User:Stevedrago/KrakenArtist

= Introduction =

The Krakens have come, now it’s your turn to prove yourself worthy, show the Krakens your talent, and become The Ultimate Portrait Kraken Artist!

The Krakens turn to you, skilled artists out there, to help them find the Lost Kraken Gems. These Lost Gems are found in special clamshells (trinkets). The Krakens know where they are located in the Oceans, so they can describe what the location looks like. They need you to draw the location out for them, by making the location into a Portrait Background. Then using the Portrait Backgrounds, they’ll whisk to the location, and retrieve The Lost Gems.

= Rules = Entrants will create original backgrounds from their original artwork that are consistent with the theme and style of the game. The image must look sensible with characters placed on it in any of the orientations possible for its size.

Multiple entries are acceptable.

A very small signature in the lower right corner is acceptable.

Entries should be uploaded to YPPedia according to the instructions below. = Entry Specifications & Suggestions= Entries must fit the appropriate scale. (sizes below are width x height)


 * 1-pirate backgrounds: 348 x 650
 * 2-pirate backgrounds: 696 x 650
 * Large backgrounds: 1600 x 1170

In game portrait painting crops part of the background when placing pirates in portraits. For the single portrait, it crops 47 pixels from the bottom and 23 pixels from the top of the final portrait (which is half-size of the original background). For two pirate backgrounds, it crops 50 pixels from the bottom. Take this into account on your entries. In large backgrounds, 130 pixels are cropped from the right.

You may use the following image masks to determine the safe frame. Put them on top of your image to see how much will be cut off.

The preferred file format is PNG.

= Pirate Cutouts = You can test out what your background looks like as an actual portrait by using pirate cutouts.


 * Two-pirate cutout - available in Gimp, Photoshop, and GIF formats.
 * One-pirate cutout - available in PNG and Photoshop file formats.

= How to Upload Entries to YPPedia =

PNG format is preferred. Please use the filename format of Art-YOUR_FORUM_NAME-filename.png. Replace YOUR_FORUM_NAME with your actual forum name. This will help cut down on confusion if there is more than one "dock" or other filename.

Please read these directions prior to following them.
 * 1) Make sure you are logged in to YPPedia, you can login using your forum account & password by using the "Login" link at the upper right corner of the page.
 * 2) Click on "Upload file" on the menu bar to the left.
 * 3) Click on the "Browse" button to select your portrait background's filename on your computer. Selecting your filename will automatically fill in the Source filename & Destination filename fields.
 * 4) You should then fill in the Summary field with .  Remember to replace YOUR_FORUM_NAME with your actual forum name.
 * 5) Click on the "Upload file" button.

If an image file with the same name already exists, please rename yours.

If you make changes to your entry and need to update the image, login to YPPedia. Go to the page for it (the URL will be something like http://yppedia.puzzlepirates.com/Image:filename.png ) and click on "Upload a new version of this file." Follow steps 3-4 above and click on the "Save file" button to replace the old image with the new one.

If you have trouble uploading or updating your entry, you can ask for assistance on the help desk page.

= Judging Breakdown = The Tournament Winner, Runner up, and Honourable Mentions will be decided from the amount of points, gained from all the different rounds/events. Points are from the Clamshells, which are rewarded in each round/event. Clamshells will be little Clamshell.pngs, which will be posted near your entry, which will show you how many points you got in the round, by the colour of the Clamshell.

Judging Outline in Each Round/Event
-Best Overall Portrait Background = Gold Clamshell

-2nd best overall Portrait Background = Black Clamshell

-Honourable Mentions = Aqua Clamshell

-All Portrait Background requirements completed = Grey Clamshell

-Anyone who posted a Portrait Background, that followed the main requirement (Depicting a…) = White Clamshell

Clamshell score sheet
Gold-5points

Black-4points

Aqua-3points

Grey-2points

White-1point