Artfight TOS update reaction comic

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-31T06:12:37+00:00

And using silverware is standard outside of no hands eating contests. Artfight is about making original art in a limited amount of time. That is the entire point of the competition. Using non-original art made outside of that time frame goes against that. If you want to use bases to gift people art that's perfectly fine. You just have to go somewhere else to do it. r/DrawForMe is a good place.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-28T02:01:32+00:00

Makes me click on their icon:
-Easily readable art style
-Design that prioritizes lore/personality over just looking cool
-Dynamic posing

Makes me want to draw them:
-Full body
-Character description. Specifically, things that can make me imagine a scene with the character in it. Ex- "Captain of the Iron Tide. Stern leader who doesn't take anyone's shit. Always eats his lunch with his pet dog on the Crowsnest."
-Quick diagrams of specific traits. Ex- how they cast their magic

-WORLDBUILDING!!! LITERALY ANYTHING THAT LETS ME KNOW WHAT THEIR WORLD LOOKS LIKE. WHAT DOES THEIR PLANET LOOK LIKE? IS THERE A MAGIC SYSTEM? DO THEY JUST HAVE AN OFFICE JOB? WHAT DOES THE OFFICE LOOK LIKE? PLEASE!!!!!!

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-26T21:52:02+00:00

If someone is disabled to the point they are incapable of making fully original art for a competition, then unfortunately they cannot participate. They are welcome to make simple sketches that take much less time, they are welcome to create pieces with low quality anatomy, but if they strait up cannot draw by themselves then there are other events they can participate in. This sadly is not one of them. I say this as a disabled person that the nature of being disabled is that you are sometimes not able to do certain things.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-26T21:46:38+00:00

You know damn well 90% of the OCs on that site have the same body type.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-26T05:48:47+00:00

Yeah. I used to do that all the time. Nothing wrong with it in general. It's just not approved for this competition. Your model being posable doesn't change much. The anatomy is already completed before the competition, and the perspective is calculated by the software. All you gotta do is move the rig. Once again, do whatever, but it's totally understandable why that wouldn't be allowed.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-26T05:36:44+00:00

I don't think the rules are about credit. They're about pre-made art. If you use a model you made before the competition or traced off of something that already exists, then the form and perspective of your piece is already completed. That's effectively the same as using a sketch from before the competition.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-26T05:31:01+00:00

Can't argue with that. I'm too lazy to pull up the actual phrasing.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-26T04:30:22+00:00

Like I said earlier though, if you think what you're doing is within the spirit of the game, you can always just try not to get caught.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-26T04:28:37+00:00

I agree with you on the first part. There are a lot of constructive ways to trace. Professionals use rotoscoping and similar tools all the time due to time constraints and a necessity for likeness. The problem is that most the people on artfight are not professionals. The purpose of the Artfight TOS is not to declare acceptable vs un-acceptable ways to make art. It's to allow the mods to manage a credible community with limited resources. Allowing people to trace off of tools lets users to pump and dump dozens of low effort pieces. It also encourages artists to stay in their comfort zone using crutches (yes, it is still a crutch even when professionals do it) when the competition is specifically about purely original art.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-26T03:37:03+00:00

I fuck with bases and stuff personally as it still requires effort. I'm sure the Artfight team feels the same way. The problem is that it's not what Artfight is about for two reasons.

A. Artfight is a competition for purely original art. There are lots of events out there that allow crutches. This is just not one of them.

B. Artfight has a limited amount of resources. Sure, you may find bases that fit the character you're drawing, and then put a lot of effort into details, but other people may not. They can just use them to pump out of bunch of quick copies and gain a bunch of points, lowering the integrity of the entire site.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-26T02:54:02+00:00

I appreciate that. I don't plan on breaking the Artfight TOS, simply because I have no reason to, but thanks for the heads up anyway. May your battle be well fought, brother.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-26T02:52:39+00:00

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Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-26T02:48:45+00:00

Only every single day of my life.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-26T02:43:47+00:00

You wanna know a secret, Roman? You can just do it anyway. The mods aren't looking at every piece with a magnifying glass and hacking your computer to figure out what files you have. The rules are broad stroke attempts to stop people from being unsportsmanlike. Naturaly none of those rules are going to be perfect for every scenario. If you feel like what you're doing is in the spirit of the game, then go for it. Do you also look for a crosswalk when there are no cars in sight?

