“Design A Creature” Contest Official Rules- READ! -9/10-9/17

Users were given the opportunity to design a creature and have it released.
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Re: “Design A Creature” Contest Official Rules- READ! -9/10-9/17

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i think i will enter it is that I just have a question......do the hand drawings have to be colored???....i have mine ready it is just that i do not know if i can color it that well........ :sweat: :sweat: :sweat: :sweat: :sweat:.....also do the hand drawings have to be 120x120......


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Yeah, I want to know that too. I have only B&W sketches. Also, do I have to think of a name for my creature? And descriptions are unnecessary if I have sketches I think?
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Xoje wrote:i think i will enter it is that I just have a question......do the hand drawings have to be colored???....i have mine ready it is just that i do not know if i can color it that well........ also do the hand drawings have to be 120x120......

Judging on what i've seen, hand drawings don't have to be coloured, it's based on the creativity of your entry. If you just include a description of what colour it should be, then i think that'll be fine.
And only the pixels have to be 120x120
Kusama wrote:Yeah, I want to know that too. I have only B&W sketches. Also, do I have to think of a name for my creature? And descriptions are unnecessary if I have sketches I think?
You could call your thread "Kusama's Entry" if you can't think of a name. I'm sure the staff'll think of something if yours gets picked.
If you have artwork, you don't need to include a description, but you can. Its all down to you :wee:




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I have a question. One of my creature entries is a creature that looks like a cross between a dragon and a horse. There is a sprite from Dragcave that I would like to use as reference only.
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viewtopic.php?f=24&t=14932 This is my entry thread and the creature I am doing is the third post. As you can see my descriptions for my creature is very different. I just want to use the Dragcave sprite as a visual model base and then point out what I was thinking for my creature.
Lol, never really asked my question. Can I use this sprite as a reference image so long as I make that clear that it is a reference image?
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I just wanted to point out two places that people could look for idea; just in case anyone is feeling blocked creatively. It's all on Wikipedia, they are lists of creatures you can base yours off of. The lists are found here and here. I hope this helps. :D
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If your idea is original, but still needs a bit of polishing, could it still be chosen?
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Gwares wrote:Well, I'm not entering this contest, but I still have a question, I search the thread to see if it was already posted, and didn't find it, so...

Will the winner's creatures be available by everyone? And will they be able to breed? And if yes, where will they be, in the stream, in shops, or only available by donation?

I really hope I'll have one or several of those creatures... If not, I'll be very sad! :t-puppyeyes:
Niwer wrote:"Design A Creature" Contest
Thursday, September 10th, 2009 - Thursday, September 17th, 2009 @ Noon EST.
These winners/winner will have their creatures become part of Magistream's species,
~ The MagiStream Team


By the sounds of that, the creature(s) will be available as a full species to everyone. As to your other two questions, I'm not sure. You'd have to ask the staff (but i'd guess it depends on the creature(s) that wins, and how Tristan and the staff want to approach it.)

Zovesta wrote:If your idea is original, but still needs a bit of polishing, could it still be chosen?

Niwer wrote:"Design A Creature" Contest Additional Rules:

IMPORTANT - Winners will be based on originality, creativity, and quality of writing.


BlackDdraig wrote:I have a question.
Sprite in question: Image
Can I use this sprite as a reference image so long as I make that clear that it is a reference image?

Niwer wrote:"Design A Creature" Contest Additional Rules:
- References are allowed, but tracing is not advised. If your entry is chosen as a winner, the sprite will need to be redone.
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