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Brush Battle

A live-painting competition where teams ideate and execute a 2D artwork on an on-the-spot theme.

01Who can take part

  1. 012 participants per campus.

02Rules

  1. 01Registration begins 60 minutes before the event.
  2. 02Participants must report 20 minutes before the scheduled start.
  3. 03Total time allotted is 180 minutes, including ideation and execution.
  4. 04Concept development must be completed on paper and submitted to the jury within the first 30 minutes.
  5. 05The host provides only the canvas, sized 3 ft × 4 ft. Only 2D artworks are accepted.
  6. 06Participants must bring all other materials required to create their artwork.
  7. 07Judges may disqualify any artwork deemed offensive, inappropriate, or unsuitable.
  8. 08Cheating, plagiarism, mobile phone use, or copying another participant's work results in immediate disqualification. Adding to the artwork after submitting the concept note results in a mark deduction.
  9. 09Completed canvases are submitted to the Literary Club of the host campus after evaluation.
  10. 10The jury's decision is final.

03Bring with you

  1. 01All painting materials except the canvas (canvas, 3 ft × 4 ft, provided by host).

04Judged on

  1. 1Creativity & originality
  2. 2Relevance to the theme
  3. 3Understanding of art & design elements
  4. 4Visual impact
  5. 5Cleanliness & finish

Source: official CONVERGE 2026 Rule Book. If anything here differs from the PDF, the rulebook wins.