RULES

Aug 27, 20129 min read

Deviation Actions

RouletteCityOCT

Triple-Torch-Art

Published: Aug 27, 2012

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Basic Rules

All entries must be in comic format.

Any art medium is allowed. (traditional, digital, etc)

ONLY A MAXIMUM OF TWO OCs can be entered.

There is no species regulation, all are welcome.

Characters must be over the age of 16 OR of mature age according to their society or species. (More info on age restrictions here: fav.me/d611j1k )

Collaboration of two artists is allowed (but still only two characters).

Teaming up or having ex-opponents join up is also allowed.

NO FAN BASED CHARACTERS.

Rules of Reference Sheets

Reference sheets must be:

In full color

Have a full body drawing of the character(s) front and back. For unique characters (such as quadrupedal and non-human based forms) additional views may be required.

Include drawings of important items. (such as weapons, books, keepsakes, etc)

Character information is strongly advised to be in the artist's comments.

However if you do happen put all your information on the sheet itself, please take great care to make sure it is completely legible and consists of easy to read fonts.
*If you have two characters they can be on the same or separate sheets.

Required information on sheets (In no specific order):

Height.

Weight.

Age.

A short history about them.

A summary of their personality.

Abilities.

Fighting Style/ Weapons.

Downfall/weaknesses

Random Facts about them, such as likes dislikes etc (optional).

Relationship with Partner (If teaming up with another artist or entering two characters).

FAQ #104: What HTML formatting can we use on DeviantArt? And what is the format for these codes?

Rules of Audition/Entries

Coloring auditions and entries is entirely optional and is not required.

Sequential art comics (strips, pages, or flash generated comics) are the only format allowed (no flash animation or written entries).

Links to "previous" and "next" pages or links to all the pages must be in the artist's comments.

Entries have to be completely finish before they can be submitted to the group!

If you're looking for great comic fonts, here are some free down-loadable fonts from Blambot.com; Dialog www.blambot.com/fonts_dialogue… and Sound FX www.blambot.com/fonts_sfx.shtm… .

Some other awesome font sites are; DAFont.com www.dafont.com/new.php and AcidFonts.com www.acidfonts.com/

Reference sheets and audition have to be completely finished and submitted at the same time via note!

What the Judges are looking for in entries

This is just a basic run down of our criteria.

Story: Was it presented and executed well? Did you keep the story going or did it get stale?

Art: effort, is clear, visually balanced, and executed well.

Characterization: Was it spot on or were all the characters depicted poorly?

Flow: Was it easy to read? Were some of the parts confusing, was the dialogue awkward if there was any at all, and were the panels composed well?

We are not judging based on a point system.

Spectator Entries (SE)

Spectator entries of course are allowed. They will not be judged or scrutinized. They may be written or drawn. If a contestants wishes their SE to be used as a prologue to their next entry that is also allowed.

What is an SE?

SE stands for Spectator Entry. A spectator entry is a comic in which your character can interact with other characters without actually fighting them. SEs are just for fun, and while they serve to further your character's storyline, they don't have any impact on how your actual battles are judged.

People who are not contestants in the tournament can also make spectator entries, in which their OCs interact with the tournament fighters. You can make as many SEs as you want. This is a good opportunity for character building and interacting with the other contestants. You can continue to make SEs even after you've been eliminated from the tournament.

Quoted from YamiRedPen's Guide to OCTs