10 ArtFight Tips from a Veteran

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yayy my once-a-year upload has come! this time we're talking about Art Fight (Artfight ? ArtFight ? What is the official way to say it ?)... anyway, Art Fight is an art trading game where you are split into teams with ~100,000+ people, 'attack' people with art, and defend your team's honor (and points)! There is a winner in the end, but it's not really competitive, it's just a big, fun art trading event. With the team reveal coming soon, I wanted to talk tips both for noobs and for veterans like myself. Man, I hope the teams are Tropic vs. Arctic as many people have theorized. If so-- Team Tropic all the way, baby!!!!
ok time to list the tips, anyone still here?
1. Have fun!
2. Character Reference Sheets - don't need to be fancy. don't expend too much effort on them, especially if you haven't started yet!
3. Old Art is fine to show, don't be afraid of old art!
4. Stretch your Wrists (or suffer)
5. Experiment with your Art!!!
6. Try to thank everyone who draws your guys
7. Keep character biographies / descriptions short, some of us struggle to read!
8. Keep lore short, but definitely have it there. A TLDR (too long didn't read) would work if you want to keep it super super short. if you specifically want lore art you should say that so people know if there's required reading.
9. Use Character Reference Sheets and the thumbnail icons to show off your beautiful guy's personality. (this will help people figure out how to draw your guy)
10. Do artfight for you, not for others. I think this mindset will make you prone to burning out quickly.
Did I really spend half of my video telling you to keep your descriptions short only to write this word soup in my video description? YES! I DID THAT!

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@rivli 3 месяца назад

I misspoke- this will actually be my 11th year participating in artfight... which means i've participated for HALF OF MY LIFE!!!! WHAT??? (also sorry for the weird audio in the video) edit 6/15: any fellow seafoam enjoyers 👀?

@studiousearwig 3 месяца назад

SEAFOAM SWEEP!!!

@CaptainSidFukanoy 3 месяца назад

Let's go seafoam!!

@rainsims3352 3 месяца назад

LEZ GO SEAFOAM WOOOOOO :DDD

@MarchingMellow 3 месяца назад

I am a fellow seafoam enjoyer yes :)

@marbledleaves 3 месяца назад

Waaaaiit but for artfight you have to be atleast 12 years old I think- And if you participated half of your life, this would mean you started when you were 11 :o Or I’m just dumb and can’t calculate lol

@ShrimpWave 3 месяца назад

as someone who did 51 attacks last year,… don’t do 51 attacks in one year

@river9603 3 месяца назад

And I thought my 25 attacks last year were hard.. 😭

@paint_turtle 3 месяца назад

I will try to do 30+ attacks, cuz im drawing daily, so i can ATLEAST do 1 attack and defence per day!

@artisticomens 3 месяца назад

Good lord how

@topaztheguy 3 месяца назад

I did 64 my first year and it was super fun. Definitely only do that many if you have tons of time on your hands.

@layahpixels5015 3 месяца назад

My toxic trait is thinking I can do 100 so I'm gonna get back to you by the end of july😭

@sn0wsparks 3 месяца назад

My biggest regret with my first few artfight experiences was feeling obligated to revenge. if someone didn't have any designs that interested me, but attacked me, i'd dread drawing the revenge and then all of my artfight activity would grind to a halt. i got way more out of artfight once i gave myself permission to not revenge if i didn't want to. and that's not to say i don't revenge- a lot of the time, i do! i just don't *all* of the time. maybe a hot take but it was really helpful

@rivli 3 месяца назад

yess this was something i had to figure out too, if someone didn’t have any characters that fit my style i would get stressed out feeling like i owed something i wasn’t capable of. it’s definitely important to just do whatever will make the event fun for *you*!!

@livingskeleton319 3 месяца назад

Yes! This year will be my 3rd artfight and I’ve had some that stressed me out trying to revenge back. It made the end of artfight less fun. But I do think in moderation it’s good for stepping out of my comfort zone and trying new things

@STUPPIzocktOFFICIAL 3 месяца назад

omg I feel you! I still "owe" some ppl from last year that I kept pushing to the end because their characters didnt tickle my art brain. I still feel obligated to revenge them, but I know if I´ll force myself to do those I wont do anything else this year

@a.a659 3 месяца назад

The stress of feeling like I HAVE to revenge and I HAVE to put all of my planned attacks on hold to do the revenge first really made my artfight motivation grind to a halt every year so I finally put up a disclaimer that I don't do revenge and also don't expect revenge. I'm just here to attack because that's what makes artfight fun for me!! My ocs are up in case anyone is so inclined but I go in expecting absolutely nothing and it makes it feel even more special when someone decides to draw for me anyway :)

@STUPPIzocktOFFICIAL 3 месяца назад

@@a.a659 thats actually pretty smart ✨ I set the rule for me this year to only do revenges when I would have attacked the character on its own too

@sirkrabster7057 3 месяца назад

Extra thing!- make your bios legible!! Too many times ive seen accounts with hard to read text colours 😢

@FrostedGalaxies 3 месяца назад

Yes, especially if you use dark fight, switch to light fight to check that your whole account isn't invisible white.

@Brenilla 3 месяца назад

YES! if your on dark mode ypu dont need to change the text color to white! Just leave it and it will update right. Its a huge pet peeve of mine.

@skellaberry 3 месяца назад

dude i’ve seen so many character descriptions and stuff that are just written completely in white text😭😭 some of us use light mode!!!!

