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Carlie

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Blacksmith

Posted September 11, '08 8:55pm UTC

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.

Hello and welcome! \r\n\r\nThis is a spin-off of the original [url=http://armorgames.com/community/thread/1185080/gfx-art-battles]GFX Art Battle[/url], 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! \r\n\r\n[b]Competition Rules[/b]\r\n1. [i]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.[/i]\r\n2. [i]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.[/i]\r\n3. [i]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.[/i]\r\n4. [i]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.[/i]\r\n5. [i]After the deadline, a moderator will pick the winner, and they will be awarded a 25 AP award.[/i]

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deth4

759 posts

Nomad

Posted December 4, '08 2:55am UTC

did you guys see my popeye? i dont think i posted it right....

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deth4

759 posts

Nomad

Posted December 4, '08 3:00am UTC

its on 203. how do you post images into the forum?

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crimsonblade55

5,399 posts

Shepherd

Posted December 4, '08 3:45am UTC

well deth you used the right code to post your image,but not the right URL.In photobucket there is a thing called a direct link.You need to use the direct link to the image in order to properly post it.

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Zophia

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Scribe

Posted December 4, '08 3:49am UTC

I'm just gonna say I spent five friggin hours past my bedtime on this because I was inspired and then go to sleep... So uhm, yeah.

Some credit to Keno Don Hugo Rosa for having made amazing drawings I could use for reference.

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Strop

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Bard

Posted December 4, '08 4:17am UTC

Hm, bit of a misunderstanding on page 203:

There's a distinction to be made between a violation of intellectual property rights and the flat out stealing of an image in this case. So here's my judgment on that:

* The silhouette as Klaus posted is not the same silhouette as Gantic posted: if you note some of the dimensions are different.

* However either by some freakish coincident or design, the silhouette does appear to be of the same character i.e. Felix the Cat.

* However (again), given the lack of defining features I am not willing to assume that the silhouette that Gantic has drawn is of Felix the Cat. This has to be done on a case-by-case basis but even as awesome as Felix the Cat is, it would be unfair to formally declare that Gantic's picture is that of Felix the Cat. It's still okay to draw comparisons though!

* That said, Klaushouse's first post is perfectly legitimate (props for spotting, I would be curious too). This is an internet forum: Even insinuations are not accusations unless explicitly stated.

* Furthermore Gantic's response was perfectly appropriate- if an artist feels any need to justify their work, an explanation of the process will generally suffice, if there is sufficient background and is feasible enough. Again, this is up to discretion of the mods/administration of the site.

Hope that clears things up.

In other news, if you are drawing somebody else's character, it never hurts to cite the appropriate copyrights and trademarks. It's a good habit to start so I highly recommend people do that here.

Also, zoph, that is friggen jaw-droppingly amazing. But aside from the clothes, I could never figure out which one was Huey, which one was Duey, and which one was Louie!

Hm, bit of a misunderstanding on page 203:\r\n\r\nThere's a distinction to be made between a violation of intellectual property rights and the flat out stealing of an image in this case. So here's my judgment on that:\r\n\r\n* The silhouette as Klaus posted is not [i]the same[/i] silhouette as Gantic posted: if you note some of the dimensions are different.\r\n\r\n* However either by some freakish coincident or design, the silhouette does appear to be [i]of the same character[/i] i.e. Felix the Cat.\r\n\r\n* However (again), given the lack of defining features I am not willing to assume that the silhouette that Gantic has drawn is of Felix the Cat. This has to be done on a case-by-case basis but even as awesome as Felix the Cat is, it would be unfair to formally declare that Gantic's picture is that of Felix the Cat. It's still okay to draw comparisons though!\r\n\r\n* That said, Klaushouse's first post is perfectly legitimate (props for spotting, I would be curious too). This is an internet forum: Even insinuations are not accusations unless explicitly stated.\r\n\r\n* Furthermore Gantic's response was perfectly appropriate- if an artist feels any need to justify their work, an explanation of the process will generally suffice, if there is sufficient background and is feasible enough. Again, this is up to discretion of the mods/administration of the site.\r\n\r\nHope that clears things up.\r\n\r\nIn other news, if you are drawing somebody else's character, it [i]never[/i] hurts to cite the appropriate copyrights and trademarks. It's a good habit to start so I highly recommend people do that here.\r\n\r\nAlso, zoph, that is friggen jaw-droppingly amazing. But aside from the clothes, I could never figure out which one was Huey, which one was Duey, and which one was Louie!

