Title of your artwork: Eyes of Everfrost
Link to Artwork: http://mamamisho.deviantart.com/art/Spiral-Knights-Eyes-of-Everfrost-356...
In-Game-Name: Cobalt
Spiral Knights Anniversary Art Contest (Over 190k Ce in Prizes)
Category name: Spiral Knights Merchandise
Link to Artwork: http://tinypic.com/r/2up47z9/6
In-Game-Name: Xxblizzard
Category: Create your own armor set.
Title of Artwork: Aqua Wolver Set
Link to Artwork: [redacted]
Category Name: How Cuteeeee are you? (10)
Title of your artwork: KAT party!
Link to Artwork: http://i.imgur.com/MmBizOG.jpg
In-Game-Name: Miabot
This is not the first time i see you ''stealing'' someone elses work and saying that you made it.
Please stop. D:L That's not nice!
Sorry, as I said my friend was able to help me draw it.
And i did give all credit to him, because he helped me draw it again.
1. Even if your friend helped you out, there's no reason for him to publish it in deviantART with a different title. He would at least mention your name.
2. (Now for the main point) That one in deviantART is published in October 23, 2011.
Stop lying Drakcon, stealing someone's artwork and claiming it as your own is a major issue, even a crime (they call it plagiarism). Even though you're giving credit to someone else, you are trying to act like it's yours.
i request drakcon to be disqualified for stealing art TWICE
Err, i know Drakcon in real life and i gave him permission to use my art to submit it here. I am sorry i did not read the rules first and did not know that you could not submit art from the past. Drakcon only did what i allowed him to do, so i think the solution here is to just make that piece of art not count in this competition.
Ankoku-Flare already said that he gave him the permission to use the photo, and is willing to take the blame. Let's just disqualify the photo that Ankoku-Flare originally made and continue focusing on our art. I know Drakcon has stolen a War Master Seerus photo, but is it really nessassary to start blaming him and cursing him? We should all just focus on the competition and have fun. Drakcon already apologized for his mistake the first time, and the second time was a misunderstanding. Just let him be.
Also, Drakcon never said he made it. He said "All credit goes to my friend who drew it."
Nobody is blaming nor cursing him!
Its just that before this one, he has stolen the War Master Seerus photo, and it just looks really suspicious when he comes back with another piece from 2011 and doesn't even credit the artist herself/himself.
Next time he should just credit the artist because people tend to get reeeeally serious about art theft.
./topic drop
EDIT: Since you ninja'd me ^
You know there's a chance he coulda been lying, right? You never know.
@ Ank - Pretty sure hes already disqualified for having stolen someone elses art prior to other piece being submitted. As show in my original post, he stole a Warmaster Photo and filtered it in photoshop and submitted it as his own art work.
Category Name: Alpha Squad
Title of your artwork: Euclid and Rulen
Link to Artwork: http://totemvg.deviantart.com/art/Euclid-and-Rulen-356909015
In-Game-Name:Lydina
I was gonna draw them all but it didn't really work out so i just posted Euclid and Rulen
Thank you for all your concern guys the situation with Drakcon will be handled ASAP, and do keep in mind folks we do take the rules of this contest very seriously.
*Side-Note: Old art work recycled it is somewhat of a hard task to catch them all, but myself and Digi are doing are best if you see any art work we missed please feel free to send us in-game mail or contact us on steam about your concerns*
[Submission Retracted by Rule #2]
Category Name: Create your own weapon
Title of your artwork: Shadow Lancer Blade
Link to Artwork: http://totemvg.deviantart.com/art/Shadow-Lancer-Blade-356915749
In-Game-Name:Lydina
Description of the Sword: Not much is know about this blade, the only thing known for sure is that this blade has gotten corrupted from a shadow lair.
this is a 5* and is made from ascended calibur
I guess I may as well say what I should. That sprite was for my game, Cradle Bound, for a while. However, we've ran into engine problems and cannot continue using that engine. We are forced to use a different one, and are thinking of using a 3D engine and 3D models, so that sprite can't be used.
If the idea of that rule is to make sure all pictures were made FOR this event, then it would be disqualified. However, if it's about if it was displayed directly as art, I think it would pass. So, I'm merely giving the history of that image as I know it to clarify any confusion.
i will tell you that, that engine seemed very confusing. bummer.