@goosedog500 3 месяца назад

this is so fair!! I think cool we have a lot of freedom with our bios but fr it can be hard to read sometimes lol, I use light mode and bc so many people use white coloured text it can be very useful to simply highlight the text (and copy/paste if necessary) in order to read it better :D

@Dark-Overlord-of-Rainbows 3 месяца назад

Everybody is talking about white text in light mode but the inverse is also true, don't make your text black! it's not *invisible* like light mode is, but it is still hard to read in dark mode.

@origamiSnow 3 месяца назад

Don't feel like you have to do full body or fully colored/rendered art pieces! obviously these things are worth more points, but if you're like me and a lot of the fun comes from the chance to draw a lot of different characters, feel free to do sketch submissions, or submit head shots. I've been practicing a lot more on poses and anatomy, but there are definitely days where it feels like my brain completely forgets how to draw bodies, or my hands get too shaky to make smooth lineart

@arielle5752 3 месяца назад

(Not to be a creeper, but it’s pleasantly surprising to see a comment from you here and not on tiktok lol)

@Jr837_ 3 месяца назад

thats a _great_ tip, thanks!!

@DarkRayChan 3 месяца назад

YEAH THIS I used to do all head/bust shots/full body and fully rendered pieces but I decided to ease myself a little this year and have some of my attacks be unshaded

@Heberjeck 3 месяца назад

Me (drummer + pianist + artist) hearing the wrist stretching thing was so real and i need to stretch more. The carpal tunnel is REAL.

@dawn-path 3 месяца назад

Honestly one of the better tips videos I've seen!! This is my 9th year, so I definitely get where the burnout can happen! I think my no.1 tip myself is to **never set a goal for how many pieces you want to make.** It's easily been my biggest mistake, took the fun out of artfight for almost 3yrs for me, and is one I'm still struggling to move away from! Draw as much as you've got energy for, and delight in what you made!

@Kiiaup 3 месяца назад

im extremely nervous to join artfight because ive always been almost shy-like with showing my art off or giving people art in fear ill embarrass myself (and also because i literally learned what artfight was only 3 days ago so... yeah im very new to this) so im thinking about studying this years art fight and joining in next year!

@rivli 3 месяца назад

you can even make an account and join a team but not make any attacks if you’re not feeling up to it. it can definitely be intimidating, but once you get started i think you’ll see that everyone is very kind and supportive. artfight has a great environment!

@scribblpad 3 месяца назад

There’s really no need to be nervous! I’m one of the people who will hide their sketchbook if anyone so much as walks by while I’m drawing, so I was nervous about ArtFight too. The ArtFight community is so sweet and supportive overall, and artists of all skill levels are celebrated. Because of that acceptance, I’ve been way more comfortable with sharing my art in general. Tell you what, if you decide to make an account and upload one of your characters, lmk your username and I’ll put you on my attack list. Even if you don’t end up participating this year, it’ll be easier to get into the swing of things if you have at least something on your page, yanno? Plus, you can always observe for a couple weeks and then participate, late entries are always welcome :P

@Kiiaup 3 месяца назад

@@scribblpad i'll update you when i make an account! thanks lots by the way :)

@Kiiaup 3 месяца назад

@@scribblpad Ive made an account! Its user is Kiiaup, (just as my yt account), and has one oc named guy. (yes his full name is guy)

@scribblpad 3 месяца назад

@@Kiiaup I'm glad you decided to make an account! I really like your OCs, especially Vibe :D

@aduckinlingerie 2 месяца назад

This isn’t my first year doing Art fight but I’m still pretty new so this has been rlly helpful in giving advice besides the basics!

@SherbertTheSherb 3 месяца назад

This will be my 2nd year doing art fight, I come to wish everyone who is participating luck and I hope to see you all on the battle field!

@keiozen 3 месяца назад

this is gonna be my 3rd year of artfight and i cannot explain how unmotivated ive seen it make artists when there is no simple "thanks" on artworks wwww even if you don't like the art, letting the artist know you've seen it by an emoji or something is better than nothing!!!

@_wowness_7414 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much for the tips!! This is my first artfight, im really excited!! (Also I love the stretches you showed for the wrists, that will DEFINITELY come in handy!!)

@user-LoomaMoth226 3 месяца назад

Oh dear. This video made me realize how close we are to art fight. This is my third year doing it sdffjsdjkf very excited :333

@AwwesomeVal 3 месяца назад

Im glad im going at this with the right approach. I just wanna try drawing lots of different types of characters and participate in the art community online more. Ive done art my whole life and never spoke with the online art community until this year. Ive already met new people because of this event and its all so exciting to me!

@tomokokyun 3 месяца назад

SOOOBBBB I LAUGHED SO HARD SEEING THIS PART 3:54 ALSO AMAZING VIDEO OMG all the tips are so crucial when it comes to art fight!!! keep up the amazing content

@MelodyArtiez 3 месяца назад

this will be my 4th year of art fight! ive drawn 312 attacks so far,it might be a lot but im aiming for...250-300 this year.I did 212 last year!

@weeniewilsonshomeofpeppero1699 3 месяца назад

Duuude! That's incredible!! How did you do that many? It's a wonder if I knock out 10 attacks lol

@pepitocovid-91 3 месяца назад

This will be my 5th year and I haven't even reached 100 attackes, how 😭😭😭

@GoodbyeLunar_MONTYPLEA-KABOOM 3 месяца назад

BRO... MEL I WAS JUST LOOKING THROUGH THE COMMENTS WHILE LISTENING TO THIS. THE JUMPSCARE WHEN I SAW YOU 💀

@tofynx 3 месяца назад

This is the first time I’m joining artfight and this video honestly made me a bit less intimidated. It kinda makes me feel silly because I keep forgetting to just have fun and do art for myself! :D Very nice and silly (in a positive way) video :]

@Fr0ggy_Mushroom 3 месяца назад

10/10 tips I love your approach to artfight and motivation in general! Really appreciate the vid Inspired me to actually crack down on my character sheets I’ve been putting off 😅

@fishx4 2 месяца назад

best video so far, especially the comments! helped a lot for me doing airtight this year the first time!

