(02-25-2018, 10:33 PM)Syaxamaphone Wrote: Why can't you use line? Does this rule also include paint can? Copy & paste? Eraser??If the end result looks like a jagged mess because you didn't bother to hide that you used the line and shape tools, you could say that I'm drawing the line there.

If you can hide that you took those shortcuts with some additional effort, then of course you have nothing to worry about.
Of course you can use the bucket and eraser tools.
The rule has existed for a long time over all of MFGG's iterations, (psst, I didn't make this rule) it's only now been compiled into an easy to read thread.
If you have some sort of problem with those rules, there's a link in the post you quoted where you may post your concerns. We're not taking over the sprite competition thread with this.
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