Discussion Art Contest Discussion Thread

Marmalade · Nov 25, 2022

The winner of the Halloween Art Contest is @Erinyes
Congratulations! :party

Our runner-ups are @Hermit and @Juviii with a shared 2nd place :blush

Points will be added to the leaderboard accordingly!

So for the next contest: What do you guys want to do? Freestyle again? Maybe something else?
And what about the theme?

SirSamuel016 · Nov 25, 2022

Marmalade said:
The winner of the Halloween Art Contest is @Erinyes
Congratulations!
Our runner-ups are @Hermit and @Juviii with a shared 2nd place
Points will be added to the leaderboard accordingly!

So for the next contest: What do you guys want to do? Freestyle again? Maybe something else?
And what about the theme?

How many d'you reckon you can squeeze in before years end? 1 or 2?

Christmas Freestyle to finish off would be neat but maybe you can squeeze in another before it and have them as 2 weeks each?

Marmalade · Nov 25, 2022

We can squeeze two in I believe, that'd be no problem :3

Christmas freestyle to end the year with sounds good to me!
So ideas for the other one?

Juviii · Nov 25, 2022

Marmalade said:
We can squeeze two in I believe, that'd be no problem :3

Christmas freestyle to end the year with sounds good to me!
So ideas for the other one?

New year's postcard?

Baka Taichou · Dec 6, 2022

I also second (or third) that christmas freestyle one!

Ah I like Juvilicious' new year postcard idea too

For themes, hmmm, how bout these (all work for freestyle i think):

"Winter fun" (ppl can share how they have fun during winter)
"Favorite winter drink/sweets"
"Christmas memories"
"Winter Fashion"

SirSamuel016 · Dec 7, 2022

Given the time left in the year, maybe go with one last hurrah now in the Chrissy Freestyle then start the new year off right with the new years postcards? :hmm

@Marmalade

Marmalade · Dec 7, 2022

Sorry guys, had a deadline 🫣
I’ll have a look at this after work, maaaybe we can still squeeze in two before we start the new year

Marmalade · Jan 10, 2023

And we are finally back again with a new art contest!
The Christmas freestyle contest has arrived

Hope you all have your gifts, decorations and reindeer ready to join this contest! The deadline is right after Christmas on December the 26th.
Don't hesitate and join here!

Also, make sure to vote for the theme for the very last contest of the year! The poll is in this thread, based on the suggestions you guys have made

--- Double Post Merged, Jan 10, 2023, Original Post Date: Dec 11, 2022 ---

Hi everyone! As @Erinyes was the sole, but brilliant participant of the Christmas Contest the win goes to her :blush

Loved your entry!

With that said: I'm currently in the process of creating a new schedule for the upcoming year. This means a little more time for the contests, more insight in the points you earn and a little something extra we didn't have before.
I'm planning to go live with the first contest of the year upcoming Sunday.

What do I need from you all? Suggest all the themes and categories you want to do this year! Freestyle will be a more frequent thing, but I want to fine tune this to what you guys want to do. So suggest away! You can use this thread, the suggestion thread, or send me a PM! :nod

Erinyes · Jan 11, 2023

Marm-chan if I may suggest something regarding photography contests, it would be if possible to get to know themes in advance ( like 2 months in advance) so we have enough time to find some subject. exple lets see the contest is to take a picture of a rainy weather or winter picture, sometimes 2 weeks are not enough to get the ideal moment or subject to photograph.

Marmalade · Jan 12, 2023

That sounds reasonable actually! It's kinda why I want to get as much suggestions for theme's as we can, to work things out in advance.
That said: Contests will now be 3 weeks instead of two, and there will be a bit of a resting period between them (8-10 contests a year)
(I'll post the schedule itself once I've finalized the dates!)

For photography in general: I've been wanting to experiment with something - a constantly monthly photography contest. Something low-key and easy to join. See it as a "picture of the month" type of thing. Still debating whether I should do a theme for each month (theme-list for the whole year will be up along with the scheduling in that case), or leave it open to you guys to submit your favorite picture of that month.
this is a little extra besides the regular contests!

Marmalade · Feb 5, 2023

The schedule for the upcoming year is here! We'll officially start tomorrow - as a reminder on how to earn points for the leaderboard I've added the ways one can earn points down below :blush

How to earn leaderboard points:

SirSamuel016 · Feb 6, 2023

Did results for last year get posted?

Marmalade · Feb 6, 2023

Not yet, I'll post them tonight when opening the new season!

Copy Panda · Feb 6, 2023

Marmalade · Feb 6, 2023

o-omo indeed.

The results for the leaderboard are here!!

Congratulations @Erinyes, @Valhalla and @SirSamuel016 - cute rewards are headed your way! :blush

Let me know if you guys would like to see a breakdown of the points - Erin for example earned a lot of points by participating in most contests and Valhalla has created sets for mafia game, alongside winning an art contest.

I hope you all join in the upcoming year too!

I know I will~

and with that said, let's open the first art contest of the year! It's a freestyle contest, you can find it here! The deadline is februari 26th, so you have about three weeks to submit your piece!

Valhalla · Feb 7, 2023

Marmalade said:
o-omo indeed.

The results for the leaderboard are here!!

Congratulations @Erinyes, @Valhalla and @SirSamuel016 - cute rewards are headed your way!
Let me know if you guys would like to see a breakdown of the points - Erin for example earned a lot of points by participating in most contests and Valhalla has created sets for mafia game, alongside winning an art contest.

I hope you all join in the upcoming year too! I know I will~

and with that said, let's open the first art contest of the year! It's a freestyle contest, you can find it here! The deadline is februari 26th, so you have about three weeks to submit your piece!

... how did i get there :XD

have i actually managed to accumulate that many points this year? I didnt even know you get points from mafia sets lol

But @Erinyes-chan is definitely a true winner this year. From what i remember i dont think she missed a competition. Congrats :verily

And to congrats to @SirSamuel016 :tem

SirSamuel016 · Feb 7, 2023

Congratulations @Erinyes and @Valhalla! And well done to everyone! Was a fun year of art contests and participating was very liberating art-wise for me! Looking forward to more this year!

And thank you to the art mods @Marmalade @Kiki for all you do for the section! :hug

Marmalade · Feb 20, 2023

Valhalla said:
... how did i get there have i actually managed to accumulate that many points this year? I didnt even know you get points from mafia sets lol

But @Erinyes-chan is definitely a true winner this year. From what i remember i dont think she missed a competition. Congrats
And to congrats to @SirSamuel016

Hahaha yeah we definitely didn't expect the MG avatar making to have such an impact on the rankings - but the ones you made really do deserve a bit of praise in my opinion!

--- Double Post Merged, Feb 20, 2023, Original Post Date: Feb 20, 2023 ---

So as the deadline for the first art contest of the year is approaching, here a little reminder to join if you want! The deadline is 26th of February. It's a freestyle contest, so go live your wildest creative dreams!!

And with that, I'd also like to announce the opening of the first monthly photography challenge! There are no winners (and no voting period) for this challenge, it's all about sharing beautiful images with each other. However, you will earn 5 points for the leaderboard for your participation.
The deadline is the last day of February, which in this case is February 28th! Do join, it'll be fun