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Strop

10,816 posts

Bard

Posted December 4, '08 4:20am UTC

Oh, one more thing:

Even insinuations are not accusations unless explicitly stated.

Further to this, if one is explicitly stating that they are not making an accusation, it is considered a rare form of etiquette to actually take that at face value.

Because this is a rare, civilised forum, I will be enforcing this standard of etiquette.

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Zophia

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Scribe

Posted December 4, '08 12:59pm UTC

I sort of assumed Gantic was making a reference to Felix by that lolcat thing... Because people should know Felix or something... Which I didn't... Eck, I don't know, just what I thought after Klaushouse posted the image.

Also, zoph, that is friggen jaw-droppingly amazing. But aside from the clothes, I could never figure out which one was Huey, which one was Duey, and which one was Louie!

Thanks! ^w^ And me neither, but it rarely ever matters with those guys~ I think Donald is the only one who is able to tell them apart, with his amazing eye for details and such... *is more or less a donaldist*

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Klaushouse

2,770 posts

Nomad

Posted December 4, '08 1:18pm UTC

Actually, my last name is nothing close to O'RLY. But...

Me neither, but the site might have both our names associated with O'RLY. For example maybe the site schools LOLMASTER for the last names Smith, Johnson, Dribel, and such. You know what I mean? So it seems that both our last names were chosen to be O'RLY by the site! :P

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Pedspog

151 posts

Farmer

Posted December 4, '08 5:27pm UTC

I sort of assumed Gantic was making a reference to Felix by that lolcat thing... Because people should know Felix or something... Which I didn't... Eck, I don't know, just what I thought after Klaushouse posted the image.

I beleive the cartoon was primarily shown in America. And apparently he is a lot older than I'd espected...

On a side note, my apologies to you Klaushouse, but I saw that statement as an accusation (and sill do). As per the comments on our proflies, we can continue (or not continue) that 'conversation' if you wish.

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Gantic

11,889 posts

King

Posted December 4, '08 7:08pm UTC

I haven't explained my entries, but I'll make an exception for this one. It was supposed to be a composite silhouette, but apparently it ended up looking heck of a lot more like Felix. If I make the ears more pronounced (as they should be instead of going from memory), grey one side, can you see the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry]other cat[/url] now?\r\n\r\n[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/blackcairn/AG/NoIntroductionNecessary2.gif[/img]\r\n\r\nIf I stretch it out a little, I can even throw in Sylvester, except the text wouldn't apply. Throw in a few more "spikes", stretch out the ears a little, you get Scratchy.\r\n\r\nI'll end with this. You get a silhouette of a chicken in profile or something that looks like a chicken, everyone will say it's a chicken. Everyone knows what a chicken is. You draw a cooked drumstick of a turkey. What is it? Chicken.[url=http://armorgames.com/community/thread/1401754/rate-above-users-armatar/page/112#post-2448021][1][/url][url=http://armorgames.com/community/thread/1401754/rate-above-users-armatar/page/105#post-2423473][2][/url] That was Estel's [b]turkey[/b] drumstick armatar.\r\n\r\n[img]http://armorgames.com/image/armatar_200_200.200_c.jpg[/img]

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howlett

2,278 posts

Nomad

Posted December 4, '08 8:07pm UTC

I like that oneb etter Gantic but doesn't it need eyes?

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deth4

759 posts

Nomad

Posted December 4, '08 10:10pm UTC

oh i get it! its tom, tom doesnt talk, hes funny, lolcat doesnt need words, it fits!

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Zophia

9,424 posts

Scribe

Posted December 4, '08 10:34pm UTC

Pacman stickman?

Can I get just one more comment on my entry if I actually beg for it? Or does no one on AG like Donald Duck and related characters enough?

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Zophia

9,424 posts

Scribe

Posted December 4, '08 11:08pm UTC

Man, does people never check back a few pages. :P
Bottom of page 204, my entry~
Missed it, did you? Then you missed others too~

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deth4

759 posts

Nomad

Posted December 5, '08 1:52am UTC

zoph at least you got some comments, i havent yet on my popeye :'(

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