ARTFIGHT TIPS / RANT (Personal Experience)

[@quryanix]

Unfortunately, I am horrible at getting points across / explaining things. I hope this video was able to at least help in some ways. 😺

[@blueppaw4490]

I really love receiving drawings, but I love seeing the happiness of people who are attacked more.

[@_anonymous_creature_]

REAL!!

[@albatros_nfish]

well thanks for reminding me to update my artfight

[@quryanix]

Of course. Glad I could remind ya, lol!! 😸💛

[@Inked_Wing]

I have to do like 20 refs still and idk how to finish in time SDFJKSDF

[@quryanix]

Oof, that's a lot 😭 most of the time if I don't have enough time I'll just post whatever art I have available or make a decent enough ref.. goodluck, though! 💛💛 that's quite a lot to do for how little time we have left 🙏

[@missliv.404]

Me who has traced old refs and used already made art for refs🧍🏼‍♀️

[@austinjumper5]

SAME

[@emo-mi]

It’s my first art fight and I only have 6 characters for it but those 6 refs are already haunting me in my sleep- 20 REFS?! WOA thats a lot- BUT U CAN DO IT AHH!

[@Inked_Wing]

@@emo-mi OHH thank u!! XD I already have some completed! :D AND DROP UR AF! I wanna attack some first artfighters

[@TheAceofspades177]

This upcoming artfight is going to be my second artfight....... So lately what ive been doing is bookmarking characters and manufacturing references... Lmao i cant wait what this year will bring me, thanks for the tips

[@quryanix]

Ooh!! That's super cool! 😸 It's definitely gotten me excited with how close the next artfight is!! It's kind of hard not to go crazy with bookmarking when you're super excited LOL!! 😆 And, of course!! Glad I could provide some tips for ya!! 😊💕

[@hvnsl]

2:54 I only got to know about artfight 12 days prior to it starting and it did not go well 😅 I personally put a reminder to June 1st in my phone calendar to start making updated/more refs

[@Brenilla]

I’ve been doing Art fight for 4 years so far (5th comming up) and thease are all excellent tips!! The refs thing is one of the most important ones for sure. Another tip for that is really think who needs a new ref, if it’s just “old looks bad” but still accurately conveys the character, just add new/more recent images of them and put it as the primary image, Meybe even leave a note about it being old but still accurate. Lessens the workload. Most of my refs haven’t been updated in years and work great.

[@quryanix]

Ayy!! I'm glad ya think so!!! 😊 But that is actually a really great tip! It's definitely very helpful! I do agree with ya as trying to constantly remake refs every artfight is tiring!! My characters always change every year so I usually remake the refs but in times when I don't need to, I don't bother remaking it! I appreciate you for sharing!! Thank you! 😸💛💛

[@ALSOCELYN]

I'd like to share, turns out hitlists are somewhat effective! Though time consuming when answering, it's pretty much helpful for artists trying to find what to draw, you have a higher chance of getting attacked and overall effective to find ocs that they personally prioritize! Though just be sure how many times youve answered a hitlist, keep in track! (I have answered at least 89 hitlists)

[@quryanix]

Yo, I agree!! Although I haven't really had a hitlist or submit submissions for others' hitlists myself, that is definitely true! That would be a great thing I can mention next time! 😸💛

[@mossfeather7984]

What’s a hit list? Sorry if this is a dumb question lol

[@quryanix]

​@mossfeather7984 a hitlist is a form that you or another artfighter fills out. It's a way find others to attack or be attacked by other artfighters! It's not a dumb question at all!! 😸 I have more about what a hitlist is in my recent video if you need it!! 💛

[@mossfeather7984]

@@quryanix oh, thank you!! I’m definitely gonna watch it!

