🌟 Maine's Art Contest [CLOSED] 🌟

My gallery · by **Deltach** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 9:16 am

End date: October 20th 2022

Winners have been announced!
Click here to view the announcement and the winning artworks

𝓝𝓪𝓿𝓲𝓰𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷

🌟 Rules
🌟 Characters
🌟 Prizes
🌟 Extra notes
🌟 Entries

The contest has ended and no more entries will be accepted! A huge thank you to everyone who took part!

Winners will be announced on 22nd.

I'm hosting an art competition to draw my characters!
Several prizes and categories, the total prize amounting to 6000C$
There's also participation rewards. I'll try to stick to WL, but please understand this may not always be possible!

Scroll down below to read more about the contest, or click on the links on the navigation above.

First time hosting one of these on CS, so bear with me!

𝓝𝓮𝔀𝓼

March 13th - Posting is now open!
April 14th - Reformatted some posts (only aesthetic edits, no actual information was edited)
April 21st - Added a new rule (#9), added clarifications to rules #1 and #2
June 29th - Cleared and reuploaded reference sheets for Grace, Ami and, Joel
October 11th - End date changed from 12th to 15th of October due to several people asking for a short extension :)
October 15th - Final extension from 15th to 20th for one last contestant. Rule #14 has been edited since no more extension will be made.
October 20th - The contest has ended, and no further entries can be submitted! Participation rewards will be sent out on 21st of October, and winners will be announced and receive their prizes on 22nd!
October 21st - Participation rewards have been sent out!
October 22nd - The final update - Winners have been announced, and all the rewards have been sent out! ♥

My gallery · by **Deltach** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 9:17 am

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1. Do not use bases/premade linearts, or trace.
Don't do this even if the bases or traced art were originally made by you!

2. You can enter with as many drawings as you'd like, but you can only win one of the prices.
You will always win the largest prize you would qualify for.

3. Quality over quantity.

4. Every entry will receive at least some kind of prize for entering.
This can be some pets, items, or a small sum of C$. All prizes, both winning and participation, will be sent after the end date.

5. Be nice to others.
Trying to discourage or insult other participants in any way, shape, or form will get you immediately disqualified.

6. My characters are my babies, and I'm very picky about their designs.
Missing markings and other details can reduce your chances to win. Do you want me to PM if you missed something? Leave a comment about it on your entry and I'll be sure to get to you!

7. Please don't draw my characters together with any character not listed on their bio.

8. Draw my characters only as the species, gender, sex, and ethnicity they are portrayed in their profile.
This means NO racebending, species swapping, or "genderbending" any of my characters!

9. Do not add new body parts, accessories, or details to any of my characters.
Please don't put animal ears or tails on my humans, eyebrows on my dogs, or halos, horns, crowns, extra wings, extra limbs, extra eyes etc. on ANYONE!

10. Do not draw my feral-only characters as anthropomorphic.

11. Absolutely NO hate art or religious imagery of any kind!

12. Once the art is submitted it is mine to keep.
After the contest all pieces will be uploaded to the characters' TH galleries with proper credit to the original artists.

13. Your art will be credited to your CS account unless you provide another site to credit.
(Toyhou.se, Instagram, DeviantArt etc.)

14. The end date is stated in the first post. Extensions can be granted if needed.
No more extension will be made

My gallery · by **Deltach** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 9:17 am

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All characters are grouped by their prize group, and their icons link to their character profiles with their information and references.

Group One - Triple Trouble

Stella - Twitch - Sofia

Mean siblings "raised" by absent parents. They only care about each other.

♦ Stella is a pyromaniac with a messed up grin. She's the middle child, and treats her sibling very differently between babying Sofia rotten and bullying Twitch to tears.

♦ Twitch is the oldest of the bunch, claiming the role of a protector. He's a total crybaby though, making him the protector only in his mind. He is a thief and a burglar, and the only one of the group who brings any sort of income to the table.

♦ Sofia is the youngest, and gets babied way too much. Swings between "treat me like a princess" and "I'm an adult who needs no help!" constantly.

Each of the three can be drawn with their siblings, or alone.

Group Two - Mascot Party

Pippuri - Hex - Callisto

♦ Pippuri is my fursona, and the only anthro dog in the contest!
All of his personality notes are listed on his profile.
Please don't draw him with any other characters.

♦ Hex is my mascot. They're a confident, sun and exercise loving sparkledog with a horrid fear of thunder. They're in a relationship with Callisto, and can be drawn together with him.

♦ Callisto is Hex's partner. He's a grumpy looking winged wolf who rarely smiles, but totally melts and turns into a lovesick puppy around Hex, and can be drawn together with them.

Group Three - Only Human

Joel - Valentina - Grace - Ami

Just plain ol' humans! Nothing magical about these fellas.

♦ Joel is a Borderlands fancharacter, but knowledge of the series is not required to draw him. Don't draw him with any other characters, solo only.

♦ Valentina is an influencer - she lives through her social media accounts, and rarely puts her phone down. She's good friends with Grace, and can be drawn together with her.

♦ Grace is a small time streamer with big dreams. A bit too naïve and kind for her own good. She's close friends with Valentina, and has been friends with Ami since childhood. Grace can be drawn together with either Ami or Valentina, but not both in the same picture.

♦ Ami is a programmer, living in a single room apartment and barely able to make ends meet. Has a pet scorpion he loves more than life itself. He's been friends with Grace since childhood, and can be drawn together with her.

Group Four - A Little Special

Holo

♦ Holo is an odd creature that has taken a liking to the human kind. While lacking it's own voice, it has learned to communicate by replicating sounds it has heard.
It adores cute things such as plushies and stickers, and has a curious personality.
Do not draw Holo with any other characters.

My gallery · by **Deltach** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 9:21 am

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Below here are the prizes you can win.
The C$ prices total to 6000 C$!

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🌟 The Best of the Best 🌟
2500C$

This piece of art is my absolute favorite out of all the entries!

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🌟 Triple Trouble 🌟
1000C$

The best drawing featuring any (or all!) of the mean trio.
Stella - Twitch - Sofia

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🌟 Mascot Party 🌟
1000C$

The best drawing featuring either my mascot, their partner, or my fursona.
Pippuri - Hex - Callisto

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🌟 Only human 🌟
1000C$

My favorite art featuring any of my human characters.
Joel - Valentina - Grace - Ami

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🌟 A Little Special 🌟
500C$

This one solely reserved for the best art of my lone void creature.
Holo

My gallery · by **Deltach** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 9:33 am

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Some extra notes about art and the characters

• I have no preference between shaded and flat colored art!
• Some designs require extra care to get them right (gradients, similar shades next to each other, some easy-to-miss details, asymmetry)

❤️ Boost your chances with

• Accurate designs
• Clean artwork
• Group drawings
• Active poses instead of them just standing there awkwardly
• Transparent backgrounds
• Scenery backgrounds, even if they're drawn in a sketchy style

💔 Please avoid

• Missing markings or other details
• Sketchy or unfinished character art
• Chibis / minis / "stubbies"
• Simple color / gradient / pattern backgrounds
• Animations (yes, this includes blinking and bobbing animations)
• Small canvas sizes
• Flat faced animals, no noses on humans, eyebrows on animals