Smeargle’s Studio + Arts & Culture Joint Event: Pokémon Background Challenge!
This is the second iteration of the collaboration background event between Smeargle's Studio and Arts & Culture! Same deal as last time; I'm tired of looking at ugly little creatures, show me some of your favorite landscapes and environments from the franchise!
Guidelines:
Pieces must have an emphasis on backgrounds. Characters are allowed in pieces, but take care not make works overly character-centric. For example, refrain from precisely rendering a figure just to slap some leaf and vine textures behind them. This event is intended to have people explore environments and locations they were drawn to in Pokémon. All types of styles and mediums are allowed and encouraged. We do ask that you provide us with a high-quality photo of your work if it happens to be a traditionally-made piece.
SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE DONE VIA THIS GOOGLE FORM!
Submissions will open on February 10th, close on March 3rd, and voting results will be tallied and released on March 10th.
Prizes:
Each piece will be voted on by a pre-selected panel of judges. Not all judges will be artists, but we believe this method is the best way to negate any outside manipulation of the vote. The three artists who score the highest will be eligible for the following prizes:
Final Notes:
This is the second iteration of the collaboration background event between Smeargle's Studio and Arts & Culture! Same deal as last time; I'm tired of looking at ugly little creatures, show me some of your favorite landscapes and environments from the franchise!
Guidelines:
Pieces must have an emphasis on backgrounds. Characters are allowed in pieces, but take care not make works overly character-centric. For example, refrain from precisely rendering a figure just to slap some leaf and vine textures behind them. This event is intended to have people explore environments and locations they were drawn to in Pokémon. All types of styles and mediums are allowed and encouraged. We do ask that you provide us with a high-quality photo of your work if it happens to be a traditionally-made piece.
SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE DONE VIA THIS GOOGLE FORM!
Submissions will open on February 10th, close on March 3rd, and voting results will be tallied and released on March 10th.
Prizes:
Each piece will be voted on by a pre-selected panel of judges. Not all judges will be artists, but we believe this method is the best way to negate any outside manipulation of the vote. The three artists who score the highest will be eligible for the following prizes:
- A custom avatar on PS!, a disabled username on PS!, a free namecolor change on PS, or a custom title on Smogon!
- A $25 Amazon Gift Card
- A one-month subscription for Discord Nitro
Final Notes:
- No NSFW!
- NSFW includes but is not limited to: Illicit substance use, excessive blood, gore, nudity, and sexually explicit content.
- No plagiarism!
- If you are heavily referencing another artist’s work, you must provide a link to the original artwork and the artist’s handle. Uncredited use of another person’s art DOES count as plagiarism and will result in disqualification.
- Feel free to submit multiple pieces. All pieces will be evaluated, and any individual that submits more than one work will have their highest-scoring one automatically considered as their main competitive entry.
- Don’t worry about being completely faithful to a location. Oftentimes, our exposure to areas is incredibly limited, so we’re very much looking forward to seeing unique renditions for locations that never really got a chance to shine! (Obviously, this isn’t to say that there is anything wrong with working with a common or popular choice.)
- Whoever fails to read the rules and fucks up will be subjected to extreme embarrassment in the thread!
