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★ Improving the Studio's Hub
- Thread starter Bummer
- Start date
I'm dumb sorry
created SailorCosmos page:
www.smogon.com/smeargle/profiles/sailorcosmos
in case you wanna write for it / add artowork :)
also brightobject never gave us artwork!
oh uh
also could you remove the twitter link from my profile since its defunct :o
thanks in advance anto :)
doneoh uh
also could you remove the twitter link from my profile since its defunct :o
thanks in advance anto :)
ftr, if you click on the mewtwo, you'll see the full image; and i goddamn love the style of that gyarados holy shit
Cresselia~~
Junichi Masuda likes this!!
For the Magikarp and Gyarados pic, can you switch the characters around?oh uh
also could you remove the twitter link from my profile since its defunct :o
thanks in advance anto :)
Because vertical Japanese is from right to left, not left to right.
gaaah I'm bad, fixed
(the 'and' character might be first now oops)
Reserving the pages of Litra and Vederation
Litra:
Vederation:HTML:[title] Litra [head] <link href="../stylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <meta name="description" content="Smeargle's Studio: Litra" /> [page] <h2>Who is Litra?</h2> <p>Coming soon.</p> <h2>Smogon Biography</h2> <p>Coming soon.</p> <h2>Art preferences</h2> <p>Coming soon.</p> <h2>Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/forums/threads/litras-sketches-shenanigans-considering-requests.3541274/" target="_blank">My Art Thread</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="contribs">Contributions</h2> <h3 class="section"><span>Smogon's Flying Press</span></h3> <ul> <li><a href="/articles/stuff-i-saw-lc-ladder" target="_blank">Stuff I Saw Way Too Much of on the LC Suspect Ladder</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/fairies-in-ou" target="_blank">Fairies in OU</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/sandstorm-rages" target="_blank">Exploring Survivor</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/uu-spotlight-salamence" target="_blank">UU Spotlight: Salamence</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/1v1-guide" target="_blank">Beginner's guide to 1v1</a></li> <li><a href="/articles/physical-special-split" target="_blank">If the Physical / Special Split Never Happened</a></li> </ul>
HTML:[title] Vederation [head] <link href="../stylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <meta name="description" content="Smeargle's Studio: Vederation" /> [page] <h2>Who is Vederation?</h2> <p>Coming soon.</p> <h2>Smogon Biography</h2> <p>Coming soon.</p> <h2>Art preferences</h2> <p>Coming soon.</p> <h2>Links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/forums/threads/Ⓥ-vederations-art-studio-Ⓥ.3549129/" target="_blank">My Art Thread</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="contribs">Contributions</h2> <h3 class="section"><span>Facebook</span></h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SmogonU/photos/a.10150903536667390.440895.219134492389/10153812851362390/" target="_blank">Pokémon of the Week: Vigoroth</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SmogonU/photos/a.10150903536667390.440895.219134492389/10153827925857390/" target="_blank">Pokémon of the Week: Terrakion</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SmogonU/photos/a.10150903536667390.440895.219134492389/10153933601182390/" target="_blank">Pokémon of the Week: Combusken</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SmogonU/photos/a.10150903536667390.440895.219134492389/10153974344537390/" target="_blank">Pokémon of the Week: Latios</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SmogonU/photos/a.10150903536667390.440895.219134492389/10153891005612390/" target="_blank">Giveaway of the Week: Groudon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/SmogonU/photos/a.10150903536667390.440895.219134492389/10153971855057390/" target="_blank">Giveaway of the Week: Arcanine</a></li> </ul>Last edited:
dun
hello! I updated this with Facebook art to the best of my knowledge
if you see something is not updated follow the format I created (that Snobalt basically posted here). always use target="_blank"
if it's not original Artwork, do NOT list it. what does this mean?
lets take a look at this POTW piece made by Magistrum for example. he didn't make it for the Facebook page, it was originally created for this article of The Smog and probably reused due to the lack of original Artwork.
non-original Artwork usually isn't credited at the bottom of the post, but be careful; sometimes when the post is uploaded, it doesn't include the Artist even if it's OG. what I recommend doing, is doing a right click on the image > Search on Google for this image, and see if it's anywhere on Smogon (slash, Smeargle's Studio Art for Facebook, etc)
anyway, thanks to everyone that has been helping out with this project!! the pages look lovely, though empty :( so badged artists, please submit the artwork / paragraphs you want to include in your profile
home sick so I'm gonna try writing some stuff
For the Gen V Frontpage Icons
"Many members of Smogon are very anxious for me to get the site launched, and I don't want to do it without some spiffy new art. So, I'm coming to Smeargle's Studio, where talented artists abound!" - DougJustDoug
After the dust had settled from Pokemon Black and White's introduction to the main series, Smogon's main tiers had not only changed when it comes to what strategies were successful, but a whole slew of new mons had also made their impact on the current metagames. So in order to reflect that, new frontpage icons where needed to show that a new age had dawned upon competitive Pokemon battling, where the new Pokemon in question were chosen from OverUsed rankings.
