# E4 ART CONTEST 2023 Thread! (Complete! Special Announcement for next year) **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** art-contest, for-fun, community, contest\ **Created:** [June 17, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994 "2023-06-17T02:43:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![lyleberr](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/lyleberr/32/156919_2.png) [@lyleberr](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/lyleberr)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2023, 7:24pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/81 "2023-07-08T19:24:35Z")
@Josh Maybe I should have said “impressive” instead of amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Dyl](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/dyl/32/234623_2.png) [@Dyl](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Dyl)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 12:25am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/82 "2023-07-09T00:25:15Z")
@bbobrob Our Rowlets must meet 💚 🦉 🦉 💚 ![Slide1](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/0/a/0a7cc5c6f8773fe666d170ee540ee520bcf0b07c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![niece](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/niece/32/236193_2.png) [@niece](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/niece)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/83 "2023-07-09T01:09:53Z")
Here are my submissions Category: Original Title: First flight ![IMG_0264](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/3/2/32f81c08d5e1bce9217695e82c107f20eac35009.jpeg) Category : Recreation Title: Super Rod ( Neo Genesis) ![IMG_0256](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/7/d/7ddb970ca8cf8c9bbe5d8026581f090bdd4574c1.jpeg) After interviewing all Pokémon witnesses This is actually what was happening moments before the original card depiction. It really is a Super Rod! ![IMG_0269](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/6/e/6e7261a60828f0c20017359f300ce61d10daf40f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![brendantheclayboy](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/brendantheclayboy/32/227237_2.png) [@brendantheclayboy](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/brendantheclayboy)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/84 "2023-07-09T01:16:33Z")
That recreation is original as it gets haha, but amazing nevertheless. Next year we will have to make a clarification we have never considered up 'til seeing it this year, which is that contestants were implied to only be able to submit one per category, 2 max categories. But for this year we can’t really correct that for any people who have done so. It is a creative “recreation” I will give you that, so I suppose we can leave it as is. Recreating a Kinebuchi to live action is A+ idea btw =) Oh and I’ll use this post as an opportunity to say… wow. Just wow. Competition gonna be STIFF this year. Amazing stuff already, just one day in! ---
**Author:** ![niece](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/niece/32/236193_2.png) [@niece](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/niece)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/85 "2023-07-09T01:22:51Z")
@brendantheclayboy Sorry. Someone says expand on it in anyway and I loose control. Ha ha. Thanks for your flexibility… ☺ ---
**Author:** ![bbobrob](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/bbobrob/32/249595_2.png) [@bbobrob](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/bbobrob)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/86 "2023-07-09T01:42:45Z")
First comes Rowlet playdate. Then comes… Rowlet _ **supremacy** _. ---
**Author:** ![boogus](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/boogus/32/77047_2.png) [@boogus](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/boogus)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 4:32am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/87 "2023-07-09T04:32:51Z")
**Recreation** **A Fierce Challenge!** ![Challenge! Submission](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/1/a/1afbe70ec3a173071553a14fe8d7b543f183e4a3.jpeg) This year, I wanted to recreate one of my favorite cards “Challenge!” From the Team Rocket set. This was my first time using Blender, and I had a lot of fun working with these models! Most of these models are from Pokémon Stadium. Original Artwork: ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/e/b/eb01489b47b7476e5c14ca63cf928737b04d80e2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![brendantheclayboy](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/brendantheclayboy/32/227237_2.png) [@brendantheclayboy](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/brendantheclayboy)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/88 "2023-07-09T05:05:04Z")
We don’t wanna limit creativity, it’s awesome, don’t worry 😉 Very technically you did recreate it and reimagined it, and A+++ for creativity in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![northerninfernape](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/northerninfernape/32/28389_2.png) [@northerninfernape](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/northerninfernape)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 9:51am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/89 "2023-07-09T09:51:31Z")
