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Suicune's Fire

07-07-2014, 01:02 AM

http://i59.tinypic.com/2lxjnyo.png

Welcome
good pixel/sprite artists...

THIS IS THE VERY FIRST POKÉMON CROSSROADS WAR!

Here we see the mighty strength of each and every WAR team come together and clash with an echoing boom to prove their worth and emerge victorious.
How, you say? Why, through spriting with pixels, of course! What better way to express yourself than through meticulous detail placed with unwavering care?

Prepare yourselves, sons and daughters of Mew, for you shall be put to the test and graded weekly through trials of hardship! With each new week comes a new challenge, so ensure that your spriting skills are in check and your ability to produce wonderfully harmonious pixels is fired up and ready!

Grading Rubric:
Neatness: /10 Did you colour within the lines? Clean up said outlines? Are there stray pixels you forgot to colour in? Neatness is self-explanatory!
Creativity: /10 Is your sprite as boring as the beige paint that cover the walls of the café below my classroom at school? If not, you'll score highly! Don't be afraid to get creative!
Overall Look and Effort: /10 You can often gauge how much time was put into a sprite based on its overall appearance. Will you impress the judge?
Relevance: /5 This is obviously how closely your entry adhered to the theme.

Contestants who win first, second or third place will be awarded prize points for their WAR teams!
1st place - 3 points
2nd place - 2 points
There is no third place because apparently that's normal.

In the case of a tie, the point award system will remain the same, so the entries that tied will obtain the same amount of points (a.k.a. 2 points each for two entries that come second).

The WAR contest officially opens on MONDAY the 7th at 12am!

RULES:
1. . Respect your fellow artists and follow all PXR rules!

This includes NO flaming, NO bickering and NO mocking of WAR scars!
2. Stick to the theme! This is a must for entries to score highly.
3. NEW SPRITES are the way to go. No reusing old sprites that were made before WAR!
4. You are only allowed to enter one single sprite per week. You may submit an entry and edit it anytime up until the deadline.
5. ABSOLUTELY NO ART THEFT will be tolerated. Your entries must be yours alone.

I myself will sent you into a mine field and watch with a shaking head as you try to avoid what may or may not be a set of deadly explosives set to go off at the slightest touch. (A.k.a. You will be disqualified instantly.)
6. No Generations VI Pokémon are to be used!

As there are no official sprites for Gen 6, you cannot use any pokémon from that generation unless you sprite them 100% yourselves. For instance, with fusions, you may scratch on a some fennekin ears and a tail if you choose to use one (where it applies to the week's contest, of course)

Side-Notes:
- You do not HAVE to use Pokémon sprites for entries that do not specify that you need to, but it is encouraged
- Remember two of the basic but essential rules to spriting: Never, EVER save in .JPG format. Save in .PNG or your sprite's quality will be eaten alive. Secondly, never resize sprites! They are not designed to be any bigger!

WEEK ONE:
This week's theme shall be something simple to begin with. Therefore, you shall complete for me...

-- A recolour!
Choose a sprite. Any sprite! It can even be non-pokémon related. Recolour it how you wish, with whatever palette you wish. Feel free to include the palette in your entry!
Remember - You may not alter the position of the shading or the outlines. Only the colour. There are ways around the shading so don't feel like you're restricted by this rule!
Check out some winning entries from the previous WAR! (Made by 2gamers and 5TailedDemonLizard from PE2K respectively!)
First place (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/2gamers/WarXIContest1-1.png) | Second Place (http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/kikomatsu/DesertDrowzee.png)

Please use the following form to submit your wonderful entries, OR MAY THE REAPER HIMSELF HAVE MERCY ON YOUR LITTLE TOES.

Username:
WAR Team:
Link to Sprite: (Link to the image)
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image)

THE DEADLINE for WEEK ONE is SATURDAY, the 12th of July at 11:59pm, 2014.

WEEK ONE RESULTS! (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?3928-WAR-1-Pixel-Art&p=98401&viewfull=1#post98401)

Winners:

Coming in second place is...

Pokémon Trainer Sarah!
&
TheoreticalSelkie!

Pokémon Trainer Sarah:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/venusaur_recolor.png

TheoreticalSelkie:
http://i.imgur.com/chPuVcr.png

Coming in first place is...

*confetti*Speed-X!*confetti*

http://i.imgur.com/X2PBkie.png

Have a bucket full of good luck, combatants, and may the best WAR team win! :D

Suicune's Fire

07-07-2014, 01:04 AM

WEEK TWO:
For this week, your challenge shall be...

-- A simple fusion!
For this fusion, you may choose up to three pokemon to splice together. You can use a minimum of two and a maximum of three. It can be any pokémon except those from Gen 6, unless you completely scratch all the Gen 6 parts. some, at least. No fusion can look its best without scratching!]
- You may colour it HOWEVER you like! You may use WHATEVER pokémon you like (with the Gen VI sprite exception of course xD)! Don't feel restricted. 8)

Check out some winning entries (although these were more than three pokemon mashed together) from the previous WAR! (Made by FrozenChaos from PE2K and me respectively!)
First place (http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a134/Kat77/fcwarfuse.png) | Second Place (http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/4599/bearlectahoundabragrumk.png)

Form:

Username:
WAR Team:
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image)

THE DEADLINE for WEEK TWO is SATURDAY, the 19th of July at 11:59pm, 2014, or until I post judging scores.

WEEK TWO WINNERS (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?3928-WAR-1-Pixel-Art&p=99363&viewfull=1#post99363)!

Winners:

Coming in second place is...

Pokémon Trainer Sarah!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/grassraptor4.png

+2 to Team Trainer for your efforts!

Coming in first place is...

*confetti*Speed-X!*confetti*

http://i.imgur.com/A9ivRIm.png

Congratulations, Speed-X, once again! +3 points for you and Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels!

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WEEK THREE:
For this week, your challenge shall be...

-- A retype!
Ever wondered what your favourite pokemon looked like as another type? No? Well who cares! This is your chance to choose a pokemon and give it another type. For this, remember that you cannot use Gen VI sprites UNLESS you use parts from a Gen 6 pokemon that you scratched yourself.

Tips:
- Scratching is key. I won't be very happy if I see a snivy with a flame stuck on the end of its tail and a simple recolour of orange. Get creative, guys! Retypes are your chance to take a pokemon and experiment with colours, features, etc. Don't be afraid to change a lot of the pokemon--just as long as it's still recognisable as the pokemon you're using, then you should be fine. :]
- Feel free to get ideas from other pokemon, but try not to just copy and paste. A bit of that is fine, just not too much. Make sure you reshade and clean it all up!

As an example, I dug up an old retype that isn't amazing but will give you an idea:
Ice type ninetales (https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/69x68q90/220/ninetalesicetype.png)

Form:

Username:
WAR Team:
Pokémon & its new type:
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image)

THE DEADLINE for WEEK THREE is SATURDAY, the 26th of July at 11:59pm, 2014, or until I post judging scores (which won’t be till Sunday for you, Monday for me xD).

WEEK THREE WINNERS (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?3928-WAR-1-Pixel-Art&p=100028&viewfull=1#post100028):

Winners:

Coming in second place is...

Pokémon Trainer Sarah!

http://i.imgur.com/UCYJQ2F.png

+2 to Team Trainer for your great sprite, yet again winning second place.

Coming in first place is...

*confetti*Speed-X!*confetti*

http://i.imgur.com/hwfH9e0.png

Congratulations, Speed-X, for three weeks in a row! +3 points for Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on your behalf!

Suicune's Fire

07-07-2014, 01:05 AM

Week Four and Week Five Results and Information!

WEEK FOUR:
For this week, your challenge shall be...

-- Lineart Challenge!
This week, I want everyone to step up a little. This will take more time than previous weeks, probably, and here's why. You have to take a pokémon's outline, from any pre-existing official, in-game sprite, and erase everything inside it. You keep ONLY the outline of the sprite, and then create an entirely new sprite within those outlines. You have to be careful here, because you need to choose a pokémon with versatile outlines, otherwise you might get stuck with something that's too difficult to make into something else. In case you're wondering (Velocity), you cannot make an existing pokémon out of another pokémon's outlines. This is to prevent pokémon with common shapes from being used in other sprites' outlines, such as taking a plusle outline and making a minun within it. Not that that would work anyway, because you need to erase everything within the outlines. Only the very outer lines have to be intact and unaltered. I will be checking every outline to make sure that they are exactly the same as the sprite they were taken from. If they have been altered, then the entries will be either disqualified, or, if it's only one or two pixels, you will lose grading marks.

You may rotate the outlines in increments of 90 only. This is to avoid pixel distortion. This can be done in order to give you more anatomical options if you so desire.

Tips:
- Make anything within the lines, whether it's pokémon related or not. It can be a weird clock if you like. Make sure you colour and shade appropriately.
- I'm looking for not only creative entries, but also well done entries. Take a look on Google for some sprite tutorials on how to shade if you're unsure, or even observe an object in real life to get a bit of an idea.

As an example, Shadow Tracker Max and I completed a sprite which originally had a bulbasaur outline:
Step #1 (http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll34/goldflareon/dd_zps3f9c040e.png) ; Step #2 (http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll34/goldflareon/sp_zps88bfb25f.png)

Form:

Username:
WAR Team:
Pokémon outline you used:
Description of your new sprite:
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image)

THE DEADLINE for WEEK FOUR is SUNDAY, the 3rd of August at 11:59pm, 2014, or until I post judging scores.

WEEK FOUR WINNERS! (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?3928-WAR-1-Pixel-Art&p=101000&viewfull=1#post101000)

Winners:

Coming in second place is...

Pokémon Trainer Sarah!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/cuboneskull2.png

+2 to Team Trainer for that sweet skull!

Coming in first place is...

*confetti*Speed-X!*confetti*

http://i.imgur.com/HOyEcLs.png

Congratulations, Speed-X! +3 points for you and Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels!
I feel like I should give you extra points for winning all these weeks so far. xD But I can’t. Ahem.

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WEEK FIVE: THE FINAL WEEK
For the very last week of WAR I, your challenge is...

-- A Scratch Sprite! With a twist
That’s right. This week, your entry has to be entirely from scratch. This means, no bases, no pre-made outlines, nothing. Just you and your empty canvas, until you form something from scratch. But that's not it. Here’s the catch.

Your sprite's palette has to be based off one single colour, which has a maximum of four shades. And what do I mean by that? I mean that, in your palette, you have to have ONLY four different variations of one colour. Just like the Game Boy Pokémon games, where you'd have a sprite that had black, white, and two other colours to it.

