Championship 2012

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 5:43 AM by ssst:iconssst:





Welcome to the Championship 2012!


Welcome to theEpics, the platform where the Championship competition is held. What is this championship you say? Well, it's very simple, it's a contest with several rounds in which you'll battle another fighter/artist (who signed up for the championship as you did). You'll be randomly paired up, and you'll receive a random word from which you'll have to create your entry. After having submitted your piece to the group's gallery folder (which you'll receive a link to via note), a group of judges will then vote on which of the two fighters wins. If you win you move on to the next round and the whole thing starts over. The Championship ends when the last round, with only two fighters, ends.






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So you want to participate in the Epics Championship?

The Championship allready started. Want to participate next year? Watch the group or become a member - next year we release a journal to let everyone know they can sign up. It will be around the same time as this year.



Some things you need to keep in mind:
  • Make sure the dates of the Championship work with your availability as while we won't make you sign a contract, other fighters will depend on you participating since you'll be fighting one on one to make it to the next round. If you forfeit or drop out, whoever you're battling in whichever round will suddenly be without an opposing fighter. So please check all the dates of each round as you can't sign up for only one round.
  • While you've been given the general themes of the rounds, don't start working on them yet as each pair of fighters will get a sub category (Which will remain secret even if you try to bribe the judges UNLESS, you bribe us with ONE MILLION DOLLARS!) that is related to the general theme. Those won't be revealed until the day the Championship starts.
  • Any media is allowed with the exception of literature! (Not that we don't like written pieces, but the judges only get one day to vote, and it's too short a time period for us to do that on literature entries!)
  • You won't be battling the same fighter twice.
  • Rounds will start on a Monday and you'll be able to work on your piece until Saturday. Sunday is where the judges will judge who of the two fighters will go on to the next round and then Sunday evening after midnight, it'll be revealed who's won the round, which fighter you'll be paired up with next, and what theme you'll be working on.
  • You will receive a coin with your username on it, stating that you are a fighter in the Epics Championship 2012
  • And a chibi version (see the box below for the ones already made) of yourself will be made as well!
  • If you have any questions at all, please send a note to the group, ssst or LineBirgitte and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.




Championship F.A.Q

    1. Q: Is this only a vector competition, or?

      A: No, all media is allowed with the exception of literature!


    1. Q: Why not literature?

      A: The judges only get one day to vote, and it's too short a time period for us to do that on literature entries!


    1. Q: Will you ever allow Literature in future championships?

      A: Possibly, if we get a lot of demands for it, then we'll work out a system that allows literature!


    1. Q: Do you know who I'll (as a fighter) will be competing against?

      A: No, we pick the pairings at random and we don't even pre-sort you guys in media similarity or skill similarity, it is truly, completely, utterly and irrevocably random


    1. Q: What are the prizes?

      A: There's a large and detailed prize list here: What are the prizes?!


    1. Q: Who are the judges?

      A: You may find their chibis (with integrated links) here: Who are the judges?


    1. Q: Is this an OC contest?

      A: No, it is not meant as such, but if you want to you can certainly use OCs in the rounds.


    1. Q: I don't understand anything!

      A: All the answers to your questions can be found in this journal! If you so happen to have a question of which the answer you can't find on the page? Please send us a note!



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First Place
  • You will henceforth be known as the ultimate fighter and if you are not a fighter in theEpics you will automaticly be accepted.
  • A cup! (A large mug from deviantArt with the Championship 1st Place Cup on it along with your name and the year)
  • 1st place gold medailion to display at your page or whereever you feel like it.
  • 3D gold trophy from DiSmeCha
  • 1 Commission from ssst
  • 1 Commission from LineBirgitte
  • Feature on the front page of LineBirgitte's page for 1 month
  • Feature on the front page of ssst's page for 1 month
  • Journal feature from CarolineCherry
  • The Championship Tournament Poster (dA Shop Glossy Photo Print - 46 × 61 cm / 18 × 24 in - incl. shipping) from pica-ae
  • 200 :points: from ssst
  • 100 :points: from lilvdzwan
  • 163 :points: from KubusRubus
  • 3 month subscription from Vashtastic
  • 50 :points: and a llama from Shadow-Guardian0
  • 3 month feature of an artwork from Shadow-Guardian0
  • 1 commission from Shadow-Guardian0







