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8/12-8/14: Little Art Contest

Aug 12, 2009

    1. Today's Challenge:

      Little Art Contest

      Your doll has received a gift! What is it and how does s/he react?
      Create a picture of your doll receiving his or her dream gift.

      Image must include doll and item. This must be a new image, not something you're recycling from your portfolio.

      You can create your image by drawing, painting, making a photo collage from magazine cut-outs, 3d rendering, drawing a short comic (no text), drawing in photoshop, making a picture out of macaroni, drawing stick figures... the options are very open.

      We're not looking for masterpieces - this is about speed and creativity. :) To make you focus your creativity on one piece, each member may only submit one entry.

      The only real restrictions are:
      • There cannot be any photos of real dolls used, either in collage or tracing.
      • No dialogue or speech/thought bubbles, though artistically challenged members may label. ;)

      Art ability is a plus, but you may win on just a creative idea or interesting way of expressing it!

      How to Win
      Send your image to DoADaily by 9pm EST August 13th, 2009.

      Entries will be posted for member voting from 10pm August 13th to 9pm August 14th.

      The best entry will be selected by member vote. The winner will be announced on Friday, August 14th.


      Images must be appropriate for a PG-13 audience.

      Who Can Enter
      This challenge is open to all members and forum staff. :smallcake If you would like to enter, but do not want the prize, please just state that in your PM. We'd like to see what everyone has to offer!

      Today's Prize
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      This contest's prize is an incredible jewelry set made by Brighnasa of Brighnasa Gems.
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      This is a two-piece set.
      The set is comprised of a white and blue wind elf crown with silver-plated brass findings and sapphire blue crystal, with a matching sapphire blue crystal choker with a magnetic clasp. Both are sized to fit SD13 boys and similar sizes.

      Please note that the winner is responsible for paying shipping.
       
    2. Just out of curiosity, how many times can we enter? Can we do a pic for each of our dolls if we so choose? [If this was stated somewhere, LOL sorry, didn't see.:sweat]
       
    3. One entry per member, please. I'll go add that to the rules. :)
       
    4. Okay, thanks for the info. ^-^
       
    5. Is there a preferred size for the entries to be submitted at? Or as long as it isn't stupidly huge or teeny tiny it should be ok?

      Thanks! Prize looks amazing.
       
    6. What is the size different between a SD13 doll head and an MSD doll head?
      Roughly what are the shipping costs going to be?
       
    7. do the dolls have to be obvious dolls? meaning joints showing?
       
    8. No size restriction.... but we're asking that pics be big enough to see what's going on, but small enough not to stretch anyone's screen.

      Shipping is probably around $5 for priority within the US. Beyond that, I have no idea.

      They should be recognizable as dolls.
       
    9. awesome. if we did a comic strip, could we throw in a panel with a chibified version of our doll (with joints)?
       
    10. Thanks, but i would still be interested in the size different because even though my doll is MSD she has big elf ears.
       
    11. If you're asking about the head size for the jewelry set, as this is made for an SD sized head, it would be too large for an MSD. Sorry!
       
    12. Sorry, I totally missed that question. :sweat Thanks, Junkets!
       
    13. Oh okies thanks, if there was only a bit of difference i figured the elf ears would keep it on, but if it is way to big then it is too bad. Oh well ^^
      Thanks any way :) It is a very beautiful head dress though :) I am sure it will make a doll owner very happy.
       
    14. Sorry, This question is pretty unimportant, but are we to submit a link of the doll the picture is based on? or does it not matter, as long as it looks like a doll?

      Thanks. I'll be mailing my entry in soon :D
       
    15. We don't need to see a pic of the doll it's based on. :)
       
    16. oops, I sent one anyway. It was just a link at the bottom of the PM though so no problems ^_^;;

      Thanks for the reply!
       
    17. :doh

      The image I've already created since yesterday is really rather large... Is it alright to provide a thumbnail image for the DOA page that links to the real image, or should I scrap this idea and start over? :sweat
       
    18. Well...you could always reduce the size before you send it to us?
       
    19. Do you have an art program? Like photo shop, or even paint? A lot of them can re-size. Of if the whole thing is traditional just re-scan it in and change the settings on your scanner.
       
