23 Apr 2021
Spring 2021 Fanart Contest
by Ephemeral

Spring 2021 Fanart Contest

by Ephemeral

We might be blooming a little late this year, but the Spring 2021 Fanart Contest is finally here! If you like to draw, check this out for fun and (possibly) prizes!

That's right, it's that time of year again! The time where we summon the osu! community's talented artistic side forth in a glorious test of their creative skill.

As was the case for all of 2020, we'll be continuing the special themes for the Fanart Contests in 2021, with Spring's being the following:

Draw any of the official osu! mascots or community mascots enjoying a day in the park during Spring!

You might be wondering what a day in the park means, and it is with great joy that I can say: it is up to you! So long as your piece is mostly outdoors, features an osu! mascot (official or community) and is themed around Spring, you're good to go.

Here's some suggestions to get your creative juices flowing:

  • Picnicking
  • Rowboating on a lake in one of those stupid swan boats
  • Conversations on a park bench
  • Feeding the birds (and things going comically wrong, or not)
  • Lying on the grass, cloudwatching
  • Skipping rocks on a lake
  • Reading books under a tree
  • ...and anything else you can think of that involves Spring and being in a park!

Got an idea in mind? Great, because you've got 14 days from the date of this post to make it happen, after you have READ EVERY SINGLE RULE BELOW like all good contest participants should, and because you're reading this news post thoroughly and not just glancing at it after someone mentioned it to you on Discord, right? RIGHT?

As always, a top selection of the highest voted entries will make it to the main-menu in the osu! game clients (both the current game AND osu!lazer's preview builds) as our Spring 2021 Seasonal backgrounds, earn their artists 3 months of osu!supporter and a shiny new profile badge featuring a teeny tiny snippet of their winning piece.

Now, on to the rules:

Rules

  • By submitting your artwork to this contest, you grant us permission to use your artwork in the main menu client should it win, and to use it in promotional material for both the game (osu!) and the contest (Spring 2021 Fanart Contest). You retain all rights to your creation and you can sell it and distribute it however you like - it is your work, after all. We're just saying here that if you submit your piece to this contest, you should be okay with us using it.
  • All entries MUST be themed around a day in the park during Spring, and feature at least one official (or community) osu! mascot. What this park is and what happens in it is entirely up to you, but it should mostly focus on outdoors-style activities being undertaken by any one (or more) of our mascots.
  • All entries MUST be suitable for all-ages viewing. I would ordinarily make a challenge here about how there's no way someone could make a walk in the park lewd, but I've been running these contests long enough now to know better. Keep it clean!
  • SUBMIT ONLY YOUR OWN WORK. REDRAWING AND COMPOSITE WORKS ARE NOT ALLOWED. Plagiarism sucks. Don't do it. Someone in the comments will call you out for it as has happened every other time someone's tried and they're going to do more damage to your reputation than us removing your entry from the voting will do. Use only your own work - brushes and the like are fine, but that's it! Don't redraw someone else's work.
  • ARTIST ATTRIBUTION (names, social media handles, etc) MUST BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN THREE LINES TOTAL AND CONFINED TO EITHER THE BOTTOM LEFT OR BOTTOM RIGHT CORNERS OF YOUR ENTRY. Being proud of your work is good, just do it in a reasonably small spot of your work. Please understand that we're not very fond of anything ad-related in osu!, and attribution that is blaring enough can be considered as one.
  • Entries MUST meet the resolution requirements for a main-menu piece - namely 2732x1536. THIS IS CHECKED BY A SCRIPT AND ENTRIES THAT DO NOT MATCH THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE DISCARDED AUTOMATICALLY. This is the #1 reason for entries not making it to voting phase. MAKE SURE YOUR ENTRY MEETS THE EXACT RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS ABOVE. Check your work after you've exported it and BEFORE you submit it. People have been really good about this during the past few contests, please keep it going!
  • Artists should use the custom templates provided (PSD template / PNG template) when composing their piece as a guideline to understand where the osu! cookie will be placed on the main menu and during the voting process. Anything you draw that is inside the dotted circle won't be seen during voting phase, because we super-impose an osu! cookie over all entries during voting phase to simulate what they're going to look like on the main menu. Please accommodate for this in your drawing!
  • DO NOT LEAVE THE DOTTED osu! COOKIE TEMPLATE VISIBLE IN YOUR SUBMISSION!
  • DO NOT LEAVE THE DOTTED osu! COOKIE TEMPLATE VISIBLE IN YOUR SUBMISSION!
  • DO NOT LEAVE THE DOTTED osu! COOKIE TEMPLATE VISIBLE IN YOUR SUBMISSION!
  • Don't use copyrighted characters from other intellectual properties. All the official osu! mascots and the community mascots are fair game, but please avoid using representations of characters from other worlds or franchises in your work. Remember also that the community mascots are someone else's treasured creation, so please treat them with the same respect that you'd treat your own OCs and work.