[@clouddiee]

i think a great tip is to make sure to look at characters on the front page aswell! most first years try to get their characters seen there and so it’s a lot easier to find new characters and also get revenges back :) definitely not a 100% revenge back rate but it’s great especially if you want more art friends

[@quryanix]

Ooh, definitely! I love to look at the front page for any characters to attack; especially those who are new! At least half of my bookmarks are from looking at the front page 😼 Thank you for sharing! I hadn't thought to mention this before!! Great tip! 😸💕💕

[@emryspaperart]

the reminder to download some of your bookmarked refs before we get to july is a huge one and i feel silly for not thinking of that before lol ty

[@quryanix]

Honestly, I hadn't thought of it either until the site was basically not usable the first week and struggled to get any refs LOL ! But of course! 💛💛

[@CrowsEatRocks]

These are all really good tips! this upcoming artfight will be my third artfight! so from my experience so far, id also like to throw in some more tips as well!! Id highly suggest, a week before art fight begins and you have your bookmarked characters picked out that you want to fight, DOWNLOAD THE CHARACTERS REF SHEET!!! not only does it make the drawing process easier, but the artfight site WILL CRASH AND BE SLOW for the first day or so, so make sure you have a couple reference sheets saved before it begins. I also highly recommend attacking smaller artists!!! not only because smaller artists deserve some love too, but also you are far more likely to get an attack/ revenge back. Finally, id say to always have fun! it can feel really daunting and dreadful to think about making sure to attack someone every day, but you do not have to. its a silly competition, so have fun and draw characters you want to draw, draw when you want to draw. also, not every attack has to be a fully rendered artwork. but yea, I'm super excited for art fight this year and i hope yall have a great time as well!!! :)

[@quryanix]

Ayy!! I'm glad you think so! 💕💕 It'll be my third year too!! Ayoo!! I do agree with everything!! The site is always a pain within the first week of artfight, the site crashing can be really hard on artfighters sometimes! Downloading those refs will definitely be a huge help! The small artist thing; Heck yaaa!!! I've attacks some of them in both years I've participated in and they're always the sweetest- especially when it's one of their first attacks they've gotten! They're always super happy and thankful. I love seeing it 🥹🩷 Yeah! I agree! Artfight can be really stressful sometimes; so it's super important to just have fun! Ay! I wish all artfighters goodluck this year!! 🫡💕💕

[@Kielie]

Going into the artfight discord and looking for people who specify that they always revenge(Or if they say that in their profile, that too) is also really useful! This'll be my third year and I still haven't had someone not revenge me if I found them through the discord.

[@shamblesontour]

this will be my first fight so this is so helpful thank you

[@quryanix]

Of course! I'm super glad I was able to help ya!! I wish you goodluck for your first year!!! 💛💛💛

[@GiddynRose]

Very informative video!!! I totally agree with wanting more art of my prioritized characters, I sometimes get overexcited when there are so many amazing characters to choose from, but I personally prefer to target people who have characters they REALLY want to see. And the bookmark thing is so true, a character would be in the bookmarks then once art fight starts it's hidden the second day after drawing it ;; I really like the idea to wait bit before drawing a character from a bookmark or contact the artist

[@quryanix]

OMG HIII ROSEYY =3 !! but YO!! Thank you! 😸💛 I agree!! It's definitely hard to choose which characters I would want up and get art of sometimes.. I know if I have too many up, there's many times a couple of characters do not get any attention 🥲 I definitely love to attack others prioritized characters or even characters of theirs that haven't been attacked yet!! Ik I would very much appreciate it myself!! And w/ the bookmarks, yeah 🥹💔 I've personally never had it happen to me b4... but I've wanted to draw some characters only to look back and they're hidden or archived 💔 I'm v happy to see ya here rosey!!!! thank you lots for sharing !!! 💛💛💛

[@Ocelotrox]

2nd year of Art Fight for me this year, and I cannot wait! Finally got around to updating my refs and making a Hitlist(Which only has 4 responses so far :') ), but I'm much more prepared this time. Last year I did just slap random characters on there, but I've since hidden the 5 I didn't want art of as much, so I only have 6 characters on my profile now anyway lol. Anyway, like I said I can't wait! I hope you and everyone possibly reading this has an absolutely amazing Art Fight this year! ^-^

[@quryanix]

Yo! Honestly, I've been super impatient for it to start already! My refs still need some work but I'm probably gonna leave them be this year; especially since it can be stressful when it comes to refs!! 😅 And ayy! Thank you, you too!! I wish all artfighters goodluck!! 🫡🩷

[@Sipspup]

Your channel is underrated; you’re content is so visually pleasing and you explain everything very well /vpos

[@quryanix]

Ayyy! That really means a lot to me to hear!! I'm so happy you think so!! 🥹🩷

[@Sipspup]

@@quryanix Yippee! :,3

[@kwithcat]