The mission was simple: Draw three Pokemon that well represents Gen V, along with a list of additional requirements, which can be read in their entirety in <a href="/forums/threads/101838/">the original thread</a>.
- They must all be 5th generation pokemon.
- The pokemon should exhibit a general color theme of red, blue, and yellow/green.
- The three pokemon need to be "good competitive pokemon".
- Three pieces of colored lineart, each of a single pose of a single pokemon on a white background.
- It must be a digital rendering or a scan of a traditional drawing.
- It must be an original artwork by the person making the submission.
Plenty of the studio's regulars contributed with colorful contributions, although various new faces decided to come out of hiding to share their skills as well. The complete submissions were then voted on in a public poll, and the results were concluded 4 days later. Below you can find the top 9 entries.
1st place - Chou Toshio
2nd place - KingofAnime (Koa)
3rd place - icepick
4th place - Swaggersaurus
5th place - Kevin Garrett
6th place - kennethcp
7th place - fatecrashers
8th place - strangeways
9th place - naraku301
did another one, for Gen VI Frontpage Icons contest
With the advent of Pokemon X and Y, various new Pokemon species and mega forms were unleashed into Smogon's tiers, thus leaving their mark on the metagames. It also meant that the images on Smogon's frontpage were in need of a fixer upper to reflect all the changes, and thus the attention was once again directed towards the artists of Smeargle's Studio.
The mission was, once again: Three images featuring prominent Pokémon and Mega Evolutions introduced during XY and ORAS.
In addition, the artwork would need to fulfill other requirements, which can be read in full <a href="/forums/threads/3541899/">in the original thread. And since Smogon is first and foremost a competitive website, the drawn Pokemon were restricted to the following species: Talonflame, Sylveon, Diggersby, Dragalge, Klefki, Hawlucha, and Chesnaught for regular species, and Charizard X & Y, Venusaur, Altaria, Metagross, Gardevoir, Gyarados, Lopunny, Sableye, Diancie, Scizor, Manectric, Medicham, Heracross, Gallade, Pinsir, and Slowbro for mega species.
Contrary to the previous contest, the final results were judged by the current Art Leader at the time, Bummer. The winning entries would each get a month rotating on the frontpage, with the winning entry then remaining there until the need for new images would arise. It was a close call, but eventually a decision had been reached. Below are the winning entries, along with the Honorable Mentions that also deserves to preserved through history.
1st place - Arkeis
"Arkeis is already quite the esteemed artist within the Smogon community, so when he decided to enter the battlefield on the contest's last few days, all bets were off. Apart from actually meeting deadline on such time, he also managed to produce three stunning images, all of them sporting a smooth lineart with pulsing colors. However, apart from Mega Gallade, the images don't show off much depth, and are instead lined up in a more horizontal manner. But with that said, the attribute that pushed Arkeis' entry over the edge onto the winning platform was the energy all three Mega Pokemon displayed, since all three are showing varying facial expressions and stances that proves they're ready to fight. So while other minor flaws made this a difficult decision, Arkeis certainly deserves the winning spot."
2nd place - Roadsama
"Roadsama was the first artist to show off some early concepts for all three entries, and while he needed more time than others to finalize them, he certainly didn't finish last. His lineart is light and elegant, while still clearly visible even when his images are shrunk down significantly. The poses of all three Mega Pokemon all follow a certain direction that guides the viewer's eyes along all their features, while also giving a clear sense of depth so that it really feels that they're emerging from their frames. However, there were some notable flaws that prevented Roadsama from emerging at the top. The colors used aren't quite as vibrant as other contestants, and while their poses are stunning, their facial expressions are rather calm, which makes for a slight disadvantage seeing as they're meant to decorate a site dedicated towards Pokemon battles. But make no mistake: Been many times where I've deemed this to be the winning entry only to have second thoughts, so the marginal has been as slim as it could be. But as there can be no ties, Roadsama ended up with a solid second place as a result, one he earned well."
