Hello all! Welcome to the first Monthly Fanart Contest! Each month we'll be suggesting a different theme for artwork, and two winners will each get a full one year er tag. This is intended to be kind of a fun, informal contest, but we still need some rules.

To start out simple, this month's theme is:

Pippi, the osu! mascot!

Big surprise there, I know. But to make things a bit more interesting (and to rule out existing artwork), let's focus on her new costume, as in the default comboburst, as seen in the image at the top of this thread. Want to redesign it? Sure, go for it! You won't be judged on accuracy. But we've already seen plenty of art of Pippi in her classic outfit (and if you want to draw more of that, please keep doing so in the main fanart thread!) so let's see some in the style of this new look.

Rules:

1. Artwork must be, in some way, related to the month's theme. In this case, current-costume Pippi.
2. Everything in your image must be your own work, or something you have explicit permission to use in this contest! Don't steal anyone's art, even for backgrounds.
3. Don't include any copyrighted characters. Including your own original characters alongside osu! characters is fine.
4. Images must be G-rated and safe-for-work
5. You must post a web-friendly (600px by 600px maximum) image in this thread
6. You must ALSO link to a much larger print-friendly image (at least 1000px by 1000px, as high as possible) for possible merch use.
7. There's no limit to the number of entries per person, but please keep all of your submissions in one forum post
8. Deadline for entries is May 1st, 2014.

By entering, you agree to let us use your art on the osu! website, social media s, and merchandise. While this isn't a merch design contest per se, if we do decide to use your image on a t-shirt or other item, you will get a free one!

Only entries that follow all rules will be considered. There will be two winners each month, one chosen by public poll, and one chosen by osu! staff. Each winner will get a one-year osu! er tag.

Let me know if anything needs clarifying, otherwise, post away!

Edit: the contest ends soon!

LuigiHann wrote: 2d2q2h

Everybody's been doing really well! I'm overwhelmed.

Anyway, as noted, the contest ends this week, so please have your entries in by the end of the day on May 1st.

Countdown Link

I've created a countdown to 11:59pm (Easter Time) on that date, since that is when I'll lock the thread and collect submissions. It may take a day or two after that for me to get the poll set up for voting. Good luck everyone!

If anybody needs a handy way to and share image files, I recommend puush, or perhaps http://up.ppy.sh/

stickied for slightly more visibility
also good luck to all entries

COME ON, SHOW THE SKILL

Asking for a friend: is the competition limited to digital art, or are hand drawn works accepted too?

seems interesting

Oinari-sama wrote: 5a2244

Asking for a friend: is the competition limited to digital art, or are hand drawn works accepted too?

Hand-drawn is fine but please include both a web-friendly 600px version and a high-quality scan as per the rules

LuigiHann wrote: 2d2q2h

Oinari-sama wrote: 5a2244

Asking for a friend: is the competition limited to digital art, or are hand drawn works accepted too?

Hand-drawn is fine but please include both a web-friendly 600px version and a high-quality scan as per the rules

Thanks for the clarification!

Alrighty.

is the 1000x1000 measured in px or inches?

kuzuryuuu wrote: 6p6w6g

is the 1000x1000 measured in px or inches?

Pixels. I've updated the post, thanks for bringing that up. That's still pretty small by print standards, so if you can save and share a bigger version, go for it

one more thing, is there a full-body picture of new costume!pippi that we can use as a reference, or is that just a default skin thing? (i don't have the default skin enabled, so....)

Can't wait to see these fanart
Good luck o3o

Good luck guys ! ^w^

Can we use osu! elements like the default circles and that kind of stuff right? if so, where can I find the main screen osu! circle in high resolution? If I take a screenshot and remove the background it wont be large enough :/

kuzuryuuu wrote: 6p6w6g

one more thing, is there a full-body picture of new costume!pippi that we can use as a reference, or is that just a default skin thing? (i don't have the default skin enabled, so....)

Just use the contest image, you know, this one.
I think that's enough.

Good luck to everyone!

kuzuryuuu wrote: 6p6w6g

one more thing, is there a full-body picture of new costume!pippi that we can use as a reference, or is that just a default skin thing? (i don't have the default skin enabled, so....)

