Thought I'd try out for a little activity.How about a drawfag competition. Drawfags can sign up here and compete against each other, one-on-one. Take a request for a thread on /co and see which are more well-received.Let the rules and guidelines be ironed out here. Anyone think they would be interested?
You're darn tootin', Herr.
Rule #1: No Pepper Potts.
>>34670Excellent show!
Can we not deviate from the thread two posts in?
>>34673We're drawing our subject. But I think I won
Rule 2: you must only use the burn tool to shadeNO EXCEPTIONS
>>34677 >Rule 2: you must only use the burn tool to shade I think mines incompatable with MS Paint.
I'll join if set up well.I think that we should create a roster, where artists are set up against one another. Each pair is assigned to draw a request and it's voted who did better. The winner ranks up until the finals.Maybe make a large thread on /co, ask to be pinned.
Rule #1 Participants must maintain anonymity. (as much as possible)
>>34701Works for me.
Change this, replace it with something like enter void.
>>34701How is that supposed to work? Besides people being able to tell by their drawings, that won't help with ranking.
IN DURING ASMODEUS. :V
>>34718Incognitymous already drew that for you.
Ooh. Sounds fun. Anonymity is probably a good idea, though, like someone mentioned before, it might be kind of obvious anyway with art styles.If things go well and artists try their best to beat their opponents, we could end up with some awesome new content. EVERYONE WINS!
We first need to make a sign-up sheet. For now, probably make this contest a max of 16 drawfags (we'll change the number as needed).Who do we have so far?
i wanna play
>>34778Are we assuming any drawfags posting in the thread, or do we explicitly have to say ME ME ME PICK ME OH PLEASE OH PLEASE ME I KNOW THE ANSWER?
I think I will participate as well.
I would like to join.
so.... is this happening or what?
So far, the only contenders are Geers, Tim, Ron, Sir, and David. Anonymous wants to join, but it's worthless if they don't have a name for us to identify them.We're going to need more players before we can move to the next step.
Competition, you say? I'm in.
We should probably have a mediator to oversee the project. Someone who will choose which requests go to which drawfags, which drawfags will be pit up against whom, when the drawings are due and whatever little organizational responsibilities. Preferably someone who'd take the time to create the threads and create a little chart showing who's won and moving onto the next round.And preferably not a contestant. Any volunteers?
>>35048Well that was quickly settled. We still need more contestants. Might want to advertise this thread or contest in some /co drawfag threads. So spread the word.
>>35049I'm in. If anything, for a little friendly competition and some light practice.If I need to be Anonymous or anything,... shite's cool, too.
>>35040 Please allow myself to introduce... myself. I am timmy.
I suppose I can come out from lurking for awhile and actually participate... so sure, I'll join.
Nine contestants so far. How many more can we get?
When do we start and how many more do we need?
How long will the drawfags be given to work on the requests? How will they be notified? It's not like we all live in the same time zone.
>>35142Since it'll be hard to know when they're all available, a chart will be made by the referee to show what drawfag will be drawing on what days against whom. Each round should last, I suggest, three days. Enough time to work hard on the drawings and work around their schedule.Any objections to this?
>>35143 None from me, Mr. Referee sir!
>>35143Sounds good to me.Oh, and I don't always remember to check /draw/ every day, so here's my email just in case.
>>35143sounds gewd
>>35175I am confident that I can beat none of those people and thus will not be participating. /O_o\
>>35186Ya know, as pessimistic as I am that this "competition" is just another Asmo attempt to get free art, I think not participating because you feel outclassed is a bad reason not to try.
>>35187If it was an Asmo attempt, s/he would be making the requests him/herself, instead of leaving the requests to requests in drawfag threads.Your pessimistic outlook is not a logical one.
>>35191You must be new here.
>>35175 If two have already dropped out then I say we do 8 for now since getting people is proving kind of hard. But that's just my vote.
>>35195No, he's right. I always see him starting something or provoking people. He's very much the troublemaker.
>>35197Untrue.
>>35206This would be very convincing if it wasn't all without tripcodes, thus reassuring my belief that it's all one person trying to pick on one person.
I haven't been drawfag for some time now, but this looks like a fun thing to do, and I guess the pic gets more time than the length of a drawthread to do.If spots are still open, I'd like to participate.
>>35220>Free Glass VS geershahaha oh lawd I can't wait to see this
>>35214Is the request going to be issued on Friday? I probably can't make it because I'll be out all day. Sorry :(>>35224I hope you draw your submission while wearing a top hat, monocle, and smoking a choice cigar. I expect nothing less than the classiest artistic fisticuffs between us.
>>35231Frigsakes, I haven't even seen Inception yet. I guess I'll have to get on that.
