Art Competition: Redecorating

[Wyand]

I thought original art meant the we have to do it absolutely from scratch,
not using any previously made graphical element from anywhere, including the game.
As I mentioned it is not criticism. The background looks cool.

Not quite, though "creating from scratch" would certainly qualify as "your own work". As long as your creation is something new and significantly different from the originals, it counts as a derivative work belonging to you. So MasterWalks Manuel recreating the symbol is fine. Cactusking cutting out from an original image isn't. Insignificantweeaboo photoshopping one image onto a second one? Fits the bill. And that's just the meme submissions! 

OK, the rules stated "own work", I remembered "original art". What is the borderline of this? For example getting a card from the game and applying a filter to it is an OK submission?

[Aves]

InsignificantWeeaboo pointed out that his image was not his own work, and therefore is not a valid submission. Sorry for the late catch there.

I thought original art meant the we have to do it absolutely from scratch,
not using any previously made graphical element from anywhere, including the game.
As I mentioned it is not criticism. The background looks cool.

Not quite, though "creating from scratch" would certainly qualify as "your own work". As long as your creation is something new and significantly different from the originals, it counts as a derivative work belonging to you. So MasterWalks Manuel recreating the symbol is fine. Cactusking cutting out from an original image isn't. Insignificantweeaboo photoshopping one image onto a second one? Fits the bill. And that's just the meme submissions! 

OK, the rules stated "own work", I remembered "original art". What is the borderline of this? For example getting a card from the game and applying a filter to it is an OK submission?

The line does get a bit blurry at times. I don't think a filter applies any meaningful creative additions that make it distinct from the original. "Original art" is a very good way to think about it since it automatically passes the spirit of the rule and there's no grey area to think of.

[MasterWalks]

OK, the rules stated "own work", I remembered "original art". What is the borderline of this? For example getting a card from the game and applying a filter to it is an OK submission?

Everything so far submitted is "original art" and their "own work".

When astronomers take pictures of a planet and an artist renders it with color, that's the artists "original art" and their "own work". They acquired the picture from the astronomer but they still edit it and take credit for it. If someone acquires a picture from here and renders it their own way, its still their "original art" and "own work".

Disclaimer: am not Competition Organizer.

[Wyand]

Looking at definitions they are "derivative works". Including the artist's take on the astronomer's work.

[MasterWalks]

Orignal

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Background

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Credit worldwideweb3 for mug shot.
Credit InsignificantWeeaboo for the idea, pictures, and background application