Here's the full res version of that image: http://puu.sh/7V6Gm.png
I'm not sure if there's a full-body image. In my head I see her wearing sneakers, but I'm not sure if I ever saw her drawn that way or if my brain just made it up.

fixed again, because i suck at this

http://i.imgur.com/5zUAZjJ.jpg (highres, i think)

elzapatoverde wrote: 5o28

Can we use osu! elements like the default circles and that kind of stuff right? if so, where can I find the main screen osu! circle in high resolution? If I take a screenshot and remove the background it wont be large enough :/

Hitcircles and other default skin elements are fine, although if you were to redraw/recreate them that might be nicer. In any case, here's a big version of the logo: http://puu.sh/7Vag8.png

Dakrite wrote: 6e724m

is it ok to have their faces here?

Photos are fine if you have permission to use them

LuigiHann wrote: 2d2q2h

elzapatoverde wrote: 5o28

Can we use osu! elements like the default circles and that kind of stuff right? if so, where can I find the main screen osu! circle in high resolution? If I take a screenshot and remove the background it wont be large enough :/

Hitcircles and other default skin elements are fine, although if you were to redraw/recreate them that might be nicer. In any case, here's a big version of the logo: http://puu.sh/7Vag8.png

Dakrite wrote: 6e724m

is it ok to have their faces here?

Photos are fine if you have permission to use them

i will need to do it later if possible

Thought I'd ask.
I know it says all work yourself, meaning collabs wouldn't be accepted?

Can we have more than one entry

this is the first time i have done this, i hope you guys like it.

Posting here to keep myself updated.

Dakrite wrote: 6e724m

hnnnng

Brian OA wrote: 4ye19

Can we have more than one entry

yeah, you can submit more than 1 entry

Larger version: http://puu.sh/7VskE.png (3000x2250px)

The face looks better in full view, because I worked on it for the longest time; the rest of it kind of doesn't ^^; If I have time, I may edit it a bit more.

Please do not redistribute my art anywhere besides the listed in the contest rules without my express written consent. Thanks!

deadbeat wrote: 3l3a6y

Brian OA wrote: 4ye19

Can we have more than one entry

yeah, you can submit more than 1 entry

Is there any limit to that?
I'm not planning to have more than 1 or 2, but you never know :3
Also, would 2 versions of a generally the same picture be acceptable? (for example if I want to change a few things but they're both nice ._. Or if I can't decide on which version is nicer.. They'd be noticeable changes, not just a shade of blue in the background changed into another shade of blue)

As many entries as you want are fine. Please update your original post instead of making multiple posts though

CanadianPaws wrote: 6n33h

Thought I'd ask.
I know it says all work yourself, meaning collabs wouldn't be accepted?

Updated the rules slightly here. You can work with someone else if they give you permission

LuigiHann wrote: 2d2q2h

As many entries as you want are fine. Please update your original post instead of making multiple posts though

Perfect, thanks :3

So I just post the entry here? Ok.


(click for full size? Why does Puush make the pictures so damn huge nowadays?)

Too girly? Probably. ;_;


..I can't believe I forgot the headphones. Well, maybe I'll add them later. My hand hurts now.

I've only seen one entry, and I already know I AM NOT GOING TO WIN XD
(Ah well, I'm taking part, so yeah - full res is 800x600)

TADAAAAAAAAH

EDIT ~ 11th April: I was annoyed with my original, so I did something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

Web-friendly


Full size link (1000x1000)

Some kind person just gave me a er tag (and i'm pretty happy and surprised about it) but I hope that doesn't get me out of contest >3<

So here's my first entry the colors are a bit washed out in the SD version. The hair sucks, I know.
Link to the high res.



And my second entry (sorry, I had to do something moe ;3;)
Link to the high res.



I'm clearly getting out of ideas here, so this is probably my last entry. I really liked the hoody so I used it again and it has nothing to do with my bad hair-painting skills, I swear (?).
Link to the high res.



I'ts raining cirlcles!! or not.
Everyone was changing the outfit a lot and I wanted to do it too ;3; I put a lot more effort in the hair on this one. In total it took me about five days because I'm the biggest procrastinator ever so I hope you like it.
Link to the high res.

Hey Guys,

Sorry I have drew the old Pippi thats only because I hadn't read the rules properly and just drew the old costume but as you can see you only see the body. I hope this wont matter when it comes to judging


Link to high res http://puu.sh/7VY8P.png

I'm not gonna hold it against anybody if they draw Pippi however they want. The theme is just a springboard for ideas, and a way to separate the contest from previously existing fanart. If the art had nothing to do with Pippi at all I'd raise an eyebrow.

