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Ever stalked a person?
Want to see them every day?
Can't get enough of them, but are scared of getting caught spying?

Chii has the solution!

Every day from 1st December to 1st January she sells a person for an affordable price.

Bid to your heart's content and maybe at the end of the day you are able to say: "I own Gnarf. And I'm allowed to stalk."

This is no bidding on real persons but on drawn chibis xD

So if you feel the urge:

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Top rated:

10/30/08
10/29/08
10/28/08
10/27/08
10/26/08
10/25/08
10/24/08

Blacklist:

Rokeiro - for art theft -_-;
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Hi and welcome to my thread!

As you might have noticed, I'm holding an art contest heart
I'm 23 years old, working and joined Gaia beginning 2007.
This is my very first art contest.
Seeing all the other enormous, expensive and well structured contests, I'm quite intimidated by them.
I will try to update and make this thread better and better while gaining experience with this kind of contest.

I hope, you still like my small contest and enjoy it to the fullest. heart
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This Avatar Art Contest will start 10/05/08.
The end is today and with this the contest is over, thank you all for partcipating heart

I want three things:

I want art. Digital, colored, natural, CG, anime style, chibified, realistic, whatever.
I want a lot of entries, but not more than 5 per person and only one drawing by you per avatar.
I want creativity. I want feelings, emotions. Smiling faces, evil characters, sad ones, cuddly ones.

I do allow:
colored
mono colored
shaded

Entries are to be submitted via form. The finished artwork is to be submitted via pm.

There is no entry fee.

Winners will be chosen by me at the 21th of December, which is today.
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Respect and follow the Gaia TOS.
Keep the images PG 13 (a bit of sexiness is encouraged, but no Nakedness, Hentai or Gore).
Do not quote anything on the first page.
Do not stretch the page.
Do not advertise.
Do not steal any graphics/art.
Only bump, when nobody else is there. Chatting is prefered.
No more quotes than 4 in a post.

Do not steal any art! (This includes entering art that is not your own, tracing other artwork and editing it to fit your creation)
Make sure you read everything carefully before you decide to start drawing. (And if needed, ask me questions via pm)
You must draw what is being requested to enter.
Your entry must be turned in by end date for it to count.
No begging for a prize.
No Collabs, except if someone helps you coloring.
Entries must be of a good resolution; no taking pictures of it with a camera.
Do not draw my current avatar, it's not included in the contest.
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12/21/08 - This contest has ended. I got 148 entries - Thanks to everyone, you made this thread a huge success!
12/20/08 - It's slowly nearing its end, it's the last day *sniffs*
12/04/08 - 100 Entries submitted - Thank you! heart
11/27/08 - Less than 25 days to go - two thirds of the time over already heart
11/27/08 - Got 90 entries, only 10 more to 100, thank you for joining o_o;;; heart
11/21/08 - Got 75 entries, thank you all for joining heart
11/09/08 - Managed to get 50 entries so far - thank you all for joining heart
10/30/08 - Been one whole week, seven times in a row in the top-rated threads - Thank you all for voting heart
10/29/08 - Got 25 Entries heart
10/05/08 - Thread is open heart
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These characters I want to be drawn. If you have a question about an item or want to remove an item, please pm me. There is no preference or "top 3" concerning the avatars.

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I'm not sure if it's needed, but I already have some art I adore and love. Check it out, if you're interested ^_^

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This contest is over, thank you all for participating ^_^
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First Place goes to Lady Silverine =)

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Second Place goes to FioreFiore =)

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Third Place goes to Andralexis =)

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Fourth Place goes to KarnivalCarnage =)

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Fifth Place goes to Darkpierrot =)

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Sixth Place goes to Misakiri =)

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Seventh Place goes to Muika-Tenshi =)

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Eighth Place goes to d3bupanda =)

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Ninth Place goes to Chippit =)

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Tenth Place goes to demonic_bubbles22 =)