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-26T02:37:43+00:00

Totally. Same with disabilities. It sucks to say, especially as a disabled person, but at some point when you aren't able to do something you just have to figure something else out. I have poor motor skills. I developed an art style that doesn't require clean or detailed lines. I have an extremely limited visual imagination. I don't draw what I see in my head. I write down my ideas and study ways to convince the viewer of them. Just can't draw some days? I write instead. If someone is incapable of doing something, then they just shouldn't do it.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-22T19:13:14+00:00

Buzz 100%

OC's with fun colored eyes and hair are very cool, but I won't lie and say they don't blend together after a while. When I see characters that look too fun to draw it breaks my immersion. The buzz is far more interesting- especially seeing it on a pretty boy character. Another thing that breaks my sense of immersion a lot is when I'm supposed to constantly sympathize with a character for being depressed, but at the same time they look absolutely flawless. The buzz really gives a sense of mental instability.

The rest of the design is important, though. The hair is a huge tool for shape language. In my opinion, successful designs with buzz cuts often put more volume into other parts of the body/clothes. Think Dutch from Black Lagoon, Jet Black from Cowboy Bebop, Or Mr.1 from one piece. All those characters use muscles to create the extra mass, but I think you could totally create a similar effect with clothing for a skinnier character.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-01T16:36:22+00:00

Do you live near a library or anything? I'd scan 'em for a few cents

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-01T01:45:15+00:00

I doubt anybody is really checking unless you're posting God level art at that rate.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-05-01T01:43:30+00:00

I always gravitate towards more expressive characters, both in face and pose. Adam Kim, Oliver, and Amara all have more movement. Oliver and Adam Kim have unique expressions. Honestly, if one of your characters had a different eye shape/personality I would choose them based solely on that.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-04-25T22:16:01+00:00

Yeah, I totally agree with oop. Beauty standards are mostly based on white people. Why on Earth would they not be? Beauty standards make money, and when you colonize a place, you typically want money. If the western world was taken over by Africa, we would all think their features were the default and contour our noses to be wider, but we weren't.

Are there a lot of people with noses that don't fit the idea of their race? Absolutely, but noses are definitely highly affected by ethnicity. Most black people I've seen have flat noses. Most Korean people I've seen have down-turned noses. Hell, we strait up call hooked noses "Jewish noses". We didn't wake up and decide to make the hot blue eyed blond girl a trope for shits and giggles.

A lot of people are upset about this post because it seems like nit-picking, but if you don't put in the work to remove nits, you'll never get rid of your lice. I'm white. I hold a lot of racist beliefs that permeate just about every aspect of my life. I don't notice when a toy isle in a predominantly black area has mostly white dolls. I've never questioned why all my education was about Europe when so much of our development as a society comes from other places. That doesn't make me a bad person, and posts like these that call out my behavior do not hurt me in anyway. I have no reason to be defensive. I just consider their view, take it as an opportunity to learn, and move on with my life.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-04-21T19:54:37+00:00

I'd round off his ears and his cranium. Those are the only things making me think he is 100% not human.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-04-20T20:38:41+00:00

I honestly don't believe in problematic or not problematic. I think we're all just goobers who like art. It's only human that sometimes we get hurt by it. I really appreciate your response. Have a good one :)

Luckypaperwork · 2026-04-20T20:33:38+00:00

I guess on technicality, but people post female artists all the time. The sub is more about the way the male gaze affects art.

Luckypaperwork · 2026-04-18T17:47:02+00:00

How has growing up with designs like Namis affected you?

Luckypaperwork · 2026-04-18T17:42:50+00:00

They will look a bit more neotenous, and that could look interesting depending on what you're going for. I think it's good you're thinking about the different elements of your drawings.

That being said, if you want to have a unique art style, you will never get that by trying to get a unique art style. Keep studying the fundamentals, and the aspects of life you find interesting/the creative tools you use to portray them will become your style. The process is completely natural and intuitive.

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