DWS [Contest: 1] Doom Funnies

[Fonze]

The contest has begun!

Doom Wad Station will begin hosting contests from time to time starting with this one.

Note that all entries will be considered for a place in the "This Week in Doom" article each week. Our goal is to have one featured each week for as long as we can keep it up.



Contest 1: Doom Funnies

Submit drawings of your own work that is Doom-related and funny. Entries can be anything from a sketch to a portrait, one panel to a strip. Computer-art is okay. Can have captions drawn into the picture.



The Rules

• Submissions must be of your own work! Submitting anything found to not be your own will disqualify you from any future tournaments we hold. The one exception is if you submit something for another and explicitly state that it is that person's work, in which case the prize would be theirs to claim.
• All submissions made are under the expressed agreement that they can be featured in an article at my discretion. Credit will of course be given. For this reason, we ask that you obtain an author's permission to post their work here before doing so.
• Limit of two (2) entries per person, though you can feel free to post others in this thread if you are okay with them possibly being featured in an article, once again at my discretion.
• The theme for this is Doom; drawings must relate to it, though the drawings can involve other things.
• Submissions should be drawn, though I will accept other forms of art.
• Submissions can be new or old pieces of work; age is no issue..
• Submissions can have a small caption drawn into the picture.
• Submissions will be graded in multiple categories, which will be weighted and averaged together to form a final score. The scoring system is as follows: 50% comedy (how funny it is), 20% art (the quality of the art), 15% simplicity (how easily it gets the point across using the least amount of panels/text/etc. Detail will not be punished, being instead rewarded in the "art" category), and 15% how much it relates to Doom.
• Winners will be chosen through two means: Bob/myself and votes. The results of these two categories will be meshed together to give us our winners.
• The authors of the top two ranking entries will receive prizes: (US dollars) $50 value for 1st and $50 for 2nd.
• Prizes will be an online commodity agreed upon by the winner and myself.
• Contest will run from May 14 12:00 AM to May 28 11:59 PM (US Eastern Time)

Prizes will be given in the form of Steam/GOG/iTunes/etc. gifts, a donation to your favorite charity, or a commission for a free MIDI from Jimmy*! Forming a special partnership with Jimmy, I will be offering an increased prize value if the winner goes with Jimmy's services, totaling $60 instead of $50. *Note that this covers only up to that point; if you order an $80 MIDI you will be expected to pay the remaining $20. The winner will be PM'd and will choose how he/she wants to receive his/her prize. If the winner is in the US, a universal gift card is also an option.



Thanks in advance to everyone and Good Luck!

[Lollipop]

I don't know how many entries you will get, as this community isn't exactly flooded with artists. I also hope that this won't go off before all exams are finished, as people won't have time for both and will therefore forget the contest as they work on their exam preparations.

Also, what funny art can one even make? I guess I will just have to wait and look at the entries I suppose.

The last thing I have to say was that it was difficult to read the text on the TWID page because of the irregular contrast between the text and the background. Rethinking that could perhaps make it more pleasing for the general audience.

Good luck with this, I hope it turns out great. ;)

[Fonze]

Thank you for your input :)

The Doom community has many members who like to draw (and everyone likes to doodle from time to time); this contest is being held across the Zand, ZDoom, and DoomWorld forums. In addition, entries do not have to be beautiful works of art. Simple doodles will suffice and even screenshots will be accepted, though they won't be graded as high in the "art" category as a real drawing. Also remember, if few people submit drawings as you think might happen, and it's a possibility, then if you submitted something barely, remotely funny; you might win something. It's something to have fun with; win or lose, but winning should be fun ;D There's almost no reason not to submit an entry if you come up with something. Exams are a good thing to point out, though; I'll consider extending the time limit.

