THE INTRO:

'Anthro – a synonym for anthropomorphism in the furry fandom'

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of uniquely human characteristics and qualities to nonhuman beings, inanimate objects, or natural or supernatural phenomena. Anthropomorphic is a word meaning "like a human." It is used to describe a well-known concept called anthropomorphism: ascribing human characteristics to a non-human being or object. (...) the word can apply to any non-human thing, including animals, plants, and inanimate objects.

~from Wikipedia and Wikifur~

As many of you know, there is a persistent cliché that anthro only means animals with human features, but the term, as you just read, includes not only animals but all kinds of vegetables, objects, and items, from your garden cactus to your toothbrush, as long as they are drawn with human-like characteristics, including:

• Walk upright


• Human features


• The bone structure of a human, with some of its animal/vegetable/item counterpart (i.e. a cat-anthro that although looks like a human, can jump like a cat).

We can see animal-based anthros in our galleries everyday, but it’s quite uncommon to find non-animal anthropomorphic creatures. So, for this contest, the goal is to prove that the stereotype is not always true. So be creative and show us what you can do creating your own NON-ANIMAL anthro.

Good examples are:




THE RULES:

1. Each artist can submit one or more pieces to the contest, there is not a limit so be creative!


2. The entry needs to feature anon-animal anthro picture, using digital or traditional art. Mixed media is also accepted


3. Since it's a contest about Anthro Art, only Anthro Art following the Anthro Gallery guidelines can be accepted


4. All entries must be new deviations, not uploaded before. The contest starts tomorrow (October 17th), and the deadline to submit your entries is December, 1st. So you have 6 weeks to do your homework!


5. Your submissions need to be upload to an specific category, "Contests & projects > contests > 2007 > Unusual Anthro Contest", to enter the game.


6. stocks and other resources must be credited even if you used your own or if the stock provider didn’t specify he had to be credited.


7. Please write something about your image in the description (why did you choose that particular item/vegetable/non-animal for example) It will surely help you to catch judges' attention.

THE JUDGES:

^skifi: Anthro Gallery Director
^cooley: Anthro Gallery Director
$chix0r: Beautiful Mind
^guruubii: Film Gallery Director
$y2jenn: Anthro Art Appreciator
`neoikeia: Ex-Anthro Gallery Director
$Moonbeam13: The Big Boss
^GH-MoNGo: Cartoons & Comics Gallery Director


THE PRIZES:

1st Prize: 1 year subscription + 1 devWEAR shirt
2nd Prize: 6 months subscription + 1 deviant keyring
3rd Prize: 3 months subscription + deviant buttons



THE FOOT NOTE:

What are you waiting for? Go create your very own unusual anthro and enter our contest!