~*~The Smogon Weekly Spriting Contest~*~
Because random symbols can make anything look better
Officially approved by Firestorm and Doomsday
Banner by Dragonknight08
Welcome one, welcome all to the one and only Smogon WSC! A Spiritng Contest (And Possibly an Art Contest if we can be bothered to make one) for all you aspiring digital artists to compete and improve your abilities.
Week 5
This Week's Theme: Sprite Generator Challenge
Subtheme: Type Swap
Theme Suggester: Mordock
Description: Change the type(s) of one of the three Pokemon generated into the type(s) of one of the other two generated. For example, change Feraligatr into a Psychic type (Wobbufett), or Wobbufett into a Poison/Flying type (Zubat). You may also mix type swaps, such as making a Poison/Water Wobbufett, or a Psychic/Flying Feraligatr.
Note: You don't have to use only parts from the generated sprites. You are just limited to retyping one of the three sprites into one of the other three. You may also use HGSS sprites.
Generated sprites:
Credit goes to Ninjabait - in effect as of Week 5:
General Rules
1. All Smogon Forum Rules Apply.
2. You're not allowed to ask when the next contest will be out, or when the next poll will be up.
3. If your entry is turned down, no whining, it broke the rules, get over it.
4. 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 permanetly banned after three instances.
5. Have a question, or want to suggest a rule or theme? Feel free to post in the current WSC or PM a judge about it.
6. You are not allowed to reserve spots. There is not a limited amount of entries, and this just clogs up the thread with postcount++ posts, which are spam, if you haven't figured.
7. 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 exceptable, however.
8. If you have a problem, take it to PM. We don't want you spamming up the topic.
9. Please don't disrupt this thread (i.e. asking stupid questions repeatedly, trolling, etc). Repeated offenses can get you temporary bans from the WSC.
Pariticipation 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 DPPHGSS styled sprite is 80x80, a GSCRSEFRLG styled sprite is 64x64, and a RBYG styled sprite is 54x54.
3. We'd prefer if your entry has a transparent background. It is still acceptable for a white background, though, it's just not preferred. 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 touchups to the outline, changing the colors, or shading fixes are acceptable. Completely changing your entry is not allowed.
Judge and Voting Rules and Notes
1. If you want to be a judge, just ask - simple enough. You will become a judge if all the other judges decide so, and/or if a judge doesn't mind subbing out.
2. Judges are allowed to enter the contests, but during judging, they are not allowed to nominate themselves for a poll spot, most humorous, or most original.
3. You are not allowed to vote for yourself on the poll. Anyone caught doing this will have their entry for the poll revoked, and the next runner up in the voting to take their place.
The Current Roster of Judges is:
Ninjabait, Teh_1337ness, Chaos669, TVboy Canti, and Mordock.
Deadline
The deadline is October 2, 2009 at 4:00PM EST. You have seven (7) days to get your entry in. After the deadline, judges will pick finalists, and a poll will be started over the course of 3 days to decide the winner.
Prizes
-An inclusion in the Hall of Fame, and after 1, 2, 3, or 4 wins, you will get a medal, or trophy.
Sorry, no Pokemon prizes this week - donators would be nice :).
Because random symbols can make anything look better
Officially approved by Firestorm and Doomsday
Banner by Dragonknight08
Welcome one, welcome all to the one and only Smogon WSC! A Spiritng Contest (And Possibly an Art Contest if we can be bothered to make one) for all you aspiring digital artists to compete and improve your abilities.
Week 5
This Week's Theme: Sprite Generator Challenge
Subtheme: Type Swap
Theme Suggester: Mordock
Description: Change the type(s) of one of the three Pokemon generated into the type(s) of one of the other two generated. For example, change Feraligatr into a Psychic type (Wobbufett), or Wobbufett into a Poison/Flying type (Zubat). You may also mix type swaps, such as making a Poison/Water Wobbufett, or a Psychic/Flying Feraligatr.
Note: You don't have to use only parts from the generated sprites. You are just limited to retyping one of the three sprites into one of the other three. You may also use HGSS sprites.
Generated sprites:
Credit goes to Ninjabait - in effect as of Week 5:
General Rules
1. All Smogon Forum Rules Apply.
2. You're not allowed to ask when the next contest will be out, or when the next poll will be up.
3. If your entry is turned down, no whining, it broke the rules, get over it.
4. 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 permanetly banned after three instances.
5. Have a question, or want to suggest a rule or theme? Feel free to post in the current WSC or PM a judge about it.
6. You are not allowed to reserve spots. There is not a limited amount of entries, and this just clogs up the thread with postcount++ posts, which are spam, if you haven't figured.
7. 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 exceptable, however.
8. If you have a problem, take it to PM. We don't want you spamming up the topic.
9. Please don't disrupt this thread (i.e. asking stupid questions repeatedly, trolling, etc). Repeated offenses can get you temporary bans from the WSC.
Pariticipation 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 DPPHGSS styled sprite is 80x80, a GSCRSEFRLG styled sprite is 64x64, and a RBYG styled sprite is 54x54.
3. We'd prefer if your entry has a transparent background. It is still acceptable for a white background, though, it's just not preferred. 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 touchups to the outline, changing the colors, or shading fixes are acceptable. Completely changing your entry is not allowed.
Judge and Voting Rules and Notes
1. If you want to be a judge, just ask - simple enough. You will become a judge if all the other judges decide so, and/or if a judge doesn't mind subbing out.
2. Judges are allowed to enter the contests, but during judging, they are not allowed to nominate themselves for a poll spot, most humorous, or most original.
3. You are not allowed to vote for yourself on the poll. Anyone caught doing this will have their entry for the poll revoked, and the next runner up in the voting to take their place.
The Current Roster of Judges is:
Ninjabait, Teh_1337ness, Chaos669, TVboy Canti, and Mordock.
Deadline
The deadline is October 2, 2009 at 4:00PM EST. You have seven (7) days to get your entry in. After the deadline, judges will pick finalists, and a poll will be started over the course of 3 days to decide the winner.
Prizes
-An inclusion in the Hall of Fame, and after 1, 2, 3, or 4 wins, you will get a medal, or trophy.
Sorry, no Pokemon prizes this week - donators would be nice :).
