START DATE: JULY 27 (12:00 AM CALIFORNIA, USA TIME. i think yahoo has a clock but if you have an iPod they have the time converter option too)

END DATE: AUGUST 18 (DEADLINE MAY BE EXTENDED DEPENDING ON NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECIEVED)

SECOND END DATE: AUGUST 25

FINAL END DATE: DECEMBER 23

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General Rules

-NO HENTAI, ECCHI, YAOI, OR YURI

-no literature in any category (sorry but that will slow down judging a lot lol)

-no stealing (obviously)

-must be COMPLETELY by you. this rules out coloring (wtf? why would anyone even think of that?), vectoring, collabs etc etc. if any part isn't by you, you're done and that entry is disqualified.

-must be made for this contest. anything submitted before the start date cant be entered. also include in the description that its for this contest

-no mature warnings can be necessary

-no hating on anyone else's entry. if anyone does this to you, please tell me so that i can disqualify them

-judges may enter, but may not judge their own entry. judging will be split so that this is avoided.

-each person may enter ONE ENTRY PER CATEGORY

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SUBMISSION

send a link to your entries in a note to me with the title "CONTEST ENTRY"

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CATEGORIES

Anime

Judges:

~Heartless777Angel
~optimisticxpessimist
~lugexd(replacing ~Konpatchi )

THEME: Love

well i feel cliche now lol. stick to Deathnote, Naruto, Bleach, and Pokemon for this one. no hentai, yaoi, or yuri. any time of love works [family, lovers, unrequited, tough love (see naruto episode 133 for a VERY good example of tough love...a lot of em lol)]


Judged on:

-relation to the Theme
-creativity


Prizes:

1st:

-3 anime drawing requests from ~SasukeUchiha1121 colored in Photoshop
-1 anime drawing request from me, colored in Photoshop (Naruto or Bleach. must have a pic similar to what you want so that i have a reference )
-8 x 10 matte print of you entry from *BrandyRogers
-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-One of your OC's in a dress up game by *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from me
-1 month feature from ~Heartless777Angel
-1 month feature from ~Konpatchi
-1 month feature from ~PikachuFanatica
-1 month feature from ~innocent-angel11
-1 month feature from ~wannabeart
-1 month feature from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from *BrandyRogers
-1 month feature from ~lugexd
-2 month feature from *SilentSketcher-xox

2nd:

-2 anime drawing requests from ~SasukeUchiha1121, one colored in Photoshop, the other colored with color pencils
-1 anime drawing request from me, colored in Photoshop (Naruto or Bleach. must have a pic similar to what you want so that i have a reference )
-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from ~Heartless777Angel
-1 month feature from me
-1 month feature from ~Konpatchi
-1 month feature from ~lugexd
-1 month feature from *SilentSketcher-xox
-1 month feature from the judges of one other category of your choice


3rd:

-1 anime drawing requests from ~SasukeUchiha1121 colored in color pencil
-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from ~Heartless777Angel
-1 month feature from me
-1 month feature from ~Konpatchi
-1 month feature from ~lugexd

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Lyric Illustration

Judges:

~PikachuFanatica
~innocent-angel11
~optimisticxpessimist


THEME: like this: [link]

pick any song by any band you want (well known please) and visually interpret it in anyway you'd like. please be sure that the drawing is meaningful. it doesnt need to be complicated, just meaningful. for example, my "Paper Wings" drawing. photography (O_O;;...good luck to anyone brave enough...), drawing, painting, or any digital visual media is allowed. please do it in color. i have a short attention span lol. also, please include the lyrics that you are interpretting in the deviation. if you feel like doing that might mess up the appearance of it, please include the lyrics in the description. any song is allowed, and so is strong language. if the message seems to inspire a mature image, dig deeper and find a different way to draw it. just or a very silly example: is it still me that makes you sweat, am i who you think about in bed = blanket LOL. although, since id like this category to be kind of deep and meaningful, please dont draw a blanket and be done lol


Judged on:

-meaningfulness
-relation to the line of the song you chose. do not pick a line that says "your my sun and moon" and then draw a bunny -_- lol


Prizes:

1st:

-a short flash animation from *SimplySteff
-3 Lyric Illustration requests from me (you can give me a specific line or let me choose but i need at least the song)
-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from me
-1 month feature from ~Heartless777Angel
-1 month feature from ~Konpatchi
-1 month feature from ~PikachuFanatica
-1 month feature from ~innocent-angel11
-1 month feature from ~wannabeart
-1 month feature from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from *BrandyRogers
-1 month feature from ~lugexd
-2 month feature from *SilentSketcher-xox

2nd:

-2 Lyric Illustration requests from me
-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from me
-1 month feature from ~PikachuFanatica
-1 month feature from ~innocent-angel11
-1 month feature from *SilentSketcher-xox
-1 month feature from the judges of one other category of your choice


3rd:

-1 Lyric illustration request from me
-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from me
-1 month feature from ~PikachuFanatica
-1 month feature from ~innocent-angel11


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3 MONTH ANNIVERSARY SECTION CANCELLED

3 Month-Anniversary

Judge:

~optimisticxpessimist


oh boy i'm alone on this one O_O
ok here's the rules then.
you can draw or photograph anything you want about me and nikk. no Literature entries because it'll slow down my judging. sorry writers lol.

heres me (please avoid using that first pic as a reference O_o;;;. oh and no more braces lol. if you include them i will snipe you haha)

heres Nikk


our background:

-met on myspace
-both fans of Fueled by Ramen bands. ( Fall Out Boy, Panic At The Disco, Paramore)
-both fans of J-Rock (Maximum The Hormone )
-both fans of anime (Naruto and Deathnote are the only ones i know that we BOTH watch)
-long distance relationship
-shes from New York, im from California (have fun with that lol)
-WE. BOTH. HATE. THE COLOR PINK.