@bramblechaser162 3 месяца назад

This is only my third year, but I have 41 attacks from the previous two years…. I think I’m gonna take it easy this year.

@StrawberriesSalsa 3 месяца назад

this is gonna be my 6th artfight and i have amassed a total of... 4 drawings made NHMGHNGMGNM its just im always so excited for it, and going "this year will be the year i will actively participate" just so that july comes around and its always the busiest month and i cant do anythinh gnmhgnmhg

@bitescratchbeg 3 месяца назад

i wont be participating in artfight for another couple of years because of school, but ill keep all of this in mind because i do want to eventually participate in AF. thank you for making this for everyone who needs it :3!

@backpack_hermit25 3 месяца назад

I'd also add that it's fine to use art from others in your characters reference images with credit, I have a bunch of commissions of my characters, especially from one artist in particular. And while I think my art is fine to get the point, them giving permission to use the commissions of the character in Artfight is fine! And even a good idea!

@dogandcatanimationz 3 месяца назад

This is super helpful! Thanks a bunch ^^ Also GO TEAM SEA FOAM!!

@Frost.Emote1.0 3 месяца назад

Yeah god I've seen some really really long bios that completely overwhelmed me. Like I'm talking pages upon pages if it was a google doc with things like their entire zodiac layout, huge personality chart and a chart with their feelings on every single one of their other characters. I've tried to find the desire to attack them 2 years in a row now and just can't cause the bio is SO LONG. My bios are set up in an "info sandwich" very top is vitally important info like Height, age, pronouns, etc. Then a few short paragraphs of lore, finishing off with short bullet points of important design notes. So as someone's scanning the page they can get the important bits just at the very top under the art, and the very bottom right above character perms.

@Crowhexer 2 месяца назад

This is my second year and both last year and this year I’ve done paper sketch attacks only, because I know if I did digital art I would burn out very quickly, and the attacks would begin looking bad within maybe the 8th attack. Paper sketches are generally just a very fun way for me to draw and I enjoy it, so that’s what I do for art fight to keep myself having fun instead of burning out :)

@KayleighAnnWilliams 3 месяца назад

Me watching this trying to finish 6 ref sheets and start two more 👁👄👁

@Tteok.bukkii 3 месяца назад

Not me writing a whole ass book in the description of my fav character😭I just love talking abt him I will kiss anyone who reads it all (platonically) but sometimes I forget people dont care as much as me HAHA

@STUPPIzocktOFFICIAL 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much for those tips! This will be my second Art Fight and last year I started soo motivated and burned out so quickly xD (which sadly was also portrayed in some of the drawings I did...they kept getting worse and worse) Hopefully, this year I wont burn out :)

@FordKensa 3 месяца назад

this will be my 1st year

@FordKensa 3 месяца назад

@user-hq6vt3ip2r my channel was originally supposed to be a rr channel, before it was abandoned, and i am too lazy to draw a new pfp, so it will stay

@froggingplaz2760 3 месяца назад

First time I’ve ever heard about artfights

@Clouditto 3 месяца назад

artfight is the dark souls of art trades tbh

@forest44953 3 месяца назад

Totally not me trying to make ref sheets for my characters before artfight even begins 😅 I got 3/4 done for this year, and I’m almost done with the fourth The remaining 4 will be worked on after this year’s artfight is over Also, thanks for the tips! I find them really helpful!

@chickenizsad 3 месяца назад

This is my second art fight! Tbh I do it because all I draw is my boyfriend, myself and my 2 OCs. I like to draw some cool lookin OCs and last year I saw my art improve so much just over that month. Artfights awesome 10/10

@saltsalter 3 месяца назад

thank u thank u thank u this will b my 4th year but like. these tips were sosososo helpful

@Bocqurant 3 месяца назад

Thanks this is all so helpful! This is my first year :3

@thatclassypenguin 3 месяца назад

can't wait to do fart fight this year

@vannyssa 3 месяца назад

i always collect all of the characters i want to draw during artfight in advance, because as soon as july first hits, the site becomes nearly unusable due to how much traffic its getting. so make sure you save all of the information you need to draw an attack beforehand, so when artfight begins you can start drawing right away! also, dont feel like you have to draw all of the characters you chose in advance, i only got halfway through my list last year xD

@willowoodz 3 месяца назад

ur vibe is so nice. i subbed bc i'd 100% watch more vids! also this was rlly useful.

@arayaday 3 месяца назад

I've been here for 7 years, this is my 8th, & I've only got 58 attacks ;v; I actually got burnt out last year (only did 8) because for some reason, EVERY YEAR, a month or two before AF, I suddenly want to draw LIKE CRAZY

@Furfrouu 3 месяца назад

This will be my first year. I'll treat it like an Introvert thing where I'll draw at least 1 character a day. I hope it won't burn me out or anything.

@laketoriver 3 месяца назад

i get super competitive each year, it’ll be my 4th year this artfight with 45~ attacks :-)! I also mainly just get super excited since the only time i ever make rendered pieces tend to be… in july. Anyone else? Good luck for 24 everyone!