3rd place - aXl
"aXl quickly got the favor of various people following the contest, and it's not difficult to see why. His Mega Diancie image, a notoriously difficult Pokemon to draw, came out quite splendidly, while his soaring Mega Altaria and charging Chesnaught makes for two stunning images as well. But while his sense for detail gives his images the edge at a higher resolution, the purpose of this contest was to create small icons for the frontpage, and at that scale, the same details don't perform as well. One could solve this by not shrinking them as much, but then you'd only get bust shots, thus missing out on other body features that makes for a stronger impression overall. And while his Diancie and Altaria were both fine specimens, his Chesnaught strayed a bit too far away from the norm with its unusual beard and oversized eyes. Some would consider these to be minor flaws, and they would be correct, because aXl's entry was practically breathing down Roadsama's neck in terms of quality, but in the end, aXl landed comfortably on a respectable third place."
4th place - Pedro Larez
"The contest clearly stated that up to three winners will be chosen, but given the high quality of our submissions, a fourth place felt to be in order when one looks at what Pedro Larez produced. In fact, Pedro brought the heat early by slamming a complete entry merely five days into the contest, featuring three Pokemon who all have shaped OU into what it is today. His lineart is simple and firm, although less smooth compared to other participants. And while one would initially find all three images to be well crafted for their final role as frontpage icons, the sad truth is that these images can only be shrunk so far before the lineart starts to buckle and become blurry, making it difficult to feature Talonflame's impressive wingspan or Metagross menacing claws. But nonetheless, Pedro's entry was assumed to be the winning submission for quite some time, and while that didn't turn out to be the case, his efforts to quickly get the contest up and running with three solid images will be recognised by having them featured on the frontpage as well."
Honorable Mentions
Trainersplash
Jeronado
ZapDraws
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Smash Bros Introductions contest, remember to also upload the supporting art to the hub page!
Spurred by the enthusiasm of brightobject, this contest was to celebrate the new updates for Super Smash Bros, one of them being Mewtwo available as a playable character through the magic of DLC. But why stop there? The artists of Smeargle's Studio were tasked to draw up their own Pokemon as fitting candidates for being part of Smash Bros' roster, and besides the allure of getting bred Pokemon and a free art request, a a free DLC code for Mewtwo was also offered for the Nintendo 3DS to the grand winner.
Check out the <a href="/forums/threads/3538316/">original thread</a> for the full ruleset, but here's the sum of it: Choose a Pokemon, and then illustrate it as part of the Smash Bros franchise, either as an introduction shot or by showing it in action. Unlike mosts contests, this one also encoured users to provide reasoning behind their choise and supporting art, thus aiming more towards immersion and being convinceable rather than just strictly focusing on art quality.
So who were the winners?
1st Place - Otter Power
Supporting Art 1 | 2
2nd Place - TrainerSplash
Supporting Art | <a href="/forums/threads/3538316/#post-6232227">Supportive Info</a>
3rd Place - Sunfished
Supportive Art 1 | 2
Honorable Mentions
Bummer
elcheeso
For the Redesigns Contest, may be split up in another subsection if the below material becomes too much.
"While there are shittily designed pokemon in RBY and GSC, I - and as far as I can tell most people - feel that in general, standards have declined significantly since then. In particular, there has been a change in direction toward far too many fiddly details, such as adding stupid stripes as well as things like random tufts of hair in some really awkward places.
So the idea behind this contest is each round we pick a pokemon we feel has a strong concept, but whose design is just fucking awful. Your job is to take that concept and make something fantastic."
- Hipmonlee
But with most things, certain guidelines were needed to keep things within reasonable boundaries.
- Artists can do whatever they want with the design, as long as it maintains its typing and concept.
- This is primarily a design contest and not about creating the most awesome piece of art. Meaning: Sketches and WIPs are accepted, but it may be held against them if a more polished entry also displays a good sense of creativity.
- Simplicity before complexity. Personality is also nice.
Vanilluxe Redesigns
There are few people who openly defend the appearance of the Vanilluxe line, and for fairly good reason, given how it suffers from tropes such as unexplained levitation and multiple head growth. However, plenty of artists answered the call to alter their appearance, be it slight adjustments or a complete overhaul of the icecream concept. Here follow some of them, along with commentary by the host of the first round; Hipmonlee.
1st Place - Fatecrashers
Hipmonlee said:
2nd Place - Nastyjungle
3rd Place - BummerHipmonlee said:
Honorable MentionsHipmonlee said:
RitterCat
Yilx
Regi Trio
The second round of the redesign contest was preceded by conflicting interests, so a poll was held to decide what to cover next. The masses demanded a re-evaluation of the Regio Trio, and Eagle4 along with a two other judges was the ones to grade each entry. The results can be seen below, along with commentary by Eagle4.