ill talk to her when she wakes up and get more stuff for you guys to reference.

you dont have to include those things but they will help you lol. having a background might also help since, i repeat, short attention span lol


Judged on:

-whether or not you actually read that list and opened those links with our pics lol. trust me ill know
-creativity
-how much you focused on making it about us

Prizes:

1st:

-one Lyric Illustration request from me
-one fakemon request from me (gimme a concept and ill draw it for you)
-one fakemon/pokemon drawing of your choice
-one drawing request for the holiday theme of your choice (only when that holiday comes or recently passed lol)
-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from me
-1 month feature from ~Heartless777Angel
-1 month feature from ~Konpatchi
-1 month feature from ~PikachuFanatica
-1 month feature from ~innocent-angel11
-1 month feature from ~wannabeart
-1 month feature from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from *BrandyRogers
-1 month feature from ~lugexd
-2 month feature from *SilentSketcher-xox

2nd:

-one abstract oil painting from *BrandyRogers
-one Lyric Illustration request from me
-one drawing request for the holiday theme of your choice (only when that holiday comes or recently passed lol)
-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from me
-1 month feature from *SilentSketcher-xox
-1 month feature from the judges of 2 other categories of your choice


3rd:

-one drawing request for the holiday theme of your choice (only when that holiday comes or recently passed lol)

-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from me
-1 month feature from the judges of 1 other category of your choice


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Fakemon

Judges:

~optimisticxpessimist
~wannabeart
*SimplySteff


THEME: Balance

Make a fake pokemon with two types. sounds easy. but the types hafta be opposite [one trumps the other (ex. Chinchou, Electric>Water; Numel, Ground>Fire)] and it cant be self-endangering, which means if you wanna add some features that point out its type, having a Pokemon with features of a Ponyta AND a Tropius at the same time isnt gonna work >xP. any type combo is allowed. be creative. please color it so that we can easily tell whats on it


Judged on:

-creativity
-whether your pokemon would somehow kill itself or not. and yes once again, thats a bad thing.


Prizes

1st:

-I'll draw 3 of your fakemon, or 3 pokemon, or any combo of those, at your request.
-custom emoticon from =alder-sketch
-3 fakemon requests from me. by this i mean you can give me a concept and ill try to draw it
-yourself as a pokemon trainer from *SimplySteff
-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from me
-1 month feature from ~Heartless777Angel
-1 month feature from ~Konpatchi
-1 month feature from ~PikachuFanatica
-1 month feature from ~innocent-angel11
-1 month feature from ~wannabeart
-1 month feature from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from *BrandyRogers
-1 month feature from ~lugexd
-2 month feature from *SilentSketcher-xox

2nd:

-custom emoticon from =alder-sketch
-I draw 2 of your fakemon, or 2 real pokemon, or one of each
-self as a trainer from *SimplySteff
-2 fakemon requests from me
-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from me
-1 month feature from ~wannabeart
-1 month feature from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from *SilentSketcher-xox
-1 month feature from the judges of one other category of your choice


3rd:

-ill draw one of your fakemon or one pokemon at your request
-1 fakemon request from me
-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from me
-1 month feature from ~wannabeart
-1 month feature from *SimplySteff

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Photography

Judges:

~optimisticxpessimist
*BrandyRogers
*SimplySteff

THEME: From Dawn to Dusk

yea i made tha up all by myself lol. anything goes except one thing: the sun can not be fully up when you shoot. it can be early morning at sunrise, evening at sunset, or at night. no flash so im gonna suggest one of the first two lol. just take a pic you'd normally take in the daytime. as long as the sky isnt blue wih the sun in the distance. and yes there is a such thing as taking a really bad pic without the sun lol. think about your lighting, without the benefit of a giant natural lightbulb. and no indoor pics with the light on >_> lol. if for any reason you end up being FORCED to do the photo in the dark of complete night, providing some sort of lighting will be allowed (not too much though. make sure it still looks like night lol >xD)

i have lighting mediums in mind but i wont include them here. i want you to be creative. but if necesary, ask me in a note and i might give you some. i wont provide any until the last 2 weeks unless you absolutely need it earlier because if its been 24 hours and you're already asking for help, you're not trying very hard to be creative and use yer noggin lol


Judged on:

-creativity
-timing/light. yes it should be between dusk and dawn but we still hafta be able to see whats in the pic lol


Prizes:

1st:

-one Lyric Illustration request from me
-one fakemon request from me (gimme a concept and ill draw it for you)
-one fakemon/pokemon drawing of your choice
-one drawing request for the holiday theme of your choice (only when that holiday comes or recently passed lol)
-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-2 month feature from me
-2 month feature from ~Heartless777Angel
-2 month feature from ~Konpatchi
-2 month feature from ~PikachuFanatica
-2 month feature from ~innocent-angel11
-2 month feature from ~wannabeart
-2 month feature from *SimplySteff
-2 month feature from *BrandyRogers
-2 month feature from ~lugexd
-2 month feature from *SilentSketcher-xox

2nd:

-one abstract oil painting from *BrandyRogers
-one Lyric Illustration request from me
-one drawing request for the holiday theme of your choice (only when that holiday comes or recently passed lol)
-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-2 month feature from me
-2 month feature from *BrandyRogers
-2 month feature from *SimplySteff
-1 month feature from *SilentSketcher-xox
-2 month feature from the judges of one other category of your choice


3rd:

-one drawing request for the holiday theme of your choice (only when that holiday comes or recently passed lol)

-custom stamp from *SimplySteff
-2 month feature from me
-2 month feature from *BrandyRogers
-2 month feature from *SimplySteff

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