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DRAGON ARTING CONTEST!

Journal Entry: Wed Apr 30, 2008, 10:02 AM
  • Mood: Artistic
  • Listening to: Therion
  • Reading: stuff by H.P. Lovecraft
  • Watching: Psych
  • Playing: Final Fantasy 7
  • Eating: eggses
  • Drinking: wet stuff
Alrighty then, I have decided to move forth with my contest idea.

THE PREMISE:
Design a dragon based off of the markings of an animal. That's about it. It can be any kind of dragon--western, eastern, sea serpent, whatever--and any kind of animal. Tropical fish, birds, and butterflies can provide some interesting colors and patterns to work with, but you can use absolutely whatever critter you want. Just be creative in translating the animal's colours and markings.

SOME EXAMPLES:
These are drawings I have been doing recently myself, which led into this idea for a contest... They're just here to get the creative juice flowing:
Tiger cowrie: [link]
Blue ringed-octopus: [link]
Regal tang: [link]

THE PRIZES:
Since I'm totally broke, I won't be handing out subscriptions to the winners. I have plenty of paper though, so I can draw pretty pictures!
Don't worry if your technical drawing skills aren't perfect, this isn't THAT kind of a contest, so everyone has a fair chance at winning.
FIRST PLACE winner will recieve a full-colour drawing of their choice.
SECOND PLACE winner will recieve a black and white pen drawing of their choice.
THIRD PLACE winner will recieve a cartoon-style drawing of their choice.


DEADLINE:
Since I'm disappearing sometime in July, I would like to have this thing all wrapped up, completed prizes and all, by the beginning of July. Tentative deadline for entries will be June 7th.

HAVE FUN! And do pass the word along to anyone you think might be interested in participating--I'm not exactly the most wildly well-know person on here. Heh.

ENTRIES THUS FAR:
:iconxenodraco: with

Devious Information

  • Current Age: Age is relative.
  • Current Residence: In a van
  • Interests: Dragons, art, conservation, hugging trees, little green plants
  • Favourite band or musician: Corvus Corax
  • Favourite genre of music: Symphonic, Renaissance
  • Favourite artist: Salvador Dali, van Gogh, Andy Goldsworthy
  • Favourite poet or writer: Lovecraft, Tolkien, Poe, Stephen King
  • Favourite style or digital art: Surrealism
  • Favourite game: Final Fantasy VII
  • Favourite gaming platform: PS2
  • Favourite cartoon character: Alucard from Hellsing
  • Tools of the Trade: A little of everything.

Devious Comments

*jiangzu:iconjiangzu: 3 days 12 hours ago
Thanks! Though there's not as much here as there used to be, I gutted it and moved my best stuff to another art site.

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"Those who flaunt their power disappear when the truly powerful appear."
~Rose, The Legend of Dragoon
~XinHitsuga:iconXinHitsuga: 5 days 6 hours ago
wow nice gallery
*jiangzu:iconjiangzu: 6 days 9 hours ago
Most of said invincible emo demigods probably wouldn't get it, anyway. *gloats* XD

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"Those who flaunt their power disappear when the truly powerful appear."
~Rose, The Legend of Dragoon
~Drazuki:iconDrazuki: May 10, 2008, 2:02:00 PM
I do. Good thinking.

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Sticks and stones can break your bones,
If aimed with deadly art.
Words can sting like anything,
But silence breaks the heart.
*jiangzu:iconjiangzu: May 10, 2008, 9:15:43 AM
Yeah, LoD is a pretty cool game. I put that in my sig as a hint-hint to all the "uber-powerful emo invincible demigods" we have wandering around dA...if you get what I mean.

*evil laughter*

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"Those who flaunt their power disappear when the truly powerful appear."
~Rose, The Legend of Dragoon
~Drazuki:iconDrazuki: May 10, 2008, 8:43:50 AM Mood: Love
....I like your sig. You're like...one of few people that know about Legend of Dragoon <3 (yay Rose!)

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Sticks and stones can break your bones,
If aimed with deadly art.
Words can sting like anything,
But silence breaks the heart.
*lioncrusher:iconlioncrusher: May 10, 2008, 7:52:14 AM
I see, good point! :)

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"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." -- Jimi Hendrix
~iwdc:iconiwdc: May 10, 2008, 6:17:53 AM
Your totally welcome.

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Don't be gone to long, you might miss something.

Sean
~Rujin85:iconRujin85: May 9, 2008, 9:22:47 PM
thanks for the fave! ^^

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:ninjastar::meditate::ninjaeat:
*jiangzu:iconjiangzu: May 9, 2008, 3:28:06 PM
I would, but it's part of another project me & my fella are working on, don't want to risk it getting swiped or ripped off (you know how dA can be) before the finished project is out on the market. :P

You're welcome for the watch, though! Your art is unique, and not full of anthos and furries and angst like everything else on here....

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"Those who flaunt their power disappear when the truly powerful appear."
~Rose, The Legend of Dragoon
*Velvet--Glove:iconVelvet--Glove: May 8, 2008, 4:25:12 PM
Hi! Thanks for adding me to your :+devwatch: watch list, your interest and support is appreciated! :D :hug:

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:flaguk: Chris

I support NNTR - no need to reply or thank me for every comment, reply or fave... use the time to create more beautiful art instead!
~DrakainaQueen:iconDrakainaQueen: May 3, 2008, 9:26:00 PM
Thanks for the devwatch! =)

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If I don't create or draw...I get really bored
*lioncrusher:iconlioncrusher: May 3, 2008, 9:28:29 AM
Thanks for the fav and watch! :D You should upload that picture you mentioned to your gallery.

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"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." -- Jimi Hendrix
~Dimar-dragon:iconDimar-dragon: Apr 30, 2008, 12:41:15 PM
thx for watch ^^ =)

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We shouldn't be angry if we don't get, what we want
We should be glad if we don't get what we deserve
*sonkem:iconsonkem: Apr 29, 2008, 3:52:07 PM
Thanks for the watch! :D

*hugs*

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ROAR?

Nobody move! I've dropped my brain!

Prints for sale: [link]
*AK-Is-Harmless:iconAK-Is-Harmless: Apr 25, 2008, 5:23:19 PM
Thanks for watching! :D

---AK

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*CozmicDreamer:iconCozmicDreamer: Mar 31, 2008, 6:15:29 AM
Thanks for the :+devwatch:

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~blueeyedpython:iconblueeyedpython: Feb 16, 2008, 4:29:22 PM
thank you so much for the watch <3

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=VivalaVida:iconVivalaVida: Jan 26, 2008, 10:32:30 AM
Thank you so much for the fav ! :blowkiss:

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Make at least one person smile every day.
~Miskatonika:iconMiskatonika: Jan 24, 2008, 9:18:39 AM
Thanks for the watch!!

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Chris Ware is my hero.
=galidorthedragon:icongalidorthedragon: Jan 19, 2008, 3:46:53 PM
thanks for the fav!

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*CozmicDreamer:iconCozmicDreamer: Dec 28, 2007, 9:16:16 AM Mood: Joy
Thanks for the :+fav:s

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Visit my Stable! :icondreamingtreestables:

:star:View My Slide Show!:star: :gallery:
[link]

Look to the Sky...For my Head is in the Clouds.