Got all that? Great, we knew you would. When you're ready to submit your entry, head on over to the Spring 2021 Fanart Contest listing drag your piece onto the big fat plus sign to put your entry into the running. You can do this multiple times if you need to update your piece any time before entries close in 14 days time.

Good luck and most importantly - have fun!

—Ephemeral

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i wonder if it's okay to share my entry on my social media ??

PolyNode pinkdreams

Maybe you can try posting it once voting opens? That way it's kept as a surprise.

pinkdreams PolyNode

i was thinking of doing that!! thank youu!!

Karydza PolyNode

We can post our entry on social media right now, it's okay, lots of people are doing it.

(Personally, I'm waiting for the end of the votes for posting my entry, but it's my choice, not necessarily yours. ^-^)

Glad to hear about the extension, can't wait to see more submissions. I wish I could play more osu! but I can only do so until into summer vacation, and even then I still have a part time job. Then after that comes college, so I need to better prepare for that. Hopefully I can get some plays though.

PolyNode PolyNode

Here's to 5 college classes in 1 term ;-;

Thank you for the extension admin! It was hard to find time because of work but now I was able to submit my art without feeling like I rushed it (despite submitting it 10 seconds before the time ended omg).

Because of the extension I got to do a lot of touch ups. I'm a slow drawer, and I somehow end up spending 40 hours on this one (I'm dead). I appreciate the extra time given! Good luck all! Can't wait to see everyone's submissions! ^_^

Finished (again) lol, really couldn't add much, but the extra time was much appreciated. Still can't wait everyone's entry

Finally Im Done, Thank you Admin ephemeral for Extending the Submission ♥

I see it got extended 👀 might have to go back and add a few touches

Karydza TOYONDA

Me too. ^-^

Made it just in time. Looking forward seeing everyones results! Mine is made in 3d that's ok right?

Karydza Paescow

I haven't seen entry in 3d (or maybe just for some elements of decor) ... maybe you should have asked Ephemeral.

In other hand, noting in rules prohibited it, if this is totally your work, i think it's acceptable.

Paescow Karydza

I saw an entry from the winter 2020 contest that was made in 3d so I guess it's allowed...

Is this Extended? Please kindly extended :(

Jinairu[Sensei] Jinairu[Sensei]

I reply the admin in the Email and they granted my request of Extension XD

Jinairu[Sensei] Jinairu[Sensei]

HUHUH i submitted in the last minute and it is still unfinished :(

Karydza Jinairu[Sensei]

14 days this is short for draw a entry. :/

Just finished, all be it rushed, but done. Really wanted to do more but storms messed up my time to work on it. Still can't wait to see everyone else's though!! ^^

Karydza TOYONDA

I liked your entry for spring 2020, I'm happy to see you for this contest. Good luck !

TOYONDA Karydza

Ayyy thanks, I liked your entry for 2020 as well !!

I've just finished! :D

Karydza Tati_Muffin

Good luck. ^-^

Tati_Muffin Karydza

Thanks! You too!

Thank you! I've been waiting for your next submission since the winter contest.

Thank you! I've been waiting for your next submission since the winter contest.

A bit late, but next time can we have the option of downloading a black version of the osu cookie? I don't know if other people use something other than a white canvas but it's kind of annoying to recolor it just so you can see it without making the entire canvas blue or something.

PolyNode RinnRinn

What software do you use? If you can add clipping layers you can try to make it black. That's usually what I do.