@dancingfrog332 3 месяца назад

5TH YEAR BABYYYYY

@gumiwyrms 3 месяца назад

omg gumiwyrms mention (awesome video!!!)

@TheGoblinoid 3 месяца назад

10 years?! God dammit, soldier! But seriously, what is ArtFight?

@rivli 3 месяца назад

@@TheGoblinoid it’s an art trading event you can find over at artfight.net !! there’s some introductory stuff on the website about page that might help!

@TheGoblinoid 3 месяца назад

@@rivli thank you!

@onstr 3 месяца назад

I'm thinking of joining just to practice drawing and I'm really curious to see what kinds of characters people come up with.

@OreoWhiskers 3 месяца назад

This video is healing (I'm a 7th year and all these other videos are sucking my soul away... Old artfighters based as fuck) As a person who does non fanarty pieces that explore character themes, I like longer bios! It's just hard bc I'm picky and um most people's writing doesn't vibe with me so it's like a bit of a swing and a miss sometimes.. but if you don't have that info there you certainly won't get interaction pieces or thematically significant pieces imo

@rivli 3 месяца назад

a lot of people seem to share that sentiment! i honestly underestimated the amount of people who are willing to read character lore. i try to explain everything using pictures, but i have yet to get an interaction piece so there may be something to that 🤔

@OreoWhiskers 3 месяца назад

@@rivli haha yeah interacts are rare which is why I like doing them but they're impossible without a proper bio!! Honestly even giving interacts doesn't make it more likely to get them back which can be a little goofy silly although I put a lot Abt character relationships and also have a little interact prompts list as well so I think that helps people :3c

@rivli 3 месяца назад

@@OreoWhiskers ah yes! character interactions can definitely be the most fun thing to draw AND receive, but it deffo requires more work on both ends. i’ve also seen some people post characters together as one profile so they are drawn together more often, i think i might do that for my last 2 characters who are ref-less…

@Tora-mw1nb 3 месяца назад

This is so real!! I’ve always been so invested in both characters design and writing characters/the psychology and relationships that go into them- so it’s just really fun and interesting to be able to hear other people who are passionate about the same things “yap” about the characters they work so hard on!! My characters are tbh very personal to me, and I put so much of my effort and time and even parts of my own life and experiences into them- so I love seeing other people who share the same feelings! ;U;

@CypressBerry 3 месяца назад

this is a great video! thank you

@Yuriko-bh2vw 2 месяца назад

Thx for attacking !!! Btw im dackychan

@xaloncat 3 месяца назад

As A Tip For People Who Don't Have A Toyhouse, Unvale And Characterhub Are Great (Free) Alternatives Where You Can Store Info About Your Characters! So Please Even Non Toyhouse Users, Try And Get Extra Info Pages Set Up It's Way Easier To Get Answers To Extra Questions Ppl Have About That Character That Way :)

@RealKipper1324 3 месяца назад

"I hope these tips will help e x t e n d y o u r l i f e s p a n" Jokes aside, thank you very much for this! I already have my characters set up, but now I figure there's a few more things I ought to do to their pages before the event...

@moketoveto8843 3 месяца назад

Nobody attacked me back last year so I'm very discouraged to do it again.

@rivli 3 месяца назад

@@moketoveto8843 i would try attacking people who guarantee revenges 100% if you want art, sometimes a new way to play is what you need to find motivation ✨ i hope you participate again eventually, artfight is an amazing experience- it makes me sad to hear when other people are discouraged!

@Rasaradafsa 3 месяца назад

I will not lie, I almost dropped out with how so many people think it is ok to cheat in artfight. The excuses always rubbed me the wrong way. I plan on not doing much art for artfight, I know my limits.

@aookami9581 3 месяца назад

I'd love to try and participate in art fights but im so slow to draw and buried under WIPs lmao

@lurkerprivilages 3 месяца назад

artfight is currently nine years old, and will be turning ten this year.

@rivli 3 месяца назад

in 2013 and 2014 it was hosted on art-fight.com (you can even see a screenshot of my account from my first year at 0:08 lol). + from artfight's current about section: "Art Fight was created in 2007 by Blankit. It was run on a petsite forum with a small amount of participants. However, in 2013 Chronicartist developed a site to help reach other artists around the world." so it's actually technically 17 years old!

@aloeeVeera 3 месяца назад

I don't have many OCs and most of them are pretty old and from a past interest, it's cool when people draw them but I honestly just want to attack and draw other people's OCs. should I delete my characters?

@rivli 3 месяца назад

you can delete your characters if you do not want art of them, but some people prefer having characters available to make revenge art of, so if you have favorite characters i would leave them up :-)

@RacletteLynx 2 месяца назад

so it's rly fine to just use old art that are more like doodles... say.... pencil doodles with no color?

@rivli 2 месяца назад

yup! anything works as long as it's following the site rules!

@Rays_Silly_Little_Drawings 3 месяца назад

Can I do art fight if I’m not very good at drawing? I would like to use it as a change to improve.