>>35231Sweet! When's the deadline? Also, do we just post the finished pictures here or in a thread on /co/?And... I guess just any specifics we might need to know. A general rule post would probably be a good idea.
>>35232Few questions. Not sure if it was explained.1) What's the timeframe of each round going to be like? As in, Tim/Astro start first, and then after the submissions are turned in, the next group starts? Or does the next round start after a winner is declared? Or will each round start on a Friday? etc.2) How are the winners declared? Are the two entries going to be posted on /co and be voted on?
>>35220And so, it begins!!Also, like Tim and Sir, I'd like to know about the timeframe for each battle.
>>35238 Those are some good rules, easy to understand and such.If we can start whenever then I'm ready for my part if Sir is.
>>35253......uhm, can we work on choosing these requests?Also, Sir didn't say he was ready. It doesn't seem to make sense to tell them what they're going to draw before they're both ready, or one of them can start earlier than the allotted time.
>>35253 Cool.>>35256 I will wait until Thurday night to start my part unless Sir says he is ready or whatever. I will do my part to as fair as possible.
>>35258What are the requests that you have, Mr. Referee? We'll be needing seven, but I think we should have an excess to keep at random, so the drawfags can't figure out what they're going to have to draw. Maybe up to twelve requests for the referee to randomly assign.Also, the drawfags should probably be asked if they even want to draw certain requests.
>>35271Okay, that's good. I like that. I was just concerned whether there will be some requests with content that the artist disagrees with, or with content that the artists just doesn't know about.
>>35253I know that you're using broad requests to get us contestants out of our comfort zone, but I really do not want to draw Yugioh or that ludicrous hair. I didn't like the show when it came out and know little about it.
>>35277Probably should have thought about that before entering something that may require you to draw something that isn't Batman/Green Lantern related.
If Sir does not want to draw what is put forth that's his choice. I will draw what I was given.
>>35224>Free Glass VS geers
>>35290
>>35290When victory is in doubt, cheat.
Okay, I went to see Inception earlier today. Gonna draw up the idea I have when I wake up later tonight. Is that deadline still in effect?
Drawfag, reporting in. I should wait for Powergal's arrival to get my assignment, right?
>>35310Reporting for duty!
wat
>>35231Sorry it's kind of late. I was out of town and without a computer for Friday/some of today. So uh. Here's miiiine. Spoilered just in case? Not that there are actual spoilers, hahahaha
>>35325 I'm not going to be able to draw anytime soon, unfortunately. Unplanned computer crap-outs.
>>35340Batman's dreams, I take it?
>>35347 NIGHTMARE MODE
A little dirty. I might try inking the entries if I continue.>>35288I'm expecting something great from you.
>>35370I'll try to get one in by friday but my partner isn't drawing one is he/she? now what?
Entrees should be turned in by the end of today.But by the looks of like, most of the drawfags didn't even participate. A little sad, a little pathetic.
Just curious, but where did these anonymous requests come from, anyway? A thread on /co/?
Hey, guys, just wanted to say that I'll post my pic later tonight (but still on friday). Sorry for the delay.
>>35447same here.
Mine will be done tonight as well. Just checking in.
>>35443 I've done a few drawings that are in the old request thread but this is the first time that I've given a name.
>>Finn from Adventure Time and Dora the Explorer meeting up and adventuringHere's mah pic. BTW, I did way too much research for this (but now, I shall watch and enjoy Adventure Time on a more regular basis thanks to it.)
...sigh...
Adventuring!
Sooo.... how is voting done?
>>35465Will you be making a thread on /co or just keeping it restricted to here?
>>35467By the looks of the current situation, it looks like we'll have three semi-finalists. Will you have all three battle each other with one drawfag request?
>>35470 Thanks to whoever voted for me! lol
>>35469Why Geers if he didn't participate in this round? That seems like grounds for disqualification. And how much extra time are we going to give Astro? Maybe I'm being critical, but this seems irresponsible of them.Also, I think you should make a thread on co for more votes. Maybe even ask the mod to sticky it for the day.
>>35472 Yeah I thought the deadline was Friday.
>>35474You've seen the crap they've been pinning? The most arbitrary threads.So yes, you never know what'll happen.
>>35473If the deadline were friday, that'd mean their requests would remain unfulfilled ;)
my match-up dropped out :(
>>35489 Can I suggest a winners bracket and losers bracket? I'm still wanting to draw and will challenage whoever doesn't win. Or not.
>Sir vs geers>Sexy Roberta at beachAwesome.
Versus Tim? Holy crap!That's going to be cool!
>>35523Nice work.
>>35521 I'm on it!!
>>35526LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN
SupNice work, everyone.Will there be more contests after this one? I'd like to give it a try.
