Posted by admin on 6 June 2024 06:32:06 PM (Edited by admin 3 months ago)

Theme Reveal Date

The Art Fight Theme Reveal stream will start at 2:00pm UTC and run until 8:00pm UTC, at which point the team reveal animation will play!


Art Fight Theme Reveal Stream

  • Please join us on June 15th for the 2024 Art Fight Theme Reveal, which will stream live on our YouTube. The stream will start at 2:00pm UTC and run until 8:00pm UTC, at which point the team reveal animation will play! 
  • The Art Fight Theme Reveal is an animation made annually by the talented Axel that announces the theme for this year's Art Fight. We hope you can make it, but don't despair if you can't - after the stream, the themes will be announced onsite, and the animation will be posted to our YouTube.
  • Leading up to the reveal, we'll also have a ton of in-stream activities hosted by mods like Quiplash, Gartic Phone, and some fun art games! We've also got word in that there'll be an exciting announcement after the reveal, so make sure to stick around. I mean what, who said that?
Graphic by scribedhearts | Illustration by Axel


Art Fight Start Date

  • Like every year, Art Fight 2024 will start on July 1st at 6:00pm UTC.
  • We recommend that you start preparing yourself now by updating your characters, bookmarking other people’s characters, and getting those refs into shape... there's no time like the present!
  • Remember that drawing attacks before Art Fight starts (July 1st, 6:00pm UTC) is against the rules. Not only is it unfair to others, but it is a direct violation of the spirit of Art Fight. If you attempt to do this, your account may be banned. Please be considerate and show good team spirit! 

Art Fight 2024

Information about changes made to the site, planned updates, and more!


Art Fight Keychain Updates

  • Keychains are now in production, and users who pre-ordered one will receive an email once they've shipped. They'll start shipping out soon, so keep your eyes peeled!
  • The onsite achievement for users who purchased a keychain will be processed before the event begins. Thanks for your patience!
Site Rules Updated

  • We've given our site rules a long-needed update. Before the event begins, please make yourself familiar with our updated Rules
  • Alongside editing them for clarity, our rules have been updated to reflect our updated Filters Guidelines, our disallowance of AI-generated content, and general information regarding allowed characters and content on the site.
Filters Guidelines Updated

  • We have updated our Filter Guidelines. Please take the time to review them here, as we have made some changes to certain types of content allowed on Art Fight. Notably, we have renamed Sexual Themes to Suggestive Themes, which has been significantly updated as a category. We are also moving away from using the term "Maturity Filters" in favor of simply "Filters". 
  • We'd like to apologize for making these changes right before the fight, as we understand that these kinds of updates can be overwhelming. Internal systems and resources took priority this year; in the future, we will release major rule updates at least a few months before the fight to give users ample time to review them.
  • To make up for this, we will be providing users with a grace period to change or remove any affected content. No penalties will be issued to users whose content may need to be re-filtered or removed from the site. During this time, moderators may hide offending characters and notify users that they need to be filtered or removed, and users will be able to migrate newly-disallowed content off-site. This grace period will last until July 14, 2024. After this point, content found that is in violation of the updated Filter Guidelines may be subject to stricter administrative action. Note that this grace period will not apply to content that is uploaded after the posted date of our new Filter Guidelines.
  • If you have any questions concerning our new Rules or Filters Guidelines, please contact a moderator or ask in one of our Discord's help channels. 
Updated DMCA Procedure for Copyright Infringements

  • In an effort to reduce site-mod strain and balance the creative expression of our users with respect for copyright laws, we have updated our DMCA procedure. 
  • Uncredited photo backgrounds are now handled through reports from the infringed parties via the DMCA system rather than through site reports. We encourage users to credit photo backgrounds if they are using them for attacks.
  • Below are the key points regarding what is now permissible on-site and what will be subject to takedown:
Permissible Content

  • Original characters (OCs) in canon characters' clothes.
  • Redrawing canon characters or logos on accessories; it is acceptable to depict canon characters on accessories such as T-shirts or as plushies, but they must be hand-drawn renditions.
  • Alternate universe (AU) characters can now bear a closer resemblance to canon characters, as long as the AU has at least one noticeable difference from the canon design.
Content Subject to Takedown:

  • Exact replicas and re-uploads of canon characters.
  • Directly uploading company logos as characters.
  • Posting images that are not explicitly free-to-use, such as collages or moodboards. You may however host these moodboards or collages off-site (such as on Pinterest) and link them in the character's bio.
May/June Changelog
Head over to our Changelog to find out more about what's changed!