1st place - Doran Dragon
2nd Place - BummerEagle4 said:
3rd Place - elcheesoEagle4 said:
Honorable Mention - MastadiEagle4 said:
Secret Santa 2010
The first ever Secret Santa held in Smeargle's Studio was hosted by CyzirVisheen, where a total of 36 people participated in the event, talented regulars and inexperienced newcomers alike. With sign-ups being open for 8 days, and each artist getting another two weeks to fulfill their side of the bargain, the gifts were then revealed each following day.
At the time of writing this, the image hosts used in the original thread have sadly failed for several of the gifts, so the image saved below are thus only a fraction of the received submissions. However, there were still plenty of notable pictures hanging on during the excavation, where each image is accompanied by the artists involved and the request description.
<a href="/forums/threads/82486/">Original thread can be found here.</a>
To: aXl
From: CyzirVisheen
To: RitterCat
From: CactuarJoe
To: Chou Toshio
From: TheMutant
To: Dracoyoshi8
From: Chomzloh
To: DragonBreath
From badalcristiano
To: Mektar
From: Solstice
To: makiri
From: Treemax
Secret Santa 2011
Building upon the successful turnout from last year, Secret Santa returned to the studio with Nastyjungle at the wheels, and the rest of the forum was eager to join the fun. The event began November 10th, sign-ups ended Nov 18th, and from December 12th onwards, the gifts were revealed for everyone to see and rejoice. Over 40 people participated, and regrettably, we cannot feature them all, so below you'll find some of the best or most creative drawings this festive event brought about!
<a href="/forums/threads/3457564/">Original thread is found here.</a>
From: wickdaggler
To: SoIheardyoulikeSENTRET
From: Lanturn314
To: Xaqwais
From: Bynine
To: reyscarface
From: Casteel
To: TEA_DEMON
From: elcheeso
To: Rodumb
Note: This infamous pic is now the reason why the requests nowadays are under heavier scrutiny.
From: Swaggersaurus
To: Casteel
From: bugmaniacbob
To: Vader
From: paintseagull
To: Tortferngatr
From: ssbbm
To: Rittercat
From: Solstice
To: CyzirVisheen
From: icepick
To: Nastyjungle
From: Mostly Zracknel and a teeny bit of Nastyjungle
To: LevitatingLamprey
From: Volmise
To: Pravinoz
From: Zracknel
To: Albinoloon
From: Nastyjungle
To: chocolate-kipp
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Secret Santa 2012
Another year had come and gone, and the christmas spirit possessed Fatecrashers to become the host of Secret Santa that year. The rules were the same, but the participants werre not, and so they scrambled to enter and scrambled again to complete their entries before deadline. This year, only 20 people participated, but that only made for an overall greater art haul, where the most memorable entries are preserved below.
<a href="/forums/threads/3474722/">Original thread can be found here.</a>
From: icepick
To: bluehoundoom
To: macle
From: Eagle4
Note: An infamous pic that <a href="http://yilx.deviantart.com/art/Disgruntletoad-350845634">even received fanart.</a>
To: ThatsMyLatios
From: paintseagull
From: CBMeadow
To: Rodan
To: Kadew
From: RitterCat
From: ToxicPhox
To: CyzirVisheen
From: Kadew
To: ToxicPhox
From: Mekkah
To: Fatecrashers
From: Fatecrashers
To: ium
From: CyzirVisheen
To: Eagle4
From: RitterCat
To: Mekkah
Note: Due to Birkal being unable to fulfill the request, RitterCat stepped in to save christmas, hence the additional background details.
Secret Santa 2013
The end of the year brings winter, merryment, and anticipating glances towards Smeargle's Studio. Since December marks the beginning of summer in Australia, elcheeso made for the perfect neutral party to lead this year's Secret Santa. The rules were the same as usual, but those who failed to fulfill the wishes of others were to have their avatars changed to the picture below.