This year will be be my first art fight so I’m a little nervous lol

[@quryanix]

Ooh!! We're super glad to have you here this year! From experience, once you get into it, it gets a little easier and less stressful! Remember to have fun and take things slow if you need to!! Goodluck! 🎉🎉💕

[@misplacedpoetry9687]

this will be my 7th year doing artfight and I think everything you said is pretty sound advice! Especially saving references a day or two before cause of the site going down/not book marking a ton of stuff super early

[@DraganAsiatico]

For personal experience, if you want to do a mass atack, perpear prior to the artfight starts, the why is bc of burnout and stress (pluss the pure adrenaline if the artfight its almost ending and you almost have it done). But ofc, it may be people that wont participate in the next artfight and the efford u had done comes to waste, so its important to see that the creator of said character will be there for the big surprise :bbb

[@quryanix]

Yes! I 100% agree with ya! As someone who's done a big mass attack for both years, the first year I just decided to do one right before the fight ended with around 30+ characters, I believe. NOT a smart thing to do 💔 The second year I did one, I learned from the first time and planned right before the fight started. Mass attacks are definitely stressful if you don't plan ahead 🥹💛

[@simonhuman8683]

"you don't know if the site will unexpectedly crash" As someone who has been on the site for 4 years Yes I do. And yes it will. LMAO ANYWAYS THIS IS A GREAT EDUCATIONAL VIDEO!!

[@quryanix]

been 3 years for me and it has for all times, I heard they were going to work on it this year so I have some faith in them LOL 😹 BUT THANK YOU!!!! 🫡💕💕💕

[@Ra1ndr0p]

Sometimes I get angry when trying to do artfight since this is my first year because I am mostly skilled in object show characters but I barely get any points for them since they all count as simple shapes 😭🙏

[@Equincenox]

Thank you for this! I joined ArtFight last year, but didn't have any motivation to actually participate due to the "finishing references at the last minute" thing. This will be my first year /actually/ in the fight so the tips help!

[@quryanix]

Yo!! Yeah, when artfighters do their reference sheets right before the fight, it makes me go 😬 !! because it is totally rough! It being both stressful and having to suddenly draw so much at one time is definitely a motivation killer! I've often done most references a couple weeks before the fight to give myself time!! But yo! I really hope things go well for you this year! I'm so glad I was able to help ya!! 😸💛

[@MelodyArtiez]

Me with 221 BOOKMARKS 💀 (I drew 212 attacks last year.Im aiming for more this year.)

[@halox_]

212??? DAMN😭

[@quryanix]

YOO!! That's pretty impressive to get 200+ attacks! It's honestly really hard to do! I've done 137 attacks last year and am hoping to do more. It definitely takes a lot of hard work!! 🫡 I wish you goodluck!! 💕💕

[@Dark-Overlord-of-Rainbows]

Some people also use symbols to mark characters within the same universe

[@quryanix]

Ooh yeah! I completely forgot about things like that. Thank you for mentioning that!! 🫡💕

[@caelyn5905]

I remember being attacked by you last year! I absolutely loved the art you made for my characters

[@quryanix]

Ooh?? What's ya user on artfight? :0 It makes me happy you did!! 😿💕💕

[@caelyn5905]

@@quryanix Glamourcat ^^

[@quryanix]

​@@caelyn5905Ooh, hey! I recognize you!! 😸🩷

[@angel_animefriends7320]

I remember when I attacked someone because it said revenge in the bio, but after I drew the attack I noticed an “*” at the end of it. I scrolled all the way down and it said “mutuals only”. I feel like it’s wrong to do this because it’s easy to miss. I noticed their attack and defence ratio is similar, except they don’t revenge people, only rarely.