Second Place
  • 3D silver trophy from DiSmeCha
  • 2nd place silver medailion to display at your page or whereever you feel like it.
  • 1 Bust Commission from ssst
  • 1 Portrait Commission from LineBirgitte
  • Feature on the front page of LineBirgitte's page for 1 month
  • Feature on the front page of ssst's page for 1 month
  • Journal feature from CarolineCherry
  • 100 :points: from ssst
  • 100 :points: from KubusRubus
  • 75 :points: from lilvdzwan
  • 3 month subscription from Vashtastic







Third Place
  • 3D bronze trophy from DiSmeCha
  • 3rd place bronze medailion to display at your page or whereever you feel like it.
  • Journal feature from CarolineCherry
  • 50 :points: from ssst
  • 50 :points: from lilvdzwan
  • 1 month subscription from Vashtastic







Fourth Place
  • 4th place copper medailion to display at your page or whereever you feel like it.
  • Journal feature from CarolineCherry
  • 25 :points: from lilvdzwan





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Fighters in theEpics Championship 2012!




















































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Dates and Themes!

Journal Entry: Sat Jul 7, 2012, 1:56 AM


1st round: 6th of august - 11th of august - 2nd round: 13th of august - 18th of august - 3rd round: 20th of august -25th of august - 4th round: 27th of august - 1st of september - 5th round: 3rd of september - 8th of september


CSS Journal Coded by FleX177

One of our appraised fighters, ChasingArtwork is hosting a dinner party* and everyone's invited! Go check out the invitation here: The colab Potluck project!

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*this isn't an actual party, you are invited to bring your personal character to the table, not yourself.
The winner of theChampionship (brought to you by theEpics) is: pica-ae

pica-ae entered theChampionship quickly, sending theEpics an eager note informing us she was ready to participate with strong determination!

First round started... pica-ae gets her note containing the theme word and the name of her opponent...
Her word: 'Gag'. Her opponent: 'benchi'.
The word had her eye twitching a little, but after a lot of thought she came up with an excellent concept which would make her win the first round and continue to the next:
Gag by pica-ae

Second round started... pica-ae nervously biting her nails awaits the next note containing the information she needs...
Her word: 'Gravity'. Her opponent: 'TimberClipse'.
After cursing her two favorite judges to hell and back, she worked hard on her gravity piece - kicking TimberClipse out of the ring:
Gravity by pica-ae

Third round started... the note she received with her opponents name and theme word had her eyes bulging.
Her word: 'Sirens'. Her opponent: 'Asher-Bee'.
She was worried throughout the entire round, but trooped on and got into the fourth round thanks to her sirens piece

Mature Content

Sirens by pica-ae


Fourth round started... She officially disliked her two favorite judges for giving her a word such as "past".
Her opponent: Vashtastic.
Her winning entry: Ghosts from the Past by pica-ae

AND NOW... the fifth round that would decide all... Was she going to be the first champion of the first ever held Championship (brought to you by theEpics)?
Up against someone very dear to her, KubusRubus with the word 'Gladiator', pica-ae managed to drag us into a hot desert, displaying the word gloriously to the world. The piece truly screams champion! And this is why LineBirgitte and ssst are happy to announce that...

pica-ae is THE CHAMPION of theChampionship.