RinnRinn PolyNode

I use clip studio paint, and yeah I can certainly recolor it. I was just suggesting for convenience sake.

AAAAAAAA!!! I've had work and school at my throat, but I will still try to get my work finished by then without sacrificing quality. I'll make sure, good luck people!

RedcXca PolyNode

good luck :)

PolyNode RedcXca

Thank you!

Karydza PolyNode

Good luck to you too. ^-^

PolyNode Karydza

Thank you! I've been waiting for your next submission since the winter contest.

finally decided to start working on my submission last night and just finished it now, i feel like i mightve rushed it a bit but at least im proud of the result lol, cant wait to see everyone else's art :3c

Karydza Son Goku

Good luck !

Son Goku Karydza

thank u Kary ❤️

Quade Son Goku

goodluck my bro

Son Goku Quade

thanks 😳❤️

How many times do i gotta tell you mfs

DO NOT LEAVE THE DOTTED osu! COOKIE TEMPLATE VISIBLE IN YOUR SUBMISSION!

LET'S GO , I'M JOINING THIS <3

not gonna enter this time, but I'm looking forward to seeing everyones artworks!!!!!

Karydza Hecatia

This contest is still promise of beautiful artworks.
See next time !

I don't get it. Do I get the dotted osu! cookie template visible in my submission or not?

Zaike Takodachi

no.

yeaaahhh baby this is going to be fun!

umm what format again?

Son Goku Quade

if u mean file format then whichever you choose is fine, but preferably i use png

bruh

DO NOT LEAVE THE DOTTED osu! COOKIE TEMPLATE VISIBLE IN YOUR SUBMISSION!

less goooooooooo

i just entered my submission and it will 100% not win

Karydza NadNad234

Let's draw more for fun, less for glory !

NadNad234 Karydza

i only drew it cus i didnt know what to draw lmao

q

let`s gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I don't think I'll leave the DOTTED osu! COOKIE TEMPLATE VISIBLE, as it causes me immense pain and suffering

have fun, and DO NOT LEAVE THE DOTTED osu! COOKIE TEMPLATE VISIBLE IN YOUR SUBMISSION!

both I think

Can it be a party based one too?

Based

LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Let's goooooo

park contest #2

just right when im art blocked

Karydza Son Goku

Art block is really horrible ! >_<
Courage !

hey guys i dont think they want you to leave the dotted osu! cookie template visible in your submission.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH 🙇‍♂️POG

Kazuo Ashimato not kotomi

Im the one that i realized that spring should be on March so last few days i ask to when the Spring Fanart Contest start bc still in Christmas theme for so long so yeah were late but its fine <3

UtauChan-P not kotomi

OMG SAME IVE BEEN CHECKING EVERY DAY so late lol

Very cool

DO NOT LEAVE THE DOTTED osu! COOKIE TEMPLATE VISIBLE IN YOUR SUBMISSION!

Pog 👀

oooh i've been waiting for this

Wow nice

Spring 2020 indoor, Spring 2021 outdoor !
I find the idea of "the park during Spring" interesting, evasive enough to leave room the imagination of everyone and precise enough to provide inspiration for the undecided. ^-^
I can't wait to see all the works that the community will again create for this contest !
(In the meantime I'll be working on my entry.)

good luck! i really like seeing your art :>

Karydza PacifiedPaints

Thank you very much, that makes me very happy. I will give the best of myself for this contest ! ^-^
Hope to see your entry, I really like your art.

Good luck !

Roro-san Karydza

bonne chance!! cette fois ci c'est la bonne (:

Karydza Roro-san

Merci, Je te souhaite bonne chance également.
J'ai hâte de voir ton entrée, ça sera la bonne cette fois ci ! ^-^

Take a shot per hololive reference

Moseo Zaike

Oh please no...

isee

Why yes, I do leave the dotted osu! cookie template visible in my submission, how could you tell?

You disgust me

Noice

"Rowboating on a lake in one of those stupid swan boats" just makes me think of the ridiculous inflatable swan-thingy pool float and I am thoroughly amused by this.

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"Rowboating on a lake in one of those stupid swan boats" just makes me think of the ridiculous inflatable swan-thingy pool float and I am thoroughly amused by this.