The Bell Tree Fire Festival: Art Drawing Contest Voting

[Dinosaurz]

o: ...... omg
the prize is some pixels, fame among AC nerds, and some virtual money. why would anyone plagiarize??! seriously, I even made my own trashy art for this event, it's not that hard

Anyways, I had a seriously hard time choosing. For any of you who made it to the finals, good luck, and keep making awesome art!! c:

True that.. I think I possible know who's it is lol. They have... A reputation when it comes to stealing art.

 

[Chris]

May I ask who entered that whale picture, and if their name happens to be Mikael Bistr?m?

I've started looking into this and informed the rest of the staff. Most people are at work/asleep right now so it might take us a little while to fully investigate. Thanks for letting us know.

 

[SharJoY]

This was a tough decision, and in making mine I considered several things....style, representation of the contest theme and content.

Also, in regards to the statement about the dolphin entry, how does one know for certain that the person that submitted it is not in fact the artist mentioned? I would venture to guess that this forum has people from all ages, all walks of life....and possibly even well known in the internet world, the gaming world, the arts arena....heck business owners, doctors, lawyers, entertainment. Also, for all we know the staff may have very well checked and verified. SO while it was a good idea to bring this up as a question, I think it would be wise not to jump to accusations just yet.

 

[Jarrad]

I've started looking into this and informed the rest of the staff. Most people are at work/asleep right now so it might take us a little while to fully investigate. Thanks for letting us know.

No problem. I'd recommend searching some of the other images just as a precaution, since I've already found another one that may not belong to one of its users.

Spoiler

http://lunateaa.tumblr.com/post/126370129136/been-a-while-since-the-last-time-i-did-something
you may want to ask whomever entered this picture to prove that they are the owner of that blog.

 

[Dinosaurz]

This was a tough decision, and in making mine I considered several things....style, representation of the contest theme and content.

Also, in regards to the statement about the dolphin entry, how does one know for certain that the person that submitted it is not in fact the artist mentioned? I would venture to guess that this forum has people from all ages, all walks of life....and possibly even well known in the internet world, the gaming world, the arts arena....heck business owners, doctors, lawyers, entertainment. Also, for all we know the staff may have very well checked and verified. SO while it was a good idea to bring this up as a question, I think it would be wise not to jump to accusations just yet.

Considering the art work is 2 years old, and the art had to be made for this contest (new). It would have to be disqualified either way.

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No problem. I'd recommend searching some of the other images just as a precaution, since I've already found another one that may not belong to one of its users.

Spoiler

http://lunateaa.tumblr.com/post/126370129136/been-a-while-since-the-last-time-i-did-something
you may want to ask whomever entered this picture to prove that they are the owner of that blog.

2 weeks old, I wouldn't judge that one ^_^

 

[Jarrad]

I think that there should be a new rule/requirement introduced with future art contests, requiring all entries to have their forum username/signature and date in the entry.

True, there's the off chance that whoever entered the Whale picture could truly be the original artist, though I think it's safe to assume that it's a case of plagiarism until proven otherwise.

 

[ZetaFunction]

Considering the art work is 2 years old, and the art had to be made for this contest (new). It would have to be disqualified either way.

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2 weeks old, I wouldn't judge that one ^_^

We need Judge Judy to decide if it gets accepted or booted out of the entries~

Either way who do you think it is who posted it?? (kinda curious now)

 

[Jarrad]

This was a tough decision, and in making mine I considered several things....style, representation of the contest theme and content.

Also, in regards to the statement about the dolphin entry, how does one know for certain that the person that submitted it is not in fact the artist mentioned? I would venture to guess that this forum has people from all ages, all walks of life....and possibly even well known in the internet world, the gaming world, the arts arena....heck business owners, doctors, lawyers, entertainment. Also, for all we know the staff may have very well checked and verified. SO while it was a good idea to bring this up as a question, I think it would be wise not to jump to accusations just yet.

as well as the fact that it's literally the second picture on google images when you search "whale art"

 

[SharJoY]

Considering the art work is 2 years old, and the art had to be made for this contest (new). It would have to be disqualified either way.

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2 weeks old, I wouldn't judge that one ^_^

Valid point Slammit.

 

[Jarrad]

anyway, back to the amazing art that isn't stolen!

 

[Dinosaurz]

We need Judge Judy to decide if it gets accepted or booted out of the entries~

Either way who do you think it is who posted it?? (kinda curious now)

*cough cough* ACNL_Sofia* cough cough* or something along that username.
Let me check.

 

[Javocado]

welp i made my vote but it's a shame the real winner won't be on display this year

Spoiler: rip

 

[Chris]

*cough cough* ACNL_Sofia* cough cough* or something along that username.
Let me check.

Please don't speculate over this. I'll confirm that this user is not the person who submitted that piece, but that's all.

Please focus your energy on the other amazing entries and leave us to investigate. If it turns out not to belong to the user then it will be removed, of course, but we do need a little time to properly look into it.

 

[The cub servant]

Wow, all this amazing art. I have 7 I really love and it was definetly hard to pick one.

 

[Dinosaurz]

Please don't speculate over this. I'll confirm that this user is not the person who submitted that piece, but that's all.

Please focus your energy on the other amazing entries and leave us to investigate. If it turns out not to belong to the user then it will be removed, of course, but we do need a little time to properly look into it.

But wouldn't it have to be removed anyway? Due to the fact it's 2 years old and breaking the rules,
And thanks for that warning Tina, lol

 

[Lancelot]

snip.

Erm. Its not "The tbt art technique contest". Theres no need to call other people amateurs.

 

[mintellect]

Wow, these are all great.

Mine didn't make it, but I can see why,

 

[ApolloJusticeAC]

you gotta be kidding me. these are terribly good!

 

[The cub servant]

May I ask who entered that whale picture, and if their name happens to be Mikael Bistr?m?

Because that's one of Mikael Bistr?m's drawings...

I thought the entries would have at least been tested for plagiarism lol.

It's a shame, because the whale drawing was my favourite. I would've voted for it had whomever used it in the competition not stolen it.

http://www.artflakes.com/en/shop/studiotriangular

Seriously though, if you're ever going to submit someone elses work and pass it off as your own you should at least try to find a picture that doesn't come up on the first page of google.

Oh my.... I can't believe someone seriously did that. But, yeah, as Tina says, let's all just focus on the other amzing art pieces.

I think that there should be a new rule/requirement introduced with future art contests, requiring all entries to have their forum username/signature and date in the entry.

True, there's the off chance that whoever entered the Whale picture could truly be the original artist, though I think it's safe to assume that it's a case of plagiarism until proven otherwise.

Or just a rule which says "Don't publish your work on other sites before the contest has ended"

 

[Aestivate]

welp i made my vote but it's a shame the real winner won't be on display this year

Spoiler: rip

Absolutely loving it. Would win for me