Yoshi Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 (edited) Hello and welcome to the first ever Mug Description Contest! In this contest, the host will provide a short description, vague or detailed, describing what kind of mug the competitors will make. If there is enough interest, I will keep acting as host in future contests. Confused? Don't be, here's an example! Blue haired, Lord-like male. Scarred face and a cape. [spoiler=Result] Obviously, don't post already existing sprites as an entry. Anyway, here are the rules. (Will be put in a spoiler in future contests.) Any type of Fire Emblem styled Mug is acceptable. Spliced or Custom, this contest is made for both newcomers and veterans of the Fire Emblem spriting community. If you want to try a different style other than FE 6 - 8, go for it, as long as it's a Fire Emblem Mug. Recommended color limit: 16 (15 on your mug +1 for background). This is rule is flexible, but being cautious with your color count as a general rule of thumb for good pixel art. You are allowed to deviate from the standard FE color choices if you wish to do so, as well. If there's a voting thread, don't vote for yourself. If you think none of the other entries are worth a vote, don't vote. Hosts may enter contests. As a public poll is used as the voting platform, hosts receive no benefits or unfair advantages from running the contest. Only 1 entry per member. However, you may edit your entry while the contest is still active. Please edit your first post, or quote the most recent entry you wish you submit for clarification, or the wrong entry may be submitted for voting. Anyway, here is the description for the contest. Let's start off easy. Description: Black haired, armored male. Has facial hair and thick eyebrows. Deadline: TBD Feel free to also discuss ideas. It is the first time this has been done, and I am open to suggestions for future contests. Edited October 8, 2015 by Yoshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErrantDShepherd Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Here is a thought... what if instead of just Mug Descriptions... we had battle sprite and overworld... even half body entries valid as well? Then if someone wanted to go the extra mile... they could make an entire character, or mug and battle sprite, or whatever? I think this concept sounds awesome! Lots of freedom for creativity... so why not extend it to everyone? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenh Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 (edited) I think for the purposes of everyone feeling like they're in the same thing together, just portraits would be best. That's just my thought though~ ^^; Excited to try this out, great first prompt~ Would people be interested in free blink/talk service (as an opt-in) on their entries? (As half-incentive, half- for people that enjoy making mugs for their projects but not doing some extra hackbox steps.) It's something I'm interested in offering (within limits, and this seems like a good opportunity to try it out). Edited October 8, 2015 by Lenh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Avernathy Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Speaking of hackboxes, do entires need to fit within them, or does the "different style other than FE 6-8" cover that? This is a really neat idea, looking forward to making something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Here is a thought... what if instead of just Mug Descriptions... we had battle sprite and overworld... even half body entries valid as well? Then if someone wanted to go the extra mile... they could make an entire character, or mug and battle sprite, or whatever? I think this concept sounds awesome! Lots of freedom for creativity... so why not extend it to everyone? :D I'm gonna have to agree with Lenh on this one, just for a sense of continuity. Battle sprites and overworld may lose some crucial detail, since a lot of these descriptions may rely heavily on facial features or something similar. I think for the purposes of everyone feeling like they're in the same thing together, just portraits would be best. That's just my thought though~ ^^; Excited to try this out, great first prompt~ Would people be interested in free blink/talk service (as an opt-in) on their entries? (As half-incentive, half- for people that enjoy making mugs for their projects but not doing some extra hackbox steps.) It's something I'm interested in offering (within limits, and this seems like a good opportunity to try it out). I don't think anyone would be against free frames haha. Speaking of hackboxes, do entires need to fit within them, or does the "different style other than FE 6-8" cover that? This is a really neat idea, looking forward to making something. I'm gonna say hackboxes can be broken since these aren't being made specifically for hacks. Let the creativity flow~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) Would people be interested in free blink/talk service (as an opt-in) on their entries? (As half-incentive, half- for people that enjoy making mugs for their projects but not doing some extra hackbox steps.) It's something I'm interested in offering (within limits, and this seems like a good opportunity to try it out). If I decided to enter, that would be great, actually! Thanks for offering! EDIT: I will probably go back and edit the armor if I have time. And yeah, I know it's not great, so constructive criticism would be appreciated. Edited October 10, 2015 by Willie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenh Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 If I decided to enter, that would be great, actually! Thanks for offering! Sweet! And cool sub! ^^ I'd say the ideas were there, but the hair could probably be arranged to curve with the head a bit more (unless you're going for a furry hat). Still see a lot of Wallace in there so you'd definitely be improving it by changing up the armor or some base colors.. I'll PM you the blink/talk when the contest deadline is done (or in 2~3 weeks, whichever is first), just in case you make any more edits before then. (Same will go for anyone else who opts in~) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Sweet! And cool sub! ^^ I'd say the ideas were there, but the hair could probably be arranged to curve with the head a bit more (unless you're going for a furry hat). Still see a lot of Wallace in there so you'd definitely be improving it by changing up the armor or some base colors.. I'll PM you the blink/talk when the contest deadline is done (or in 2~3 weeks, whichever is first), just in case you make any more edits before then. (Same will go for anyone else who opts in~) Thanks! And yeah, I'll probably make some changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Avernathy Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Still needs some revision, but I'm stuck on which palette to use: Warning: Needlessly large screenshot, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 I like the second palette on the bottom row. Okay, since we now have 2 entries, I'm gonna make the deadline October 20th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingSolaris Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 This is such a cool idea! :D So cool that I decided to enter~ Love the other entries so far, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Did everyone miss the memo that said "blue-haired", or...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circleseverywhere Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 That was the example describing Uther. The actual contest is for Description: Black haired, armored male. Has facial hair and thick eyebrows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Oh, my bad. I'd been sitting here going WTF WHY ARE THEY ALL BROWN HAIRED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenh Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Really slick entries so far. ^^ Here's mine~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Yay competitions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoLlOrOn Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) My entry. :D Edited October 19, 2015 by PoLlOrOn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) Wow, more entries than I expected! I too shall enter. Edited October 15, 2015 by Yoshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliwan Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Me eight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.O.Berc Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gradivus0 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 This guy was fun to make, glad I entered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 I am very pleased at the quality and how many entries we've received so far, but friendly reminder, we have a day and an half left if you still want to enter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt.Smirks Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Yes! I made it back in time to finish. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monoplox Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I'm still very novice (but hey, can't get better without practice!), and i'm better at PoR style, so here's this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myke Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 A- I think this forum needs a karma system (I want to 'like' so many of these :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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