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Apprentice Tutorials Makeover
So as most of you should know, since Snowed of Lightning mentioned it above, that I will help out with the apprentice tutorials' update. I want to start ASAP, and I want to know from you guys which ones need updating. We aren't claiming which oines to do yet, but Snowed of Lightning says she wants to redo the black cat tutorial.

Which tutorials do you think need updating? 0:41 Wed May 7

Mottled and flecked. 07:03, May 7, 2014 (UTC)

I wouldn't mind a tweak to the tortoiseshell and dual-colored ones to make them a little more natural, so to say. (the ones Iceheart and Loonie did) The tortie one only shows pale torties, I think, and the dual colored one should have a bit more variety. I will say this, though. No one needs to touch Bloo's marbled tabby one- it's perfect in every way, shape, and form. 8DD

Yes Snowed of Lightning. That one is fine too. I agree with both of you. 20:17 Wed May 7

The eye and shading charts need updating. And possibly the adding stripes tweak tutorial... Idk. 20:55, 05/7/2014

We should add more diversity in tutorials, like having some be using queen blanks, deputy blanks, leader blanks, kit blanks, etc. Notquiterocketwildbokan (talk) 21:17, May 7, 2014 (UTC)

Oooh, yes, that's a fantastic idea. I find it awkward to try and tabby on a blank that isn't shown in a tutorial because that's how I learned the way the tabby stripes should go. I'm sure others feel the same, so the project and all the users would benefit from the use of more than just the warrior blank (which is the most commonly used blank) for the tutorials. 22:50, 05/7/2014

Yes, fabulous. I was thinking that the shading placement image needs updating as well, and the color chart too; it could have a few more colors (if there are any). 2:02 Fri May 9

See, that's the thing with the color chart. I don't think it's a good idea to take that for perfect, since the colors are only a basic example of what you could use. It's the same with the ear pink. It should really only be used as a guide for what color area you should start with if you're new...but as this project has shown, there are a lot of different colors and shades that you could use. I'd be all for updating the shading placement to show different styles too. ^^ If someone has the time I'd say two styles for each blank but that would be madness and I don't expect anyone to sit around and do that. \

I've got time. I might even have time for the frigging eyes DX I already started 3 days ago I'm not even half way done cause I don't have the patience. 23:20 Fri May 9

I think that under each section, say, dual-coloured, we should have multiple tutorials by different users. I don't think that unless they are misleading, tutorials shouldn't be replaced but kept in respect to the artists. I like Icehearts, and I don't want to see them replaced. With different tutorials under each section, then users can select from a variety of diverse styles and choose which one fits them best instead of just looking at one tutorial.

White and black (individual white cats and black cats I mean) is also misleading. They imply that you're not allowed to use pure white or a really really dark gray, when in fact that is quite the opposite. While it's possible (and I've done it for fun), I believe having tutorials that show using pure white and darker gray should be an option- someone once told me that using pure white was forbidden, and that's completely and totally misleading. =P

I agree with you all. So, now, shall we start with the tutorial's make-over? I can start with the 'tabbers' coding on the page. Then, I can place the tutorials according to their level of difficulty (Charart basics, like shading styles, eye placement, etc, then to patterns, like tabby and mottled/flecked, etc, and then tweaking, etc.). Sound like a plan? 16:50 Mon May 19

It's more than okay with me, if you want to start with some of the basics, Hawk. What say you, PCA? Should we get started on this?

Sounds good to me. Might as well get this all done sooner so we can give newer users a more updated look at how us dorks over at PCA art. love you all you awesome nerds  20:33, 05/20/2014

Okay, the tutorials have been put into tabbers. What do y'all think? I guess now we can start updating/making tutorials. So I was thinking to add:
 * Texture Tutorial
 * Smudged Shading Style Tutorial
 * Torbie Tutorial

I know that Snowed of Lightning wants to redo/update the black cat tutorial, and I'd like to make a texture tutorial as well as update the eye placement and shading placement. I can also take care of the smudge-shading tutorial. So pretty much I just want to hog everything for myself mwahahaha No jk jk jk Is everyone okay with this? 21:29 Tue May 20

I defiantly agree with adding texture and torbies; sounds great to me! 13:00, May 29, 2014 (UTC)

I'd also like to see tutorials for how to use Pixlr, Gimp, paint.NET, and everything else that is usually used. I think it'd be helpful. 13:04, May 29, 2014 (UTC)

Oooh, having ones per program, or at least ones teaching the basics, would be something I'd be okay with. Although I can't help, since I use Photoshop, it's still a really good thing to consider. I feel bad when I can't help people who come and ask me, since I'm literally so inexperienced with those, especially Paint.NET and Pixlr.

