Approved by TurkeyOnAStick.

Hello Newgrounds.

On Wednesday the 15th of June, an Artist vs Artist Tournament (AVAT) will start. This competition will consist of 3 rounds, with 1 week break in between each round. All rounds will go for 2 weeks, ensuring enough time for you to complete your art. However, if you cannot complete it, you can hand it in later, although penalties will be made.

Rewards:
The rewards will be announced as soon as the theme is announced.

What happens if I drop out?
If you drop out of the tournament, your name will just be erased from the round's list. So do not worry. Furthermore, if you drop out from the final round (if you make it), you will be given the lowest rank in that round.

How will I be judged?
I will ask a few artists well known to the art thread to volunteer. I will judge as well. So, 9 judges, including myself will give a score from 1 - 10 honestly on your art. We will then add them together. If there is a tie for last position, both artists will continue.

The top 16 artists will then be selected for the second round. After the second round, only 8 will continue for the third and final.
Everyone will be given a rank.

Are we allowed to collaborate?No. If you are caught collaborating with someone, you will automatically be disqualified from the tournament. Also, if you submit an art piece that you have already submitted to the portal, you will be asked to recreate another.

If you are interested in joining this tournament, feel free to put your name down. I will create a list of participants on my profile.

The theme will be announced on Wednesday the 15th of June, 5:00am Central Time.

Best of luck

-SketchyEntertainment

sounds like a lot of fun, so each round has a different theme? and is this only on NG? i will say im in for now, we need more of these kind of things, so thank you

good luck with the judges thing, assuming judges can also participate you might get enough judges out of the art regulars

Im in

I dont really get the "you can submit later but penalties will be given..."part. wouldnt this cause a huge delay on the judgement? or do you mean later as in the next day (getting only 80% of actual score) or the day after that (only 60% actual score) so that you basically have a second deadline for late entries...

I wish I could, but I got my exams coming up. :(

alas i has no time.

At 6/6/11 05:54 AM, J-qb wrote: Im in

I dont really get the "you can submit later but penalties will be given..."part. wouldnt this cause a huge delay on the judgement? or do you mean later as in the next day (getting only 80% of actual score) or the day after that (only 60% actual score) so that you basically have a second deadline for late entries...

theres a week break between rounds, so i think results are posted at the end of that, and any entries posted in that week break are considered late so get penalties, or something like that, just a thought on how it works

I'm pretty sure there's about 8-10 art regulars all up, if you manage to rouse them from their drunken slumber, and getting 3 non-regs is a phenomenon. Good fucking luck getting 16, let alone enough artists that there is a "top-16".

That said, I'll leave a little card here that says "I'm in" in the same sense as "I might, but then I might go find something better to do like staring at shiny things". I reserve the right to withdraw that card if said shiny things appear.

At 6/6/11 06:05 AM, Lintire wrote: I'm pretty sure there's about 8-10 art regulars all up, if you manage to rouse them from their drunken slumber, and getting 3 non-regs is a phenomenon. Good fucking luck getting 16, let alone enough artists that there is a "top-16".

16 was just an estimated amount of competitors. We will just see how it turns out.

That said, I'll leave a little card here that says "I'm in" in the same sense as "I might, but then I might go find something better to do like staring at shiny things". I reserve the right to withdraw that card if said shiny things appear.

I hope you can stay.

@J-qb: I mean if you are a day or so over the deadline, a few points will be taken off.

I was thinking this might be some sort of single elimination tournament, wherein it consists of a bunch of two person duels between artists in rounds (like a tournament). I would be quite interested in that idea.

This is apparently just a regular competition, which is a little less interesting.

At 6/6/11 07:25 AM, Aigis wrote: I was thinking this might be some sort of single elimination tournament, wherein it consists of a bunch of two person duels between artists in rounds (like a tournament). I would be quite interested in that idea.

This is apparently just a regular competition, which is a little less interesting.

Yes, this seems so much more interesting. I am willing to allow your idea. Although won't this create hatrid between participants?

At 6/6/11 07:31 AM, SketchyEntertainment wrote: Yes, this seems so much more interesting. I am willing to allow your idea. Although won't this create hatrid between participants?

Hatred is the bellows to the fire of competition.

