Mirror Mirror On The Wall... EXTENDED MARCH 30!

[Silver Vermouth]

Welcome to Mirrored Perfection

After the success of my last two art contests, Bloody Perfection and Arcane Perfection...it's time for the next in the Perfection series! This art contest features two of the most wonderful fairy tale characters, Snow White and Rose Red because everyone needs their own little fractured fairytale, right? heart It will tentatively end on March 30, 2008!

Post 1 - Intro
Post 2 - Rules
Post 3 - Prizes
Post 4 - FAQ
Post 5 - Background Story
Post 6 - Snow White Description
Post 7 - Rose Red Description
Post 8 - Companion Descriptions
Post 9 - Entries
Post 10 - Link Us
Post 11 - Link Out
Post 12 - Teh Love
Post 13 - Teh Suck

[Silver Vermouth]

Rules

1. Do NOT steal artwork. Art theft is not tolerated here. IF YOU STEAL ART, I WILL FIND OUT. Stealing some else's hard work is a crime and you will be reported to the moderators if you try. =__=

2. Do NOT submit artwork that has been submitted to another contest. New pictures please!

3. Do NOT be rude, stretch the page, or flame.

4. Do NOT beg for items, whine, send me pms asking for items/donations, or randomly post ads in the thread. It's very rude. I WILL be checking and you will be disqualified.

5. Please DO send me PMs asking questions or sending me submissions. Posting submissions in the thread is also fine. ^^

6. Please DO follow Gaia's TOS. Keep all chatting and pictures PG-13!

7. Please DO submit works by March 30! heart

8. Please DO stay and chat.

9. Please DO tell your friends.

10. Please DO submit more than one work!

11. There must be at least five submissions in each category for me to judge.

[Silver Vermouth]

Prizes

It's a simple little contest. ^_^ So only three categories.
*Note* I can send items of equal value if pure isn't wanted.

Best Couple
500k Pure
I know that couple pictures aren't easy, so I hope this is enough to tempt people to submit! These pictures must feature BOTH Snow White and Rose Red.

Best Snow White
300k Pure
These must feature Snow White in any media you'd like.

Best Rose Red
300k Pure
These must feature Rose Red in any media you'd like.

Bonus Companion Picture
100k Pure
A special 100k bonus for the best picture of the characters with their companions. Any pictures in any category can be eligible for this bonus prize as long as the character is featured with their companion.

[Silver Vermouth]

FAQ

1. Who is going to judge these?
Silver Vermouth will be judging this contest with the help of The Mongrel heart

2. Who are you?
Muahaha. Evil incarnate? Silver Vermouth is the active member, so if you have any questions, pm them to her or drop her a note in the thread. The Mongrel is the hidden mastermind. You might see him pop by the thread every once in a while, but he's the dark and sinister lurker. <3 These characters belong to us both and will be judged by both. (But Silver Vermouth is sexier and since she's the one writing this, NO ONE CAN DISPUTE IT.
ninja )

3. Who are these characters?
Rose Red and Snow White are classic fairy tale characters...with a new spin. ^^ Silver Vermouth owns Rose Red and The Mongrel owns Snow White!

4. Are they gay or something?
XD Actually yes, just not with each other. They're brothers. Still, artistic license. If you really want Rose!White-cest, go ahead. Lol! heart

5. What are you looking for?
Cg and digital media is always popular, but a nice pencil sketch or piece done with traditional media can be even better! I don't have any preference, I'm excited to get all kinds of submissions.

6. Can I submit more than once?
Of course! The more you submit, the better your chances, yes?

7. What is this whole companion thing?
Companions are the love interest for the featured characters. (We did tell you they were gay! gonk ) They are NOT required for any submissions, but if you choose to include them, your picture is automatically entered for the special 100k bonus prize.

8. Should the companions be human? There's no references for them! D:
To make things easier, no. You are encouraged to draw Fenrir as a wolf and Lexor as armor since we do not have references for them. ^^ However, if you CHOOSE to draw them in their human form (and more power to you), please contact Silver Vermouth for a written description. You will NOT be penalized for choosing this option.

[Silver Vermouth]

The Story

Once upon a time...there was a young, beautiful queen in the land of Happily Ever After. One day while sewing, she pricked her finger and three drops of blood fell onto white virgin snow. The Queen knew then that she would give birth to two children and then die.

The first was born in the summer when the roses bloomed with hair as red as her spilled blood. She named him Rose Red. The Queen was sickly and weak after giving birth and never seemed to regain her strength, though her beauty, her smile, and her kindness never faltered. Three years later in the middle of winter, the Queen gave birth again to a child that shared her white, snowy hair. She named him Snow White and then died.

The heart broken king fell in love with a widowed Queen from the neighboring kingdom with a son of her own, the Prince Charming. The two married and the new Queen became the boys' Step-Mother, bringing her magical mirrors to the castle. Rose Red hated his new Step-Mother and her son who he believed stole his place as heir to the kingdom. He grew up to be an angry, bitter young man. Snow White loved his kind, brave new step-brother, but could never get the love he wanted from Rose Red or his wicked Step-Mother who was jealous of the young prince's beauty and ordered everyone in the castle to turn their backs on him.

Eventually, the two princes ran away to the forest, away from their cruel Step-Mother. The brothers fought, Rose Red's jealousy that his brother shared their mother's face tearing the two apart. Snow White returned home and the wicked Queen killed him. His body was placed in the forest in a beautiful crystal glass coffin. Rose Red, repentant, came back for his brother and mourned his death. He tried to save him, knowing the old legends of a Prince's kiss, and woke his brother back to life.

