Scribble Labs 2 - Double Vision!!

ROUND 4 - PREPARATIONS

Click the box below to reveal this round's general theme and match-ups.

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:mario: KAIZO MARIOBOARDS :mario:
Prompts will be a selection of thread titles taken from marioboards.com



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Representing Team Inktoplasm this round:
Hearts - Windsor - (#3C0878)
Arc - Ground Beef - (#E4415B)

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Flygon has requested to be dropped from the tournament.​
Uniju has agreed to fill her position. His color will be Cornflower Blue (#6495ED).
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The round gimmick is
SYNERGY BATTLE​

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* In this round, you cannot use black or white. *

* You must assemble a custom palette of three colors and use that to draw your image. *
- Your first color is the one you signed up with -
- Your second color is either your partner's, your opponent's, or your partner's opponent's -
- Your third color can be anything you like. -

* Standard scribble rules apply otherwise. *


The short version (for this week):
3 colors, no black or white.
1sr color is yours.
2nd is from any other participant in your match.
3rd is anything you like.


Prompts for this round will unlock
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ROUND 4 - START
You can now receive your prompt from the bot.

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Please submit your scribbles before
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Some advice for this round:​

  • Remember that you cannot use black (#000000) or white (#FFFFFF).
  • You do not have to decide on a palette ahead of time. If you want, you can prepare multiple different palettes and pick the most fitting one once you get your prompt.
  • To allow for contrast in your picture, it might be a good idea to have one color be of a significantly different brightness level compared to the others.
  • If you need a very quick shorthand for how certain colors look together, the little VS graphic in the match-up list is a composite of all four colors in a match.
  • You don't have to look up the thread your prompt is based of. Just take the prompt at face value and let your picture take shape.
  • Don't use colors picked from an ugly gradient, no matter how many show up on your doorstep. It might be funny in the moment, but you're only putting yourself at a disadvantage. Remember: If you intentionally throw, you're also throwing for your teammate.
  • Don't try to game the system by using almost-black or very-slightly-off-white. Voters will notice this and might decide you're missing the point of the challenge.
 
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Ah, there we go. No more relays. Thank god.

Another round, same as before. As usual, I'm excluding my own team from these; and I'll also be excluding Flygon as well. She's dropped out of the game, and as such I feel as though it would not be particularly constructive to give any kind of feedback or critique on a scribble done by someone who's not playing anymore. If she reaches out and states that she would like some kind of feedback regardless, I'll happily do it - but I don't think that will happen and I already have to do like 30 of these damn things.

So, let's get started.

The lighting work on the stones around the torch is absolutely bonkers. I've said this about your stuff before but you do extremely well with dark environments and lighting. The backdrop looks very textured, very detailed. It's clear you put a lot of effort into making it work - and I think you also did a great job with your given conditions. The chicken is the focus of the image rather than just thrown in there, and your eyeball is indeed hidden. I also like that you did this with minimal white. Don't have too much else to say about this one, maybe the chicken is a bit less detailed than the rest, but whatever.
Super cool, this one. I am biased as its a reference blatantly to one of my favorite games of all time - but beyond that there's some awesome compositional stuff here. Your use of color and attempt to replicate the dark shadows of Majora's Mask's artwork is well done, and while you put the wrong Song of Time in the music stanza there, the way you constructed that whole aspect of the image, the music flowing from the ocarina, is very creative and I wish I would've thought of it myself. While there's a lot I love about this one though, I think more could have been done to stick to your conditions. There is indeed a chicken, but I don't see any hidden eyes - just regular ones.

That being said, whoever is playing must suck at the game (or hasn't cleared Stone Tower yet...) because you've got a chunk of time after doing Anju and Kafei to still get your ass to the moon. Absolute scrub, not even of the deku variety. Still one of my favorite of the round either way though.
Pretty funny concept, welcome to the Violence Against the Sun Scribble Club. We here at the VASSC commend you on the idea for this one and are happy to see your contribution. The composition of the image here is pretty cool, and your use of color to show which cliffs are further/closer is a smart perspective shortcut I think. The cowboy looks decent too, with the orange shadow of the gun being especially neat. I do think this one looks a little too empty though - and I can maybe see it being a bit unclear as to what's going on because the cowboy isn't actually aiming with his gun. II think it would've been improved conceptually if he was actively aiming with... well, even a pistol really.

Believe me you do not want to try and draw a guy with a long gun like that.
I appreciate the callback to Wizard King of the West. I remember that matchup fondly as it was one of the first ones where I actually started to draw above a sixth grader's level. I'd like to see these two more. The joke is pretty funny here as well, and their shadows stretching into the distance also look great. The environment in general has a strong level of detail that helps frame this scene nicely.

Now, while the colors are a really funny way of playing into the "bright" aspect of your prompt, I also think that the stark white and neon green make this kind of hard to read. It's very eye-searing, and especially on the smaller version seen on the voting form, it's a bit overwhelming. Some more use of black for shading like you had sparsely on the buildings would probably help the readability go a lot further.
You know, I would apologize for the condition I slapped on you - but considering Kright's relative lowball condition and the fact that you did not actually make me draw a car like you said but instead something that is... really not that bad to draw, I simply will not.

Another very emotional piece here, this just kind of makes you feel worse the more you look at it, really (laudatory). Despite your color not really being terribly dark, the sparse use of white as the light coming through the window makes the entire room look dim and a bit dismal - a trick I admittedly abuse as well sometimes. Outside of the bed, window, and (very detailed) spider lillies, this scribble is quite "empty", which I think is something that adds a lot to the vibe as well. I don't think this would be half as powerful if she wasn't completely alone. The unique approach to "Threatening" is also appreciated, even if I think this one gives off more of an ominous or miserable vibe than outright threatening. Dread, for sure if nothing else. Not much else I can say about this one though, you continually hit it out of the park.
After last round, I think it's good that you're going back to trying pieces with a unique perspective to them. I've said this before but they do get better every time and now you're a far cry from the old days of your "leap of faith" scribble from ages ago. The scenery of the ruins and smaller little details like the overgrown branch disappearing through the hole in the wall add a lot of character to this one, and your colors are well-utilized in making this clear, readable, and relatively atmospheric. I would probably put this as your best scribble thus far.

