Hey hey hey, everybody! It's my turn to host a sprite competition again, yay! So for those that have spoken to me recently you'll probably know that I'm currently obsessed with the show Steven Universe. I'd actually like to largely give credit to that and the artistic side of its fandom for inspiring me on this competition idea and clarify that it's not entirely something I just sorta came up with on the spot, so thanks to the creative people who gave me the idea. That being said, this is the
Diamond in the Rough sprite competition!
In this contest, the goal is to
create a sprite of an original character or an edit of an existing AA character based on or inspired by a gemstone, mineral, precious stone, jewel, etc. I'm going by what constitutes as one of these rather loosely, mind you, so don't worry too much about what specifically qualifies as a gem or mineral. For example, the sprite I created at the top was inspired by a Jade (
Full original character design here for those interested) and I kept the history, colors, and symbolic traits of a jade stone in mind when designing it. You don't need to make an entire character, of course; characters with
outfits, hairstyles, appearances, etc. based on, resembling, or inspired by the stone in question will be enough to qualify so long as it's made by you.
You will post your entries with both
the sprite you created and
the name of the stone you based it on in your post. You can also post explanations for your designs, thought processes, details you'd like to note, even character descriptions if you want to add some story to the piece, but all you're required to post is the sprite and the stone.
Entries must be
more than just a palette swap.
Make sure entries correspond with the site's rules, including what qualifies as appropriate, what qualifies as spoilers, and what clarifies as plagiarism.
Character submission will be until June 3rd, 11:59PM PST.
And yes the joke of posting a sprite of Pearl Fey has already been made.