Have you thought about using a simple engine like Unity3d?
making a 3d third person game could be made in a week or two. Spiral Knights... Assassin Creed style!
i guess NJ will clarify it. dont worry i got a buttload of other fan art around here somewhere...
Category Name: Draw Njthug?
Title of your artwork: <69 Birthday
Link to Artwork: http://i.imgur.com/YFaUhCE.png
In-Game-Name: Grittle
Number 17: The Skylark
The skylark
http://imgur.com/v2WqAxM
Dragonuity
@Njthug
Well.............technically, this piece of artwork isn't new..............I did the sketch a few months ago, and just found it lying in my drawer a few days ago. Decided to color it in and shade a bit :P Does this count as a submission?
Category name:How Cuteeeee are you?
Title of your artwork: Papaya Knight :P
Link to artwork: http://xxpapaya.deviantart.com/art/Saya-the-Papaya-Spiral-Knights-NJ-s-S...
In game name: Xxpapaya
LINK TO OLD SKETCH: http://xxpapaya.deviantart.com/art/A-bit-more-Spiral-ish-Myself-335460379
Ok, ignore my face, honestly, don't talk about my age either :P (great, now everyone will start doing so XD)
So, NJ, does this count? :3 /puppy eyes
P.S Note that their are two links to the same drawing in my devianart page. The more recent one (by like, 1 minute XD) was uploaded without a name XD I don't like things that don't have names :P So I re-uploaded it :P
Category Name: Create Your Own Monster
Title of your artwork: Chroma Lichen Colony
Link to Artwork: http://xxpapaya.deviantart.com/art/Chroma-Lichen-Colony-For-Njthug-s-Con...
Description: Spiral HQ still isn't quite how the Chroma Lichen Colony is made. Just like the Normal Giant Lichen Colonies, it seems to be made by lichens rapidly combining. Some knights think that it is a result of different types of lichens "morphing" together.
Lets just say that you will be both extremely lucky and extremely unlucky to come across one of these fellas in the Clockworks. Extremely lucky because, well, barely anyone has seen a Chroma Lichen Colony. Unlucky, because no one has lived to tell the tale.
Abilities:
Tackle, piercing attack, high chance of inflicting stun, fire, poison, freeze, sleep, and shock: While the Chroma Lichen Colony tackles the same way as normal Lichen Colonies do, it is able to inflict nearly every status.
Thorn Roots, piercing attack, high chance of inflicting stun, fire, poison, freeze, sleep, and shock: While the Chroma Lichen Colony attacks the same way as normal Lichen Colonies do, it is able to inflict nearly every status.
Dash: Accelerates quickly to a certain location
Self Electrify, elemental attack, chance of inflicting shock: The Chroma Lichen Colony inherits the Quicksilver's abilities. It is able to heal itself when shocked, but can damage other monsters in the process.
Chroma Cloud, split elemental and piercing damage, high chance of inflicting stun, fire, poison, freeze, sleep, and shock: Similar to mist bombs, the Chroma Lichen Colony emits a dense cloud of particles charged with each status.
Explosion, split elemental and piercing damage, high chance of inflicting stun, fire, poison, freeze, sleep, and shock: The Chroma Lichen Colony inherits the explosive properties of the Blast Cubes. Fortunately, it lacks the ability to divide itself up into even smaller explosives (goo explosions)
Location: The Chroma Lichen Colony can be found anywhere as long as there are enough Lichens to form a Giant Lichen Colony
Drops: Light shard, green shard, gel drop, gel core, brute core, rocky core, unstable core, royal core, zee core, toxic core, blast powder, blaze pepper, corrosive acid, flame soul, plague essence, nightshade, static clinger, thunderball, Royal Jelly Mail (rare)
Interesting facts:
The Chroma Lichen Colony lacks the common "spin attack" of lichens
It doesn't have the skull core of a soul jelly
In-Game-Name: Xxpapaya
Note: I decided to draw this because of my guild, In the Jelly, so, this submission is in honor of them ^^
@Canine -- Sadly your submission will be declined due to the information provided by Autofire.
Reasoning: If you created that such a long time back, but do not consider it art, but now you do feel it is Art and worthy for a submission in an art contest it most likely was considered art the day it was created. (I would have considered it art). Make sure none of the submissions are older at pieces).
@Auto --- Thank you for your input.
@Xbliz -- Can you explain what type of merchandize your submission is? (Kinda has me a bit confused).
@Drakcon --- We do allow players to work together, but we do not want players using their friends art with their approval as a submission. If you wish you can have your friend Anoku enter the contest with any new art, and just give you the prize money if he wins.
