[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 Shishi no Seirei, 28th July 2020 13:11:54
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*looks around*

Welcome to the den of insanity default smiley (6)
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By WhiteTiger, 28th July 2020 13:31:33
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Currently working on a coat for the birthday creation space challenge. A lot of colouring and correction to go... but liking it so far default smiley (ow)

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By EmmaKate66, 28th July 2020 14:02:21
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@WhiteTiger

It looks lovely, I really love the eye especially - looks so warm.

Its a bit sad they wiped the forum - I found some great tips and tricks by looking back through the pages. default smiley (d)
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By WhiteTiger, 28th July 2020 14:17:33
EmmaKate66 wrote:

@WhiteTiger

It looks lovely, I really love the eye especially - looks so warm.

Its a bit sad they wiped the forum - I found some great tips and tricks by looking back through the pages. default smiley (d)


Thank you EmmaKate default smiley ^)

I agree, I wish they weren't deleted... there was useful information such as sizing for templates and I enjoyed looking through other creations... hopefully some of the tips are posted again default smiley (y)
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By *Foxi*, 28th July 2020 14:34:49
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SO! No update on my lakehorse... But I found a new love for making my coats themed. I always knew my golden horse needed a purpose and voila: introducing THEMIS

Hope u like




I am a bit bummed they wiped the thread default smiley :( so much fab art there...
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By Shishi no Seirei, 29th July 2020 12:29:24
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*Foxi*,: Same.... its the 3rd time it has been wiped out x.x wish they stopped doing that.
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By WhiteTiger, 30th July 2020 00:45:58
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Balloons around the neck on original design was a bit too busy, so I've changed it up a bit. Still a ways to go though.

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By Retired breeder, 30th July 2020 12:36:05
Hii! default smiley :d default smiley ^) It's TheHorseWhisperer! default smiley ^)
By IchihoshiHikaru, 30th July 2020 12:51:33
Hi! I am having Some troubles with getting my coats in the frame. Can someone help me please?
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By Retired breeder, 30th July 2020 18:18:24
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WhiteTiger wrote:

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Those dapples default smiley (7)!
By nash12, 31st July 2020 00:20:25
Is the Black Pearl open already? To me It seems that it's closed despite being the right time? default smiley :s default smiley (o)
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By Pidgewidge, 31st July 2020 00:26:59
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nash12 wrote:

Is the Black Pearl open already? To me It seems that it's closed despite being the right time? default smiley :s default smiley (o)


Yeah, it should have opened about 25 minutes ago, but it doesn't look like it has. default smiley (o) Also, if you look at the Black Pearl's BMI page, it says that it's 99 passes instead of 195, so it looks like we may also get a discount?
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By nash12, 31st July 2020 00:34:09
@Pidgewidge Arrr! It's been 30 min and I keep reloading the page. default smiley :k
I thought that they were just having the lowered seniority, so discounting the passes as well is really awesome of them. (Hopefully, if that's the case default smiley :d)
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By Cloud333, 31st July 2020 04:55:14
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It usually opens on the 1st of the month, we are still on the last day of july, should open tomorrow august 1st
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By Retired breeder, 1st August 2020 03:19:13
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Oof, sad to see the forum wiped out. Even If didn't comment that much... it was quite a nice way to learn new tips and such default smiley :(
WhiteTiger wrote:

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Those dapples are so perfect default smiley (7)

*Foxi* your horse looks amazing, honesty.

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I intend to submit this one this month and the #15 version (from the spanish version thought, as that is my main server) I'm quite happy with how it turned out

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By *Foxi*, 1st August 2020 12:05:11
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@White Tiger - I am in love with the dapples and the eye! So satisfying to look at default smiley (7)

Guys, I have a friend who made an epic HR landscape but since I never submitted a HR I am confused about how to format the thing. Do you upload it with the frame or no? I know that for GAs you need the frame also but the wording of the HR rules seems to suggest t get rid of the frame so we are confused. Someone help pleaaase? default smiley :$
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By RowanGreen, 1st August 2020 12:43:21
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*Foxi* wrote:

Guys, I have a friend who made an epic HR landscape but since I never submitted a HR I am confused about how to format the thing. Do you upload it with the frame or no? I know that for GAs you need the frame also but the wording of the HR rules seems to suggest t get rid of the frame so we are confused. Someone help pleaaase? default smiley :$


You keep the frame round the whole thing. But don't include the horse and its frame.
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By FoxyDancer, 1st August 2020 19:17:27
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Before the forum got wiped, someone had written what exactly the dimensions of the coats/backgrounds should be in order to fit into the frames. Like not 400x400, but 362x362 or somesuch. I though it would be useful to have it on the first page after the wipe so it's easy to find (but I don't know what the dims are so unfortunately I can't be the one to help haha).
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By Pidgewidge, 1st August 2020 19:46:35
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Cloud333 wrote:

It usually opens on the 1st of the month, we are still on the last day of july, should open tomorrow august 1st


It usually opens on the very last day of the month for me, so I think I forgot that July had 31 days default smiley xd Thank you for the clarification!

FoxyDancer wrote:

Before the forum got wiped, someone had written what exactly the dimensions of the coats/backgrounds should be in order to fit into the frames. Like not 400x400, but 362x362 or somesuch. I though it would be useful to have it on the first page after the wipe so it's easy to find (but I don't know what the dims are so unfortunately I can't be the one to help haha).


The dimensions for the GA template is 400x400 pixels, but the horse inside of it has to be, at most, 300x300 pixels. For HRays, the template is 2106x940 pixels, but the art has to be EXACTLY 2006x840 pixels to fit.

Also, I was debating on making a sort of guide for the BP with all the info we'd had before the thread was wiped, in one post for people to find it. A lot of it would probably deal with how to work with the templates/troubleshooting why someone's art isn't submitting/shrinking art down to size, etc. Would this be a good idea?
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By Retired breeder, 1st August 2020 21:47:23
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Pidgewidge wrote:

Also, I was debating on making a sort of guide for the BP with all the info we'd had before the thread was wiped, in one post for people to find it. A lot of it would probably deal with how to work with the templates/troubleshooting why someone's art isn't submitting/shrinking art down to size, etc. Would this be a good idea?

Please do! I'm looking forward to submitting in the near future but am terrified of the submission process.
By Light Breeze, 1st August 2020 23:39:34
A lot of people are a bit mad that they wiped the forum, I mean, inderstandlable, but do remember there is no point clogging up the game with this forum, so they would have to restart it eventually. default smiley :)
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By Retired breeder, 2nd August 2020 04:26:49
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I'm using medibang paint pro and I'm trying to do a creating for the birthday-themed event. I have no idea how to fit all the criteria of the GA, so if anybody uses the same app like me, would you please help, Thanks!

Here's my drawing so far:


(if anyone has suggestions on how to improve it, please tell me. Thanks!)
By Retired breeder, 2nd August 2020 13:56:23
I want to submit a Helios Ray background, but once I preview it, the bottom part is all pink-ish. Is that normal? Or how can I solve it? It exactly fits the HR frame...
By Retired breeder, 2nd August 2020 14:02:24
Wow, never mind that :') I just saw that all the HR backgrounds have that!
By Retired breeder, 2nd August 2020 14:02:52
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