@rivli 3 месяца назад

@@Rays_Silly_Little_Drawings everyone of all skill levels is welcome to participate! there’s no such thing as “not good” drawings, so don’t let that weigh you down 💪

@Rays_Silly_Little_Drawings 3 месяца назад

@@rivli ok thank you:)

@muaustrashdump 2 месяца назад

Its my first year of AF and I was wondering if adding stuff like quotes and relationship details with other published characters helps with outlining a character's personality instead of downright stating their traits without overwhelming someone that goes thru my bios

@rivli 2 месяца назад

quotes and relationship details are very helpful to understanding a character! especially for characters you would like to be drawn together. stating traits is always an option, but sometimes adding little bits that imply those traits could better help someone understand that character. like for my character judit, her bio says something like "obsessed with looking mysterious on her train to work" which may just be another way of saying she's somewhat vain, but it allows people to put that trait into a scene- and i've gotten art of it! i've found that stuff like that is great for getting in-character scenes/art :-DDDD i think when someone just lists traits it could be so broad that i'm afraid to put them in a scene and have it be ooc. sorry that was a long response x,D

@muaustrashdump 2 месяца назад

@@rivli its oki!! thanks a lot for the long response I really liked reading thru it :DD

@sailorsleepyhead 3 месяца назад

hii its my first year doing art fight and im kinda worried ab not getting to any fights? do you have any tips? should I just fight random people or other first years? sorry I just really don't know lol

@Tora-mw1nb 3 месяца назад

You can attack whoever you wish! I usually go for anyone whose characters catch my eye or interest me most- but there are genuinely no rules on who to attack! :D

@SunkleLoft 3 месяца назад

If u want ppl to draw your characters aswell. Try to look at users bio that will do or highly do revenges

@OilRig-1 3 месяца назад

this sounds a bit stupid, but are ‘attacks’ actual drawings of attacks, or literally just a random drawing of their character?

@rivli 3 месяца назад

can be either, usually attacks fit more into the 'random drawing' end though

@kingofthemultiverseforever893 Месяц назад

I‘m new to Artfight, but I have a question: I redesigned an OC and made some changes to his style. Can I add the changes to the already existing character profile?

@rivli Месяц назад

yup! i change my characters' designs all the time, but since it's the same character i use the same page ^^

@kingofthemultiverseforever893 Месяц назад

@@rivli Thanks! I didn't change much anyway, just the colors, because they looked muddy in my first drawing.

@abug1478 3 месяца назад

i wanna do artfight SO bad but I'm scared people won't like my art 😿😿

@rivli 3 месяца назад

@@abug1478 i promise you this is NOT something to be scared of in artfight ❤️ everyone is genuinely sooo kind and supportive, the environment is the best!! it really feels like everyone loves everything that gets sent their way- people will be so thankful to get art of their beloved characters 😊 i couldn’t recommend it more, you should give it a try if you’re interested!!!

@Black_TicTac 3 месяца назад

how do i join the art fight?

@rivli 3 месяца назад

you can go to artfight.net to sign up! the event will go from july 1st-august 1st, so you’ll have a lot of time to draw and make attacks!

@noracampbell2455 2 месяца назад

PLEASE HELP HOW DO I SUBMIT ANIMATIONS

@Maicaica 2 месяца назад

It needs to be a gif. If it's something like animation meme you should upload it on RU-vid (put the links on your attack)

@tgdevourer 3 месяца назад

can I join without having my characters? I just wanna draw

@rivli 3 месяца назад

yep! some people may prefer if you have characters so they can revenge you, but not having characters is perfectly fine!

@SurprisedAlbatross 3 месяца назад

I FORGOT ARTFIGHT IS ON JUNE OH GOD

@rivli 3 месяца назад

it’s in july!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

@fati_z.b 3 месяца назад

I kinda wanna join artfigth but idk how since 2022 :,)) I also tried soo hard last year but failed. I have an account but idk how to sign up for the fight I wanna join this year soo badd ANYONE GIVE ME TIPS PLSSPSLSLS does it work on mobile too?? Also tysm for this vid Im so hyped up to join now :,))

@rivli 3 месяца назад

i think 1 week before the event you can choose a team (but also anytime during the event!) and then when it starts you can start drawing other peoples’ characters to attack them! it starts on july 1st :-D i’m not sure about mobile, but i would think it should work?

@scribblpad 3 месяца назад

All accounts are signed up to fight :D

@Kiiaup 3 месяца назад

@@rivli mobile works just fine! (i only have an ipad, and have alr signed up)

@anoob6614 3 месяца назад

How fast should I be able to draw

@rivli 3 месяца назад

@@anoob6614 i would say take it at your own pace, there’s no rush! just be aware that the event ends on august 1st, so try to finish everything you have planned before then! personally i try to draw 1 attack every day, and then just stop when i don’t feel like drawing anymore

@anoob6614 3 месяца назад

@@rivli rhank you

@some1mac 2 месяца назад

HELP WHAT IS ART FIGHT PLEASEEE

@rivli 2 месяца назад

it’s an art trading event you can find over at artfight.net !! there’s some introductory stuff on the website about page that might help!

@dokiemi7682 2 месяца назад

Unc!

@coryb3 3 месяца назад

tip number 6 (giving thanks) is actually huge! one of my favorite drawings I did for artfight was one where the recipient didn't say anything and it was a sure-fire way to make sure I don't do anything else for them in the future. maybe a bit petty, but I can't even tell if they saw it, let alone liked it, so I don't want to waste my time drawing for someone who won't see it. no matter how good you think someone else's art is or how much effort they put in, they did it for you, the least you can do is show them you saw it

@Azucenary 3 месяца назад

For real!

@varena04 3 месяца назад

yeah, i spent a long time on a running animation GIF of this one person's character, and they didn't so much as comment on it D: i don't regret attacking them, but i won't be doing it again. part of why i love art fight is reading how happy my drawings make the people i draw them for! but when no one replies, it feels like i'm just shooting my kindness into a void... at that point, i don't even know if i've affected anyone

@guacamaca64 3 месяца назад

@@varena04something similar happened to me last year! I made an animated gif for my 100th attack and the person didn't even comment 😔🤙 to be fair they said they wouldn't be revenging art of that character (bc it seemed a lot of people were drawing it) but I was hoping for a "thanks" at the very least xD

@varena04 3 месяца назад

@@guacamaca64 ahhh dang that's gotta be a bummer!! yeah, a "thanks" never hurt anyone!! i don't really understand why people join art fight if not to interact with people, but oh well. i've learned now to investigate how a person responds to defenses before i attack them :P i'm varena04 on art fight btw, i'd love to follow you!

