline, a moderator will pick the winner, and they will be awarded a 25 AP award.

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Cenere
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Oh, Strop won the box-theme.

crimsonblade55
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yeah at that time,Carlie was the judge and she screwed up on the link to his submission.There was no such thing as a DM back then though.I bet half of the new users posting on here,don't even know what the GFX Art Battles were for some reason.Anyways I could have sworn that she had won more then that.Although Gantic has managed to win a couple himself,with his very unique and almost abstract style of art.I can think of two immediately that I know he won.

Zophia
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Oh, the good old GFX Art Battle. Stopped two weeks after I joined. Back then there was no rule about not being able to win two consecutive weeks, meaning I pwn'd the ending of that thread thoroughly.

So I've actually only won one round of this thread. Though I think my wildlife entry had a very good chance of winning, had I not won the week before.

crimsonblade55
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Back then there was no rule about not being able to win two consecutive weeks


Well actually I think it did,but it was added in half way through the thread and so many new contestants didn't see it.So really I don't think alot of the rules were enforced very well back then.Including ones for using other peoples work in your submissions.So I think that was the main reason why the Art Skills Competition was created.Although I could be wrong.It has been awhile I suppose.
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I believe I won a few back in the day of the GFX battlez (:

My one on fire was by far my favorite, and I won with that one. I think there may have been another, but I'm not totally sure.

I'm not really the best with free drawing on an art program. I'm more into the use of shapes, colors, effects, and fonts to make a piece.

Cenere
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At least Strop is judging the idea, creativity and way the creativity comes out, instead of favoriting the ones that draw better than others. I try to make the ideas as original as I can, the quality comes later.

Zophia
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Oh, ideas...
That is why I don't win so much as I could~
Which is good.
Arghhhh, I should sooo do something to the sketch I have for this theme......

Instead I've worked my way up to 2000 forum posts. What a procrastination. *sighs at self*

Strop
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Guys...please...not too much discussion of who won and how many times? It makes me feel rather insecure about the integrity of my judging style. But thank goodness somebody sees what I'm at least attempting to do:

At least Strop is judging the idea, creativity and way the creativity comes out, instead of favoriting the ones that draw better than others.


Can't say I'm perfect at all (and this DM idea might be running out of hand a little), but I did think it was pretty evident.

Actually you know what, screw political correctness, I'll make the comment that has to be made. I do place a lot of stock on the idea and how that idea is brought out. If I were to judge based on technical merit alone, the list of winners would be very narrow, very narrow indeed, as was the case in the previous competitions.

This is perfectly fine when the competition is relatively small. But I noticed pages upon pages of comments accumulated about how so-and-so always won the contest. In any competitive pursuit, there is fun but there is also the potential for jealousy and resentment etc. etc.

Because this is a community activity, I have a number of things in mind, even while keeping the integrity of the art in this thread in mind. I want to foster the competition as interest in it grows, since I have the community in mind. That's not just a personal agenda, but also a duty I have as a moderator. I also want to foster as many individual talents and efforts as possible, without appearing discriminatory or excluding anybody. I expect that not everybody will be happy with what I do and I'll listen to objections/complaints as much as possible but I can only do so much.

Furthermore I would like to point out that the range of winners (and placegetters) has been quite narrow lately. I believe this is linked to the general attitudes and the quality of the ideas that are being submitted lately- different approaches will have different effects depending on execution but some people are naturally inclined to approaches that will appeal to me.

Zophia, you won the Halloween contest because both your idea and execution I found superior, simple as that really :P Nothing to do with insulting me! For...the most part... c.c Looking over your previous entries, you're more than capable of articulating ideas well, and now you appear to have keyed into what makes me tick, it remains to be seen how you'll respond.

Cenere has won multiple times due to, well, what I'm going to call "whole greater than sum of parts" phenomenon, otherwise known as "x-factor". Because that's not clear, just look for trends in my commentary.