This does NOT mean "Oh cool, I'll use red, green, blue and yellow!" and then you have multiple shades of each colour. No, you have to choose one colour, and use four shades based around that for your entire sprite! Challenging, right? You can dance around this a little and use yellow, but then have your darker colour as an orangy-yellow, as that would still count as yellow, but only if the shades are close enough that they're not obviously two different actual colours.

Restrictions:
- Your sprite may not breach the 96x96 DS sprite dimensions. I will be checking this come judging, so don't think you can get away with an extra pixel. ;3
- If your sprite is not within the 96x96 restriction, you will lose ALL "Relevance" points in grading.
- If your sprite contains more than 4 overall colours to the palette, you will lose ALL "Relevance" points in grading.
- You may edit your sprite up until the deadline, even if it's been submitted.
- You may choose anything to sprite, as long as it fits within general PXR rules (a.k.a. have some decency).
- You must have fun. YOU MUST.

Form:

Username:
WAR Team:
Description of your scratch sprite:
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image)

THE DEADLINE for WEEK TWO is SUNDAY, the 10th of August at 11:59pm, 2014, or until I post judging scores. Feel free to submit something if it's past the date but I haven't posted results yet!

WEEK FIVE WINNERS (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?3928-WAR-1-Pixel-Art&p=101821&viewfull=1#post101821)

Winners:

Coming tied in first place are...

*confetti*Speed-X & Pokemon Trainer Sarah!*confetti*

http://i.imgur.com/17hWDvc.png http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/oldbulba.png

Congratulations, you two! I believe you get to share your first and second points, which means 2.5 points for you and your teams. :]

XaiakuX

07-07-2014, 03:52 PM

Suicune's Fire

07-07-2014, 11:45 PM

I don't have my sprite, yet. Just wanted to say that this thread was very... colorful. I will edit this post with my actual entry.

Username: XaiakuX
WAR Team: The best one. (Awesome)
Link to Sprite: Sprite
Sprite Submission: Sprite

No no, don't be modest. I can see your magnificent work of art right there...and I must say... That IS the most fantastic sprite I have ever seen in my lifetime. Absolutely fabulous. I commend you. For your efforts, you get a single clap that sums up your brilliance with a lone but powerful syllable.

*Clap*

Well done. I hope all other entries follow this prime example.

;D

~SF.

Brettles

07-08-2014, 02:45 AM

I decided that Gardevoir needed to be given the 'Dark Knight' treatment.

Username: Brettles
WAR Team: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Link to Sprite: Gardevoir "dark knight version" (http://i58.tinypic.com/2mzlgtk.jpg)

Original Sprite http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/gen5/blackwhite/282.png
Sprite Submission: Fighting crime in Gotham http://i58.tinypic.com/2mzlgtk.png

Tenacity

07-08-2014, 01:25 PM

Here's my entry. :)

Username: Tenacity
WAR Team: Team Trainer
Link to Sprite: Druddigon Recolour (http://oi61.tinypic.com/oqlo5v.jpg)
Sprite Submission:

http://oi61.tinypic.com/oqlo5v.jpg

As Druddigon is based off of a gargoyle, I thought I'd give it a more stony look. :p

Dragon Master Mike

07-08-2014, 02:07 PM

Question: Can I do a devamp for this theme? That's SORTA like a recolor.

Shiny Totodile

07-08-2014, 02:29 PM

Username: Shiny Totodile
WAR Team: Team Magma
Link to Sprite: http://mrcoolbro3.deviantart.com/art/Negative-Colored-Dusknoir-466518546?ga_submit_new=10%253A1404829512
Sprite Submission: http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/189/b/5/negative_colored_dusknoir_by_mrcoolbro3-d7pr40i.jpg

I inverted the colors and put them in the right place, so he doesn't look so evil.

Coru

07-08-2014, 03:03 PM

Username: Corrupt_Voidlich
WAR Team: Team Trainer
Link to Sprite: http://i62.tinypic.com/33412t3.png
Sprite Submission: http://i62.tinypic.com/33412t3.png
I had the idea to do something like this for a while and I thought that now was the best time to do it. So, here is Rainbow Dragonair. Sorry for the huge colour palette. :3

Suicune's Fire

07-08-2014, 03:07 PM

Question: Can I do a devamp for this theme? That's SORTA like a recolor.

I suppose that's true that it's SORTA like a recolour, but you'll probably not win or come close if you're gonna reduce the amount of colours. xD I would not recommend it, especially since devamps are in a separate category to recolours.

Fantastic entries so far, everyone! :D I'm so happy to see them all!

~SF.

ShadowJay

07-08-2014, 03:57 PM

Username: ShadowJay
WAR Team: Team Trainer
Link to Sprite: Here (http://i.imgur.com/Kx8gOrS.gif)
Sprite Submission: http://i.imgur.com/Kx8gOrS.gif

Behold, the mighty Volcanic Aggron!

Dennis Jansen

07-08-2014, 05:18 PM

Username: Dennis Jansen
WAR Team: Team Aqua
Link to Sprite: Imgur.com/thisisnotdennisjansenfrompxrsmagmortarsprite (http://i.imgur.com/HWxnPmE.png)
Sprite Submission:
http://i.imgur.com/HWxnPmE.png

INFERNO MAGMORTAR

VeloJello

07-08-2014, 05:43 PM

Question, here. If I mess with the shading a bit, but keep the outlines the same, is it still considered a recolor?

Dragon Master Mike

07-08-2014, 07:51 PM

Username: Dragon Master Mike
WAR Team: Awesome
Link to Sprite (http://oi58.tinypic.com/8wi49g.jpg)
Sprite Submission:

http://oi58.tinypic.com/8wi49g.jpg

Started off not sure what to go for, and just deciding i wanted his wings to be purple. Now I'm just going to call it a shadow charizard or something.

Suicune's Fire

07-09-2014, 12:51 AM

Question, here. If I mess with the shading a bit, but keep the outlines the same, is it still considered a recolor?

To be honest, I'm not entirely sure how to answer this one. Changing the shading should be fine, theoretically, but if it happens to be more detailed than the starting sprite then it's a different sort of edit. You can work through the current shading but hm, for simplicity's sake, I'm going to say you can't change the shading. Hope that's okay. :]

Keep up the great entries, guys! :D

VeloJello

07-09-2014, 03:36 PM

Username: Velocity!
WAR Team: Awesome!
Link to Sprite: Yo! (http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb320/photophinish_2007/sprite-recolor_zpsf2470b95.png)
Sprite Submission: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb320/photophinish_2007/sprite-recolor_zpsf2470b95.png

Since Arcanine appears to be inspired by Chinese temple guardians, I decided to take Arcanine back to its roots. Jade-figurine Arcanine for the win!

Minunrocks

07-09-2014, 05:52 PM

Been a while since I sprited, but here it is. May is now a part of Team Aqua! Kinda hard to make this because the sprite is old but I did my best! I hope you don't mind the background, I didn't want to ruin the outline. Also, I have no idea how to enlarge it, could any one tell me how?

Username: Minunrocks
WAR Team: Team Aqua
Link to Sprite: (Link to the image) http://i.imgur.com/aplQM3g.jpg
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image) 864

Pokeman

07-09-2014, 08:16 PM

Username: Pokeman
WAR Team: Team Trainer
Link to Sprite: (Link to the image) http://imgur.com/JYIPNu2
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image) http://i.imgur.com/JYIPNu2.png

Steel Lunpara

07-09-2014, 09:43 PM

Username: The Frost Dragon
War Team: Team Trainer
Link to sprite: Right here. (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=865&d=1404941521)
Sprite Submission: http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=865&d=1404941521

Suicune's Fire

07-09-2014, 11:03 PM

Minunrocks

Been a while since I sprited, but here it is. May is now a part of Team Aqua! Kinda hard to make this because the sprite is old but I did my best! I hope you don't mind the background, I didn't want to ruin the outline. Also, I have no idea how to enlarge it, could any one tell me how?

Username: Minunrocks
WAR Team: Team Aqua
Link to Sprite: (Link to the image) http://i.imgur.com/aplQM3g.jpg
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image) 864

Rule #1: Always, ALWAYS save in PNG. JPG is a quality killer and you won't have a chance at winning with a sprite in that format. :/
#2: Never use sprites that have a black background. Save them, then open them in a program that can read transparency. Copying and pasting has its risks for cases like this, where the background is black and unchangeable.
#3: Never EVER resize sprites. xD Good thing you didn't resize it. Why do you think they're that size to start off? Because they're supposed to be! Being any larger would ruin the sprite's quality and intention entirely.

I'd suggest resubmitting this one because of the black background and the JPGiness. If those weren't an issue then it would be a great submission. Same with everyone else! Good work, guys!

~SF.

SassySnivy

07-10-2014, 05:22 AM

Um, so we DO have until the 20th of July, right? Or am I missing something?

Suicune's Fire

07-10-2014, 05:52 AM

Um, so we DO have until the 20th of July, right? Or am I missing something?

Oh no, sorry, just realised I'd accidentally put the following week's date as this week's end date. No, that was wrong. The actual deadline is the 13th of July, at 11:59pm. Sorry about that guys! D:

~SF.

SassySnivy

07-10-2014, 06:05 AM

Suicune's Fire

07-10-2014, 07:26 AM

That makes more sense. I was confused there for a bit. Nonetheless, I have my entry! And I had a lot of fun with it, hahahah.

WAR Team: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Link to Sprite (http://i.imgur.com/X2PBkie.png)
Sprite Submission: http://i.imgur.com/X2PBkie.png

Hahaha, thanks for bringing it up! I wouldn't have realised otherwise. D: And confused people even more. Well good job! 8D I'm happy you didn't need the extra time or anything. xD It would have sucked if I misled you and that caused you to run out of time to enter. :< Glad you got an entry in!

~SF.

