Well, I've decided to hold a contest. I blame for the idea. So anyways, here's what it's about:

If you decide to enter, you MUST choose one of the Four Seasons, or the short span of time in-between them when it seems like it is two seasons at once. Like when there are flowers blooming with snow on the ground. Anyways, then you have to design a character based on that season and a form for that character. The allwed forms are below.

Wolf
Human
Horse
Cat (includes wildcats)
Fox
mythical creature (based off of something like a pegasus for instance)
God (okami style - Character must have white skin/fur/fluff/etc and red markings)
or all seven as one creature of some sort.

You can go to tektek.org and use the dream avatar creator to get some ideas. It helps a lot.

Entries can come from all over the world. Those of you on a different continent will have to wait a little longer for your prize if you win. Shipping costs a TON in the U.S. *please note that large drawings will have folds in them. these can simply be ironed out by placing a towel over the drawing and ironing on a low setting*

.::.Prizes.::.
~1st Place~
~18x24 in. drawing of you character (inked and colored)
~A GaiaOnline version of your character (only if it's human)
~Small sculpture of your character
~Five sheets of glossy paper for marker colored drawings
~Five sheets of marbled paper (tan)

~2nd Place~
~18x14 in. drawing of your character (inked and colored)
~A GaiaOnline version of your character (only if it's human)
~Small sculpture of your character
~Three sheets of glossy paper for marker colored drawings
~Three sheets of marbled paper (tan)

~3rd Place~
~8&1/2x11 in. drawing of your character (inked and colored)
~A GaiaOnline version of your character (only if it's human)
~Small sculpture of your character
~One sheet of glossy paper for marker colored drawings
~One sheet of marbled paper (tan)

*Please know that the glossy paper should not have anything printed on the side with the logo. Draw and print on the BLANK side for best results*

.::.Rules.::.
~No porn (please)
~No sugesstive themes (smoking, sex, drinking, etc.)
~Up to four entries per Deviant
~Please be detailed in your work
~Send a link to your entry (or just the URL) to me by note
~Also send me a note if you are thinking of entering

.::.Deadline.::.
Deadline is the 1st of September, 2008. Send me a note or leave a comment on the matching Journal entry to this article to let me know if you need longer.

.::Matching Journal Entry::.
The Journal that you can leave questions and the like at is at this URL:
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copy and paste into your browser

There will a FAQ in the Journal as soon as people start asking questions. Good Luck to all who enter!