Winning piece: Gladiator by pica-ae
Sensei picks: Gag by pica-ae Ghosts from the Past by pica-ae

Mature Content

Sirens by pica-ae


Prizes
You will henceforth be known as the ultimate fighter and if you are not a fighter in theEpics you will automaticly be accepted.
1 cup! (A large mug from deviantArt with the Championship 1st Place Cup on it along with your name and the year)
1 year subscription from moonbeam13
Choose between (1)Fella OR (1)devWEAR Shirt OR (1)any print(up to $20 USD +S&H) from PurpelBlur
3 month subscription from DomiSM
3 month subscription from Ikue
2000 points in total from ssst and LineBirgitte
100 points and a feature from jussta
A drawing in form of trophy by DiSmeCha
Full Drawing Request (background, characters everything) by ssst
Digital Painting or vector (character or portrait) by LineBirgitte
Vector request by artemisa-69
An exclusive stock pack from the wonderful Dan-Heffer - see here: danheffer-stock.deviantart.com…
An exclusive stock pack from the awesome MaithiranStock
Feature on the front page of theEpics untill a new championship is held.
Feature on ssst's profile
Feature on LineBirgitte's profile
Feature on Helewidis's profile
Feature on CarolineCherry's profile
Feature on PurpelBlur's profile



Second Place winner is: KubusRubus
kubusrubus first impressed the judges with his brilliant take on 'Overreact' and knocked nous3rnam3 and Kjaj right out of the arena! In round 2 his sun dial gave Athenas88 backspin and made him go onto round 3 where he gracefully kicked out ChaseJC. Battling Blissfullysarcastic for a chance to go to the finals he made a beautiful concept from the word 'Future' and won. After all this time, he was in the finals! He was up against pica-ae, a strong warrior woman - and here ends the story.
Sensei Picks: Overreact by KubusRubus Atlantis by KubusRubus Future by KubusRubus

Prizes:
Feature on the front page of theEpics untill a new championship is held.
1 month subscription from DomiSM
Emoticon stress balls OR 3mo sub from PurpelBlur
Feature on PurpelBlur's profile



Third Place winner is: Vashtastic
Vashtastic eagerly joined the first round, creating a piece that displayed the word 'eager', she won this round automatically as chewedkandi forfeited. Second round she was up against spring-sky and knocked her out of the game with her piece 'Fate'. Third round, vashtastic had to work with the word 'muse' and did so brilliantly, winning the third round where she was up against akyanyme. The fourth round she had to battle pica-ae. Although she gave it her best, her piece 'Past: Every Saint has a Past..' didn't win. But she did enter the finals, having to go up against blissfullysarcastic, and she won this round earning the spot of third place with her piece 'NLE Ninjas'.
Sensei Picks: Eager by Vashtastic Fate by Vashtastic Muse by Vashtastic

Prizes:
Feature on the front page of theEpics untill a new championship is held.
1 month subscription from DomiSM
Emoticon stress balls OR 3mo sub from PurpelBlur
Feature on PurpelBlur's profile



Fourth Place goes to: BlissfullySarcastic
Blissfullysarcastic played it strong in the first round and made 'Grafitti Suicide Note' that blasted graphiqual and Pixel-Spotlight away. She happily jumped on into round 2 and did a very cute take on 'Spawn' that must have felt like an right upper to Jaytail. In round three Blissfullysarcastic upped her game again and made triton on land - she could have spared the brilliance though cause nellies and humannature84 was already so scared they ran away! After three rounds she was up against KubusRubus, we heard rumours that she had something special planned, but she had to abandon the idea and went for a supercute hovercraft, KubusRubus wasn't frightened of her cuteness and sent her flying right into the battle with Vashtastic to see who might be the 3rd place winner. In the last, final, fifth round Blissfullysarcastic went for the traditional take on the word 'Ninja' but was kicked back to fourth place by Vashtastic.
Sensei Picks: Fish Out of Water by BlissfullySarcastic




Thanks to everyone who participated, to the judges and to the prize donators! :iconveryexcitedplz:

Prizedonators will receive a note with what they promised to give :flirty:

The judges are awaiting the entries for the final round, but the participant are taking their time with it.

pica-ae and KubusRubus are up against each other battling to see who will be the ultimate fighter - with the word 'Gladiator' it's a tough battle already, complicated by the fact that they both wanna get down and dirty with eachother. Awkwaaaard :giggle:

Vashtastic and BlissfullySarcastic are fighting to see who will be the 3rd place winner! Their word is ninja and we are very excited to see what they will do! :woohoo:
SO GET TO IT ALREADY! :iconstaresplz:

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