[Contest] Nephryst Contest Plans!

6 min read

Deviation Actions

Voleno's avatar
By
Published:
5.4K Views


NOTE: This is not the official starting journal for the new contest.

The Contest

 
  Prizes are in the middle of being done, the prize donors are doing a great job and the winners seem fairly happy with what they've gotten so far...but I just keep thinking about the next one, 'cause I'm excited to be able to give people a chance to win again. I mean heck, the last contest doubled my watchers and more, so I think I can double my prizes. :3

Current Ideas

Contest Prompt

  The last contest didn't have all that much direction in terms of what you drew. The variety came from the characters you picked to draw and there wasn't much direction on how, but this time, there will be one character.

  The contest will be centered more around creating another design for Nephryst. I'll be sure to draw her more and finish a full reference of her before I start the contest, just so that there's more clarity involved this time. 

[Sketches] Nephryst Redesign by Voleno

The contest will also involve drawing her with a weapon and an original costume. I'll be laying out possible weapons she can use in the game idea that I have, as well. You can come up with any weapon, but it'll still be good to have it laid out what weapons the main characters use, for ideas.

Rules

  • A full body and full color drawing is required to be counted for this contest. 
  • Incorporate the use of "three" in the costume. There must be three of something involved somewhere. Things like markings, accessories and clothing elements are acceptable. (Obviously don't give her like 3 arms or something...)
  • Hairstyles can change, but it's not required. 
    • It will help the character likeness to keep the original style, if you're more comfortable with that.
    • The color of the hair crystals can change, as needed. Feel free to match them with any color palette choices you might have for your costumes.
  • Keep in mind the short body type of the character.
    • Obviously any style is acceptable, but if the character looks too tall or too old, this will be counted against the entry in the judging process.
    • A character height comparison will be provided for the contest for reference. I'm not gonna be doing anything silly like measuring it or something, of course.
  • Keep to general fantasy (or sci-fantasy) design themes.
    • Modern-looking designs will be counted against the entry in the judging process. 
  • Incorporate use of a weapon.
    • No guns or lasers allowed. (Story reasons.)
      • If you'd still like shiny things, I'd suggest magic before
    • Arm-attached weapons or leg-attached weapons count.
      • (Brawler type weapons are acceptable, like giant fists and kicking blades and stuff.)
    • Transforming weapons or weapons with moving parts and mechanisms are acceptable.
      • The barring of guns is not to say there can't be futuristic, or futuristic-looking, in case you go with science fantasy looks.
  • Ears and tails are only allowed under limited circumstances.
    • The ears must be black fox ears.
    • The tail must be a set of 3 black fox tails.
    • I will provide an example of this on the reference.
      • This does not include the option of fully turning her into a furry character or adding paws/changing the legs and feet.
  • Multiple entries will be allowed, though they can only win one prize.
  • Multiple characters are allowed, if you'd like to draw her fighting your character.
    • But...you know...don't hurt anybody. 
    • No need to insinuate if either character is winning or losing. I'd rather not have to go into mental gymnastics about "power levels" and "who would win" and stuff.
    • No blood or gore or anything like that. 
    • This is allowed, but not necessarily encouraged, as the judgement will be made on the costume, weapon and likeness to the character.

Prizes

  • 1st Prize
    • 4800Points
    • 1 Full Body Commission (2 Characters)(Full Color) 
      • Or 2 separate commissions with 1 character
  • 2nd Prize 
    • 2400Points
    • Full Body Commission (Full Color)
  • 3rd Prize 
    • 1200Points
    • Half Body Commission (Full Color)
  • 7 Honorable Mentions
    • 500Points 
    • Half Body Sketch (Flat Color) 
      • Same categories as last time, with a few additional ones.

Conclusion/Estimated Time   

   I don't feel like I was transparent enough last time and I felt like it was a little unfair to some of the entrants. There were so many good contestants last time that didn't get their fair shake, so I wanna give even more people a shot this time and hopefully, make even more people happy. 

  If you've got any additional ideas or if anything seems like a burning red flag of a bad idea, let me know. I'll likely be starting this contest fairly soon after I finish the prizes (and finish Nephryst's necessary references), which could be about a month or so, but what I do know is that I'm gonna make sure the deadline coincides with a time in which those in school would be on break. Maybe even a December/January deadline, at the latest. It's going to be so much bigger of a contest, that hopefully the steam can pick up for it.
   



© 2015 - 2024 Voleno
Comments33
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
iouquie's avatar
This looks totally awesome and I have already some ideas in mind ! Definitely joining this contest !