THEME

To express the emotions of life is to live. To express the life of emotions is to make art.
- Jane Heap

What would we be without emotions? It’s a philosophical question many people have probably asked themselves at some point in their lives, and I think the answer is very simple: without emotions, we simply wouldn’t be. Emotions make us human, they define who we are, and they will always be a part of us. Which is what makes them so very interesting!

You are all invited to take part in this contest by sending in your drawings, paintings, photographs, sculptures, etc. of people (or animals, for that matter) who, in some way or another, convey a certain emotion, mood, or feeling. That’s the basic idea – the rest is up to you!

Here are a few emotions and feelings you could use, in case you need some inspiration:

happiness, anger, sadness, pride, guilt, shame, longing, affection, love, hate, pain, sorrow, depression, euphoria, fear, anxiety, apprehension, contentment, enthusiasm, excitement…

As you can see, the possibilities are endless. You don’t have to restrict yourself to one of the basic emotions; you can also choose to show a more abstract feeling that might not classify as an emotion per se.



RULES

All visual media are allowed – in other words, everything apart from literature will be accepted (traditional and digital art, photography, artisan crafts, stock images, etc.).
Using literature in combination with a visual medium (e.g., a drawing with a short poem written next to it) is allowed as well. If you choose to do this, however, you should submit your deviation in one of the art categories, not in the literature category.
You can send in both old and new deviations, so entries do not have to be created especially for this contest.
Crude or sexual content is not allowed. This doesn’t mean that your entry can’t have any blood or nudity in it, but, hey – there are limits.
Your entry must have some sort of human or animal form in it. This can be an entire body or a face, a pair of scowling eyes, flushed cheeks or lips curled up in a smile, a dangling foot or two intertwined hands, one person, a group, a couple – well, you catch my drift. Anything will do, really, as long as the emotion is conveyed by living, breathing creatures. (An example of an entry that will not be accepted is a picture of a deserted street to illustrate a feeling of isolation.)
There are no other rules concerning the content of your entry. You have a free rein!
Please let me know which emotion or feeling is portrayed in your entry. It doesn’t matter how you do this: you can put it in the title of your deviation, write it in your Artist’s Comments, or tell me by sending me a note.
You can submit up to two entries per person.
And last but not least: your entry must be made by you. Anyone found guilty of art theft will be reported to dA immediately. Naturally you are allowed to use references, but if you do, please credit the original artist.

ENTERING

To enter the contest, just send me (*Suanin) a note with the thumbnail or link to your deviation.

Please put my icon (: iconsuanin : with the colons, but without the spaces) or a link to this news article in your Artist’s Comments, to help spread the word about the contest.

I’d greatly appreciate it if you would support the news article to make it popular. Thank you!

DEADLINE

Start of contest: Monday, October 5th
End of contest: Monday, November 30th

JUDGES



PRIZES

1st place

- 1 year subscription OR fella plushie, donated by ^PurpelBlur
- 1 year subscription, donated by $Moonbeam13
- postcard from the winner's wishlist, donated by ^snowmask
- glass piece (link) by ~My-M3ntal-Stat3
- tutorial of choice by ~REMEMBRANCE13
- art request: digital, with background by ~azureseiharra
- art request: OC by *lady-Adams88
- art request by ~sosweetgirl
- art request by ~Totoro-7
- art request by ~anaisae
- fully coloured digital painting of a celebrity by ~Vampire-Rawr
- fully coloured drawing by ~REMEMBRANCE13
- fully coloured, detailed picture of a character by ~Pocky-Flower
- half-body, fully coloured CG by ~ah-miie
- fully coloured illustration of a character by *SierraLatkje
- drawing by ~vista59
- chibi by ~REMEMBRANCE13
- news feature by ~aleeshii-chic and ~Iwien
- journal feature by ~azureseiharra, =BellalleB, =LilithPhotography, =gurugu-mawaru, ~anaisae, *deadlulu, ~ShantyPanty, =Estheryu, *lady-Adams88, ~LookingToTheMoon99, ~tienfong, =PhotographersClub, ~youthphotographers and *Suanin

2nd place

- DA T-shirt, donated by ^PurpelBlur
- art request by ~sosweetgirl
- art request by ~Totoro-7
- black and white, detailed digital painting of a celebrity by ~Vampire-Rawr
- coloured picture of a character by ~Pocky-Flower
- half-body, fully coloured CG by ~ah-miie
- monochrome illustration of a character by *SierraLatkje
- lineart by ~vista59
- chibi by ~REMEMBRANCE13
- news feature by ~aleeshii-chic and ~Iwien
- journal feature by ~azureseiharra, =BellalleB, =LilithPhotography, =gurugu-mawaru, ~anaisae, *deadlulu, ~ShantyPanty, =Estheryu, ~LookingToTheMoon99, ~tienfong, =PhotographersClub, ~youthphotographers and *Suanin

3rd place

- 3 month subscription, donated by ^PurpelBlur
- 1 month subscription, donated by =nadja-garnet
- art request by ~sosweetgirl
- art request by ~Totoro-7
- uncoloured picture of a character by ~Pocky-Flower
- lineart by ~vista59
- chibi by ~REMEMBRANCE13
- news feature by ~aleeshii-chic and ~Iwien
- journal feature by ~azureseiharra, =BellalleB, =LilithPhotography, =gurugu-mawaru, ~anaisae, *deadlulu, ~ShantyPanty, =Estheryu, ~LookingToTheMoon99, ~tienfong, =PhotographersClub, ~youthphotographers and *Suanin