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information :
Fan artist works on
this page will be graded by me based upon my impression of the fan art
in question. You may request that the work not be graded, in which the
score and award will be witheld in all strictest confidence.
This segment also
provides a commentary from the artist as well as from me. Fan artists may
include their own views and comments on their works in the emails.
The entire fan art
section is divided into several portions :
Fan
Art - Standard fan artist contributions. You may ask that
they are not graded. What is grading? Check out below's link to find out.
Gift
Art - Presents given to or by me. More gift arts are available
on the Ranma site.
Fan
Fiction Art - Personal art I do for others' fan fictions
on the net. Sites are provided along with the art.
Personal
Art -
Work that I have done based on this series. Copyright
belongs to Kosuke Fujishima-sama.
The
Grading System - The system upon which works are evaluated
with. Includes things taken into consideration when judging.
The
Grading System
Every piece that comes to my page
goes through a evaluation by the RanMaFan. Several factors go into consideration
when judging. Remember, there is no "fixed" style. Draw by your own perception,
I'll adjust. The factors are, in no particular order :
(Please remember : These are simply
my impressions of the work. They are in no way a universally accepted system
and you are encouraged to have your own views. I know people put their
hearts into these works, but this is simply to evaluate the picture's quality.)
- First impression. Works that recieve a good impression
before all other considerations are subject to higher scores by default.
^_^
- Detail. Attention to detail such as hair strands and
fingernails won't be overlooked (unless I really make a big mistake). Details
which are there and they are good will not be easily overlooked.
- Colouring/Shading. The grade won't be lowered if you
don't shade or colour your pictures (Hey, I'm a black-graphite pencil-only
artist!) appropiately, but a bonus rating will be considered for appropiate
colouring and shading.
- Proportions and such. I really don't have to explain
this, do I? Eye balance, hairstyles, arm and leg lengths, finger lengths,
etc. all count towards the grade. (Yes, even bust sizes count. If you decide
to exaggerate the sizes, well..... don't say I didn't warn ya!)
- One last one : Theme! ^_^ I decided to add this for
those budding artists out there... If a theme is existent for the picture,
I'll see what I can do.
Scores are based on a thumbs up system. They look like
this : 
