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Objective
Design a creature-concept which you'd like to sell the rights to - see the payment in the 'Prize'-section.
On an adoptable-site similar to this, one can order their very own custom species - available for adoption to the public or a limited number to distribute yourself - and I'd like to buy a creature-species for myself; 1 unique creature which I'd be the only one who owned. However I've only had vague ideas of what I'd like so far and that's why I'm holding this contest. The objective is to submit at least creature-concept, which you will not mind to sell, so I can make that my custom species.
Wait, rights?
You should only participate in this contest if you're okay with selling the rights to the concepts you submit. What does this mean? It means that once I pick a winner and from the day the deal has been done, I will be the only one who can decide what is to be done with that concept. While you drew it and artists always have a right to the use of their picture and concepts, then it won't be the case once the concept has been sold. If your concept is chosen then you cannot re-sell the picture, re-sell the sketch, make a pet which looks exactly like the concept, submit the concept in other contests and I'm sure you get the idea. It will be mine to use for what I'd like.
However, I have no intentions of using the concept for anything else than that custom species. I'm going to credit you as the designer and winner of my contest under the pet in its 'keep' (like an Evelon-pen, only for the other site), I'll try to see with the owner of the site if I cannot get your name in the file-name of the pet (like the Evelon-pets have a long file-name, the pet would include 'Created_by_*insert name*') and if I ever desire to use it for anything alike – for example making a link to the picture so others can look at the original design or even create a second 'breed' of this species - then I will ask you first. If you say no, then there's nothing to do about it.
Note that...(rules)
* You'll have to agree with the description of the deal as mentioned in 'Wait, rights?'
* You must include the text 'Designed for Josieweirdo's creature-contest' on each file you have.
* You must include at least 1 thing from the list which you can find in 'Requirements'
* You can submit as many concepts as you'd like. I'd be really happy if you could try to show which colours go where on the concept, even if this is not a rule. You can colour your sketch/ink, write with arrows which colour goes where, make small coloured circles and make arrows to each bodypart or something else that you can think of
* There's no restriction on how many times you can edit out your post to include more images, more text or more submissions.
* And this one isn't a rule as such. If your species isn't chosen, then you can do with it whatever you want. Only one person will be selling their concept, obviously.
Requirements for the concept itself
* Technically I'll need 3 concepts for the species, due to its lifestages; how it looks as a baby, juvenile and adult. But if you'd rather not spend that much time on it, then the only requirement really is the adult stage, since I can't decide from a species, if I don't know what it ends up growing into.
*The species must have at least one of the things mentioned on the list below. You shouldn't include them all; far from it. But you can take 2-3 tidbits of information for the design and make your own species out of it or just pick one and add everything else you'd like yourself.
Wings – Preferably big enough to support the creature's weight and to make it plausible for it to fly.
Gems – Hopefully they would be purple or another dark colour. Either gems scattered over the whole body or a few gems placed 'strategically' like for example a forehead-gem, a gem on the chest, one on a leg or where you can think of putting one.
Split tongue – An extremely long, split tongue. What a silly request x3
Mane or similar – Whether it's a being covered in scales, fur or skin some sort of mane starting from the head and down the body would be nice.
Rotting skin/visible bones – I favour creatures with a more 'dark' appearance. Rotting skin and/or visible bones could tell of a creature that cannot die but neither heal itself when damaged, an undead being, a creature who is slowly rotting away while still alive, a cursed creature or something entirely else that you think of. It's one of my favourite attributes, at least :3
All bones showing – More obvious than rotting skin or visible bones, this doesn't just show that the creature is somehow decaying, but also shows that it's gotten far beyond the first stages of it. It's a walking skeleton, for an unknown reason.
Glowing runes – Glowing, mysterious signs that you make up yourself. Either 'painted', branded or carved into the being itself.
Elements – The being is obviously aligned to some element either shown by its use of magic (picture a 'mist' or cloud of magic – or just plain showing off) or something on the body indicates it (like a mane of ice-crystals). I personally prefer creatures aligned to the darkness or creatures that are acidic, but if you'd rather do something else, then it's your choice entirely. I might be pleasantly surprised if you decide to include this on your concept :3
Prize
Finally, it's time to speak about the prize. The one who wins, by their concept getting chosen, will be paid 25 dollars for them to use on Evelon. Those dollars can be used for anything which is available on the shop-page of Evelon. You've always wished for a custom pet or Lucain? Or you need more KeyStones? You collect breedable Kuhna's? You can certainly buy whatever has been on your mind if you win ^^
Judgement and deadline
The contest ends on the 12th of April. The result of judging should be announced 2-3 days after this deadline.