Speed Cartooning Tournament **Judges Needed**

[SergeXIII]

The ability to quickly imagine, draw, and replicate an image is a key skill to being a cartoonist. It's a skill that comes with practice, and I think there should be more web drills to fulfill that end.

So here we are.

The idea is this: We agree on one hour in which we are all free to participate in the event. A minute before the hour I will post 3 items and a setting, and the contestants will need to draw a picture with every element in under one hour, and post it. At that point Myself and three other judges will critique the drawings and eliminate one cartoonist, whittling the group down until only the victor remains. The prize shall be art from every participant, and if you wish, you may put the judges through the same trial you went through by selecting elements and establishing the one hour time limit, just keep it rated PG13.

Details:
1. Art must be done only in black and white. This is a traditional skill challenge, so play with black as a color. This is also the fastest way to produce a finished project. You may use a computer to fill in large areas of black.
2. Art will be judged on creativity, technique, and readability among other things. Judges will present their critiques publically, but discuss elimination through PMs until a unanimous verdict is reached, at which point I will post the decision to the thread.
3. Judgments should be unanimous, but if a verdict is not reached within four days I will implement a tie breaker (and remove myself from the equation).
4. Judges are not permitted to draw on a contestant's image when presenting their critique. It is disrespectful. Describe these details in writing. Judges must at all times show the contestants respect.
5. Contestants may explain certain flaws, but only sparingly. Show respect to the judges and to not fight with them, ability to recieve constructive criticism will be a factor in judgment.
6. Rounds will occur once a week.
7. Results must be posted within four days of a round.
8. The time limit is strict (that's the whole point), so if a image isn't posted within the hour it will not be counted.
*. This is just a challenge of a specific skill set, so if you lose it doesn't mean you're the worst artist in the bunch, it just means it wasn't your day.

Sound interesting? Do I have any volunteers?

Contestants
1. VeryCuddlyCornpone
2. Spaceprincess
3. Victory-prime
4. IVstudios

Judges
1. RobboAKAscooby
2. Carlos777
3.
4. SergeXIII

[VeryCuddlyCornpone]

Oh this sounds so fun! I'd love to give it a shot! I'd just need to know when it is, as I probably won't be able to do it right in these next few days.

[SergeXIII]

I think the soonest well be doing this would be next week, and the time we settle on will be one where everyone can make it easily.

Want me to add your name to the list? Contestant or Judge?

[VeryCuddlyCornpone]

I think I shall try my hand at being a contestant, Serge!

[Spaceprincess]

sounds fun! sign me up as a contestant.

[Victory-prime]

awesome! this is something i need. sign me up.

[Ti-Phil]

I might have been interested had I have more free time... :/

[SergeXIII]

I might have been interested had I have more free time... :/

You can be a judge. The trime frame for them is a bit more relaxed.

[IVstudios]

Sounds cool. Getting faster at drawing is something I've needed to work on pretty much since I started drawing. Getting a time when everyone can do it is gonna be tough, though. You might be better off implementing an honor system.

Sill, I'd be willing to give it a go.

[SergeXIII]

Sounds cool. Getting faster at drawing is something I've needed to work on pretty much since I started drawing. Getting a time when everyone can do it is gonna be tough, though. You might be better off implementing an honor system.

Sill, I'd be willing to give it a go.

Cool, Contestant or judge?

[IVstudios]

Contestant.

[SergeXIII]

Okay, we have all of our contestants, thanks for paticipating.

while we're waiting for judges to volunteer for duty, how about we have you guys throw out some times when you are typically free?

[Victory-prime]

unless otherwise 6pm and later eastern time

[RobboAKAscooby]

Oki I'll put my hand up for judging.

[IVstudios]

unless otherwise 6pm and later eastern time

Same here.

[VeryCuddlyCornpone]

Same here, except on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

[Spaceprincess]

6pm est works for me but not too late, before midnight.

[SergeXIII]

Well that was painless. how about we give everyone an hour to settle, say 7PM-8PM. For the day How about Wed? That means judges need to post critiques by the following thursday and arrive at a verdict on Sundays.

If that works all we need now is two more judges.

[IVstudios]

That's fine by me.

[Victory-prime]

sounds good.