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Title: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on August 03, 2017, 06:14:58 PM
Deadline for submissions: September 27th (11:59 PM PST)
Judgement: by tribunal and popular vote from September 28th to October 2nd at midnight and Winners announced on October(whenever the all judges are done)

Volunteer Judges: none

Theme: Design your own Dracula's human reincarnated form
Special things to remember:
1. It must not be Soma Cruz or any of the existing dark lord candidates from the Sorrow series.
2. It can have some special vampiric traits like Olrox or Brauner but it needs to still look like a human. Thus, no giant demonic form or something like that (unless the artist really wants to draw it as a bonus).
3. Please note me if the sprite is not for public use. We had trouble before when someone stole a sprite that was made in the contest for their own game/mockup/etc.

Prizes: Award medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.

Guidelines for Participants:
-Provide your sprite in 1x and 2x zoom at least if your sprite is small. (High resolutions sprites need not have a 2x version)
-Contestants can post as many entries as they want and may update their entries freely before the submission deadline.
-You may withdraw any entry at any time before the judgement begins.

Guidelines for Judges:
-Judgement will use a point system.
-4 points awarded for your first place choice.
-2 points awarded for your second place choice.
-1 point for your third place choice.
-When posting your scores write up an explanation/critique of your judgement.
-Additional rounds of judgement will be used for tie breakers.
-Judges cannot participate in the contest.
-There will be a poll to vote for the most popular sprite and this popular vote would serve as an extra judge.

Entries:
AdrianTepes's medical student 1st place
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Jop's Heather Hemlighet and Valtiel 3rd place
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Dracula9's Dmitrii Akula 2nd place
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Undead Waiter's Vergang Danesti
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Jop's Guldkrigare

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Title: Re: August 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Lelygax on August 12, 2017, 12:12:33 AM
No judges or participants...? :(
Title: Re: August 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on August 12, 2017, 02:45:59 AM
Well, if the contest doesn't bring participants, I extend it for a month or close it.
There is no need for judges (unless someone volunteers) since we have a poll.
Title: Re: August 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: KaZudra on August 14, 2017, 04:34:35 AM
I'll give it a bite.
Title: Re: August 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on August 14, 2017, 10:49:09 PM
YAY!
Title: Re: August 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: AdrianTepes on August 20, 2017, 01:30:47 AM
I may give it a bite too, but I'm not sure if I'll make it in time for the 27th.
Title: Re: August 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on August 20, 2017, 01:46:42 AM
Do you guys want to extend it until the next month?
Title: Re: August 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: AdrianTepes on August 20, 2017, 03:56:26 PM
I think it would be great, mostly because it could give us a chance to get more people joining, but all participants should agree on it.
I'm actually very surprised by the lack of participants for a theme this interesting.
Title: Re: August 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Jop on August 20, 2017, 09:20:42 PM
Do you guys want to extend it until the next month?

I think thats an awesome idea.

In time here is Guldkrigare

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Some background
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I dont know if that was you have in mind, so sorry if i make a mistake.
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on August 21, 2017, 03:02:19 AM
@TOMOYA: Contest has been extended for a month.

@Jop: You did not make a mistake. You delivered the theme. If you want to edit it, you have more time.
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: AdrianTepes on August 27, 2017, 01:29:46 PM
@Shiroi Koumori: Thank You! It will be wonderful if more people are able to join thanks the the extended time limit.
A little off topic, but I changed my name to something more fitting with the dungeon, hope it doesn't cause you any issue.


My Entry:

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I don't mind people using the sprites as long as I get credited for them and they show me what are they using them for.
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Jop on August 28, 2017, 07:20:37 PM
Thats a really nice work, I like the light how it works :)
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Dracula9 on August 28, 2017, 07:48:53 PM
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FNxlm5IL.png&hash=738bb11935be657414bfc04d330b9b8c)

this is dmitrii akula

he is a doctor

dr. akula

haha
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: AdrianTepes on August 29, 2017, 01:54:13 PM
Thats a really nice work, I like the light how it works :)
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. Light effect took a lot of time and a lot of tweakings.
I want to play a game with Guldkrigare. I always love characters that can summon familiars.

this is dmitrii akula he is a doctor
Blood transfusions specialist, I assume.
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Dracula9 on August 29, 2017, 03:40:37 PM
Blood transfusions specialist, I assume.

shhhhhhhhh
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on August 31, 2017, 11:54:24 PM
I was busy recently,so my updates are slow. But anyway, the deadline is still quite far. Keep those sprites coming. :)

@AdrianTepes: Excellent name choice! Just wait for the hordes of fangirls to descend upon you! lol
Great work on the sprite art too.

@D9: Am I supposed to add your Dr. Akula? Or is that a placeholder for something special?
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: The_Bizarre_Tr00per on September 01, 2017, 07:45:36 AM
I would love to enter in the contest but i suck at making sprite arts, is it ok if it was a drawning?
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Dracula9 on September 01, 2017, 10:29:04 AM
@D9: Am I supposed to add your Dr. Akula? Or is that a placeholder for something special?

