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Original Character Appreciation Contest UPDATE

Journal Entry: Sun Dec 16, 2007, 12:13 PM
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Attention:
There has been an update in the prizes! A pretty big update indeed. :) So check out the changes in the prizes. Hopefully everyone will love them!

Reminder:
The Original Character Contest ENDS on December 31st, 2007 at 11:59:59PM Eastern Standard Time You will still be able to note me with entries after Midnight, but the picture must be submitted before the New Year. So don't wait until the last second, it could end up not looking too well. As the final weeks are coming, I want everyone who is working on their entries to keep at it.

That's all for now. :)

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:new:ORIGINAL CHARACTER CONTEST FAQ Look here if you have any questions, and if they still do not answer them... well, then just note me. :)

So there is now an update with the prizes. Check below to see the changes.

A Journal for entries will be coming soon. I'm still waiting for a few more entries.

How the contest will be judged has been added.

Also, there is a change in the rules, just to make things easier for everyone.

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This is it! The Original Character Appreciation Contest has officially started!

The contest is for two categories here on deviantART. Cartoons & Comics and Manga/Anime!

The Original Character Contest is a contest for people who have their own characters. At times as an artist it can feel discoursing if you put up a deviation that you put a lot of effort and time into, but it seems as if people could really care less. Then a few days later you submit a fanart picture that you didn’t spend as much time on, and it seems to get a lot more attention. This contest is for original characters only, to appreciate the time, effort, and creativity that goes into a person’s character. This contest for both Cartoons & Comics and Manga/Anime gallery sections of DeviantART is a salute to the artists and their characters.

The deadline for this contest is December 31st at 11:59PM EST. That gives you just over two months for this contest!

RULES
* Must be a new deviation
* No fanart, all submissions must be of your own original characters.
* Must comply with DeviantART’s ToS and Policies.
* Character must be easily visible in images.
* Upload deviations in the correct category.
* One Character per deviation
* Maximum of three deviations

All forms of media are accepted as long as it fits the gallery descriptions of the Cartoons & Comics and Manga/Anime categories on DeviantART.

Send all entries via note to *Nyiana-Sama

Judges
Since this contest has two categories, it will be judged two ways.

Manga/Anime Judges:
^azarath
^RockGirl1582
^touchedvenus

Cartoons & Comics Judges:
`GH-MoNGo
^misskittyoooo
*Nyiana-Sama

Judging will be based on best overall, in technical, design, and presentation. So try to keep the image clean and very eye catching at the same time. :)

Prizes*
Cartoons & Comics

1st place:
Black and White ink pin-up commission of winning character by *ngoff
CG'ed character drawing with background by ~aimiyi
Fella Plushie donated by *Nyiana-Sama
One-year subscription donated by ^misskittyoooo

2nd place:
Six month Subscription to dA, donated by *ngoff and ^misskittyoooo
Detailed Ink picture of their character by *Kitsunia
CG'ed character drawing with plain background by ~aimiyi
Key chain & Lanyard from ^ArtisticAunJuli

3rd place:
Two month subscription to dA, donated by *ngoff and ^misskittyoooo
Sketch of their character drawn by *Kitsunia
Black-and-white character line art with plain background by :~aimiyi

Manga/Anime

1st Prize:
Fella Plushie donated by *Nyiana-Sama
Black and White ink pin-up commission of winning character by *ngoff
One year subscription donated by *Nyiana-Sama

Six month subscription donated by *ngoff and *Nyiana-Sama
CG'ed character drawing with plain background by ~aimiyi
Detailed Ink picture of their character by *Kitsunia
Key chain & Lanyard from ^ArtisticAunJuli

3rd place:
Two month subscription donated by *ngoff and ^azarath
Black-and-white character line art with plain background by :~aimiyi
Sketch of their character drawn by *Kitsunia


* Prizes still subjected to change.

**Attention**

We are looking for prize donations. They can be subscriptions, or devwear, whatever you can donate. Note *Nyiana-Sama if there is a prize that you are willing to donate. Please no more free commissions though, all slots are full

=D Now get out there and get drawing! And remember, :heart: your Original Characters, even if it seems like no one else does.

Also, if you have any questions, note *Nyiana-Sama Notes will attempted to be replied to within 24 hours.




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:iconthe-unknown-muncher:
whoa!!! awesome!! ima definately enter^^.....scratch that, ill draw something for it and try to get it scanned in in time^^ yeah, most definately^^

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:iconnyiana-sama:
:lol: You have two months, I'm sure you'll come up with something and get it scanned in.

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Looks like fun. I hope you are flooded with entires!

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:iconnyiana-sama:
I'm hoping for that as well. :lol: The more notes the better.

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"I before E except after C, and in sounding like 'a' in neighbor and weigh, and on weekends and Holidays and all throughout May, and you'll always be wrong no matter what you say!!! "-- Brian Regan
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Just so I'm sure, we have to create a deviation featuring our character, just for this contest, or can we submit a new deviation we made for the comic itself? Is judging made on the image, or on the character, and in the latter case, should we include info about him/her?

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:iconthe-unknown-muncher:
i sure hope so^^

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:iconparliamentfunk:
:nod: I'm sure it will be a hit. XD

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:iconabstractpagan:
Say is there any rule about coloring your work or do you have to do it all exclusively? I have no digi-color skills, but I would certainly give credit where it is due.

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:iconryuume:
I'll definitely enter. The only bad thing is doing a new deviation. Since I already have a picture of my OC (which is probably the best one out of all the ones I did previouslyxD) , it'll be hard to make a better picture ^^;.

And are OC's that are...well let's say a Naruto OC or some other anime-related show, would that be acceptable?
:iconphilho:
Very cool contest... Except I didn't understand what we must draw! :?
A character sheet? A kind of illustration showing off our character(s), with or without background? With or without action/setting? One character only? Can we submit multiple deviations?

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*Akiriana:iconAkiriana:
she has said many times she's waiting on two judges :) read her journal entries and be patient Wayvy
Mon Aug 10, 2009, 10:52 AM
~Wayvy:iconWayvy:
when are the winners gonna be announced? :)
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oooo shinys.....i mean...FOCUS! :p
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heya! :wave: when are the winners gonna be announced?
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