>>35526Congrats, man!>>35521Gettin' on this!
Awwww, shoot.Missed it. Hope there'll be another soon.
Wasn't there a Meowth here just a moment ago? Has anyone seen Meowth?
Okay, since a lot of new artists are showing up and things got confusing, I'll lay it down low.We'll now have a 'second chance' bracket where the people who didnt win can re-draw and still have fun. I'm not sure how this'll work if we ever do this with more than 2 'losers' but we'll figure it out when we get there.
geers VS Sir
Tim VS H
Timmy VS POWERGAL
All of these entires will be due by the end of this weekend, probably Sunday night or so.The finals I'll try to make something special.Since we' getting some new blood, we might do this again if the rest of the tournament runs smoothly. Seems there's some interest being drummed up now.How would people feel if I made a blog for this? Or a DeviantArt account? Might help manage things better.
>>35601Make the second chance thing a huge pool? Like if we have 4 people then all 4 draw the same thing?
>>35606 Now that we have the "rules" figured out I say let's do this again!/co/ has a deviantart account if you didn't know. That'd be a great place to try it.
>>35607Possibly, though that might limit it to just a one time thing. But we'll figure that out if we ever do this again. (Unrelated Note: I need to cap more Mr. Referee pictures, I have to keep deleting the old ones to post these again)
>>35608Just made an account.http://misterreferee.deviantart.com/
Count me in for next time, please. I'd love to do it.
>>35647Sure, but we'll see how many people want to do another one.
>>35675I'll go back on what I said before and participate in the next one. I draw so slow, though, that my opponent will probably win by default when I don't turn my entry in on time.But in the interest of... well, showing interest... I'm... interested.God damn, did I just type that? When did I become so lame?
HAVE AT THEE!You guys name the time, place, and opponent, and I shall give it my all.
Actually, it just occurred to me. There's quite a few latecomers (myself included). Would it be possible to fit in a mini-bracket for a wild card slot?
>>35688That sounds good, but a few concerns I have is we're pretty much at the finals already, and I didn't plan on more things for this particular one. If we do it again, then I can plan ahead for such events and do a better job next time. I'm sorry.
>>35698Well fine! I'll go make my own competition! With blackjack! And hookers! In fact, forget the competition and blackjack!
Prehistoric Batman
>>35705Good job!Remaining entries due tomorrow night as a reminder.
>>35602
>>35720Good god... it's..gorgeous
>>35720Well done!
>>35720I dunno what I like more. Sexy Roberta in a bikini, Pepper being jealous in the background, or the fact you managed to fit the 'abloo bloo bloo' joke in there.
I'll post mine later tonight, just like last time.>>35720Whoa...
When I hear prehistoric I think caveman.When I think caveman I think of the Captain.When I think of Batman... well... I think of Batman.Here is my second chance entry. I must be a glutton for punishment because I would like to sign up for another round of this.
>>35765 Pic with a background color
>>35603
I actually had no idea who Roberta was until too late.I knew Geers was going to use colors to their advantage, so I focused on blacks. Still, I kind of wish I learned how to use Photoshop.
>>35769Sorry, I suppose I should list as much info with the request as I can and do research myself if it'll help the artists rather than make them research themselves. It'll makes me more useful.I'd also like some feedback on some things.1. The Sunday deadline: I figured it'd be nicer than Fridays since since artists could work on pieces during the weekends, since they might be busy with work/school during the week. Is that okay with everyone?2. If there is another competition, I'm also going to do a "1 request per character" rule. Mainly because it's become increasingly apparent 70% of the requests in drawthreads are Adventure Time spamstuffs (and 20% fetish stuff and 10% legitimate requests) Plus it'll lead to more variety in what gets drawn.3. I was tossing around the idea if we should have people note me their entry on DA in the future rather than post it here when they get done. Some people when we started expressed concern about it, and I figured maybe they were afraid of being copied or we'll end up with a 'Oh crap, I had that idea but he posted it first and now it makes me look like I copied it' or something. Then I'll post them at the deadline night myself ( or sooner if all of them get in before then). The only drawback I see is if not everyone has a DeviantArt. I mainly made the DA so people could note me personally (which a few artists looking to get in on the next contest have already)
can we seriously delete this thread? We all know that referee is asmodeous, someone who we all know for harassing a lot of the artists here because we don't want to draw her requests.And here she is, basically having a request drawn by two artists at a time with no strings attached, and we're basically overlooking this fact.
>>35771I like the Sunday deadline idea for the exact reason you said.
I don't want to be 'that guy', but I was wondering, do we let the people who kind of dropped out without an excuse compete in future ones?Free Glass said he had computer troubles, so that's understandable, but Astro never really showed up after saying she was ready, and it'd be kind of unfair to have the other artist work on something for them to do it again. I don't really want to ban anyone from it or something, but it's just something I think we'll have to address sooner or later.