Beyond that, I like the title as well. There isn't a whole lot to comment on past what I've already said, because you seem to be improving on your own each time without it. I'm just gonna "let you cook" as the kids say.
This made me almost have to double-take at Pitohui's because I forgot for a second that you weren't the group that had the "Simpsons character" condition. I suppose you sent it in though judging by this, and if you didn't then god damn what a coincidence. Lots of Homer this game.

The concept here is amusing, and like Pitohui you did a good job at keeping this readable despite the limit on black. Your Homer himself looks... almost cute, like a dog or something. I think it's the black nose. Shit, it's Animal Crossing isn't it? Maybe he's supposed to be a dog... or a villager I suppose. Now that I look at it again, it does look like you adapted him into the AC style, which is kind of fun. I think that as a whole this one is maybe a little bare though. I think that if there was a little more detail added to the pillars, the backdrop behind Homer, or even the display itself, it would have taken this one a lot further and made it a truly great scribble.
Dude, oh my god. This is genuinely, beyond the shadow of a doubt, the funniest scribble of the round. Homer's face is just maybe one of the funniest things I've seen in the past year or so.

Outside of the face though, looking at Homer from his posing to his extra level of detail shows me that you very likely actually used heavy reference when drawing him into the image - and I think you should do that kind of thing more often, as you clearly benefit from it. It also appears to me as though you've attempted to make certain elements a bit smaller the further they are away from the camera, and I think you should continue to do this and ramp this aspect up even further. This one manages to look somewhat less flat than many of your previous scribbles, and it's obviously they're actually running ON something instead of layered against a flat backdrop. Good work.
I will admit, it kind of took me a while to understand this one - but once I did I found it to be surprisingly interesting. The commentary here on the ageless nature of the Simpson's characters and the progression of the other character from being a child to an adult, to being in the grave all while Lisa stays the same, is a lot more than I would've expected from a Mario/Simpsons crossover. It's a quiet sadness in the same way as Wogl's.

I think though, that the reason it took me some time to figure out what's happening in this one, is the framing device. The window as both panels and a view to the outdoors (and potentially a shape reference to a clock) is a nice idea but in practice it serves to make each panel quite small. I also think that the panels should have started with her young in the top left (or right if you're a weeb), and circle respectively from there. As it is, there are a few panels (mostly the infant/child) ones where there isn't a huge difference in her size and without an obvious immediately assumed reading order, it might cause people to give this one less time than it deserves.
Another excellent one from you. I love looking at this manatee fellow, he looks like a wise, dignified man indeed. I don't really envy your prompts here at all, Dignified combined with a manatee - one of the goofiest animals on the planet - isn't something anyone can pull off. You're very good at creating art that's just inherently charming to look at, with this one especially being one of those. While you haven't been winning many rounds as a team, your scribbles this game have been superb.

You said in the discord I believe that the reason for some elements of this picture was that you weren't quite sure how the "must be looking at the camera" conditional was meant to be interpreted - and that leads to one of my favorite parts of this one, a joke that only works with the context of the condition. The fact that on top of the photographer looking back at the viewer, there's actually a camera that they are looking into, is a really funny way of "covering your ass" so to speak, and I think the image is better for it.
The title here is quite apt. Despite the intimidating size of the manatee and the somewhat ominous color afforded by your somewhat meat-like chosen scribble tone, this one has a sense of quiet serenity indeed. It looks less like the diver is facing down some terror from the deep, and more like they are simply making communion with a gentle giant. The real star of the show here is the light shining down from above though. That's a technique that many have tried, but only you and LTQ in that one beach scribble from a year or two ago have truly managed to nail down so perfectly. Sorry Toadbert, you'll get 'em next time.

I also like how blank the background behind the manatee is. That stark black further emphasizes this endless, abyssal feeling instead of seemingly empty or like there wasn't effort put into it. There is clear intent behind the choice that matters a lot for this kind of thing,
The idea here is fine enough, it certainly fits the prompt and the conditions (and the guy's face is pretty funny-looking) - but I do feel like it is somewhat hard to read and a bit simplistic. It took a while for me to understand that he was farting in the water, and admittedly I still can't really tell what exactly is going on. Are the lines behind the bubbles and towards the ship implying the ship dumped him in the water and sped away? Is it... smelling the fart? Did it propel him forwards away from the ship? Thinking about exactly what you're trying to convey and spending more time on your scribble to try and convey that can go a long way.

Some things worth thinking about are elements like the identical color of the sky and the ocean, the readability of the scene, and where you can add a bit of detail - not to make it hyper-detailed, but simply to differentiate and clarify elements. Some simple stuff like perhaps some white froth on the ocean, a greater number of clouds, and similar would go a long way. Maybe try to focus on a smaller, more detailed scene or character instead of something big.
Yep, you really do just keep getting better. I like that this one has no reliance on text or other descriptive element, instead giving itself and especially the disappointed face of the waterfall guy, time to breathe and organically tell its story. The choice of a waterfall (whether it "officially" counts or not) is also a very creative choice that lends itself well to the greater concept and the scene overall. The way you did the waterfall looks great for its simplicity - though if I could give a suggestion, perhaps try to make the frothing parts more "rough" and scribbly along the edges to give them more energy. The rocks, and the way the water streams down them, also looks awesome.