I totally agree with Snowed of Lightning about that. Now; shall we get started? 11:50 Mon Jun 2

I've got no complaints about getting this rolling. Let's get it started. Is each person gonna take a different one, or are we just letting everyone do their own versions? 'cause each person has different methods and I think just letting everyone share their ideas would be the easiest and fairest way to go about it. I just want to do a bi-colored and the regular black, and maybe something on white if I have the energy, and you guys can do the rest.

I think we should let all warrior and aboves do their own versions. As said, it's fair and everyone has their own methods and it's a good way to share ideas. owo

Good. Okay, let's get started. I would like to claim the torbie and texture tutorials. I'll start right away, the upload it onto the apprentice tutorials. If that's okay, anyways...1:21 Sat Jun 7

I'll do my style of tabbies and smudged shading, if you guys want.Shinxy Blitz  and  Melody  22:34, July 13, 2014 (UTC)

Can I do one on tinted shading on white cats? 20:01 Sun Jul 27

Looking over the tutorials, it's very overwhelming. Also, would the finished product on many of the tutorials posted by past users probably be accepted with the recent standards? Probably not, actually. By no means do I imply to delete the older tutorials, but perhaps archive them or organize it better. 16:33, July 30, 2014 (UTC)

Not delete, but simply create more of a variety. Archiving also sounds like a good idea. 18:45 Wed Jul 30

I like the idea or archiving them. 7:02 PM, Wed Jul 30, 2014

If we archive them (I support that idea BTW), can I make updated versions of a few? Off of the top of my head, dual-colored cats and calicoes.Shinxy Blitz  and  Melody  09:57, August 4, 2014 (UTC)

Yes, that is exactly what we mean. We create more tutorials from different users to have variety. Not everyone has the same opinion, thus if we archive the old ones, we can show what users now would be interested in doing, like texture. Also, art skills have changed dramatically over the years, and it would be better to create tutorials based on what PCA members today want to see. <span style="">2:03 Wed Aug 6

Can someone make a tutorial of how to put layers under the pixel art in Pixlr? I'd appreciate it, User:Tigerbird Tigerbird-The-Great 18:22, August 6, 2014 (UTC)

That doesn't really require a tutorial... just google it... <span style="color:Blue;font-family:Tempus Sans ITC;background:Red;border:4px ridge; -moz-border-raiuds: 1em; color: #000000;">Shinx Blitz  and  Melody  18:30, August 6, 2014 (UTC)

I can't find it on Google User:Tigerbird Tigerbird-The-Great 18:22, August 6, 2014 (UTC)

Could i make a version on how i do tortie's?--~Breezeheart~ (talk) 00:50, August 15, 2014 (UTC)

I believe it was stated somewhere above that anybody can make some, Breeze! ^_^ <span style="color:Blue;font-family:Tempus Sans ITC;background:Red;border:4px ridge; -moz-border-raiuds: 1em; color: #000000;">Shinx Blitz  and  Melody  09:19, August 15, 2014 (UTC)

Can there be a torbie and texture tutorial? Tigerbird-The-Great 18:36, August 16, 2014 (UTC)

Tigerbird: Im actually planning on making a tabby and texture tutorial. :) Idk about Torbie's, though.--~Breezeheart~ (talk) 20:13, August 16, 2014 (UTC)

Why are we already claiming and planning tutorials to do before a proper conclusion is even reached and a layout is even created? Let's not jump the gun, and focus on the planning of layout if the idea is to even progress, first. ;}

Stone, there is nothing wrong with planning our own tutorials right now. Other users have already planned, made, and posted it to the Apprentice Tutorial's page. It wont hurt to have the tutorials there for the time being, until a proper layout is made. The point is to have a variety of tutorials, showing different methods that us users use when we do chararts. No one is "claiming" a tutorial, because its already been stated that anyone can make one. (So sorry if this came out as rude, im honestly not intending to be. .A.)--~Breezeheart~ (talk) 20:43, August 16, 2014 (UTC)

For the earpink chart, I think we should do a complete overhaul of that, maybe add a few different shades for ginger, brown, and tawny, and figuring out those ear colors. mainly ginger, the regular ginger looks so unnatural to me, I have a ginger cat and I know ginger cats and all of their noses are either bright pink, orange-pink, or pale pink. <span style="">11:38 PM, Tue Aug 19, 2014

Okay, I think we need to plan on a layout for right now. For starters, PCA expectations are much higher than they used to be. People want to learn texture, which isn't mandatory, they want to get crazy with realism, and Warriors isn't realistic to begin with. I am suggesting the tabbers because I'd like to keep the basics with the basics, and as the users get more familiar with image making, they'll understand how to do it on their own, and they can get further into tweaking and harder patterns and such. Right now, I say we should be focusing on archiving the old tutorials and replacing them with ones that PCA today would be interested in, because most users want their art to be pretty. In another discussion, though I hate to bring it here, says that users complain of not having enough work to do between books. If you're bored, help with the PCA tutorials! =3 <span style="">15:30 Wed Aug 27