Cataku wrote: m5h1m

Also, would 2 versions of a generally the same picture be acceptable? (for example if I want to change a few things but they're both nice ._. Or if I can't decide on which version is nicer.. They'd be noticeable changes, not just a shade of blue in the background changed into another shade of blue)

I don't think that'd be a problem either. When I go to make the poll I might make a judgment call to trim down a 's entries to just one, just so they don't hurt their odds by splitting their votes. But having variants is a nice idea.

Right guys, prepare for the epic fail drawing. Enjoy laughing your face off of how ridiculous this is. (If you see any grey bits on the side, ignore that, stupid Paint Tool SAI).

elzapatoverde wrote: 5o28

So here's my first entry the colors are a bit washed out in the SD version. The hair sucks, i know.
Link to the high res.

That one is extremly adorable. ♥

elzapatoverde wrote: 5o28

So here's my first entry the colors are a bit washed out in the SD version. The hair sucks, i know.
Link to the high res.

awesome ♥

let's try for drawing
keep spirit

Maybe I'll try to draw her too but man a character sheet would be really useful
what if my design sux

Hello!

Here~


The size is 1024x786

Pls dis iz best pippy


This is just for fun , i hope u can laugh with me

oh my god I took it seriously for like 1 second and this is great

Milkshake wrote: 4d6a29

oh my god I took it seriously for like 1 second and this is great

milkshake pls

and yeah, this is great

I'm not good at giving color.


Link to larger image=> http://puu.sh/7WApa

Giving a fix at my laptop using SAI, this is how it turned out. I'm not good at giving color.


Link to larger image=> http://puu.sh/7Zk9n
maybe I give some color later on.

Colored ver. it kinda turned out different from what I think. I'm not good at giving color.


Link to larger image=> http://puu.sh/7ZvFN

Who needs shoes (and headphones) anyway ＼（－－）／

Here is full size:
http://puu.sh/7WF4L

*-* nice one koelgamom

LuigiHann wrote: 2d2q2h

Cataku wrote: m5h1m

Also, would 2 versions of a generally the same picture be acceptable? (for example if I want to change a few things but they're both nice ._. Or if I can't decide on which version is nicer.. They'd be noticeable changes, not just a shade of blue in the background changed into another shade of blue)

I don't think that'd be a problem either. When I go to make the poll I might make a judgment call to trim down a 's entries to just one, just so they don't hurt their odds by splitting their votes. But having variants is a nice idea.

Sounds great, I'll probably two versions to see what people think

just want to make sure...
can I change pippi shirt with my own style ?

koelgamom wrote: 3s6623

Who needs shoes (and headphones) anyway ＼（－－）／

SPOILER

Here is full size:
http://puu.sh/7WF4L

I swear I would buy a osu! pillow from the store if it got one.

Stefan wrote: 72304b

koelgamom wrote: 3s6623

Who needs shoes (and headphones) anyway ＼（－－）／

SPOILER

Here is full size:
http://puu.sh/7WF4L

I swear I would buy a osu! pillow from the store if it got one.

^

There should be a rule to not post photographed drawings on lined papers

JMC wrote: 5e31d

just want to make sure...
can I change pippi shirt with my own style ?

Sure, sure. Tweak or change the outfit as much as you like.

Apex wrote: 5w4b3b

There should be a rule to not post photographed drawings on lined papers

I don't mind those ones, though I do wish people could at least scan them. Doesn't anyone have a scanner anymore

This is my first time entering this kind of competition, i hope you all would like my drawing.

link to the big picture——>http://puu.sh/7WRfU.jpg

Phew! This took me long to finish but still, it was fun to do!

(Well, I didn't know how to show her face so I just left it at that. And... she looks like a different person @@)

1000x1000 Version

It's too simple but I tried lol, it was fun drawing it though.