  • Like in April, we focused on improvements and additions to our moderation tools. In the past, moderators were not able to view certain report types due to permission roadblocks. This has been fixed, and believe that this will lead to better response times on reports. The Tag Search has also been optimized and load times should also improve. Both of these fixes are in testing and will be live on the site this week. 
  • We are also working on implementing a way for users to delete their account. We're hoping to release this before the fight begins, but may not be able to due to the internal work it requires. As always, we thank you for your patience regarding this. 
  • Have an idea for Art Fight? Let us know here! We'll periodically check up on this form and add submitted suggestions to our Trello board. 

Edit (06/12/24): Regarding our new Suggestive Themes rules
- We plan to release a separate newspost clarifying and adjusting some of our recently changed rules

Comments (778)

firebug said:
lookin forward 2 artfight 2025 (you must abide by all 10 commandments of the bible and cover thine character's ankles lest ye be labled dirty sinner and cast to hell)
-Lenzer said:
I'm sooo nervous, this is my first art fight 。⁠:゚⁠(⁠;⁠´⁠∩⁠`⁠;⁠)゚⁠:⁠。
Can’t wait for Art Fight this year! Have fun everyone :)
Is there a link to it? I just joined so this is my first one.
meakimon said:
Thank you so much for your hard work mod team!!! I'll do my best this year as always! I'm so happy the reveal will be while I'm awake! I look forward to drawing up a fun team card!^^
Thank you so much for your hard work mod team <3 let's have a wonderful art fight this year !!
fishlegs said:
Ironwolf2017isSUS yes, I saw that! I was answering your first question on whether a blind and paralyzed character would be banned. The way you filtered her for her bio was absolutely correct!
fishlegs thanks but I added a filter to her due to her bio 
fishlegs said:
Ironwolf2017isSUS healed scars / disabled characters do NOT need a filter on their own! ^_^
Akivaq said:
another comment holy shit i commented so many times but i think theres one situation that we can study on this

banning something that is already hard to reinforce and has been there for a long time is not going to get rid of the problem, it just makes the problem even more prominent and less regulated 
its kinda like prohibition and why its failed. people think that it is a good idea to ban alcohol, but most people still want to drink alcohol and the sudden ban didnt stop people from producing and consuming alcohol, so they decided to make alcohol underground and due to the lack of regulations (because it was banned in a shitty manner) it made everything worse for everyone involved, like the production of shitty alcohol and the increase of organised crime gangs. of course im extremely oversimplifying on what happened, but i think this is an important study on how we cant just ban willy nilly, even if its to "help the people" 

An unenforceable law is a bad law yk
If I had an oc that was blind and paralyzed would that be banned or no because my oc Echo is both blind and paralyzed I'm worried I might need to put a filter on her Echo I put a sensitive content filter on her due to her bio.
i think these new rules are going to be difficult to moderate due to the fact they're very gray and subjective. what does "overly-exaggerated proportions" mean? because while it may encompass things like fat fetish, it also makes a lot of cartoon styles banned from an art site. the same can be said for emphasis on certain parts of the body.

banning kink gear but not lingerie (which i would argue could also be kink gear) is very questionable imo. these rules are going to disproportionally affect the wider majority of people who aren't engaging in kink or fetish. why not just use the filters that are already in place on the website?
Milkupid yeah, I get that, but without the ability to deliberate on warnings, you can't tell what the warning is for anyway until it's too late.
mawbyte it's "needed" because it's a reality of the world and people's lives that can and will be represented in art simply because it exists. the site-wide policies of artfight don't need to cater to the needs of individuals- that's why filters are in place, so individuals can personalize their experience of artfight according to their needs and wants.
Epiphany said:
mawbyte just responding to this bc i have a question regarding this ! i understand where you’re coming from but as someone who has also had a past with these topics, i know a lot of people (myself included!) use ocs as a way to cope. some people have their ocs have scars as a way of coping with their own pasts (and/or have it in a characters lore/bio what they have gone through), should this also be banned just because it could be triggering for some? not here to argue at all! i think its just also important to look at the other side & recognize that while it may be triggering for some, it isn’t triggering for all and can instead be a coping mechanism. i think, personally, a specific content warning for this stuff would be the best option as opposed to banning it completely <3

i could be misunderstanding you if you mean attacks/drawings of this ee