YinDragon

RULES
1. Design a gijinka for any one of the following Team Kick@$$ pokemon:

+ Charlie the Charizard
+ Pecker the Fearow
+ Puff Daddy the Jigglypuff
+ Leviathan the Gyarados
+ Rod the Eevee

_{Note: Both Shiitake the Gloom and Bill the Clefairy are exempt from this contest since Shii already has an official in-comic gijinka form and Bill is practically a reverse-gijinka already.}

2. The designs MUST be colored (doesn't matter if it's digital or traditional).
3. While I prefer that submissions be limited to one character, other gijinkas CAN be included (but only one character can win per artist).
4. Entries can also include multiple versions of the same character.
5. As an example of what I'm looking for, here's Buzzkill the Beedrill done by for our art trade:



And that's basically it!


Deadline is Sunday, May 3rd. (That's four whole weeks!)
Entries must be submitted to the Gijinka Contest folder of (you don't need to be a member to submit).
Multiple entries are allowed, but only one can win per artist.
Submissions will be judged on creativity, quality, effort, and how well the designs reflect the pokemon as characters.
There will be five winners (one for each character), and five runner-ups.
The winners will have their designs featured in an official Kick@$$ bonus comic!
Runner-ups will win a 3 month premium membership (or 650 ) each!

It's worth mentioning that winners will be decided exclusively by me (since I'm the one who will have to work them into a comic), but the runner-ups will be determined by our panel of judges. Also note that I might need to make small changes to the winning designs in order to make the team appear more uniform and/or to make them fit within the style of the Kick@$$ universe (but the artists will still receive full credit).

Have any questions? Feel free to ask in the comments.

Good luck!

~ Yin

Update 3/24/15: Heyo! Just got back from having a blast in the US capital. Overall, the trip was very fun and educational--but probably the most important lesson I learned was that just because it's the middle of spring in Texas DOESN'T mean it's springtime everywhere else. I was surprised to find it snowing the day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, so of course none of the trees were blooming. But I got a pink cherry blossom baseball cap as a souvenir, so it's all good~

Hey, y'all!

Gonna be leaving on a trip to Washington DC tomorrow to celebrate at the Cherry Blossom Festival. It's also my first time visiting my nation's capital, so I'm gonna be hitting all the monuments and stuff while I'm there, not to mention touring the Smithsonian and possibly high-fiving the big O-man. Much excite!

Obviously I won't be able to work on the comic update until I get back, which will be Tuesday, March 24th. So it'll probably be another couple weeks before you see more Kick@$$. Thank you for being so patient~

Anyway, see you guys next week!

~Yin

Update 3/15/15: Thanks for coming, everyone! I'll be leaving on a trip in a few days, so probably won't stream for another week or two. ;C

Update: Wow, you guys really came through! I think I have more nuzlockes now than I know what to do with. XD

Gonna be reading a lot of these over the weekend since I'll be away from home visiting family. There will likely be a comic stream when I return on Monday, so swing on by if you'd like to get a sneak peek of the next page. I'm really looking forward to this one~

Thanks again! You guys rock!

As most of you are well aware, I just recently came back from being dead for several months, and I've been feeling a little behind on my nuzlocke reading as a result. So I figured that you awesome people can help get me get back up to speed by linking me your favorite runs! ;D

And just an fyi, the nuzlockes you recommend don't have to be brand new or restricted to dA. Basically anything that you personally enjoy or consider a hidden gem, I'm really interested in reading~

So, yeah! Feel free to post anything and everything you think I might like. And a big thanks in advance!

_{*puts on safety helmet in preparation*}

Hey, guys!

It's been a week since I returned from having the experience of a lifetime with Loki-Poki in Scotland! I wanted to post a journal as soon as I got home, but I was so jetlagged that I spent my entire first day back sleeping, then I had to immediately jump back into work. Even then, my sleep schedule has been super fucked up all week (I keep waking up at 4 AM, wtf?).

Anyway, this is probably the first day I've had both the time and energy to type up a proper update. My original plan was to prattle on about my adventures with Loki and rate all the weird food I ate, but something else came up very recently that I feel I should probably address (although you can read about the trip in Loki's journal). It involves my nuzlocke comic as well, so keep reading if you're curious about that. _{Nooo, it's not cancelled. I can smell your dread from here.}


The short version:

Being an adult sucks. Nuzlocke comic will be put on hiatus after next update so that I can focus on getting a new job.


The long version:

I'm not normally one to talk about my personal business online, but I feel you guys deserve to know why I've been so distracted and unreliable lately.

I've been working as a part-time employee at my new job for almost a year now. I'm fairly happy, even if my work is mind-numbingly repetitive, but almost immediately after returning from my vacation, I got some interesting news: I would be eligible for full-time a lot sooner than anticipated. This made me both happy and a little sad. Happy because, hey, more money! But sad for the obvious reason that what little free time I have for drawing and other hobbies is going to be drastically reduced even more. But even knowing that this promotion is going to hurt my update schedule, that's not even what I'm most upset about.

Truth is, when I took this job, it was a HUGE step down from my previous one. I essentially went from working my dream job at a video game studio (more like a nightmare, but I won't get into that) to working part-time at some dreary retail store. I didn't care at the time because I needed a job fast and I was willing to take anything I could get. It was meant to be a temporary arrangement, just a reliable source of income until I found the "right" job, but with the flexible hours and three day weekends, I became too complacent and lazy, and I sorta just...forgot about getting out.

The point of the story is: when I found out I'd be moving to full-time, I had a bit of a wake up call. If I'm going to be working 40 hours a week, I'd rather it be somewhere better than the current dead end, minimum wage place I'm at now. Ideally, I'd love nothing more to get back into the creative industry (because that's what I spent 4 years on an art degree for), but to do so, I'll have to put all my other projects on hold so that I can divert all my creative energy into perfecting my professional portfolio--and that includes my nuzlocke comic.

Now, believe me, this decision isn't easy for me. I truly love working on my comic, and I really, really don't like letting you guys down--but I seriously need to get my life back on track, and I feel that this decision will benefit both me and the comic in the long run. I'm still going to upload the next page this week because it's nearly finished anyway and I know that you guys have been more than patient. This hiatus also doesn't mean that I'll be leaving dA; you'll still see me derpin' around the community, and I'll probably stream some fun stuff to tide you guys over until Kick@$$ Mode's return (I still owe you guys a crack stream).

Hopefully Ken and the gang will be back soon~ Thank you all for being so wonderful and supportive!

~Yin