Alright,

Call me crazy, but I've been influenced by and want to do a contest based on MY characters!

The rules are below, and I hope everyone involved in her contest gets involved in mine!

Prizes are listed below!!

Graven & The Battle Babes
An Art Contest by fcneko

RULES
1. Must be a member on DA.

2. Must meet the deadline of December 31, 2006

3. Only ONE PICTURE per person is allowed as an entry in the contest. You may draw all 5 and submit them, but only one of your pictures will be chosen by me as your main entry. Submitting multiples will not increase your chances of winning!

3. Anyone on DA may enter this contest but there will only be 3 winners who get prizes FOR THE GROUP ILLUSTRATION!

UPDATE - There will be an additional $30 award PER CHARACTER for the individual illustrations! Thus, if you draw a group illustration, you will be in the running for the big prize. If you then draw an individual illustration for each of the characters, you will have a chance at winning AN ADDITIONAL $120!

This brings the TOTAL VALUE up to $420.00 available in this contest!

4. There will be three rounds of judging (UPDATED)

--First round will be to choose 5 semi-finalists for the GROUP ILLUSTRATION and 2 for each CHARACTER) If there aren't enough illustrations, then the judges and I will choose from the most popular and go to the next round of judging.

--The Finalist round will consist of 5 entries from the 10 finalists. The judges will agree on the 3 contest winners from these.

The Judges are the PLAYERS of these characters in the game this storyline is based on! They will be providing detailed descriptions and equipment for the artists in this contest within the next few days, so keep an eye out!

I'm expecting at least a month of judging time so this will take some deliberation. I will also lower the prize amounts if not enough people will participate! Or up it if I get more than 25 art entries.

PLEASE NOTE that the prize amounts will be determined by the actual amount of entries I receive! Just because you said you'd like to be a contestant, doesn't mean you'll give me art by the deadline. This is why the prize amounts will be based on the art I receive.

5. No talking to my judges about the contest! This also means no seeking their approval, getting tips, or asking questions about the contest. All questions should be sent to me and me only!

6. Winners will receive a Cashier’s Check in the amount they won! Note: It will be UNITED STATES currency, so it might be less for some countries.

7. Take your time, have fun, but don't cheat. Anyone caught cheating or breaking these rules will be removed from the contest and reported to DA as necessary. Send me a note concerning any questions or to submit your entry.

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PRIZES
Prizes are based on the number of art entries I actually receive (i.e. Less than 7 will LOWER the base prize, more than 7 will BE the base prize, and more than 25 entries will UP the base prize)

Finalist and semi finalist not chosen as winners should be aware that nothing should be expected as a reward. You entered this contest for fun and did your best to win and when I can afford to, I will personally commission you in the future.

1st prize: Base Prize: A $70 cash prize
IF I GET LESS THAN 7 ENTRIES: This will be lowered to $50
IF I GET MORE THAN 25 ENTRIES: This will be upped to $150

2nd prize: Base Prize: $50 prize.
IF I GET LESS THAN 7 ENTRIES: This will be lowered to $30
IF I GET MORE THAN 25 ENTRIES: This will be upped to $100

3rd prize Base Prize: $30 prize
IF I GET LESS THAN 7 ENTRIES: This will be lowered to $15
IF I GET MORE THAN 25 ENTRIES: This will be upped to $50

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ENTRIES:
Entries should be noted to me with the heading "CONTEST ENTRY" and a link to your piece.

You have until December 31st 11:59 pm EST

This is a contest. Participants who don't know the character HAVE 3 MONTHS to research The Heroes of The Age of Worms. You have everything you need. My references are in my favorites, insights to the characters are in my gallery itself and any other tidbits will be provided shortly as a new deviation, you have to dig a little but that is the point to RESEARCH. My watchers are at tiny advantage, but non watchers have enough time to play catch up IF THEY READ!

THE CHOICES TO DRAW
GROUP ILLUSTRATION
Graven & the Battle Babes (Graven, Lauryl, Ielena & Celise)

INDIVIDUALS
1 - Graven (Star Elf Priest of Istus, Lady of our Fate)
2 - Lauryl (Half-Drow Priestess of Eilistraee, The Dark Maiden)
3 - Ielena (Sun Elf Rogue)
4 - Celise (Human Sorceress)

Details will be available regarding the equipment each character wears/uses.
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CONTEST DETAILS:
You may say you're a contestant all you want, but without an art submission by the deadline..you technically didn't participate...ESPECIALLY if you signed up and then I hear nothing from you through the entire 3 months. I'm not going to waste money on a few entries. This is why the prizes are not set in stone yet. I have a Base prize, I have a lowered prize if I get less art than expected for the number of contestants. I have an upped prize if I actually get 25 art pieces. This is why the $150 is better than $50 and $70. It will be worth my time and yours! For you, it's the knowledge you beat out such a heavy competition and received such a nice prize for your effort. For me, it's money well spent on an awesome picture.

If you're still with me and want to participate, do nothing! (except draw an art entry... )

If you want to drop out, just contact me at any time DURING the contest!

REMEMBER: 2nd and 3rd places get money too for the GROUP ILLUSTRATION! (the players will each choose the winner for their character's illustration).