I don't have a lot of complaints with this one overall, you often speak to your lack of confidence but again, you're more than capable of portraying the scenes you see in your head. This one is probably the most ambitious, and I hope you keep taking it further.
God DAMN I do not envy you with this prompt and these conditions. Not only does one of them almost conflict with the prompt outright, but the other one just seems annoying as hell especially it mandates that you draw hands. You somehow managed to totally crush it though. This one has a truly incomprehensible vibe, tangibly there but impossible to nail down. This too, surely, is liminal.

As always, the scenery is absolutely stellar, the desolate feeling reminding me of.... well, probably the place where I live honestly. Fucked up. Caddicarus himself despite the absurdity of the premise, is both relatively identifiable based on a quick comparison google search, and fits into the image very well. I don't know if I can nail down his vibe either, to be honest - he looks like he knows something I don't, it's honestly rather eerie. The inclusion of the Spider-Man poster is also a ridiculously funny way to get around TFP's requirement. Overall, this is maybe my favorite of yours period. Phenomenal.
Blah, blah most improved etc. etc. This one is another banger, and I think your planned synergy with the target element is really, really cool. It might not've paid off in the end, the way you intended, but the concept is a very raw and interesting meta play that was at least worth trying. The perspective on this one is also awesome, with a neat, dynamic feeling. I'm not entirely sure how this fits the prompt as-is, but I am assuming that the gimmick was meant to play into the literal definition of Liminal as "between" by having the targets sync up with his finger guns. He's also in a hallway though, so you know what fair enough either way. The name is kind of a mystery to me though, is it a reference to Caddicarus' content?

Also, before I read the condition, I thought this was supposed to be The Dude from The Big Lebowski. Honestly, not your fault - I totally just thought Caddicarus was bald for some reason. As it turns out he is not bald and in fact does have long hair so I sure feel like a fool.

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Decided to try my hand at commentary for once. Unfortunately this won't be every scribble, just some of the ones I had particular thoughts on, because it was either some of them or none of them and I figure some of them is better. If I don't mention yours please don't take that to mean I didn't like it! Having thoughts is hard...
The way you pull off these dimly lit scenes consistently astonishes me. The sparing use of white really helps the dialogue pop out and not blend into the rest of the scene. Nice adaptation to the condition by making the chicken a focal point. (Happy birthday Turb.)
This may be one of the best uses of color to prompt in this tournament, if not Scribble history. Yes, it's a little eye-searing, and yes that's totally the point! I'm sad to admit I didn't catch the characters returning from your other scribble at first, but I'm always down for that sort of thing. Also, you win the caption game for this round. No contest.
Okay, the jokes on this one really got me. Between the Blathers update reference and his clear misunderstanding of what he's trying to display in his museum, A+.
Look at him! He's so fancy! Love the character design on the manatee, he's a very distinguished gentleman.
MMMM that gradient. It's always superb when a scribble pulls that off and this one sure does. The lighting work and color choice is immaculate, easily my favorite of your work so far this time around.
Just wanna say props for using Spider-Man to fulfill the condition because it's probably exactly what I would've done.
I know you talked about being a little unsure on calling this one early, but I think it really worked out here. The less is more approach works perfectly for the prompt and the concept you went with. Also, nice texturing on the sand! The water being pink here almost gives me sunset vibes, not sure if that was intentional.
Okay, I'm a sucker for black background scribbles already but something about this really scratches that itch. The white outline of Orion, your personal color solely being used for the stars (it really pops here, by the way), it all just looks so good. Please consider doing more scribbles like this!

(Also, I can't tell for sure but it looks like you used a white piece of paper and colored in the black manually? If that's the case I'm even more impressed with the amount of effort going into it.)
This is pure. Love the little guy and all the ducks they're stacking. I'm a big fan of your work in general, you have a very pleasant art style to look at and this is absolutely no exception.
 
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Ah, there we go. No more relays. Thank god.

Another round, same as before. As usual, I'm excluding my own team from these; and I'll also be excluding Flygon as well. She's dropped out of the game, and as such I feel as though it would not be particularly constructive to give any kind of feedback or critique on a scribble done by someone who's not playing anymore. If she reaches out and states that she would like some kind of feedback regardless, I'll happily do it - but I don't think that will happen and I already have to do like 30 of these damn things.

So, let's get started.

The lighting work on the stones around the torch is absolutely bonkers. I've said this about your stuff before but you do extremely well with dark environments and lighting. The backdrop looks very textured, very detailed. It's clear you put a lot of effort into making it work - and I think you also did a great job with your given conditions. The chicken is the focus of the image rather than just thrown in there, and your eyeball is indeed hidden. I also like that you did this with minimal white. Don't have too much else to say about this one, maybe the chicken is a bit less detailed than the rest, but whatever.
Super cool, this one. I am biased as its a reference blatantly to one of my favorite games of all time - but beyond that there's some awesome compositional stuff here. Your use of color and attempt to replicate the dark shadows of Majora's Mask's artwork is well done, and while you put the wrong Song of Time in the music stanza there, the way you constructed that whole aspect of the image, the music flowing from the ocarina, is very creative and I wish I would've thought of it myself. While there's a lot I love about this one though, I think more could have been done to stick to your conditions. There is indeed a chicken, but I don't see any hidden eyes - just regular ones.

That being said, whoever is playing must suck at the game (or hasn't cleared Stone Tower yet...) because you've got a chunk of time after doing Anju and Kafei to still get your ass to the moon. Absolute scrub, not even of the deku variety. Still one of my favorite of the round either way though.
Pretty funny concept, welcome to the Violence Against the Sun Scribble Club. We here at the VASSC commend you on the idea for this one and are happy to see your contribution. The composition of the image here is pretty cool, and your use of color to show which cliffs are further/closer is a smart perspective shortcut I think. The cowboy looks decent too, with the orange shadow of the gun being especially neat. I do think this one looks a little too empty though - and I can maybe see it being a bit unclear as to what's going on because the cowboy isn't actually aiming with his gun. II think it would've been improved conceptually if he was actively aiming with... well, even a pistol really.

