[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, 5th January 2021 22:22:14
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Bloodredarabian: You are not the only one. My theory is that the coats are uploaded (I tried to reupload a coat with the same name after the first time it failed to upload and I got black screened by Howrse, but got the "there is already a name with this name use another one" message displayed when I tried to reupload the coat second time with the same name (and the name worked the first time I submitted it), and my passes were taken as well. So I guess the coats were submitted, but the server doesn't show them in the submitted list for some reason (maybe the year 2021 made the server hiccup or something XD).

Either way, this will hopefully be resolved quickly. I need to cancel an extra copy of my coat... that I resubmitted 3 times because I thought it wasn't submitted the first time default smiley xd
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By Retired breeder, 5th January 2021 22:23:41
How do you get more karma points?
By ϻoɨʀα, 5th January 2021 22:51:13
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Retired breeder wrote:

How do you get more karma points?

You can only get more karma points if you've lost them. 10 is the max amount you can have, every player starts with that amount. Depending on what rules you break, you will lose a certain amount of points or get a warning. Should you lose a point or more, you will gain 1 point back every 30 calendar days. (Pretty sure you DONT have to log in these days for these days to count, unlike seniority days).

For future reference, asking questions in the gameplay forum, unless relevant to the events topic you are posting them in, will usually yield you a quicker response.
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By Retired breeder, 6th January 2021 17:31:51
Do you erase the GA template frame before submitting it?
By nash12, 6th January 2021 18:31:05
Retired breeder wrote:

Do you erase the GA template frame before submitting it?


No, you have to leave it, otherwise, it won't read the drawing properly.
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By Retired breeder, 7th January 2021 22:18:22
If I use my own photos of real places as references for an H. Ray, is that allowed?
By Shishi no Seirei, 8th January 2021 14:00:38
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Retired breeder wrote:

If I use my own photos of real places as references for an H. Ray, is that allowed?
Using references is not against the rules as far the photographer has given you permission (or you use your own photo).

However, regardless if you own the photo or not, some things are not allowed:
*smudging the photo and submitting
*slapping on a filter and submitting
* painting over it and submitting
* photo-manipulation
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By Retired breeder, 8th January 2021 17:34:20
Shishi no Seirei wrote:

Using references is not against the rules as far the photographer has given you permission (or you use your own photo).

However, regardless if you own the photo or not, some things are not allowed:
*smudging the photo and submitting
*slapping on a filter and submitting
* painting over it and submitting
* photo-manipulation

Ok great, thanks!
By Retired breeder, 8th January 2021 21:25:22
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WhiteTiger wrote:

Phew, finally at the last stretch now. I need to learn to just stick to a design, kept changing how many balloons and where the ribbons will go and it takes me even longer when I don't have many references... Couldn't find any examples of a horse wearing a ribbon on its belly default smiley xd Will probably have it sent in tomorrow, and thank you all for the comments, just read them. I appreciate the feedback.

Also,
W O W what great artwork everyone !! I especially love your Kelpie design Foxi. and the detail on yours Aɴᴀɴkᴀ... just brilliant.


OMG I'm fangirling right here OMG OMG OMG *swoons*default smiley (7)default smiley (7)default smiley (7)
By Retired breeder, 28th January 2021 00:33:39
I'm thinking of submitting this one again, but I'm not entirely sure

https://ibb.co/1QFdbvf
By Retired breeder, 28th January 2021 00:34:42
I'd like to point out that while the lineart is not mine in any way, shape, or form; it is free to use here and I have premission
By nash12, 28th January 2021 01:14:43
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You could give it a try. Just try giving it a different name like someone else suggested.
Maybe instead of "Epona's Blessing" you could call it "Goddesses Blessing" or something like that.
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By Retired breeder, 28th January 2021 20:50:51
@nash12

Okay I'll definitely try that.
By darkflameoracle, 4th February 2021 06:29:03
Hey everyone, so I was wanting to finally sub one of my landscape paintings as a BG, but I'm a little flummoxed at the pasting-on of the "correct format" -- when I tried to upload it last, the thing said I "wasn't using the template" when I'm certain I was. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks default smiley (l)
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By MooseyGoosey, 4th February 2021 13:53:38
Hey everyone I’m having trouble uploading my drawings, I use Procreate on my iPad and have the canvas set at the right size for the frame but whenever I try to upload I’m told it’s not in the right format? (It’s saved in PNG format) Can someone help me, I’ve been going around in circles..!
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By nash12, 4th February 2021 15:08:01
MooseyGoosey wrote:

Hey everyone I’m having trouble uploading my drawings, I use Procreate on my iPad and have the canvas set at the right size for the frame but whenever I try to upload I’m told it’s not in the right format? (It’s saved in PNG format) Can someone help me, I’ve been going around in circles..!


