Monday, April 9, 2007

currently listening: real time by stars of track & field
ohgymod i love this song so much. ; ; just a kind of jazzy tune with sweet rock touched in. i guess that's why they call it alternative. <3 but i jaaaa still love it.

aaaaaand i kinda hoped this post would have the tutorial in it, but it's being a bugger, so next post, next post.

HOKIE i also wanted to post these two little words in here just so you guys could get a taste of how tay's feeling (besides her respiratory infection...did i tell y'all? i have a real real real bad respiratory infection.) about her art status:

NO. RECOGNITION.

nighty-night, lovelies <3

***what kind of contest is it?***

this is a fanart character contest. i want you to design YOUR OWN character and stick it in a picture with one of MY characters! easy, right? well good golly it's too easy, so let's spice it up a notch!

my character must be kept in character. no split personality or anything like that! you may change up outfits, but not their eye color, hair color, hair style, etc. such as eshe, my stubborn hothead, will NOT be throwing flower petals in a sunshine meadow! and my character must be kept in an environment suitable to the story they are in. so that means characters like eshie and sané will not be inside a volcano or up in space or on a place like earth.

i want to challenge you in this contest. not some easy, fly-bye thing. because the prizes...oh there are some damn good prizes, yo.

but you may enter as many times as you want in any series, so you can up your chances of winning!

***what series characters may i use?***

the series i am willing to let you use are: ecstasy resistance, phantasma barrier, and anywhere can be. now everyone knows ecstasy resistance, right? phantasma barrier and anywhere can be are my newest series. the characters you may use are...

(((all names will soon lead to a link including their character design, location, and personality)))

ecstasy resistance:

eshe
curran
xilia
raphael
adele
queenie (alarica)
sané
ithel
akanke

all ecstasy resistance entries must be a fantasy sort of character; no modern day clothing or whatever. think final fantasy clothing.

NOTENOTENOTENOTE: lucifer hath been removed because of certain complications regarding his design. he is still a character, just will not be featured in this contest.

phantasma barrier:

jeremy
abigail
armon

all phantasma barrier entries must be a futuristic sort of character; think modern day style with a bit more futuristic twist. cyborgs/androids are accepted, but no mecha.

anywhere can be:

olivia
cheng

all anywhere can be entries are like ecstasy resistane entries; no modern day clothing, and still think final fantasy-ish.

***why can't i use undone characters?***

undone is a series that i have already plotted out fully; i will not accept entries for a series i have already completed in my head, it will not work come prize time.

***when is the deadline?***

i know this is kind of a challenge...but i would like all entries in by april 21nd*. so that's a little over a month, but a simple picture won't be that hard, even with the spices i added.

* = CONTEST DEADLINE MAY VARY (see end of post edit)

***PRIIIIIIIIIIIZES??????***

this contest is a special one. <3 everyone will win a prize, but there will be 3 main winners, series not mattering. most likely i will pick one for each series. but i would like at least 3 pictures per series.

1st -

a full picture of whatever you would like *** an icon and wallpaper of your character *** your character will become a main character of that series and will share a special bond with whichever character of mine you chose as well as a friendly bond with most of the other main characters related to the one you chose! *** a 1st place banner for you to put on your site.

2nd -

a full picture of your character and mine *** an icon and wallpaper of your character *** your character will be a minor character of the series, and will share a friendly bond with whichever character of mine you chose and the other characters related to mine! *** a 2nd place banner for you to put on your site.

3rd -

a full picture of your character *** an icon of your character *** your character will be a minor character of the series, sharing a bond with whichever character of mine you chose! *** a 3rd place banner for you to put on your site.

everyone else gets a sketch of their character as well as their character popping up somewhere in the series they chose. but be warned!: i have a nasty habit of completing sketches even when i'm not supposed to. ;]

***by what will the entries be judged on?***

I DO NOT PLAY FAVOURITES. so don't try to bribe me or flatter me.

i am looking for a good composition of the overall picture; no scrappy art on a wrinkly piece of paper, i need a clean sketch/full picture on a on a nice document. but i can understand if you have some scanner issues. i don't care if it's digital or traditional, but color would be nice. my character MUST BE KEPT IN CHARACTER. check the design sheets (when they are uploaded) for the proper personality as well as some recommended backgrounds and songs for inspiration. if you are not the best artist, THAT'S OKAY! i do not grade level of experience. but i do grade the originality of your original character! no piggy-backs or clones of already made characters. you prolly have one in the back of your head; grab them out and fit them to the specifications of a character!

i'm not that harsh a judge, don't worry. as i said back in the prize section, everyone will win something.

send a link to your picture via private message. you may upload it to the otaku, but don't expect me to go digging for it. or you may upload it to a site like imageshack.us and send me the direct link. I MUST HAVE A LINK, OR YOUR ENTRY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

i would also recommend trying to use a character of mine that would be harder to find a match to! such as jeremy, lucifer, ithel, akanke, and raphael. if you do a harder character, i will be more impressed, thus upping your chance of winning! but really every character is hard, so don't just refer to the ones i just listed. ;)

try to be sure to tell your friends; i would really enjoy if this contest would be pretty big!

SO REMEMBER: march 31st is closing time; take a note of it! so grab your pencils, markers, tablets, and mouses and make a plan! all character sheets will be uploaded either today or tomorrow, so keep checking back to see if the character you want to include yours with is up!

this site will not be updated until the end of the contest when the winners are announced.

if enough people join, i am willing to delay the deadline a couple of weeks if you have uploading troubles, artists' block, scanner problems, etc. IF YOU HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND CANNOT MAKE THE DEADLINE, I WILL WORK IT OUT WITH YOU!


PS: PLEASE remember to gather friends for this contest! ; ; it would make me the happiest person in the world if you did...
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