@guacamaca64 3 месяца назад

@@varena04 yep, now I check battle ratios and comments more often before bookmarking XD and my user's guacamaca, I'll drop u a follow! :D

@AlicornBliss 3 месяца назад

Another tip for the bio, use bullet points! It makes it easy to get your character's personality across in a simple phrases. It's also helpful to add height, or at least generally if theyre short/tall, because sometimes its hard to tell. Good luck in Artfight everyone!

@batzoro 3 месяца назад

Some things to note: - Do refs as soon as you can before art fight since the site can slow down and sometimes even not load (a lot of people be attacking) - although their site has been improving over the years so who knows - Bookmark any characters you want to attack and download their refs as early as you can, once again website can slow down completely - Basically do everything early (except drawing attacks ofc) before art fight begins - Also for refs it's okay to not use your own art as long as you give credit!

@thehopelessrainbows 3 месяца назад

thank you for that last note i was getting so nervous about it for 0 reason 😭 i honestly just needed to hear someone say that

@Tora-mw1nb 3 месяца назад

I tbh kind of prefer longer character bios😭 I totally understand that not everyone may have the time to read each characters bio- but one of my most favorite parts of Artfight is learning about other people’s OCs and the worlds they’re from! It’s just really cool and interesting to me- and where I get most of my inspo form! I’ve found that I have a really hard time coming up with attack ideas when the character has minimal or no bio information, just because I don’t feel like I have anything to work with? The fun for me comes from getting to know the character and then figuring out something interesting to draw them doing! It’s also fun because lots of artists put lots of work into more than just the character design itself, and it’s always so lovely to see them react with so much joy or appreciation when they see how I incorporate their characters personalities and stories into the actual attack! Ofc, not everyone needs to do this! Just wanted to add this since everyone has their own way of enjoying Artfight! :D (My Artfight username is SpaceGhost if anyone is interested! B)

@rivli 3 месяца назад

yes, i totally get this! lore-inspired art is definitely the most flattering thing to receive as a writer+artist, but personally i wouldn’t want anyone to feel obligated to read it, so that’s why i recommended using an external link ^^ also probably because i struggle to read(despite being a writer myself…)

@Tora-mw1nb 3 месяца назад

@@rivli that’s fair! I’ve been trying to figure out how to add a drop down tab like I’ve seen other people do (I think? Unless I’m just crazy😭), just so people don’t have to go looking through my characters toyhouse to find more information (their accounts are jam packed with all sorts of info and doodles and old references, so i prefer to keep all the most important stuff on their Artfight accounts😔) But it’s helpful to hear what other people think- so I can keep my account neat and accessible ^^ so thanks for that! :0 /gen

@RisingRose 3 месяца назад

I second this! I've barely participated in artfight (I participated Once and 100% burned out before the event even started) but in artfight and outside of it, I always struggle more to draw other people's characters when there's extremely short bios or no bio at all. this is very much reflected in my bookmarks too. Personally, I'm probably gonna run with having a short bio up top that is important to read and then a long version that is v much optional below it (and labeling them accordingly/making this clear in my character rules)

@crushcircuit 3 месяца назад

me too!!!! i like to put character lore on their profile if i can, but clearly label different sections so that people can just skim the personality section and scroll past the background stuff if they want to :P

@Scatterbrained_Watching 3 месяца назад

I’ve decided to simply do both! (Works well for me too, since I don’t have a good, clean place to direct people for my OC lore anyways). On top, I have the most important, compact information, and then below it I let myself ramble. I still try not to be too overwhelming, but I like to give people something to work with to start generating ideas. For those that are into that sort of thing, it’ll just be so much more fun for everyone involved I think! And for those who aren’t, the top part should suffice

@purplesoda3133 3 месяца назад

This popped up in my recommended and I was like “Artfight? That doesn’t feel very relevant, Artfight isn’t even- IT’S IN TWO WEEKS WHAT O-o .“ Somehow af manages to sneak up on me every year and I only remember it when someone posts something like this

@varena04 3 месяца назад

HAHA this is so me. i swear we've still got like, three months at least!

@definitelynotashark1799 3 месяца назад

Oh god oh god I've been meaning to sign up again because my old account is lost to the ages, wdym I completely forgot about it AGAIN?? 😭

@justcallmekai1554 3 месяца назад

I never even heard of art fight but it's a cool concept! Should I do it?

@JonerBell 3 месяца назад

definitely made the grave mistake of having to make character sheets right b4 artfight.. (thought it started in june and wanted to wait till next year since i wasnt ready. then learned like three days ago that it started in july) but!!! very fun watching all these tip videos to prepare for my first artfight

@Alreadyish 3 месяца назад

Wonderful tips!! The stretching of hands and taking brakes are so underated but so necessary! I should make an actual tip video one day. ;v;

@BASILSEEDSINAUTUMN 3 месяца назад

Heheheheeeee... hi muffuuu

@rivli 3 месяца назад

right? i get wrist pain even when drawing less than 10 attacks, so i always worry for the people who do 100+ every year!

