I'm holding a contest for the cover of the first novel in my upcoming trilogy. Should you win 3rd-5th place your work will be printed in the text of the book as an illustration. Should you win second place your work will be printed on the back cover, and the first place prize of course is THE FRONT COVER!!!!

All of the winners will be credited in FULL on the first page of the book. The judging will be based on a point system and will be a cumulative result of ALL of the judges opinions. All of the judges opinions are equal in the point system, and this rules out the possibility of any bias or corruption.

HERE ARE THE FLEXIBLE GUIDELINES:
You must tailor the front cover to the story. If you would like a PDF of the 6 page TEASER to better design your piece please note me with your e-mail address. I will then send you a PDF so you can get a better feel for where the book is going. Here's the synopsis for reference....

In a world torn by fear, a fallen Archangel must help the planet heal to prevent imminent destruction. Sariel has incarnated many times before, but has chosen to accept a sacred quest to incarnate in this time and place. Armed with the power of the light, and on a mission to conquer the darkness, Sariel is the last of the Watchers to come back to Earth. She must bring the Knowledge of Ages back to humanity before the planet falls into crisis.

Use the cover I created as a guideline for the tone and mood the piece should take. The cover can be seen here -->

I've uploaded brushes you can use as templates here --> Notice the wings have a very distinct shape and style to them, they are described the way they are shown in the book, so the wings in your deviation should be relatively similar.

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Remember that Sariel is strikingly beautiful, elegant, as well as a hard warrior. She's a fallen angel, and has an internal conflict over her worth constantly. Sariel would NEVER use a gun, so never put a gun in the piece. Her weapon of choice is a sword or large knife. She has access to a bow and arrow, but it's not used quite as often as her sword. Her hair should be a reddish brown color, and her eyes are stunningly golden colored.

You can use any colors in your deviation that you want, however, keep in mind that Sariel is a fiery energy, but is also associated with the moon. Her strongest colors are RED, ORANGE, INDIGO, and VIOLET.

Take into consideration that if you win depending on the deviation, I may need room to put the title and author (my) name.

HERE ARE THE STRICT RULES:

You must have a DeviantArt account
Your entry must be submitted as a deviation
You must use 's adult female stock photos
Entries must be in digital form and in color
If you use any other stock sources for your piece for backgrounds, brushes, weapons, etc, you must check and make sure that the deviants who produced them are giving their permission that their stock be used for an item that is going to be sold. If they request special credit on the first page of the book as well, then that can be arranged
The contest has been officially started on the 13th of October 2008, and will end at 12 a.m. January 1st, 2009. So as soon as we hit 2009 the contest will be over, and the judging will begin
Each contestant can submit a total of THREE (3) deviations for the contest
Lastly, YOU must give your permission for your work to be reproduced in print.

Each of the five winners will be mailed their own signed copy of the book. I will arrange the distribution of the other prizes soon.



I'd like to introduce you to the judges!!!!!

~Phathemp She is a jewelry artist... with an ETSY account people! If anyone wants to buy a piece of jewelry from her! Check out some of her beautiful pieces!

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~SharpestLife19 Is a varied artist with a knack for being original and unique! Being a mask nut myself, I find myself mostly drawn to her masks However she has many talents.

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*mizzd-stock provides high quality and fabulous stock photos. Her work is artistic and creative, and gives people inspiration to use her stock.

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~The-Screaming-Cat is what I would consider a master of composition in photography. The wonderful color, emotion, and detail to each of his works is phenomenal.

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~madpimp350 is the king of his craft. His photomanipulations are so amazing that you wonder if he doesn't live in this fantastical world he creates.

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~AmazeMe has been on my watch list almost since I first started here on deviantArt. His fractals are masterpieces, I can almost imagine them in motion.

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~rinnalynette is an excellent photographer in general, but she does have what I call her "signature macro shots"! She's got an eye for those.

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~onedaynight has been evolving and blossoming as an artist since I started watching him. He started out great and has become awesome!

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All of the artists chosen to be judges:

~Phathemp Status - YES
~SharpestLife19 Status - YES
*mizzd-stock Status - YES
~redarmyzombie Status - Maybe
~The-Screaming-Cat Status - YES
~onedaynight Status - YES
~AmazeMe Status - YES
~rinnalynette Status - YES
~madpimp350 Status - YES

Prizes donated by judges include....

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from ~SharpestLife19
<-- 4x6 print (or print of choice) from *mizzd-stock
<-- 4x6 print (or print of choice) from *mizzd-stock
Two different features in ~The-Screaming-Cat's journal
A photomanipulation and a feature in ~madpimp350's journal
<-- High Resolution Format Wallpaper from ~AmazeMe
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