I'm bored, so I'm going to host a fanart competition. There will be 4 categories and 3 topics, meaning there will be at most 12 winners- you may submit one entry for each subtopic, and the rules are listed below.
Rules
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A. Prose
---i. Prose must be at least 1500 words and MUST NOT contain age 18+ language. Swears such as !@$@!! are allowed, but not in excess. Creative swears, such as "Son of a Snipe!" are allowed and encouraged, but also must not be in excess.
---ii. There is no limit to how many words a prose entry may contain, but please refrain from writing a novel
---iii. Any instance of using another's work as your own will result in IMMEDIATE disqualification. This includes, but is not limited to, Happyapathy's SpiralSpy Comic, any pre-existing fanfiction, and any pre-existing poetry. This DOES NOT INCLUDE my writings: "Just A Bad Dream" and "Crystal". Feel free to use those as you will.
---iv. More rules to be added if necessary
B. Poetry
---i. Poetry may not exceed two Microsoft Word Times New Roman, single-spaced, size 12 font, pages.
---ii. Poetry may be rhyming, free verse, or any other type of existing form. Swearing, in any way shape or form, is allowed a maximum of 2 times.
---iii. The same rules of copyright infringement apply to Poetry.
---iv. More rules to be added if necessary
C. SpiralSpy
---i. SpiralSpy images shall be neatly displayed in a link such as Photobucket, GoogleDocs, Deviantart, etc.
---ii. SpiralSpy images shall not include the following: overtly sexual references, gore, or what may be considered age 18+ content.
---iii. The same rules of copyright infringement apply to SpiralSpy. However, the use of user-created material, such as backgrounds and Happyapathy's custom eyes, may be used WITH APPROVAL FROM THE CREATOR.
---iv. More rules to be added if necessary
D. Art
---i. All art shall follow the SpiralSpy regulations
---ii. Human-styled Spiral Knights are allowed, as long as it is possible to clearly distinguish the armor types being worn by the human-style Knights
---iii. Art may be submitted in either Black and White or Color; please scan your art in and post it to an art-based site, such as Photobucket or Deviantart
---iv. More rules to be added if necessary
E. Categories
---i. There are three categories, which are to be listed as follows
-----a. "Those chroma whelps!"
-----b. Romance (this is a broad, overall topic)
-----c. Adventure (when I say this, I mean battles or infighting. Not a normal clockworks delve).
---ii. Users may submit one entry to each category, to each topic, for a total of 9 possible submissions
F. Prizes
---i. Prizes shall be awarded to first, second, and 3rd place of every category. Runner-up prizes may be added as needed.
---ii. Prizes are to be either UV'd items, Accessories, or CE. The prizes will be finalized in the week before the submission date is closed.
G. Submissions
---i. All submissions are to be neatly submitted via link in this thread and posted below: preferred websites include Fanfiction.net, deviantart, googledocs, and photobucket.
---ii. All submissions are to be turned in no later than March 1, 2011, at 12:00 AM Pacific Standard Time
---iii. Any submissions breaking the above rules shall be submitted for reevaluation; if the user does not comply with a rules a second time, their entries for ALL categories shall be nullified.
---iv. Users may submit up to a total of 9 times, one per subtopic, per category
Prizes:
To Be Determined
Submissions:
None so far
Aww man, and I had all those tight leather and bikini armor textures ready for a contest like this :(