Full size > http://static.tumblr.com/tbc5ntp/cJ4n3khab/tee-hee.png

Dark Pippi I guess? Might post another one since I don't really like the way this looks.
Full ver: http://up.ppy.sh/files/osucontest2.png

OMG that's REALLY cute koelgamom! *3*

Dark Pippi looks pretty cool too.

okay so i made a drawing in lots of different versions:
(im super duper sorry that this post is so long)


^with background
(bigger version: http://puu.sh/7Xf3G.png)



^no background/render
(bigger version: http://puu.sh/7XgyB.png)

lots of different versions with cool quotes:
(some of these are kinda mean but its a joke ok im sorry)




the best one:
ily peppy senpai

(this is just a joke .-.)

thought it would be fun to do, so here


and the bigger picture here
http://up.ppy.sh/files/osuthingy.png

This one didn't sit well with me the first time, so, HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.


And here's the bigger picture! (2000x1600)
http://up.ppy.sh/files/osu2-6.png

No bg: http://sta.sh/028nmdz5hkhb Full size : http://sta.sh/01i4pjvqaj7a


Full size : http://sta.sh/029m0r48gviu
:3 Here are my drawings. I'm not going to win this ,but I can try :>

Just For Fun!



dontblamemeplz
Σ(ﾟ∀´(┗┐ヽ(･∀･ )ﾉ


@Milkshake: <3

pokie i love ou

well here, sorry about the background >~<


here's full res: http://puu.sh/7XY2m
btw the deadline's on my birthday

koelgamom wrote: 3s6623

Who needs shoes (and headphones) anyway ＼（－－）／

SPOILER

Here is full size:
http://puu.sh/7WF4L

I know that's a pillow, but what if Peppy starts producing osu! circle plushies ;O

Awesome art, guys!
Keep 'em coming!

I like Pokie's style... it reminds me of something, but i don't know what xD And Allan's one it's pretty good, who cares about generic anime style? >3<

PD: I just ed my second entry :3 (3th page).

Applefunk wrote: 6klw

thought it would be fun to do, so here


and the bigger picture here
http://up.ppy.sh/files/osuthingy.png

Holy.......damn these artists are making Pippi looking more epic by the day.

will probably draw another one later because it made me upset and frustrated

web friendly


not friendly at all
http://puu.sh/7YhoX.png

Milkshake wrote: 4d6a29

will probably draw another one later because it made me upset and frustrated

web friendly


not friendly at all
http://puu.sh/7YhoX.png

Wow, nice! the headphones are pretty cool.

Wow pippi really likes sitting on hitcircles huh

do you know what's in the middle of that circle?
h ah aha haaa
ban

Posting for Milkshake's zettairy(ry
/selfslaps

Lots of good work here. Good job people!

TsundeRien wrote: 2an2p

I know that's a pillow, but what if Peppy starts producing osu! circle plushies ;O

Insta buy!

I can't believe I went all-out with the mouse on this.


- 800x450 (16:9 Low-res)
- 1800x1650 (Transparent)
- 1778x1000 (16:9, High-res)
- 3627x2040(16:9, Super High-res for all you HD junkies out there)

(Sorry, didn't bother to shade the hitcircle)

Pippi fanart ! I draw for this contest :3

1000x1000 resolution on the link hidden inside the spoilers, while the 600x600 resolution is displayed inside the spoilers

first plain, no shade

1000x1000

after adding some stuffs and decided that the logo should be at the back

1000x1000

the lines are not tidy, blame my hands and mouse lol

My turn to summit mine! This took so much time ;_;


The hair and such isn't exactly accurate but that's just my style of drawing c:

Phew, finally finished!
Not sure now if I'll make another version of this, but here it is : D



(yes, that is Pippi throwing an osu circle like a frisbee :3)

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Aaaand here's a little second entry :3

I can post a larger size gif if needed. (original size is pretty huge)

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Third entry o_O
I need to stop wanting to draw Pippi

it's lazzy time in the morning after playing all~night


here for bigger size~

well it's my first time drawing. hope you like it

宇宙アイドル☆ピピ

Ballance wrote: 5r1920

宇宙アイドル☆ピピ

Saw Ballance posting and knew I wouldn't be disappointed.

Seems like fun. I might give it a try just for the experience. Good luck to everyone else, and have fun !

Ballance wrote: 5r1920

宇宙アイドル☆ピピ

This is amazing, nice job !

Well earlier this year, I made a piece of fanart. I was thinking about putting that into the competition, however I thought it didn't match the costume well enough.
So I updated it completely. I think it is done well enough to be entered.

Full size at http://puu.sh/80rg8.png

Pippi! get that cookie from mouth!

ouch
great

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