EMBER'S MIND IS AN ENIGMA...
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UPDATE: Hey guys, there's only 8 more days until the contest deadline! If there are no requests to extend the deadline, you should probably get your entries in soon (the ones already submitted are lovely!). And about the entries... most of you know that I love Alice and Jeane together, but take into consideration that my brother (the other judge) loves Sakura and Yuki together! We would also like to see other pairings (not just these two), since we love all of our OCs.

^{Hello there! This is ~ember-snow, hosting her very first contest here on dA. I hope you will join and have fun in the process.}

RULES

Depict an image of my Solstice OCs. You can enter up to as many times as you want (since the group of OCs is so large)!
You may do it through any sort of visual medium (sorry, no literature; I don't have time to read things other than books for school):

Drawings/Paintings (either digital or traditional)
Colored is preferred, though inked works are accepted as well (if you can't manage these, it's okay to submit a sketch, though it will greatly hurt your chances of winning; I like finished works)
Photography/Cosplay
Sculpture
Uh... and any other sort of visual piece of artwork that you can think of

Please refer to my Solstice Gallery Folder for character descriptions and references.

You can either draw an OC by himself/herself, or draw a pairing.

The pairings/groups are as follows:

Alice x Jeane (They like each other, but they're not exactly a couple yet)
Jeane x Avin (Brothers)
Avin x Miho (Couple)
Celia x Hun Tae (Couple)
Yuki x Hun Tae (Best friends)
Hun Tae x Izumi (Rivals for Celia's love - they dislike each other)
Celia x Izumi (Unrequited love - Izumi likes Celia)
Izumi x Lyra (Unrequited love - Lyra likes Izumi)
Craig x Damien (Best friends)
Jeane x Craig x Damien (Three main people in the gang - very good friends)
Kasumi x Yuki (Unrequited love? - Kasumi likes Yuki, but does he like her back?)
Sakura x Yuki (Unrequited love? - Sakura likes Yuki, but does he like her back?)
Sakura x Kaze (Unrequited love - Kaze likes Sakura)
Sakura x Kasumi (Best friends)
Kaze x Avin (Rivals... sort of - Kaze envies Avin's personality)
Kyo x Kasumi (Unrequited love - Kyo likes Kasumi, but Kasumi hates him)
Kyo x Manami (Friends - Manami tries to get to know Kyo, unlike everyone else)
Manami x Alice (Stepsisters)
Miho x Sakura (Best friends)
Sakura x basically anybody else because she knows them all (all 16 OCs)

DEADLINE

The deadline is Thanksgiving - November 26th, 2009. If you need an extension, please do not hesitate to ask me. I appreciate all contestants' entries, and I don't want a deadline to be the thing that holds you back (believe me, I hate them myself).

JUDGING

Judging will be by me, ~ember-snow, and my brother, ~Kyoushikyoku. We will judge your entries based on (from most important first to least important last):

Character accuracy/representation (Did you pay attention to what the character is like, or how the characters in the pair react with each other?)
Is it meaningful? (Impress us!)
Skill (This is last, because I don't want people to be afraid to enter my contest because they think "I'm not good enough." Do enter, please! I love all drawings of my OCs. But keep in mind that the drawing should look complete [colored, inked, edited, etc.]!)

PRIZES

***PLEASE NOTE THAT IT WILL TAKE ME A WHILE TO GET TO DRAWING YOUR PRIZES, AS I AM A BUSY STUDENT AND MY DRAWINGS TAKE ME ANYWHERE UP TO SIX HOURS EACH COLORED DRAWING***

* First place:

A colored drawing from me of up to two characters maximum (examples: [link] [link] [link] [link]) - You have the right to specify which style, medium of coloring/inking, what you want me to draw (as long as it's not against my preferences), and how you want me to draw it. I will not draw complicated backgrounds (otherwise, you'd have to wait a few months to get it). If you want the original piece of artwork, you'll have to pay for shipping.
A simple drawing (inked, not colored) of yourself (examples: [link] [link]).
A drawing from ~Kyoushikyoku of one of your characters in his medium and style of choice (most likely a black and white, inked, full body drawing).
A colored drawing from =violatown of one of your characters, knee-up or full body depending on character, as well as simple background (example: [link]).
A one-month journal feature that I will keep on my front page (I will choose 5 of your deviations to feature in my journal), along with the features of the one who wins second place.

* Second place:

An inked drawing from me of one character, or two if the designs are not too complicated (examples: [link] [link] [link]).
A sketch of yourself (see examples provided under "first place")
A full body sketch from =violatown of one of your characters (example: [link]).
A journal feature with the one who wins first place of 3 of your deviations.

* Third place:

A sketched drawing from me of one character, or two if the designs are not too complicated (examples: [link] [link]).
A chibi sketch of yourself (example: [link]).
A full body sketch from =violatown of one of your characters (example: [link]).
A visit ( included) to your dA page/gallery.

ENTRIES

Please send me your entry via note, and title it "Contest Entry"!

The contest entries gallery can be found HERE!

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^{I am very excited about this contest! Do not feel discouraged and afraid to enter. I love all artwork of my characters and appreciate you just entering. Have fun~!}