Welcome our fellow earthlings! Welcome to the very first Graphic War hosted by GraphicsNation!

Obviously there are many other Graphic Wars going on besides this one but we don't know if their prompts will be as crazy as ours. We just have to see!

During this graphic war, hopefully, you'll have loads of fun, excitement, anticipation, experience and of course bragging rights which will come in handy! ;)

Let's get moving now.

Cuz what time is it?

The rules time!!

THE RULES

+ You will be grouped based on your level of designing which WILL be decided by us finally. This is so that everyone has a chance at winning. By the end of the War, there will be NO groups and everyone will be given the same prompt.

+ The War is mainly for you to improve your graphic skills, weak points and increase your level and knowledge. So, we guess this is kinda like a coaching session.

+ Do NOT abuse, disrespect, be rude or fight with another contestant. It's okay to have your opinions but don't start a fight. Any such comments will be deleted immediately and if worse comes to come, that user will be muted. This is a stage of fun, not not-fun.

+ The contestants CAN vote for other graphics BUT not for their graphics. The contestants have 3 votes ONLY per round. They can utilize them all on the same graphic or different graphics but they can vote ONLY 3 times. Same goes for viewers.

+ NO negative criticism.

+ DON'T be a spoilsport or whine like a baby if you lost the war. Just know that you did give your best!

+ Voting will be open for two days including the day that we post that particular round. Any vote after the last day cast will NOT be counted.

+ The members of GraphicsNation will mentor everyone equally. If you need help, you're welcome to PM the GraphicsNation account ONLY.

+ You have 5 lives similar to that in games. These 5 lives resemble the amount of doubts you can ask us. These lives will go on decreasing as we get further in the war and when we're nearing the end, you'll have none left.

+ The prompts will be similar to those given in the Competition but will be modified based on your group and your weak points. The deadline will be extended as well.

+ ADD this book to your library for updates. Following is not compulsory but would be appreciated. :)

+ You cannot post your entry of a particular round in your graphic book before the results of that round are revealed. You can post it once the results of that particular round is announced. This is to ensure impartial voting. If we've found out that you've posted an entry when the results of that round haven't been released yet, it will lead to immediate disqualification.

+ No watermarks that reveal your username or name should be present either and that includes, "graphics by username/name." You can stamp your watermark as long as it's only initials. You must submit all your entries via a downloadable link and you must PM that downloadable link to us []. We'd prefer it if it were an imgur, deviantart, tinypic or photobucket link but any downloadable link will do. You can also email your entry to us. Just ask for our email through a PM.

+ You can ask for an extension of 3 days max but you must give us a heads up of at least one week, which means as soon as we post the prompt, within a day or two, you should inform us if you need an extension. Suppose you haven't asked for an extension and do not meet the deadline, you're disqualified - as simple as that. If you aren't able to submit your graphic before you three day extension period is over, you're disqualified. If you're caught breaking any of the rules, you're disqualified. Simple.

+ You can turn your graphic into a pre-made ONLY after the results of that particular round is announced. Else what are you planning to do with it? Also, yes, it is okay if your graphic isn't new as long as it fits the prompt, your watermark isn't there and follows all the rules. If that graphic is in your graphics book, you must un-publish the chapter immediately once you enter the graphic else it violates a rule as you're not allowed to post the graphic you're entering for that round in your graphics book till the results of that particular round is announced.

+ Viewers and contestants, please note that you CANNOT vote through an inline comment. After scrolling through all the entries, at the end of the last chapter showcasing the entries, in the comments section will you cast your votes. [suppose the entries are showcased in five chapters, then in the fifth chapter ONLY in the comments section without using an inline comment will you cast your votes]

So your comment should be something like, "My vote/picks/favourite: 1, 15, 19" or whatever the serial number of the graphic. If you want to give all their votes to the same graphic then it'll be, "My vote blah blah: 5, 5 ,5"

You can, however, ONLY compliment the graphic using inline comments.