Believe me you do not want to try and draw a guy with a long gun like that.
I appreciate the callback to Wizard King of the West. I remember that matchup fondly as it was one of the first ones where I actually started to draw above a sixth grader's level. I'd like to see these two more. The joke is pretty funny here as well, and their shadows stretching into the distance also look great. The environment in general has a strong level of detail that helps frame this scene nicely.

Now, while the colors are a really funny way of playing into the "bright" aspect of your prompt, I also think that the stark white and neon green make this kind of hard to read. It's very eye-searing, and especially on the smaller version seen on the voting form, it's a bit overwhelming. Some more use of black for shading like you had sparsely on the buildings would probably help the readability go a lot further.
You know, I would apologize for the condition I slapped on you - but considering Kright's relative lowball condition and the fact that you did not actually make me draw a car like you said but instead something that is... really not that bad to draw, I simply will not.

Another very emotional piece here, this just kind of makes you feel worse the more you look at it, really (laudatory). Despite your color not really being terribly dark, the sparse use of white as the light coming through the window makes the entire room look dim and a bit dismal - a trick I admittedly abuse as well sometimes. Outside of the bed, window, and (very detailed) spider lillies, this scribble is quite "empty", which I think is something that adds a lot to the vibe as well. I don't think this would be half as powerful if she wasn't completely alone. The unique approach to "Threatening" is also appreciated, even if I think this one gives off more of an ominous or miserable vibe than outright threatening. Dread, for sure if nothing else. Not much else I can say about this one though, you continually hit it out of the park.
After last round, I think it's good that you're going back to trying pieces with a unique perspective to them. I've said this before but they do get better every time and now you're a far cry from the old days of your "leap of faith" scribble from ages ago. The scenery of the ruins and smaller little details like the overgrown branch disappearing through the hole in the wall add a lot of character to this one, and your colors are well-utilized in making this clear, readable, and relatively atmospheric. I would probably put this as your best scribble thus far.

Beyond that, I like the title as well. There isn't a whole lot to comment on past what I've already said, because you seem to be improving on your own each time without it. I'm just gonna "let you cook" as the kids say.
This made me almost have to double-take at Pitohui's because I forgot for a second that you weren't the group that had the "Simpsons character" condition. I suppose you sent it in though judging by this, and if you didn't then god damn what a coincidence. Lots of Homer this game.

The concept here is amusing, and like Pitohui you did a good job at keeping this readable despite the limit on black. Your Homer himself looks... almost cute, like a dog or something. I think it's the black nose. Shit, it's Animal Crossing isn't it? Maybe he's supposed to be a dog... or a villager I suppose. Now that I look at it again, it does look like you adapted him into the AC style, which is kind of fun. I think that as a whole this one is maybe a little bare though. I think that if there was a little more detail added to the pillars, the backdrop behind Homer, or even the display itself, it would have taken this one a lot further and made it a truly great scribble.
Dude, oh my god. This is genuinely, beyond the shadow of a doubt, the funniest scribble of the round. Homer's face is just maybe one of the funniest things I've seen in the past year or so.

Outside of the face though, looking at Homer from his posing to his extra level of detail shows me that you very likely actually used heavy reference when drawing him into the image - and I think you should do that kind of thing more often, as you clearly benefit from it. It also appears to me as though you've attempted to make certain elements a bit smaller the further they are away from the camera, and I think you should continue to do this and ramp this aspect up even further. This one manages to look somewhat less flat than many of your previous scribbles, and it's obviously they're actually running ON something instead of layered against a flat backdrop. Good work.
I will admit, it kind of took me a while to understand this one - but once I did I found it to be surprisingly interesting. The commentary here on the ageless nature of the Simpson's characters and the progression of the other character from being a child to an adult, to being in the grave all while Lisa stays the same, is a lot more than I would've expected from a Mario/Simpsons crossover. It's a quiet sadness in the same way as Wogl's.

I think though, that the reason it took me some time to figure out what's happening in this one, is the framing device. The window as both panels and a view to the outdoors (and potentially a shape reference to a clock) is a nice idea but in practice it serves to make each panel quite small. I also think that the panels should have started with her young in the top left (or right if you're a weeb), and circle respectively from there. As it is, there are a few panels (mostly the infant/child) ones where there isn't a huge difference in her size and without an obvious immediately assumed reading order, it might cause people to give this one less time than it deserves.
Another excellent one from you. I love looking at this manatee fellow, he looks like a wise, dignified man indeed. I don't really envy your prompts here at all, Dignified combined with a manatee - one of the goofiest animals on the planet - isn't something anyone can pull off. You're very good at creating art that's just inherently charming to look at, with this one especially being one of those. While you haven't been winning many rounds as a team, your scribbles this game have been superb.

You said in the discord I believe that the reason for some elements of this picture was that you weren't quite sure how the "must be looking at the camera" conditional was meant to be interpreted - and that leads to one of my favorite parts of this one, a joke that only works with the context of the condition. The fact that on top of the photographer looking back at the viewer, there's actually a camera that they are looking into, is a really funny way of "covering your ass" so to speak, and I think the image is better for it.
The title here is quite apt. Despite the intimidating size of the manatee and the somewhat ominous color afforded by your somewhat meat-like chosen scribble tone, this one has a sense of quiet serenity indeed. It looks less like the diver is facing down some terror from the deep, and more like they are simply making communion with a gentle giant. The real star of the show here is the light shining down from above though. That's a technique that many have tried, but only you and LTQ in that one beach scribble from a year or two ago have truly managed to nail down so perfectly. Sorry Toadbert, you'll get 'em next time.