With his dominance asserted, elcheeso instructed the grand total of 28 participants with their respective wishes to fulfill, with the deadline ending on December 14th. While all images were shared afterwards for everyone to see, a portion of them have been saved below for posterity. <a href="/forums/threads/3492146/">The original thread where it all went down can be found here.</a>
To: Blue Frog
From: Prankster
To: paintseagull
From: Blue Frog
To: CometTheMicroraptor
From: @andrew3391
To: @andrew3391
From: sirndpt
To: Trevenant
From: RODAN
To: Torkoals
From: RitterCat
To: Acklow
From: sandshrewz
To: icepick
From: @pkblizzard
To: elcheeso
From: icepick
To: sandshrewz
From: paintseagull
To: macle
From: santaloon
Secret Santa 2014
This year's Secret Santa brought a lot of participants, close to 50 artists, which meant a great number of art to be exchanged between the various users within Smeargle's Studio. It also meant a higher chance for people being unable to fulfill certain wishes, meaning that elcheeso, the returning host from last year, was a prime candidate for delivering justice in the form of public shaming and avatars changed in a forceful manner.
That said, the overall quality still remained high and the mood as well, making this Secret Santa a great success for participants and spectators alike. Some of the best pictures, be it quality or creativity, can be found below. <a href="/forums/threads/3520793">The original thread can be found here.</a>
TO: talonFletch
FROM: LittleTLK
TO: theflygoonz
FROM: justinjiaxinghu
TO: Belrich
FROM: Blue Frog
TO: Tikitik
FROM: princessofmusic
TO: LittleTLK
FROM: icepick
TO: Sillyboxman
FROM: kazbel
TO: Detective Scruffy
FROM: DaxTran
TO: MiniArchitect
FROM: Alterevolution
TO: Crux
FROM: brightobject
TO: Blue Frog
FROM: Regime
TO: Arhops
FROM: RitterCat
TO: fleurdyleurse
FROM: Nerina
TO: justinjiaxinghu
FROM: paintseagull
TO: Scrake
FROM: Kadew
TO: Weebl
FROM: f(x)
TO: SolarHatesPie
FROM: Nerina
TO: Kadew
FROM: princessofmusic
Secret Santa 2015
The sixth annual Secret Santa in Smeargle's Studio involved 26 artists and even more onlookers, huddling together to escape winter's cold and the dark evenings. Highlights from this year includes the user Nerina stepping in to fulfill the requests left unfinished by flakes, and how elcheeso hosted this event for the third time in a row so that he could step down gracefully after the snow had settled. If you want to absorb the event in all its entirety (save for a few failed image hosts), <a href="/forums/threads/3554598/">the original thread can be read here.</a>
TO: icepick
FROM: SolarHatesPie
TO: TrainerSplash
FROM: brightobject
TO: Blue Frog
FROM:FriesforNapkins
A happy, fat Politoed eating christmas cookies.
TO: Hey-It's-Josh
FROM: Layell
TO: Cretacerus
FROM: aXl
TO: unfixable
FROM: Nerina (Stand-In)
TO: SolarHatesPie
FROM: Cretacerus
TO: brightobject
FROM: @Ace~
TO: Pkrs
FROM: Twerkerella
TO: @Ace~
FROM: icepick
TO: macle
FROM: Hey-It's-Josh
TO: Twerkerella
FROM: Pkrs
TO: PixelMoniac_
FROM: monomite
TO:FriesforNapkins
FROM: Nerina (Stand-in)
TO: Layell
FROM: elcheeso
TO: monomite
FROM: Nerina
TO: Nerina
FROM: Blue Frog
For the Smocktail page
Jumpman16: smeargle's gonna evolve into Smocktail
igarvey: GIV EIT A PRETENTIOUS WINE GLASS
Jumpman16: i honestly dont know where i get this shit lol
igarvey: TURN IT FROM A DOPE INTO A PRETENTIOUS CARRYING A PRETENTIOUS COCKTAIL GLASS
Jumpman16: "Um, this fine art is rather....above your sensibilities. Good day."
igarvey: the Snob pokemon
Jumpman16: The foe SMOCKTAIL's Outclass lowered ALAKAZAM'S Special Attack!
Jumpman16: man it is so EASY to imagine a pretentious, nose-upturned beagle with a beret and a highball glass
Jumpman16: smocktail now learns yawn every single level after it evolves
igarvey: it's unbelievable how perfect that name is
igarvey: smock + mock + cocktail + tail sounds like snob kinda
Jumpman16: plus beginning with the same two letters
igarvey: should it be wearing a smock and a beret with a cocktail in hand
Jumpman16: i think that's mandatory
Jumpman16: i am taking over CAP
igarvey: it has to have its face permanently turned to the side with its nose in the air
Jumpman16 said:
And so, the studio moved into action.
GTS said:
az said:
Fatecrashers said:
GTS said:
Fatecrashers said:
And that concludes this short episode in Smeargle's Studio's history.Jumpman16 said:Users Who Are Viewing This Thread (Users: 1, Guests: 0)
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