Minunrocks

07-10-2014, 04:49 PM

Thanks Suicune's Fire! It completely slipped my mind to save in PNG! Well anyway, this should be a bit better:
Username: Minunrocks
WAR Team: Team Aqua
Link to Sprite: (Link to the image) http://i.imgur.com/LM5oRNT.png
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image) 867

Pokemon Trainer Sarah

07-11-2014, 12:21 AM

Username: Pokemon Trainer Sarah
WAR Team: Team Trainer
Link to Sprite: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/venusaur_recolor.png
Sprite Submission: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/venusaur_recolor.png

Forestsaur! These scenery-type recolours are so fun. :O

TheProtobabe

07-12-2014, 08:37 PM

Username: TheProtobabe
Team: Team Awesome
Link: http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn81/zorayda-chan/My%20Art/Raikou_hd_zps0f9dcb97.png
Image: http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn81/zorayda-chan/My%20Art/Raikou_hd_zps0f9dcb97.png

Raikou-Dash. :P

TheoreticalSelkie

07-12-2014, 10:24 PM

Username: TheoreticalSelkie
WAR Team: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Link to Sprite: Linky (http://i.imgur.com/chPuVcr.png)
Sprite Submission: http://i.imgur.com/chPuVcr.png

Muah muah, I'm rusty at spriting ahahaha. Was going for some sort of an Oriental opera costume theme or w/e

Suicune's Fire

07-13-2014, 01:57 PM

Week one for WAR Sprite Art has officially ended and no more submissions will be accepted from this point! Thank you all so much for your wonderful entries. I shall have the results for this week up shortly, as well as next week's challenge. :]

~SF.

Suicune's Fire

07-14-2014, 06:41 AM

Firstly, guys, I’d like to say that you all did really well and it was a brilliant turn out, with fifteen entries! So that’s an AWESOME effort! 8D Have a virtual cookie for participating!

*cookie*

Okay, so to the judging. I left a few comments for you all and I hope they help ya. If you wanna skip to the winner (wiener), it’s at the bottom of the post, along with week two’s challenge.

Grading!
Brettles
Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

http://i58.tinypic.com/2mzlgtk.png

Neatness: 6/10
Creativity: 6/10
Overall Look and Effort: 6/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 23/35
Comments:
I did like this one, but there are a few shading errors which let it down, specifically around the neck and chest area, and also down the arms. You’ve mixed up where you’ve coloured the dark shades and the light shades. xD Also the purple dress seems to start in a direct straight line across the waist, rather than using shape to your advantage. The tiny bit of light colour just below the yellow chest protrusion looks out of place and probably should have been purple. I think the whole colour scheme in general was a little too dark.

Tenacity
Team Trainer

http://oi61.tinypic.com/oqlo5v.jpg

Neatness: 9/10
Creativity: 4/10
Overall Look and Effort: 7/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 25/35
Comments:
The idea was pretty basic and although you did execute it well, and it looks very clean and neat, it’s a rather basic recolour without any complexity. I couldn’t really count the blue glowiness—which is cool, but it doesn’t really apply to the whole ‘recolour’ theme considering it’s outside of the sprite. Overall, not a bad mark though. :]

Shiny Totodile
Team Magma

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/189/b/5/negative_colored_dusknoir_by_mrcoolbro3-d7pr40i.jpg

Neatness: 6/10
Creativity: 5/10
Overall Look and Effort: 6/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 22/35
Comments:
I do like the idea of using inverted colours, but there are a lot of points where the colours are too light and it doesn’t really mix very well. The outlines are too light and it makes the black outlines seem incredibly unnecessary against the inverted shades which are lighter. I understand that you were working with a palette that you didn’t create, but in order for inverts to work, which they sometimes don’t considering you’re working with literally the opposite colours that the sprite is meant to have, you need to edit the palette accordingly. I know this makes it technically not a true invert, but using the same colours as the inverted palette gives you, even if it’s not the exact shades you were given, still makes it a valid invert in my opinion. Nice try though.

Corrupt_Voidlich
Team Trainer

http://i62.tinypic.com/33412t3.png

Neatness: 7/10
Creativity: 6/10
Overall Look and Effort: 8/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 26/35
Comments:
This one appeals to me greatly. I enjoy rainbow things, because they’re always linked with happiness for me. It’s also pretty! However, I have a little bit of a problem with the shape of each colour, and the way they sit on the dragonair’s body. Because the body is serpentine, it’s safe to say that the colours would dip down, if that makes sense, to curve around the body. But on the tail, they appear slanted and flat, and on the chest/below that, it’s curved like an upturned smile, although I suppose that’s in the spirit of the rainbow, yes? Thinking about it, it doesn’t make that much difference, but some places look more curved than others. As well as that, the end of the pink up until the orange part sort of blends, meaning you haven’t used enough variety in the lightness/darkness of the shades, and there’s an odd triangle of dark colour on the curve that looks out of place. Anyway, nice looking sprite.

ShadowJay
Team Trainer

http://i.imgur.com/Kx8gOrS.gif

Neatness: 7/10
Creativity: 7/10
Overall Look and Effort: 7/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 26/35
Comments:
I liked this one, but I think it would have looked better if the magma was using the lines between the aggron’s armour as channels for it to flow through, rather than having random streaks across it. The way the tongue and the teeth aren’t separated on the left side makes it look like the tongue is pointed and sticking out of the mouth. xD There are also black outlines everywhere. Overall not a bad submission. :]

Dennis Jansen
Team Aqua

http://i.imgur.com/HWxnPmE.png

Neatness: 3/10
Creativity: 3/10
Overall Look and Effort: 5/10
Relevance: 1/5
Total: 12/35
Comments:
I don’t consider infernos recolours. =/ You’re reshading and you’re getting rid of a lot of lines, which makes it more of a reshade if anything. I would have rejected this sprite as soon as you had posted it had I actually realised what you’d posted, so I do take the blame for that, but you should probably know that this isn’t a recolour. xD

Dragon Master Mike
Team Awesome

http://oi58.tinypic.com/8wi49g.jpg

Neatness: 7/10
Creativity: 1/10
Overall Look and Effort: 4/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 17/35
Comments:
The fact is, a simple recolour isn’t going to cut it when you’re up against submissions of much higher creativity and effort. Nevertheless, you did stick to the theme. One thing about the wings was that the dark green paired with the dark purple-y wings clashed in areas without any outlines because the colour of a charizard is normally much lighter than the wing colour.

Velocity
Team Awesome

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb320/photophinish_2007/sprite-recolor_zpsf2470b95.png

Neatness: 8/10
Creativity: 9/10
Overall Look and Effort: 8/10
Relevance: 4/5
Total: 29/35
Comments:
Not bad at all! I really quite like this concept. It’s creative and it looks good. I had to remove a point from relevance because you removed the tooth, and that’s tampering with outlines. It’s only a small amount though. Changing the stripes was a good idea, and adding “cracks” along it makes it look great. :] Very nice. Definitley a favourite. Some parts are a little light though which makes the dark outlines look very prominent. Perhaps even colouring them a dark green would have worked better.

Pokeman
Team Trainer

http://i.imgur.com/JYIPNu2.png

Neatness: 5/10
Creativity: 6/10
Overall Look and Effort: 5/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 21/35
Comments:
Interestingly coloured, but the black with the white is quite a stark contrast. The outlines on that white part are too light and sort of don’t work with the intense black. The orange colours are very saturated, as are the blue shades, which are not chosen very wisely. All the blues look like different blues rather than shades of the same blue, which does not at all work. The colour choices were good in theory, but they needed to be completely different hues for it to all work smoothly together.

The Frost Dragon
Team Trainer

http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=865&d=1404941521

Neatness: 6/10
Creativity: 1/10
Overall Look and Effort: 4/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 16/35
Comments:
This is very basic and rather plain, as well as not at all creative. Some of the shades look too light and in all honesty it looks like a lighter, much less saturated version of a regular lucario.

Speed-X
Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

http://i.imgur.com/X2PBkie.png

Neatness: 9/10
Creativity: 10/10
Overall Look and Effort: 9/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 33/35
Comments:
I love this idea. Definitely one of the more creative ideas! Background/scenery recolours are some of my favourite recolours. xD Well done. Not really any critique on this other than the grey on the claws could be a bit lighter, as it makes it look almost band-y, but that’s not a big deal.

Minunrocks
Team Aqua

http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=867&d=1405010919

Neatness: 7/10
Creativity: 7/10
Overall Look and Effort: 7/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 26/35
Comments:
A Team Aqua themed May is pretty fitting for you! xD Interesting that this is our only trainer recolour submission. The hair’s outlines are a little light, methinks, but other than that you did this really well. :] Nice work.

Pokemon Trainer Sarah
Team Trainer

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/venusaur_recolor.png

Neatness: 9/10
Creativity: 10/10
Overall Look and Effort: 8/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 32/35
Comments:
I love this one a lot. The only issue, and this is the only thing, is that the scenery here looks very flat upon this venusaur. If you single out the leaf overhanging its face, you’ll notice that the tree is not at all in line with the leaf’s centre, which I think takes away from the pattern a tiny bit. Same with the leg on the right, which has a tree on it that continues onto the back leg. If you were to look at that venusaur from the side, it would look like the tree was on its side and it wouldn’t have a top. xD Unless it all matches up somehow with other tree parts, but I can’t be certain. Otherwise it’s absolutely beautiful and you may very well have won. But wonderful job nonetheless.

TheProtobabe
Team Awesome

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn81/zorayda-chan/My%20Art/Raikou_hd_zps0f9dcb97.png

Neatness: 8/10
Creativity: 6/10
Overall Look and Effort: 6/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 25/35
Comments:
I know I said I usually love rainbow, but this raikou only has rainbow markings. Which, I admit, is pretty awesome, but the rest of it is solidly coloured pretty much. That, to me, is like a basic recolour, which wouldn’t score very highly. Again, some of the outlines are much too light, but overall it’s a nice colour combination. I think it might have looked better if it was smaller as well, given that the colours wouldn’t have looked so spaced apart.

TheoreticalSelkie
Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

http://i.imgur.com/chPuVcr.png

Neatness: 8/10
Creativity: 10/10
Overall Look and Effort: 9/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 32/35
Comments:
Okay, I love this. A lot. XD The only issue I had was that the tops of the ears, in my opinion, perhaps should have been white like the rest of the sprite, because all that red with yellow patterning makes it a little busy up the top with overlaying parts of the sprite. Other than that though, really good.

Winners:

Coming in second place is...

Pokémon Trainer Sarah!
&
TheoreticalSelkie!

Pokémon Trainer Sarah:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/venusaur_recolor.png

TheoreticalSelkie:
http://i.imgur.com/chPuVcr.png

Since this is a tie, you have each been awarded +1 point for your teams. :] Well done!

Coming in first place is...

*confetti*Speed-X!*confetti*

http://i.imgur.com/X2PBkie.png

Congratulations, Speed-X! :D +3 points for you and Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels!

Thank you to everyone who participated. Now for the second week's challenge, which you may begin immediately if you wish...

WEEK TWO:
For this week, your challenge shall be...

