Thank you SO MUCH for 300 followers! I'm amazed and so incredibly happy! Thank you so much to everyone who's engaged in any way with this blog and thank you to all those who decided to give a follow! I love reading all your comments and tags and they always make my day! I'm so grateful for the community I've been able to find here, so thank you so much!
To celebrate, I'll be hosting a character design contest! There are two loners who join on moon 43, who I just have not really been able to visualize a design for TwT
They both appear pretty frequently throughout the moons too, so if your design wins, it'll appear a lot! :D
Rules under cut!
Plain sprites:
RULES
Feel free to only design one or to make a design for both!
You are not allowed to submit multiple designs of the same cat
Please submit a coloured full body drawing of the cat(s) you design!
To submit a design, you can send an ask, reblog this post or make a post and @ this blog! If you reblog or make a post, please tag with #murkcontest300
You don't need to be a follower to participate! Everyone is welcome!
I didn't really come up with backstories either, so if you want to come up with a little something for their past, go for it!
Please do not submit a design using picrews or bases
And obviously, this goes without saying but, NO GENERATIVE AI!!!
If you need clarifications on any of the rules, or have questions in general, feel free to ask! :D
THE CONTEST WILL END ON JULY 5TH
(The date may be extended! I know for a lot of people, myself included, exams are approaching so I can definitely push the due date if needed!)
I will be choosing the winner for each cat based on design, not art skill level or art style! If your design doesn't win, feel free to do with it what you want! ^^
I'll draw the top 3 designs for each cat in my own style!
Good luck everyone!! I am looking forward to see everyone's entries! :D
If you've been tagged in this post, that's because I've tagged every single participant! I received enough entries that I decided I'd just draw them all!
Well, I drew a headshot of everyone's design to kind of get a feel for the character! The top 3 will each still have their own designs presented as a full body coloured drawing.
So here is everyone's designs in my style!
Rattlespider
In order: @toastdragon01 @mimizkat @galixye @leohnoz @moon-clangen @dustdevilclan-clangen @starclans-devotees
Sapling
In order: @toastdragon01 @mimizkat @galixye @leohnoz @moon-clangen @dustdevilclan-clangen
Thank you so much to all of you for participating! It was a struggle to pick even a top 3, especially after I translated the designs into my style TwT
Results are below the cut!
Rattlespider
For Rattlespider, what I really struggled with was drawing and simplifying her markings. I wanted her to look interesting, especially since her pelt pattern was so unique, but I just couldn't do it.
I have to mention how cool it is that so many of the Rattlespider entries integrated her name into the design! I really wanted to do that, but had NO idea how, so I was so impressed by how many people managed to do it so well!
3 - @starclans-devotees
Link to original entry
I really like the simplicity of this Rattlespider design! The sprite itself was so crowded that I didn't know how to make it work, but I think this design really helps make things easier to look at! Plus, I love the mandibles and the rattle!
2 - @galixye
Link to original entry
I'm like in awe of how naturally the spider part of her name was incorporated into the design! The spider like cheek fluff works super well but also makes it feel natural!
1 - @leohnoz
Link to original entry
I love how intimidating this Rattlespider design looks! It makes sense, considering her name. I'm a huge huge fan of the big neck fluff and how it adds so much personality and interest to the design! I feel like it also really helps to make the rattle part look more natural!
I also love how the patterns were interpreted! I'd never have thought of using the spots to make an actual spider, so I thought that was super smart! I love this design so much! :D
And to make first place even more special, here are a few sketches of the winning design!
I really struggled to make Sapling look interesting while still keeping her patterns simple to stay true to the sprite! And I have to say, every entry was so unique and so different! I loved seeing how everyone interpreted the somewhat basic sprite and made such interesting designs out of it!
3 - @moon-clangen
Link to original entry
I like how wise she looks! Something about the multiple accessories and the big braid really makes her feel calm and wise, which works great! I love how the cicada wings were incorporated as a tie for the braid!
2 - @galixye
Link to original entry
I absolutely love the curly fur that this Sapling design has! I think that it helps it pair nicely with the spots! I also think the one darker toe also helps convey that this Sapling has some sort of spunk to her, which is great!!
1 - @toastdragon01
Link to original entry
I really love how the patterns remained simple, but the design is still interesting to look at because of the bag and the ear shape! I'm also a big fan of the blocky stripes, since it conveys the stoicism I've always imagined Sapling to have!
The bag is also such a fun idea for a travelling healer! I changed the cicada wings to be kind of more like a keychain. I'm such a big fan of this Sapling! :DD
And here are the sketches!
I wanna say, thank you so much to everyone who participated! Seeing your entries throughout the month was a big highlight and I was constantly impressed by how well you all managed to turn the sprites into interesting designs! There wasn't a single entry that I disliked.
If you didn't win, feel free to use your designs for whatever you want! I don't mind if you keep the same name either!
When the winning designs make their first appearance, the designers will be credited!
Thank you all for your entries! This was such a great way to celebrate 300!! So thank you!! :DDDD
congrats on 300!! :D here are my entries for the design contest!!
these girlies are very cute.. i like them a lot.
also, since sapling was a wandering healer, i thought it would be interesting for her to have an old two-leg bag she probably found somewhere to hold all her herbs and stuff!
here’s a version without her bag too because it kind of makes it difficult to see the pattern underneath lol
Wow you did these so fast, thank you!! :DDD I love their designs, especially Sapling's! Thank you for the very first entry, I'm a big fan! :D
congrats on 300! heres my entry for the designs :)
Oh my goodness, thank you so much!! I love Sapling's fur texture and how Rattle's cheek fluff looks kinda spider-like! These designs are so cool, thank you! :D
Budahbudahbudah.. Rattlespider! I just thought about a snake and a spider fused together and I got very excited hehe, sending this over from @starclans-devotees ! 🐺🩵
Thank you so much!! I love the spider mandibles and I think her fur pattern suits her very well! I really like how both part of her names were included in her design!! Thank you for your entry!! :DD
here are my entries for the design contest! I actually had a lot of fun designing these kitties! I don't know if they have backstories yet, but I totally see them as kit hood friends who ended up traveling together! Also don't know if its important but im the maker of @moon-clangen who replied before!
Oh, these look incredible thank you much!! Rattle's little spiderwebs are so cute and I love Sapling's other accessory! Very fitting! Thank you for your entry!!
