Good day OriginsRO from the GM team!
Recently we had a suggestion to run an art contest reminiscing on the last event about a year ago. We thought that it would be a novel idea. It will be a great opportunity for anyone and everyone to share their talent, creativity and even humour. Our chosen favourites will each win a special prize and every entrant will receive also receive a small participation prize! Now, enough talk, time to learn how to follow the rules:
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It’s not just drawings but all visual art will be considered as acceptable submissions provided it can be submitted electronically. Just to name a few, drawings, paintings, MS Paint scribbles. Photograph/Scans of your art will be acceptable as well for those who may want to create “tangible” submissions e.g. sculptures, dolls, crochet
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OriginsRO is a server for all ages. Submissions that are overly explicit/inappropriate will not be accepted; submissions should be relatively safe for work. In extension sensitive themes or topics that may be offensive should be avoided such as politics and religion.
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Players can sign up through [email protected] for three days before until the cut-off at 11:59PM UTC, 03/06/19. In the email they must include their Master ID, preferred contact method (forums, email or discord) and 3 monsters they would like others to draw. Monsters that will be accepted are only those up to Lighthalzen and Juperos, if you are unsure feel free to ask.
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Entrants will be assigned a monster drawn randomly from the pool of monsters created by entrants. Each entrant will receive a unique monster in the case that all choices are exhausted, a random one will be assigned by the judges. Entrants will be notified via their preferred contact method by 05/06/19.
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The submission period will last for one week from 6/06/19 and 13/06/19. Following this the judging period will last approximately one week depending on volume of entries.
Judging Criteria
All submissions will be appraised on three criteria.
• Aesthetic appraisal: Overall quality of the submission and depiction of the monster.
• Creativity: Does the submission display originality and imagination?
• Humour: Was it witty? Was it funny? Did the judges laugh?
The judging panel will consist of the GM team.
There will be one winner for each category, each receiving a 3D Glasses Costume.
Each entrants including winners will receive the participation prize 10 Gift Boxes, 3 Old Blue Box and 1 Old Purple Box if their submission is received before the closing date and follows the set rules.
Q: But I am not good at drawing.
If you have some free time why not? This is a celebration of art all over OriginsRO. You might not have confidence in your technique but that’s not all we are looking for, maybe an obscure piece will snatch you the prize in Humour or Creativity. Plus, you will bring a little life to the community and don’t forget the freebies.
Q: Where to start?
What a better place for inspiration then RO itself? A collection of Card Art can be found at http://sypsos.com/iro/cards.php. Or why not look at the last Card Drawing Event here? viewtopic.php?f=62&t=1694
Q: How many submissions can I have?
For this event we will only be accepting one submission per entrant.
Q: If my submission is Aesthetic, Creative and Humorous can I win all 3 prizes?
Even though each submission has a chance at all three criteria you will only be able to win in one category.
Q: When and where can I post my submission?
You can submit it via [email protected] at any time up to the closing date 11:59PM UTC, 13/06/19.
Q: Where can I find my Master ID?
Upon logging into your account at https://cp.originsro.org/main/ locate Master Account tab and proceed to My Account below it. Your Master ID should be in easy view as highlighted in a red box in the example below.
Q: I still have more questions, who should I talk to?
Feel free to message Allium through forums or Discord at Allium #3405. Chiru #5123 will also be assisting to answer questions about the event.