-- A simple fusion!
For this fusion, you may choose up to three pokemon to splice together. You can use a minimum of two and a maximum of three. It can be any pokémon except those from Gen 6, unless you completely scratch all the Gen 6 parts.

Check out some winning entries (although these were more than three pokemon mashed together) from the previous WAR! (Made by FrozenChaos from PE2K and me respectively!)
First place (http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a134/Kat77/fcwarfuse.png) | Second Place (http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/4599/bearlectahoundabragrumk.png)

Form:

Username:
WAR Team:
Pokémon used in fusion:
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image)

THE DEADLINE for WEEK TWO is SATURDAY, the 19th of July at 11:59pm, 2014, or until I post judging scores.

Good luck, all! :D And happy WARing!

Brettles

07-14-2014, 07:32 AM

Suicune's Fire

07-14-2014, 10:10 AM

Username:Brettles
WAR Team: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Sprite Submission: Arcaninetales (http://tinypic.com/r/2iu2puc/8)

I was going to be all original and create a Rapidash Pegasus, but then found a whole pile of of other Rapidash Pegasi on the Net, so instead I did some dog breeding and fused the names as well as the Pokemon. Presenting Arcaninetales!

http://i60.tinypic.com/2iu2puc.png

Erm. Nothing is showing up. xD Also you don't need to link to the sprite anymore since I realised doing so is useless to me. xD Just posting the image is fine! But yeah, it's not showing up. When I try to go to TinyPic to see it, it tells me there are errors and it cannot display it. (I do love the name though. ;] )

~SF.

Brettles

07-14-2014, 10:52 AM

Username:Brettles
WAR Team: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Sprite Submission: Arcaninetales (http://tinypic.com/r/2iu2puc/8)

I reuploaded to tinypic, here are two files, a .png and a .jpg
Once again: Presenting Arcaninetales!

http://i60.tinypic.com/2iu2puc.png http://i60.tinypic.com/2iu2puc.jpg

Suicune's Fire

07-14-2014, 11:40 AM

Okay, I can see it now. For some reason it's not showing up in Firefox but when I switch to Chrome I can see it again. Weird. o_O Maybe Firefox doesn't like TinyPic or something. Anyway, good luck. 8D

~SF.

VeloJello

07-14-2014, 01:32 PM

As confirmation: is it ok to scratch on parts from non Gen VI pokemon, or is that disallowed?

Suicune's Fire

07-14-2014, 02:17 PM

As confirmation: is it ok to scratch on parts from non Gen VI pokemon, or is that disallowed?

Hahaha, disallowing scratching on a fusion? Am I MAD? xD I expect people to scratch; a fusion without scratching sounds like a frightening concept. Lol.

In all seriousness though, yes, it's allowed and encouraged. The only point I meant to make was that in order to be able to use Gen VI pokemon, you'd need to scratch it. x) I'll add confirmation to the first page!

~SF.

Dragon Master Mike

07-14-2014, 03:22 PM

Hahaha, disallowing scratching on a fusion? Am I MAD? xD I expect people to scratch; a fusion without scratching sounds like a frightening concept. Lol.

~SF.

I know! Just look at my fusions!

Suicune's Fire

07-14-2014, 03:23 PM

I know! Just look at my fusions!

xD It's fine; I was only kidding...

...partly.

~SF.

Tenacity

07-14-2014, 09:00 PM

Username: Tenacity
WAR Team: Team Trainer
Pokemon used: Lileep + Corsola + Shuckle
Sprite Submission:

http://oi57.tinypic.com/2n0mw05.jpg

Pokemon Trainer Sarah

07-15-2014, 12:31 AM

Congrats Speed-X! Your Meganium was really awesome and I loved the Mt Fuji detail! :D It's really nice to see so many entries for the first week! I hope we get just as much activity this week!

That sprite is adorable Tenacity! I wish that was a real Pokemon because I want one! xD

VeloJello

07-15-2014, 01:08 AM

Suicune's Fire

07-15-2014, 01:36 AM

'Nother question, here (I know, I'm full of 'em :P). Do the finished fusions have to use the palette of one of the Pokemon involved, or can it be something else (say, a Sceptile-Milotic fusion that was purple)?

The only restrictions you have are the basic "no gen VI unless you own the sprite" and "no posting old sprites that you didn't make for this contest specifically." xD You're not restricted by anything else. Choose any pokemon, colour it in any way you like, etc. It's entirely up to you. x)

I LIKE QUESTIONS SO DON'T HESITATE TO ASK! >8D

~SF.

Pokeman

07-15-2014, 11:34 PM

Username: I think you already know.
WAR Team: Team Trainer
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image) http://oi58.tinypic.com/2vnnn5x.jpg

Boom bada bing. I think it's pretty good. But I guess all that matters is if SF thinks so. o3o

Suicune's Fire

07-16-2014, 12:35 PM

Thanks for the submissions so far, guys! :] I just have to be really annoying and add something to the submission forms though, and that's a list of the pokemon you used in the fusion. xD Just so I can be clear.

~SF.

VeloJello

07-16-2014, 09:40 PM

Username: Velocity!
WAR Team: Awesome!
Sprite Submission: http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb320/photophinish_2007/sprite-fusion_zpsfec42150.png
Pokemon used: Garchomp (body), Fearow (feathers, claw hands, foot crests), Hydreigon (head, back and crests).

There isn't a velociraptor Pokemon yet and I'm really upset about that. This was more or less an attempt to simulate one. The colors didn't come from anything in particular, except for perhaps forest camouflage coloration.

Pokemon Trainer Sarah

07-18-2014, 02:15 AM

I have also been working on a dinosaur because obviously we need more! This is the little grass starter I always wanted and what I had hoped Snivy would evolve into!

Username: Pokemon Trainer Sarah
WAR Team: Trainer
Sprite Submission: Florator the Leaf Dinosaur Pokemon. :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/grassraptor4.png
Servine - gen 5 (colours, collar, leafy bits), Cranidos - gen 4 (body, arms, head spikes), Tyrunt - scratched (head, feet)

Minunrocks

07-19-2014, 11:02 PM

Username: Minunrocks
WAR Team: Team Aqua
Pokémon used in fusion: Froslass, Duskull, Dusknoir (Horns are scratched)
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image) 882
Not as neat as I wanted it to be, but I was focusing more on the idea. Basically, I have been watching way to much anime with yokai in them. Since Froslass is already based on a yokai (yuki-onna), I just rolled with it. I made it into one of those yokai with the masks. :3

Coru

07-19-2014, 11:23 PM

Sorry for the last minute entry. I've been quite busy this week, but still wanted to enter so I thought I should create something now before I run out of time. Here's my entry. I liked the concept of Krookadile, so I wanted to combine it with two more pokemon which I liked the concept of. Torterra and Hippowdon. There isn't really much of a big meaning of why I chose these pokemon, it is just that I liked each pokemon separately, so I thought, what would happen if I fused them? I got this.

Username: Corrupt_Voidlich
War Team: Team Trainer
Link: http://i58.tinypic.com/2qxqr6o.png
Image: http://i58.tinypic.com/2qxqr6o.png
Pokemon in fusion: Krookodile (Base), Torterra (Colour, Tree, Rocks), Hippowdon (Sawdust dispenser thingy)
Description: Terradyle, the Sawdust Pokemon. Terradyle has adapted to it's habitat and has grown foliage for camouflage. It has also grown fleshy growths that seem to resemble rocks. The outside of it's body is said to be as hard as wood and is very susceptible to fire. It seems to dispense sawdust from it's legs through two holes. It only dispenses this sawdust to attract a mate and also as a way to confuse it's foe by kicking the sawdust into the foe's face. It is usually found in forests and meadows.

Suicune's Fire

07-20-2014, 12:54 AM

Fantastic entries, everyone! Glad to see them all here. :D

You haven't got long before the contest ends, so make sure you enter your sprites soon, to those who haven't already! Don't worry about the deadline for now; I'll post shortly before I'll post the judging to give people a little more time. Just make sure it happens soon. x)

GOOD LUCK, COMBATANTS!

~SF.

Steel Lunpara

07-20-2014, 03:45 AM

Hold up I'm finally here!

Username: The Frost Dragon
War Team: Team Trainer
Link: It's the this thing. (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=883&d=1405827180)
Sprite Submission: http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=883&d=1405827180
Pokemon Used: Meganium as the base, Tropius as the leaves and Armaldo for some various doodads. God knows how many things were used for the colors.

I finally thought of this when I remembered how I always confused Meganium and Tropius as a kid. In fact, I just thought tropius was the third stage Chikorita. I had no idea what a Meganium actually was.

SassySnivy

07-20-2014, 05:29 AM

Im not sure if I'll be able to make this one...but I will try.

This was totally rushed out within the past hour so I apologize for the quality. T ^ T It didn't turn out as awfully as I thought it would, though, which is a plus I suppose.

Username: Speed-X
War Team: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Link: I don't think this needs to be here, but here you go anyways. :> (http://i.imgur.com/A9ivRIm.png)
Sprite Submission: http://i.imgur.com/A9ivRIm.png
Pokemon Used: Goodra, Togekiss, and some Serperior. (Goodrekiss). Totally a Fairy / Dragon type.

NOW I CAN GO TO BED YAY.

Suicune's Fire

07-21-2014, 02:23 AM

And judging has officially been wrapped up! Well done once again, people, for your great efforts and entries. :] Here are the results.

Grading!
Brettles
Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

http://i60.tinypic.com/2iu2puc.png

Neatness: 6/10
Creativity: 2/10
Overall Look and Effort: 3/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 16/35
Comments:
This fusion is very basic and it looks like you spent a minimal amount of time on it. The way you shaped the part of the mane fur which was clearly the edge of your copy/paste is quite lazy and doesn’t look good, and as for the concept, well it’s pretty basic and it’s not at all a new idea. If you can fused in other places and done more of a crossover than just a head placed on a body, then you would have gotten more points.