@Papaya --- Your first submission will be allowed due to you taking one of your older art pieces and re-adding color to it. Color changes the whole art piece in my view, so we will consider it new art due to the fact you provided us with the older art and showed the change.
@Everyone else --- We are further reviewing and will keep an eye out for rule breakers please feel free to contact me via Spiral Knights or Steam. Both usernames are Njthug for any questions concerns etc.
njthug, I posted my free-for-all on the bottom of page two. Also posted 17:The skylark in the middle of this page.
Category Name: Favorite Spiral Knight Monster Artwork (1)
Title of your artwork: When Monsters File Paperwork
Link to Artwork: http://i.imgur.com/qr8QnUO.jpg
In-Game-Name: Hawkxh
Category: 13 Merchandise
Title: Replica Gran Faust
Link: http://srw1417.deviantart.com/art/Spiral-Knights-Gran-Faust-357096403
In-Game-Name: Magmanotar
P.S. PLease don't get mad! I'm not stealing srw1417's Gran Faust, my Deviantart name is srw1417. Is that O.K.? :)
Category Name: How Cute Are You?
Title of your artwork: Ready for Bed
Link to Artwork: http://25.media.tumblr.com/36e27006bb7459609a1fd362eba63c22/tumblr_mj08h...
In-Game-Name: Tevokkia
This category had not been one that I had initially planned on, but then this happened. Well, then. XD
@Tevokkia
/stares at the submission
/faints of cuteness
@Magmanotar
The last time I tried putting a Replica Gran Faust together......let's just say it didn't exactly end up looking like a Gran Faust XD
Wait, if merchandise items are supposed to be replicas of in-game items. Then if you want to make a replica of a Replica Spookat Mask, you are basically making a Replica of a Replica Spookat Mask? XD Replicaception?
@Njthug
Awww, thanks ^^
@all
If you guys don't mind, would you kindly give me some reasons for why "digital art" is just as good as "traditional art" and why it isn't a complete waste of time? :3 [somebody] (family related) doesn't like me using Digital Art :(
@Papaya
for one Digital art has Ctrl+Z, which i once tried to use in real life
. . . failed miserably
also digital art is good because of reason i cannot think of because i am really tired right now
I thought merchandise means items, so i drew divine set with a glacius :)
@Xxpapaya
Because it's not any less good.
There's not really much more to say than that, without knowing why someone objects to it.
@Lydina
Well, my Ctrl-Z key is imbedded on my eraser :P But I can only reverse changes done with pencils :P
@Cookie-Craze
That's what I told him..................
@Xxblizzard
Pretty sure there is a category for that ^^
Digital art simply uses a different set of tools; you may not need physical art supplies, but you still need to know how your brushes behave, and changing the settings for your brush is just like picking up a different kind of pen or a differently shaped watercolor brush. The computer isn't going to create the art for you; you still need to have a steady hand to draw, you still need to have the same knowledge of composition and perspective and anatomy and gesture and color theory that your would with traditional art. You still need to understand your light sources and know how to blend your colors. There's no less talent, technique, or hard work involved in making a digital piece than a traditional piece; it's just easier to deal with mistakes. You're not potentially making a mess on the rug if your paint spills or having to spend the money on new markers if you've run out of ink or accidentally left the cap off. It's easier to archive your work without taking up a ton of space, and it's often less expensive to go to a local print shop to get a hard copy, should you need it, than it is to buy really good paper and whatever your other supplies are. You can also zoom in to work on a tiny piece of a huge canvas, and aren't nearly as limited in what you can do if your eyesight is poor.
@Xxpapaya - I think all mediums of art can be beautiful though traditional can be more difficult occasionally for me at least I don't like to paint cause if I do it wrong I feel like i wasted a canvas x)
I like digital art because it's convenient with the undo tools you have and separate layers and all sorts of filters and effects you can have. I'm not very good at digital art though. It's probably also easier to remember ideas or inspirational things in life since if you had like a ipad somewhere or an app on the phone you can sketch it really fast and color. Also you can get certain colors that you can't actually get using digital art stuff, in traditional mediums with paint at least and mixing is much harder than just selecting a color and putting it down on Photoshop etc.
I think it's nice to know some of both or try a large variety of mediums though digital and traditional.
I think digital can count for 3D modeling as well so helps with them pixar movies and 3D games etc. Also for commercials too like special effects.
