[TheDestinedCrab]

You guys are over thinking.
Anyone can make fan art with paper and pencils, markers etc. Not everyone needs to be a tech genius to create art.

What chance does a pen and pencil have against a HD image?

[The Gold Knight]

You guys are over thinking.
Anyone can make fan art with paper and pencils, markers etc. Not everyone needs to be a tech genius to create art.

What chance does a pen and pencil have against a HD image?

Here's an example of pure pencil work.

The only reason why digital has an advantage over traditional is purely time. Digitally you can produce this level of art much quicker than you could traditionally.

[Jaz]

One of the ways to win the Artist forum award is to be a "contest winner", so I would assume there will be a few art based contests at some point in the future.