
Welcome to the second iteration of Art for Articles! Apart from the various Pokémon analyses that's hosted on Smogon, there are also a large number of on-site articles about various subjects, be it battle strategies, in-game mechanics, or anything else that's related to competitive Pokémon play. And all of these articles can be improved with appropriate illustrations, which is why this thread exists within Smeargle's Studio. Any contributions to this project is greatly appreciated and will be counted towards earning you an art badge, as specified in this thread.
However, since these are images that will go directly on-site, we reserve the right to reject any images we don't feel represent the article, or if it's lacking in quality. So in an attempt to avoid situations where someone makes an image that won't be used, we're now only accepting contributions from approved artists, along with artists who already has been rewarded with the art badge. These are the same requirements for contributing art to The Smog, so if you get approved to contribute art for this project, you may also choose to contribute to that webzine as well.
If you'd like to apply to draw images for any of our articles, please make a new thread in this subforum titled (Artist) Your Username, and Bummer will try to respond to it in a timely fashion. Even if you're rejected, you'll get advice on how to improve your art, and then have the option to apply again in the future when you've improved. Here's some general guidelines about writing your application. If you have a personal thread here in Smeargle's Studio where you showcase your art, that too can be used to support your merits.
Look over the index of available articles (seen below) and decide for yourself which one you'd like to illustrate. When you've made your choice, make a new post in this thread stating the name of the article, as well as a link to it.
Along with your reservation, we'd also appreciate if you could give any details on what you were planning to draw, as opposed to just saying "I'll take this one". The title of most articles can alone give you a good idea of what the illustration should contain, or you can read through the article to find more examples. Nonetheless, stating your intentions is still good practise, as someone more knowledgeable on the subject may suggest or correct something before the image is completed, which is especially true if you'd like to draw a Pokemon that may not be the best example but still relevant to the article. If unsure, you may even ask in this thread what the image should contain. We're all here to help.
There are no set deadlines for any of the articles, but if you reserve one, do try to get it done in about a month's time or less. Moreover, you may only reserve two articles at a time. If you'd like to change your reservation, just make a new post.
Even if you're approved or badged, we will judge each image independently, and we'll either give suggestions or reject an image if we feel it doesn't represent the article well.
Some of the articles are still a work-in-progress, and if any of the links in the index is broken or leads to a locked thread, feel free to bring it up in the thread or contact any of the studio's moderators (elcheeso, RitterCat, Zracknel, Bummer). Additionally, not all articles in the index may be eligible for art; it depends how creative you are.
Along with your reservation, we'd also appreciate if you could give any details on what you were planning to draw, as opposed to just saying "I'll take this one". The title of most articles can alone give you a good idea of what the illustration should contain, or you can read through the article to find more examples. Nonetheless, stating your intentions is still good practise, as someone more knowledgeable on the subject may suggest or correct something before the image is completed, which is especially true if you'd like to draw a Pokemon that may not be the best example but still relevant to the article. If unsure, you may even ask in this thread what the image should contain. We're all here to help.
There are no set deadlines for any of the articles, but if you reserve one, do try to get it done in about a month's time or less. Moreover, you may only reserve two articles at a time. If you'd like to change your reservation, just make a new post.
Even if you're approved or badged, we will judge each image independently, and we'll either give suggestions or reject an image if we feel it doesn't represent the article well.
Some of the articles are still a work-in-progress, and if any of the links in the index is broken or leads to a locked thread, feel free to bring it up in the thread or contact any of the studio's moderators (elcheeso, RitterCat, Zracknel, Bummer). Additionally, not all articles in the index may be eligible for art; it depends how creative you are.
With that said, let's start illustrating! Here is the format the index will follow:
article / assigned artist(s)
Tournament Guide
LC Move Legality
LC Speed Tiers
VGC Speed Tiers
RU threat list
BW Ingame Tiers
Move Tutors - brightobject
DPP tips
HGSS Tips
Pal Park
Colo + XD tm locations
GSC tips
GSC Tm locations
Intro To 5th Gen wifi
DW Guide
Capturing DP Legends
EV Manual
Breeding Guide Part III
Breeding Guide Part IV
Capturing FrLg Legends
Capturing RSE Legends
Ev Training in emerald
Ev training in FrLg
Battle Pyramid
DP Battle Tower Pokemon
DP Battle tower intro
Archive
BW 2 Changes - brightobject - Image and Image
EVS and IVS - TeraVolt - Image
Capture BW Legends - TeraVolt - Image
DPP Glitches - Bummer - Image
Intro to Smogon Tiers - KAIZA - Image
Technician HP - Bummer - Image
Uber stall - Bummer - Image
BW 2 Changes - brightobject - Image and Image
EVS and IVS - TeraVolt - Image
Capture BW Legends - TeraVolt - Image
DPP Glitches - Bummer - Image
Intro to Smogon Tiers - KAIZA - Image
Technician HP - Bummer - Image
Uber stall - Bummer - Image
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