So, of late, I've been looking through my old characters, and none of them have really held the same appeal to me that they used to. As much as I enjoy designing characters, I'm looking for a new one to love and cherish.
That's where you come in! If you can help me create a new design that I love, you have a chance to win multiple rares!
There are just a few rules:
-First off, no begging, or complaining if you don't win/think you can win. It really dampens the fun for everyone else, and a positive spirit always helps, too!
-If you place/win any sort of prize from this contest, the design you entered with will belong to me. If you don't place with a design, you get to keep it!
- You can only enter up to three times.
- Please actually spend some time on the design! Solid colour designs and ones with just a marking or two aren't very interesting.
-Feel free to use lines other than the provided ones, however, if you're using free-for-use lines, please link me to the source. If you draw your own, that's excellent! However, I'm going by best design and not art.
Preferences/Likes:
- Splashes of colour: I've always found un-natural accents on a mainly natural character lovely, and it'd be great to see some of this.
-Contrast between darker and lighter shades of the same colour: For example, dark blue on a lighter blue, or black/silverly grey on white. I've always found this to look really stunning on a character when it's well executed.
-Monochrome/Black-and-white: especially with accents in other colours.
-Unique/intricate markings and accessories
-Small amounts of glowing-ness
-Birds: birds are my favourite animals, and I'd love to see a couple of designs that are inspired by them in this contest. I also adore feathers. However, I do not want the actual character to be a bird, as I have a lot of bird characters.
-Line edits: I especially love tail and some ear edits, but well-done edits in general are great.
-Inspiration from nature: Pretty much explains itself, many of my favourite designs are in some way nature-inspired.
-Tribal markings: I'd love to see some of these on the entries
-Light Steampunk: A touch of it here and there looks great!
Silver
Dislikes/ Avoid These:
-Emo or scene
-Hair
-Overly saturated or neon colours
-Scars/blood
-Designs which are overly complicated or hard to draw.
-Coloured lineart that doesn't match the dog: Please avoid this! I'm not sure if it's supposed to resemble glowing, but it looks awkward and means the character can't be drawn lineless.
-All my likes thrown together in a design: Looks overly complicated, not to mention that some of my likes might clash!
-Again, please no neon colours
Now for the fun part....
Prizes!!
Grand Prize: (Possibly subject to change, but most likely not)
and
First Prize:
Choice of any three pets remaining in the Prize Pool
Second prize
Choice of any two pets remaining in the Prize Pool
Third Prize
Choice of any one pet remaining in the Prize Pool
Runners-up may be awarded an additional pet/leftover prize-pool pet.
Have fun!
End date is 30th September 2012
