It's been many years since i've held a contest and while i can't offer too much in terms of prizes i think it would be fun to hold one.
Also this isn't a contest being held by a club, this is just a contest being held by me =Raichana and some other clubs have been extremely kind in advertizing it.

PLEASE READ ALL THE RULES BEFORE ASKING A QUESTION OR SUBMITTING AN ENTRY.

Update:
just got over 50 entries, keep 'em coming, not much time left!
um... apparently there may be a glitch in the journal that could mean their can't be any more thumbs.... so all entries can be seen though this [link]
This sunday the contest ends! i will continue to accept submissions all day on May 19th, on May 20th i will narrow down the finalist for each category.
Finalist will be determined by how creatively they completed the challenge of drawing an outfit based on the season.

has offered to donate some points to help with prizes, i've set up a donation thing under this journal so that if anyone else wants to donate points it will all go into one pool and be split between the three winners.
if anyone else wishes to help with judging or help donate prizes let me know since i would love any help i can get.
Added some crunchyroll guest passes as prizes.

and a quick note this is just a contest that i'm holding, no attachment to any clubs so all opinions are completely my own.
The rules in this journal are the ones to follow to avoid confusion.

So whats the challenge?

Draw a character wearing an outfit inspired by one of the four seasons.

in the description of your piece you must mention which season you are using.
It can be any character, Oc or fan art, male or female it doesn't matter just whatever you feel like drawing as long as it meets the challenge.

Submitting is simple, just send me, =Raichana, a note with the link and mention the season it is for.

Voting will be done Via poll and my personal opinion of the image i find to be the most creative. It will all depend on how many submissions there are.

Rules.

Only one submission per season. (max of 4 entries)
No mature content so that everyone can see every submission at a glance.
Only submissions made between April 19th 2013-May 19th 2013 will be accepted.
You can have as many characters in a single picture as you want but i ask you only keep it to one season per picture.
You can draw any medium and any style as long as it meets the challenge.
No tracing, no bases no art theft of any kind. The idea and execution must be 100% your own.
if you see art theft that i have missed just send me a note and i'll look into it.
otherwise have fun.

Prizes.
1st - Year subscription to Deviant art and a Journal feature & 48 hour all access Guest pass to Crunchyroll & Portion of donated points
2nd - Journal Feature & 48 hour all access Guest pass to Crunchyroll & Portion of donated points
3rd - Journal Feature & Portion of donated points

again sorry that i can't offer much but i'm currently unemployed.

so yeah just a little contest, if you have a submission just sent me a note with the link to the image and the category you want it in and we'll take it from there.

Submissions.

Spring


Summer


Fall/Autumn


Winter



Judging:

Judging will be based on creativity, use of inspiration and overall impact of the piece.
I will pick the top five (ten if we get that many per season) pieces per season and set up a poll to allow you to pick your favorite.
After that there will be a final poll pitting the top two of each season against each other with 2 wild cards of my choosing.
Winners will be announced a week after the final poll is put up.
this may change depending on how many submissions but assuming we get 5 submissions per season this is how we will do it.

Have fun!



SPECIAL THANKS



if you have advertised this contest and i have missed thanking you just send me a quick shout out and i'll add you name to the list.