Artists battle head-2-head in quick-fire 60 minute bouts to create an illustration inspired by a recent news headline. Watch the world’s top illustrators compete - witness a clash of styles as they battle to become no.1
Illustrated Masters: Fri, July 8th - Sun, July 10th | ONLINE | Start time: 19:00 BST
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Artists have 60 minutes to complete an A2 illustration inspired by a recent news headline. Stationery is restricted (8 pieces max) and colour palette must be black, white (greyscale permitted) plus a single colour. Our judges award points across the following criteria.
0-12 | Personality: Points awarded based on the injection of energy, dynamism and charisma.
0-12 | Interpretation: Points awarded based on a successful portrayal of the headline, witty, clever and original interpretations all secure high points.
0-12 | Narrative: Points awarded for successful ‘on-paper narrative’ between characters and other elements.
0-12 | Technical: Points awarded based on dexterity, understanding of light, composition, natural ability and talent.
0-2 | Social: On Insta @illustratedworldseries post head-2-head announcements in 'Stories' at the start of every Live Battle. These posts feature a 'Social Poll' widget giving viewers an opportunity to vote for their favourite. The stories last 1 hr 15 min (60 min battle duration and 15 min post-battle 'hang-time'). Links are provided within the announcement directing viewers to the Live Battle page and competitor profile pages to view both work-in-progress and finished pieces. After 1 hr 15 min the poll is closed. The winner of the social vote is allocated 2 points, the loser 0. Vote for your favourite!
4 x Judges (3 x permanent 1 x daily guest) score across 4 x criteria (as listed in 'Rules'). An average score is then calculated (0/12) for each criteria. The social score is tabulated separately then added to the average scores giving a final score 0/50.
The highest scoring competitor moves into the next round, the loser is knocked out. If scorecards are tied the social score (S) will determine the winner of a battle. 1 x point is awarded for a WIN, 0 x points for a LOSS. A bonus point (BP) is awarded to competitors winning 4 x consecutive battles during a tournament. Points scored during a tournament contribute towards a competitor's overal Rankings Table position.
Every tournament has a leaderboard. Performance at this tournament contributes towards overall IWS ranking. When competitors have identical points (PTS) the 'Exit' value will determine hierarchy and position. The 'Exit' value reflects a competitor's most recently awarded scorecard (i.e when leaving/exiting the tournament). If 'Exit' scorecards are tied the social score (S) determines leaderboard position.
Pool: £2400
£1750 - Winner
£500 - Runner-up
£150 - Semi-finalists
# player | debut | flag | style | age | won | exit | pts | |
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1 | Lawrence H Burns
| 2019 | Lowbrow | 36 | 4 | 44.75 | 5 (BP) | |
2 | Uncle Ewan
| 2019 | Grime | 33 | 3 | 42.25 | 3 | |
3 | HATCH
| 2017 | Graphic | 37 | 2 | 41.5 | 2 | |
4 | Choodie
| 2021 | Comic | 41 | 2 | 38.25 | 2 | |
5 | Used Pencil
| 2017 | Bold | 34 | 1 | 42.5 | 1 | |
6 | Cat Dirty
| 2022 | Lowbrow | 36 | 1 | 42 | 1 | |
7 | JP Gutierrez
| 2022 | Cartoon | 41 | 1 | 41 | 1 | |
8 | OZER
| 2020 | Graffiti | 48 | 1 | 35.25 | 1 | |
9 | GROLLAK
| 2022 | Cartoon | 31 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
10 | BRIKS
| 2021 | Cartoon | 39 | 0 | 35.25 | 0 | |
11 | Tarbox
| 2021 | Graffiti | 34 | 0 | 34.5 (S) | 0 | |
12 | ThatBlokeWilson
| 2019 | Urban | 39 | 0 | 34.5 | 0 | |
13 | Brian Romero
| 2022 | Cartoon | 48 | 0 | 34.25 (S) | 0 | |
14 | Keverones
| 2022 | Comic | 36 | 0 | 34.25 | 0 | |
15 | Tom Blackford
| 2019 | NSFW | 40 | 0 | 33.25 | 0 | |
16 | Dooodling Dan
| 2020 | Lowbrow | 33 | 0 | 31.25 | 0 |