For archiving the old tutorials, are we just going to have another tab labelled "Old tutorials" or something? 09:52, September 28, 2014 (UTC)

"Artist's choice"/"It's fine"/"If someone else agrees"
Three of the most common things in PCA, and three of the things that annoy me the most. What started as a way to express your distaste in a minor critique has now become so commonplace, that it's used on literally every image. Seriously, it's become on par with laziness and stubbornness and the fact that everyone thinks their images are perfect and require no changing. If you're not going to do the critiques asked if you, then why bother posting your image on the approval page? These are excuses for not wanting to take a valid comment into consideration when you're making an image, and it needs to stop.

I am tired of seeing "Artist's choice"/"It's fine"/"If someone else agrees" on every damn image on the Approval Page (my own included and I only do the it's fine if it has to do with like ear pink or if someone tells me to blur shading when I've smudged/vise-versa). Knock it off, seriously. It's becoming too commonplace and there is absolutely no reason for it to be seen on literally almost every damn image. If someone tells you to do something (that isn't totally major, like changing your tabby stripes, fur length without a cite, using another ear pink style, eyes, ect), then just do it. This nonsense where everyone thinks their images are perfect needs to stop, and stop now. No one's images are perfect upon first posting them on the approval page, because that's why we post them there.

PCA has forgotten the meaning of the approval page, and this really needs to be eliminated. The simplest of comments are being ignored, rejected, ect. It shouldn't take two or three members to back a legit comment up because you don't want to do it. Sorry, but this isn't the place for just posting it on the approval page and then expecting instant approval. There's a process, and that process involves critique and comments.

tdlr; knock the damn artist's choice/it's fine/whatever on every damn image off- it's fricken annoying, stupid, and frustrating.

The general guideline has always been "change it unless you can provide a legitimate reason as to why it should stay other than 'I've done it before.'" If the change doesn't work out someone else is sure to come along and say so and you change it back but otherwise follow what other users say. <span style="">14:43 Wed Sep 10 2014

remember language, Skye, PG on the wiki I agree, but just sayin that I think if someone else agrees is fine because it isn't ruling anything out, it's saying that you think it's fine and you'd like a second opinipn. 21:13, September 10, 2014 (UTC)

Damn is an acceptable PG word, Duck. Also, I suppose it's fine in moderation, but I'm seeing it done way too many times for me to be comfortable continuing to allow it. Unless a legit reason is given, I don't think we should let it go.

It's a borderline work, but I agree with that, it has been used tons lately and it should be used a bit less, but it should not be ruled out. 21:36, September 10, 2014 (UTC)

I agree with Duck. <span style="">9:40 PM, Wed Sep 10, 2014

While i agree on the "Artist's Choice" thing to an extent, and the "Its fine." excuse, i completely disagree about asking for another opinion. The OA isnt outright declining your critique or ignoring it, they are simply asking for more opinions on that issue. Skye, Whenever anyone says something like one of the following above, it does not automatically mean someone thinks their images are "perfect". If they truly believe its fine, then let it be. I can bet alot of us in PCA have used one of these excuses before, especially asking for more opinions. Honestly, I see nothing wrong with asking for opinions before reuploading.-- 00:48, September 11, 2014 (UTC)

Breeze, it's when it's done all the time on every image. That is my issue. Asking an opinion is perfectly fine, but it becomes redundant and annoying when it's done to the excess that it has been as of late. And I know some have done it because they don't want to change anything with their image. I did it with Turtle Tail's set since I had a specific pattern and did not want to change it.

Yes, but i dont agree with completely not allowing the use of asking for more opinions before reuploading. If the artist thinks its fine, then let them think that. But when another person comes along and agrees, it basically pushes them to reupload. I do think the "artist's choice" and "its fine" excuses are annoying, but i think asking for another opinion is completely fine. I understand your points, but i still disagree about simply asking for more opinions.-- 01:18, September 11, 2014 (UTC)

Yeah but it shouldn't come to a vote every time an image is critiqued, which is exactly what you're saying should happen. That is both time consuming and completely stupid to be honest. The artist posts it and the image is critiqued. If you can provide a reason other than "I think it's fine" or "I've done it before" then do so but if you don't change it simply because you don't want to then you're in the wrong place and I'd suggest you go fill out lineart on dA, because that is exactly what goes on. Everybody has done it (I've done it) and it needs to stop. Just because you think its fine doesn't mean it is. Other people can often see things differently in a picture that you missed because you're blinded by seeing the image for such a long time it all looks the same. Hence why if you watch people do speedpaints and the like you see them reverse the image all the time - it creates a fresh new view. If someone sees something wrong with a picture its generally because there's something wrong with it and it needs to be fixed. People get blind to the flaws in their images and that's why we have critiquing on the approval page. Follow it. <span style="">2:55 Thu Sep 11 2014

