Yay, finally a contest! Since I looove collecting ACEOs of my girls and have many ideas for drawings on my own but not enough time to fulfill them, I want you to make my dreams come true.
_{(Also, my bday is in June. You guys should know meanwhile that I hate my birthday, plus that I am a control freak. So iiiiiiif you plan to do something for me, you can enter in the contest instead or consider it's guidelines. 8'D I know, I am a horrible person.)}


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THEME

Draw an ACEO of my OCs!

ACEO?
--> Some things about ACEOs, because people were asking or such:
Definitions: [link] & [link]

* Empty ACEO cards to draw on are usually not available in stores. People draw them on their own and cut them out on their own.
* The paper you use has to be hardcover/ carton paper, so it has the weight/ quality like a real trading card.
* The size must be 21⁄2 by 31⁄2 inches (64 mm × 89 mm), which is the standard size for trading cards, game cards, collector cards and the albums and protection sleeves.
* ACEOs are made to swap, so usually they are made to be given away. You can also let make prints of them. Prints must also come on carton paper and must have written on their backside the card's number, print edition, your signature.

Try to fulfill the ACEO standards asbest as you can. But I won't be strict about them, like when you don't have the thick enough paper etc. If you're not sure about anything, just ask me.


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RULES

Must be drawn traditionally or if done digitally then print it out!
The ACEO will be mailed to me! (Let me know if you have problems with it. If you cannot send the mail, this won't be a barrier from participating here.)
Follow the official ACEO rules! (Size, paper weight, etc. Infos look above)
Everyone can enter as long as you're not blocked from this group or from my dA profile page.
You can make 1-3 entries, but only one entry will make it into the running ups.
NO love pics, please! Also no mature content, no gross things, nothing inappropriate, please.
No tracing, no doll makers, bases, photography etc.
You are invited to go wild with design the card with gluing stickers or other things on it and craft around a bit. But is not needed.
Be sure, that I will love especially those works which are authentical and made with love, no superficial mass production. Quality goes over quantity! But there will be also a chance for not-perfect-artwork. I will let my heart speak, that's why I will pick the running ups on my own.
It's an ego-contest. The theme, prizes and everything are Toto-related, so if you don't like my stuff, my OCs, my prizes or the themes 'Visual-Kei', 'space' or 'aliens', just stay out of this.


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GUIDELINES & LINKS

Now about the details for the motives! There are three categories. It's a bit determined but also has much space for chosing between them, I think. The Skat/ alien-category will get some extra points, because it's my personal fave, plus it's more challenging to draw the guys!


Sailor Pollux, Sailor Castor, Sailor Deneb, Sailor Krypton:

Please draw one or all of the girls in a space themed setting. You can go crazy with star/ planet/ asteroid views, even add spaceships, space junk, a super nova, what you want.

Sailor Atlas:

Please draw Atlas/ Kimiko in one of her Gothic-Punk-Visual-Kei-band outfits! She is singer of the school band 'Grasisch Indie' and I want you to depict her on stage or listening to music or singing in Karaoke, whatever. Her theme is music and you should give her a really cool and punkish outfit.

Sailor Skat:

Please draw Sailor Skat/ Sammy with one of her alien mates. You can make her in Senshi or civilian form, it should just fit to the other charas. Those are:
- J'onn Jonzz, Martian Manhunter from 'DC/ Justice League': [link] I prefer this version: [link] (Google pics search: J'onn Jonnz JLA)
(Sammy looks up to him and learns a lot from him about spyware, technology, IT etc.)
- Piccolo from 'Dragonball Z': [link] (Google pics search: Piccolo DBZ)
(She trains with him some marterial arts, fighting skills and meditation.)
- Christopher Johnson from 'District 9': [link] (Google pics search: Christopher Johnson District 9)
(He teaches her about their alien technology and materials, she helps him with IT.)

References can be found in my gallery: [link] or in the fave folder which contains art I got from others: [link].
I will add more reference pics later, when I have time to do some. But there will be some notes about their looks in the gallery folder, as well.


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JUDGING

Out of all entries I will pick my fave 5 or more (depends on how many entries etc.) and will do a poll for the running ups.


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DEADLINE

June 30th 2013, Midnight Berlin time.
Let me know if you need an extension, but I will give only 1-2 times.


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PRIZES

Since I want you to send the cards to me, everyone will get a small prize! (If you cannot send the card, we will deal something out individually! For example no point prize, but we share shipping costs.)
Prize donations are more than welcome!

1st place:

1 ACEO drawn by me, motive of your choice.
3 ACEO prints of my other ACEOs, you can pick one: [link]
1 bookmark, pick one: [link]
2 Kryptonite postcards: (link will be added)
1 A4 print of Reiko or Krypton, you can pick: [link] or [link]
50p from me.
1 charm [link] or [link] or 1 bracelet [link] (you can request) from ~Hecateslight.

2nd place:

1 ACEO drawn by me, motive of your choice.
2 ACEO prints of my other ACEOs, you can pick one: [link]
1 bookmark, pick one: [link]
1 Kryptonite postcard: (link will be added)
30p from me.
1 charm [link] or [link] or 1 bracelet [link] w/o pearls (you can request) from ~Hecateslight.

3rd place:

1 ACEO drawn by me, motive of your choice.
1 ACEO print of my other ACEOs, you can pick one: [link]
20p from me.
1 charm [link] or [link] or 1 bracelet [link] w/o pearls (you can request) from ~Hecateslight.

all entries:

Entry will be featured on my dA page.
Entry will be featured in a special folder in the Toto-group.
10p from me.

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ENTRIES
All entries will be collected in this folder:
[link]



I wish us all much fun and love with this!

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Also have a look at my friend's contests: