As you may know, I’ve been writing a story known as Hidden Beneath. It’s gotten very little traction so far (which is to be expected), so I’m going to host an art contest in hopes that it can get a little more attention!
And even if this contest doesn’t get a lot of attention either…well, that means that any competitors will have an even higher chance of winning :)
I will have three categories, with a designated winner(s) and prize for each one!
General (2 WINNERS) (PRIZE: Fully-Shaded Bust Shot)
I will choose two winners for this category! This is the basic category, where I’ll choose the art pieces that are artistically my favorite- whether it’s your artstyle, shading, posing, etc!
Storytelling (PRIZE: Fully-Shaded Fullbody)
This is the category for pieces that display specific scenes, moments, or relationships between characters! An animatic or animation would fall under this category too!
NOTE: AN ENTRY HERE SHOULD INCLUDE TWO OR MORE CHARACTERS!
This can be two characters talking, a demonstration of the relationship between two characters, a scene with two or more characters, or a comic that retells a scene from the book!
(The two art pieces below would be examples of things that would qualify for the minimum in this category! They are by Kanpekii and Alora respectively!)
OC (PRIZES: Fullbody Art Piece of OC, Remade Ref-Sheet of OC, Featured Cameo from OC!)
Make an OC for this world, following the rules given! You have full creative control over them, and if you win I will recreate a reference sheet for them in my style, do a fully shaded fullbody art piece or them, AND give them a cameo in Hidden Beneath!
-You may enter multiple times!
-You may draw any character from Hidden Beneath!
-Aside from OC submissions, do not clarify which category you’re going for! No matter what you intended your piece to be, you may end up winning something else :)), especially if you didn’t win the storytelling section but I really loved your piece!
-Creative interpretations are loved and encouraged, even if they aren’t completely canon compliant! Seeing everybody create diverse things makes it feel like this world has a fandom <3
-Nothing suggestive or NSFW!
-You may include characters that haven’t been featured in the canon yet!
-You may draw art of an AU you’ve made, or species-swap characters (whether it be animal-ifying them or even Realm-swapping them!)
-Shipping is fine, so long as both characters are of legal age, not related, and not biped x quadruped! Even if I don’t ship it myself, it would make me happy to know that somebody was invested enough in my story that they started shipping two characters <3
-To me, PASSION is just as important as SKILL! Even if you aren’t a professional, if I can see that hard work went into your entry or I really like the idea you’ll have just as much of a chance!
-You don’t have to have read the story….but it’s greatly appreciated and may be helpful!
-Your character can be a Draquen, Raptor, Cordelian, Florimori, or Feallis! (Note that I will likely be less partial towards Feallis, since they’re the least unique to this world). You may NOT make a dragon or Whimsical for this contest. (I don’t have enough info for dragons and I have too many Whimsicals!)
-You MAY make a hybrid, in which case they can be PART Whimsical!
-You don’t have to make a backstory / info for them, but you’ll definitely get bonus points if you do! The more attached I am to your character the more likely you are to win >:3 Design isn’t everything!
THE DUE DATE IS AUGUST 25th!
