So I attack you with my five Triskevite (?) tokens...
2013, as every new year, should be a refresh button for our perspectives and projects, among many other things. One of these things are, of course, mtg races.
Your challenge
Create an artwork for a new race of your invention. While you're invited to describe a background for your project, it isn´t mandatory.
Your reward
The contest winner determined by poll will be rewarded with a digital trophy above his avatar and announced on mtgsalvation home.
More information, rules and restrictions - please read carefully!
Regular rules
The work you submit must be something new you created for this contest and nothing you pulled from your portfolio.
Keep in mind your entry should be work safe, so no naked boobies or something like that
Silent submission: Do not post your work here. Instead send it by pm to both adunakhor and blackbull. All entries will be revealed when the polls are up.
Deadline for this contest is 31 January
Contest specific rules
Please, be clear and choose wisely wich name your race will have, since it will be your piece's name.
To be clear, it is the first option. You must develope a new race's graphic concept, wich you could enhance by adding a wirtten background for the piece, at will. So, no new versions of elves or goblins, but an entirely new race artwork.
Since it's silent submission, will we be allowed to submit our work to personal sites before the deadline?
No problem, but try to make it clear in that site that this is a piece for this contest, while also try to do it close to the deadline. If we find that any of the entries was posted outside several days before deadline and without a clarification, we will consider that the piece wasn´t made for this contest. Also, pieces posted outside the site in a date previous to the day the contest thread was posted will be considered an auto DQ.
An user asked through PM:
Q: "Can we expand on a race that has been teased but never flushed out officially? Not sure if 'constructs' are even a race per se but I think it would be fun." A: I'm afraid that's not possible. You should invent the race's concept, as well as its name and its aspect (artwork) The only thing that's mandatory to enter the round is the artwork.
Just to be overly pedantic, would the Loxodon in Mirrodin and the Orochi in Kamigawa be considered new races even though they used existing creature types? Or does it need to be completely new races like the Vedalken in Mirrodin and the Moonfolk in Kamigawa with never-before-seen creature types?
New means new. So, exactly like the moonfolk in Kamigawa or the vedalken in mirrodin. A totally brand newand unseen race.
To be clear, it is the first option. You must develope a new race's graphic concept, wich you could enhance by adding a wirtten background for the piece, at will. So, no new versions of elves or goblins, but an entirely new race artwork.
Since it's silent submission, will we be allowed to submit our work to personal sites before the deadline?
No problem, but try to make it clear in that site that this is a piece for this contest, while also try to do it close to the deadline. If we find that any of the entries was posted outside several days before deadline and without a clarification, we will consider that the piece wasn´t made for this contest. Also, pieces posted outside the site in a date previous to the day the contest thread was posted will be considered an auto DQ.
I'm going to add this to the main thread in order to make it easy to find. EDIT: Also corrected the task to make it more clear.
Just to be overly pedantic, would the Loxodon in Mirrodin and the Orochi in Kamigawa be considered new races even though they used existing creature types? Or does it need to be completely new races like the Vedalken in Mirrodin and the Moonfolk in Kamigawa with never-before-seen creature types?
Just to be overly pedantic, would the Loxodon in Mirrodin and the Orochi in Kamigawa be considered new races even though they used existing creature types? Or does it need to be completely new races like the Vedalken in Mirrodin and the Moonfolk in Kamigawa with never-before-seen creature types?
New means new. So, exactly like the moonfolk in Kamigawa or the vedalken in mirrodin. A totally brand newand unseen race.
Sorry I've never done one of these but would like to..
Does art have to be on a card? If so.. Does the card matter at all considering we're making a NEW race.. obviously there won't be an MTG card with the creature name/subtype, etc..
Doesn't have to be on a card. The contest is looking more for a single illustration (at least) depicting the new race. I imagine additional concept drawings and background on the race (and their natural environment/world) would be helpful but is not required.
Doesn't have to be on a card. The contest is looking more for a single illustration (at least) depicting the new race. I imagine additional concept drawings and background on the race (and their natural environment/world) would be helpful but is not required.
Okies, I have my race all drawn and a back story worked out. I am going to upload the picture to facebook / photobucket to link it to you, in a private message with the race details in the message. This is the correct way to submit right? Planning on doing it tonight, once i get a scan of the picture.
Okies, I have my race all drawn and a back story worked out. I am going to upload the picture to facebook / photobucket to link it to you, in a private message with the race details in the message. This is the correct way to submit right? Planning on doing it tonight, once i get a scan of the picture.
Yes, it is. Just send it to me and adunakhor that way. It's always better when both organizers have all the entries in their pm boxes, to avoid possible missings.
Your challenge
Create an artwork for a new race of your invention. While you're invited to describe a background for your project, it isn´t mandatory.
Your reward
The contest winner determined by poll will be rewarded with a digital trophy above his avatar and announced on mtgsalvation home.
More information, rules and restrictions - please read carefully!
Regular rules
I hope this made it clear for everyone.
No problem, but try to make it clear in that site that this is a piece for this contest, while also try to do it close to the deadline. If we find that any of the entries was posted outside several days before deadline and without a clarification, we will consider that the piece wasn´t made for this contest. Also, pieces posted outside the site in a date previous to the day the contest thread was posted will be considered an auto DQ.
An user asked through PM:
Q: "Can we expand on a race that has been teased but never flushed out officially? Not sure if 'constructs' are even a race per se but I think it would be fun."
A: I'm afraid that's not possible. You should invent the race's concept, as well as its name and its aspect (artwork) The only thing that's mandatory to enter the round is the artwork.
New means new. So, exactly like the moonfolk in Kamigawa or the vedalken in mirrodin. A totally brand new and unseen race.
Good luck and have fun!
My art blog
Claims:
The kicker variant in WWK will be "Kicker without a kicked effect." - proven wrong Jan 2010 : 2 wrongs
Decks:
:symu::symb: Bloodchief Ascension - Modern
:symb::symr: Rakdos, the Defiler - EDH
:symu::symb::symw: Sharuum the Hegemon - EDH
:symw::symu::symb: Zur the Enchanter - EDH
I hope this made it clear for everyone.
No problem, but try to make it clear in that site that this is a piece for this contest, while also try to do it close to the deadline. If we find that any of the entries was posted outside several days before deadline and without a clarification, we will consider that the piece wasn´t made for this contest. Also, pieces posted outside the site in a date previous to the day the contest thread was posted will be considered an auto DQ.
I'm going to add this to the main thread in order to make it easy to find. EDIT: Also corrected the task to make it more clear.
For artists looking for inspiration, here's a link to a list of legendary creatures from mythology. You will have to navigate by initial letters.
My art blog
Claims:
The kicker variant in WWK will be "Kicker without a kicked effect." - proven wrong Jan 2010 : 2 wrongs
Decks:
:symu::symb: Bloodchief Ascension - Modern
:symb::symr: Rakdos, the Defiler - EDH
:symu::symb::symw: Sharuum the Hegemon - EDH
:symw::symu::symb: Zur the Enchanter - EDH
Does art have to be on a card? If so.. Does the card matter at all considering we're making a NEW race.. obviously there won't be an MTG card with the creature name/subtype, etc..
Great idea this month btw. I'm in.
It'll be a pleasure.
- BBull