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Tricks and Treats: A Halloween Contest

News Flash: Winners announced!
  1. 1st Place: :-) Emese Fisi Szigetvári with the picture 'halloween.jpg'

  2. 2nd Place: :-) Charlotte Fire-Valkyrie Ahlgren with the picture 'Witches Moon/Tricks'

  3. 3rd Place: :-) Christopher bell with the picture 'Samhain'

  4. 4th Place: :-) Yoni Danziger with the picture 'The Revenge of the Pumpkin Witch'

  5. 5th Place: :-) Kimberly A Taylor with the picture 'caw!'

  6. 6th Place: :-) Anitta Hiekkanen with the picture 'Eh..?'

  7. 7th Place: :-) Elaine Martz with the picture 'I´ve Got My Eye On You'

  8. 8th Place: :-) James R. LeClair with the picture 'Jack O'

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Every year we see lots of Halloween-themed art submitted to Elfwood around the end of October and it seems a good idea to run a small art contest for Halloween. So this is the challenge: submit a picture that best captures either the day's traditional roots or the more modern interpretation of the holiday.

Competition closes on 1 November 2009

The Prizes:
  • 1st prize: Twilight calendar

    • The winners for the prizes below will be picked at random to follow the ”Tricks and Treats theme.

  • Buffy comic book
  • Doctor Who Jigsaw puzzle
  • Skull bracelet
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas decoration gels
  • + more possible surprise prizes

    • The above prizes will be supplemented with the granting of a Patron status (1 year/1 month) if you already are a Patron, your term can either be extended or you can give it as a 'gift' to someone else you like on Elfwood.


    Competition requirements.

  • You have to be a publishing artist in Elfwood.

  • The artist and artwork has to comply with existing Elfwood rules and be published in the artist's gallery before the contest ends.

  • Only one (1) entry per participant.

  • The entry has to fall within the the contest theme, pictures not related to the announced theme will not be considered.
  • The submitted image should have been created recently - not over a year ago; images created specifically for the contest will be given particular consideration.


    • Other information.

  • Competition closes on 1 November 2009.

  • Work will be judged by a panel of Elfwood staff and prominent EW published members on the basis of originality as well as technical skill.

  • Feel free to use any visual medium.

  • Prizes will be awarded to the winner and a few other people. Aside from the top prize, the exact number and nature of prizes will remain undisclosed - possibly until the end of the contest (that's the tricky bit), roumor has it that more than the 3 top people will end up with a treat of some sort.

  • To ENTER the contest: Go to the Competition forum section at the Twilight Tavern and make a post in the topic "Tricks and Treats: A Halloween Contest' with a LINK to the image in your gallery.

  • If you have any questions about this contest feel free to contact Mithrandir, Monica or Support.

  • The winners will be decided after 01.11.2009 in the space of 1 to 2 weeks depending on the volume of submissions we get.

    This announcement message could be updated/amended by the organisers should the need arise.

    Good luck!
















    DateNameComment 
    3 Oct 2009:-) Natalie Adams
    haha that is just an AWESOME theme! Shud be great fun - i have caught the contest bug, i am gonna get drawing! 18
    4 Oct 2009:-) Yoni Danziger
    An ACE of a theme! 13
    7 Oct 2009:-) Natalie Adams
    I know it is too early yet, but will you be doing a Christmas contest? ....and a Valentine’s Day contest?.....Easter?...omg so many possibilities! 1

    :-) Monica *Volcanokitten* Christensen replies: "Grey Pilgrim/Mithrandir is currently full of ideas for more contests. I know there are more contests planned, but I don’t know specifics yet, but they’re all good ideas that you’ve mentioned."
    8 Oct 2009:-) Grey Pilgrim
    Yes. 112
    14 Oct 2009:-) Stephanie S. K. Marbach
    awwwwwwwwww, this sounds like fun, too2!!! thanks2!!!
    25 Oct 2009:-) Shanna L Moore
    yay i made an image. now i just gotta wait for my image to be approved. i hope it is before the deadline comes.

    :-) Monica *Volcanokitten* Christensen replies: "It’s processed now. BTW you’re welcome to submit a link in the contest forum to enter into the contest. We just process the picture afterwards. "
    9 Nov 2009:-) Regan Kubecek
    Hey....just wondering when the winners for this contest will be announced2
    Thanks

    :-) Monica *Volcanokitten* Christensen replies: ""The winners will be decided after 01.11.2009 in the space of 1 to 2 weeks depending on the volume of submissions we get." It won’t be long now."
    12 Nov 2009:-) Grey Pilgrim

    Just to let any curious people know where the ‘trick’ here was – the winners were picked with a progressive degree of randomness: Top 3 picked straight by the vote of the panel, next three were randomized picks from the next few people down the list of the runners up and the last 2 were two totally random draws from all the remaining people who took part. This contest was not run to the standard model that we’d usually use for art contests – it had some more ‘treats’ randomness and fun. Hope you all enjoyed! Mith
    12 Nov 2009:-) Stuart Barry
    Awww now I’ll have to buy my own twillight callendar! j/k
    Congrats to all the winners!
    13 Nov 2009:-) Chelsea L Pennelly
    Congrats to all the winners
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