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Only PM Contest Entries to Me
Questions are posed in this thread.
Be nice, polite
No abusive comments or insulting other's work
No Spam/Ads
No Large quotes
Link to all images.
No bump images.
Be patient, I have other things to do (ie modding) and I'm on a 56k

Users banned from the contest for not following rules:
Iron~Mouse
Hector Geitz
Dragon Born
carrottop13
nightwings
Werewolf_Mal

Rules

YOU HAVE TO DRAW MY CHARACTER/OC or my character in a group. I don't know why I have to say this, but apparently it's not obvious enough. neutral

Original artwork only. If I or any of the mods/friends/other users find that you have submitted a stolen piece you will not only be disqualified, but will deal with me as a mod. You don't want that.

As such, artists must be able to provide a reference sketch/start of CGing (something that is not the final product) in order to prove that their artwork is their own.

You can only win in one category.

All artwork must be within Gaia's PG-13 limits, sexy is fine, sexual is not. n***s are not wanted.

Artwork is to follow submission rules, below.

Violating the rules of the thread/submission will result in disqualification.

Rules are subject to change and elaboration.


Submission Guidelines
Artists can chose to enter 2 categories (the overall and a second choice), please use your second choice to name your file (below).

All artwork is to be submitted to Kokoryta via PM.

Artwort is to be LINKED within the PM, and you are to note how large it is within the PM. Please name the picture (filename) as "your Gaia name_category" so that it is easier for me to know who submitted it.

Title the PM "Art Contest Entry"

In the PM, Please include:
-Your Gaia Name
-Your Categories
-Title of artwork
-Link to Artwork
-Media, how you created it, programs


Sample Submission
Name: Kokoryta
Categories: Overall & Chibi
Title: Koko eats a Cookie!
Link: www.blahblahblah.com/kokoryta/contests/kokoryta_chibi.jpg (not a real link)
Details: Natural media (pencil) drawn by hand.


FAQ
How will this be judged?
This contest will be judged by myself, with input perhaps from some friends. Judging will be based on effort, creativity, originality and overall art quality.

Can friends enter?
Yes, if you are a friend of mine, you can enter. But please be aware that I will not play any preferences whatsoever.

Can I submit more then one piece?
Yes, feel free. Though you will only win once.

Can I submit something I drew for you before?
No, I'm sorry.

What sort of art do you like?
I love all art really, so long as the person has put effort into the piece. I am fond of pencil work that is detailed, soft CGing and group/couple pieces so that I can share the art with my friends. I'm also partial to really cute chibis or plushies. Though I don't like avatar edits that much.

Can I donate to you?
o.o Oh yes! I'd love donations of any kind, they'd help me the pizes better and help me add categories so more people can win something. Donations are good. Please sent it to Kokoryta, and let me know it's for the art contest, otherwise I may get confused.

Donators!
TheEveoftheNight (2000)
Guenhyvar (15000 o.o)
Shy Romance (400)
Tseta C. Aito (~500)
Bubbles [v3] (Emo Bag eek )
Nathaniel Mea (20000 o.o)
Shivan (~150)

Moonblossom Moony is my best friend in real life, I'm the one that got her addited to Gaia, and in return she buys me hats. You're welcome to draw us in any situation, fun, happy, and even a lightsaber fight (she runs a lightsaber shop) Alternative outfits: here



TKid TK has been a great friend to me over the past year and a bit that I've known him. And we're often silly together, but I always know that he's there for me if I need him. One possible picture is us having a cookie fight. Alternative outfits: * *



Darknrgy Though he might not realise it, I do consider dark a friend, and useful slave labour. Using my advice and his coding skills, the GGN was created. If drawing us, please make the picture as silly and crazy as possible, preferable with some sort of playful violence, ie him pulling my tail, me ready to hit him with a bat. Alterative outfit: here


l Aravilar l Aravilar is a recent friend of mine and we have great talks together. Possible picture, us sitting around and chilling out to music.


Wolfie Wolfie is my little item whore <3 She's the reason that I went and quested for chickies, or got to borrow a grizzly. Possible picture suggestion if wolfie offering two different donation items for Koko to borrow. Alternative outfit: here


Siskataya Sisky is... well I don't know how to describer her other then supah fabulous. She's insightful and funny and bought me some art which really cheered me up.


Jenna_chan Jenna has to be the sweetest person on Gaia, always offering to help her friends with their quests or problems and ready to cheer you up when you're feeling blue. This picture should be sweet and happy. Alternative outfits: * * *



Noraboo Nora, well she still scares me with that great with of hers. But that doesn't mean that she's not an awsome person who is actually very sweet. I had the chance to meet her last summer and we had great fun. A possible picture is having us be eating dumplings and one of us dropped one. Alternative outfits: * *


Dri Dri must be one of the sweetest, most patient admins ( =o) that I know. She is very sweet and always is helpful and I know that she is someone that you can depends on. She also gives the best glomps. Alrternative outfit: here


Angsty Shem What can I say about Shem other then his attempt at being a complete a** isn't fooling me. Besides his being infamous on Gaia, he's actually a really cool person once I got to know him. If you draw Shem and I, please nothing ultra cute.