Here are my entries, sorry I’ve had to use a phone camera, I dont own a scanner. Category: Original Title: Lugia, sky guardian ![20230610_153421](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/b/1/b101aebf0c14512e1830a6ff7cc85dd5457773a3.jpeg) Category: Recreation Title: Tentacruel in the depths Recreation is of Tentacruel from evolving skies ![en_US-SWSH7-027-tentacruel](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/5/4/5478e4698287fe1e80500fe2f718903c554c0ea2.jpeg) ![20230707_195305](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/2/7/2783b28815cf65f25a40d8645fb6efb19d2bdf9e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![niece](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/niece/32/236193_2.png) [@niece](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/niece)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 12:26pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/90 "2023-07-09T12:26:21Z")
@brendantheclayboy . I did but kind of came on it by accident. My original idea was using Gyarados ancient origins, but catching Cramorant and Arrokuda instead, I liked the beginning drawing, but felt it didn’t fit a recreation of The gyarados card. Then I remembered the Super Rod card from there I sketched out the beginnings of what you see. 😀. I had enormous fun following this path, creating what might have been! Imaging what Pokémon saw the scene, I started adding all these hidden fun bits. (I hope everyone finds them!) I was going to not submit till next week, and keep adding, but was afraid I’d miss the deadline somehow and I didn’t want to overwhelm the original idea. Yeah I know it’s a lot! Inside my head can be scary.😂 ---
**Author:** ![liron](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/liron/32/1778_2.png) [@liron](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/liron)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/91 "2023-07-09T12:36:52Z")
Here are my submissions! **1. “Happy Birthday Onix 🥳”** For the **Original** category. ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/3/f/3f25553202456c9c0c49b0c7799f94cbc5eccd5e.jpeg) I invite the zoom-in elite to click & observe the smaller details. **2. “PokeGangs”** For the **Recreation** category ![image](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/0/c/0cb5eeb4814c384cae6c2398b3d017c640c65336.jpeg) Based on the artwork from page 179 of the Silver Bible 🤩 I hope you enjoy these 🙏🏼 - Liron ---
**Author:** ![ayoveer](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/ayoveer/32/52929_2.png) [@ayoveer](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/ayoveer)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/92 "2023-07-09T12:51:00Z")
Here goes! **Original category** Night Slash ![MurkrowGCC](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/e/8/e8538ec0593812d828cd4c89a71cf3f3da8ec75c.jpeg) **Child category** Mistakes were made but Gyarados didn’t know it yet ![GyaradosNO](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/5/5/556593edbcf241f1b507e74f1713c335a685dc8f.jpeg) So excited to see rest of the amazing artwork! ---
**Author:** ![SeasidePokemon](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/seasidepokemon/32/237121_2.png) [@SeasidePokemon](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/SeasidePokemon)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/93 "2023-07-09T13:51:40Z")
Category: **Child** ![Pipline-Pika - Child Entry](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/4/2/423c32c35a538b43a2ffade3df946e73b045fd45.jpeg) _ **Pipeline-Pika!** _ watercolor pencil Category: **3D/Virtual** ![Whitney Baseball - 3D Virtual](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/8/a/8accf87719d54131c026b070ed85c024489db530.jpeg) _ **Aipom in the Outfield** _ _Goldenrod City Baseball Field Circa 2001_ ---
**Author:** ![brendantheclayboy](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/brendantheclayboy/32/227237_2.png) [@brendantheclayboy](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/brendantheclayboy)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/94 "2023-07-09T22:08:26Z")
> [@SeasidePokemon](#): > > Canon AE-1 Maaaan. We got some film lovers here on the forum too? So pleased to see this. Beautiful camera too. Look at how f’ing good depth of field looks on the celluloid, LOOK! Nothing compares to 35mm, nothin’ at all. ---
