[Creation Space] Black Pearl Clarification



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We want to clarify a few points regarding the proposals for the Creation Space.


Golden Apple


Using shadows:

You can use shadowing, but please keep it very light so that the images will fit with most backgrounds.


Cut out your edges more:

When we place the coats on a dark background, in some cases, there are stray light colored pixels around the drawing. This makes it impossible to use on a dark background.
Take a look at your coat on a white and on a black background, to get rid of any leftover smudges or pixels. Also, look a little further away at just the outline. Often, the coats have a smudge around the corners or along the border of the image.


Use the smudge or blur tool sparingly:

It's a pity to see a coat that has been worked on and then filtered with a blur filter, and it comes out all smudgy. It's also a pity to see a coat with smudge marks on one side and not the other.


Be careful when reformatting an image:

Sometimes we get drawings of "sausage horses" because the file has been altered, and the horse has been squashed or pulled in another direction. Also, avoid making your resolution too low and giving the picture a pixel art look.



Helios' Ray


Using brushes is allowed:

They can be used, but not in excess.
Seeing the same tree used four times in different backgrounds is starting to feel a bit repetitive, and it's also unfair. Since the aim of the Creation Space is to create things with your own hands, not to make photo manipulations. The same thing goes for photos.


Painting, blurring or smudging landscape pictures:

This is prohibited, and going forward, we may permanently ban players from the Creation Space for this.


Check the perspectives:

Please remember that the horse needs something to stand on. It's rather unusual to see a picture of a beautiful pond in the background while the horse appears to be floating in the middle of it.

The same goes for outer space, clouds, etc. The background should be usable for everyone, not just the Pegasus. Also, make sure the horses won't look like giants in the middle of a forest when you draw trees or other items.



Rules


Plagiarism is forbidden:

Plagiarism is taking someone else's work and passing it off as your own.
Respect the author's rights: don't steal images off the Internet; don't trace photos; don't use the basis of someone else if they have not given their authorization, preferably publicly.

You can draw inspiration from a style, a movement, or a coat without merely copying it. Use your imagination to express your unique personality and create something original.


Here's a quick recap of the things NOT to do in the Creation Space:

➞ Using 100% traced photos as a base for your work.
➞ Submitting AI-generated creations.
➞ Buying or selling a commission (purchased artwork).
➞ Drawing fanart (we don't ban players right away, but it could get us into trouble since we're monetizing it).

Players who submit an artwork not created by themselves, AI-generated, or plagiarized will be permanently banned from using the Black Pearl.

All the other rules still apply. Players who do not follow the rules are exposed to sanctions.



Before posting


On this topic you can:

➞ Learn more about the Black Pearl rules.
➞ Ask for help if you have difficulties to submit your creation.
➞ Post your work in progress and ask for artistic feedback.
➞ Post your creation and ask if it complies with the rules.


On this topic you CAN'T:

➞ Mock, ridicule, or accuse creations and creators.
➞ Ask for votes.
➞ Send suggestions or feedback. Those should be sent directly to Customer Support.
➞ Post excessive steps regarding your work to avoid flooding the topic.
➞ Report creations. For creations in the voting stage, use the Report feature. For creations in the game, please reach out to Customer Support.


You can promote your creations, or creations you voted for, on social media, using #HowrseBP. You can also promote your creations on your profile page.

Kind regards,
The Howrse Team
 
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I can't seem to upload this with the black pearl. it's in the right format. what do i do?
The Eldest Curse
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Can someone help me with putting my creation onto the template? Does the template need to have no white background? It has confused me a little bit.
PhiaTatts
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The Eldest Curse wrote:



I can't seem to upload this with the black pearl. it's in the right format. what do i do?



Save this and submit this default smiley (y)


Starynight
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PhiaTatts wrote:

Can someone help me with putting my creation onto the template? Does the template need to have no white background? It has confused me a little bit.


Yes just message me your coat or post it here default smiley (y)
Starynight
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By Retired breeder, 4th September 2021 13:31:36
Hello everyone! Just a quick question. Does the final submission need to include the template? Or do we just resize our coat to fit within the template but then only submit the cost itself?
By Retired breeder, 4th September 2021 13:35:56
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Also, this is the cost I’ve been working on, still a work in progress but I’m getting there. I’m also thinking of submitting a couple other colors of this same coat. What do you guys think?

Retired breeder wrote:

Hello everyone! Just a quick question. Does the final submission need to include the template? Or do we just resize our coat to fit within the template but then only submit the cost itself?


It needs to include the template default smiley (y)
Starynight
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I just submitted a coat and afterwards there was a pop up bar at the top that mentioned something about "validation steps" but it disappeared before I could click it. Is there anything else I need to do or was that just referring to the rest of the creation space process?
smashlei
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I was just wondering how all you amazing artists manage to create such beautiful work inside the 400px template?

I first drew my design triple the size so I could get enough detail (using AutoDesk Sketchbook) but when I resized to fit inside the frame, it's all pixelated!

Is there a specific drawing software you use that resizes your work perfectly or do you literally just draw in the original 400px template? I tried drawing in a 400px size but maybe it's the app I'm using that doesn't work well for such a small canvas size default smiley :'(
KaulanaRose
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KaulanaRose wrote:

I was just wondering how all you amazing artists manage to create such beautiful work inside the 400px template?

I first drew my design triple the size so I could get enough detail (using AutoDesk Sketchbook) but when I resized to fit inside the frame, it's all pixelated!