    20. Is it all right if its not colored?
       
    21. Question: can we use a picture of the image instead of a scanned image of the... image? I'm not sure I'll be able to dig out the scanner from the closet and I actually finished the pic!
       
    22. The image doesn't have to be colored, nope!

      And as long as the image is very clear when you take a photo of it, that's fine.

      This is more about cleverness and creativity, rather than just straight drawing skills.

      Don't overthink it! :)
       
    23. How short is a short comic? Is one page ok?
       
    24. I figured that, but if I resize it any smaller it'll be impossible to tell what's what in the image ^^a;
       
    25. *raises hand* over-thinking here.

      i think my question got missed....

      is it ok to include chibified images of our dolls if its not the only drawing? like one panal in a comic strip?
       
    26. We've gotten a bunch of great entries, but I'm a puppy and I'm greedy! More!

      You've got a bit over 30 minutes left, everyone. Draw!

      And yes, a panel of chibi is fine. :)
       
    27. I just submitted my entry! I can't wait to see them all! :D
       
    28. I submitted my entry and now back to feverishly working on the calender contest entry. XD;
       
    29. i tried, but the scanners not working and theres no way i'll have time to get it done now...good luck everyone!
       
    30. Twooooooo minutes!
       
    31. My friend lied to me! She said EST was 2 hours ahead of us. Which means I didn't have to rush and could have been working on my entry for another hour. I could have gotten the stupid scanner to work by then if I'd known. Ah, well. Still got it done. ^_^

      Good luck everyone!
       
    32. Ack! I thought we had more time for this! OAO Darn. I guess I'll have to settle for oggling all the wonderful entries. I hope everyone had fun!
       
    33. Aw darn I didn't realize the time difference. Oh well no entry from me T__T
       
    34. *_* Was neck deep into homework when I realized what time it was.

      Good luck to everyone that entered! :bcupcake
       
    35. Quick question- if we entered, we aren't allowed to vote, correct? :sweat
       
    36. Oh my gosh they are all so cute it was hard to pick a favorite <3
       
    37. Oh my, so many great entries! Wow, you're right, it was hard to pick XD
      Great job everyone!
       
    38. Every member may vote, whether they entered or not.
       
    39. Wow, there sure are some amazing entries! It really is neat to see what people can come up with in only 24 hours. Anyway, good luck all who entered!! :)
       
    40. Good job, peoples! Definitely a hard pick! :D
       
    41. dang i missed the deadline dang homework... lol its ok everyones work is so nice it was hard to pick
       
    42. aw, so many cute entries! Excited to see who wins, it looks like it'll be a tough choice.
       
    43. Haha, good job everyone!
       
    44. I love them! So many cute, creative ideas! Good job everyone! <3
       
    45. Wow... it's amazing what people can create even on such a short time frame! :sweat
       
    46. Love all the ideas, so, so cute!! <333
       
    47. Bumm. Er. i JUST saw this. but wow you guys are great!! i loved all the art and it was really hard to pick JUST one!!
       
    48. Wow, I'm so impressed by all the entries! I can't believe they were done so quickly. Everyone who entered should be proud.
       
    49. that's so cute! I love the entries. and to whomever did entry number 10, I'm just in love. It reminded me of a pair of my characters. Sentimentality!
       
    50. I absolutely loved #10, too! There are so many people on here who did beautiful drawings.
       
    51. That was a very difficult choice to narrow it down to just one. I really liked them all for many different reasons. So many talented folks on DoA. :)
       
    52. So many cute entries! Its going to be hard to decide. And they'd missed one! Now I have to decide all over again. ^_^
       
    53. damn that was hard to choose ;-; I almost feel guilty to choose only one, was too hard to pick only one. Congrats to everyone anyway !!! &#9829;
       
    54. I'm so sad! D:

      I thought for sure it said the max image size was 400x600, so I shrunk mine. :doh

      I guess I still had the Flight contest entry size on my mind, and now that I see how small this entry is... GAH! *headdesk*
       
    55. Wow that was tough. So many great artists and ideas. A nice little chuckle to start my workday. Thanks to all who sent art in, you made my day! Sorry I couldn't vote for all.
       
    56. good luck to all who entered! Everyone did so great in such a short time. Especially those with traditional media!