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Eleventh Place goes to Emfy-chan =)

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Twelfth Place goes to Mimi-Imi =)

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Thirteenth Place goes to Jiru Fate =)

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Fourteenth Place goes to juebloo =)

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Fifteenth Place goes to Dr Mystic Blue =)

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Sixteenth Place goes to By_Naogui =)

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And since I had a darn hard time deciding, I just decided to give out honorable mentions at 5,000g each as well x3

First honorable mention goes to Chii_Asakura heart

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Second honorable mention goes to keiyani heart

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Third honorable mention goes to kaechan heart

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Fourth honorable mention goes to Hyphentic heart

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Fifth honorable mention goes to Zukomi heart

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Sixth honorable mention goes to LittlePedro heart

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Seventh honorable mention goes to Shiamint93 heart

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Eighth honorable mention goes to purdoy25 heart

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Ninth honorable mention goes to ericmathews125 heart

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Tenth honorable mention goes to Dux Rragz heart

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Thank you all for entering my "little" contest, which kept growing and growing until you couldn't call it little anymore <3
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Yes, I have a Bump Contest.

Top bumper: 30,000g
Second highest bumper: 20,000g
Third highest bumper: 10,000g


Winners

Chii_Asakura/Suzuki Tamashi: 3080 heart
Shanka-san: 2330 heart
Ritzu_Zero: 1707 heart
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This was getting too image loaded, so here I will list all new entries along with their submitted picture.


All entries, you can find here: Click me heart

The Newest Entries: heart
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This is the short form for lazy people.

When does the contest end?
It's now over.
Am I allowed more than one entry?
Yes. But out of the 5 entries you are allowed, each must be a different suggested avatar.
Can I even win more than once?
Yes, it's a matter of how good the other participiants are.
Can I enter a different artwork than the avatars you suggested?
No.
Can I make minor changes?
Yes, but only slight ones, so it doesn't change the items or color theme.
Can I get more time?
No, 3 months should be enough.
Is there an entrance fee?
No.
Does it have to be colored?
No, I like shading as well. I do allow:
colored
mono colored
shaded
Does it need to be a fullbody?
No.
Can I enter both, the Art and the Bump Contest?
Yes.
When will you send out the prizes?
The 21th December 2008, that's today ^_^
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Want to link me? Want your banner here? Just pm me or talk with me in the thread heart

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Alright, this is my about page xD

Honestly I'm not sure what to write here, but I will tell you a little bit about my preferences and wishes in drawings.

Please, under no circumstances think that I would critize or degrade your art style or artwork. I have no idea, why you would think so, but this post just intends to show you what I wish for, hope for and love in a drawing heart

Characters:

Each of my avatars is very simple, I think. Demons are evil, arrogant, maybe sexy and proud of themselves. The ninja types are sneaky, cool and mostly mysterious. The normal ones fit a theme and can be drawn cuddly, sexy or elegant.

Emotions:

This is something I really love in a character. I love my avatars to be cuddly, evil, elegant or arrogant. The more energy the better. Normal poses are fine, but there's nothing more beautiful than movement in art. You feel like one of the characters is practically jumping? Draw them like that. The evil one is almost spitting fire at you - Who hinders you to let it do that? Thinking of a fun scene when looking at a character? Draw it like that <3

Backgrounds:

I love backgrounds. The more details the better. Nothing shows creativity more than BGs. An asian looking girl looks much more asian with sakura flowers, old temples, etc. I love everything cliche, as long as it isn't too romantic or too flashy. Flowers are fine, but a lot of hearts are for example a no-go.

Accessories:

I love every one of my avatars. But sometimes Gaia doesn't have items that fit it. So if you feel like adding a small accessory as a detail, like socks, armlets or whatever - please go ahead. The general image is what counts - not the exact amount of items. But make it fitting - A demon would not look good with flowers in its hair, would it?

This is just a little guideline for people, who want to have more information ^_^;

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