CONTEST

Yep, I'm holding another contest Hopefully this one will have more entries than last time^^

What do we do for this contest of which you speak?
Your goal is to create a picture matching a theme. I will give you free reign as to what the theme is however It can be anything from emotions such as happiness, sadness, love, etc to seasons/holidays to even a song. You can choose any idea you want. Do not make your theme a noun( i.e. person, place, or thing)though, keep it more of an idea. By the theme, I mean the overall point you want to get across, for example don't say 'My theme is a wolf' and draw a bunch of wolves. I'm looking for deeper meanings, even hidden meanings are great You can however, for example draw two wolves nuzzling with the theme of love. Please don't use that example though, be original You must put some sort of animal in the picture, be it a normal animal, OC, or fursona, you can pick. If you'd rather put a human or mythological character, it would be fine too. This is perhaps one of the most important things in the paragraph: you MUST write in the comments what your theme is, and explain as much as you can about how things in the picture represent that them, and anything else important. And remember to have fun, I want you to enjoy yourselves doing this ^_^

RULES
NO nudity/sexual themes/yaoi/yuri/etc
Violence/gore is allowed if it must be used in your theme, but try not to make it too severe for the weak stomached
No explanation in your comments = disqualification
Traditional, digital, or a mix of both is allowed. Photo-manipulations MUST give credit to EVERY source where you received the stock if you choose to do it this way.
It can be in color, or black and white, but MUST have shading and value on the traditional/digital art, unless you deliberately want the style to be different in order go with your theme.
DO YOUR BEST ^_^ I don't want a 5 minute doodle, take your time and put clear effort into your entry :3

Deadline: July 1st until further notice. This should give you plenty of time, even a month into summer, to complete your entry.

PRIZES

1st prize:
*Fully colored request (with background) of any animal or character. (limit 3 organisms) Media of your choice.
*A badge of your OC, fursona, etc
*Your choice of an ACEO or a small-ish painting(acrylic and/or watercolor) of any animal/character
*1 month feature in my journal

2nd Prize:
*Fully colored request (with semi-background) of any animal or character (limit 2 organisms)
*A badge of your fursona/character
*2 week feature in my journal

3rd Prize:
*Fully colored request (with no background) of any animal or character (limit 1 organism)
*A badge of your fursona/character
*1 week feature in my journal

Runner-ups:
*Sketch of any animal. one of your characters (limit 2 organisms)
*Badge of your fursona/character
*One day feature in my journal

Please don't request any humans yet, I'm not good with them. If you really want me to though, I will try my best

Anyone willing to donate prizes would be appreciated