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It looks like things are heating up this August with another animation challenge! Like our Halloween challenge from last year, this one will be themed. What's the theme you ask? Well pretty much anything summer-related of course!

The animations will be based around the general themes or imagery of summer, for example: beaches, pools, vacation, the heat in general, etc. In these themed ones, participants are free to take it in whatever direction they want. It can be as general as a summer pool party, or as focused as a specific summer holiday like Midsummer or Independence Day. Or maybe the AC just broke and the characters are sweaty.

If you're not familiar with the animation challenge, here are the rules:For 3 days, all participants are expected to create, render, and release an animation from scratch during each consecutive 24 hour time period. 3 days, 3 animations. There are no requirements for sound, software, render engine, or runtime.Right now we're still locking all of the participants in, but once we get closer to the event I'll update this post with the list of animators.

And as always everyone will be adhering to their own separate time zones so if you follow all of these people then expect a smattering of animations throughout each day.

It is a waste of time and delays other artists with their projects that they participate in.
 

ok42069

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It is a waste of time and delays other artists with their projects that they participate in.
Is it really? They make a quick and short animations and in return get tons of exposure and interactions to grow their work and brand. Seems like a great trade off.

If you check NYL's older daily animation challenge announcement posts, you'll always see some fellow artists asking if they can join because they know it'll beneficial to them.

Basically everyone wins from this. Artists get a bigger reach and fans get new work from their favorite artists.
 

Storm22owoo

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Is it really? They make a quick and short animations and in return get tons of exposure and interactions to grow their work and brand. Seems like a great trade off.

If you check NYL's older daily animation challenge announcement posts, you'll always see some fellow artists asking if they can join because they know it'll beneficial to them.

Basically everyone wins from this. Artists get a bigger reach and fans get new work from their favorite artists.
You're right, i remember radroachhd participate in the challenge once or twice if i remember right, and it spread like wildfire on X (Twitter)
 
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It looks like things are heating up this August with another animation challenge! Like our Halloween challenge from last year, this one will be themed. What's the theme you ask? Well pretty much anything summer-related of course!

The animations will be based around the general themes or imagery of summer, for example: beaches, pools, vacation, the heat in general, etc. In these themed ones, participants are free to take it in whatever direction they want. It can be as general as a summer pool party, or as focused as a specific summer holiday like Midsummer or Independence Day. Or maybe the AC just broke and the characters are sweaty.

If you're not familiar with the animation challenge, here are the rules:For 3 days, all participants are expected to create, render, and release an animation from scratch during each consecutive 24 hour time period. 3 days, 3 animations. There are no requirements for sound, software, render engine, or runtime.Right now we're still locking all of the participants in, but once we get closer to the event I'll update this post with the list of animators.

And as always everyone will be adhering to their own separate time zones so if you follow all of these people then expect a smattering of animations throughout each day.

had a feeling this was coming lol
 

Step3

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Basically everyone wins from this. Artists get a bigger reach and fans get new work from their favorite artists.
I'm gonna stand up for people complaining about free shit -

If you are waiting on some big long form animations from your favorite animator (like Nyl) than all these 24hr animation challenges do is delay that. You talk about other animators somehow benefiting from these challenges but...I mean that's really not relevant to this topic is it?

I'm gonna be optimistic, at the end of the day more Nyl is more Nyl, but I know me and many others just want his next big project done, it sounds so awesome, OW girls and found footage style.
 

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I'm gonna stand up for people complaining about free shit -

If you are waiting on some big long form animations from your favorite animator (like Nyl) than all these 24hr animation challenges do is delay that. You talk about other animators somehow benefiting from these challenges but...I mean that's really not relevant to this topic is it?

I'm gonna be optimistic, at the end of the day more Nyl is more Nyl, but I know me and many others just want his next big project done, it sounds so awesome, OW girls and found footage style.
I guarantee you if Nyl focused on only long projects, there would still be people complaining about the lack of content, between animations. In my opinion there is just no point in defending either side.
 

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I guarantee you if Nyl focused on only long projects, there would still be people complaining about the lack of content, between animations. In my opinion there is just no point in defending either side.
100% for sure. Just different people. My point is that the complaints are 'valid'.
 
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darkstar86

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I guarantee you if Nyl focused on only long projects, there would still be people complaining about the lack of content, between animations. In my opinion there is just no point in defending either side.
This. Hell, i'd go even further and say it'd be the same ones moaning this is a waste of time who'd be moaning about there being no content between the main projects.
 
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