I also like how blank the background behind the manatee is. That stark black further emphasizes this endless, abyssal feeling instead of seemingly empty or like there wasn't effort put into it. There is clear intent behind the choice that matters a lot for this kind of thing,
The idea here is fine enough, it certainly fits the prompt and the conditions (and the guy's face is pretty funny-looking) - but I do feel like it is somewhat hard to read and a bit simplistic. It took a while for me to understand that he was farting in the water, and admittedly I still can't really tell what exactly is going on. Are the lines behind the bubbles and towards the ship implying the ship dumped him in the water and sped away? Is it... smelling the fart? Did it propel him forwards away from the ship? Thinking about exactly what you're trying to convey and spending more time on your scribble to try and convey that can go a long way.

Some things worth thinking about are elements like the identical color of the sky and the ocean, the readability of the scene, and where you can add a bit of detail - not to make it hyper-detailed, but simply to differentiate and clarify elements. Some simple stuff like perhaps some white froth on the ocean, a greater number of clouds, and similar would go a long way. Maybe try to focus on a smaller, more detailed scene or character instead of something big.
Yep, you really do just keep getting better. I like that this one has no reliance on text or other descriptive element, instead giving itself and especially the disappointed face of the waterfall guy, time to breathe and organically tell its story. The choice of a waterfall (whether it "officially" counts or not) is also a very creative choice that lends itself well to the greater concept and the scene overall. The way you did the waterfall looks great for its simplicity - though if I could give a suggestion, perhaps try to make the frothing parts more "rough" and scribbly along the edges to give them more energy. The rocks, and the way the water streams down them, also looks awesome.

I don't have a lot of complaints with this one overall, you often speak to your lack of confidence but again, you're more than capable of portraying the scenes you see in your head. This one is probably the most ambitious, and I hope you keep taking it further.
God DAMN I do not envy you with this prompt and these conditions. Not only does one of them almost conflict with the prompt outright, but the other one just seems annoying as hell especially it mandates that you draw hands. You somehow managed to totally crush it though. This one has a truly incomprehensible vibe, tangibly there but impossible to nail down. This too, surely, is liminal.

As always, the scenery is absolutely stellar, the desolate feeling reminding me of.... well, probably the place where I live honestly. Fucked up. Caddicarus himself despite the absurdity of the premise, is both relatively identifiable based on a quick comparison google search, and fits into the image very well. I don't know if I can nail down his vibe either, to be honest - he looks like he knows something I don't, it's honestly rather eerie. The inclusion of the Spider-Man poster is also a ridiculously funny way to get around TFP's requirement. Overall, this is maybe my favorite of yours period. Phenomenal.
Blah, blah most improved etc. etc. This one is another banger, and I think your planned synergy with the target element is really, really cool. It might not've paid off in the end, the way you intended, but the concept is a very raw and interesting meta play that was at least worth trying. The perspective on this one is also awesome, with a neat, dynamic feeling. I'm not entirely sure how this fits the prompt as-is, but I am assuming that the gimmick was meant to play into the literal definition of Liminal as "between" by having the targets sync up with his finger guns. He's also in a hallway though, so you know what fair enough either way. The name is kind of a mystery to me though, is it a reference to Caddicarus' content?

Also, before I read the condition, I thought this was supposed to be The Dude from The Big Lebowski. Honestly, not your fault - I totally just thought Caddicarus was bald for some reason. As it turns out he is not bald and in fact does have long hair so I sure feel like a fool.

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You too, continue to improve over time. Comparing this to your first one, it's clear that you are getting the hang of this and figuring out how to create some interesting, readable, and creative stuff.

This one has a lot of little elements I like, from the replication of the UI to the creative "hidden Nico" concealed in the floating platforms' greater shape - a very unique way to continue having your gimmick despite the blatant restriction on that exact thing by the rules bestowed upon you here. Likewise, it's a very cool way to organically integrate the targets required by the other conditional into a relatively nostalgic package that plays well enough into the prompt in that sense. I do think that it's still stretching it a little bit in that sense though with regards to general prompt relevance, at least for general unaffiliated audiences. Either way, keep up the good work.
Well, this one is... yeah I feel it. Those sure were the days. This one plays well into the prompt, especially for some older audiences here - and with another instance of creative target integration too. Choosing to actually make the store a Target is smart, and similar to TFP's it allows the whole thing to work more seamlessly without the presence of some random target somewhere.

I still think though that this, like your previous physical one, could use some more detail. I believe you come out with strong and creative concepts, but there could be a lot gained from spending more time on the execution - whether it be making a few additional sketches before your final piece to experiment a bit more, or even just adding more in the way of small details - like perhaps some shelving under the games, or a section at the bottom for consoles and accessories with different-sized and shaped boxes to give the image some diversity/. I would like to see you try another digital one sometime, I thought the ones you worked on were quite nice.
bro you're a constant "i can't draw" poster but that Groot is crazy detailed, he looks fucking great. This is a very cool - and dynamic of course - scene with a VERY impressive amount of detail compared to your previous work. That "no two characters can share the same body shape" prompt is utterly fucked, so props to you for pulling from a source that both plays into your team name and has literally one funny little dude in the roster who is both easy to draw and fulfills the condition when paired with Groot. The caption is also really funny considering the restriction you were dished out too.

The background on this one is a little rough/sparse, but it's still perfectly readable and is totally compensated for with the level of quality displayed on the actual characters themselves in the forefront of the pic. I really think you're quite good at this sort of close-up detailed character thing, I thought the same thing about the little popout portraits in Saturday is For the Boys as well. This is a big strength of yours you should continue to flex when able.
Wow, some parts of this one look super cool. I think on the whole this round between the two I prefer the Inktoplasm one, strictly speaking - but that's not because of inktoplasm sweep inktoplasm sweep, etc., mostly just because it was good. While this one is certainly a dynamic scene, I think the real best parts of this one are the background elements. The way you shaded the trees and rocks in the background gives them a very distinct, textured feel - they almost remind me of a monochrome Yoshi's Island. I think that were you to try a whole scribble in a style like this, it would own.

