Okay everyone! Here is a moment I have been waiting for, for a loooong time. A good few years. Neekko and I are finally booting up our contest, and I can’t wait to see how this turns out. We have posted the following info on dA and Y! and our clubs too, and now, The Bu-Blog gets some attention too, in this weeks, entry!
I already know what I’ll be doing here. When the contest is over, I will be sure to make one long-ass entry dedicated to all entries! But lets not get ahead of ourselves, here is the info!
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Hello everyone and thank you for checking out the contest!
This contest was something we had wanted to do for a very long time, years even! So now… we are ready to get it going! We want to make this as simple as we can but still maintain a professional and official feeling contest! We also hope you, as the artist, will have a ton of fun as well. ^^
Rules and Entry Eligibility
This contest is open to both illustrators and writers. Below are a few things that you’ll need to follow to be eligible for a prize.
- Both Bu and Nar need be included in the image or written work!
- They should also be the main focus of the image or written work.
- Other characters are allowed to be there, though only original characters! No licensed characters (from anime, video games, etc.), please! Bu and Nar must still be the main focus, though.
- We allow freedom of the situation (we will include a list of themes below to follow, however) and it can range from G to XXX if you like.
- While we allow adult entries, we will not accept shota, scatophilia, or other highly-disturbing fetishes (please contact us if you are unsure).
- Artwork created before July 15, 2010 are not permitted.
- Sadly, we cannot accept commissions as entries either (we paid you to draw it, anyway!).
- All entries are to be submitted to the BuNarClub in the “Bu and Nar Contest 2010” folder ON DA ONLY.
- All entries are to be submitted to the Bu & Nar’s Excellent Adventures ON Y! GALLERY ONLY
- Each contestant is allowed to submit up to 2 separate contest entries.
- You may also submit the same picture to both the deviantArt and y!Gallery contests for two chances at winning (meaning you have a max of 4 opportunities to win).
- All entries must abide by the rules of the website that it is being submitted to (deviantArt, y!Gallery) to be qualified. (i.e. If the submission contains a female character, it qualifies for the contest on deviantArt, but not on y!Gallery)
DUE DATE
All entries will be due on September 30th, 2010 (11:59PM Eastern Standard Time). However this date is subject to change if we see enough evidence that people would desire an extension!
Character References
Dragon-Busiris
Image created by Neekko
Narugi
Image created, Narugi owned, by Neekko
**You may draw Narugi in either his human form or dragon form. You may also draw his dragon form as an anthro if you wish!
Themes
After much deliberation, we decided the right thing to do is to include a list of themes for everybody to use for the contest! Because no theme can end up boring, but only one theme is also boring, so you now have a choice of many themes to choose from! We hope at least one of them inspires you. Here are the themes, and take note that you are totally free to implement multiple themes into one entry:
- Cavemen
- Demons
- Early Morning
- Fairies
- Fundoshi
- Holiday
- Movies
- Overweight
- Porn stars
- Sports
- Superheroes
- Supervillains
- Symbiote infection (example: Venom from the Spiderman series)
- Video games
- Werewolves
We will be impressed if someone manages to actually do all fifteen at once. LOL
Judging
And now here is how we will be judging the contest. The KEY thing here is that we really want to have a fair and even contest. We want to encourage fun, so there is never a guarantee that a close friend or super popular artist will win. Myself, Neekko, and a guest judge will be the judges. Everyone has the chance to score 90 points. The highest score wins! Here are the categories:
Faithfulness to the Theme – 30 points possible (10 points given per judge)
Sticking to the theme and how well executed Bu and Nar are put into it.
Creativity – 30 points possible (10 points given per judge)
Taking the characters and situation and making the most of the material.
Character Accuracy – 30 points possible (10 points given per judge)
Physical and personality traits, how well do they hit the mark? Missing details like Bu’s tail could cost points! And how well you nailed the character’s personality traits will help you here!
These three categories are more focused on execution, rather than skill! We hope that way we can have anyone and everyone getting a fair shot.
Bonus Points
We also shall be awarding a few bonus points in the Bu and Nar Excellent Adventures Poll. We will toss all entries in a poll and the highest voted entry gets 10 bonus points, the opportunity to go up in the ranks!
Prizes
At this moment we have a first place prize and a second place prize. However, if the amount of entries is large, we will indeed be adding a third place prize! But for now…
First Place
Fully-colored one character pin-up by Neekko
$30 USD sent to you by ME
Second Place
Flat-colored one character pin-up, by Neekko
$15 USD sent to you by ME
Third place is N/A until we are sure we have enough entries to warrant it. ^^
Questions and Concerns?
If you ever have any questions regarding anything in here or any concerns, do not be afraid to send either Neekko or myself a note and we will answer your question ASAP! We always love a surprise, but if you wanted to consult us on contest entry W.I.P.s for the sake of double checking details and qualifications, don’t be afraid to speak up! Thank you very much, guys. We can’t wait to see how this goes! Have a good time, everyone.
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I hope any watchers of my blog, or us on dA and Y! show some genuine interest, I can’t wait to see the talent that erupts!
Oh and before I leave you, I kinda wanna highlight Neekko‘s pro censoring ability. XD I am calling him “Wayne the Peen Censor Weenie!”
Image created by Neekko
He is my new best friend. He protects me.
You can see my current ref (This is a W.I.P., by the way) on HERE and HERE!
Thanks for checking this all out today, my friends! It’s a somewhat cop-out entry, but next week, More Bu Origins! See you there. ;)
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