@trinis8726 3 месяца назад

I practice aikido, and before we start class we do multiple different wrist stretch that have kept my hands... nimble? Y'all should totally look up "aikido wrist stretches" on youtube cause I think they work really well ;P

@MischiefMeowMeow 3 месяца назад

after several years of "hmm maybe i should do artfight this year" im finally doing it,, tysm these tips are so gonna come in handy

@endervalentine9588 3 месяца назад

Not my idea, but you can put extra lore/design notes behind a spoiler, so people can expand it if they want to read more, but won’t get intimidated. Best of both worlds!

@mysty_nyx 3 месяца назад

Ty for this! I just finished updating all my characters’ written profiles yesterday to have the basic information at the top and then lots of inspiration stuff for people who want it below (hobbies, character interactions, symbolism ideas, etc), and I was worrying about it looking intimidating even though the basic info is only one paragraph, a theme song, and things like race and height. I’m absolutely going back and putting the inspirations lists in a spoiler when I have the time. The best of both worlds ✨

@endervalentine9588 3 месяца назад

@@mysty_nyx Glad I could help! Enjoy your artfight!

@Tora-mw1nb 3 месяца назад

OMG YES IVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THIS PLEASE LMK IF YOU KNOW HOW😭 (As someone who writes a LOT about my OCs😔)

@scribblecloud 3 месяца назад

thats a really interesting idea!

@Chibillation 3 месяца назад

@@Tora-mw1nb Hopefully I’m not too late but if you’d like to put text behind a spoiler, you just have to put: [spoiler] at the front of the text and [/spoiler] after it! And it also works even if you don't turn on the 'view source'/BBcode view^^ *Ex.: [spoiler]Text here[/spoiler]* Hope this helped! (P.S.: If you have styled text like colours, fonts, etc, and you’d like your spoiler to also have the style, then you could just style it like it is just normal texts and it could work :) !)

@thebabybeastone 3 месяца назад

Tip 8 is good for people who AREN'T like me who are extremely uncreative ESPECIALLY when it comes to writing, some of my character bios are just like "they exist lmao" Good video btw, some of these tips were kinda helpful :3

@bunchesofbudgies 3 месяца назад

Eighth year on the side myself, and I honestly absolutely agree with the last one. As much as you want to revenge every attack you get or have an insanely high attack ratio, you have to go off of motivation to truly have fun during Art Fight. If you're not feeling drawing a certain character type, that's okay! This isn't a commission and there's no obligation to.

@Polaroid_Probably 3 месяца назад

NOT MY VIDEO AT THE START OK KISS ME RN

@rivli 3 месяца назад

haiii 😚😚😚

@rowan404 3 месяца назад

I did almost 50 attacks last year, would’ve passed 50 if not for Comic Con, and I can’t wait to do it again. Normally, I barely have any motivation to draw, but during ArtFight, my life revolves around drawing. I already have almost 90 targets, some of which I’ve already drawn mentally, and there are still two weeks to go. I think my main motivation is getting to make art for others. I enjoy that far more than making art for myself.

@BASILSEEDSINAUTUMN 3 месяца назад

I love your sona/mascot for this video !!! Super cute sprites. These are some good tips, too! This will only be my 3rd year (4th if i didnt forget for 2021) so its nice to get tips from someone who has been here much longer than i have !

@rivli 3 месяца назад

thank you so much! 3 years is still impressive, here's to many more!! :-D

@kiroonsmoon 3 месяца назад

As someone who’s been doing artfight for a while now too (would be doing this for coming up 7 years count me as a veteran lol?) On the “don’t have too much info” part also don’t just put nothing either. That just might make it harder for people to get a grip of your character. Also for refs, if you still wanna draw, do something else other than references! I’ve been taking a break from refs and drawing gifts for my friends birthdays and it’s a breath of fresh air ^^ Edit: ALSO. Don’t feel pressured to make fully rendered pieces all the time! I actually plan on doing some basic colored sketches this year. 1) because I like drawing in that way and 2) so I don’t burn myself out. Have funnnn.

@Anjel1e 3 месяца назад

I've heard of art fight in the past and now I really want to join. Just need to get over my anxiety. 😅 Edit: Also thank for making this vid.

@CrackMeth 3 месяца назад

Just remember that no matter your skill set, most people will LOVE the art you make for them, and some people will LOVE the characters that you make! Take it as slow as you want it to be, there's always next year to participate if you don't this year!

@eldritchm3ow 3 месяца назад

Join us join us!! It's so much fun, nobody will ever get upset over getting art of their beloved characters so don't let any self doubt stop you 💛💛

@zoratita7408 3 месяца назад

great tip vid!! this'll be my 9th year participating and i haven't even reached 100 attacks yet either lmao, it's insane to me how there's people who've been doing it for less yet have drawn hundreds, hope everyone are taking care of their health above all!!

@stitchgor3 3 месяца назад

I saw someone last year who did 300 in that month alone! I have no clue how they managed that

@kaletastesbad 3 месяца назад

@@stitchgor3i saw a video of 596 or something crazy like that i literally cried 😭

@stitchgor3 3 месяца назад

@@kaletastesbad HOLY COW?😭

@beeefman 3 месяца назад

⁠@@stitchgor3I think probably lots of sketches

@Derealitea 3 месяца назад

my only tip for artfight that i can think of is to just not worry about making full scale drawings for people. not all drawings have to be big and polished, sometimes it can just be doodles and that still works :) it's easier to burn out if you try to force yourself to make every attack look pretty and polished

@kirbapy 3 месяца назад

A lot of these are tips that should have been so obvious to me but weren't! I've done artfight for a few years but always beat myself up for not drawing as much as other people do and for getting so exhausted/stressed out by it and not drawing "good enough" attacks...this video helped a LOT and I'm really looking forward to it this year!