Try putting the model layer in front of the drawing, or if you can, erase any extra pixels that might be caught on top of the border. Don't erase the border before you enter it, as Howrse won't be able to read your drawing.

The model size is 400x400 pixels, but the inside is 300x300 pixels.
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By nash12, 4th February 2021 15:11:26
darkflameoracle wrote:

Hey everyone, so I was wanting to finally sub one of my landscape paintings as a BG, but I'm a little flummoxed at the pasting-on of the "correct format" -- when I tried to upload it last, the thing said I "wasn't using the template" when I'm certain I was. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks default smiley (l)


Howrse's HR submissions are pretty difficult to submit, and it's kind of weird because the first time I did it I had to make sure even the stuff off-layer was erased because the original image I drew was far too big. So make sure your original drawing is in JPEG and 2006x840 pixels big, when you go to paste it into the model, make sure you're lined up correctly with all the pixels on the border.
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By Retired breeder, 10th February 2021 02:17:29
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Thanks for this info!
By Retired breeder, 10th February 2021 15:17:17
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By Raf's Mum, 10th February 2021 17:42:50
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You can promote your coat on your own page and in your own EC forum, or on social media using #HowrseBP, but coats already in voting shouldn't be posted here default smiley (y)
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By kittygirl03, 15th February 2021 23:12:37
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I have a couple of questions! I'm sorry in advance if they're dumb default smiley xd
1. When does the Black Pearl open?
2. When I upload my drawing, do I keep the frame on it? Or can I take that out?
3. How big can the canvas be? I shrunk mine down to 300x300 but I just want to make sure that my canvas isn't too big or too small!
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By Retired breeder, 15th February 2021 23:13:49
Who wants to be friends?default smiley ^)
By nash12, 16th February 2021 04:13:13
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kittygirl03 wrote:

I have a couple of questions! I'm sorry in advance if they're dumb default smiley xd
1. When does the Black Pearl open?
2. When I upload my drawing, do I keep the frame on it? Or can I take that out?
3. How big can the canvas be? I shrunk mine down to 300x300 but I just want to make sure that my canvas isn't too big or too small!


1. As of today, the Black Pearl will open on March 1st-5th, I think.
2. If it is a GA you have to keep the frame, if it is an HR you have to erase the horse silhouette frame in the middle, but keep the frame around it.
3. It depends, if you have a lot of transparent space on your drawing you could make it a little larger than 300x300 px. However, if your drawing has pixels touching each side of the canvas, it would be wise to make it 300x300 to avoid the overlap of the frame. Howrse can't read your drawing properly if your drawing lacks the frame or if there are pixels on top of the frame.
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By kittygirl03, 16th February 2021 04:48:12
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nash12 wrote:

1. As of today, the Black Pearl will open on March 1st-5th, I think.
2. If it is a GA you have to keep the frame, if it is an HR you have to erase the horse silhouette frame in the middle, but keep the frame around it.
3. It depends, if you have a lot of transparent space on your drawing you could make it a little larger than 300x300 px. However, if your drawing has pixels touching each side of the canvas, it would be wise to make it 300x300 to avoid the overlap of the frame. Howrse can't read your drawing properly if your drawing lacks the frame or if there are pixels on top of the frame.

Thank you so very much!!
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By Timpin, 24th February 2021 17:04:13
I was wondering... The rule about plagiarism, does that mean i cannot submit one coat with a brown horse and then another with the same horse but in a different coat color? If i made the horse myself? How do they know i made it myself? And can they see the name of the submissions? Because then they can see that i submitted both.
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