Artfight?

[Corgithellama]

Is anyone doing artfight this year? I want to follow some of you guys!

[pepper]

I am not doing it through the site this year (no shade I just have my old lady yells at clouds opinions). But hey check out my site and if ya like my OCs feel free to reach out for an art trade!

[opomo]

im gonna try to do artfight !!! its been years since ive been able to and would love friends to trade art with >:3

check it out

https://artfight.net/~opomo

[Noah_S]

I have never done it, and opomo's link is the first place where I've seen an explanation of what it is.

Are the team themes just for fun or are do they have importance for what you're supposed to draw?

I'm thinking of joining. This is day 3 when I don't feel able to draw for my webcomic, and I think doing something completely different might help.

[sunnyp4rk]

I used to do Art Fight a few years ago, but after 2022 I just stopped. I don't really have much time for it with my real life.

[Noah_S]

https://artfight.net/~Noah-S

I just joined team mystery

[Squidiottt]

TEAM TRAGEDY GOOO1!!1!
https://artfight.net/~Squidiottt

[candycanearter07]

https://artfight.net/~candycanearter

[haumeaGeth]

Are the team themes just for fun or are do they have importance for what you're supposed to draw?

Nope, they're just for fun!

I'm doing Art Fight again this year too! I get more excited for Art Fight than I do for my birthday xD
Boop- Here's my profile: https://artfight.net/~SquishyPudding
I like to aim for odd little simple-shaped characters. Silly little guys just make me happy

[MediocreMetastasis]

I'm doing it.
https://artfight.net/~MediocreMetastasis


Also, what's your guys opinion on the no tracing 3D models rule. I'm kinda indifferent about it as art fight is meant to be a competition. Maybe they could've implemented the rule better (like deducting points if people trace on 3D references rather than banning it) but people are overreacting IMO.
If I'm missing something here let me know.

[squidlifecrisis]

Also, what's your guys opinion on the no tracing 3D models rule. I'm kinda indifferent about it as art fight is meant to be a competition. Maybe they could've implemented the rule better (like deducting points if people trace on 3D references rather than banning it) but people are overreacting IMO.
If I'm missing something here let me know.

oh dang, first I've heard of it. (I'm not participating this year, though)

I would not want to receive art that was traced from photos, memes, bases, or 3D models. It looks lazy to me. Tracing says, "I quit, I don't care, and I don't want to improve; I just want to post it already."

However... I recognize not everyone feels the same. I don't think a blanket ban is the best way to handle it. Give each user a toggle box or space to declare whether they're okay with it, same as opting out of gore/nsfw/anything else.

Some of us are snobs, but we can't hold everyone to that standard. it's supposed to be a fun event for everyone!

[Noah_S]

I've been looking at profiles of people who have participated before and I've been seeing "defenses". Are those from friendly fire?

[Dynaknights]

I would not want to receive art that was traced from photos, memes, bases, or 3D models. It looks lazy to me. Tracing says, "I quit, I don't care, and I don't want to improve; I just want to post it already."

I think the validity of tracing depends on what someone's using it for along with proper credits (if needed).

For example, I remember sometimes drawing my own characters onto images from Pinterest, 3D models, or those draw the squad memes from the 2010s when I was a kid not out of laziness, but to be more capable of drawing something like those in the future. I didn't understand how anatomy worked at all -- because I was a kid, y'know -- and I'd say those aided in my understanding of it now, even though my own art is so very, very stylized.
There's also people I've seen trace parts of an image and then freestyle the rest. I suppose its handiness with aiding someone's understanding of how to draw something depends on what's being traced along with who's doing it (I used to trace perspective shots, but I found out I'd rather just look at a tutorial... ).

However, I get what you're saying. I personally don't know how to feel about it, but I agree with you that there shouldn't be a site-wide ban. Maybe the admins will consider tweaking it in the future?

[haumeaGeth]

I've been looking at profiles of people who have participated before and I've been seeing "defenses". Are those from friendly fire?

Defenses are attacks received by the user, friendly or otherwise.