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2021's Winner is...!

I would like to congratulate everyone who participated on this year's events! Admittedly, this year's contest yielded less entries, but on the other hand, the entries this year had a lot of effort put into them.

Even so, I recognize that there are things we need to improve on the team as hosts as far as the contest is concerned. That being said, we will now proceed to list off the winners!

1st. Lancer's Really Cool Birthday Party For My Dad That's In Jail (FT. My Best Friend) - By Ellis and TmntLeo

Writing Fidelity: 49/60 Art Fidelity: 60/60 Pacing/Lenght: 33/40 Creativity: 37/40

"LRCBPFMDTIJ (jesus that's a mouthful) is one of the best comics in the contest. Though it suffers from being a first part and the story being left incomplete, the content on display is meaty enough to make up for it. The writing is pretty sharp, and it is a visual treat. Easily the best, though, again, I have to take out points for being a part 1. " -Fms

"[...] They've managed to demonstrate the power of teamwork and dedication, both in the comic and in its development, and it's something that I think is fantastic." -Subna

"[...] I haven’t got much else to say. Just a really strong, solid entry." - CHAOS_FANTAZY

2nd. Afterwards - By Superkirbylover

Writing Fidelity: 41/60 Art Fidelity: 48/60 Pacing/Lenght: 31/40 Creativity: 32/40

"SKL’s Afterward was pretty good, if not a bit bogged down by the ending. The Alphys stinger at the end did leave a bitter taste in my mouth for the wrong reasons, I feel as though it could have been cut, and the comic would have been better off for it. I don’t particularly like how Alphys is so open about her feelings. That being said, the rest of the comic makes up for it. Visually it is pretty similar to UT, but the amount of animations, expressions, and original poses for the characters are charming and really gives it an edge. It is just a solid entry that manages to stand up on its own terms." - Fms

"Oof. That was heavy. It’s honestly a little difficult for me to fairly evaluate such an emotionally charged story, but, hey, “Story That Makes You Sad” made me sad, so mission accomplished, I guess! [...] Other than that, I have to say I’m very pleased with this, and even more pleased to know I inspired it." - CHAOS_FANTAZY

"[...] That said, the comic is presented very concise, and the spritework plus the animations seem great to me, especially the Frisk sprite being lifted by Toriel and how consistent it remains, [...] I thought it was great, no absolute complaint at this point." - Subna

3rd. Sans' Night - MultiSoulZero

Writing Fidelity: 45/60 Art Fidelity: 26/60 Pacing/Lenght: 35/40 Creativity: 30/40

"Sans’ Night was the most pleasant surprise from this contest. It’s a simple premise executed wonderfully, a stand up comedy act from the skeleton himself. The visuals have a lot of little blemishes (the text box borders changing constantly, for instance) that add up. The comic only takes place in one room, and there’s not a lot of movement involved in it. The visuals are sufficient to carry the writing, but they feel lackluster in comparison to other comics. The comic is also really simple and there’s not much of a plot. But it absolutely nails what it tries to do, and I believe it deserves credit for achieving it. The writing feels in character, and it’s pretty entertaining, and it’s entirely self contained. … Though, being honest, the fact that this is one of the best comics in the contest is slightly upsetting. Still, a good read." - Fms

"[...] It’s almost fiendishly brilliant to make a comic like this—doing the absolute bare minimum so there’s nothing to poke holes into. If it’s all a meta-joke about how that’s what Sans himself would do, then this comic is utter genius, but I really can’t go as far as to assume that. As is, I have to say that I hate that this is one of the stronger entrants in the contest." - CHAOS_FANTAZY

"……….Jesus christ. You actually did a 50+ panel comic of Sans doing a comedy show, wild. I admit that the first time I read it my impression was more negative than anything, probably because the screen does not show much more than Sans walking from one side to another, but after giving each comic a second reading, and talking to the rest of judges on each entry, it was there when I noticed that the strength of the comic was in your writing." - Subna

That being said, due to the amount of judges and opinions, we did not have the time to put a comprehensive document with all of the reviews in one place.

We will release it in due time, ideally before the day ends. But, for the time being, have this spreadsheet:

Thank you for participating! We hope we can grow to improve this contest next year.

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Huzzah! The contest begins again!

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to formerly welcome you to… The Undertale/Deltarune Sprite Comic fan contest! 

(… wait, haven’t I said this before?) 

That’s right! We are hosting yet another sprite comic contest this year! Due to COVID-19 last year, the contest did, understandably, not turn out as expected. But now that the waters have eased a bit, I feel comfortable in restarting the contest!

What’s the contest about?

I’m glad you asked, hypothetical member of the audience! This contest is about making your own Undertale or Deltarune (or any AU really) sprite comic, alone or with one friend, and competing for first place! It’s sort of like a Game Jam, but with sprite comics!

What’s a sprite comic?

A sprite comic is commonly known as utilizing sprites instead of drawn artwork to convey a story in a comic format. In the Undertale community, there’s several examples of Undertale AU sprite comics. Such examples would be preboot @ut-storyshift​, @invertedfate​, @ut-scramble-saga​, @rupturedtaleblog​​, and many others.

When does the contest begin?

The contest begins on February 1st, 2020, when people will be allowed to begin production on their comics.

