A single piece of digital artwork made on a computer by one entrant and rated by a panel on design, technique, originality and finish.
Computer Graphics is a multimedia class in which one entrant submits a still piece of digital artwork created with software rather than with paint, pencil or camera. It might be a digital illustration, a poster, a logo set, a vector character, a painted scene or a layered composition. What matters is that the image was built on a computer and that the entrant can show real command of the tools behind it.
Nothing is performed live. The entrant prepares the work in advance and delivers a finished image file, which the panel views on a screen or in print. Because the judges see only the final picture, the class rewards entrants who plan the composition, choose a limited palette on purpose and export at a size and resolution that holds up when enlarged.
On eTalenter the item is carried by the international teen talent template, in the Multimedia category as an individual item for ages 13 to 19, open to both genders, in English. The template scores it as a rating out of 10 with a maximum score of 5, and sets no time limit because the work is static. It sits beside digital photography, the animated and video classes and website design.
Organisers run it because it lets entrants who draw and design on screens compete alongside stage performers, needs no stage time, and produces entries that can be shown on a screen or printed for an awards evening.
Where Computer Graphics is run
On eTalenter this item is carried by one template, the international teen talent template, where it is one of the Multimedia division classes. Digital art and graphic design classes also appear in school media festivals, youth arts programmes and community exhibitions, but this page records only the template that carries the item, so organisers should check their own notice for accepted file types, maximum file size, whether a print is also required and what counts as original work.
- United States
- Worldwide
Key facts
- Individual item: one entrant submits one finished piece of digital artwork
- Static work with no time limit, delivered as an image file
- Rated out of 10 with a maximum score of 5 in the teen template
- Ages 13 to 19, open to both genders, English language
- Carried by one template, in the Multimedia category
- Sits beside Digital Photography, which is camera-based, while this class is built in software
On eTalenter, Computer Graphics is filed under Multimedia and typically scored with Rating out of 10. It appears in 1 ready-made event templates — each one can adjust its time limit, age-group assignment and scoring setup independently.
Across the templates that use it, Computer Graphics is most often entered as an Individual competition, typically scored out of 5.
How it is scored
The scoring method the templates attach to this item, and what that scale means.
- Best score is
- the highest
- Decimal places
- 2
- Used for
- Arts
- Best score is
- the highest
- Decimal places
- 1
- Used for
- Arts
Where it sits
The category this competition is filed under when a template is installed.
Others in this category: Animation, Video, Computer Graphics, Website Design, Digital Photography, Multimedia Presentation
Judging criteria installed for it
eTalenter matches an item to its criteria on the words in its name, and creates exactly these when the template is installed.
No criteria match this name, so none are created automatically — judges score it on the event’s own criteria instead.
What judges look at in Computer Graphics
What a Computer Graphics panel is actually weighing up, and where the marks are usually won or lost:
- Composition and layout: a clear focal point, balanced use of space and an eye path that guides the viewer across the image
- Use of colour and light: a deliberate palette, readable contrast and shading that gives shape and depth
- Technical skill: clean edges, sensible layers or paths, and tools used with control rather than filters doing the work
- Originality and concept: an idea that is the entrant's own, not a copied image, template or traced photograph
- Visual message: the picture communicates its subject or mood at a glance without needing a caption to explain it
- Finish: correct size and resolution, no pixelation or stray marks, and the file opens as submitted
Treat these as the judging focus, not a fixed rubric: publish your own weighted criteria for Computer Graphics under Scoring Setup, or start from the judging and scoring software guide.
How to prepare for Computer Graphics
How entrants and their teachers usually get Computer Graphics right on the day:
- Sketch two or three thumbnail compositions on paper first and choose the strongest before opening any software
- Pick a palette of four to six colours at the start and stay inside it
- Work in layers and name them, so a late change to one element does not mean redoing everything
- Start at a large canvas size so the final export stays sharp when it is shown on a big screen or printed
- Use only images, brushes and fonts you are allowed to use, and make the main shapes yourself
- Step back and view the piece at thumbnail size; if the idea is unclear small, simplify it
- Save versions as you go and keep a backup of the working file and the final export on a second device
- Export to the format in your notice and reopen the exported file to check it before you submit
Events that run this (2)
Ready-made templates that already include this competition. Installing one sets it up for you.
Frequently asked questions
Is Computer Graphics judged individually or as a team?
Across eTalenter's templates it's most often run as an Individual entry, though an organiser can set either participation type when assigning the item to an age group.
What counts as computer graphics in this class?
The template describes it as a Multimedia class for digital artwork. Illustration, poster design, vector art and digital painting are common examples, but check your own notice for the exact file types and any rule on tools.
Is Computer Graphics the same as Digital Photography?
No. The templates list them as separate classes. Digital Photography is a camera-based class, while Computer Graphics is artwork created in software.
Is it judged individually or as a team?
Individually. In the teen template it is an individual item, so each piece is entered and rated as one entrant's work.
Can I use stock images or a template?
The template does not say. Judges usually reward original work, so check your notice for any rule on stock material, templates, tracing and ownership before you build the piece.
Similar competitions
Items whose names share a word with this one — usually the same discipline in another form.
Want the full judging picture? Read the judging and scoring software guide, or browse every multimedia competition item.
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