I prefer pencil and pen xD because that's all I'm decent at but I really think it's the person's own opinion on which is better Digital or Traditional I feel they're about the same, I guess it depends on what you want to accomplish then in that way one might be more convenient than another.
Edit - Also forgot my favorite type of digital art! Pixel drawings!!!! :) I love that old game feel with their nice sprites etc.
That's how I feel though so don't take too much of it to heart, everyone has their own opinions and experiences.
@Xxpapaya Hey, Thanks for the comment! If you wanted to make your own replica sword, I could always draw up a template and send it to you. It won't be perfect, though!
@Xxpapaya Hey, Thanks for the comment! If you wanted to make your own replica sword, I could always draw up a template and send it to you. It won't be perfect, though!
Category Name: Draw Njay! (19)
Title of your artwork:I'll keep you warm~ <3
Link to Artwork: http://i.imgur.com/BPrY8JV.jpg
In-Game-Name: Miabot
Category Name: Free For All
Title of your artwork: Lost and Stranded at Cradle's Oceans
Link to Artwork: http://tinyurl.com/bh2vt6r
In-Game-Name: Jester-GTR
Disclaimer: I have never done landscape art ever before ; A; nor have I ever used the brush tools on Paint SAI except for blending. If you think it looks bad, that's probably why.
A knight whose pod broke off and landed, alone, at the edge of cradle's oceans, where the outskirts of clockworks escape the planet and retire to a slow, rusty turn. In the sky, the lone knight could see battle pods far off in the distance, making it to a warm rescue camp with other knights.
All i can say is that handrawn work looks a lot better off camera. Do you guys agree?
For example, i put about 6-7 layers of pastel on both of my works. But if you guys don't zoom in you only see 2-3.
Especially this entry of mine:
Category name: 17: The skylark
The skylark
http://imgur.com/v2WqAxM
dragonuity
(Just reposting it from the middle of this page)
For example: in the purple part I first put gray, added tan, some blue, then went over it with pink, 3 different shades of purple, rose red, purple and pink again, very dark purple, pink, more purple and a tad bit of gray, and then added the white. About 12 sheets of pastel, you guys only see 3 if you don't zoom in.
Edit: Did I mention more purple and pink?
Title of your artwork: The Sleeping Monument
Link to Artwork: http://mamamisho.deviantart.com/art/Spiral-Knights-The-Sleeping-Monument...
In-Game-Name: Cobalt
(The Aurora Isles are neat.)
Category Name: Category 15: Favorite Npc
Title of your artwork: Getting the job done
Link to Artwork: http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c376/coolbluex/pics/desna-copy_zps2c7c...
In-Game-Name: coolbluex
Not sure what gender Desna is but my guildies think Desna is a really badass girl ;p
and i've drawn her clearing the ghost in the machine danger mission with a divine avenger lol
Category: How Cuteeeee are you?
Title: Puppy Love
Link: http://fav.me/d5wrt57
My Name: SparkySpro
Category Name: How Cuteeeee are you?
Title of your artwork: Mender in Training
Link to Artwork: http://dreathuxy.deviantart.com/art/Mender-in-Training-357374967
In-Game-Name: Dreathuxy
Category 13: Spiral knight merchandise
A Barbarous Thorn Blade -never go PvPing without one
http://i.imgur.com/LgjPBpk.jpg
Dragonuity
Description- It's one yard long, life size, and yes it's a toothpick replica made on a REAL stick. My first non-pastel work. YEAHHH!
The Final Category:
Category 20:To Be Announced
This category will be announced on March 20th. Digi and myself sat down and really wanted to test your skills so boys and girls be ready for a CRAZY category. Due to the obscene amount of craziness and well the short window of creating a master piece we will be doubling all the prizes for this category only: 1st Place: 8,690 ce, 2nd Place: 6,969ce, and 3rd Place: 4,690ce.
^
We will not be leaking out anymore information, but those who are up for the challenge the prizes are DOUBLED!!! So be ready!
Woooooooooah. That's a lot of CE. Again.
I won't go for that, instead let's eat the small fry ;-;
Category Name: How Cuteeeee are you?
Title of your artwork: Hug Me!
Link to Artwork: Here
In-Game-Name: Arghh
Category Name: Spiral Knights Merchandise
Title of your artwork: Snarby Onesie
Link to Artwork: Here
In-Game-Name: Arghh
;D