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~*Objective:*~
Design a pet! Woot! Another one of these! (See Rules)
I’m looking for two brand new creature designs but we’re going to be doing this a little differently. We have requirements and guidelines, oh the noes! So what I’m looking for is two designs based on already existing (or once existing) animals that follow, please click the names to see an image:
~*The Black Caiman or Thylacine*~
It doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with a Halloween theme (since I might not get around to redesigning the winning submission until way after this holiday) so you’re free to design the pet however you see fit. You can even mix it with other animals to add some interesting details~
~*Rules:*~
1. A new addition to this type of contest is the required drawings for it. I’d like for all submissions to include the following:
*Multiple sketches of the same pet. (They give me a ‘feel’ for the design.)
* A color chart. (Those little blotches of color.)
*A main image. (The big one that’s all fancy, the finished product.)
(You don’t have to lay out your submission EXACTLY like mine, just include the above specified things in it. )
2. Submission must be in *gasp* COLOR! Doesn’t have to be perfect or shaded of course, but crayons, colored pencils, flat digital coloring is just fine.
3. You may design both creatures. Only two entries per person!
~*Hints and Tips for Good Submissions!:*~
1. Pick a ‘theme’ for your pet. It makes the design process much easier to think through. (Ex. A ‘volcano’ themed turtle or a ‘forest’ themed dinosaur. Totally not Pokemon, lawl.)
2. Give your pet an attribute! People can sometimes recognize a pet from memory because of things that are.. Well. Memorable. (Ex. The ‘arrow wings’ of a Sygriff or the ‘shawl’ of a Shielupe.)
3. Think about how your pet can actually ‘function’. Is it’s head too big for it to normally walk? Can it live in a certain harsh environment with the adaptations it has? (Ex. A Rengosett evolves a prehensile tail to live in it’s treetop habitat.)
4. Simplification vs. Detail. Don’t leave a creature too plain to the point where it looks just like the original animal it’s based off of but also don’t make it too detailed. An idea that’s too detailed may affect Hint#3 or it may just be too much to look at all in one go.
5. Just a suggestion, but it looks like Evelon’s biology favors creatures having multiples of something. (Ex. Three tails or six legs.)
6. NEVER use your first idea or sketch. One of my professors gave me this advice, and so far it’s been very, very fruitful. Many times, your first idea will be ‘predictable’ so throw it out for a fresh new idea or build on it so it gets better.
~*Prizes:*~
*First Place - One Alonia Prize Pet, Wild Pet, or Breedable Custom (Lucain/Paragon) and 1000 KS. (Plus having your pet on Evelon in just cool like that.)
*Second Place - 500 KS and a Breedable Custom (Lucain/Paragon
~*Judgment Day:*~
Saturday, October 24th (The last day to turn in stuff!)
~*Objective:*~
Design a pet! Woot! Another one of these! (See Rules)
I’m looking for two brand new creature designs but we’re going to be doing this a little differently. We have requirements and guidelines, oh the noes! So what I’m looking for is two designs based on already existing (or once existing) animals that follow, please click the names to see an image:
~*The Black Caiman or Thylacine*~
It doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with a Halloween theme (since I might not get around to redesigning the winning submission until way after this holiday) so you’re free to design the pet however you see fit. You can even mix it with other animals to add some interesting details~
~*Rules:*~
1. A new addition to this type of contest is the required drawings for it. I’d like for all submissions to include the following:
*Multiple sketches of the same pet. (They give me a ‘feel’ for the design.)
* A color chart. (Those little blotches of color.)
*A main image. (The big one that’s all fancy, the finished product.)
(You don’t have to lay out your submission EXACTLY like mine, just include the above specified things in it. )
2. Submission must be in *gasp* COLOR! Doesn’t have to be perfect or shaded of course, but crayons, colored pencils, flat digital coloring is just fine.
3. You may design both creatures. Only two entries per person!
~*Hints and Tips for Good Submissions!:*~
1. Pick a ‘theme’ for your pet. It makes the design process much easier to think through. (Ex. A ‘volcano’ themed turtle or a ‘forest’ themed dinosaur. Totally not Pokemon, lawl.)
2. Give your pet an attribute! People can sometimes recognize a pet from memory because of things that are.. Well. Memorable. (Ex. The ‘arrow wings’ of a Sygriff or the ‘shawl’ of a Shielupe.)
3. Think about how your pet can actually ‘function’. Is it’s head too big for it to normally walk? Can it live in a certain harsh environment with the adaptations it has? (Ex. A Rengosett evolves a prehensile tail to live in it’s treetop habitat.)
4. Simplification vs. Detail. Don’t leave a creature too plain to the point where it looks just like the original animal it’s based off of but also don’t make it too detailed. An idea that’s too detailed may affect Hint#3 or it may just be too much to look at all in one go.
5. Just a suggestion, but it looks like Evelon’s biology favors creatures having multiples of something. (Ex. Three tails or six legs.)
6. NEVER use your first idea or sketch. One of my professors gave me this advice, and so far it’s been very, very fruitful. Many times, your first idea will be ‘predictable’ so throw it out for a fresh new idea or build on it so it gets better.
~*Prizes:*~
*First Place - One Alonia Prize Pet, Wild Pet, or Breedable Custom (Lucain/Paragon) and 1000 KS. (Plus having your pet on Evelon in just cool like that.)
*Second Place - 500 KS and a Breedable Custom (Lucain/Paragon
~*Judgment Day:*~
Saturday, October 24th (The last day to turn in stuff!)