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Art Fight

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Art Fight is a website and art game hosted annually in July. In it, users are part of one of two teams, and earn points for their team by 'attacking' other users, which involves making art of their characters.[1] Over the years, the event has steadily grown in popularity, with over 400,000 people participating in 2024.[2]

Format

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At the start of the event, participants are randomly sorted into one of two teams, and given a small amount of chances to switch teams. Since 2024, it's also possible to select a team prior to the start of the event.[3]

To earn points for their team, a participant has to 'attack' other users by making art of other user's original characters. Participants can attack members of either team, but attacking members of their own team (called 'friendly fire') will result in the attack earning significantly less points. The amount of points earned also depends on the general complexity of the artwork, with the type of art, the level of finish, whether or not it's colored or shaded, and what sort of background it has all being taken into account. While most attacks take the form of digital paintings, other forms such as crafts or 3D models are also allowed.

History

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Art Fight was started in 2007 on a small internet forum, and had a small number of participants. Since 2016, the competition has taken place on artfight.net, and has grown in participants each year.[4]

Year Participants Attacks Team 1 Team 2
Theme Points Theme Points
2007–2012 Unknown
2013 Unknown Past Unknown Future Unknown
2014 Hunters Zombies
2015 Color Monochrome
2016 7,173 30,876 Magic 113,622 Technology 113,943
2017 26,562 143,381 Sun 598,258.52 Moon 599,644.7
2018 38,894 215,088 Coffee 1,274,390.41 Tea 1,270,369.21
2019 70,545 369,057 Dream 2,029,075 Nightmare 2,044,246
2020 115,773 635,253 Sugar 6,325,438.24 Spice 6,332,569.03
2021 147,413 748,614 Steampunk 19,429,501.25 Cyberpunk 19,398,751
2022 212,017 1,364,595 Bloom 29,951,789 Wither 29,849,429
2023 258,279 1,221,665 Vampire 36,466,616.5 Werewolves 36,875,472
2024 425,217 2,024,921 Seafoam 62,042,802 Stardust 63,082,124

References

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  1. ^ Butera, Camille (9 August 2022). "The chaotic joy of Art Fight". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2024-07-20. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Art Fight 2024: Seafoam vs Stardust Results". Art Fight. Archived from the original on 2024-08-23. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Art Fight 2024 Themes Revealed + Merch". Art Fight. Archived from the original on 2024-07-20. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Art Fight - About". Art Fight. Archived from the original on 2024-07-20. Retrieved 7 July 2024.