 ;)
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: AdrianTepes on September 01, 2017, 04:24:58 PM
@Shiroi Koumori: Thank you! I'm glad you liked both the name and sprite!
Hordes of fangirls... sounds like the perfect way for a half-vampire to get some blood without working too much... Ignore that! I'm just thinking out loud!

@The_Bizarre_Tr00per: Pixel/sprite art is pretty much a drawing small enough to the point where changing one pixel will make a big change to the image. If you have difficulty starting at a small size You can always start by sketching something at a bigger size and then scale it down and clean it up. I'm new to the dungeon so I'm not sure if it would be the right place, but I guess You could probably get feedback and advice about it on the Spritework Request & Showcase Thread (http://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=3650.0;topicseen).

I love Dr. Akula, for some reason he makes me think of Leslie Nielsen's Dracula.
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on September 02, 2017, 03:28:36 AM
I would love to enter in the contest but i suck at making sprite arts, is it ok if it was a drawning?

For beginners, this is my tip for you: get a base human sprite, then edit it as you please.

;)
LOL Got it.
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Jop on September 25, 2017, 06:19:36 AM
Here is something:

(click to show/hide)
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on September 26, 2017, 01:46:08 AM
So Jop, you have 2 entries. Alright, added them both.

D9: are you joining?
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Holy Diver on September 26, 2017, 04:21:28 AM
Do I have to tell earlier if I'm joining the contest, or can I just drop in with a submission?
I have something that I might finish today if I make some time.
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Jop on September 26, 2017, 05:49:36 PM
Do I have to tell earlier if I'm joining the contest, or can I just drop in with a submission?
I have something that I might finish today if I make some time.

DROP IN!!!

you have less than 2 days to show something so do it! :3
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on September 27, 2017, 05:33:49 AM
Drop it in. Less than 1 day remaining.
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Dracula9 on September 27, 2017, 09:48:50 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/RL37Rwb.png)
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Holy Diver on September 27, 2017, 12:13:28 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/3ISsuLU.png)
Well, fuck.
I wanted to correct some proportion issues and polish him some and make him have a regular-stone-sucks-souls-and-becomes-crimson-stone-also-grim-reaper-appears animation but I don't really have the time to do that now.
So I'm submitting it like this.
Basic story outline:
(click to show/hide)
(click to show/hide)

(https://i.imgur.com/RL37Rwb.png)
Wow, that's lovely :o .
How many colors is that, 15?
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Jop on September 27, 2017, 02:42:43 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/RL37Rwb.png)

andddd I die.

 THATS AWESOME!

@Shiroi Koumori
 I edit the story of Heather and thats all I have :3
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on September 28, 2017, 01:15:17 AM
Alright guys! Time to vote. :)
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Jop on September 28, 2017, 06:15:16 AM
what happen to Guldkrigare?

 He dosnt count? :(
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on September 29, 2017, 02:45:59 AM
I thought you only wanted the other one.
Anyway, I added Guldkrigare and resetted the votes back to zero.
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Jop on September 30, 2017, 08:02:49 AM
sorry for not expressing myself well XD.
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on October 02, 2017, 03:15:19 AM
Congratulations to the winners!
AdrianTepes 1st place
Dracula9 2nd place
Jop 3rd place
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: AdrianTepes on October 02, 2017, 10:08:41 PM
Congratulations Dracula9 and Jop!
Hope some day we get to see Undead Waiter's Vergang in his full animated glory.
And thanks to everywhere who thought my work was worth of their vote, I'm really glad you liked it!
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on October 04, 2017, 01:30:32 AM
@AdrianTepes: Do you have any ideas for the next contest, you are free to suggest one for November or December.

As for the award trophies, please just wait for Jorge to add them. :)
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: AdrianTepes on October 05, 2017, 11:38:02 PM
@Shiroi Koumori I have an idea, but I'm not awareif it has been done before or not.
Since Castlevania has mix of classic horror movies monster, mythologic beings, and literary characters for enemies (specially as bosses) but obviously not all of them have been covered, how about making a sprite of your favorite horror movie monster, mythologic being, or literary character that hasn't been featured in any Castlevania game yet?
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on October 06, 2017, 03:17:37 AM
That's a great idea.
There was a variant of that before http://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=7676.msg184120#msg184120 (http://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=7676.msg184120#msg184120)
But we can improve on that.
I can make the page for the next contest when November is near.
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: AdrianTepes on October 07, 2017, 01:49:16 AM
@Shiroi Koumori: I'm glad you liked the idea! I see there was a lot of emphasis on folklore and mythology for that contest, so I guess we could use movies and literature for this one. I can think of a lot of monsters/characters that could be very interesting enemies.
Title: Re: September 2017 Castlevania Dungeon Sprite Contest
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on October 08, 2017, 12:55:25 AM
I made a new contest page. You guys have a lot of time to perfect your monster sprites.