The two argued again, Rose Red returning to Happily Ever After to kill the wicked Queen and take his revenge. He poisoned her and as she died, the King of the land crumbled into dust, her magic the only thing animating him after she had secretly killed him years before. With his only friends, the three bears, Rose Red began to rebuild his kingdom and learn how to be a good, honest, loyal ruler.

Snow White went north to the lands of the Ice Prince, an evil sorcerer who gathered together the hated creatures of all the realms. The wolves, the trolls, the goblins, the giants. All the races humans had driven from their kingdoms. With his army and his powerful magics, the Ice Prince planned to freeze the lands and destroy all kingdoms, letting his army take control of the world. Snow White killed the wicked Prince, becoming the new Snow Prince of the North. With his new position, he ended the war and began building a safe, protected kingdom for all the hated creatures, giving them a new home where humans could not touch them.

After a trip North to visit his brother and repair their relationship, Rose Red met a certain scandalous low ranking invisible guard...and had quite the fling, though the fling quickly turned into something more. heart Luckily, when Rose returned to his kingdom, a certain guard decided to come with him.

[Silver Vermouth]

Snow White

Age - 18
Hair - Snowy white
Eyes - Grey
Title - Snow Prince, Prince of the North

Physical description - Slim, smaller than his brother, and absolutely beautiful. <3 He is the fairest of them all. ^_~

Personality - Snow White is sweetness itself. People and animals always seem to love him. Because of the cruelty of his step-mother, her orders that everyone treat Snow as second class, and the harshness he received from his brother, he grew up sad and quite lonely. When he saw how humans treated other "second class" beings, like wolves, he grew to hate all humans for their cruelty and narrow-mindedness. He is now the Snow Prince of the Northern Lands, building a kingdom where all the "hated" fairytale creatures could live together in peace without humans hunting them down.

Companion - Fenrir Wolf (see below)

**Note - Snow White belongs to The Mongrel, Fenrir Wolf belongs to Silver Vermouth

[Silver Vermouth]

Rose Red

Age - 21
Hair color - Bright red
Eye color - Blue
Title - King of Happily Ever After

Physical description - Slim, tall, and pretty. He is a bit bigger than his brother. ^^

Personality - Rose can be a bit mean, especially towards his brother. He loves Snow and does want to take care of him, but has a deep seated jealousy that his brother looks so much like their mother. In his mind, Snow is partially responsible for her death. He is prickly, selfish and unfriendly to most and has been a bit of a whiney coward, but has grown up a great deal. He has learned when to stand up for his people and is now trying to repair his relationship with his brother and be a good king.

Companion - Lexor (see below)

**Note - Rose Red belongs to Silver Vermouth, Lexor belongs to The Mongrel

[Silver Vermouth]

Companions

WTF is this section? XD Well, if you draw a picture of Snow White or Rose Red with their Companion (aka love interest), then your picture is automatically entered for a special 100k bonus prize at the end of the contest. These Companions are NOT mandatory in your pictures!! Please note, they are NOT human. While they each have a human form, we don't have references, so drawing Fenrir as a wolf and Lexor as armor is encouraged.

If you are going to attempt a human version, please pm Silver Vermouth for descriptions.


Snow White's Companion

Fenrir Wolf - Fenrir is a wolf of the Big and Bad variety. XD He is the captain of Snow White's personal guard and his lover. Like most wolves in fairytales, he can change shapes between a human form and wolf, but we'll stick with wolf form for this contest. He's fierce and undeniably loyal, but he doesn't seem to understand humans all that well. They're a very primative tribal culture, but he does try to learn about humanity for Snow. Somehow, bringing Snow White a dead rabbit was his idea of a gift for his love. ^^;;;

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Companions

Rose Red's Companion

Lexor - Lexor may look like an empty suit of armor because....well, he pretty much is! XD Lexor is a lower level guard from the North lands, a definite rogue at heart. His people are a type of wild fey creature that mortals just can't see. They create and weave dreams and exist in colors and shapes that humans can't visualize. These are the people who gave the Emperor his new clothes! A shame no one else could see them...

Lexor is a bit uncouth for Rose's traditional royal court, but skilled at verbal word games and enjoys matching wits with the King. He doesn't have much patience for boring human rules or what others think is "proper" for a royal court, exactly why Rose finds him so refreshing and wonderful! Not to mention a touch scandalous.~<3

Armor design is up to you, you don't have to copy this armor exactly. Here is another example, but whatever works for you. ZOMG it's a more different kind of armor! ^^ Remember, you can only see the armor, the man underneath them is invisible!

[Silver Vermouth]

Entries

Couple
celtic_demond - [X]
iIy - [X]
Serenith - [X]
Cebap and Venoman - [X]
Amsterdam - [X]


Snow White
Kage Hirosuki - [X]
Neura - [X]
Serenith - [X][X]
Sushida - [X]
Sweet Liim3 - [X]
Zillar - [X]

Rose Red
KHisaki - [X] [X]
Neura - [X]
iIy - [X]
FallenDeath - [X]
dragon_saver41595 - [X]

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Link Us

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Link Out

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Teh Love

Anastasia Elizabeth - you're my boo boo bear! *smooch*

Aurethe - love and adoration. <3

The Thrill of Twilight - My YIN!

Teh Suck

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Mine :3 <33

[Abisian]

;D

i'm not that good at drawing guys .. but i might give this a shot .. sometime ..

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