Submissions will be closed on April 5th, and the contest will end in April 15, 2020. The server will be kept for archival purposes.

Who’s the head of the contest?

That would be me, @fmsdraws​. I have a relatively long history with making and contributing to sprite comic AUs, such as Frisky Caretaker, Tantamount, Inverted Fate, StoryShift, Omega Timeline: Poppy’s Story, etc.

Alongside yours truly, the winners of the previous contest; truedimentio, CHAOS_FANTAZY, and Subna, will assist me as the judges!

What are the prizes?

First place will get to request three fully drawn and shaded art pieces from yours truly. Or you can also ask for Undertale sprites/battlesprites as well too, but quantity will depend on what you ask for.

Second place will receive one fully drawn and shaded artwork or Undertale sprites

Third place will receive one Undertale Battle Sprite.

In case you wonder what my art looks like, here is some of my porftolio.

How do I join?

Before joining the contest, you must first read through the Rules and Requirements. 

Afterwards, you must join the Discord server to participate.

See you all there!

- Fms

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Some people really hate Aus because of Underswap or Underfell. But I think if they saw these aus, their opinion would change. Because they are awesome. Undertale by Toby Fox twitter.com/tobyfox?lang=es

Undertale Fragmented by @ut-fragmented-au

Just a design Fmsdraws did, not an au XD. But it's Outertale so...tecnically by @fmsdraws and @outertale

Rupturedtale by @rupturedtaleblog

Scramble Saga @ut-scramble-saga

Metal and Magic by @ut-metal-and-magic

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After like one or two months of working, I FINALLY FINISHED MY SPANISH TRANSLATION OF DELTARUNE. and oh boy if it was hard. Everything that you need to know is in here, I tried to make it neutral to everyone that speaks spanish. And also, hope you like it, this was really hard oh XD. ------------ Link ----------------- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v_IEcgXqO4pIDfYtb5Q7OOeVSlE2Gd54/view?usp=sharing ----------------------------------------------------------- If you wanna know how to put that, just find SURVEY PROGRAM's file, in there you an find a file called lang, just copy and paste my archive and play. IMPORTANT, DON'T CHANGE THE NAME OF THE FILE!!!!!!.

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Well, I wanted to see again those two videos about the Trial of Inverted Fate cause I just loved them the first time I saw them, the animation, it really feels like a real game, so I just kinda wanted to do something about it. I'm really proud of the proportions of these.

@invertedfate

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No, thanks to you cause you deserve it, I wanted to do all characters but I didn’t feel like it, and when I don’t feel like it, the sprite would be bad and I wanted to do a GOOD gift.I did minor characters cause I think they are as good as the main cast, and with that I mean that they are also really well made, a lot of great designs that I think they need more fan-art. I’m glad you liked the image.

This is pretty much a gift for Dorked, a gift for doing such a great and complete AU, not really, you managed to make an AU that has original ideas, has the UT feeling that the actual game has, and all the characters feel like Toby wrote them. Inverted Fate it’s just a really fun experience, you can tell it was made with lovr with all the stuff that it has. Dubs, an official page, games etc. It’s just really complete, and it even has an explanation for the swaps. The spritework is gorgeous, and the new mechachics are just a great addition. In the end, Thanks Dorked, hope you keep doing great stuff.

@invertedfate

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This is pretty much a gift for Dorked, a gift for doing such a great and complete AU, not really, you managed to make an AU that has original ideas, has the UT feeling that the actual game has, and all the characters feel like Toby wrote them. Inverted Fate it’s just a really fun experience, you can tell it was made with lovr with all the stuff that it has. Dubs, an official page, games etc. It’s just really complete, and it even has an explanation for the swaps. The spritework is gorgeous, and the new mechachics are just a great addition. In the end, Thanks Dorked, hope you keep doing great stuff.

@invertedfate

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“I just can’t say how much I love this project, I already posted a message in the Gamejolt page but I just wanted to do this characters. And is sadly because some of my sprites seem like they are just edits :’), I can assure you they aren’t, I just tried to do the same poses. And now that I think, this is maybe the first Koffin sprite. But whatever, hope you guys like it and keep been awesome :3″ (Submitted by @ellistandarbros)

Holy cow, thank you so much! Thank you very much for the lovely words, and these sprites are fantastic–especially the Koffin-K sprite (who indeed, we haven’t sprited just yet ;w;). Perhaps it’ll serve as inspiration for the actual sprite?

- Beethovenus

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Bill Cipher Sprites BUY GOLD, BYE Gravity Falls by Disney. Alex Hirsch Undertale by Toby Fox

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Sprites of Aus Undertale by Toby Fox Underswap by PopcornPr1nce Underfell by Fandom Storyspin RousJuice

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More Bendy of Indietale Bendy and The Ink Machine by TheMeatly Indietale by Tropic TV Undertale by Toby Fox

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Faces of Remade Sans and Papyrus (With Underswap and Underfell) 🔴Undertale by Toby Fox🔴 🔴Underswap by PopcornPr1nce 🔴Underfell by the fans🔴

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Bendy is Mad!!!

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[Insert text here] IMMORTALIZED!

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HEY! I'M ALIVE.....

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My version of Sans

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TO MUCH FLOWEY!