[Creation Space] Black Pearl Clarification

By Ow, 28th July 2020 10:33:59
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The Black Pearl



You need at least 60 days of seniority and 5 karma points to use the Black Pearl.

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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By nash12, 3rd November 2021 17:50:15
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Actually the rule for 'no tack' was removed! default smiley (l) I found this out a little while ago when i was making a carousel horse.
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By LilyHorse, 4th November 2021 02:55:41
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This is one of my first horse drawings in years, I think it’s pretty simple right now but I am hoping to submit something like it to the black pearl soon. Any tips on improving?

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By Retired breeder, 5th November 2021 19:29:15
It's good idea to do it
By kimladris, 3rd December 2021 22:43:35
Here's a question: can you put more then one horse in a picture you're submitting?
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By HarleyQuinn, 4th December 2021 14:00:45
kimladris wrote:

Here's a question: can you put more then one horse in a picture you're submitting?


That is a little subjective, I think. If you are doing two horses together, probably not. But if it is a theme (Think of the Gemini divine, where they are stacked opposites), or a horse with several heads, two halves of horses, ect. Then yes you can usually do that.
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By kimladris, 5th December 2021 17:04:13
Alright, thank you!
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By ZZBlacksheepZZ, 6th December 2021 23:51:44
How do you use the Black Pearl? I was saving up my passes to get one until the event ended. I'm sad. Can someone lend me one I have a Fifth element!
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By lauralololili, 7th December 2021 00:03:30
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ZZBlacksheepZZ wrote:

How do you use the Black Pearl? I was saving up my passes to get one until the event ended. I'm sad. Can someone lend me one I have a Fifth element!


You can only buy a Black Pearl during the monthly submission time. It's not like a Black Market Item you can win in an event or trade with another player, think of it like a key you can buy that lets you submit your design. You can save your passes and submit when the Black Pearl is available again next month!
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By noro lim, 3rd January 2022 03:58:11
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I'm struggling here... I have a large, high quality image that no matter how I save or transfer/copy/paste to Howrse's template, it turns out blurry. The original image is crisp and perfect, even if I resize it there, but as soon as I add it to the template it looks terrible. Can anyone help?
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By noro lim, 3rd January 2022 03:59:54
kimladris wrote:

Here's a question: can you put more then one horse in a picture you're submitting?
Unfortunately, no, that's specifically listed as something that will not be accepted in the Black Pearl guidelines.
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By nash12, 3rd January 2022 16:02:03
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noro lim wrote:

I'm struggling here... I have a large, high quality image that no matter how I save or transfer/copy/paste to Howrse's template, it turns out blurry. The original image is crisp and perfect, even if I resize it there, but as soon as I add it to the template it looks terrible. Can anyone help?


What program are you using?
If your drawing is a little bigger, you should expect it to lose a lot of quality if you're resizing down to the 300x300 pixels. It's just something that happens. but you can also use certain types of interpolation to make it look a little neater depending on the program that you have.
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By ᵉᵖʰᵉᵐᵉʳᵃˡ, 13th January 2022 19:06:16
where can i find the templates for the black pearl?
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By Retired breeder, 24th January 2022 18:12:55
Hey I'm thinking of creating helios ray background but I'm having little troubles;

First of all I'm confused about the size? Somewhere it says that the background is supposed to be 2106 × 940 pixels while somewhere else it says 2006 x 840 pixels. I tried to look online but all the sources were like 5-6 years old so I don't know what to trust. What is the correct size for the background?

The template doesnt help me much since either as it doesn't let me download it in png form; it automatically makes it jpeg.
By nash12, 24th January 2022 18:48:06
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Retired breeder wrote:

Hey I'm thinking of creating helios ray background but I'm having little troubles;

First of all I'm confused about the size? Somewhere it says that the background is supposed to be 2106 × 940 pixels while somewhere else it says 2006 x 840 pixels. I tried to look online but all the sources were like 5-6 years old so I don't know what to trust. What is the correct size for the background?

The template doesnt help me much since either as it doesn't let me download it in png form; it automatically makes it jpeg.


It has to be Jpeg, it can't be a png, only coats are png

The total plus the format you have to fit it in should be 2106 × 940, but for the part that you draw on it should be 2006 x 840 and then you can easily fit it into the frame.
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By nash12, 24th January 2022 18:50:52
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Alos don't forget to REMOVE the black horse and the box in the middle, it's a very common mistake. It's only there to make sure that nothing seems floaty and the perspectives are correct. default smiley (y)
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By Retired breeder, 25th January 2022 09:17:19
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nash12 wrote:

It has to be Jpeg, it can't be a png, only coats are png

Oh I didn't even know about this, thank you!

And thank you for clarifying everything!
By MOMMY, 25th January 2022 23:57:46
What is a good platform to design golden apple coats? I was told I could ask that heredefault smiley 8-)
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By Retired breeder, 31st January 2022 14:19:21
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MOMMY wrote:

What is a good platform to design golden apple coats? I was told I could ask that heredefault smiley 8-)


I have heard many people here recommend GIMP; its a free drawing program and I've heard that it works well when re-sizing your pictures smaller and doesn't cause that much quality loss. I myself don't have experience with gimp so I can't speak for experience but its definitely worth a shot!

I myself use firealpaca, its also a free drawing program but the resizing isn't that good in my opinion, (the picture can get quite blurry) but I prefer it more because I like the tools and brushes better.

Both drawing programs have great tutorials on youtube that teach you the basics and how to use them.

But any drawing program will do if it allows you to save pictures as PNG and make them 300px300px size (so no microsoft paint)
By ᵉᵖʰᵉᵐᵉʳᵃˡ, 1st February 2022 19:45:17
I cannot submit my landscape to BP as it keeps telling me i did not follow the format?
i'm so confused.

what are the exact dimensions for landscape?
and also am i meant to leave the template or not?
bc i didnt and it just wont work default smiley :(
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By nash12, 2nd February 2022 00:20:00
ᵉᵖʰᵉᵐᵉʳᵃˡ wrote:

I cannot submit my landscape to BP as it keeps telling me i did not follow the format?
i'm so confused.

what are the exact dimensions for landscape?
and also am i meant to leave the template or not?
bc i didnt and it just wont work default smiley :(


The landscape needs to be 2006x840 pixels, in jpg, and in the template.
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By ᵉᵖʰᵉᵐᵉʳᵃˡ, 2nd February 2022 13:51:23
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I really feel like they should make it more clear. because I had to rely on an outside website to get all the proper measurements.
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By Lorkhan, 25th February 2022 23:10:42
Hi! Got a question: is it okay for my GA coat design to have transparency?

I don't mean just a transparent background, I mean the literal horse is partially transparent. I've tested it on a variety of backgrounds and it looks fine (the effect is pretty subtle so it's not jarring) but I don't want to risk submitting it then finding out it's not allowed.

Thank you!
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By nash12, 26th February 2022 00:20:25
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Lorkhan wrote:

Hi! Got a question: is it okay for my GA coat design to have transparency?

I don't mean just a transparent background, I mean the literal horse is partially transparent. I've tested it on a variety of backgrounds and it looks fine (the effect is pretty subtle so it's not jarring) but I don't want to risk submitting it then finding out it's not allowed.

Thank you!


Yes! there are coats in the game that use the transparency effect well. Just as long as you can see the horse in the yellow background it should be fine.default smiley (y)
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