Gantic wins because Gantic is on a mission to explore the boundaries of expression and relevancy and sometimes things just click and create deeply throught-provoking pieces coupled with unique execution.

Cholokid won because at the time his use of Chuck Norris lulz was extremely fresh for the Art Contest. Since then Cholokid has formed a trademark humor which is great fun but generally less likely to win you that merit. Provided you're going for the merit.

So that's my thought process currently. See what you make of it.

I dunno Strop because I haven't seen Strops work


Most weeks I slip a "guest" post into these threads...I tend to neglect my own thread because of the community-oriented activities that I run, including this and the poetry contest.
Cenere
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*wave flag*
It was not to make a fuss, I just think it got a little off topic. And I like the way you judge, at least because it is difficult to do so.
And I wish people would try not to get the DM, as it disturbs the competition... Mind you, you would all lose to me, if I tries getting it:P And I would most likely get banned...
*wave flag*

Zophia
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This is perfectly fine when the competition is relatively small. But I noticed pages upon pages of comments accumulated about how so-and-so always won the contest. In any competitive pursuit, there is fun but there is also the potential for jealousy and resentment etc. etc.

Do you remember Sniperjesus' flip?
Zophia, you won the Halloween contest because both your idea and execution I found superior, simple as that really :P Nothing to do with insulting me! For...the most part... c.c Looking over your previous entries, you're more than capable of articulating ideas well, and now you appear to have keyed into what makes me tick, it remains to be seen how you'll respond.
*smirks*
It's all about getting the bloody ideas! (Not literally bloody...most of the time.)
Horse-tacle?
Strop
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And I wish people would try not to get the DM, as it disturbs the competition... Mind you, you would all lose to me, if I tries getting it:P And I would most likely get banned...


Yeah, uh...I believe you. Seriously. But then there's also...

Horse-tacle?


...yeah, there's also that... D:

Do you remember Sniperjesus' flip?


That's precisely what I had in mind, hehe.

Ultimately, my rant above was something I was going to get around to saying sooner or later. but the circumstances were such that I just went HURROBOROWROUOGHGHGHHBBLBLBLLLLBLLLL!!!
crimsonblade55
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Not literally bloody...most of the time


Exception being the headcut I presume?Anyways it is good to know better how you think Strop.Even though I typically don't mention it.I like to figure out how people thought processes work,so I can adjust the way I converse with them for the better.This shall take me one step closer to figuring out the way the people in this community as a whole think.Anyways back on topic,it shall be awhile until this week is up.If I feel like it,and think of a really nice idea,then I might replace my idea,with something else that I would think would be better.I doubt that will happen though right now.
Cholokid
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Cholokid won because at the time his use of Chuck Norris lulz was extremely fresh for the Art Contest. Since then Cholokid has formed a trademark humor which is great fun but generally less likely to win you that merit. Provided you're going for the merit.


Hahaah nahhh. Not anymore. I just go with Chuck Norris now because I make myself laugh. Which is all that matters to me anymore. If I make others laugh. whoop dee doo, pop open a wine bottle and celebrate... unless your under drinking age, then open some sparkling grape juice? But anyway, I no longer go for the win.
kevin44
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If I make others laugh. whoop dee doo, pop open a wine bottle and celebrate... unless your under drinking age, then open some sparkling grape juice?

Ummm... yeah.... grape juice... definitely...
But I am not really expecting to win either, I just want to improve as an artist and hopefully someday I could win.
crimsonblade55
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I just go with Chuck Norris now because I make myself laugh. Which is all that matters to me anymore


Did you not add Chuck Norris at one point,just because of a request that another user made,during the food theme?I am just curious,thats all.Also...

If I make others laugh. whoop dee doo, pop open a wine bottle and celebrate... unless your under drinking age, then open some sparkling grape juice?


Instead of those two,I choose Mountain Dew.Just don't mix it with alcohol.(even if you are of legal age,as carbonation and alcohol can have some strong effects combined.These types of things is what alcohol awareness is all about)
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