Getting the points you deserve on Artfight
I made this little guide for the server I run, but I thought I could post it here too. There's a few artfight attack rating rules that people don't exactly know, so- Let's get to them!
1.- Props are literally any held object, regardless of background
A lot of people only use the Props / Scene Elements / Design layout if there is a significant amount of background, but in truth, any held object counts as props! The best example of this is the last image (which is used as an example on site), where the only prop being held is a notebook and a pencil. So, if you've drawn a character holding a weapon on a plain grey background, don't rate that as "No background", that's props baybee!
2.- Minimal shading IS very minimal shading
I've seen a lot of people rate fully shaded pictures as minimal shading because there's no fancy multiple light sources. In truth, a simple shadow under the chin or a gradient laid on top of the character is already minimal shading! They REALLY mean it as minimal
3.- Fully Shaded does not need to be complex
One of the examples in the webpage shows this pretty well! You don't need to do a painterly rendered style for it to count as fully shaded! Again, "minimal shading" is reserved for VERY minimal shading
4.- Animals count as extra instances of the character
If you drew the character holding an animal, the animal itself can be added as an extra instance of the character. Specially for humanoid artists, this can feel weird, but ferals and such count for full points- So if you drew an animal in your attack, even if the main subject is an humanoid, don't miss on your points! That's two whole guys!
5.- Characters not on site ALSO count for points
If you've drawn a character that isn't on site within an attack to a character that IS on site, the extra character can be counted for points by adding the main subject twice. This also goes for canon characters as long as they are modified to some degree, as seen in the second screenshot!
