Welcome, one and all, to the SPPf WEEKLY SPRITE CONTEST!
(Thread and multiple- posting approved by Sweet May)
The WSC, now over two years old, was originally run by Insidious_Dreamer. Expanded from the social group, Serebii Spriters, it has grown into contest that has been known to receive over 30 individual entries in popular weeks. I hereby welcome you, whether you be a veteran or a new face. We all hope you have a great time here in the land of pixels.
(Thread and multiple- posting approved by Sweet May)
The WSC, now over two years old, was originally run by Insidious_Dreamer. Expanded from the social group, Serebii Spriters, it has grown into contest that has been known to receive over 30 individual entries in popular weeks. I hereby welcome you, whether you be a veteran or a new face. We all hope you have a great time here in the land of pixels.
If there are any problems with this thread, PM me.
Please, do not post here. At all. It does not require bumping, links will be put in WSC threads.
Please, do not post here. At all. It does not require bumping, links will be put in WSC threads.
This thread is now the place to come for:
The Rules
Hall of Fame
Resources
Rules
General:
- This competition is open to everyone, regardless of spriting experience.
- All SPPf forum rules apply.
- Contest officials are:
- Insidious_Dreamer (absent supreme overlord)
- Zadros (contest threads)
- Sweet May (Polls)
- Weeks should be posted every Monday around 7:30pm (Yes, I set an alarm on my phone so I should be on time, find appropriate timezone here: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=5)
- Initial polls are posted at the conclusion of the respective week, and champion polls are posted four days later. More about polls below.
Entries:
- Your sprite must be entirely made by you. No plagiarising is allowed.
- Save animated sprites as .gif and non-animated as .png or .gif. These are the best file types to use because of the quality, file size and transparency capabilities. Please, don’t use .jpeg. We’ll cry.
- Each person may only submit one valid sprite per week. If your sprite is rejected, feel free to fix it or create a new one. Your first valid entry is what will go into the polls, so be sure you’re happy with it before you post it.
- Sprites which do not meet the requirements of the week will not be placed in the polls.
- Unless otherwise specified, you can only enter one sprite. No shiny versions.
- Minor changes, such as WBGing or fixing the odd stray pixel are permitted, but ask for permission first.
- Entries cannot have been created before the beginning of the week.
- Extras like animation and glows are not accepted unless you’re specifically told otherwise.
- Animated sprites cannot have a file size greater than 56 KB, and all sprites must fit within the given size limit.
- Non-Pokemon art is allowed if the contest doesn’t prohibit it, but you must provide a link to the original art.
- If you’re not sure if your entry is within the rules, PM first.
Polls:
- Anyone is allowed to vote.
- You cannot vote for yourself, or suggest/ask anyone else to vote for you.
- Constructive justification of votes is encouraged, as it gives spriters feedback on how to improve, but you don’t have to.
- Initial polls last for four days after the end of the contest. You have three votes in total to use between those polls, not three in each.
- The top three entries from the initial polls are placed in the champion poll, which runs for three days. You have one vote each,
not that the forum will let you vote for more. - If there are five or less entries, there will be no champion polls. Instead, the initial poll will run for the whole week and voters will have one vote each.
(Revised from the original rules by Insidious_Dreamer)
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