HOW GRAPHIC WAR WORKS

It works in a similar manner as that of Graphic Competition.

+ You will be grouped based on your weak points. Each group will consist of four-five members.

+ There will be a total of 7-12 rounds, depending, and one contestant will be eliminated from each group every round. This contestant will be one who hasn't showed improvement and has almost consistently received the least amount of points.

+ The first two rounds, no one will be eliminated. The first two rounds are only for you to get used to this graphic competition and for the judges to get a head start with the points. So, remember, the first two rounds are very important as the points may or may not give you a jump start!

+ You can ask your friends to vote BUT do NOT tag them in the comments. You can send a message to your followers or PM them.

+ The viewers (and contestants) have 3 votes ONLY per round where you can utilize them all on the same graphic or different graphics but you can vote ONLY 3 times.

+ The 1st, 2nd, 3rd place along with two honorable mentions and the graphic receiving the most viewer votes will be posted and all these 5-6 graphics will gain automatic entry to the next round. There may be a case where the either of the three winners or honorable mentions have received the most viewer votes and then, only 5 graphics will gain automatic entry to the next round.

+ The points you receive for that particular round will carry on till the end of the competition or till you're eliminated. The points will NOT be refreshed each round but will carry through. For example, suppose A gets 5/10 points in 1st Round and 8/10 points in the 2nd Round, then at the start of the 3rd Round, A has 13/20 points.

+ The contestants will NOT be eliminated purely on the graphic for that particular round. As there is the presence of a point system, the contestants will be eliminated based on the number of points at the start of the next round, that is, at the end of that round.

+ We will inform you what graphic type you need to make for that round, if not, you can choose your own. And yes, we do accept anime and animated themed graphics as long as it's fits the prompt.

+ If there is a tie, we will most likely re-open viewer voting and ask the judges to re-judge those entries. If there's a tie even after that or if the judges are not able to come to a decision, both the tied entries will advance.

+ You will need to know to make most graphics. We make ask you to make a picspam as well somewhere in some round. If you have any doubts on how to make some graphic though, you can always PM us and we'll help you out. That's not a problem at all. :)

IMPORTANT

By now, you must have realised that this isn't any ordinary competition. If you haven't, wake up dude!

Anyway, you see, there must be a question in your head like, "Dude? You tell us that we can't stamp our watermarks with our usernames or names on our entries yet you allow us to tell our friends to vote for us? How is that gonna work?"

Well, firstly, we won't be posting entries like:

#1

[Entry]

#2

[Entry]

.....

Instead, each round we will ask you your favourite something which you will need to PM us along with your entry and we will post the entry with that favourite thing of yours.

For example, Round 1, we ask you to mention your fav fruit. So you will PM us somewhat like this:

Fav: Orange and Entry: [Link]

So the entries will be posted along with a serial number and your fav thing kinda like:

[Sl. No] Orange

[Entry]

and so on.

So you tell your friends to vote for [Sl No] Orange. Simple as that. Creative ain't it? ;)

The serial number is that so there is no clash even if two choose the same fav thing and don't wanna change it or...

DO NOT TAG YOUR FRIENDS IN THE COMMENT SECTION. YOU WILL LOST TWO POINTS IF YOU DO SO.

Also, if there is a clash, which is unlikely but you can never tell, we will ask the second person [basically the person who sent their entry later than the first person] to choose a different fav thing.

BREAKDOWN OF POINT SYSTEM

3.0% - Improvement

1.5% - Strong points of the graphic

1.5% - Originality/Creativity

2.0% - Connection to the Prompt

2.0% - Overall Presentation

Total Points - 10

JUDGES

+ Members of GraphicsNation

+ Viewers

+ Contestants

Have any questions? Comment them and we'll get back to you as soon as possible! :)

Through this war, we'll what moves you've got in order to win it!

Contestant list with the groups will be posted soon.

That is it.

The first round will be posted on 14th April, 2018.