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Contest Entries



Thanks to everyone who came out and helped me pick this summer’s contest theme with their vote. It was a close race between the top contenders: “Ancient Realms”, “Everyday Magic”,  and “Watchers and Guardians”. However, in the end with 100 votes exactly “Ancient Realms” won, so this will be our theme this year.

What do “Ancient Realms” mean to you: the return to a nostalgic and simpler time, the horror of the dark ages, the power of lost empires, the marvels and mysteries of a world that’s now lost to us and only dimly understood, the exact science that helps us reconstruct the lives of our ancestors, their technology and their knowledge? Capture a period in history or pre-history that fascinates you like no other and share through your art what attracts you to it: a historical character, the art of a lost people, a way of life separated from our modern technology? I look forward to seeing what we can all come up with to bring past eons back to life in our art.

Contest Rules

1. All visual media are accepted, including photography, digital and traditional art as well as objects such as sculptures, jewelry, books or textile art.  I am sorry to exclude written art. It is just too hard to judge the merits of a poem or story against a drawing.

2. The contest is closed as of now.

3. All submissions have to be created after the date of the contest opening, May 13th, and have to be made specifically for the contest. Please reference the contest as you publish your work on DA, then note me with the link so I can add the work to the list of contest submissions.

4. Every contestant can submit up to 3 works for the competition.

5. If you are a judge, you cannot submit work yourself.

6. There will be three winners announced for the contest: 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize. I also reserve the right to select some “honorable mentions” if we have more outstanding art than we have prizes.

Judges

:iconellygator: :iconnadezhdavasile: :iconkeraraven: :iconaunjuli: :iconsterlingdragon78: :icongreen-envy-designs: :iconlunabellvarga:


1. If you would like to serve as a judge for this contest, please note me.

2. If you are serving as judge, it would be kind to offer some prizes. It does not have to be anything costly or fancy. Even the offer to feature the winner(s) in your journal is much appreciated!

3. Remember, if you volunteer as a judge, you will be a little busy at the beginning of September, and you cannot submit art to the contest yourself.

Prizes

1. I will add to the list of prizes as judges let me know about their offers.

2. For now I am offering the following prizes:

1st prize:
A choice between a HP Tarot deck or a beaded wing bracelet  
A 6 months paid DA membership
A feature in my journal
A feature by NadezhdaVasile
2 8.5" signed prints, "Sun King" and "Je Maintiendre" by MerenSheritra
A journal feature and story or poem by KeraRaven
300 points by ArtisticAunJuli
Journal feature and beadwork by SterlingDragon78
You will have the first pick from these three gorgeous pieces of beadwork:

A journal feature by Michelle-Ivy
A pen drawing by uberhaxxorofpwnage
A chainmaille bag from lunabellvarga
A feature and a sketch comission by Stichflamme

2nd prize:
A choice between a HP Tarot deck or a beaded wing bracelet  
A feature in my journal
A feature by NadezhdaVasile
A 8.5" signed print, "Sun King" or "Je Maintiendre" by MerenSheritra
A journal feature and story or poem by KeraRaven
200 points by ArtisticAunJuli
Journal feature and beadwork by SterlingDragon78 (second pick from her beadwork posted above)
A journal feature by Michelle-Ivy
A feature and a sketch comission by Stichflamme

3rd prize:
A feature in my journal
A feature by NadezhdaVasile
A 7x5" signed print, "Sun King" and "Je Maintiendre" by MerenSheritra
A journal feature and story or poem by KeraRaven
100 points by ArtisticAunJuli
Journal feature and beadwork by SterlingDragon78 (third pick from her beadwork posted above)
A journal feature by Michelle-Ivy
A feature and a sketch comission by Stichflamme

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* If you ask me to make artwork available as a print, please check if it uses copyrighted material. DA will not take print submissions that are based on such materials. This means, no prints of drawings based on movies or TV shows like the Harry Potter Movies, Brokeback Mountain, CSI etc. If you want a drawing as a print please note me instead.

Commission status: open

If you want to know more about my art: :icondainterview: did a great interview with me. [link]

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:icondellessanna:
=Dellessanna Aug 10, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
X_X It's been one of those, when it rains it pours kind of summer. My boyfriend lost his jobs almost 3 weeks ago. And today? His car broke down. We were in the middle of nowhere. Had to walk about a 1/2 mile to a mile to even find the main road to figure out where we were, and yeah to get a signal. X_X And it was...107. D: Not so awesome at all.
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:iconellygator:
*Ellygator Aug 11, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
That sounds just horrible. I hope he can find another job, soon. Why does it always come to major expenses when there is no way to reasonably raise the funds? I am so sorry to hear about your bad luck.
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:icondellessanna:
=Dellessanna Aug 12, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
X_X It is horrible. Pretty much all of it. Yeah, I'm really hoping he finds a job soon. I really, really hope so. :(
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:iconstichflamme:
~Stichflamme Aug 9, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
since i don't have the time to enter i donate a feature and a sketch comission by me for all places (1-3)
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:iconellygator:
*Ellygator Aug 9, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Wow! That's a wonderful and generous offer. I'll add your donations to the prize list!
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:iconzefie-13:
how far back is ancient? can we do like ancient china with ming dynasty?
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:iconellygator:
*Ellygator Jul 29, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Absolutely - no restrictions on how far back or where on the planet you want to go!
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:iconzefie-13:
Can i submit more than 1?
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:iconellygator:
*Ellygator Jul 30, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Absolutely. The limit is three entries!
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:iconskyetrinity:
~SkyeTrinity Jul 18, 2010  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Wow! There is a serious egyptian theme going on here. The entries coming in are looking great.
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