>>35772The referee is asmodeus? Unlikely, since referee is much more considerate, forgiving, and picking requests that are pretty random and are completely unlike the requests asmodeus was asking.And even so, does it really matter? The drawfags are enjoying the competition and more and more are coming in to join the fun. Who cares who is running the thing if the people are enjoying it.Get that stick out of your ass. You sound just like Rametarin.
>>35771 I like the Sunday deadline. I am busy with work during the week and really only work on a finished art during the weekend.I also support the second idea.For the third point it really doesn't matter to me.
>>35774I can't help but agree. If they couldn't take responsibility the first time, how can we expect them to stick to schedule next time?I may be more forgiving if Astro showed up, but she didn't give any warning, explanation, or even an apology, a week after her deadline. Her irresponsibility is ruining her future chance of joining again, if she cared.Free Glass at least gave us a heads up, and I'd be more willing to let this person join again.
>>35774>>35783I really don't want to ban people from this since it's supposed to be fun, but I suppose it's the only fair thing since it's disruptful for the tournament. So I guess we will.Anyway, no word from Tim, so H moves on I suppose.As for the other two:POWERGAL VS timmyhttp://www.snappoll.com/poll/339729.phpgeers VS Sirhttp://www.snappoll.com/poll/339730.phpVoting closes on Wednesday, then the finals will be given out and we'll go from there. Thanks to all who participated.
>>35786Anyone know why I'm getting a "You cannot vote repeatedly" message when I try to vote?
They worked for me, but here, try these, I unchecked one of the settings to see if it'll work.Hope it fixes it, or I'll switch to another site. They worked the first round.
It says I can't vote repeatedly.
>>35769>Still, I kind of wish I learned how to use Photoshop.What program do you use then?
>>35794Same. I try to vote and I only get the message "you cannot vote repeatedly."
Ok, we'll switch sites since that one is acting weird.geers VS Sirhttp://mypollcreator.com/vote/9880POWERGAL vs Timmyhttp://mypollcreator.com/vote/9881
Alright. geers and POWERGAL won the polls, and H advances, so I suppose the finals will be H VS geers. Congratulations to everyone.For the finals, I was thinking a more abstract subject. The subject is 'Hope'. Draw whatever comes to mind when you think of the word 'Hope' - something that embodies or represents that word, or feeling. The only rule is it must be /co/ related. Does that sound good?If so, entries will be due Sunday at 11:59PM.
>>35854i thought the contest was based off of /co/ requests?
>>35861It is, but I just wondered if we should do something more 'grandios' or 'special' for the finals. If people just want another request we could do that too. Up to you guys.
>>35862 I support this.
I assume by the lack of protest, geers and H are okay with it. If so, entries due tonight.
>>35930 can you make the deadline later? It's labor day weekend and I'm doing stuff
>>35933I guess since it's a holiday, it'll be okay. Is monday night okay?
>>35934Yes, please! Would help me out too
>>35854It might be lazy since it'd be the first thing you think of when you think about hope, but I guess all those lantern pics I did a while back took a toll on me.Anyway, here's mine.
"Hope for all the Aniverse"this is all I'm going to be able to do on this for now :( way too far behind on work. Also, I wanted to try and keep in /co/ related for the contest.>>35943Looks great H, it's been a pleasure.
>>35944Same here, Geers. A big brofist to you, man.
Interesting choices.http://mypollcreator.com/vote/9955We started with 8 (or maybe technically 6...) and now we're down to 2! So everyone gets to decides who wins this tournament! Voting will close Wednesday night at 11:59PM. No matter who wins or how far you got, thanks everyone for competing!
The votes are in and H is the winner of the tournament! Congratulations to you! You win absolutely nothing! Hope you all had a good time with this. (Any feedback comments would be appreciated. Maybe we can do this again sometime.)
Yay H!Also, this was fun to follow, Mr. Referee. Thanks for doing this.
>>35965Comments on the entries would be cool, and why people voted for them. And maybe critique for the drawfags.I also suggest making a new thread for the next Competition.
>>35965Holy crap!Well, I just gotta say thanks to those who voted and the folks who participated, especially geers (who I still believe would have won had he finished his piece). I had a blast!
I voted for H because it felt more fitting with the theme and the characters. Geers did a great job as always but it lacked any emotional connection for me. So I voted for H. Congratulations H!
Guh. I uh. Forgot about this, sorta. In any case, H should've won anyway because anything I would've come up would've been shit. His entry made me smile like a fucking idiot, hahaha.Good job!
Looks like someone felt that this needed nipples.
>>36072I support this line of thinking!