Tenacity
Team Trainer

http://oi57.tinypic.com/2n0mw05.jpg

Neatness: 6/10
Creativity: 9/10
Overall Look and Effort: 7/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 27/35
Comments:
I like the concept, and the way you created the fusion is done really well! The face is a little awkward however, mostly just in the placement of the coral “arms” and the line that’s separating the red with the yellow. I’m not sure if it was meant to be curved or straight, as it’s straight toward the back of the head but then gets lumpy, and then right at the front there’s a stray pixel that makes the line dip, which didn’t really make sense. The white ring on the back of the head is also poking out a little too far when, at that angle, I think it would be mostly or nearly completely masked by the head, and therefore you could have just had some of that yellow coral poking out. Overall a good effort and great combination of pokemon. :]

Pokeman
Team Trainer

http://oi58.tinypic.com/2vnnn5x.jpg

Neatness: 5/10
Creativity: 7/10
Overall Look and Effort: 6/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 23/35
Comments:
Your idea is good, but the execution could have been better. At first I thought you’d simply replaced the head, but upon closer inspection, I discovered that you actually used the krokorok as a base and added sceptile parts. The arms should have been higher up, like where the krokorok’s were, and the way you’ve tried to use the red for where the stripes used to be doesn’t work out so well. It’s quite awkwardly shaped. I think the sceptile legs look slightly out of place on the body as well, because they’re slim and they don’t look like they can support a heavy body like that. xD Good concept though.

Velocity
Team Awesome

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb320/photophinish_2007/sprite-fusion_zpsfec42150.png

Neatness: 7/10
Creativity: 9/10
Overall Look and Effort: 7/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 28/35
Comments:
Heh, this made me smile when I saw it. However, I have a few things to point out and the first one is the wing coming across the body. As a first critique, it covers a lot of the body which is disappointing because I would have liked to see what more you did to it. Mainly though, it seems that you’ve inverted a wing that normally faced upwards and was the inside of the wing, yes? The main thing that gives it away (despite the fact that there are no sprites that are in that pose) is the bone along the outside, which you can only normally see on the inside of the wing. On a fearow, anyway. So it makes it seem like something weird has happened and the wing was turned inside out or something. The outlines of the yellow crest on the head are too light in some places and although I realise this is the original shading/placement of pixels, the difference between the red and the yellow makes it not look right when replaced with yellow. Overall, I really do like it though. x)

Pokemon Trainer Sarah
Team Trainer

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/grassraptor4.png

Neatness: 8/10
Creativity: 9/10
Overall Look and Effort: 8/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 30/35
Comments:
I really like what you’ve done with this. It’s creative and it looks great. 8D I think the servine collar is a little too straight and sort of stretches away without much curvature. The yellow band on the leg isn’t really outlined properly so it blends a little with the other colour, and I reckon the claw outlines are a little too light, but apart from that it’s quite good. C: There’s something about the shading but I can’t put my finger on what it is. I think the dark parts stand out quite well but I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing so I won’t mention any more about it. xD Well done.

Minunrocks
Team Aqua

http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=882&d=1405810746

Neatness: 8/10
Creativity: 8/10
Overall Look and Effort: 7/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 28/35
Comments:
This is a very cool idea, and I think you’ve tried it out quite well. I’m confused about the shading though, since it seems to be coming from behind and from in front based on the outlines, so you lot a mark for look & effort for that, but otherwise it’s quite cool. I wasn’t sure whether or not to accept the horns, considering it is technically not part of any of those pokémon. Anyhow, it was nicely done but the shading confused me a little, and I think you could have done a bit more with it. x)

Corrupt_Voidlich
Team Trainer

http://i58.tinypic.com/2qxqr6o.png

Neatness: 8/10
Creativity: 9/10
Overall Look and Effort: 7/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 29/35
Comments:
Very cool concept. O: The sawdust idea is a pretty cool one, especially since it is normally, obviously, sand. Your shading is a little confusing in places, such as on the face rock. At first I couldn’t quite understand what was going on with your chest shading, only to realise that it was a rock on the snout. xD They look more like spikes; I think if you wanted them to be more rock-like, you could have gone for a more grey look rather than making them white. The way you reshaded the nose is a little off considering the light source is to the left, and I think in generally it might be a little over-shaded. I also would have liked to see some more hippowdon. However, I still like it, so nice job. B)

The Frost Dragon
Team Trainer

http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=883&d=1405827180

Neatness: 4/10
Creativity: 6/10
Overall Look and Effort: 4/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 19/35
Comments:
I think this sprite is very lacking. From the flower and up, the whole thing is unchanged and entirely meganium. Generally with a fusion you wanna go with a mix basically everywhere, or nearly everywhere. I would have liked to have seen a lot more tropius and armaldo used in places other than just below the flower. The tail is also strangely placed; I think moving it a little upwards and to the left would have helped. Also lol at you not knowing what a meganium was. XD

Speed-X
Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

http://i.imgur.com/A9ivRIm.png

Neatness: 9/10
Creativity: 10/10
Overall Look and Effort: 9/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 33/35
Comments:
...This thing is feckin’ adorable. I love the way you’ve done the stripes on its back. They’re very smooth and it works really well! The way the wings bend around does look weird, and that diagonal line is bothering me a little, but that’s pretty much my only critique. Everything else is pretty much seamless, including the way you shade and the way you outline. Very well done!

Winners:

Coming in second place is...

Pokémon Trainer Sarah!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/grassraptor4.png

+2 to Team Trainer for your efforts!

Coming in first place is...

*confetti*Speed-X!*confetti*

http://i.imgur.com/A9ivRIm.png

Congratulations, Speed-X, once again! +3 points for you and Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels!

Great job to all and thanks for taking part! Now for the third week's challenge, which you may begin immediately if you wish...

WEEK THREE:
For this week, your challenge shall be...

-- A retype!
Ever wondered what your favourite pokemon looked like as another type? No? Well who cares! This is your chance to choose a pokemon and give it another type. For this, remember that you cannot use Gen VI sprites UNLESS you use parts from a Gen 6 pokemon that you scratched yourself.

Tips:
- Scratching is key. I won't be very happy if I see a snivy with a flame stuck on the end of its tail and a simple recolour of orange. Get creative, guys! Retypes are your chance to take a pokemon and experiment with colours, features, etc. Don't be afraid to change a lot of the pokemon--just as long as it's still recognisable as the pokemon you're using, then you should be fine. :]
- Feel free to get ideas from other pokemon, but try not to just copy and paste. A bit of that is fine, just not too much. Make sure you reshade and clean it all up!

As an example, I dug up an old retype that isn't amazing but will give you an idea:
Ice type ninetales (https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/69x68q90/220/ninetalesicetype.png)

Form:

Username:
WAR Team:
Pokémon & its new type:
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image)

THE DEADLINE for WEEK TWO is SATURDAY, the 26th of July at 11:59pm, 2014, or until I post judging scores (which won’t be till Sunday for you, Monday for me xD).

GOOD LUCK YET AGAIN! Make me proud! ;o;

http://i.imgur.com/5rShmLf.png
http://i.imgur.com/P25LYkE.png

Brettles

07-21-2014, 09:28 AM

Username:Brettles
WAR Team:Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Pokémon & its new type:Blastoise, reimagined as the fire type "Blazetoise"
Sprite Submission: http://i58.tinypic.com/wsry37.png

Previous versions

Version 1: A scratched Blastoise with flamepipes instead of water guns:
http://i58.tinypic.com/aw7ptz.png
Version 2: Added fire breath and recoloured the shell to a nice red:
http://i57.tinypic.com/2prblon.png
Version 3: Neatened it up a bit:
http://i62.tinypic.com/2wbt17b.png
Version 4: Deleted, the whole fire shooting out fo the ears idea did not pan out and looked very silly!

Version 5: Added proper flame to the flame pipes, recoloured the shell:
http://i58.tinypic.com/wsry37.png

Being new to this whole Spriting thing, I had to search up what "Scratching" is. Finally worked out it means drawing it from scratch (Right?). I was a bit worried at having to do that, but I am very happy with the outcome. It is not as neat as some of the amazing work I am seeing in this comp though...Wow some amazing sprites so far. Please keep it up! I am loving the artwork.

SLC

07-21-2014, 11:45 PM

Username: SLC
WAR Team: Yoga Bears
Pokémon & its new type: Magmortar, Water (Magwater heh)
Sprite Submission: http://oi58.tinypic.com/2vlobw9.jpg

Made it into a frog. I tried to get some webbed feet/hand going but the effect didn't really work too well.

VeloJello

07-22-2014, 12:00 AM

Can a dual type be used, but having only one of its types changed (ex a Flying/Fairy Farfetch'd)?

Suicune's Fire

07-22-2014, 03:09 AM

Can a dual type be used, but having only one of its types changed (ex a Flying/Fairy Farfetch'd)?

You really are full of questions, arentcha? x) Haha. Well hm, that's a very good question. I'm going to say yes, mainly because the example you used includes a bird pokemon which, by default, would be part flying. I suppose as long as you make quite obvious changes then it would be alright, yes. :]

Might I just say, Brettles, that you have been very prompt in each of the contests I hold, with all of your entries. xD I'm impressed by your dedication and speed! Also, sorry about using the term scratching without specifying exactly what it is. XD I actually remember that when I was new to spriting, I had seen people use that term and had no idea what it meant either. xD It was solved by google of course, but it's funny that you had the same issue as I did.

~SF.

Fawkes.

07-23-2014, 02:19 PM

Username: Fawkes
WAR Team: Yoga BEars
Pokémon & its new type: Torkoal retyped to water type
Sprite Submission: http://i.imgur.com/LWL3qxm.png

it secretes bubbles instead of smoke :3

SassySnivy

07-25-2014, 05:44 AM

Username: Speed-X
WAR Team: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Pokémon & its new type: Mightyena into a sleeker Fairy-type.
Sprite Submission: http://i.imgur.com/hwfH9e0.png

I officially love making Dark-types into Fairy-types. Made a shiny just for kicks:
http://i.imgur.com/OE92Grb.png

Though I'm thinking if I ever get around to it, this shiny palette should be more blue-violet-based than blue / cerulean.

Minunrocks

07-25-2014, 07:54 PM

Username: Minunrocks
WAR Team: Team Aqua
Pokémon & its new type: Tauros into a ghost type
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image)
885

I never did retypes before so I have no idea how much of it I need to change, so here goes....

Suicune's Fire

07-26-2014, 12:43 AM

Nice entries, guys. :3 Only a day or so left for this week, so make sure you get entries in soon! Though in saying "a day" I probably mean more like two days. xD

~SF.

XaiakuX

07-26-2014, 04:48 AM

I will attempt an entry tomorrow when I've closed my contest. I had an idea and I want to make it a thing.