**Author:** ![cyberurchin](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/cyberurchin/32/238991_2.png) [@cyberurchin](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/cyberurchin)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/95 "2023-07-10T01:06:23Z")
How did you find Whitney? I need her signature ---
**Author:** ![SeasidePokemon](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/seasidepokemon/32/237121_2.png) [@SeasidePokemon](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/SeasidePokemon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/96 "2023-07-10T15:54:02Z")
Film lover indeed! However, I must clarify that the photo was _not_ actually shot on film. In the interest of time I used a digital camera (Fujifilm Xpro-2) and edited the photo in layers to create a filmic look. > [@SeasidePokemon](#): > > shot on Canon AE-1/Kodak Portra 400 > Goldenrod City Baseball Field > Circa 2001 The caption was just a fun way of adding lore and context to the idea. I chose the canon ae-1 and porta 400 combo because I have experience using it and it’s also historically accurate to 2001 (the Xpro-2 is not). **My sincerest apologies!** I see how that was misleading, that was not my intention. Perhaps using a fictional camera brand and film stock for the caption would be more appropriate. I’ll think of one before the submission period ends and update the caption. For now I’ll remove the first line. Again, my apologies to the organizers and contestants! 🙇‍♂️ > **For transparency's sake, here was my process:** > > Original (cropped) photo > > ![1 - Original](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/8/a/8a253365d4e985b82d6e318b2a49627225330010.jpeg) > > Added Pokemon (Ken Sugimori stock art) > > ![2 - Background Pokemon](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/b/4/b45eacbdd44fa95b2b3114af93d73383cad5716d.jpeg) > > Added depth of field > > ![3 - DOF](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/4/c/4c0ca568d2410e3e5f21a996a5cde5bcca5227da.jpeg) > > Added Whitney/Aipom (Ken Sugimori stock art) & more sun flare > > ![4 - Whitney & Sun flare](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/2/0/20b8274b13c1e8dbff40133f6817ca827c67cebd.jpeg) > > Adjusted warmth, highlights/shadows, saturation, & added grain > > ![Whitney Baseball - 3D Virtual](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/8/a/8accf87719d54131c026b070ed85c024489db530.jpeg) > > The idea was an ode to the Ken Sugimori stock art images that were often applied to actual photos. I wanted to create one that looked like an actual photograph of an old memory. > > ![Photo Jul 10 2023, 9 51 23 AM](https://efour.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/9/3/93ea5e17f81197bca57b090b4f69141bf881f278.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![decoypalmette](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/decoypalmette/32/254336_2.png) [@decoypalmette](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/decoypalmette)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 4:28pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/97 "2023-07-10T16:28:50Z")
This absolutely feels like Sugimori stock art and could totally belong to some 90s nintendo magazine or early 2000 website, it’s super nostalgic. I love mixed media art, you had an awesome idea! ---
**Author:** ![brendantheclayboy](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/brendantheclayboy/32/227237_2.png) [@brendantheclayboy](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/brendantheclayboy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/98 "2023-07-10T18:25:38Z")
I’ve been cheated! Curse modern editing capabilities! Lies! I’ve been made to look a fool! heh, I kid, but thanks for the clarification – it truly had me convinced it was 35, so that reinforces how good the editing programs have become. Just can’t keep up with the technology. Now nothing is real 🧐 (and now I guess I can say, nothing looks as good as celluloid, and that’s why they make effects to mimic the look! hah! I win) ---
**Author:** ![SeasidePokemon](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/seasidepokemon/32/237121_2.png) [@SeasidePokemon](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/SeasidePokemon)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/99 "2023-07-10T19:13:50Z")
You are absolutely right though, nothing can _truly_ replace the results or experience of shooting actual film. Pokémon Collectors - Film Photographer’s 🤝 scouring ebay, using epson v600’s, and chasing nostalgia ---
**Author:** ![Rattlesnake](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/rattlesnake/32/245396_2.png) [@Rattlesnake](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/Rattlesnake)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/e4-art-contest-2023-thread-complete-special-announcement-for-next-year/41994/100 "2023-07-12T15:22:12Z")
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