I'm in. Let's do it.

At 6/6/11 07:25 AM, Aigis wrote: I was thinking this might be some sort of single elimination tournament, wherein it consists of a bunch of two person duels between artists in rounds (like a tournament). I would be quite interested in that idea.

This is apparently just a regular competition, which is a little less interesting.

I dont agree; in a one against one battle kind of thing a lot of good artists might get kicked out of the tournament early because they were paired against a really good artist.
If you want to have a one against one kind of deal, I'd vouch for a soccer world-cup kind of thing where youve got an initial group stage from which the best 2 or 3 go through to the 4th- or 8th-finals so as to eliminate a bit of the chance.

Sounds good, I'm in.

Seeing as I am going to have a lot of free time coming up over the next month hopefully.... sure count me in. Hopefully I wont have to drop out.

Any idea who the judges are?

At 6/6/11 06:05 AM, Lintire wrote: if you manage to rouse them from their drunken slumber

Hey, I represent that Remark

Oh and I'm in

why not, Its not like I have enough to do anyway.

Um.. So how is it going to be? Actual artist vs artist like aigis said or everyone on their own? Actual artist vs artist isn't very fair indeed, if you're against someone pretty good you're out even if you did stand a chance, but on the other hand, it spices things up a bit.
I'm interested in joining, but I'm waiting for further information before I actually confirm, I think.

Yes, you are correct. We will just leave it how it was already organised.

At 6/6/11 02:37 PM, Morthagg wrote: Um.. So how is it going to be? Actual artist vs artist like aigis said or everyone on their own? Actual artist vs artist isn't very fair indeed, if you're against someone pretty good you're out even if you did stand a chance, but on the other hand, it spices things up a bit.
I'm interested in joining, but I'm waiting for further information before I actually confirm, I think.

If we do this, anyone with a higher score than a winner of a one on one who didn't make it will continue to the next round as well. For example, John beats George, but Fred who lost his bout, had a higher score than the winner of another 'one-on-one' (John). Therefore Fred continues to the next round.

Does this sound fair?

Or shall we vote?

At 6/6/11 05:55 PM, SketchyEntertainment wrote:
If we do this, anyone with a higher score than a winner of a one on one who didn't make it will continue to the next round as well. For example, John beats George, but Fred who lost his bout, had a higher score than the winner of another 'one-on-one' (John). Therefore Fred continues to the next round.

Does this sound fair?

Or shall we vote?

Well, I think you shouldn't make it any mroe complicated than necessary. Either one on one or everyone draws and the people with the most points get to the next round. I would advise the latter, but that's just my opinion.

And I probably won't even enter, but I'm not sure yet.

I guess I'll enter. Let's see where this goes

Sounds great, count me in. =]

At 6/6/11 05:55 PM, SketchyEntertainment wrote:

At 6/6/11 02:37 PM, Morthagg wrote: artist vs artist ?

If we do this, anyone with a higher score than a winner of a one on one who didn't make it will continue to the next round as well. For example, John beats George, but Fred who lost his bout, had a higher score than the winner of another 'one-on-one' (John). Therefore Fred continues to the next round.

That way it would still just be score based; so it isnt really one vs one except for the theme...

just stick to the original way it was going to run, its a lot less complicated and works out fine

Thanks for the PM! I was dubious, but this looks pretty cool. I'll put my name down.

At 6/7/11 12:21 AM, Ashman wrote: just stick to the original way it was going to run, its a lot less complicated and works out fine

Yes. Alright.

Also, welcome to everyone else.

I'm in (read the PM), I have a good deal of free time in my hand.

Count me in too

Flowers reporting in!

At 6/6/11 05:36 AM, SketchyEntertainment wrote:

Approved by TurkeyOnAStick.

Hello Newgrounds.

On Wednesday the 15th of June, an Artist vs Artist Tournament (AVAT) will start. This competition will consist of 3 rounds, with 1 week break in between each round. All rounds will go for 2 weeks, ensuring enough time for you to complete your art. However, if you cannot complete it, you can hand it in later, although penalties will be made.

I would love to take part. I'm from australia so I'll have to make allowances for time and date obviously but I would be happy to do some :) Can't wait for the theme.

I forgot to mention I will take part.