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Requester: glitched
For: 1v1 Speed Tiers
Art Direction: I was thinking something like the record filing cabinets from Soul (2020) like this so its like a big ass grand dark / dimmed room with cabinets and illuminated by the glow of unowns :unown: ooo The unowns are sorting through the files and opening the cabinets with psychic powers. (floating stuff is good, try to make it dynamic with the floaty stuff) the cabinets and the files have labels of which options for said labels can be any 1v1 relevant mon or speed tier. u can pop a trainer or two in there (optional) so that the unowns are helping them find what they need (optional, seperate from putting trainers in the thing). make the perspective dynamic (?) up to u

(i hope i did everything correctly pls dont yell at me)
I can take this
 
Greetings, Workshop staff! I hope everyone is doing well in here. I'm posting to request art for Draft League's tournaments for the next calendar year as our circuit schedule just got published earlier today: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/draft-league-calendar-2024.3731066/

The dates for each tournament as well as each pokemon are listed in the OP of the thread above as well as an example of how we've gotten art to look in the past. We're hoping that an ambitious artist will want to knock out all of the art for our next calendar year in one big swipe (so that everything looks cohesive and of the same rough style) but totally understand if it's too tall a task for any one individual. Please drop me a line if there is confusion or if i can help in any way. Thank you for your time!
:cheem-pao:
its been about a year now since i took this on; and while ive been in close contact with the whole draft team, i thought it'd be in order to post the draft banners since the original post :woop:
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A full year of banners... and it doesn't stop now! See you all next year!
 
Requester: RoyalReloaded
For: Monotype Interviews
Art Direction: Pawmi holding a microphone interviewing a Mantyke, maybe they could be sitting in chairs or something. You can find the art we are currently using here: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/monotype-interviews-9-boomp-charmriah.3756612/

No deadline but I would be very grateful if we could have it for the next iteration (should be about 3 weeks from now with the winner of our 2024 circuit, thank you!)
will be taking this
 
Requester: BandedBodyPress
For: Gen 9 Nature Swap
Art Direction: Deoxys-Speed posing inside a ring. The ring has “Spe” and “Atk” inside of it with arrows showing that they’re being swapped. The word “Nature” curving around the ring above the ring, and “Swap” curving similarly around the bottom of the ring. Deoxys’s pose would be it “flexing” by curving its tentacle in a bump, like a rubber hose cartoon. I’d like it to have a red and blue color scheme.

Here is the art that we used in previous generations: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/nature-swap.3673622/

No hard deadline, but I would be very grateful if it came before February.

Thank you!
 
Requester: BandedBodyPress
For: Gen 9 Nature Swap
Art Direction: Deoxys-Speed posing inside a ring. The ring has “Spe” and “Atk” inside of it with arrows showing that they’re being swapped. The word “Nature” curving around the ring above the ring, and “Swap” curving similarly around the bottom of the ring. Deoxys’s pose would be it “flexing” by curving its tentacle in a bump, like a rubber hose cartoon. I’d like it to have a red and blue color scheme.

Here is the art that we used in previous generations: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/nature-swap.3673622/

No hard deadline, but I would be very grateful if it came before February.

Thank you!
I can do this!
 
Requester: Eledyr
For: National Dex Ubers Seasonal

Projected Deadline : Signups goes up by the end of the week, it would be best to have the art ready for the beginning of the tour in approx two weeks. But it's not a hard deadline!

Art Direction: 2-3 Pokemon. Groudon-Primal is the only mandatory given its utterly dominance in the tier, and any in the following list : Eternatus, Zacian-C, Zygarde-C. If the artist find it interesting, Xerneas or Koraidon can be included in the background, but they're banned and it must be implicitly understood (looking backwards, facing the back of the logo, etc.).
The rest is left to the artist's appreciation

Thanks in advance! :tyke:
 
Requester: Eledyr
For: National Dex Ubers Seasonal

Projected Deadline : Signups goes up by the end of the week, it would be best to have the art ready for the beginning of the tour in approx two weeks. But it's not a hard deadline!

