Art Competition- Finished C;

[Lihmeth]

Hello and welcome to my little black hole :3
...which isn't all that black, but whatever Cx

I'm looking for some quality art of my characters, and I'm too lazy to stalk the art for pets board, hence this contest.
The characters I'd like you to draw are posted below, along with their reference images and any other information you may need.
If there's anything else you'd like to know about one or more of them feel free to ask C:
Prizes may be found here. There are 4 categories with each 10 places C;

Rules:
-I'd like all entries to be made for this contest, so no line arts even if they're your own.
-Digital and traditional art are both fine, though if it is traditional please upload a good quality scan or picture.
-Photomanipulations are not a form of art I'm interested in and as such are not allowed in this contest, sorry. Pretty much anything else is fine C;
-If I find out an entry is stolen, it will be disqualified and reported. Please consult the cs rules to see what is acceptable.
-I have a fairly low tolerance for chatspeak and whining. Please don't.
-Prizes are subject to change. As in, I may add to them C;
-I will use all art that places.
-I dislike extensions, they will only be made if there are several people who request them.
-If there are not enough entrants to justify the prizes, all entrants will be notified and a suitable arrangement made.
-You may enter in multiple categories, and three times in each category. You may win only one prize per category though.

[Lihmeth]

What I'd like you to draw:

Carados

My 'fursona' Carados, he's a black scorpion about the size of a dachshund, no markings.
He's quite insane, but in a good way C;

He may be drawn on his own or with Heroin, Mokapi and/or Spottyshan
Poco, Mokapi's birdie, may be included if you like C;
I don't particularly care whether Spottyshan is quad or anthro, and if she does she'll just have to post saying so Cx

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Thanatos
Andalusian stallion

The marking on his right front leg can be seen here. Please use the above reference for the colours though.
Thanatos is and alpha-male, and he likes to let everyone know that Cx


Mórdeth
Friesian mare

The circle on her shoulder is only seen on her left side, the other markings are symmetrical.
Mórdeth is fairly calm, she's not likely to be fooling around.

Cadmus
Andalusian stallion

His blaze can be seen more clearly here.
Cadmus is quite the macho C;

Aether
Azteca colt (Andalusian x Quarter Horse)

Aether is a son of Cadmus, he's about one year old but may be drawn younger as well C;
Aether is quite playful :3

Zhetan
Andalusian stallion

Zhetan has a small amount of off-white hair at the top of his tail and his mane are shaven.
He is fairly calm and easy going.

Cain
Dutch warmblood stallion

The swirls are not set in a certain place, instead, they randomly appear all over his body. The only thing about them that stays the same is the large amount of swirls on his legs, and the one near his eyes.

For those who'd like to draw group pictures, here's some info about the dynamics of the group:
Thanatos is the herd leader, Mórdeth, Naidír and Cain currently form his herd. (Naidir is not included in this contest.)
Cadmus and Zhetan are 'rivalling' stallions, though only Cadmus would actually challenge Thanatos and even that is only because his ego is too big, not to actually get the mares or anything Cx.
Mórdeth likes to mother over Aether, who likes this as well :3

[Lihmeth]

~*~ Categories ~*~

Carados

Prize pool A
1st place: One full-body, shaded commission + yellow sorbet.
2nd place: One fully shaded and detailed bust + three christmas '08 dogs: X, X, X.
3rd place: One bust with basic shading and detail + target dog.
4th place: Light leopard dog.

Carados with Heroin, Mokapi and/or Spottyshan

Prize pool B
1st place: One full-body, shaded commission + CE galaxy.
2nd place: One fully shaded and detailed bust + Set of grinners + March '09 Zombie dogs
3rd place: One bust with basic shading and detail + Set of '09 advents + March '09 Fireworks dogs
4th place: April '09 Fruit dogs + February '09 German Shepherds

Individual pictures of the horses

Prize pool C
1st place: One fully shaded and detailed bust + blue balloon.
2nd place: '08 advent fox dog and cat
3rd place: Bunch 'o valentines '09 pets (see prize pool)
4th place: '09 April fools cats + March '09 Aztecs

Group pictures of the horses

Prize pool D
1st place: One fully shaded and detailed bust + line tribal.
2nd place: Green and red fronted holly dogs + christmas tree dog
3rd place: Nick cake dog
4th place: January '09 rainbow dogs + March '09 merle dogs

Places 5-10 of each category may pick 4 pets from the following groups.
X, X, X, X, X, X, X

I may add some extra places/catergories. If I do, it'll be announced in the first post and posted.
Prizes are not fully organised yet, but I added the prize pools to give you a sneak peak C;

[Lihmeth]

Entries

Carados

Very accurately portrayed by Ricorn, who did a wonderful job of capturing his insanity Cx


Two very lovely pictures by Cheerybunny who managed to draw a scorp with a facial expression 83 a commendable feat ^^

An adorable image of Carados by Horsy1050

I don't know how you people keep managing to put expressions on a scorpion, but I love it ^^
this one's by Rebeccashe

Playing around in the snow 8D by Smincy

Carados with Heroin, Mokapi and/or Spottyshan

A lovely piece of Heroin and Carados by Spockylass

A very cute piece of Mokapi and Carados by sally1111100

TEH BEARRRRRD 8D
by Harley

How Heroin and Carados converse Cx

and tiny Carados playing with Mokapi :3 by *Comet*

A beautiful piece of Car and Heroin by Smincy

A hilarious and well done piece by Abby133

Individual pictures of the horses

A lovely portrait of Cadmus

And a very accurate portrayal of Thanatos by *Comet*

Thanatos, wonderfully portrayed as the proud bastard that he is by River cat






Beautiful pieces of my beloved horses by Horsy1050

A very cute portrait of my dear Aether by ~Rachy~

My dear wild stallion by elliej1995

Thanatos is show-off mode ^^ by AgroShadow

Cain being all tough and manly 8D by Avyron

A lovely picture of Thanatos

And dear Zhetan by Rebeccashe

Group pictures of the horses

An adorable piece of Cadmus and Aether ^^

And a lovely group picture by *Comet*, they're all being so silly Cx I love it
Cain, Aether, Thanatos and Mórdeth
An absolutely adorable piece by Horsy1050

[Lihmeth]

Reserved for possible future use

[Lihmeth]

Reserved for possible future use

[Lihmeth]

Reserved for possible future use

[Lihmeth]

Posting open C;

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[Ranua]

Marking. ;3 This will be fun to watch...