Beginning March 15, the first ever RTalon235 Art Invitational Contest officially starts!

After seeing a few of these take place, and of course to satisfy my shameless desire to see new artwork, I decided that I wanted to give it a try. Then, I decided to double the average prizes that I had noted in other contests. Hopefully, the turnout will justify the expense, and I'll do this again next year!

To maintain a sense of fairness to those that are encountering me for the first time, this contest will revolve around an entirely new OC. Your only hint for now is that my new OC is a female. Nothing else about her will be revealed until the start of the contest on the 15th. At that time, there will be 3 full color reference pictures of her posted, along with comments about her personality.

Your challenge: She is yours to toy with. Any medium or situation is fair game including stories or photographs as long as she is involved in some way. Draw her by herself, interacting with your OC, being attacked by aliens, as an Anthro, or whatever you can dream up. There are no boundaries. You are the artist, and it’s your vision of her that I care about. Put her on a pedestal or treat her like a dog. It’s your choice. If it can’t be posted on DA, I’ll post a link to it.


The Rules (ala the KISS method):

1. If you’re not on my watchlist, please note me about your entry so I know it exists!
2. Enter as many times as you want!
3. Any artistic medium is accepted
4. My OC must be included for entry
5. The only limitations are that of the artist, so go all out!

Entries will be accepted until May 15th at 11:59 pm – the winners will be announced the afternoon of June 1st!


Judging Information:

There will be 3 judges in total including myself. The other two will remain nameless until the winners are announced. All I can tell you about them is that they are artists, so they have experience in the field that I as a non-artist do not.


1st place: a 2 year DA subscription or 60 bucks U.S. cash

2nd place: a 1 year DA subscription or 30 bucks U.S. cash

3rd place: a 6 month DA subscription or 15 bucks U.S. cash

(If cash is chosen in lieu of subscription, it will be paid by the artist’s choice of PayPal or money order)


Optional items:

Mention the contest on your journal! I deal with a lot of web sites, and I can (and do) return the shout out favors.

If you have any specific questions, comments, or concerns, ASK! I’ll answer to the best of my ability.