Elysia

07-26-2014, 06:31 PM

IUsername: Elysia
WAR Team: Team Yoga Bears
Pokemon/New Type: Gyarados, as a Water-Dragon type

Submission:
http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen4/hgss/130.png

...okay, I jest. Dragon Master Mike told me on URPG Chat that I wouldn't get in trouble but jooookes. ._. I'm working on something, but this is my first time spriting and it's turning out awful, so haha nope.

sammy0295

07-27-2014, 07:25 PM

Username: sammy0295
WAR Team: Team Trainer
Pokémon & its new type: Gardevoir retyped to Dark/Ghost
Sprite Submission:
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/208/c/0/gardevoir_retype_by_sammy0295-d7sieer.png

I'm not sure I'm too happy with it, but I wanted to at least get something in this week, so here.

Dragon Master Mike

07-27-2014, 10:03 PM

Pokemon Trainer Sarah

07-27-2014, 11:19 PM

Username: Pokemon Trainer Sarah
WAR Team: Trainer

Fairy Meowth!

http://i.imgur.com/UCYJQ2F.png

Edit: Now that I look at it more, it looks like a poor Meowth that got captured by Corey and forced to dress up as a fairy to please him. XD

Suicune's Fire

07-28-2014, 12:21 AM

IUsername: Elysia
WAR Team: Team Yoga Bears
Pokemon/New Type: Gyarados, as a Water-Dragon type

Submission:
http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen4/hgss/130.png

you win hands down i can't even 1000/10

GREAT ENTRIES, EVERYONE! I'll be judging later today so if you have any last minute entries, get them in ASAP! 8D

~SF.

Suicune's Fire

07-28-2014, 03:20 PM

And now, finally, I give you the scores of Week Three!

Grading!
Brettles
Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

http://i58.tinypic.com/wsry37.png

Neatness: 4/10
Creativity: 5/10
Overall Look and Effort: 6/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 20/35
Comments:
The concept of the cannons shooting fire from them instead of water is actually a pretty good idea, but there wasn’t much else that you changed aside from the colour. I do admire that you went through several stages though. :]

SLC
Team Yoga Bears

http://oi58.tinypic.com/2vlobw9.jpg

Neatness: 7/10
Creativity: 7/10
Overall Look and Effort: 6/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 25/35
Comments:
I’m sensing quite a politoed theme from this, and I like what you were going for. xD The yellow parts had outlines far too bright to be proper outline shades, but the rest was relatively cool. PUN INTENDED.

Fawkes.
Team Yoga Bears

http://i.imgur.com/LWL3qxm.png

Neatness: 2/10
Creativity: 4/10
Overall Look and Effort: 4/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 15/35
Comments:
The concept was good, but you barely changed anything and the colouring was done quite poorly. A nice effort though.

Speed-X
Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

http://i.imgur.com/hwfH9e0.png

Neatness: 9/10
Creativity: 8/10
Overall Look and Effort: 9/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 31/35
Comments:
Very smooth and rather flawless. The changes you made were both subtle and obvious, and contributed very well to your retype choice. Sort of looks a little too girly, although that’s commonly the theme with fairy types, which is a little bit of a disappointment. Nevertheless, an excellent sprite as always. And I agree with you about the shiny palette. xD

Minunrocks
Team Aqua

http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=885&d=1406318025

Neatness: 7/10
Creativity: 8/10
Overall Look and Effort: 8/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 28/35
Comments:
I think you could have done more with this, but what you have is really cool. I love the idea of a phantom tauros. The skull was done well and the shadowy parts on the legs are a good addition, but the overall structure remains fairly consistent with the regular sprite. Nicely done, but more work would have given you a higher score. x)

sammy0295
Team Trainer

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/208/c/0/gardevoir_retype_by_sammy0295-d7sieer.png

Neatness: 8/10
Creativity: 7/10
Overall Look and Effort: 7/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 27/35
Comments:
I quite like your gardevoir, but aside from a recolour and roughing up the dress, it’s a little plain. The holes were done very well and the sprite looks great, but a little more would have worked in your favour. I LOVE the colour palette though. :D

Pokemon Trainer Sarah
Team Trainer

http://i.imgur.com/UCYJQ2F.png

Neatness: 8/10
Creativity: 9/10
Overall Look and Effort: 8/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 30/35
Comments:
Very fair point about Corey. XD I love what you did here. It looks like really natural edits, and almost like it could be a meowth mega-evolution into a party fairy type. xD There’s just something off about the face, though. I know the Black and White sprite is like that by default, but there’s something off with the eyes; they aren’t shaped properly and the head isn’t oval enough. For me it’s those small details that let down the sprite, even though you did something pretty cool with it.

Winners:

Coming in second place is...

Pokémon Trainer Sarah!

http://i.imgur.com/UCYJQ2F.png

+2 to Team Trainer for your great sprite, yet again winning second place.

Coming in first place is...

*confetti*Speed-X!*confetti*

http://i.imgur.com/hwfH9e0.png

Congratulations, Speed-X, for three weeks in a row! +3 points for Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on your behalf!

WEEK FOUR:
For this week, your challenge shall be...

-- Lineart Challenge!
This week, I want everyone to step up a little. This will take more time than previous weeks, probably, and here's why. You have to take a pokémon's outline, from any pre-existing official, in-game sprite, and erase everything inside it. You keep ONLY the outline of the sprite, and then create an entirely new sprite within those outlines. You have to be careful here, because you need to choose a pokémon with versatile outlines, otherwise you might get stuck with something that's too difficult to make into something else. In case you're wondering (Velocity), you cannot make an existing pokémon out of another pokémon's outlines. This is to prevent pokémon with common shapes from being used in other sprites' outlines, such as taking a plusle outline and making a minun within it. Not that that would work anyway, because you need to erase everything within the outlines. Only the very outer lines have to be intact and unaltered. I will be checking every outline to make sure that they are exactly the same as the sprite they were taken from. If they have been altered, then the entries will be either disqualified, or, if it's only one or two pixels, you will lose grading marks.

You may rotate the outlines in increments of 90 only. This is to avoid pixel distortion. This can be done in order to give you more anatomical options if you so desire.

Tips:
- Make anything within the lines, whether it's pokémon related or not. It can be a weird clock if you like. Make sure you colour and shade appropriately.
- I'm looking for not only creative entries, but also well done entries. Take a look on Google for some sprite tutorials on how to shade if you're unsure, or even observe an object in real life to get a bit of an idea.

As an example, Shadow Tracker Max and I completed a sprite which originally had a bulbasaur outline:
Step #1 (http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll34/goldflareon/dd_zps3f9c040e.png) ; Step #2 (http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll34/goldflareon/sp_zps88bfb25f.png)

Form:

Username:
WAR Team:
Pokémon outline you used:
Description of your new sprite:
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image)

THE DEADLINE for WEEK FOUR is SUNDAY, the 3rd of August at 11:59pm, 2014, or until I post judging scores.

GOOD LUCK! 8D

Pokemon Trainer Sarah

07-28-2014, 10:37 PM

I really appreciate all the detail you give in the grading! Congrats Speed, brilliant as always! :) I really liked yours too Minunrocks! :D

The next theme sounds really fun!

Suicune's Fire

07-29-2014, 02:12 PM

I really appreciate all the detail you give in the grading! Congrats Speed, brilliant as always! :) I really liked yours too Minunrocks! :D

The next theme sounds really fun!

Aw, thanks. c: It's my pleasure. It's funny since I gave less detail this time 'round than last time. xD I want you guys to see how I grade so you can get a good grasp of what I'm after, so I figure it helps. ^^ YES THEY DID REALLY WELL. 8D And everyone else as well!

Looking forward to entries this week. :3

~SF.

Minunrocks

07-29-2014, 03:02 PM

Question: When you say that the outline can't be altered, does that mean we can't recolor it?

XaiakuX

07-29-2014, 05:30 PM

Question: When you say that the outline can't be altered, does that mean we can't recolor it?

I really hope that isn't the case, else this my entry would become invalid.

Username:

XaiakuX

WAR Team:

Better than yours.
(Awesome)

Pokémon outline you used:

Joomplooff (http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/sprites/bw/189.png)

Description of your new sprite:

Occrish

The Occular Radish Pokémon
Psychic/Grass

This Pokémon uses its three large eyes to see its opponents moves before they can make them. It is also delicious in stew.

Sprite Submission:

http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu222/SirX-kun/Sprites/Outlinethingy.png

VeloJello

07-29-2014, 06:33 PM

Minunrocks, I think so. The example sprite's outlines have had color added to them.

Teacher! I have a question! Can I recolor my sprite to match, say, something from another game, or would that knock out some of my creativity points?

Suicune's Fire

07-29-2014, 10:58 PM

Question: When you say that the outline can't be altered, does that mean we can't recolor it?
No, that's not what I meant. x) You just can't change the outline's position or extend it or anything. You can recolour it, just not add or subtract from it. x)

Teacher! I have a question! Can I recolor my sprite to match, say, something from another game, or would that knock out some of my creativity points?

No, that's fine. x) You can make it another pokemon, even, so creativity is less to do with what you make it into than it is to do with how you use your outlines, if that makes sense. Just do what you like. 8D

~SF.

Brettles

07-31-2014, 08:39 AM

Username: Brettles
WAR Team: Dirty Rotten scoundrels
Pokémon outline you used: Vulpix
Description of your new sprite: AquaTeddy: Normal/Water: Even mermaids need a teddy. This Teddy looks cute right up until it wraps you in a Bear hug and drags you to the depths.
Sprite Submission: http://i58.tinypic.com/24loh83.png

Other Attempts:

AquaTeddy before I tried adding shading: http://i57.tinypic.com/sor4pf.png
I turned electrode into Mars :http://i62.tinypic.com/do5gqu.png (Cause I'm just that talented) :)
also
Exeggutor into a golden tailed owl: http://i61.tinypic.com/vqof3a.png

Kakuna as an Acorn: http://i58.tinypic.com/2eahq2r.png

Suicune's Fire

07-31-2014, 10:16 AM

@XaiakuX LOL I love your three-eyed monster! That mouth makes it look hilarious. xD I really like that you took it and turned it into something totally different. Not so sure I'd want to eat one though... xD

Username: Brettles
WAR Team: Dirty Rotten scoundrels
Pokémon outline you used: Vulpix
Description of your new sprite: AquaTeddy: Normal/Water: Even mermaids need a teddy. This Teddy looks cute right up until it wraps you in a Bear hug and drags you to the depths.
Sprite Submission: http://i57.tinypic.com/sor4pf.png

Other Attempts:

I turned electrode into Mars :http://i62.tinypic.com/do5gqu.png (Cause I'm just that talented) :)
also
Exeggutor into a golden tailed owl: http://i61.tinypic.com/vqof3a.png

Kakuna as an Acorn: http://i58.tinypic.com/2eahq2r.png

Oh my gosh, all of those are fantastic! XD Especially Mars. ;D But seriously, well done. Good thinking turning the sprites like that. :D I do suggest shading it, but maybe you should keep an old copy of the unshaded version in case. x) Also I love the description!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!