Art Direction: 2-3 Pokemon. Groudon-Primal is the only mandatory given its utterly dominance in the tier, and any in the following list : Eternatus, Zacian-C, Zygarde-C. If the artist find it interesting, Xerneas or Koraidon can be included in the background, but they're banned and it must be implicitly understood (looking backwards, facing the back of the logo, etc.).
The rest is left to the artist's appreciation

Thanks in advance! :tyke:
I got you c:
 
Requester: Steorra
Tournament name: Smogon Discord Seasonal
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): A week from now but whenever works.
Art Direction: So we'll be having two seasonals, one with SV/SS/SM OU and one with SV OU/Ubers/UU and hoping to use the art for both seasonals. Was thinking something like the first seasonal mons on the left side of logo and mons for second seasonal on right. First side mons would be something like dragapult, Magearna, and Kingambit. Second side would be something like koraidon, tornadus-therian and Great Tusk. But if whoever does it have a better idea for the divide im all for it.
 
Requester: Steorra
Tournament name: Smogon Discord Seasonal
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): A week from now but whenever works.
Art Direction: So we'll be having two seasonals, one with SV/SS/SM OU and one with SV OU/Ubers/UU and hoping to use the art for both seasonals. Was thinking something like the first seasonal mons on the left side of logo and mons for second seasonal on right. First side mons would be something like dragapult, Magearna, and Kingambit. Second side would be something like koraidon, tornadus-therian and Great Tusk. But if whoever does it have a better idea for the divide im all for it.
i’ll take this!
 
Requester: Eledyr
For: National Dex Ubers Seasonal

Projected Deadline : Signups goes up by the end of the week, it would be best to have the art ready for the beginning of the tour in approx two weeks. But it's not a hard deadline!

Art Direction: 2-3 Pokemon. Groudon-Primal is the only mandatory given its utterly dominance in the tier, and any in the following list : Eternatus, Zacian-C, Zygarde-C. If the artist find it interesting, Xerneas or Koraidon can be included in the background, but they're banned and it must be implicitly understood (looking backwards, facing the back of the logo, etc.).
The rest is left to the artist's appreciation

Thanks in advance! :tyke:
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Here you go :D
 
Making one post for three separate requests to not spam the thread, it absolutely doesn't need to be the same person doing all three!

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: ORAS Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 3rd
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on (at least) five different tiers from Gen 6; I was thinking about using Primal Groudon, Mienfoo and Pawniard as mascots but it's not a hard requirement. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Xerneas, Yveltal, Flygon, Salamence-Mega, Venusaur, Slowking, Diancie, Drapion, etc. The text can be "ORAS Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: BW Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 17th
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on five different tiers from Gen 5; preferably, I would like Genesect to be the mascot. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Garbodor, Druddigon, Qwilfish, Monferno, Seismitoad, Durant, Golurk etc. The text can be "BW Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: GSC Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 24th
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on five different tiers from Gen 2; preferably, I would like Croconaw to be the mascot. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Snorlax, Mewtwo, Magby, Hitmontop, Venomoth, Cloyster, Weezing, Bayleef, Onix etc. The text can be "GSC Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Thank you!
 
Making one post for three separate requests to not spam the thread, it absolutely doesn't need to be the same person doing all three!

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: ORAS Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 3rd
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on (at least) five different tiers from Gen 6; I was thinking about using Primal Groudon, Mienfoo and Pawniard as mascots but it's not a hard requirement. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Xerneas, Yveltal, Flygon, Salamence-Mega, Venusaur, Slowking, Diancie, Drapion, etc. The text can be "ORAS Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: BW Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 17th
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on five different tiers from Gen 5; preferably, I would like Genesect to be the mascot. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Garbodor, Druddigon, Qwilfish, Monferno, Seismitoad, Durant, Golurk etc. The text can be "BW Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: GSC Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 24th
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on five different tiers from Gen 2; preferably, I would like Croconaw to be the mascot. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Snorlax, Mewtwo, Magby, Hitmontop, Venomoth, Cloyster, Weezing, Bayleef, Onix etc. The text can be "GSC Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Thank you!
Taking the BW one!
 
