Theme Reveal DateThe 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 2024Information 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!
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- 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.
- 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.
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)
kuoqi
Update: That was the best $20 I have ever lost.
TEAM SEAFOAM FOR THE WIN LETSGOOO 💯🌊🏝️☀️
WackyMania
Anyway I’m so excited for this year’s fight
Electro-Sweaters
batshitinsane
im not totally sure what everyone is talking about but i do see alot about the filters thingy
from what i understand, theyre just moving away from nsfw and mature topics ?? im pretty sure everything that should be filtered or taken down is in this link ( here )
imo adult content shouldnt be posted to this website because there are ALOT of minors here who probably lied about their birthday so they can see everything !! trade nsfw art in the privacy of your discord or instagram or shit even toyhouse messages !!
I guess they could be more specific about what they mean by fetish art, but I also feel like it could be obvious. Stuff like yknow. OVERLY sized (by overly i mean to the point where its insanely unrealistic) proportions, possibly petplay whatever. yknow, typical fetish stuff. But also alot of people could think gore is a fetish thing, but alot of other people (including me) dont see it as a fetish thing and just enjoy drawing it. So yeah I think they could be a teeeeeny but more specific about the fetish thing.
I also see people talking about the low effort rule. Im pretty sure it was really obvious what they were implying since they did describe it as point farming.
I dont see that anywhere in this newsletter at all, I do remember reading it before though, so they probably removed it,, but i also do not recall them ever calling it a fetish thing. I dont even recall low effort art being in the same sentence as fetish art.
I do know they said low effort art as in a way to point farm. There is someone on this website (wont name them but maybe you can guess who im talking about) who uses the same easy-to-use pixel base to release like 1000 attacks per year. absolutely zero love put into the attacks, just the same copy and paste thing all down their attacks profile! Despite this theyre pretty popular here and they have been given "most attacks" awards multiple years in a row.
So basically, im pretty sure what they mean by "low effort" is art that has no love, no care, no effort.
I think these rules are fine and everyone is just being dramatic. You'll live, as long as you arent trying to draw or recieve fetish content, or point farm.
solarixi
Nox_TheDemonling
carolmationscarolmationssaid:AutisticallyPaige
Ironwolf2017isSUS
autumnwing
meepyweepy
GraciousBean
I see where ur coming from 100% lol, i just feel like everyone is panicking a little more than necessary. Things will be made clear with time!!! All we can hope for is the best for everyone, and ask questions along the way as the staff change and adjust things. I'm sure they will address everything at some point.
Overall tho i don't think there's anything to be too worried about. But yes, all your points make sense and i get it!! <3
AnamayCat
(also ur username is so cool)
kuoqi
magpierrot
also, what is the object behind the character? it looks like a big story book, so maybe even comedy vs tragedy? (i MIGHT be coping because that was my favorite theme