Anything; make a comic if it helps you to visualize it. I may have to refine some grading categories before things get started, but as long as it's vaguely related to Doom it'll be accepted. Perhaps I may need to add a category weighted lightly for how much it relates to Doom, but this is ultimately more of a contest for the imagination than the artist. I may also tweak the numbers on those categories to reflect that comedic value should be first and foremost. I have another week before I want to have things set in stone, but this is the time to get the details ironed out.

Ah yes, we're trying out some new looks to see what works best, but I think you're right; I'd prefer more of a solid background for the page. We'll prolly change that around for the next article as we tinker with the look of things.

Thanks again :) Me too.

[Combinebobnt]

i want to contribute humbly to this noble contest with a very good picture sometime

[Catastrophe]

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edit: inb4 shitty knockoffs of this original image.
edit2: created by mobius with small adjustment from me

[Fonze]

^
Lol.
If that is to be one of your submissions, I will have to see the original picture that came from. But we'll cross that bridge when we get there.

Nice to hear Combinebobnt; I look forward to seeing it.

To any who take an interest in this, the best thing to do right now is to speak up if you feel something could be done better, as far as me setting this up or any of the background stuff; like if I do gift cards' numbers as the prizes, or grading categories/weights, and especially choosing a judge! We don't need one, but it'll make things more fair. This boring stuff all has to be set in stone before the contest starts by the 7th, which will be a week in advance. Otherwise it's basically gonna be what I choose to do, which shouldn't be bad, but perhaps could be better. My goal with this extra week grace period before the rules are set in stone is to give the community a chance to have the contest their way, because I recognize that my way isn't always the best. I've given this much thought, but with a lack of experience running contests, things slip through the cracks. Not like this will be the only one (the next one prolly won't be for another 6 months or so), but might as well do it right to begin with, especially considering that this isn't just for "fame and glory," though even $50 ain't much. But it's nice for a fun activity.


Speaking of which, the grading system will be changed to reflect that comedic value should be the priority. Art should be rewarded but not weighted the same as comedy. In addition, how much the drawing relates to Doom will become another category, weighted very lightly and treated as something everyone should get full points for, barring rare exceptions. Current grading system is this: 50% comedy, 30% art, 15% simplicity, and 5% how much it relates to Doom.

Haven't decided if I'll extend it or not, but the start date will remain fixed. Please refrain from posting more pics for now; we're not ready for that yet.

Some people may be thinking that there aren't many funny things to be drawn with Doom. This is a contest more for the imagination than art skill, which is why I've bumped down the weight of the art category, which I might bump down further, though I do want to reward someone's effort if they are a good artist and take pride in their work, even if it is something small and dumb, heh. But here is an example I made over the course of a few beers: (with a little help from the iWads; remade differently, but close enough to know what they are)



Now, is it a Rembrandt? Not even close. Are snowmen ever associated with Doom? Not to my knowledge; but it is related to Doom through the plasma rifle. Is it cheesy? Yes; if you consider anything done in paint to be cheesy, but at least there's enough detail for a couple levels of comedy.

No agreement? Tough crowd ;D

Look, the drawing sucks, but the point is that while Doom is the theme, it doesn't have to be the whole thing (though that does net bonus points) (I may also bump up the 5% "relation to Doom")



What I really wanna hear for now is what people think about the background stuff; the important stuff about how this is gonna work, including choosing a judge. It'll be good regardless, but remember it could always be better.

[Fonze]

The contest has begun!

For the next two weeks, submit your Doom-related drawings and bring laughter to the world! This is all about imagination, so be creative, have a good sense of humor, above all else, have fun and you may be one of two lucky people who win a prize!

Note that some things have changed, so be sure to re-read the OP

Thanks in advance to everyone and Good Luck!

[Ru5tK1ng]

Man, I wish I could enter some of the Salty Shane Strips we made a few years back. But unless you either played in the IDL or happened to be on TeamSpeak when Shane started screaming at Legion after losing the MasterBowl, the humor will be lost.

[one_Two]

top banter, should win tbh