[Judging, CLOSED]Draw My OC Contest! (C1)

Mar 23, 201711 min read

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Published: Mar 23, 2017

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Hello, this contest is now at the judging stage! Winners will be announced on June 03, 2017. Stay tuned! ^^

EDIT: One more day to go! I'll be accepting entries until 10:00 PM of tomorrow, May 26, 2017 at Philippine time. .w.)7 Best of luck to those who entered and to those who are still entering~!

_{EDIT: Two days to go! I've added the prizes. ^^
EDIT: The deadline is now moved to May 26, 2017 as a final extension. Best of luck! >w<)9

_{EDIT: It is now May 18, the deadline of the contest. However, if there are requests for a final extension, I'm willing to comply! >V<)9 Do tell me if you want to extend the deadline for your entry!

EDIT: There is still a very little amount of entries now, but don't worry, I won't cancel the contest. ovo)/ I'll keep extending until I get at least 7 entries or so. But for now, our deadline is still MAY 18, 2017.
EDIT: Deadline has been extended, and more people donated some prizes! ;w; )/}}

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_{Hello, my name is Aki and this is the very first contest I'll be hosting! ;v; It's a 'draw my original character (oc)' contest. Recently, I created a new character named Lost and I thought it would be fun to see him drawn in different styles. ;w; I hope you can join if you have some time, and without further ado, read on!}

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For starters, if possible, please favorite and share this contest through a journal or poll to share the word! >V<)/

You do not have to be a watcher to join, anyone and everyone can go and join! 'v')/

Please read all of the rules before joining.
_{But as for competing, all you have to do is draw my character Lost, with the theme:}

---Happy Magic~!---

_{You can interpret this theme however you like, just get creative with it! >w<)/}

_{Here are the references and some character background on Lost:}
_{_{( Click on them to see the full deviation! )}}

Outfit 001 Design for Lost by TheAwesomeAki-kun

NAME: _Lost
GENDER: _{Presumably male, but is pretty androgynous.}
AGE: _{Unknown, but seems to be somewhere around teenager years.}
SHORT DESCRIPTION: _{His origin is unknown. He seems to pop up at different locations at random times, having solutions to people's problems and predicting outcomes of all sorts of events. When people ask him for help or advice, he refuses to give out a straight answer and speaks in riddles. He also refuses to give out information without getting something in exchange.}

PERSONALITY: _{Mysterious, playful, mischievous, charming, wise, lazy, a bit too carefree}
A GOOD POINT: _{Treats everyone equally and is always composed no matter what.}
A BAD POINT: _{Will only pay attention to things he likes. The rest, her really doesn't care, not one bit. XD}
SOME LIKES: _{Sweets, toys, puzzles and games, crayons and pictures, clocks, flowers, gifts in general, courage, celebrations}
SOME DISLIKES: _{Responsibility, chores, schedules, lectures, books, reading texts in general, summer}

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I've extended the deadline! The deadline of all contest entry submissions is May 26, 2017. I'll be accepting entries until 10 PM of Philippine Time! >w<)/

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But before you join, please make sure you've read all the rules!

YOU CAN...

_{You can use any medium, be it traditional, digital, or mixed!}
_{You can draw in chibi-style, anime/manga-style, semi-realism, realism, and etc! I'd love to see him drawn in all sorts of styles. ;w;}
_{You can draw a full-body, half-body, waist-up, bustshot, or etc for your entry!}
_{You can use different colors for your entry, monochrome, or black and white.}
_{You can draw Lost with another character, be it your own OC or someone else's character. Just make sure to credit the character owners!}
_{You can submit more than one entry if you like! However, each piece will be judged individually and you can only win once no matter how many your entries are.}

YOU CANNOT...

_{You cannot steal, trace, edit an already existing piece, or use a base for your entry. Your drawing entry must be made entirely by you!}
_{You cannot submit unfinished works and W.I.P.s or works in progress as an entry. It must be a finished piece!}

SUBMISSION RULES

_{Make sure to tag me ( or @-kun ) in your deviation's description so I can see it!}
_{I've encountered some instances where I was tagged in something but I never received a notification. So just in case, please also comment on this journal with the link of your contest entry and the journal/poll you shared this contest in. .w.;}
_{This is just for organization's sake, but at the very beginning of your contest entry's deviation title, please put " (EC1) ". This means Entry for Contest 1, just so I can organize them in my favorites folder. .w.; You're free to add whatever title you like after that.}
_{And just to make sure you've read everything, in your contest entry deviation's description, please input the ---Secret Password~!--- . Your entry is invalid without this.}

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_{I'm not the richest person on dA, so I'm afraid I can't really afford to give out points at the moment XD This may change if I get some funds later on, but here are the prizes as of now:}

1st Place

[1]_{A colored half-body}, [2]_{a full-body chibi}, [3]_{a bouncy derpy pagedoll,} [4]_{an animated chibi pagedoll and [5]50}_from.
[6] _{A colored chibi} from
[7] _{A colored Full-body style 2 (Chibi)} from .

2nd Place

[1]_{A colored anime headshot}, [2]_{a bouncy derpy pagedoll} [3]_{a colored chibi headshot and [4]40from}.
[5] _{A colored chibi} from
[6] _{A colored chibi} from .

3rd Place

[1]_{A pencil art piece,} [2]_{a bouncy derpy pagedoll and [3]30 from}.
[4]_{A colored headshot} from .
[5]_{A Digital headshot that can be: Anime | Chibi | Cartoon | Furry | mlp} from

_{I might add some more places once I get more than the expected entries. But for now, we'll only have until the 3rd, and the rest are consolation prizes >w<)/}

( Hyperlinks will redirect you to commission journals. Please click on them to see samples! )

CONSOLATION PRIZES:

_{For all those who participated and sent an entry, even if they don't win any places, I'll give one bouncy derp pagedoll as a thank you! You cannot get one unless you have the ---Secret Password~!--- stated in your contest entry's deviation description, though. .w.; Here's some samples:}

Derp Akkun Pagedoll by TheAwesomeAki-kun

Derp Acchan Pagedoll by TheAwesomeAki-kun

[C] Derp 'The Boyfriend' Pagedoll by TheAwesomeAki-kun

[C] Derp Chiara Pagedoll by TheAwesomeAki-kun

[C] Derp Princess Celestine Pagedoll by TheAwesomeAki-kun

[C] Derp Cassia Pagedoll by TheAwesomeAki-kun

These prizes can be availed once the winners of the contest are announced. I will be personally noting all the winners and participants of their prizes so they can tell me what they want .w.)/

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Contest entries will be judged by me, along with one or two more people. We will be judging based from the following:

AESTHETICS (25%)

_{The outer appearance and beauty of the entry.}

MESSAGE OF PIECE (30%)

_{The message, atmosphere and/or emotion the entry is trying to convey.}

EFFORT (20%)

_{The complexity of the piece.}

OVERALL APPEAL (10%)

_{The overall appeal of the contest entry.}

RELEVANCE TO THEME (15%)

_{How the piece relates to the given theme.}

_{All contest entries will be favorited and placed here.}
-kun..c…

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A hint

Other than the phrase ---Secret Password~!---, what else is in bold, italicized, underlined, ends with a "~!", has two of its words' first letters capitalized, and is enclosed with two "---" at the beginning and at the end within this journal? (.w.)

That is the answer.

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I think that's all for now. :D (Big Grin)

Feel free to ask me through the comments or through note if you have any other questions or concerns!

You can also donate prizes, it will be very much appreciated! ;w;