The actual focus of this one though, the warrior on his horse, kind of clashes with the style displayed in the background though, and I think that he can be a little hard to read in general - though I think you've acknowledged this and in general seriously fuck trying to draw a horse and especially a dude on a horse..
I think it was Nine who said that he put the outdoor prompt in there - I assume it wasn't Ryan at least because that would make him an idiot, but... maybe not, because in the end I think this outdoor scene really plays to your strengths. I thought your previous ones were decent but this one is on a very different level from your previous scribbles. The lineart on the gazebo is delicate and precise, the scenery in general is very clean looking. As a whole, this one feels serene and calm, a sense of stillness and quiet that pervades the scene.

I think the sky on this one also looks very nice despite its simplicity. Clouds are surprisingly hard to draw, but the shape and shading of these - in conjunction with the waves radiating from the sun - make the sky feel a lot more alive than if they were all flat and undetailed. This is easily your best one of the tournament so far.
Honestly very nice. The way you did the sand, including and especially the place of overlap with the flip-flop, looks very good - and though minimal, the shading work on the flip-flops themselves is excellent and very much makes them feel very "3D". They have a real sense of shape to them that the simplicity serves well to enhance the feeling of "stillness" to an extent. I feel like it would be pretty easy to overload this prompt with too much detail to where it overrides the stillness, and this strikes a good balance. The water is also quite well-done. I always struggle with drawing any kind of liquid whatsoever, but the way you did the waves makes them look appropriately slow and gentle for this scene.

That's the thing about this one, it very much is a scene. There may not be any characters or action, but there's definitely many branches where you could take the story this tells. I like it.
Admittedly, I didn't really understand the song reference in this one - largely because I just don't know the song - but this one is still kind of funny. It's quite expressive and the characters are all very identifiable at a glance. Definitely a very strange crew here. I think you can tell that a lot of the time spent on this scribble was spent on the characters, which isn't a dig at the background or other elements - I actually think it's a plus. Early on I suggested you should avoid drawing Mario characters and while uh... Susan Boyle isn't exactly what I would fucking expect, it's really nice to see you branching out even if it's probably mostly because of the condition. Hell, I'd even count Mona along those lines because she doesn't look anything like any other character in the mainline series.

If I had to pick a really stupid nitpick, I think I would've made the leftmost wall of the closet look closer to Susan Boyle and maybe have her squished similarly to Mona. It looks like Susan has lots of room here, and it just makes her look like kind of an asshole for crushing poor Mona anyway.
The composition and detail in this one is insane. Susan Boyle here looks incredibly threatening - and still recognizable - and the way you did the onomatopoeia "drip" flowing downwards and merging into the water below is so creative and interesting as a choice. It's extremely rare that anything like this, or anything interesting with words in general, has been done in Scribble. Actually, I don't know if it's ever been touched before this one. Despite the dark subject matter, the absurdity of it being Susan fucking Boyle is just so funny though seriously. Thanks for being a psychopath with this condition, Starkuss. You carried the round despite not even being in it.

If I had to say though, I'm not sure this one fits the prompt or one of the conditions. Without the caving equipment and some of the stalactites, there's not much that feels very claustrophobic about this one to me - and unless I had the conditions there to tell me, I don't think I ever would have thought that was supposed to be Mona from WarioWare on the left. I think this scribble still owns in a void though in spite of that.
Once again, excellent line work here. This one is very cute. Between each Pokemon and the great-looking background detail, there's a high level of quality in this one for sure. The way you did the shading with the red bands stretching backwards from the stark red foreground is also a very interest way to give this one a much greater sense of depth than it would have without. I already said the background was good, and I do stand by that. There is a good understanding of line thickness and placement when it comes to composing a scene stretching into the horizon.

Similarly to my "critique" of TPG's though, I do think this feels a bit nebulous with regards to the prompt. You could say they are "detached" from society via the setting at the rear, but to me "detached" usually gives me a somewhat different, more wistful sort of feeling. At the same time though, I'm torn on whether this is a downside or simply a creative interpretation though so I'll probably just sit with this and think on it more for a bit.
lol haunted harry's tombstone. I like the implication via his name that inexplicably he was Haunted Harry even before he died, like that's his actual fucking name. Poor guy. This one, perhaps, gives me more of the feeling of detachment that I was directly going into this prompt with. Despite the funny tombstone, this one carries some resonant emotion with it. Sorrow, nostalgia, the longing for something you can't get back - in this case, life. While most people aren't ghosts who died, most people can relate to something similar. The perspective here is quite nice too, and I think the looming moon in the back looks very cool.

I also like your integration of Duskull here. As far as Pokemon go, I've always like Ghosts - so I'm glad to see some representation. I think though, that Duskull himself could have benefitted a lot from some more black shading on his body to make him stand out more and make it clear what he was. Inexplicably for a solid few minutes looking at it, I thought he was a happy platypus lying on his back eating a sandwich, which confused me a bit. Duskull himself is a dark grey, so I think it would've looked nice.
VERY cool, once again I'm amazed by how you manage to do physical scribbles like this, I know for fucking sure I could never. I'd be shitting my pants the entire time I was filling the black because if my hand slipped I know I would be well and truly boned. As a fan of both greek mythology and constellations, I also think this one is very neat from a creativity standpoint as well. The limited use of your color on the stars gives them a lot of emphasis and makes what could otherwise appear messy instead stand out and "highlight" (heh) the stellaric aspect of this one.

I still don't know how in the almighty hell you did this. Even beyond the heavy use of black, the detail on Orion himself is just fucking incredible. Also awesome to see you branch away from Mario more this tournament between this one and Rapunzel. Great stuff.
Heh, good reference with this one - and a creative way to avoid having to do much in the way of human detail. Not sure if this is an area you struggle with or just a choice, but I think it's pretty funny nonetheless. You're good at creative interpretations so far. Making the prompt guy literally the imposing one is something I enjoy along the same lines. The background here as well, while simple enough, also has a great sense of shape and I love the way the rear wall sort of dissolves into the sky in that dynamic, sketchy way. Despite being a small detail, it gives this one a lot more energy than it would otherwise have.

