DayDream Artbook Contest (CLOSED)

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Published: Jun 21, 2016

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FAQ | About the Charity | About the Artbook + Guidelines | Artists + Themes | Deadlines

The contest is now closed! Thank you to everyone, who entered!!!

EDIT (July 27, 2016): There has been some confusion with the dimensions of the submissions. Each illustration must be 8.5” x 11” (21.59 cm x 27.94 cm or 2550 pixels x 3330 pixels at 300 dpi). In addition to this sizing, there should also be a bleed margin of 3.175 mm (0.125 in. or 37.5 pixels at 300 dpi) on all sides. We hope that this info clears up the confusion.

EDIT (July 27, 2016): Please, ignore the "How to Obtain a Theme" section of Artists + Themes in regards to the contest. you do not need to send us a note to select your theme. Any of the contestants can choose whatever theme they desire, even if someone else already drew an illustration regarding that theme. If there is a situation, where multiple illustrations have the same theme, only one of them would be able to win.

EDIT (June 25, 2016): Anyone can join the contest! You don't have to be a member of the group in order to join. Also, you do not need to send us a note to select your theme. Any of the contestants can choose whatever theme they desire, even if someone else already drew an illustration regarding that theme. If there is a situation, where multiple illustrations have the same theme, only one of them would be able to win.

EDIT (June 22, 2016): Since people were asking about how to select a theme, we created a new section right above the prizes section, explaining how to select a good theme for your contest entry. We hope that this answers your previous questions!

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We apologize for the long wait, but the contest is finally here!! We can't wait to see what you have in store for us!

Theme: “Gratefulness”

A daydream is “A dreamlike musing or fantasy while awake, especially of the fulfillment of wishes or hopes” (Source). Daydreams can distract us from reality, straying us from seeing the happiness in what we already have. But, sometimes, they can show us the truth and bring us to the realization that there are things that are valuable in our lives, even if they aren’t everything that we wish to obtain.

Therefore, the theme of this contest is “Gratefulness.” Show us what you are grateful for in your life through fantastical and dreamlike settings, just how daydreams paint unlikely sceneries with the imagination.

Themes should be modeled after the phrase, “Grateful for [your theme]”. As a result, the theme is pretty open in terms of variety. As long as it follows all of the guidelines, submissions will be accepted.

Deadline

Everyone will have about three (3) months to enter the competition. So, you have until 11:59 PM CDT on September 20th, 2016, to enter. Here’s a website, where you can check the current CDT: www.thetimenow.com/cdt/central…

Contest Guidelines

Please, note that your entry may be disqualified if it does not follow these guidelines.

Page Layout:

Dimensions: 8.5” x 11” (21.59 cm x 27.94 cm; 2550 x 3330 pixels). There should also be a bleed margin of 3 mm on all sides.
File Format: JPEG, PSD, or TIFF; 300 dpi, CYMK
Theme: Gratefulness (Do not select a theme that participating artists have already chosen.)

Requirements:

Must be completely drawn in color.
Must pertain to the theme that you requested.
At least one character must be shown in the artwork.
There must be at least one fantastical and/or dream-like element.
There must be a background. A more detailed background is preferred, but, if you do not have much experience with such, a more simplistic background is fine.
All pieces must be vertically oriented.
Submit the full illustration into the “Contest Submissions” folder.
Include the following information in the deviation’s description:
- Name that you want to appear in the artbook:
- Theme of your illustration:
- Your website:
- Description of your illustration (optional):
- The contest’s journal and the logo of the project’s DeviantArt group.

Allowed:

Traditional and digital illustrations.
Original characters.
Monochromatic color schemes (except gray schemes, of course).
Themes pertaining to the charity (not required).
Artists’ signatures (They can’t be too big or distracting, though!).
One artist can submit up to three (3) entries. Only one (1) entry can win, though.

Not Accepted:

Artwork from artists, who are already participating in the project.
Black and white illustrations.
18+ material (i.e. excessive violence/gore, nudity, explicit sexual themes, etc.).
Fanart/copyrighted material.
Photo manipulations. References can be used, though.
No traced/highly-referenced artwork. Again, some references can be used, though.
Sketches or incomplete works (which includes artwork with no background).
Photos or low quality scans of traditional artwork.
Huge watermarks or any other unintegrated text.
Old artwork. All artwork must be created for the purpose of this artbook.
Stock images and brushes that are not allowed for commercial use.

OPTIONAL RULE: If you make a journal,poll, and/or announcement regarding this contest, you will be entered in a raffle for a free copy of the artbook. Please, comment below with a link to the journal so that we can see it.

Advice for Selecting a Theme

You do not not need to request a theme! You can choose any theme you wish as long as it is not a theme, which was already selected by a participating artist. To see a list of themes already chosen, go to the following journal entry: Artists + Themes. Here is one last piece of advice: the more specific the theme for your entry, the bigger the possibility you may win.

Prizes

If you would like to contribute a prize to the contest, tell us in the comments below! You can still contribute to the contest if you have donated a prize.

1st Place:

Winning illustration featured in the artbook.
Free copy of the artbook (winner must pay for shipping).
Colored ¾ body commission of any human character with a simple background from .
Colored full-body character artwork from .
One colored bust painting from