Welcome all ye pencil jockeys, sketch wizards and art afficionados. This is the very first edition of Sketch Off hosted by yours truly @zeroooc! Since this platform has given me so much already I figured it's time to pay it forward and do my part in supporting the emerging art scene and cultivating some creative fruits here by hosting an independent art contest. I'd also like to thank @drawitbetter for inspiring this off-shoot. I've tried to keep it simple for our first attempt, we'll use only simple materials so you can get started right away!
Our quest for this contest will be:
Theme: #imaginarycreatures
Mutator: #yearofthedog
What I am looking for in entries are things like:
This droopy coyote in rough charcoals and sharpie
Drawn by yours truly. Don't be afraid to be more creative than I!
This linocut style looking doggo sketch
Thanks to the mighty @shinyforest (who'll also help evaluating the entries)
Time to get the ball rolling! Here's how you can participate:
Rules and Stipulations:
- Hand-In Format: A4 size only (landscape or portrait is cool though)
- Medium: Pencils, Biros, Sharpies, LinoCut or Charcoal.
- Posting: Your post entry has to include the name of the contest in its title (e.g. Imaginary Creatures) and your first tag needs to be #imaginarycreatures. You can also comment the link to your post under this entry!
- Originality: You may only use your own content.
- Process: Include at least one image of your creative process.
- Deadline: One week after this post is made.
Prizes:
| Position: | Prize: | Bonus Pool: |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | 5 SBD + 100 DOGE | +0.5 SBD |
| 2nd Place | 2 SBD | +0.5 SBD |
| 3rd Place | 1 SBD | +0.5 SBD |
| 4th-10th Places | 0.5 SBD | +0.5 SBD |
Halfway Bonus! 13/01
- +5 SBD added to the total prize pool by generous @Mammasitta which are to be evenly distributed between the top 10 contestants.
- A +0.5SBD bonus hence ^^
- +0.5 SP Delegations after the contest for each contestant by yours truly for at least 2 weeks after the contest has concluded. ^^
If you wish to sponsor this or future contests further, lemme know. :)
Alright, we clear?
ready, steady, go!
Good Luck and Have Fun,
ZeroOoC
Edit:
Thanks to @mammasitta who generously contributed another 5SBD to the prize pool to make it a total of 15SBD!
@Echowhale team swimming by with your upvotes
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<3
Do you speak whale like Dory does?
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Oh dear! Another One !!!! Beautiful Coyote!
Wolves and Hummingbirds 😵
I am an Earth dog! It’s my year!!! Also my daughters year. She is a wood dog
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Hehehe yes I thought I'd give all the wicked artists here something to do while I work on your painting.
I am a Fire Tiger, Masha is a Metal Sheep and Cola cat is a Metal Tiger :)
So you guys are like a wolf pack? :D
This will hopefully be a good year indeed. Thanks for your resteem and epic support...let's see what the guys will come up with!
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Let’s thank @ausbitbank who found us both :)
Yes we are a Wolves Pack indeed!
I can’t wait what this year will bring for both of us.
Super nice initiative! You know by now that I am your fan and support comes only for the “wicked” hahha!
#steemit-austria on the rise!!!
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Well in that case...the old mantra applies.
No rest for the wicked
Thanks to both of you @ausbitbank & @mammasitta
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Check dein wallet !!!
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Great!
Now it's on it's way!
SBD > DASH > EUR > Canvas + Paint
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💗
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https://steemit.com/imaginarycreatures/@godo/imaginary-creatures-entry-shadow-dog
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Really great and atmospheric contribution @godo!
I like that you went a little more "abstract" and "moody"!
Gonna leave you a longer review on your post :)
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LUV IT!
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Nikkiiiiii~~~~~
I did the thiiing!
but dtube won't let me change the first taaaag sob
I'm sorryyyyy~~~~~ !!!
here's my doggo
and the link to the post
https://steemit.com/dtube/@jillustrations/6j7kuqka
much luuurve! ♥
.... god I need sleep wie einen Bissen Brot.
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LUV IT! Cutiepie!!!
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i love it, such an appealing style! i've been looking into a mobile drawing tablet and am stuck between samsung note and the ipad 2....this doesn't make my decision any easier hahaha
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haha aw damn. yeah it's tough to decide. especially since none of these things are exactly cheap. But the thing that tipped it for me were the reviews I watched on youtube from professional artists. I recommend you do the same! might help you decide! :)
And thank you for the compliment ♡
all the best :)
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Thank you for a new idea and a great challenge @ZeroOoC!!! I finally woke up after holidays)
https://steemit.com/imaginarycreatures/@labeilleneigeux/sketch-off-contest-by-zeroooc-imaginarycreatures-and-yearofthedog
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Fantastic contribution @labeilleneigeux!
Gonna leave you a more in-depth review on your post :)
A lot of movement in this one!
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omg)) thank you) да чо уж там...
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UH OH I can relate to this one! I am an earth dog! Yeah 1958!
