[News] Fanartminator

Who said that the Goultarminator was only for barbarians?? Some events require skills other than those used in battle… This is the case for the FANARTMINATOR, an intercommunal artistic smack-down where you can win prizes, but more importantly, you can score points for your server!!

In this unprecedented event, the best artists of each community now have a chance to compete and test their skill! Design a poster illustration to present the Goultarminator and then submit your drawing before August 17th to be one of the ten finalists selected for the International Community…

Read the rules of the Fanartminator.
Submit your drawing here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q) What is this event?

A) The Fanartminator is a competition between artists. You may participate by creating a poster illustration to promote the Goultarminator and posting it to the submission thread. The ten best images from our community will be sent up to compete against images from other communities, fifty in all. The top ten illustrations from those fifty will win prizes and the top five of those ten will also win points for their server's team in the Goultarminator.

For a more in-depth explanation, please read the contest rules.

Q) Do I have to be a participant in the Goultarminator to enter?

A) No, anyone from any server can enter their community's contest. Those who are participating in the Goultarminator are permitted to enter as well.

Q) I have to make a drawing by hand? No Photoshop? Why?

A) Obviously, many talented artists use photoshop, open canvas, and other programs to create pictures of excellent quality. The artists of Ankama use many of the same programs and there is no doubt that hours of intense labor and skill goes into their work. However, we are disallowing the use of the computer as a medium for this contest.

Ankama is interested in showing skill of our communities with real life mediums for several reasons. First, it's different! The novelty makes it more challenging. Second, it is more difficult to trace or copy artwork with traditional media. Finally, these types of traditional media are closer to what the characters inside Dofus might use in their own world. This means that it is not only a contest of skill, but an opportunity to roleplay by getting in touch with what it might be like to live as an artist inside the World of Twelve.

There will be other contests in the future that will allow computer-created artwork, but for this competition, only traditional media is permitted.

Q) I don't play on Rushu, Rosal, Solar, or Zatoishwan, where can I enter the contest?

A) Each community is holding their own semi-finals for this contest. If you speak English and play on Aermyne or Oto Mustam, you may submit your drawing here. If you play on Shika, you may enter here. All others, please visit your community's forum for more information.

Q) Where can I upload my drawing to submit it for the contest?

A) If you have already scanned or photographed your entry, you can use any of the free image hosting services available to upload your picture and submit it on the official thread. We suggest trying Photobucket to start.

Rushu, Rosal, Solar, Zatoishwan (and any English-speaking Aermyne or Oto Mustam players for the purpose of this competition).

o All submissions must be created by hand. No computer-generated designs will be accepted.
o Designs created with a collage of existing pictures and other similar techniques (like photomontage or digital montage) will not be accepted.
o It is permitted to make small adjustments (such as tweaking contrast or color balance) to an existing drawing with computer tools, but any major alterations (editing, cleaning, coloring, changing from color to black and white or vice-versa) via computer are not allowed.

Every community is holding this event. Each community will submit a certain number of finalists to be considered by a panel of Ankama Artists (they will not be told which community each drawing comes from). The judges will pick the top ten drawings out of the finalists.

Obviously, many talented artists use photoshop, open canvas, and other programs to create pictures of excellent quality. The artists of Ankama use many of the same programs and there is no doubt that hours of intense labor and skill goes into their work. However, we are disallowing the use of the computer as a medium for this contest.

Ankama is interested in showing skill of our communities with real life mediums for several reasons. First, it's different! The novelty makes it more challenging. Second, it is more difficult to trace or copy artwork with traditional media. Finally, these types of traditional media are closer to what the characters inside Dofus might use in their own world. This means that it is not only a contest of skill, but an opportunity to roleplay by getting in touch with what it might be like to live as an artist inside the World of Twelve.

We hope that our Dofus artists will enjoy the chance to get their hands dirty by experiencing art in a new way and that at the end of the competition, even if they weren't able to bring home the top prize, they'll have a physical piece of art to remind them of their Dofus spirit.... A physical piece of artwork that we can ask for a photograph of if there is any doubt. =)

We cannot accept entries from Spiritia on this forum, but Spiritia will have their own place for submissions.

This is not the first fanart contest that has been held in this community and it will not be the last.

Any artists that do wish to display their computer-aided art skills to the community are welcome on our Fan Art forum any time, no contest required! If you'd like some monetary motivation, several artists have developed commission systems to trade Dofus kamas for artwork... a system much more directly rewarding than the uncertainty of a contest.

Not any specific definitions, no, but if it is wider than approximately 1000 pixels, it will be scaled down so it can be viewed easily by the judges.