#illustration contest

[victoriaisbored]

The top 300 of round 1 for this year's pokemon TCG illustration contest are here!!!!

Here are my favs in no particular order

EDIT: I removed the first one that I shared (it used to be an eevee illustration, because it was AI generated and people were able to show the original artist of some of the work stolen.

Here is that artist instead, not a submission, but they should have their work shared,

Vaporeon by LaPumpkINK

EDIT 2: There was another Ai piece that was caught and I took a look with a buddy and was sad to have to delete another piece off this list.

But I looked through the others and can't find anything that screams Ai, so hopefully these 6 are good.

And now, the submissions for the illustration contest that I liked the most!

Feraligator by Kae

Feraligator by Sakurai Isui

Toxtricity by Shimada

Bidoof by Amanda Navarr

Bidoof by Nakamura Yukako

Bidoof by Michibata

[gooseygooseyartstuff]

I finally finished my entry into the Pokemon Illustration contest Possibly considering doing two more, but this is the one I really wanted to do

[mozzygan]

the world is wide ... discover it.

[nesikiguigui]

My entry for a children's book illustration contest, around june 2019. Sadly I missed the deadline. Still, it was a good challenge and I'm proud of the result!

[sl1mskull]

I participated to the Pokemon Card Illustration Contest.

I didn’t make it Top 300 but at least I had fun doing it

[woosh-floosh-art]

The results for round one of the pokemon illustration contest have been posted! I didn't get in, wah!! Well, I'm still pretty happy with my entries, especially my Feraligatr piece ^_^

[polygraphish-art]

i am not immune to finnish man going cha cha cha, i have eurovision brainrot

[melonalemonade]

reasons to survive

[bunubunss]

"it's your time to bask in the sun"

[angelaanimates]

She didn’t make it to the Pokémon card illustration contest finals, but we love her anyway

[tsubomiiiii]

Hes so proud of his lil plant :DD

[sunrize-sketches]

Blister, Blaze and Burn - contest entry

[gooseygooseyartstuff]

I finished my second contest entry and somehow I feel even better about this one. But they're both good imo and both make me feel good about this contest.

[midna-the-artist]

Happy Pokémon Day!

Here's what I sent for the Pokémon Card Illustration Contest

[nesikiguigui]

Around june 2021, I participated again in an illustration contest for a children's book and this is my entry! I didn't won, but I had fun doing these. Now looking at it again, I would choose a different approach for illustration 4.. but I'm still proud of the result ✨

[agentc0rn]

So... Pokémon has officially revealed the Top 300 quarter-finalists for the TCG illustration contest. I myself have participated, but unfortunately, did not make it. There were many awesome artworks!!

However... there has been a suspected case of an individual who entered with multiple identities (similar initials) through AI generated entries - V.K shows up in 6 entries. The weird and unnatural proportions, position, angle (look at vaporeon for instance) all give away indications of AI too.

The rules have clearly outlined multiple identities to lead to disqualification, yet the judges failed to take account into the suspicious number of similar styles appearing more than three times (surprassing the maximum number of 3 entries) with the initials.

"The rules in the contest affirmed that: submissions must be submitted by the Entrant. Any attempt, successful or otherwise, by any Entrant to obtain more than the permitted number of Submissions by using multiple and/or different identities, forms, registrations, addresses, or any other method will void all of that Entrant's Submissions and that Entrant may be disqualified at Sponsors' reasonable discretion."

This is very disappointing, Pokemon TCG. Not even just disappointing, this is very shameful and distasteful to artists who did not make it.

Edit: There also seems to be 2 more entries that are ai prompts but under a different name (pikachu sleeping with a background night landscape and another one sleeping on a tree root)

Here is a really good educational thread that explains the errors in the ai work (on Twitter)

UPDATE: on Twitter pokemon tcg actually addressed the issue, has disqualified the person with multiple identities and will be selecting more entries from other artists!!