creature feature contest [closed]

Jan. 2nd 2012: This Contest is now Closed!
view entries here kuschelirmel.deviantart.com/fa…
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT! click here!
Thank you to everyone who participated and thank you to the judges, whose work will begin tonight (I'll send you a note) - it's going to be tough, so please be patient while we look at all your entries to determine the winners!



Dragons, unicorns, fairies, werewolfs, demons, trolls, vampires, centaurs, gnomes, angels, medusa, aliens, mermaids and -men, creatures from legends, weird hybrids made out of two different species, creatures with mechanical parts added - all of these have one thing in common: they don't exist. BUT they can be created in photomanipulations out of multiple images.


_{*To enter this contest, please read this journal thoroughly - I reserve the right not to accept entries that don't follow the rules layed out below.}



Creature Feature


Photomanipulation (with additional digital media if you want - but the main part - the creature itself - has to be a manip)


The contest runs from October 29th 2011 until  January 2nd 2012 10 am CET





Of course your entry needs to fit the theme, it has to feature a creature, preferrably one that you built out of more than one image, using photomanipulation (with additional digital media if you want). We'll be looking at creativity and technical skills (like blending, use of light and shadows in a logical mannor, etc).

• The entry has to keep within the theme given: show us a creature that does not exist (it can exist in ledgends or you can invent something completely new)
• The entry has to be a photomanip, meaning you need to use photographs* as basis. You can use digital mixed media (painting, vector/vexel, 3D, fractals) in addition to your manip, BUT please don't overdo it - if it was more painted than manipulated it will not be accepted (this rule is here to exclude getting painted/rendered creatures with minimal photomanipulations done to them). _{I will allow 3D stock to be used (example: the dragon in the header of this css), but I'd urge you to think outside the box and to not use a "premade" creature but rather create one yourself. The same goes for premade backgrounds: they are allowed but you will have more chances of winning if you create something yourself. A contest should be challenging after all}
• Crediting all your stock sources** is a must (if you use your own images, please say so)!
• You can enter as many times as you like, but you can only win once. If you want to avoid competing against yourself, you might want to choose just one entry, your best.
• The entry has to be made for this contest and this contest alone - uploaded after the start date (soon to be reveiled) and before the deadline (also soon to be reveiled, most likely just after New Year's)

Upload your image on dA and specify in the artist's comment that it is for this contest. Then note me on my main account kuschelirmel with your entry so I can add it to the Contest Collection.

We have already some beautiful entries - check them out here!



...so far...

1. First Place
• 1500 Points from kuschelirmel
  1000 Points from WarpTheWorld
• 1 exclusive stock pack from kuschelirmel-stock,
  1 item of choice from cosmosue's renderosity store
  1 exclusive stock pack from WDWParksGal-Stock
  2 exclusive packs of choice from CAStock's Exclusive Stock Folder
• Feature at dArtzine from BeehiveStudio
• support stamp made by dhik-a
• Journal features from kuschelirmel, GinkgoWerkstatt, WarpTheWorld, phoenixleo, Deadly-Wanderer, dhik-a, AlexandraVBach & PhotoManipulate-Art
2. Second Place
• 1000 Points from kuschelirmel
  500 Points from WarpTheWorld
• 1 exclusive stock pack from kuschelirmel-stock
  1 item of choice from cosmosue's renderosity store
  1 exclusive stock pack from WDWParksGal-Stock
  2 exclusive packs of choice from CAStock's Exclusive Stock Folder
• Feature at dArtzine from BeehiveStudio
• support stamp made by dhik-a
• Journal features from kuschelirmel, GinkgoWerkstatt, WarpTheWorld, phoenixleo,  Deadly-Wanderer, dhik-a, AlexandraVBach & PhotoManipulate-Art
3. Third Place
• 500 Points from kuschelirmel
  250 Points from WarpTheWorld
• 1 exclusive stock pack from kuschelirmel-stock
  1 item of choice from cosmosue's renderosity store
  1 exclusive stock pack from WDWParksGal-Stock
  2 exclusive packs of choice from CAStock's Exclusive Stock Folder
• Feature at dArtzine from BeehiveStudio
• support stamp made by dhik-a
• Journal features from kuschelirmel, GinkgoWerkstatt, WarpTheWorld, phoenixleo, Deadly-Wanderer, dhik-a, AlexandraVBach & PhotoManipulate-Art
There will also be journal features for honorable mentions.

If you like this contest and would like to donate something (which won't exclude you from participating of course) please send me a note!



...some promotion material!


The css has been published on my stock account kuschelirmel-stock for you to use as you wish (you don't need to enter the contest to use it and you do not need to keep the promo stuff in the journal either)



To use this in your journal, copy and paste the following code (subscribers only) - remove the space within the url!:



To use stamps in your journal, simply copy and paste the thumbcode next to the deviation or in this case the one below (subscribers only):


Jasmin