(UPDATE 2)
We livestreamed all the submitted entries and honesty I was blown away with the quality of all of these entries! You can watch the whole stream again here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/594926701
Judging is now underway and that will take about a couple weeks to set it all up and prepare for the announcements of the winners! Stay tuned for more updates!
(UPDATE 1)
The due date is now over and submissions are now closed! we’ve received roughly 40 plus parts so congrats to those who finished their entry! Judging has now started and the judges will review the top 10 parts submitted! Hyun will also be streaming going over ALL submitted parts and giving feedback to each one of them! That stream will be on Friday 17th (1pm PDT) on Twitch!
The raffle for T-shirt and $50 steam gift card will also be held in the stream!
Thank you everyone for participating! I hope you all had a good learning experience with this new animation program and all of your feedback has been noted so we can improve on Wick Editor faster than ever!
Welcome to the very first Wick Editor animation contest hosted by Wick Editor and Anim8! The goal of this contest is to introduce animators both old and new to our new free browser animation program called Wick Editor. We want people to have fun playing around with this program and see what awesome creations people can make! No download or money is required to use Wick Editor! As long as you have a access to an internet browser you’re ready to start!
The contest theme is “SPRING”
With this animation competition you will be making any animation that has the theme “SPRING” What is the meaning of Spring to you as an animation? You can make it a short story, or just a simple animation. Use your creativity to show us what this theme looks like!
CONTEST RULES
- You MUST use the program Wick Editor to make your animation (at least 10-15 seconds) using the theme “SPRING”
- You CANNOT use any other program to make your animation but you can use other programs for post production like adding color correction, visual effects, and sound effects.
- Animation can be in any size or frame-rate you wish.
- No overly sexual or disturbing content.
- Animation must be uploaded through Anim8 by checking the submission box.
- You may collaborate with other animators but if you win the prize money will still be sent to one paypal account only! Please discuss terms with your group if you decide to collab.
SUBMITTING YOUR ANIMATION
(Due Date: APRIL 12 @ 11:59PM PST)
Submit your animation on Anim8 by clicking “UPLOAD” and checking the box “Submission for Wick Editor Anim8 Jam” to officially submit your part. Making an account on Anim8 is free and uploading is easy!
If you share your upload on twitter using Anim8’s share feature, you will also be entered into a raffle of free Wick Editor merch and also a $50 steam gift card! You don’t have to be top 5, all you need to do is submit your animation through Anim8, then click the share button on your video!
Entering Raffle for T-Shirt and $50 Steam Giftcard
After you uploaded your animation to Anim8, use the share feature to share your part on twitter you will automatically enter a random raffle drawing to win a Wick Editor T-Shirt and a $50 steam gift card! No top placement is necessary. As long as you finish, upload to Anim8, and share on twitter using the share button, you’ll be entered into the raffle! 5 winners will be picked at random!
(To win the shirt you must be in North America but gift card will still be available worldwide)
PRIZES
There is a total prize pool of $500 that will be split up between the top 5 entries!
1st Place – $300
2nd Place – $100
3rd Place – $50
4th Place – $50
Random Raffle – $50 steam card + Wick Editor T-Shirt
JUDGING
Cast of Judges:
– Hyun Owner of Hyun’s Dojo animation community
– Stone Owner of Fluidanims animation community
– Telepurte Renowned daily animator on Twitter
– Howard Wimshurst Owner of Animator Guild award winning animator
– Sareth Established animator and community moderator
Animations will be judged by both the public and a cast of judges. There will be multiple factors considered when judging an animation.
Creativity – How can you stand out from all the other animations by using the theme “Spring”? Thinking out of the box and using creative ways to express what you think Spring should be.
Animation Skill – How can you impress people with your talent and skill as an animator? Show that you have what it takes by using your own special animation techniques.
Entertainment – General entertainment can include humor, storytelling, and writing. How enjoyable was your animation overall to watch? Make sure that your animation isn’t boring and keeps the audience’s attention. Your timing and pacing will be important here!
What is Wick Editor?
Wick Editor Tutorials
If you have any questions about the contest visit our Discord server on Anim8! Good luck animators!
This is epic.
How to join
Very cool, good luck everyone!
this is really cool and im grateful you guys want to do this but is this really the best way to spend 500 dollars
YO thats a lot of downvotes lmao why
Ayy, this is pretty nice!!
welp… time to grind!
Can I use a different application if I want to make background art?
Yes you can make background art in another program as long as the animation is made in WickEditor!
can I use a different program for background art?
You can as long as the animation itself is done on Wick Editor
thank you sir
Even though i won’t be close to top 5, i think this a great competition for small or advanced animators
this is the worst time my pc is broken buuut good luck everyone
What is the max time for the video? 15 seconds?
You can make it as long as you want, but remember that we’re not judging on length, but more on the quality and creativity.
15 seconds is just a general guideline. You can make it as long as you need
What’s the maximum duration?
Will there be another one after it?
If this event goes well, most likely yes!
Il join this competition this could be fun
I can’t join because I’m on sticknodes and I can’t make my character in wick editor. Can you let sticknodes animators in?
Im gonna be nowhere near top 5 but ill join to see me on a GOOD channel.
I wanna join but it seems im too late. Oof.