Since I've said this before, it is honestly because I thought at the time it was fine. But in my opinion, there is always room for improvement in an image, no matter who the artist is, and if the image needs to be fixed, then fix it. Everyone's opinions and styles are different, and there isn't much we can do to change that. Honestly, and by no means to I want to sound rude/snippy, I think this project needs to coordinate more in a team effort and accept other peoples' opinions. We are all unique, just like our art. I see a lot of the "it's fine" or the "I don't want to change it" when it comes to shading. For example, there can be dark shading, which is a preference (and it suits most patterns), but there is also too dark for the pelt color. People give critique to help improve the image, and if the artist doesn't understand that something on their image needs to be changed, then maybe the image making process isn't for them, especially if there is more than one comment about a certain topic. <span style="">21:17 Mon Sep 15

What about on defining shading? What are the rules on that? Forgive me for being confused, but... <span style="">9:18 PM, Mon Sep 15, 2014

I don't see a problem on asking for clarification with confusing critiques (like being told to blur and define shading at the same time) or offering counter-arguments against critique that you think maybe isn't warranted (like being told to lighten the ear pink if it's the same color as a fellow image for that cat, or if it's already neon-pink,) but I see the problem with refusing to accept any criticism at all. I do think that could be addressed more. Jayie Unwritten words~ 21:24, September 15, 2014 (UTC)

I just think it's fine the way it is as long as the artist genuinely believes that the image is fine, and that they're not being lazy or stubborn. 20:45, September 16, 2014 (UTC)

Official Designs/Manga Designs alts.
Before we got the new queen alts, we had offical art alts/manga alts; which have since then been removed/and or not redone. So im proposing an idea to bring them back.

Yes, i know that character designs are up to the the artists, but what im saying is that we could have chararts with the official art in the character pixels aswell. Not as the main image; but atleast on their page. Mainly so they will have more variety, while still including the designs the Illustrator created, but still having our own designs as the main images.

Also, Some characters could use alts like Silverstream. (Shown as Blue-gray tabby; Blue-gray is quite a few shades away from Silver.) and possibly Leafstar. (Shown as cream colored cat with brown tabby patches.)

We already have made chararts for characters as they were shown in TUG and CotC; (Onestar; Brown and white/cream alt), etc. And we already make alts on how some characters are shown in the black and white pages in the manga. I dont see why we cant have alts for the manga cover art aswell, since it is official art. Unless our designs are almost identical to the offical art, i think we should atleast add "official designs" alts to the character pages as they were shown in the pictures in the guides/mangas.

This will probably get shot down, but this has been bugging me for awhile. 23:01, September 30, 2014 (UTC)


 * This is a good idea, but the only thing I'd be worried about is copyright issues, because we don't own the official images. Unless you mean doing alternates /exactly/ as they are depicted in the books. <span style="">11:22 PM, Tue Sep 30, 2014

Yes, this is what i mean. Using our blanks, and try to match the official designs as much as possible; not using the offical images themselves from the books, but simply matching those same patterns to the best of our ability.-- 23:27, September 30, 2014 (UTC)


 * I like this. In fact, I was just about to post something about this for Leafstar (I just finished reading SD again), so I think this is a great idea. We'd just have to find all of the pictures, which could be hard, but, then again, it's not much different from finding sources from the books. <span style="">11:33 PM, Tue Sep 30, 2014

*nudges* Can we get some other comments on this please? <span style="">9:15 PM, Mon Oct 6, 2014

I think we did this for a while... quite a bit of time ago... But I think we could definitely do it again. Some people might not connect the official desc. and the manga ones, because they are so drastically different. And since we count the manga as canon, we should definitely use the desc. in those. It'd be a different matter if the content was not considered canon, I think. <span style="">22:18, 10/6/2014

Uploading a PCA image
I am completely not sure if this belongs here or not (cause I am a noob) but here we go…

Can you make a cat's picture and put it on the approval page if you aren't on PCA?

Thanks!

19:16, October 6, 2014 (UTC)

Yes, of course! You don't have to be a member of PCA in order to contribute art. However, if you'd like to join, I could add you to the project. ^^

Thanks!



And of course you'll want to make sure that the cat is in need of a pitcure, for example one that may need one would be Lionblaze's Alt Warrior. You'll want the image to be  <span style="">7:38 PM, Mon Oct 6, 2014

Just another question, how do you "reserve" a cat? (For a charart?)

I probably sound very noobish over here.

01:21, October 7, 2014 (UTC)