I also enjoy the sky and stars in this scribble- it's kind of funny that you both ended up doing something involving stars despite the prompt having approximately fuck all to do with them. It's funny the way things work out.
Talk about a looooong boy. This one is very cute, and I think it might've also doubled as a good contender for the "stillness" prompt up there too. Between the title and the image, this one gives off a peaceful, chill vibe that I quite like - something that the prompt also lends itself very well to, conveying the delicate, fragile nature of a quiet moment of peace. The heavy use of white also gives it this kind of calm, clear atmosphere that I think is nice. I think that the choice to draw multiple ducks from multiple angles is pretty daunting too, but you did pull it off. It gives this scribble a bit more life than if it only had the one, without breaking the calming veneer.

Also pretty cool is the thin lines you used to compose the background. Reminds me of how Wogl does it, it gives a good sense of distance.
Holy shit, how did you...? No offense man I'm almost glad you lost to Inktoplasm that one time because you put the fear of fucking god into my soul and I would be beyond scared to face you in the ring. The perspective on this one is just incredible, and of course the Marten is very cute. He's got a good amount of detail in his eyes, fluff, and anatomy, while still being a nice little cartoon fella. I like how this one is the exact opposite of LTQs in that instead of chill and claiming, it's stressful and panic-inducing. The poor guy visibly vibrating as he tries to stack the ducks... I feel so bad for him, get him out of the torture labyrinth already.

Or at least... someone tell him that the ducks won't break - they're rubber after all. Anyway, you continue to be one of the best performers here, and this one's no exception.

And as she requested it more recently here, I'll toss hers in here.

Honestly, I quite like the composition on this one. The dark red consuming the bottom with the black and white in the middle and up top is a very strong division in color that draws the eye very well. The red spots leading upwards also kind of carry along this trend. I think in that regard, this one is pretty interesting. I also think the girl's hair has a very nice shape to it, I like that angular vibe.

I do think this one has a bit of a clarity issue though, in that its not immediately obvious what's going on. Once you let us know what's going on with it, I started to appreciate it a lot more - but it might be a bit too high-concept for an immediate glance. I'd heard a few interpretations of this one, from the grim reaper riding a Porygon, to a baby floating in a basket away from the woman (actually pretty powerful, if unfitting for the prompt). Looking at it now though, I notice that the girl and surrounding red seem to be what makes up the spider lily aspect of the image, which is interesting again, from that compositional standpoint.

I know you dropped out, but I think you should continue joining scribble or even drawing in general - you have an eye for things that look "cool", if that makes sense.

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ROUND 4 - SUBMISSIONS

Let's see what you've been up to this round, shall we?

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⚫ "IDIOTS ARE HARD TO HYPNOTIZE" ⚫
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⚫ "MAKE AN OVERLY EXAGGERATED GUN FOR SHADOW" ⚫
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⚫ "VALENTINE'S IS NEAR. HOW'D YOU ARRANGE THE SPEED DATING?" ⚫
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⚫ "DOES AUSTRALIA EXIST?" ⚫
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⚫ "THE WORST POWER-UP EVER" ⚫
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⚫ "FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT WITH EYES?" ⚫
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⚫ "DO YOU SUPPORT THE CLONES?" ⚫
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Throwing my hat into the ring of commentary. Unfortunately I will also be picking and choosing some scribbles to talk about for the same reasons as others; if I don't comment on yours, it doesn't mean it's bad! Just that I couldn't think of anything substantial to say this time. I've also included my thoughts on my own, but you can skip those if you don't wanna read my self-deprecation.

This one captures the vibe of AI art perfectly; it seems normal and cute at first glance, but the longer you look, the worse/better it gets. The messed up fingers, the randomness of some of the lines in her hair...it all makes for a great subtly-off piece. Making art that's deliberately bad or 'wrong' can be surprisingly difficult, but Kright nailed it. She also made the ground beef color look pretty, which is impressive in its own way.
Last time we fought in tricolor I tried to battle Kright on her home turf of anime girls, and I lost. I think it would've been fun to try that again, but I couldn't think of an idea for this prompt that lent itself to that, so I went the horror route. Of my two scribbles this round I sort of prefer this one, but I think I could've done a lot better on Mario. His AI wonkiness isn't subtle; he has extra rows of teeth, extra eyeballs, a vestigial head, etc. I struggled to incorporate the pitfalls of AI art without just making him look nightmarish in a more generic way, if that makes sense. I probably also spent too long trying to get the angles in the foreground to look right, but if I'm forced to say something nice about my own scribble, I'd say that I tried to challenge myself to draw a more interesting angle than I normally go for, and I think I pulled it off well enough
An interactive scribble! How novel. I won't reveal if its charms worked on me or not, but it's a fun concept. I love the way the colors alternate with the way the scribble's sectioned off, too. There's a sort of messiness to this piece but it's a good messiness, which is something that I think is inherent to many of FWD's scribbles. The word I'm looking for is escaping me, but it's the opposite of...sterile? There's energy there, and it's neat. Tricolor also suits this idea quite well, imo.
You've been getting a lot better at drawing characters during this tournament, and it shows in your Kamek here (and the Luigi in your other scribble). I believe FWD mentioned this as well, but it looks like you might be using references more often now when you're drawing, and that's great; your characters look a lot more on-model. The cow is pretty small in this image, but it's still readable as well. I also think the palette you chose for this is quite comfy, but it's a little messed up to draw a cow when your color is ground beef...
Your art continues to be among the cleanest in the tournament, and losing access to black outlines hasn't stopped you. A lot of your pieces (e.g. the marten last time, the sea monster from one of the previous tournaments) tend to use large shapes with relatively limited details in a way that's deliberate and polished; there aren't any meaningless lines. The firearm here is a total divergence from that, featuring a crazy amount of detail befitting the prompt, and proving your versatility. The dark blue here is a little close to black on my monitor, but that's nitpicking. Fantastic scribble.
Unfortunately I feel the need to explain myself with this one; the idea was for the B.O.B. to be literally casting a shadow over the workers, but I realized far too late that I wasn't sure how to actually depict that from this angle. I should've chosen a darker color to use for shadows, or really anything but that yellow as my 3rd color - I swear it looked slightly less bad on my tablet! If I revisited this idea, I would place the B.O.B. in the foreground off to the side, with the viewer looking downward toward the workers beneath it. Or I'd just get over it and draw an actual gun. Once again, if I'm forced to say something nice about myself, I'd say...the same thing I did about my other scribble, really. I tried an upward-facing angle (on the tower, anyway) and it came out alright.