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Thank you @zeroooc for your great initiative! Impressive way to contribute to Steemit community! I'm keeping my fingers crossed and can't wait to see the entries! Good luck to all the participants! Here you can check out my dog: https://steemit.com/imaginarycreatures/@shinyforest/doggy-artwork-for-the-imaginary-creatures-contest-by-zeroooc
Can't wait to see your entries, guys!
Much love,
Klaudia
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Really terrierific!
Thanks for the support and good luck on all yer ventures.
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💜 Klaudia! Keep going! You got massive talent! @shinyforest! I wish to see more from you
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This is very cool contest! I am in!
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Woop! Happy to have someone of your calibre on board! Happy Sketching!
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Thank you for your nice word. It will be hard to choose in what technique i want to draw The Dog:) I love Charcoal but sharpies have nice touch too. Charcoal gives more character to the subject and sharpies allow you to have more details. Any way I need to make the sketch first :) I
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I can't wait to see your entry ^_^
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me too :)
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yas, yas, yaaaaas! nice-oh! here we go! Let's do this :D
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wipes down drawing board
Good Luck!
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btw, how did you get those lovely little pencils into your post title? O_O those be nice and me wants to steal zem for future posts mayhaps...? XD
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With Unicode (and unicode is free!)
https://unicode-table.com/en/
(just copy pasta the ones you like)
⚡
On a related note (read: shameless plug) we actually got to produce a video on the topic back at TedXVienna!
Decode unicode - the world's writing systems: Johannes Bergerhausen at TEDxVienna
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Alrighty mighty horde, let's take stock halfway through the competition!
So far in the #ImaginaryCreatures & #YearoftheDog Sketch-Off we've had an influx of these 5 Doggos from your respective realms! Apart from that we've gathered 45 votes, 52 comments and 204 views. Sweet!
The following pencil jockeys have entered at this stage
(in alphabetical order):
@godo
@jillustrations
@shinyforest
@shlomit
@labeilleneigeux
At the moment 5 of 10 spots are taken for a guaranteed payout. Should empty spots remain at the end of the contest the remaining SBD will be split up evenly between all contestants. Furthermore I'll delegate 0.5SP to all contestants for at least two weeks :)
Thanks to all of you for the truly wicked contributions, comments, resteems and discussion so far! Good Luck to all of you and hope to see a couple more entries soon :)
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I'm seeing some seriously WONDERFUL dog entries here! I'm excited! Thank you for organising this contest :)
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As most people usually take their time and apply at the last days, I guess we have a lot more cool sketches to look forward to ^_^
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Hey, here's my entry: https://steemit.com/imaginarycreatures/@thespacebetween/originalart-imaginary-creatures-year-of-the-dog-contest-entry
thank you and good luck everyone
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Ohh that's rather unique looking! Thanks for your contribution, it is most certainly valid! I'm going to leave you a longer reply on your page! Good stuff :)
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this is so sad and beautiful at the same time. A lovely illustration. makes me want to hug my dog :<
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I forgot to post a link to my entry
https://steemit.com/imaginarycreatures/@marinaart/imaginary-creatures-dorhinog-the-warrior-sketch-off-contest#comments
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Wawaweewaa!
This is terrific. Gonna leave a longer reply on your post.
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What a wonderful idea, and love the theme ^_^
Good luck to everyone!
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Thank you dear! Hopefully you'll have time to participate!
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I don't draw much on paper the last years, but perhaps I will try.. let's see, I can't promise ;D
But anyway I'm sure you will have more than plenty amazing entries! :)
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Cheers! Hope you change your mind because you'd come up with something good for sure! Remember, technique counts as much as the idea.
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So I could not say no :D
https://steemit.com/imaginarycreatures/@shlomit/imaginarycreatures-sketch-off-contest-entry-my-spirit-animal-and-bodypainting
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Oh I am super stoked about this! I left you a little review/evaluation on our post :)
Thank you so much!
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Wii I'm so happy ^_^
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OMG what a cutieeeeee!!!!!
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^_^ <3 <3 <3
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:D thank you for your confidence in me ^_^
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Sounds fun! I’m gonna try and participate in this one! Just to be clear, can we post any weird imaginary creature we could possibly imagine or does it have to be dogs?
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It can be as fantastical as you like as long as it clearly has some canine elements! Remember, it's the #YearoftheDog...so you can also go creative in a Zodiac way. Being more abstract also shouldn't discourage you.
Thank you and good luck!
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Im sharing this and I might join if I have time later this week.
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Very happy to hear it! Thanks and Good Luck!
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Hi all finished !
https://steemit.com/imaginarycreatures/@godo/imaginary-creatures-entry-shadow-dog
@heimdallr is my account for finding contests.
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Gotcha <3
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Cool idea!
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Thanks!
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Thank you, wondering if I can still participate?
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Of course! You still have 5 days :)
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How is it going over here ???
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Goodie!
Just sold about 8€ worth of DASH for 1.643 Steem. Gonna use that to promote this a bit more :)
Some rather nifty entries already I daresay.