[@itsluznd3ah]

Thanks for the tips!! i love your voice

[@quryanix]

Awe! Thank you so much!! 🥹🩷 And of course, I'm glad to provide them! 🫡💕💕

[@deletedddddddddd]

ive been apart of artfight a couple of times unless youre a popular artist or something, no one battles you, i drew so many things for other people and got nothing back i'm not even that bad at drawing waste of time and effort and energy and skills

[@quryanix]

Personally, I know what you mean! I've definitely had quite a bit not attack back for both years. A lot of people tend to go for the more popular artists, which can lead to not being attacked because of how many attacks a popular artist can get 😅 I've also seen several accounts that leave their characters up and join a team but never attack nor respond to anything. This is why I usually ignore those with little attack rate. I'm definitely not a fan of attacking others who don't bother to even think of attacking me back (kind of someone who's only in it for free art and free art alone) because of wasted effort and time 💔

[@snaggletooththecryptid]

I hope I get to revenge more this year, last year I worked too hard on the quality that I have so many defense and barely any attacks and I feel bad for leaving people in the dust like that 💔💔💔

[@SherbertTheSherb]

You have really nice art btw!!! on my way to attack you this art fight >:D I have been working on art fight since the start of May bc I know I won’t be able to finish lmao

[@wld_regon7326]

How can I prioritize my ocs that I want art of? (This is my first year..😅)

[@quryanix]

Hi, I apologize if this doesn't answer your question properly; But usually you pick ocs (as many as you want) that you would like more art of than the other ones you have up, and you can either; 1. State the characters (and their names) and say you prioritize them/wish more art of them. ex; "I prioritize art of (name), (name), (name)" 2. Add symbols to their names and state in your bio; "Ocs with ☆ in their name are prioritized" Or 3. If you prioritize all, then you can state that you would like art of all of your ocs equally! I'm not exactly sure if this answered your question in any way. Please let me know if this wasn't able to or if you need another question answered and I'll do my best to answer! 👍 By the way, glad to have ya! I hope this year goes well for you! 🫡💕💕

[@staroflight2982]

This is my third year and I'm not doing it again next year

[@owlhops]

my attack to defense ratio is so bad , but its not because i have a low attack or even a low revenge rate :'' a couple years back i decided i wanted to donate to be a VIP donator (and i still am!) but now bc i get frequented on the front page, im always swamped in more defenses than i could ever reasonably attack back. i love all the art i receive but sometimes i feel a lot of guilt knowing i dont have enough time to get back to everyone i want to. not complaining necessarily but something to keep in mind for more frequented or popular pages ! i think looking at a profiles follower count, which is also under their statistics, should be taken into consideration too, as im currently sitting at 2k+ n its a big part of why my ratio is so whack 😭

[@quryanix]

Something like that is definitely understandable!! I think that's fine when it comes to something like that. Imo; as long as you are genuinely trying to attack/revenge and are genuinely grateful for the artwork, I see nothing wrong with it! The only issues I have is when someone is clearly in it for free art and doesn't bother/care to attack/revenge anyone- like it doesn't even come to their mind of attacking or revenging. I've seen quite a few that are just like ghost accounts. They join a team & have characters up- but never respond nor attack or revenge anyone. Lol So, in this case, I completely understand! 🫡🩷

[@owlhops]

@@quryanix omg yeah i totally know what you mean , i have seen accounts like that too! it's always the worst when they dont even comment on attacks they get :''

[@aWILDsticc]

So about the dont do the ref sheets 3 days before the event... I think i messed up bro-

[@kellabdjfoo]

tysm for talking about this

[@quryanix]

Yoo! Of course!! It's really nice to be able to help others with info I know, regardless if they're new or not! 💛💛💛

[@Bl4ck_m0ld]

I put up a lot of ocs because I just like getting art lol :3 I love these tips tho!

[@quryanix]

Ayy!! That's pretty valid! Honestly, I don't see an issue with having plenty of characters up at once if you don't mind which ones get attacked/none are really prioritized! It's only really tough if you have prioritized characters because they may not get the attention you really want with so many up! 😆💛 I'm super happy you love 'em!! 💕💕

[@cptsantana18]

Nice!

[@quryanix]

Thank you! 💕💕

[@nikoozen6049]

One thing i wanted to ask is, im afraid of theft😭 which ofc put a watermark. But what about sprinkling a little bit of lore about the character to make the character more fun to draw for others? Like how much lore is too much and how little is too little?