@Art_of_Naz 3 месяца назад

THANK U FOR THE STRESS OUT WARNINGS BC I KNOW IMMA GO OVERBOARD I NEEDED THIS 😭

@Inked_Wing 3 месяца назад

last year I mad elike 60 fully rendered art pieces and it burnt me out SO BADLY. for like ... almost a year. To prevent this, I also make 2-3 plushies this year as attacks!! (Also I need to to refsheets still, like 8 or 9 still left TwT) But I make one every 2 days to create a drawing routine!! (wish me luck lol)

@rivli 3 месяца назад

making plushies as attacks sounds super cool, and i think switching mediums to prevent burnout is a great idea! i want to try doing a clay piece this year :-) i wonder if people would want physical attacks shipped to them though?

@Inked_Wing 3 месяца назад

@@rivli they actually want! I made a hitlist and almost 400 people submitted! And around 92% of them would even pay the shipping!

@rivli 3 месяца назад

@@Inked_Wing oh that’s so smart! i might steal that idea lol

@beardlessdragon 3 месяца назад

To add to the tip about not having crazy long bios, think about what info is actually *necessary* for an artist to depict your character. I tend to include info like: -Height -Fashion style, if I'm open to someone designing a diff outfit for them -Relation to other characters I have -Species details, if applicable (for example, maybe the markings on your OC glow when they are casting magic, which is a visual detail that could matter in someone's art of them) -Personality blurb And I really mean BLURB for personality, a few descriptors to get across what they are all about, not their entire backstory. Though I agree with the video that this can be even more effective visually on their ref sheet! Linking toyhouse or some other site where you can learn more about them is a great idea, cause then that's an option for the people that like doing a deep dive like that

@eldritchm3ow 3 месяца назад

I'm sooo excited for this year, I've got eye strain issues but always forced myself to draw digitally bc I didn't think people would want traditional art (easier on the eyes) which means I could barely manage 5 attacks all month. Then this year I remembered "literally who cares it's free art of your blorbo" and now I'm hyped!!!! I can't wait :D Ty for the tips, the last one is such a big agree. I love getting to draw all sorts of ocs I can't wait to hunt down some cool designs :D

@crushcircuit 3 месяца назад

i love receiving traditional art attacks, i dont see them any different from digital ones personally! plus its really cool to know theres physical art of my dude somewhere out there

@wokstar99 3 месяца назад

TY SM for mentioning that text looks nearly invisible on light mode, I've had my profile on dark mode from the very beginning and it never crossed my mind that my light text would be hard for some people to read! Just edited my whole profile so everything is legible on both modes!

@moonybeasty1068 3 месяца назад

A good tip especially if you have ADHD or struggle with focus, is to switch between attacks in the middle of drawing. Work on 1 drawing, and when you start to lose focus, switch to another. Then repeat. I tried this last year, and I ended up drawing way more attacks, and went longer without getting tired of ArtFight!

@COSMICCHAOSSS 3 месяца назад

i’ve done artfight last year and got BURNT OUT for half a year afterwards. not sure if i’m participating this year! this was really helpful however

@rivli 3 месяца назад

definitely been there myself. knowing your limits and being aware of how you’re feeling can be super important to preventing burnout!

@ozymandias7 3 месяца назад

i am so guilty of long lore in bios lol :’) i love my guys too much; i wanna yap! you’ve got good tips, also an epic chair design hello?!

@Tora-mw1nb 3 месяца назад

REAL SAME😭😭 They just. Literally consume my brain 24/7😭 it is SO HARD not to write too long about them istg (I have literally rewrote all of their bios at LEAST three times before giving up and settling for something semi-short) In full honesty my favorite characters are the ones with the long complicated lore and relationships I can read all about because then I get invested💖 (when I work best)

@Tem-in4hq 3 месяца назад

So like is an attack like a comic I make were two ocs fight or an art piece were they try to kill each other or just chill fanart I'm confused

@rivli 3 месяца назад

generally everything is welcome, most people stick to the “chill fanart” type of art, but i’ve definitely seen a few “fight scene” arts!

@Tem-in4hq 3 месяца назад

U may read this and I hope u do cause Im lost can u simplify the steps on how to add a character and is it any different with mobile and traditional art I just wanna figure out how to add a character and how you perform the attack I can't find any vids on it AAAAAHHHHHH I also can't figure out how to fancy up my profile aka I can't get a pfp

@rivli 3 месяца назад

@@Tem-in4hq hmm i'm not too familiar with the mobile site but i'll try to help! the pfp unfortunately has to be 100x100 exactly, so you can go to an image resizing site for that. for uploading characters, i think you can just take a picture of your art and upload that as the ref, the only thing is that if you have a custom thumbnail for the character it has to be 200x200- however, if you don't have a custom thumbnail you can just upload the ref and it will use that as the thumbnail. i hope this helps, feel free to ask any more questions you may have!

@Tem-in4hq 3 месяца назад

Thanks a whole lot ur so nice :) I think I will only put my joke ocs out and not deal with any of this extra shenanigans and just draw ppls ocs so I'll be bare bones basic and hopefully that will work on mobile! Appreciate the help a ton uh your pretty epic so Ima sub

@Tem-in4hq 2 месяца назад

I DID MY FIRST ATTACK YAHAA BUT I drew the character before I realized they were on the same team as me And I put a lot of work into it :( YET I EARNED WHOPPING 6.25 POINTS >:D