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Good job !!!!
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https://steemit.com/art/@saifulramadhan/handycraft-44-ferocity-of-wolves-at-night
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Hey, that's a rather lovely piece of art. Could you write something about in english too so I can consider it for the contest?
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Ok i'm sorry
Wait
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https://steemit.com/art/@saifulramadhan/handycraft-44-ferocity-of-wolves-at-night
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Managed to complete my entry before deadline! :D Had so much fun with this one! https://steemit.com/imaginarycreatures/@corinneiskorean/imaginary-creatures-entry-year-of-the-dog-bulgae-does-a-heckin-stubborn
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That's beautiful and rather Kawaii! I'll leave you a longer review on your page :D
Remember that the prize pool has been raised to 15SBD :) Thanks for participating! You finished well within the timeframe. Contestants still have til 00:00 tomorrow (Vienna time) to hand in their entries!
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thank you! yes I saw and that rly ignited another fire under my butt to finish hahaha. I'm excited to see the remaining entries! More doggos! :D
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Hi, My art here Friends! ☺️
https://steemit.com/dtube/@omarydler/sketch-off-contest-edition-1-imaginarycreatures-and-yearofthedog
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@omarydler hey that's great!
could you edit your reply to include the picture and not just the link?
I'll leave you a longer reply on your post :)
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@bella-volen-art @adelepazani @olaivart @alexandravart @jungwatercolor I hope you will enter this contest, I'm sure you will create amazing things ^_^
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Thanks for the boost! Some sick contributions so far but there are still several guaranteed payout spots open :)
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This is such a great idea. Not much of an artist so looking forward to seeing everyone's entries.
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Thanks a bunch!
Curiousity prevails, hopefully we can uncover some gems...in fact I am convinced we will. In the words of the mighty Borat: "Great Excite!"
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nice! Thanks for setting this up! Hopefully I can punch out an entry in time :D
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It's still early doors! Good Luck!
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Well done for putting up this excellent contest
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Thank you sir! Will you participate too?
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I'm not good with drawing ... Hahahaha .... Just i have resteem for my drawing freak guys to see
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That is very helpful and very awesome of you.
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This is so awesome! Up and Re-Steemed. It's a great thing you're holding a contest. Also, 100 DOGE win, lol.
Pity I can't draw. Have a nice day!
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You know...theoretically...if there are less than 10 entries I suppose any drawing would be elligible ;)
It's more in the idea, but the execution and skill will be strongly considered too of course.
Thank you sir, I shall bring you guys some cat snacks and beer soon.
Shibe is Love <3
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I'm late already. :( too bad. hope I can make it on time on your next contest.
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Just a little bit too late :(
I just posted the results of this contest though!
And fear not...the next one won't be far away either :)
Thanks for stopping by!
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I am not sure how many hours I have left to enter but I will draw everything in a few hours .If I will be late it is not matter cause love to make an artwork on this subject :)
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You still have time until tomorrow afternoon @marinaart!
Would love to see your entry :)
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I would love to contribute another 5 SBD towards the price because what I see so far is amazing!!!!
@zeroooc
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that friggin' rocks and is very generous! A true patron of the fine arts madame.
LeVeL Up!
Shall I distribute the 5 SBD evenly amongst the total pool!
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Soooo tired today! Smoking Shisha the whole eve.
I leave it up to you but in future I will push those kind of contests and you can always add my contribution as well. #payforward !
Nite nite!
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Alright 20 Hours left to go (Contest closes once the Post is 7 days old! If you still wish to enter the competition...you still have a little bit of time left!
Current valid contestants:
@corinneiskorean
@godo
@jillustrations
@labeilleneigeux
@shinyforest
@shlomit
@thespacebetween
@saifulramadhan
I'm not sure if @saifulramadhan actually meant to enter? At the moment it counts but some clarity would help. :P
You guys are competiting for a Prizepool of 15SBD + 100 DOGE + 0.5SP Delegations.
Awesome entries all round so far, gonna have a tough time deciding! You guys rock.
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You got a 0.43% upvote from @upme requested by: @zeroooc.
Send at least 2.5 SBD to @upme with a post link in the memo field to receive upvote next round.
To support our activity, please vote for my master @suggeelson, as a STEEM Witness
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This post has received gratitude of 0.42 % from @appreciator thanks to: @zeroooc.
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This post has received a 0.16 % upvote from @drotto thanks to: @banjo.
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love the picture zeroooc great contest
With love
harj : ) xoxo
Abstract artist
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Thanks Harj! <3
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Thank you ! Zeroooc would be great to get your interpretation on my last art post called "Kurtd Cobain" your insight would help us : )
With love
harj : ) xoxo
Abstract artist
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This post has received a 0.7 % upvote from @boomerang thanks to: @zeroooc
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Alright. The contest is now CLOSED! Thanks for all entries, some really wicked stuff. Gonna have a very hard time picking a "Winner"! I'll go into my turtleshell for a while now and then reemerge with the Results!
Gl Hf!
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#untalented
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