WHAT ARE EMPIRE POINTS?
Imperial Point System Breakdown
DIGITAL & TRADITIONAL
HEADSHOTS
- Sketch: 0.5 EP
- Linework: 1 EP
- Painted (Lineless): 1 EP
- Colored; flat/complex: +1 EP/+2 EP
- Background; flat/complex: +2 EP/+4 EP
FULL BODIES
- Sketch: 1 EP
- Linework: 2 EP
- Painted (Lineless): 2 EP
- Colored; flat/complex: +2 EP/+3 EP
- Background; flat/complex: +2 EP/+4 EP
PIXEL ART
Art using the binary or pencil tool to imitate "bit" art is considered pixel art. However, for artists who use these to create full illustrations, as long as the image is no smaller than 300 x 300, your art will NOT count as Pixel Art.HEADSHOT & FULL BODY
- Linework: .5 EP
- Painted (Lineless): .5 EP
- Colored; flat/complex: +1 EP/+1.5 EP
- Background; flat/complex: +1 EP/+1.5 EP
ANIMATIONS
- Simple (eye blink, tail wag): +3 EP
- Average (neck/body movement): +5 EP
- Complex (Limb/background movement) +8 EP
HANDMADE CRAFTS
- Bust: +5 EP
- Fullbody: +8 EP
LITERATURE
Every 200 Words: +1 EP
There are no decimals/partial points for Literature-based EP; 1 point is awarded for every 200 words.Ex: If a lit entry is 399 words, it will only be awarded 1 EP.
EVENTS/ACTIVITIES
- Group Event: +2EP
- Hunting/Traversing/Fishing: +2EP
- Rogue Bonding: +2EP
- Ceremony of Unity: +1EP
- Zodiac Quest: +1EP
- Group Climate/Weather (Front page!): +2EP
EXTRA BONUSES
- Rider: +1EP
- NPC riders: +1EP
- NPC rider with royal: +4EP
- Non-commissioned: +2EP
- Roleplay (2+ members): +3EP
- Collaboration: +2EP
- Level 3 Shi'vali: +2EP to every Shi'vali depicted alongside the level 3 Shi'vali.
- Group Affiliates: +1EP for including a species that
PLEASE NOTE
- All pixel work under 300 x 300 in size will be awarded half the EP total.
- Artwork in the form of chibi (based on the artists gallery) will be worth half the EP total.
- Sketch, linework and painted bonuses do not stack; only one will be counted, depending on the complexity of presented work.
- IF the YCH is a reused base, all images will earn half of the total EP. EXAMPLE: YCH is Painted, Colored (complex); amounts to 3 EP- divided by half, the image will be graded at 1.5 EP total.
- Either flat (non-shaded) or complex (shaded), backgrounds must be at least semi distinguishable (if the scene takes place in a forest, few trees and grassy ridges need to be depicted). Using stock-photographs is permitted, but no EP will be rewarded as it wasn't drawn/painted by the artist themselves. Gradients and one-color backgrounds do not count.
- Comics! Every panel present counts as a single picture, and is counted accordingly to the previously outlined guide.
- Handmade craft bonuses also apply to 3D-made sculptures as well.
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