Making one post for three separate requests to not spam the thread, it absolutely doesn't need to be the same person doing all three!

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: ORAS Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 3rd
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on (at least) five different tiers from Gen 6; I was thinking about using Primal Groudon, Mienfoo and Pawniard as mascots but it's not a hard requirement. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Xerneas, Yveltal, Flygon, Salamence-Mega, Venusaur, Slowking, Diancie, Drapion, etc. The text can be "ORAS Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: BW Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 17th
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on five different tiers from Gen 5; preferably, I would like Genesect to be the mascot. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Garbodor, Druddigon, Qwilfish, Monferno, Seismitoad, Durant, Golurk etc. The text can be "BW Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: GSC Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 24th
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on five different tiers from Gen 2; preferably, I would like Croconaw to be the mascot. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Snorlax, Mewtwo, Magby, Hitmontop, Venomoth, Cloyster, Weezing, Bayleef, Onix etc. The text can be "GSC Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Thank you!
I’ll take the GSC one!

Let me know if any changes need to be made!
 

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Making one post for three separate requests to not spam the thread, it absolutely doesn't need to be the same person doing all three!

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: ORAS Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 3rd
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on (at least) five different tiers from Gen 6; I was thinking about using Primal Groudon, Mienfoo and Pawniard as mascots but it's not a hard requirement. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Xerneas, Yveltal, Flygon, Salamence-Mega, Venusaur, Slowking, Diancie, Drapion, etc. The text can be "ORAS Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: BW Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 17th
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on five different tiers from Gen 5; preferably, I would like Genesect to be the mascot. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Garbodor, Druddigon, Qwilfish, Monferno, Seismitoad, Durant, Golurk etc. The text can be "BW Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: GSC Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 24th
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on five different tiers from Gen 2; preferably, I would like Croconaw to be the mascot. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Snorlax, Mewtwo, Magby, Hitmontop, Venomoth, Cloyster, Weezing, Bayleef, Onix etc. The text can be "GSC Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Thank you!
I'll grab the ORAS grand slam!
 
Requester: BandedBodyPress
For: Gen 9 Nature Swap
Art Direction: Deoxys-Speed posing inside a ring. The ring has “Spe” and “Atk” inside of it with arrows showing that they’re being swapped. The word “Nature” curving around the ring above the ring, and “Swap” curving similarly around the bottom of the ring. Deoxys’s pose would be it “flexing” by curving its tentacle in a bump, like a rubber hose cartoon. I’d like it to have a red and blue color scheme.

Here is the art that we used in previous generations: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/nature-swap.3673622/

No hard deadline, but I would be very grateful if it came before February.

Thank you!
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Requester: Steorra
Tournament name: Smogon Discord Seasonal
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): A week from now but whenever works.
Art Direction: So we'll be having two seasonals, one with SV/SS/SM OU and one with SV OU/Ubers/UU and hoping to use the art for both seasonals. Was thinking something like the first seasonal mons on the left side of logo and mons for second seasonal on right. First side mons would be something like dragapult, Magearna, and Kingambit. Second side would be something like koraidon, tornadus-therian and Great Tusk. But if whoever does it have a better idea for the divide im all for it.
done!

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Making one post for three separate requests to not spam the thread, it absolutely doesn't need to be the same person doing all three!