~SF.

Minunrocks

07-31-2014, 07:03 PM

Username: Minunrocks
WAR Team: Team Aqua
Pokémon outline you used: Shellos (East Sea)
Description of your new sprite:
Kisrawr- Fairy/Dragon
Kisrawr, the fairy doll pokemon. Possibly the cutest dragon type next to Goomy. This pokemon is gentle and well loved among little girls. This pokemon likes to act like dolls- staying still and being cuddled by people.
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image)
889
I never this this before so I hope I am doing this right. Also sorry if the shading looks weird. Shading is my number one weakness. Also, no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't seem to get the face right. After messing around with it for like, half an hour, I just settled on this. XP

SassySnivy

07-31-2014, 09:59 PM

Your image is broken, Minun. ^^;

Minunrocks

08-01-2014, 03:26 AM

I can see the image just fine on my computer. But I'll resubmit my entry and see if it would work.

Username: Minunrocks
WAR Team: Team Aqua
Pokémon outline you used: Shellos (East Sea)
Description of your new sprite:
Kisrawr- Fairy/Dragon
Kisrawr, the fairy doll pokemon. Possibly the cutest dragon type next to Goomy. This pokemon is gentle and well loved among little girls. This pokemon likes to act like dolls- staying still and being cuddled by people.
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image)
890

SassySnivy

08-02-2014, 12:30 AM

Minun, that is freaking adorable.

I will be out of town, but hoping to have mine up this weekend. :>

Username: Speed-X
WAR Team: Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Pokémon outline you used: BW Hariyama
Description of your new sprite: When I flipped the silhouette, I saw wings. Then I thought of owls, then owl clocks. So, yeah. Nothing on the outside was altered, it still keeps its exact shape.
Sprite Submission (process):
http://i.imgur.com/J9xIFw4.png http://i.imgur.com/VYFAgpN.png http://i.imgur.com/ZZFY00j.png http://i.imgur.com/HOyEcLs.png

Pokemon Trainer Sarah

08-04-2014, 01:46 AM

Username: Pokemon Trainer Sarah
WAR Team: Trainer
Pokémon outline you used: Nosepass (Ruby/Sapphire)
Description of your new sprite: Cubone skull
Sprite Submission:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/cuboneskull2.png

And progress shot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/cuboneskullprog.png

I know we weren't allowed to change it into a Pokemon but this technically isn't a Pokemon. XD But if it's still not allowed, I understand. :)

Speed-X, that owl is so incredible. :O

SassySnivy

08-04-2014, 02:16 AM

Thank you! I just kinda WINGED it. AHAHAHAHAHAH...yeah.

Its amazing how differently our brain perceives something when its been flipped. With those silhouettes, you still see the original Pokemon and then flip it and OH GEEZ WHERE DID IT GO. The right side of the brain is cool. I love what you did with yours! <3

Im getting antsy to see the scores. XD

Pokemon Trainer Sarah

08-04-2014, 03:48 AM

SassySnivy

08-04-2014, 04:12 AM

Nah, that was the first thing I saw. XD I mean I definitely edited it a lot throughout (changed its eyes from serious to owl clock-esqued, switched owl belly to clock face, no visible line separating upper and lower segments of beak, etc), but yeah. ^^;

Pokemon Trainer Sarah

08-04-2014, 04:28 AM

Oh, cool, you got it first try! xD I tried a rotated Zigzagoon first and was gonna make some weird dog/seahorse thing, but it didn't work out haha. It is a really fun way to sprite though, especially if you can't think of what to make!

Suicune's Fire

08-05-2014, 02:21 AM

Great job on all the entries, everyone! I will be posting judging results shortly, so no more entries will be accepted past this point. :]

Grading!
XaiakuX
Team Awesome

http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu222/SirX-kun/Sprites/Outlinethingy.png

Neatness: 6/10
Creativity: 5/10
Overall Look and Effort: 6/10
Relevance: 2/5
Total: 19/35
Comments:
That smile does make me laugh. xD The saturated hues of the body makes it look like a sucked-on lollipop a little. xD The idea is pretty similar to the original sprite, however, so I don’t think it was that creative. The outlines are far too light, to the point of near-invisibility, as well. Overall I would have liked to see something much different from the original. The biggest downfall...you changed the outlines. Yeah, it’s only tiny, but not only did you eliminate lines from the contour, but you added a pixel in one spot as well. Doesn’t matter if it’s a single pixel because the challenge was not to alter the outlines, and you did. Because it wasn’t drastic, you didn’t lose all 5 points for that.

Brettles
Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

http://i58.tinypic.com/24loh83.png

Neatness: 6/10
Creativity: 9/10
Overall Look and Effort: 6/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 26/35
Comments:
Not the first to submit this time! xD Oh well. I still really like this sprite. The description makes it seem pretty cool and the face is hilarious, but the shading is fairly sub-par, unfortunately. I do like what you did with it. I nearly got you for a two-pixel wide gap between the legs of the original vulpix sprite, but because the gap isn’t open, then I won’t count that as the outline. I should have specified that in the rules but I didn’t think to. xD Well done.

Minunrocks
Team Aqua

http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=890&d=1406833327

Neatness: 8/10
Creativity: 6/10
Overall Look and Effort: 6/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 25/35
Comments:
This is quite adorable. xD However, I do see immediate similarities, such as the legs and placement of practically everything else, and this is further confirmed when I zoom in. This lost your some creativity points, and an effort point, because you sorta went with what the sprite had already given you. Nevertheless, a decent sprite so well done. x)

Speed-X
Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

http://i.imgur.com/HOyEcLs.png

Neatness: 10/10
Creativity: 10/10
Overall Look and Effort: 10/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 35/35
Comments:
Fantastic. xD This is an ideal entry for what I had in mind. It’s genuinely amazing what can be done with a mere outline! I haven’t got much to say about this other than it looks completely professional and was an extremely creative use of a hariyama. I couldn’t find a fault.

Pokemon Trainer Sarah
Team Trainer

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/cuboneskull2.png

Neatness: 8/10
Creativity: 9/10
Overall Look and Effort: 8/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 30/35
Comments:
I really like this one. Even though it’s a cubone skull, it’s not an actual cubone, so it’s all good! The fact that you could make this out of a nosepass is amazing. Really cool idea. The shading style really matches the bone texture. It makes it look really smooth. c: However, there are parts around the eye that clash with the black, and the edges of the socket are a bit jagged. Other than that, awesome job.

Winners:

Coming in second place is...

Pokémon Trainer Sarah!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/cuboneskull2.png

+2 to Team Trainer for that sweet skull!

Coming in first place is...

*confetti*Speed-X!*confetti*

http://i.imgur.com/HOyEcLs.png

Congratulations, Speed-X! +3 points for you and Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels!
I feel like I should give you extra points for winning all these weeks so far. xD But I can’t. Ahem.

Contestants...
There have been some amazing entries so far, but all these challenges boil down to the final test. Welcome to WAR I: Week Five.

WEEK FIVE: THE FINAL WEEK
For the very last week of WAR I, your challenge is...

-- A Scratch Sprite! With a twist
That’s right. This week, your entry has to be entirely from scratch. This means, no bases, no pre-made outlines, nothing. Just you and your empty canvas, until you form something from scratch. But that's not it. Here’s the catch.

Your sprite's palette has to be based off one single colour, which has a maximum of four shades. And what do I mean by that? I mean that, in your palette, you have to have ONLY four different variations of one colour. Just like the Game Boy Pokémon games, where you'd have a sprite that had black, white, and two other colours to it.

This does NOT mean "Oh cool, I'll use red, green, blue and yellow!" and then you have multiple shades of each colour. No, you have to choose one colour, and use four shades based around that for your entire sprite! Challenging, right? You can dance around this a little and use yellow, but then have your darker colour as an orangy-yellow, as that would still count as yellow, but only if the shades are close enough that they're not obviously two different actual colours.

Restrictions:
- Your sprite may not breach the 96x96 DS sprite dimensions. I will be checking this come judging, so don't think you can get away with an extra pixel. ;3
- If your sprite is not within the 96x96 restriction, you will lose ALL "Relevance" points in grading.
- If your sprite contains more than 4 overall colours to the palette, you will lose ALL "Relevance" points in grading.
- You may edit your sprite up until the deadline, even if it's been submitted.
- You may choose anything to sprite, as long as it fits within general PXR rules (a.k.a. have some decency).
- You must have fun. YOU MUST.

If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to ask! This is the form you will be using:

Form:

Username:
WAR Team:
Description of your scratch sprite:
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image)

THE DEADLINE for WEEK TWO is SUNDAY, the 10th of August at 11:59pm, 2014, or until I post judging scores. Feel free to submit something if it's past the date but I haven't posted results yet!

SassySnivy

08-05-2014, 02:45 AM

WOW. I am really shocked. 35/35? Holy crapola. ._.

I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with this week! I hope I won't be the only one entering. ^^;;;

Suicune's Fire

08-05-2014, 02:49 AM

WOW. I am really shocked. 35/35? Holy crapola. ._.

I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with this week! I hope I won't be the only one entering. ^^;;;

I was very impressed with that creativity, guuuurl! xD And your superb spriting style.

Same here! And yeah, me too. xD I'd love if everyone could participate in the final week! It is the final week, after all. ;o; To those who do choose to participate, good luck. :3

~SF.

Pokemon Trainer Sarah

08-05-2014, 03:06 AM

Congrats Speed! I don't think there was any doubt that you would win. :D

Yay for second! I'm finding all the crits so helpful during grading. :)

Suicune's Fire

08-05-2014, 03:19 AM

Congrats Speed! I don't think there was any doubt that you would win. :D

Yay for second! I'm finding all the crits so helpful during grading. :)

xD I feel like I'm becoming quite repetitive in this contest. SPEED Y U BE SO EXPERIENCED

That's awesome. :D I'm really glad you are, especially since they're normally quick tips. xD

~SF.

SassySnivy

08-05-2014, 03:28 AM

The best prize of all when it comes to contests like these is making the most out of everything you're given. And if the competition were based on that, Sarah, you'd have me beat. You and Brettles, because you both seem to be getting a lot out of this and making the most of the short bursts of criticism you both receive. :D

Brettles

08-05-2014, 03:41 AM

My confidence fom week 1 to now has grown immensely. All the tips week to week have been like a master-class. I am looking forward to trying this 1 colour, 4shades challenge.