[@quryanix]

Honestly, too much for me is when someone writes the characters whole life story or writes everything in complete detail. I think putting a small part of their backstory or brief summary of it, and other little details about them that would give people ideas. Like a character bio with a brief summary of the characters backstories, their personality, hobbies, occupation, any relationships with other characters... Too little for me is probably if there's nothing in their character bio or just lists their name and age. Personally, I think it's fine to do that if you don't know much about the character yet. I still do that sometimes. Everybody has a different definition of what too much or too little is, so this is just what I think 👍 Also, if you wanted to show more info on the character, you can always link a google doc or their toyhouse profile in the character's artfight description! And personally, about the art theft, I actually forget to put a signature/watermark too many times because I don't worry too much about it, especially since I can prove the artwork is mine lol But yeah! If you're worried about it, you can also hide your watermark within the artwork so nobody can just erase it easily 🙏 make it hard to find if that makes any sense!

[@RandomGoldieStuff]

These are some great tips but unfortunately I won’t have time this time around to get my refs done more than 2 weeks beforehand… Also I’m curious, at 2:43 how were you able to instantly select and fill in that drawing? I’m using ibisPaint and idk how to do that, and I don’t wanna do it manually every time…

[@RandomGoldieStuff]

Or is that just what the Timelapse showed? Did you select it manually or did you do something else?

[@quryanix]

I'm not sure if this makes sense since it's kind of hard to explain through text, but I selected the outside areas of the character, then inverted it (if that's what you'd call it?). I use a pen tool and make it large enough that I can draw the color over it so I don't have to color it manually. I'd be more than happy to make a short video to show how to do it if it's easier 👍 But I'm glad you think so!! Goodluck on any refs you need to do! 🫡💕

[@SpiderLionessThesaturnedFae]

@@quryanix PLEASE make a lil video about that I've always wondered how people select n color stuff in so fast :0 /nf

[@RandomGoldieStuff]

@@quryanix Ohhh I get it! Thanks for sharing the trick I will be unstoppable when coloring now 😈 /silly

[@quryanix]

​@@SpiderLionessThesaturnedFaeWill do! I'll post a video about it soon and let you know when I've posted it! 🙏

[@lavenderstarzzz]

lolz the site is down right now

[@janelle9998]

About to enter my fifth year of artfight!! I revenge EVERYONE Great tips too

[@haileythompson1559]

what’s ur username so i can follow !!!

[@janelle9998]

@haileythompson1559 oh, it's Janelle0!

[@quryanix]

Woah, 5th year!! You've definitely been on artfight for awhile! 🫡 I'm on my 3rd year this year. But thank you!! Happy you like my tips 😊💕

[@SillyandgoofyAnim8or]

You're Franz kafka?

[@miojonapanela0]

Guys, what are these refs and whst are they for? I really cant understand😭😭

[@silvernskye5132]

Refs are character reference sheets

[@halox_]

refs, or reference sheets, are simple drawings of your characters that people can refer to when drawing them

[@artist._.uknown]

can you go more in-depth about prioritizing a character?

[@quryanix]

Hii, is there anything specific you'd like to know or any specific questions you would like answered? 🤔 I have covered most of it in this video, so it would be easier to go about explaining if you had anything specific in mind 😸!!

[@artist._.uknown]

@quryanix just kind of like,, what it means to prioritize a character if that makes sense. therss not really a super specific question i need answered

[@quryanix]

​@@artist._.uknownOoh, I can definitely try my best to explain it!! I'll be releasing a video in a few days, and I'll explain it then ! 👍

[@artist._.uknown]

@quryanix ok i'll keep an eye out!!

[@alittleofsomething]

👀 another youtuber to attack...

[@quryanix]

Ayo... I'm keeping my eyes on ya 😼 /lh I ain't holding back for those who attack me 💛💛

[@alittleofsomething]

@@quryanix I followed you and bookmarked your character... You'll recognize me from my nickname and main persona XP

[@quryanix]

​@@alittleofsomething Yo! I was able to recognize ya on there!! Can't wait till the fight 😸!!

[@alittleofsomething]

@@quryanix Hell yeah >:) Thanks for the follow back!

[@quryanix]

​@@alittleofsomethingOf course! 💛

[@Noo-My-Only-Weakness-Dying]

Me, making my reference sheet literally 3 days before it starts, hearing you say not to wait 3 days before 🥹

[@SherbertTheSherb]

You have really nice art btw!!! on my way to attack you this art fight >:D I have been working on art fight since the start of May bc I know I won’t be able to finish lmao

[@quryanix]

AWWE!! THANK YOU!! 😿 I'll make sure to try and get ya back! Oh, yeah same!! I feel like even giving yourself a couple of months isn't enough to prepare lol 😸