My one-week deadline made my digital art suffer

I had to finish a digital painting for a showcase in only seven days. The art is rushed and misses the details I aimed for. Do you think digital art shows should give artists more time to work?

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derekmason6mo ago

Seven days for a showcase piece is brutally short, like you said. It really makes me question what the judges value most when they set such tight turnarounds. Are they scoring the core concept and composition, and just forgiving the lack of polish? I keep wondering if winning with a rushed piece means the event is secretly testing for speed over skill. Have you thought about reaching out to past winners to see how much time they actually spent?

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wyatt3386mo ago

So you said it feels "rushed and misses the details." That's the worst. It makes me wonder, what are these shows really judging? If they give such short deadlines, are they actually grading you on polish and fine details, or just the big idea and composition? A detailed background layer or perfect skin texture takes HOURS. Is a rushed piece being held to the same standard as something an artist had months for? That seems unfair.

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brooke7076mo ago

Man, I used to swear only the core concept mattered in these things. But your skin texture example got me. Like last month's show, the top entry had blurry background trees, no leaf details. Probably done in a crunch. So they are grading the flashy idea, not the polish. Totally shifted how I see those short deadlines now. Makes sense why rushed pieces compete.

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