Incidentally, my personal color was used by all four scribblers in this round. That doesn't mean anything but it's neat.
Getting a valentines-related prompt with multiple pinks in your palette is a crazy pull. Not much else to say, it's cozy art - I like the character you use to represent yourself(?) in these things. I'm curious how much chocolate they'd have to endure in valentine's speed dating...
Look at this lil guy. Unbothered. Moisturized (by the ocean breeze). Happy. In his lane (hopefully). Focused (on the road). Flourishing. I know you said in discord that you had trouble with executing your original idea for this one and couldn't do everything you wanted with it, but I think the simplicity is nice. I like the way you've drawn the road curving as it stretches into the distance, and I applaud you for drawing a car. I couldn't do that voluntarily.
I'm not sure if you're a newcomer to scribble or if you participated before and I forgot, in which case I apologize - but your art's been a pleasant surprise. Very clean and consistent, much like your partner's - makes you quite a formidable duo side by side. You've got a lot of jokes and references packed into this piece - I completely forgot the Wiggles are Aussies.
This is your best scribble yet imo; it's very cute and readable. I love the details like the elephant trunks on various objects in the image, the crossed-out text and typos on the sign, and the shadows being cast by Nico and the stand. $25 though? That's a bit steep...
LET'S GOOOO WHOMP'S FORTRESS THING!! While this isn't one of your most technically ambitious scribbles, it absolutely doesn't need to be for the joke to land. It's a perfect assortment of who-asked-for-this characters, and goddamn DK mountain taking up half the image on its own motorcade is a riot.
I'm not sure what to say about your art that hasn't been said, but one thing I wanna note about this piece in particular is the way the light's shining through the leaves onto the ground and characters. It's just so peak...
I don't envy you for drawing a whole cityscape and interior scenery in the same image. The real highlight for me here is the way you drew the booths with minimal outlines. You're very good at drawing settings in general! The idea is also great - sometimes fight scenes have those shots where you can still see the fight happening in the background, usually as a gag while the character in the shot does something mundane like mowing their lawn, but the idea of a scene just lingering on that shot for an uncomfortable amount of time until the fight ends is hilarious.
Funny dog 10 hours cute dog ...

Funny details aside, I'm realizing I fear TPG the most when he opts for realism. The bee image from last time, the uncomfortably detailed Susan Boyle, this crying child...eep
You continue to surpass yourself. This piece is so dynamic, and composed very well! The yellow highlights on Waluigi and his kart are also well done and show you've got a good eye for how light falls. Normally I would try to discourage people from using recurring Mario characters in their scribbles, but your improvement is evident when you draw the same character more than once, and it's also just funny to continue seeing Waluigi in these less-than-desirable situations. Poor guy.
I can't believe you and Pitohui made me see two naked Marios side by side. Especially you, with that booty. Jokes aside, you've chosen a great composition for this one, and a pretty pleasant palette. Not much else to say butt good stuff. BUT. Good stuff.
Some peeps mentioned it in discord already but I noticed it myself as well: those are some nice wheels. They got three dimensions n' everything. This is a clever answer to the prompt, and the game UI elements are also a nice touch
This might be my favorite scribble of yours yet, but I can't say that definitely without going back to previous tournaments and making sure. I definitely love seeing you draw characters outside of the Marioverse, even if it's still a Nintendo franchise. I can almost feel that Gengar's tongue as it slides up against Clefable's fat rolls...yuck. Clefable's annoyed expression and the way its face has been smooshed over to the side are great. While the characters are well-done, the scenery is incredible too; I particularly enjoy the way you've depicted the dense forest with moonlit treetops, and the cross-hatching you've done in various places. I'm not sure what your artistic background is, but I wouldn't be surprised at all to hear you're a cartoonist at your day job; your pieces - and especially your characters - consistently have a professional quality.
Aha! I got it. The one tied to the tracks is colored with the free color choice, therefore that one's the evil recolor. Carry on, hero.

Getting burned out now, but I might go back for the ones I missed later, or save my energy for an end-of-tournament review after the final round.
 
ROUND 4 - RESULTS

Below are the winning team submissions of this round, as determined by 33 voters.


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* Individual results are in order "(P1 vote)-(P2 vote)-(Team vote)". O denotes a win in that category.
At least two category wins are needed for a team to win the round.

** Results highlighted in blue were very close (margin of 1 vote).

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The creators of these scribbles have been awarded one point for this round,
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End of Round 4
Congratulations to everyone!

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ROUND 5 - PREPARATIONS

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Prompts will be selected from prompts that were featured in previous Scribble tournaments.



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Representing Team Inktoplasm this round:
GBA - Cameraman Pink - (#FF9ABE)
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The round gimmick is
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* Like in Round 1, you are allowed to
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* There is no time limit this round.
You may freely divide your drawing time over all 5 days. *

* All restrictions on communicating with your partner are lifted.
You may freely discuss your prompts, exchange WIPs, and give each other advice. *



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