Well, I've been meaning to hold another contest for a while so here it is, hosted simultaneously on DeviantArt so I don't end up with just two entries again like the last time
So without further ado, here's everything you need to know:
Theme + purpose:The theme of this contest will be The Land Before Time (obviously)
I would like to encourage and inspire you to create original fanart about these wonderful movies because there are so many good artists on this site but very few actually draw fanart
There are so many people telling me on DeviantArt how much they loved these movies as a child and some even thank me for waking these memories in them with my art. That's one of my aims of this contest. The other aim is challenging yourself and expanding your horizon, coming up with original ideas etc.
And bringing some life to the Fanart subforum on here of course!
General information:This contest will be a contest with a 8 smaller rounds and one final big round. Each round will have a special theme, which is announced on the day the round starts, and each round will have a winner, however there will also be an overall winner who will be determined once all rounds have been completed
-Small rounds will last for two weeks each. Then a new round starts, however you may submit your artwork up to one week later. (EDIT: Nevermind, the deadline will be dropped
) Smaller rounds do not require fully coloured artworks with backgrounds. It should be a little more than just a sketch though
-The final round will last for 4 weeks and it will require a coloured submission. A background is still optional but I recommend including one
BTW: It is not obligatory to participate in all rounds, however you may be less likely to win the overall prize.
How to enter:Pretty obvious too, just join
Would be cool if you mention that you're going to participate too, yep, yep, yep!
Rules:-Well, pretty obvious I think but keep it Land before Time only. So no crossover entries please.
-OC's are allowed.
-only one entry per round. If you have more than one idea, you may draw more than one but, finally, only one submission will count for fairness' sake
-the artworks have to be created sorely for this contest so no old works
-any medium goes, from watercolours to digital to pixel art or whatever medium there is out there. To those of you who can't draw a stick figure: Yes, you may also submit literature. Due to the rather limited time for each round, I suggest to write one-shots or only short fanfictions so you're able to finish in time. Some mediums obviously do not match the requirements i mentioned above so if you use one of those mediums, tell me and I will tell you a requirement that works for your medium as well (e.g. minimum word count, if you make a literature entry)
Judging:The winner will be determined by me. I will take into consideration both quality and originality of the artworks. That way I would like you to try your best, even if you're not the most talented artist on this planet
Judging will be done after all rounds have ended. If you don't want/can't enter but still want to support me, I would accept additional judges too
The overall winner will be determined by a poll, where all participants have a vote (may not vote for yourself though ^^). Second and third place will get a small prize too
Prizes:Ain't a contest without something to win, right? ^^
Small rounds: a request by me (max. size A4, max. amount of characters 3, coloured or unlimited amount of characters but lineart only)
final round + overall winner: A big request (or two of the smaller requests mentioned above). That means A3 paper, unlimited amount of characters and fully coloured (unless you have other wishes of course). While I would love to offer a background too, I'm afraid I really suck at them so please don't request bg ^^ If you do, at your own risk
The requests needn't be LBT-related, however I would prefer that
A full list of what I will/can draw will be posted when the time has come to pick winners.
If less than 10 people participate, every participant will get a request
PS: If you don't participate but would like to offer prices too, you're welcome to do so
When will it start?:The first round is scheduled to start on September 1st.
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If you have questions, feel free to ask. It would be nice if you could let me know in case you participate.
By the way, I will prticipate myself, just out of ranking, obviously
