It's deviantART's eighth birthday and as such, your Traditional Art Gallery Directors want you involved!

Paint by Numerology: No. 8

According to some theories, the number eight defines Sacrifice and Power. The Traditional Team wants to challenge you to create (using any traditional media you see fit) something that represents what that means to you.

From Wikipedia: Numerology is any of many systems, traditions or beliefs in a mystical or esoteric relationship between numbers and physical objects or living things.

Numerology and numerological divination were popular among early mathematicians, such as Pythagoras, but are no longer considered part of mathematics and are regarded as pseudomathematics by most modern scientists. This is similar to the historical development of astronomy out of astrology, and chemistry from alchemy.


What is Sacrifice?


What is Power?


We all have our own definitions - it's time to show that to the world.

Rules

1. Your entry absolutely must conform to all deviantART TOS and Submission Policy standards.
2. There is no limit to how many entries you may have, but please keep in mind: quality > quantity.
3. You must incorporate "Power and Sacrifice" into your composition.
4. Your entry must be a new piece created for this contest by a traditional medium (i.e. watercolours, pencils, markers, oils, etc.)
5. No fan art.
6. You enter by submitting your entry to: Contests & Projects > Contests > 2008 > deviantART 8th Birthday > Paint by Numerology - No. 8
7. Please mention somewhere in the Artist Commentary that you're entering this contest, either by text or link to this article.
8. Contest starts Thursday, August 7th at 12:01am EST and ends Tuesday, September 23rd at 11:59pm EST. Any entry uploaded to deviantART after will not be considered (so make sure to get your entries in!) (Find Your Timezone)

Judging

Judging will be done by the Traditional Team



and will be based on the overall composition and how well you use the theme.

Prizes

First: Choice of any of the new devWEAR shirts: Swashbuckler, Wasabi Gum, DEV (black or organic), Good vs. Evil, Zen Buddha, or the Zen Buddha Tank and the new Glow Lanyard.

Second: The new Glow Lanyard and a three month subscription.

Third: The new Glow Lanyard and a one month subscription.



It's time to pull out those paints, gesso those canvas' and get a little dirty. Good luck everyone!