Is there a specific drawing software you use that resizes your work perfectly or do you literally just draw in the original 400px template? I tried drawing in a 400px size but maybe it's the app I'm using that doesn't work well for such a small canvas size default smiley :'(


There really isn't any way to cheat it, resizing will change quality very drastically. Also its 300x300 px.
I would not recommend drawing on a 300 px canvas however, this makes it very hard to add details that may or may not show up in the resized version because you are working with pixels instead of large brushes and strokes. Instead I would work on a 900x900 or 800x800 canvas. default smiley (y) But that's just my personal opinion, it's not impossible to draw on 300x300 canvas.

As an experiment, i drew two horses, one on a small canvas and one on a large canvas, you can see the differences in quality:

300x300 canvas:

1400x1200 canvas (originally):
nash12
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Thanks for your comments nash12. Yeah it's rather frustrating and definitely not ideal to draw in 300 canvas.

So how would you go about submitting that grey uni peg then? Surely you must resize your work to fit the 300px space before submitting?

That's the dilemma I have, because the file size needs to be the same as the template right? So you'd either have to resize it or just draw on a 300 canvas from the start. Unless I'm missing something lol
KaulanaRose
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Also what software do you use? Maybe this impacts how the image turns out after resizing...
KaulanaRose
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KaulanaRose wrote:

Thanks for your comments nash12. Yeah it's rather frustrating and definitely not ideal to draw in 300 canvas.

So how would you go about submitting that grey uni peg then? Surely you must resize your work to fit the 300px space before submitting?

That's the dilemma I have, because the file size needs to be the same as the template right? So you'd either have to resize it or just draw on a 300 canvas from the start. Unless I'm missing something lol


Yes, you have to resize it down, I use GIMP since it seems to be pretty good for resizing. I also use the interpolation feature and set it to cubic or linear and it works pretty well. default smiley (y)default smiley :)
nash12
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KaulanaRose wrote:

Also what software do you use? Maybe this impacts how the image turns out after resizing...


I use Krita and i always slightly sharpen when i've resized.
Starynight
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whats the best way to resize on gimp? I have a 800 x 800 but when I resize it turns into a pixel mess. Using the sharpening tool doesnt seem to help either...

Does anyone have a step by step process they use when resizing on gimp?
Łeo
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Łeo wrote:

whats the best way to resize on gimp? I have a 800 x 800 but when I resize it turns into a pixel mess. Using the sharpening tool doesnt seem to help either...

Does anyone have a step by step process they use when resizing on gimp?


I dont use GIMP, but i just resize to 300 and then sharpen a bit and it always looks fine :/ I know lots of people struggle w resizing though.
Starynight
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Łeo wrote:

whats the best way to resize on gimp? I have a 800 x 800 but when I resize it turns into a pixel mess. Using the sharpening tool doesnt seem to help either...

Does anyone have a step by step process they use when resizing on gimp?


1. Use some kind of interpolation. (cubic or linear works fine) the box of choices looks like this:

2. Brush on the details you want to 'highlight' with a 1-pixel brush.
3. If none of those work, try zooming out to 100% and seeing if it looks 'crisp' that's kind of what you want and that it might look like on the game depending on your display.
4. If none of those work than just submit it anyways, a lot of coats are blurry and not that sharp, especially if you zoom in to look at them.
nash12
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Thank you both for the help, think I might just submit it hopefully the coat doesnt look too blurry
Łeo
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By Retired breeder, 7th October 2021 20:56:47
What karma points do you currently need to enter?
By Retired breeder, 10th October 2021 16:57:24
I really need this info, please!
Retired breeder wrote:

I really need this info, please!


At the top of the page it says 5 karma points, you can also look on the karma page and that will tell you
jsniper
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I've been looking around the coats for like an hour and I've never seen a racing thoroughbred... Or any running\jumping horse in general... Is that not allowed? Or is it just something people don't like so it doesn't get picked?
PS And if the coat doesn't get selected can I at least use it for myself? default smiley :-))
CupOfRedTea
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CupOfRedTea wrote:

I've been looking around the coats for like an hour and I've never seen a racing thoroughbred... Or any running\jumping horse in general... Is that not allowed? Or is it just something people don't like so it doesn't get picked?
PS And if the coat doesn't get selected can I at least use it for myself? default smiley :-))


There are a lot of those types of coats, there are just so many out there they can be hard to find! It does not help you find all of them by a long shot, but you can go into coat directories and type in "Jump" or "Thoroughbred" into the coat name and a few show up that you may be looking for.

If a coat does not get selected, no one can use it (including you) but you can send it in again for the next month if you want to try again.
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Is anyone able to clarify if tack (i.e. saddles and bridles) is allowed? I have come across a few coats with tack in the directories, but I distinctly remember tack being prohibited in my early Howrse days. Has that rule changed or maybe has it never existed in the first place?
parvuli
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parvuli wrote:

Is anyone able to clarify if tack (i.e. saddles and bridles) is allowed? I have come across a few coats with tack in the directories, but I distinctly remember tack being prohibited in my early Howrse days. Has that rule changed or maybe has it never existed in the first place?


It was against the rules,these days they seem to be more...accepted? But the rules do say no tack. Unless it was completely removed recently (but wasn't updated). Welcome to creation space where a lot of rules are learned by...doing art and submitting XD Reminds me of the old foal-rule (no foal art allowed). people kept sending them in so eventually the rule was taken away. The tack-rule kinda works the same way.
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