Possible Group Pictures
Some possible group picture ideas are below, if you have another group that you might like to draw, please feel free to run it by me. 3nodding

Shem's Office: Me (white coat & bat or mob look), Angsty Shem, Shaoli, Shiraishi Mayumi, Spier_Jerusalem, Trieste, oh em jyu, sephirothgal, Sakurako-sama, Noraboo, Wendigo, MasterApp, Dji, flautist, HerrDoctor, Kill All Humans!
Yes, I know that is alot of people, but I'm not expecting you to draw all of them (not to say that you can't o.o) But the people I prefere to be listed are listed first, and you have to draw Shem and Shaoli. Otherwise, I'd like this to be something like a bar, complete with pool table. Koko should have a rum and coke, Shem smoking and people should be playing pool.
(I might make this a category onto itself, but I will have to see how funds go)

Art whores: Noraboo, Kokoryta, Yuzi_K
Have us preferably doing something related to art, from admirering it to fighting over it.

Moony wants a Cookie: Moonblososm, TKid, Kokoryta
This is based on a real life evant, Moony was debating if she wanted to eat a cookie, I was telling her not to and TKid was tempting her. TK and I should be like little good/evil consciouses and Moony in the middle.

Slippers!: Noraboo, Kokoryta, Yuzi_K
This should be done in all of our slipper outfits, preferably being very cute.

R&C: Kokoryta, Jenna_Chan, TKid, Noriko
This should involve alot of paint, pens and a big mess, the artists being Jenna and Nori, and the mess makers being TKid and I.

Oh Canada!: Kokoryta, Moonblossom, Siskataya, Inamori Kanako & White Joker
In this group I'd like it so be somewhat playful, perhaps with Inamori trying to beat up White and the rest of us watching with a sweatdrop. But if you have a different picture in mind I'm open to it.

More to come soon.

<center>Kokoryta delos Sanch</center>



Name: Kokoryta delos Sanch (don't ask if my avatar was named after her, I have no idea)
Age: 23
Hair: Long and brown, with thick purple highlighs, slightly layered, long bangs.
Eyes: A dark purple
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 142 lbs
She has a yin-yang tattoo in the middle of her spine, double ears pieced- wearing small silver hoops in both sets of piercings.
Kokoryta is a curvy individual, and is relatively muscular from her years of martial arts training. She does not know her birth mother as she was abandoned at a Japanese temple when she was an infant and raised by the head preistess there.
She now lives in New York city, moving from job to job while attending University for a double major in philosophy and Aisan history. It was in New York that she slowly began to devellop voice that she heard in her head, which she later realised was the begining of telepathy.
Her clothing style could be described as typical New York City, with alot of black, but in truth she likes any dark, somber colour. She never wears skirts, prefering to wear loose flexible pants and a shirt. She also usually wears large headphones with music blasting, which was her first attempts at drowing out the thoughts of other people, but now is mearly a habit.
She tends to be rather aloof and apathetic, with a cynical streak and sharp tongue. But that doesn't mean that she is not without her own honour system and strong loyalties to her friends.

<center>Dahlia</center>



Name: Dahlia
Age: 17
Hair: Short and blond, usually in some crazy hairstyle
Eyes: Bright green
Height: 5'2" 1/2
Weight: 117
Danlia has her ears pierced and she normally wears studs of some kind, and she has a Celtic inspired armband tattoo on her upper left arm, just below the shoulder.
People think that Dahlia in on crack, she is usually a bundle of energy and perpetually perky. Just the kind of person you are ready to hate because they seem so fake. But, she's not, she is just genuinely a happy person.
Her and her mother moved to Canada from Ireland back when she was 10 years old after her father died. She has had no easy life and there were often times when she and her mother would barely have any money for food. But, that has change in the past year since her mother had remaried.
Her sense of style often reflect her perky nature and her habits of shopping at thrift stores. She likes colours and unique cuts, her best creations (as she calls them) involves mixing vintage clothing with modern and adding a plash of clothes that she has made herself.

<center>Keilan</center>



Name: Keilan
Age: 19
Hair: Red, spikey, messy (dyed hair)
Eyes: Either a blood red, or a steel grey
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 196 lbs
Keilan has his right cartilage pierced and a flame tattoo on his left bicep.
Keilan's life has been hard, when he was 4 he had caused the fire that killed his mother, and his father was in jail so he lived at an orphanage until her was 18.
He never did well in school and got into alot of fights, however when he was 13 he walked into a matial arts dojo and was invited to train with the teacher. he quickly progressed through the belts and it was not long until he had his black belt.
After high school he got a job at the local docks, unloading and loading boats. he also trains to enter martial arts competitions, which is his major source of revenue.
Keilan doesn't have a sense of style, he wears clothes that are practical and allow for easy movement. But he does tend to stick to reds and blacks.

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