MrZangetsu

08-05-2014, 07:18 AM

Username: MrZangetsu

WAR Team: Team Trainer

Description of your scratch sprite:

With the upcoming R/S remakes evident, I wanted to make something inspired by the hoenn region, since the main two games are based upon rubies and sapphires, and there's a triplet of legendaries dedicated to golems, I decided to make a "ruby" golem
Sprite Submission: 894

Brettles

08-05-2014, 09:10 AM

Username:Brettles
WAR Team: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Description of your scratch sprite: I am in a bit of a dragon mode at the moment. I made a birthday cake with hand made Fondant dragon for a birthday cake (See image in spoiler). This inspired me to make a scratch sprite with a mini dragon. I named the file Bobby, because it reminds me of a bobble-head dragon.
Sprite Submission: http://i62.tinypic.com/vskm0l.png

Previous versions
Version 1
http://i58.tinypic.com/30tkikh.png

Version 2
http://i58.tinypic.com/2dvpjit.png

Version 3
http://i58.tinypic.com/24osiki.png

This is my usual artistic outlet:
http://i59.tinypic.com/xgfcy0.jpg

Steel Lunpara

08-06-2014, 04:03 AM

This is my usual artistic outlet:
http://i59.tinypic.com/xgfcy0.jpg

Wha- But... You can't even eat that! Nobody could bring themselves to eat something awesome like that!

XaiakuX

08-10-2014, 05:07 AM

Username: XaiakuX

WAR Team: Awesome

Description of your scratch sprite: Now, I hate doing scratch sprites, especially when I'm limited to 4 total shades of a single color. But I did it. It is based heavily off of the Slime from Maplestory (http://pandodaily.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/king_slime_solo.png?w=300&h=212). However, I also drew inspiration from all of the slimes in the world of Action/Adventure RPG games. So it is green, it is creepy, and it is precisely 4 shades. Black, White, Dark Green, and... Green. I also tried my damnedest to make it look like something out of RBGY. It's not easy.

Sprite Submission:

http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu222/SirX-kun/Sprites/Untitled-2.png

For the huge close up of this creepy slime monster:

http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu222/SirX-kun/Sprites/Untitled-5.png

Minunrocks

08-11-2014, 12:40 AM

Username: Minunrocks
WAR Team: Team Aqua
Description of your scratch sprite: Roachibiri: The cockroach pokemon. Type: Bug/Flying. About 1 foot tall, 2 feet long, and about 1 foot wide. Weighs about 30 pounds. Roachibiri are extremely hard to beat because for some reason, they won't go down. Put them in a vacuum (no, not the cleaning kind), "I'm still alive sucker!" Set them on fire, "You think that can get rid of me?!" Put them in radiation, "Hahaha. Nope." Trainers view Roachibiris as pests when they have to battle against them.
Sprite Submission: (Post the actual image)
896

The instructions were kinda confusing, but I figured that it was too late to ask. I was confused about the whole colors thing, so I just decided to go with four colors total. The colors I used are below the sprite. Although I'm not that good at scratching, I decided to enter anyway. Hope you like it! :3

SassySnivy

08-11-2014, 02:09 AM

At first I honestly didn't think I'd get to enter anything, but I had a lot of fun with this.

Username: Speed-X
WAR Team: Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Description of your scratch sprite: Wanted to be different and did almost a mugshot instead of a full-body shot. I looked at shiny Garbodor's colors, and thought "YES. THIS." Used the cluster method again, this time not using many, if any, defined lines. Something was said that clearly made this shiny Garbodor uncomfortable....
Sprite Submission: http://i.imgur.com/17hWDvc.png

Pokemon Trainer Sarah

08-11-2014, 08:23 AM

Username: Pokemon Trainer Sarah
WAR Team: Trainer
Description of your scratch sprite: A sad little Bulbasaur done in old school style. Never done one of these before, it was pretty fun to try!
Sprite Submission: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/oldbulba.png

Chibi Altaria

08-11-2014, 10:38 AM

Pokemon Trainer Sarah

08-11-2014, 10:26 PM

Sarah, that is sooooo cute! :D Good luck!

Aww thank you! I'm seriously impressed by everyone's entries and the improvements we've all made over the weeks! :D Using only four shades was really difficult. xD

Suicune's Fire

08-11-2014, 11:48 PM

Alright, homies, I'll be posting the results soon so good luck to all of you! :D I agree with Sarah. You've all come so far and it's delightful to see such awesome entries. x) And don't worry, Minunrocks, you did it right. :D

Chibi Altaria

08-12-2014, 02:07 AM

I only wish I had time to enter. TT__TT But sadly I don't have enough free time in my week to enter three categories.

I also think by trying lots of different things, even those we don't like, we're always going to get a bit better.

SassySnivy

08-12-2014, 02:14 AM

Good luck to everyone! This is the FINAL TRIAL....
XD

Suicune's Fire

08-12-2014, 08:10 PM

Hey guys. I'm so sorry I'm late with this but here you go!

Grading!
MrZangetsu
Team Trainer

http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=894&d=1407222896

Neatness: 4/10
Creativity: 8/10
Overall Look and Effort: 5/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 22/35
Comments:
I can really appreciate your tribute to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. I like that you chose to do a ruby golem, even if it’s not the traditional pokémon “Golem.” Lol. Anyway, the style of shading is cell, I believe, which doesn’t translate well when dealing with light sources. I understand you may have been going for a ‘reflective gemstone’ sort of look, but it doesn’t really look like it. If you hadn’t explained that that’s what your sprite was, I wouldn’t have known. Everything is very uneven and unrefined, so I would encourage you to spend more time ensuring that lines are appropriately shaped (such as roundness for the head), and also that the shades of red aren’t too close together. The darkest lines would do better if they were darker, because there isn’t enough of a distinction based on the richness of the red you’ve gone for. All in all though, cool idea. :]

Brettles
Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

http://i62.tinypic.com/vskm0l.png

Neatness: 7/10
Creativity: 7/10
Overall Look and Effort: 7/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 26/35
Comments:
Ooh, just within the 96x96 pixel restriction! I always enjoy seeing the processes you go through; it helps me mark you higher for effort, and your end result is always an improvement from your previous attempts. I like that you took the time to do the scales. I think the black stripes were a good idea, as it fills that empty space and gives a more elaborate feel. I think the oversized head takes away from the sprite, as it deducts from a level of realism and comprehension. That might be a strange thing to say, but for me I don’t like the giant head. The light source is also questionable, but overall you didn’t do too badly. :] AWESOME CAKE BY THE WAY!

XaiakuX
Team Awesome

http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu222/SirX-kun/Sprites/Untitled-2.png

Neatness: 5/10
Creativity: 7/10
Overall Look and Effort: 6/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 23/35
Comments:
I do enjoy slimes, but this one is pretty jagged. There are many places where you could have made the lines much smoother and rounded, which only requires a little bit of tweaking but makes a huge difference. The shading isn’t bad, but it could be better. Contrary to your statement, I don’t find this thing the slightest bit creepy; in fact, it’s quite cute. xD Nice job, but keep in mind to stick to smooth lines and shapes. x)

Minunrocks
Team Aqua

http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=896&d=1407717518

Neatness: 8/10
Creativity: 9/10
Overall Look and Effort: 8/10
Relevance: 0/5
Total: 25/35
Comments:
Minun...I really liked this sprite. It was one of my favourites of this whole round, but you had more than four colours. D: You had six, or seven including the white background. You probably used some colours and then scrapped them, but the different shades are still there and weren’t replaced by the new colours you used. If you open it up in a program that can check a colour palette, you’ll see that you have six browns, and one white. If you’d had four browns and one white which was ONLY used for the background, I would have accepted it as four, but there are six total, excluding the white. =/ Which is a real shame. Well, you did well anyhow, even if you didn’t place. :] I liked the way you shaded, I liked the compactness of the small sprite, and I like how you utilised “four” colours. You DID think you were working with four, and the only reason it’s not four is because you forgot to recolour some shades, unfortunately. Great job on the sprite. :]

Speed-X
Team Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

http://i.imgur.com/17hWDvc.png

Neatness: 7/10
Creativity: 8/10
Overall Look and Effort: 8/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 28/35
Comments:
At first I thought you’d run out of room for the rest of the sprite before I realised that, no, the mugshot was intentional. xD It’s cool though. I like the style in which you did this. It’s smart to choose shades that are close together, but not too close, so that you can allow for more detail and less of a conventional, standard sprite. It give a certain softness that isn’t present with stark whites and blacks, but at the same time, I find myself not so fond of lineless sprites. It was smart to go with one though. I can’t deny that you’ve got mad skillz though!

Pokemon Trainer Sarah
Team Trainer

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/oldbulba.png

Neatness: 8/10
Creativity: 8/10
Overall Look and Effort: 7/10
Relevance: 5/5
Total: 28/35
Comments:
This is quite adorable! I feel like you could have utilised the black or white better somehow, although in saying that, it’s hard to sacrifice either of those. xD So maybe don’t listen to me, ‘cause using four shades is hard. All in all I think it’s adorable and you did well. And because I’m hard-pressed to choose between you two, you’re gonna come in at a tie, which means there’s technically no second place...which I reckon is dumb, but that’s the way the rules work, so well done. xD

Winners:

Coming tied in first place are...

*confetti*Speed-X & Pokemon Trainer Sarah!*confetti*

http://i.imgur.com/17hWDvc.png http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v669/pokemontrainersarah/oldbulba.png

Congratulations, you two! I believe you get to share your first and second points, which means 2.5 points for you and your teams. :]

This was a great contest and I had a good time judging it, so thanks for all making this a great experience. This concludes PXR's first ever WAR!

~SF.

Minunrocks

08-13-2014, 03:35 AM

Oh nuu! And I thought I had made sure that the colors that I scrapped were gone! Oh well. :P

Suicune's Fire

08-13-2014, 06:04 AM

It's always a good idea to get it open in a program that can check the palette for you. xD It's a real shame because otherwise you would have won. Oh well! The other two deserved it as well. :]

~SF.

Pokemon Trainer Sarah

08-13-2014, 10:25 PM

Aw that's too bad, Minun. I thought yours was really awesome too! Congrats again Speed and thanks for all your hard work Xanthe! Your comments were really helpful. This was a super fun WAR :D