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: ORAS Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 3rd
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on (at least) five different tiers from Gen 6; I was thinking about using Primal Groudon, Mienfoo and Pawniard as mascots but it's not a hard requirement. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Xerneas, Yveltal, Flygon, Salamence-Mega, Venusaur, Slowking, Diancie, Drapion, etc. The text can be "ORAS Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: BW Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 17th
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on five different tiers from Gen 5; preferably, I would like Genesect to be the mascot. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Garbodor, Druddigon, Qwilfish, Monferno, Seismitoad, Durant, Golurk etc. The text can be "BW Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: GSC Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 24th
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on five different tiers from Gen 2; preferably, I would like Croconaw to be the mascot. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Snorlax, Mewtwo, Magby, Hitmontop, Venomoth, Cloyster, Weezing, Bayleef, Onix etc. The text can be "GSC Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Thank you!
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All done c:
 
Requester: Amaranth on behalf of the RBY section
Tournament name: RBY Ladder Tournament (last year's thread here)
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): March 3rd, 2025
Art Direction: Alakazam in the act of climbing a literal ladder, it can be standalone or maybe the ladder can be leaning on a 'textbox' that says RBYLT or RBY Ladder Tournament. Don't mind any style, but something retro / "gen1-ish" would be cool if possible
 
Requester: Amaranth on behalf of the RBY section
Tournament name: RBY World Cup (last year's thread here)
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): March 3rd, 2025
Art Direction: A trophy with the label of RBY World Cup (not fussed about specific shape if you have a cool design in mind, but maybe something resembling or inspired by the FIFA World Cup trophy could be neat). The trophy has an additional base which features the mascots of the past winners - the German Rhydon and a Slowbro whose shell/tail is colored with the motifs of the US flag. (Ideally you are also available to add further winner mascots to this design as the years pass, but we could always get other artists to help in the future)
 
Making one post for three separate requests to not spam the thread, it absolutely doesn't need to be the same person doing all three!

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: ORAS Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 3rd
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on (at least) five different tiers from Gen 6; I was thinking about using Primal Groudon, Mienfoo and Pawniard as mascots but it's not a hard requirement. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Xerneas, Yveltal, Flygon, Salamence-Mega, Venusaur, Slowking, Diancie, Drapion, etc. The text can be "ORAS Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: BW Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 17th
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on five different tiers from Gen 5; preferably, I would like Genesect to be the mascot. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Garbodor, Druddigon, Qwilfish, Monferno, Seismitoad, Durant, Golurk etc. The text can be "BW Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Requester: Hiro' on behalf of RoA Staff
Tournament name: GSC Grand Slam
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): February 24th
Art Direction: This is a tournament based on five different tiers from Gen 2; preferably, I would like Croconaw to be the mascot. For the record, other Pokémon with significant usage are Snorlax, Mewtwo, Magby, Hitmontop, Venomoth, Cloyster, Weezing, Bayleef, Onix etc. The text can be "GSC Slam" if it's easier to fit; everything else is left to artist discretion.

Thank you!
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Got this done!
 
Requester: Amaranth on behalf of the RBY section
Tournament name: RBY World Cup (last year's thread here)
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): March 3rd, 2025
Art Direction: A trophy with the label of RBY World Cup (not fussed about specific shape if you have a cool design in mind, but maybe something resembling or inspired by the FIFA World Cup trophy could be neat). The trophy has an additional base which features the mascots of the past winners - the German Rhydon and a Slowbro whose shell/tail is colored with the motifs of the US flag. (Ideally you are also available to add further winner mascots to this design as the years pass, but we could always get other artists to help in the future)
I'd love to take this!
 
Requester: Amaranth on behalf of the RBY section
Tournament name: RBY Ladder Tournament (last year's thread here)
Projected Deadline (Sign-Up thread goes live): March 3rd, 2025
Art Direction: Alakazam in the act of climbing a literal ladder, it can be standalone or maybe the ladder can be leaning on a 'textbox' that says RBYLT or RBY Ladder Tournament. Don't mind any style, but something retro / "gen1-ish" would be cool if possible
I'll give it a shot!
 
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