The Great Daily Sketch Bet • Theme week: Febuary 12th - 18th Public Domain Stories

Theme week: Febuary 12th - 18th Public Domain Stories

It’s time for the first theme week of sketchbet!

THE THEME IS PUBLIC DOMAIN STORIES!

What does that mean?

If something is in the public domain that means no one owns the copyright. Things like Sherlock Holmes, Shakespeare, Fairytales, and Alice in Wonderland are examples of things in the public domain. Generally, things before the 1920s are public domain. But be careful because there are some exceptions like Peter Pan is not public domain. Neither is the Great Gatsby (at least not in the US.)

What should I draw?

All this week sketch things from a public domain story. It isn’t limited to characters. You could draw Ahab’s ship or Rapunzel’s tower.

So Fanart?

The one fanart a week is still in effect. What do we mean by that? Well, you can draw Sherlock Holmes, but if you draw this Sherlock or this Sherlock it will count as Fanart. You can draw Alice from Alice in Wonderland, but if you draw this Alice or this Alice it will count as fanart. So you only get one of those.

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The round has begun. We are no longer accepting applications.

One sketch from every participating artist, every day, or they're out. No slacking, no excuses.

RULES

1.) THERE WILL BE ONE POST ON THE SKETCHBET TUMBLR EVERYDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT CST TIME. We aren’t responsible for checking your personal tumblr to see if you posted there by accident and we don’t have to tell you that you posted early by mistake. There are no do overs for this rule. *EDIT* THE DAY WILL NOW BEGIN AND END AT MIDNIGHT CDT.

2.) ANYONE ON THE DANGER LIST NEEDS TO POST TWO SKETCHES THE NEXT DAY. It is your job to check the danger list to see if you are on it. There are no do overs for this rule.

3.) YOU MAY ONLY POST 1 FANART PER WEEK. O.C.s for other properties count as fanart and the week starts on Sunday. If you accidentally post two in a week, you will be put on the danger list.

4.) PUT SOME EFFORT INTO IT. A general rule of thumb is 15 minutes of time. If you post a low effort submission, you will be placed on the danger list.

5.) DON’T GO HIGHER THAN AN “R” RATING. Nudity is fine, life drawing is fine. Fetish art, explicit sex, “attack art,” and socially unacceptable or inflammatory content isn’t. There are no do overs for this rule.

6.) DON’T BE PUBLICLY PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE/HOSTILE ABOUT SKETCHBET MOD DECISIONS. It’s unbecoming and childish. We’d like to promote a better environment about that. There are no do overs for this rule.

7.) TAG YOUR POSTS. The first tag should be your name, and all fanart needs a #fanart tag. Otherwise how will we know if you posted or not? There is no do over for this rule.

8.) DON’T POST FINISHED WORK THAT IS FOR SOMETHING ELSE. This isn’t your personal promo tumblr. You can post the roughs or concept art, but not the finished comic page or commission. If you break this rule you will be put on the danger list.

9.) *EDIT 4/12/2012* DO NOT REDRAW, RECOLOR, OR OTHERWISE IMPROVE PREVIOUS DAYS' POSTS. It's unsporting and disingenuous. If you didn't get it done on the day, it shouldn't go in. If we catch you, you will be removed from Sketchbet. There is no do over for this rule.

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