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update 12.28.2012Hi everyone!
This contest is now closed; thank you to all who participated! The judges and I shall commence as soon as possible, but I remind you that it is the holiday time so it may be several days yet: I myself saved up many vacation days from work to visit family and friends, and I intend to use them to the absolute fullest. In the meantime, please visit
all the entries and enjoy your holidays and such! I hope I'll have the contest results for you all very, very soon. Thanks again!
update 12.05.2012please see
the German translation of the contest information if it suits you better.
GrauWeiss was a dear and translated it for me.
and remember, you have 20 days left! ^___^
update 11.04.2012contest deadline extended to December 25, 201211:59 PM (23:59) EDT
November just got really busy for me with job deadlines, but I know I'll have free time from work during the Christmas break, so this seems the best thing to do.
update 10.05.2012
see all entries collected in a journal feature here! -----------------------
update 08.26.2012Because it seems my writing a contest journal at 1 in the morning leads to rather confusing results (ahehhh
), here are some clarifications:
Regarding entries, mediums, and stock modelsI had said that the allowed medium would be "traditional and digital": this means that
your entry/ies may be made traditionally, digitally, or some combined method of both if you just happen to be made of awesome like that. I guess I should say "traditional AND/OR digital"...
And yes, you must use at least one of my model stock photos, so your contest piece must base itself off one of my models or include one in some way.
Here are random examples (not contest entries) using digital mediums:
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and here are random examples (not contest entries) using traditional mediums:
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These, of course, aren't the only methods allowed: you can do something other than photomanipulation, digital painting, traditional drawing, vector art, etc. -- these are just the most common example uses of my stock.
All entries must be visual; you may enter pieces that utilize text or creative typography, but no purely literature entries please. Basically, the entry needs to be a visual one, so you can also do a collage, pixel art, visual poetry, etc. etc. Essentially, anything that's included in the digital and traditional DA submitting categories.
Regarding zodiac signsI had said that you may represent any of the 12 Astrological Zodiac Signs and any of the 12 Chinese Zodiac Signs: this means
you have a potential 24 signs to choose from. You may choose to represent only astrological signs; you may choose to represent only Chinese signs; you may choose to represent both. You may depict only 1 sign in your entry; you may depict 2, or 3 or 6 or all, etc. etc. Really,
it's up to you --let loose with your creativity! The combinations are (nearly) endless. =]
So, sorry about that! and if you have any other questions, please feel free to comment below.
and after a close and contended consideration of possible contest themes,
I am so ecstatic to announce:
The Celestial Signs Contest Contest GuidelinesTheme In celebration of all things starry and scintillating, you may choose to represent any of the
12 Astrological zodiac signs:
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo,
Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Piscesand additionally!
In celebration of my Chinese heritage, you may also choose to represent any of the
12 Chinese zodiac signs:
Rat, Ox, Tiger, Hare, Dragon, Snake,
Horse, Ram, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, BoarDeadline Please turn in your entry/ies by the end of
November 11, 2012 December 25, 201211:59 PM (23:59) EDT
Entry Guidelines
Medium: Digital and/or Traditional Art
Maximum:
12 entries per person (so you can do an entire celestial set if you wish!)
Your entry/ies must include (at least) one of my MODEL stock images
(you, of course, may use other stock artists' photos and my non-model stock in accompaniment as well)
The deviation must be NEW; thus,
submitted on/after August 25 (also, it'd be nice if you'd also stated in the artist description that it's for this contest and provided a link to help spread the word!)
NOTE ME
with a link/s or thumb/s to your entry/ies
(please include "Contest" somewhere in the subject so I know it's a contestant)
Your entry/ies must follow these guidelines and
must respect all stock rules of all stock images you use or I can't accept your entry!!!
Spectacular PrizesFirst Place12 exclusive stock photos of the winner's choice from
my exclusive stock selection3-month premium DeviantArt membership from
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sophiaastockjournal feature at
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AngelicTerra1 exclusive stock pack from
DamselStock3 exclusive stock packs from
emothic-stock300 DeviantArt Points from
GrauWeiss5 DeviantArt Points from
PastelLightsdevWatch from
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DamselStock1 full-color traditional piece from
AliceTerrarium1 full-color traditional piece (with BG. + 2 characters max.) from
Aiko-Hirocho 1 large complex drawing from
Pencil-Wolf1 art critique of the winner's choice from
GrauWeiss 1 stamp from
aadvdrak1 dA llama from
GrauWeiss,
sophiaastock,
sophiaazhou,
PastelLightsSecond Place9 exclusive stock photos of the winner's choice from
my exclusive stock selection1-month premium DeviantArt membership from
sophiaazhoujournal feature at
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AngelicTerra1 exclusive stock pack from
DamselStock2 exclusive stock packs from
emothic-stock200 DeviantArt Points from
GrauWeissjournal feature from
SweetButtermilkjournal feature from
eveningstars242journal feature from
DamselStock1 traditional sketch piece from
AliceTerrarium1 traditional line-art piece (1 normal or chibi character; no BG.) from
Aiko-Hirocho 1 simple drawing from
Pencil-Wolf1 art critique of the winner's choice from
GrauWeiss1 stamp from
aadvdrak1 dA llama from
GrauWeiss,
sophiaastock,
sophiaazhouThird Place6 exclusive stock photos of the winner's choice from
my exclusive stock selectionjournal feature at
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sophiaazhoujournal feature at
AngelicTerra1 exclusive stock pack from
DamselStock1 exclusive stock pack from
emothic-stock100 DeviantArt Points from
GrauWeissjournal feature from
SweetButtermilkjournal feature from
eveningstars242journal feature from
DamselStock1 traditional sketch piece from
AliceTerrarium 1 traditional sketch piece (1 normal or chibi character) from
Aiko-Hirocho 1 sketch from
Pencil-Wolf 1 art critique of the winner's choice from
GrauWeiss1 stamp from
aadvdrak1 dA llama from
GrauWeiss,
sophiaastock,
sophiaazhou thank you very, very, VERY much, my beautiful prize donors!
If you would like to donate a prize, please note me
or comment below!
Remember: donating doesn't mean you can't participate-- of course you still can! And also, in thanks of your magnanimous magnificence, I would like to offer each prize donor 1 exclusive stock photo of his/her choice from
my exclusive stock selection.
Lastly, judges will be myself,
crimsonsam, and
GrauWeiss. In the end, we will sit down around a round table together and fight for our winners through a point system!
...Ok, perhaps more of a square table...and a virtual one...and we won't really fight...but it is a point system we're having and it will be completely fair.
Anyway, I want this contest to be HUGE --bigger and better than my last contest (which was 3 years ago...
and had over 100 entries) --so I encourage you to please participate and/or
this journal and/or just shout it from the mountaintops to help spread the word!!!!
Yours strangely,
sophiaazhouPS. Please get your contest invitation!
PPS. Incidentally, as the deadline is November 11, and I won't get to celebrate my November birthday with my family and friends for the first time ever (
), your contest entries would be the absolute best presents.
