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Calling all artists and video game lovers. Genesis Interactive, Inc. is inviting all DA artists to submit fanart of their favorite video games characters to our GotGame Fanart Contest. GotGame is a media site for gaming and we want to feature the best of the best.

If you've got a favorite video game character or even multiple characters, show them off any way you want in your style, full on action or pin-up poses; it's completely up to you! It's all about your interpretation and what makes you a fan of the game!

First Place will not only get some great prizes but will be a featured artist on the GotGame network which reaches 2 million people a week. This is a great opportunity to gain more exposure for your DeviantArt Gallery.

A big part of GotGame is to stimulate creativity, you've got the talent and we want to help you make it big. So unleash your passion for video games and let the creative juices flow. All submissions will be reviewed by our panel of GotGame judges. Qualified entrants may be commissioned in the future for GotGame projects. We welcome all styles and skill levels. We plan to do many more contests after this, so if the turn out is good we will put up bigger and better prizes in the future! All entries will be uploaded to our GotGame art gallery for all GotGamers to enjoy!


Prizes:

All prizes are available as cash via Paypal, deviantART subscriptions or print accounts, and dA merchandise.


Grand Prize Winnner:

- $250 USD
- Prominent bio on the Featured Artists Page on the GotGame site and on the dA journal.
- GotGame T-shirt


First Runner-up:

- $100 USD
- Backlink to your dA site from the GotGame Featured Artists page and on the dA journal.
- GotGame T-shirt


Second Runner-up:

- $50 USD
- Backlink to your dA site from the GotGame Featured Artists page and on the dA journal.
- GotGame T-shirt


Five Honorable mentions GotGame T-shirt and a link from the GotGame contest page and dA journal.



Rules and Important Info:


1. Submissions must be sent as 2400x1500 (or 8x5 in.) .jpgs at 300 dpi. Higher resolutions are acceptable, but it must maintain a 1.6 ratio.

2. Email all entries to contest@gotgameu.com

3. Along with your submission please include your:

- Full Name
- DA username
- Link to the Deviation(s)
- E-mail
- A short explanation for your inspiration and why this is your favorite character.

4. Submission must have a Video Game character included (any platform-console, PC, handheld- preferably from a mainstream game)

5. If you are doing more than one character in a submission, please no cross-overs unless it is a cross-over game. (i.e. CAPCOM vs. SNK, Kingdom Hearts, Smash Brawl, etc.)

6. You must submit your own work, please no photo manipulations or collages of other artists' work. We want these drawn or rendered from your own fingertips (mouse, tablet, pens.. pencils, you know what we mean)!

7. Multiple entries per entrant are allowed, please submit them all at once.

8. Previous artwork that have not been submitted to other contests are acceptable. However, it must not have been published before and they must have been created within the last year. However, We do encourage that you create new submissions for this contest.

9. By submitting your work, you are giving GotGame the right to use and alter the images for promotional use.(We will give proper credits and backlinks, of course.)

10. No adult content please.

11. We must receive entries from at least 75 different participants, or the deadline will be extended until we receive submissions from 75 different participants. Help spread the word, we want a good pool of talent to show us their favorite characters.

12. Deadline: September 15, 2008 midnight PST. (11:59 PM on Sept. 15)

13. If you have any comments or questions please comment under this journal in case other users have the same question. Do not leave questions on our user page in case we don't see them.


Tips on what we're looking for:

1. At least one character must be in the submission, does not have to be a full bodied depiction.

2. Entries that are colored (b&w/gray scale coloring counts too!) will be given more weight than only having line art.

3. Having a background will help boost up the appeal of your entry. It does not have to be an environmental background, we just want polished looking entries. Having graphical design elements or framing can help the composition even without a background. You want to impress your viewers, give it all you got!



Good luck!