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DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL NOVEMBER 8TH!
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Yey! It's that time of the year again! The trees turn orangeish, the leaves fall in a beautiful dance with the wind and you get spiders in your hair...

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IT'S HALLOWE'EN TIEM!

So once again, let's celebrate it! <333

Hallowe'en Contest

THEME: Hallowe'en!

Hard to guess right?

DEADLINE: October 29th!

WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: October 31st!

Rules

Sorry but only new entries allowed, no old work will be accepted. It has to be made for ths contest, but you're free to participate with your entry on another contest.

Original and Fan Art allowed.

No entry limit but remember, QUALITY over QUANTITY.

It has to represent the theme and it needs to be obvious to anyone that it's about hallowe'en. If it's not, then it will not be accepted (if you have doubts you can ask me but in general it'll be accepted if it has witches, candy, pumpkins, night, jack-o'-lanterns, spiders... you get what I mean right?

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It doesn't have to be coloured, but coloured pieces will be given more points than linearts or sketches alone (it can be coloured in B&W).

Writing entries can't be any longer than 5 - 6 pages (word).

Digital vs Traditional: I won't judge an artwork over the used media but the skills shown.

Send it in a note titled Contest entry with a link to your entry

and I'll add it to a collection dedicated to the contest.

Prizes!

There has to be at least 3 people entering to give away prizes. If there aren't enough entries prizes will be subject to change.

Drawing Cateogry

(Drawings, paintings...)

First Prize

6 month subscription from *Fat-Turkey
1 character half-body commission like

One character Sketch from ~suzaku009
Feature from =rydi1689*Fat-Turkey`kasumichan2003=bewareofmad

Runner-up

3 month subscription
2 character bust shot commission like

One character chibi sketch by ~suzaku009
Feature from =rydi1689 *Fat-Turkey`kasumichan2003=bewareofmad

Writing category

First Prize

6 month subscription from *Fat-Turkey
1 character half-body commission like

Feature from =rydi1689*Fat-Turkey`kasumichan2003=bewareofmad
One character Sketch from ~suzaku009

Runner-up

3 month subscription
2 character bust shot commission like

One character chibi sketch by ~suzaku009
Feature from =rydi1689 *Fat-Turkey`kasumichan2003=bewareofmad

Photography Category

This category is provisional, as requested by =Baz135 and it's not really official so the prizes won't be as good as the ones in the rest of the categories. However if many people enter this I might add more prizes.

First Prize only:

1 month subscription from =rydi1689
One character lineart like this

Feature from =rydi1689, *Fat-Turkey, `kasumichan2003, =bewareofmad

I might get some more prizes for you

. If anyone would be so kind to donate something I'd be really grateful

. It can be whatever you want, drawings, subscriptions, features, comments... Everything is welcome

Judging Process

If the number of entries isn't too big I'll be the only judge

For the visual category the judging will be based on:

* Theme: how well you represented the theme in question - 4 points
* Artistic skills: how well you presented your piece. - 3 points
* Originality: Hallowe'en isn't an original theme so, show me something refreshing

- 3 points

For the writing category the judging will be based on:

* Theme: Same as before but notice this: if it's a scary story, it'd better be really creepy

! - 4 points
* Composition: How well explained and described the story is.- 3 points
* Originality: yet again, like before. - 3 points

For the photography category the judging will be based on:
* Theme: how well you presented the theme in question - 4 points
* Skill: the quality of the shot, angle, and other things - 2 points
* Amount of Hallowe'en feeling: lol. - 4 points.

I can't judge on skill because I barely know anything about photography. Any volunteer to help me as a judge for this category? If I get a judge I'll give more points for the skills shown.

Hints

Don't like extreme gore

I love witches, magic and pumpkins!

Creepy stories are creepy, and I like that.

I love wet roads covered with autumn leaves and windy nights <3

Now to get your inspiration flowing and make some art here are some videos and songs to get you in the Hallowe'en spirits <3

This is Hallowe'en - Nightmare before Christmas [link]
Hocus Pocus - Sarah Singing to attract children [link]
Hocus Pocus - I put a spell on you [link]
Hocus Pocus Trailer [link]
Hocus Pocus - Part of the movie [link] & and the ending [link] & [link]

I love this movie, does it show?

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