"COSPLAY YOUR OC AS SOMEONE ELSE" CONTESTMy fall 2009 contest is "Cosplay Your OC as Someone Else" Contest as I promised back in early summer. ^^ Hope all those with OCs (Original Characters) decide to participate, and if you don't have one already, I hope you will consider creating one just for the fun of it...and the chance to win dA subscription and other goodies from the generous sponsors.
Here are the details...
THEME:
Cosplay Your Original Character as Someone Else from a TV show, anime/manga series, movie, video game(FF, Zelda, Okami, etc.), famous painting, or sculpture. This contest is NOT about you cosplaying as your OC, in case there's any confusion about it. ACCEPTED MEDIA:
Traditional or Digital. You are to draw or paint your OC cosplaying as someone else in any style(realism, anime/manga, etc.). No photography. No literature. No photomanipulation. No 3-D work. TIME FRAME:
Contest runs from Saturday, October 3, 2009 through Friday, November 13, 2009 at 11:59 pm PST. 6 weeks. DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009 AT 11:59 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME.
***Please pay very close attention to the following.***
HOW TO ENTER:
1. Make sure to mention in your "Artist's Comments" (This is the section that appears below your image on the deviation's page.) that the piece is your entry to 
's "Cosplay Your OC as Someone Else" Contest. Make sure to put my icon and the title of the contest.
2. Clearly state in your "Artist's Comments": the name(s) of your OC(s), and who they are cosplaying as (Please provide a link with a reference of some kind).
3. Send a NOTE (Do NOT send a link in a comment to my homepage or journal, please.) to *aruarian-dancer with a link to your deviation, which you are submitting as a contest entry. No need to put a thumbnail image in the note. ***IMPORTANT***
I will reject any and all submission notes that are missing "Artist's Comments" requirements or links sent to any places other than through my NOTE (dA's private message system). No explanations will be given out aside from "Your submission has been rejected. Please check contest rules and submit again.", if the note you sent is found to be incomplete or there is information missing in your submission's "Artist's Comments".
RESTRICTIONS:
*One entry per deviant.
*Open to all artists on deviantART.
*Entry piece does NOT have to be new or created specifically for this contest. If you have an artwork that fits the theme of the contest, you are allowed to enter.
*NO "mature content" as defined by dA policy. JUDGING CRITERIA:
Originality/Creativity (40%), Execution/Technique (30%), Composition/Design (20%), and Presentation (10%). **Judging will take place during the week immediately following the deadline, November 13, 2009. Results will be announced on or around November 21, 2009.
PRIZES:
~~Best of Show~~
*3-month dA subscription from 
*1 gift/request art from 
*1 emote request from 
*1 request art from 
*1 in-depth feature of the artist from
~~First Place~~
*3-month dA subscription from 
*1 gift/requet art from
*1 request art from 
*1 request art from
~~Second Place~~
*3-month dA subscription from
*1 waist-up semi-realistic colored request from 
*1 request art from
~~Third Place~~
*1-month dA subscription from
*1 gift/request art from
*1 request art from
All top winners will receive journal features from:
and Honorable Mentions and Judge's Choice awards will also be recognized.
All winners and honorees will receive an award certificate from *
aruarian-dancer.
JUDGES:
Send questions to *aruarian-dancer ONLY after you've read the entire rules and informations.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU...
The
(That's Grell Sutcliff Fan Club.) is having a Grell Sutcliff Cosplay Contest, for those of you who are Kuroshitsuji fans (especially Grell fans!). You can participate and be judged based on your experience level from beginner, intermediate, to advanced. Contest runs through November 9th, 2009. Yours truly is participating as a judge and a prize donor. For more details, visit the
contest information page.
is holding two contests -- "Musicality" and "Picturesque Portraiture". I'm a prize donor in one of them. Deadline is December 7th, 2009. Check out
his journal for more information.
's Halloween-themed adoptable design contest has just concluded. I'm a prize donor for this contest. I promised to feature the winners of this one, and here they are.
In first place is
with
. She wins a one-month subbie from me.
In second place is
(yours truly) with
And in third place is
with
Congratulations to everyone!
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"Cosplay Your OC" CONTEST SUBMISSIONS GALLERYShown in the order received.
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Enter the "Cosplay Your OC as Someone Else" Contest for a chance to win 3-month dA subscription and more. Deadline is Nov. 13, '09. For more information, visit the contest page.
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a tiny barrier from there world and ours
i'm here get your chance for a free sketch done by me..
hurry only a couple of places
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