"The power you learned... I can feel it emanating from you.
But that's enough talk. Let's get on with why you're here.
As the Pokémon League Champion, I accept your challenge!"
Welcome, challenger! As it seems rather unlikely for there to be a Remix Contest this year, I thought I would substitute it with a contest of my own. Recently, The Pokémon Company has been creating some stellar cards, giving their artists complete creative freedom to draw and design cards in any way they please. It has resulted in some very iconic cards, from the abstract
Giratina Alternate Art Card, to the stylised, cartoonish
Trainer Gallery Octillery, to a more traditional-Eastern depiction of the
Rayquaza VMAX Card. With such amazing art coming from Pokémon in the previous two years, I challenge you to create your own "card" using your own unique style, in the Free Rider HD editor!
The premise of the contest, is that everyone will pick one Pokémon as the focus of the card. Then, the author will have complete creative freedom in creating a card that suits said Pokémon! Some examples of what this may look like, include a Porygon2 that is flying through cyberspace, a Charizard that is burning down a Medieval village, a Dialga that is turning back time, or a Sandile that is hunting some Magikarp for food. Get creative!
CLICK THIS LINK FOR A LIST OF ALL POKEMON, AND CLICK THE BELOW SPOILER FOR MORE EXAMPLES OF ALTERNATE ART AND TRAINER GALLERY CARDS.
RULES:
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You will have 8 weeks to make your entry, from 12:01am December 5th 2022 to 11:59pm February 5th 2023 (all in Australian Central Daylight Time)
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Late uploads accepted up to a week after the deadline, HOWEVER, for each day that it is late, there will be a
deduction made to your score (will be either -1% or -2% per day; I am yet to decide which). After a week, no more entries will be accepted
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must be drawn within the card code that I will release on December the 5th - any entries that are not drawn within the confines of the card, will be disqualified
> No collaborations
> No tracing
> No changing the card code under any circumstances
> Original work only - use the cards linked above as
references, inspiration or ideas, but do not copy a card
> Tools such as track mover etc are allowed,
as long as their use does not break any of the above rules. If you are unsure whether to use an external tool or not,
message me first for clarification
> Must
post a link to your track in this thread once finish
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Must comment "IN" or some variation below to enter, reason why is below:
PRIZES:
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$50 AUD 1st place, $25 AUD 2nd place, $10 AUD 3rd place if there are a good amount of entrants and high-quality tracks (which is why I ask you to type "in" below; I need to know a rough idea of who and how many people are entering, because I'm not putting down my own money if FIREBEATS is the only competitor)
> Will be talking with Admins about
ribbons for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and top 5, though this will be
subject to number and quality of entries
JUDGES AND POINT SYSTEM:
> Judge is me. I plan on making an entry, but it will not be scored or entered into this contest. I am not likely to take on any additional judges, and if I do, it will be at my own discretion. Please do not ask to be a judge.
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You will be scored by the below parameters:
Detail/Art - will be assigned a score between 0 and 15
Implementation of Pokémon into Card (read: creativity) - will be assigned a score between 0 and 15
Ride - will be assigned a score between 0 and 10
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Do I need to add HP stats, typing, moves etc in my card?
NO, you do not. If you would like to, go for it,
but the primary purpose of the contest is to create art, not to balance for a trading card game.
Can I make my own Pokémon? What Pokémon can I choose from?
No, Fakémon will not be accepted. There are over 900 Pokémon to choose from, that is more than enough.
How big will the card code size be?
I have made the card code around the same size as
weem's 2021 Box Contest box, just rectangular rather than square. It is big enough for you to detail as much as you want, small enough to easily finish in 8-9 weeks, whilst still being substantial enough to get a feature (imo).
Do I need to tell you what Pokémon I picked?
No, but if you want to comment it below, go your hardest. Similarly, picking the same Pokémon as someone else is not an issue.
Does the card need to look like a card zoomed out? Or can it be scaled to the standard size of a traditional FRHD track?
Scale is not an issue. Whether you draw in a scale like
this or in a scale like
this will not impact much (if at all) upon your score. Pick what is best for you, whether you are more comfortable drawing a piece of art or a more traditional track won't matter. Just
ensure that either way, it is obvious what Pokémon your card is about.
Can I have more than one Pokémon in my card?
You can, but you need to make sure that
there is one clear Pokémon that the card is about. A great example of there being more than one Pokémon on a card, whilst it remaining obvious what the card is about, can be seen in this
Skuntank Alternate Art Card, where there is a family of Stunky, Skuntank and a Paras in the background.
If you have any other questions, please ask them below!
Contest will begin in one week from today, my time (which is Australian Central Daylight Time). Once the contest has begun, I will post in this thread with the Pokémon Card track code, and then everyone will begin!
Comment "in" below if you're in, and good luck to those entering!
"Just a few minutes ago, you were the most powerful challenger.
And just now, you became the most powerful of all the trainers.
You are now our newest champion!"
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