We hope you’re all enjoying the event so far! It’s July 15th, which means we’re about halfway through Art Fight 2026. Time flies! We've prepared a newspost for you which includes some updates and reminders as we prepare for the end of the fight.
Extension Notice
Due to the downtime the site experienced on the first day, Art Fight 2026 has been extended by one day and will now end on August 2nd at 12:00 PM MDT / 6:00 PM UTC.
Please see the rest of the newspost below in full, or find a summary under the read more.
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Safety on Art Fight
We have noticed an increase in phishing attempts on Art Fight and would like to remind you all that staff do not communicate moderation or security related concerns through comments. Please keep in mind that all legitimate Art Fight staff members have special role icons in front of their usernames on-site; their specific roles are also listed beside their usernames on their profiles.
Please report any suspicious comment or message you encounter.
Art Fight 2026 Merchandise
As a reminder, we have Art Fight 2026 merchandise currently available in our shop: https://shop.artfight.net/
Pre-orders now close on August 2nd. Orders that do not contain enamel pins will begin shipping in September, all other orders will be shipped in December. International shipping is not available at this time.
Additional Updates
We've hit Tier 1, Tier 2 AND Tier 3! Thank you for your support - we genuinely would not be here without you!
Sponsors looking to feature their character on the banner now have an updated Terms of Service. The contribution page will be updated shortly to reflect this change.
Please ensure that you are reporting content that breaks Art Fight's rules, whether on the server or the site.
Unless the attack is rated incorrectly and/or the characters are unrecognizable, quickly made or simplistic attacks are not necessarily point farming.
Usage of AI in any capacity (images, writing, etc.) is not allowed on any of our platforms.
When seeking the help of our staff, please ensure that you are contacting only one moderator for your issue.
What to Expect on August 2nd
Point totals will be hidden an hour before the event ends.
The event will end on August 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM MDT / 6:00 PM UTC.
You will not be able to submit attacks after this time. Staff will not be able to submit attacks for you. If you are unable to finish attacks this year, you may not submit them next year.
Site moderators will spend about two weeks going through attack rating reports.
Final Results Newspost
To account for the extension, the final results newspost will be released August 16th. The winners will not be formally announced until the score is finalized. Any remaining attack ratings reports will be closed.
On August 19th, the site and server will be set to read-only for the staff break and development period. They will not reopen until November 1st.
As someone who was alive when Bob Ross (and William Alexander before him — that’s where the approach is from) was on PBS, I can 100% testify that you can paint along with him.
You may need to learn how to set up your paints and such… but this is what people did, live, while the show aired. That’s what the show was for. I had family members create lovely works of art they enjoyed, which I still have on my walls, because William Alexander and Bob Ross both said:
SCREW METICULOUS CLASSICAL ART PRACTICES — JUST GRAB A PALETTE KNIFE AND BIG OLD BRUSH AND PAINT!
They freed a whole generation of people who were taught to paint detail and realism and exact representation of reality — people who largely gave up this kind of thing because it got tedious.
I watched the joy of family members as they rediscovered art as a messy fun spontaneous half hour activity.
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