One of those Huge Art Contests? Convince me!


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Shao

8:46pm Mar 29 2014 (last edited on 8:48pm Mar 29 2014)

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Before you run to grab your tablet and stylus, this is just an interest check at the moment. Trying to pull some of those artists lurking around here out of hiding and I figure I might as well bribe them with some tus.
I have a good amount of tu I'm willing to set aside for an art contest, but I'm not sure how I should set up said art contest to get the best turnout. So I look to you oh all powerful internet users for that answer. I have a plethora of characters dying to be drawn and yet I haven't any idea how I should set this up.

For starters there are these dilemmas:
1 Prize Pot or Several?
Human Characters or Animal Characters or Both?
How Many Characters?
Should I even have this contest?
How to protect the art?
How long the contest should be?
How should I distribute/calculate prizes?
Ect.

Very many unanswered questions, very little time to answer them before I dismiss the entire idea.
If you or your friends would like a shot at something ballpark 
SEVERAL HUNDRED MILLION TU
wait wait lemme repeat that just in case you didn't hear me.
IF YOU OR YOUR FRIENDS WOULD LIKE A CHANCE TO WIN
SEVERAL HUNDRED MILLION TU

convince me?






Shao

8:52pm Mar 29 2014

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(ps you guys you don't get tu for answering my questions haha. puttin that out there.)






Halloween

8:54pm Mar 29 2014

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1 Prize Pot or Several?
(Several)(maybe even add a pet to it or somthin)
Human Characters or Animal Characters or Both?
(animal!)
How Many Characters?
(more then one)??
Should I even have this contest?
(yeah,but maybe wait a bit near easter?)
How to protect the art?
(users will write there user names on the pics?)
How long the contest should be?
(well some people work and school and stuff,
so I'd say at least a month)
How should I distribute/calculate prizes?
(Hard one..umm you can set catigories..due
to maybe 'likeness' and stuff,sence there will be
several pot prizes..it'll give alot of other users a chance to win too)



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octopusbaby

8:57pm Mar 29 2014

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For starters there are these dilemmas:
1 Prize Pot or Several?
Human Characters or Animal Characters or Both?
How Many Characters?
Should I even have this contest?
How to protect the art?
How long the contest should be?
How should I distribute/calculate prizes?
 I say have one big prize pool made up of say a few bits of tu, pets, items, whatever youd want to put in there. And have the three prizes so first picks say three items, next picks two and so on.
And id say do whatever youd be after art of, you could also do human versions of pets, theyre always cool. And id say limit it to like four characters, because otherwise judging is hard.
Yes, yes you should have this contest.
Protect the art by having them put their siggy somewhere near the pet e.g. In a spot that cant be photoshopped out.
Make it like a month so it gives people time to create good art.
See about about distributions, dont make it a lucky dip, make it a pick and mix.

Also have it so that maybe people can only enter with one type of character so you dont get someone doing really good art of all the things you want drawn, because then youd maybe feel like theyd get em all. You could also have a different prize for each character idk.



Avo

1:24pm Mar 31 2014

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For starters there are these dilemmas:
1 Prize Pot or Several? Several, maybe 6? (6!!!! I will explain later.)
Human Characters or Animal Characters or Both? Both, some people are not good at human/animals
How Many Characters? Max: 3?
Should I even have this contest? Of course, it will be good to have an art contest! I haven't seen one for ages.
How to protect the art? Write names on your art and rmail it to you and you can put it into a folder.
How long the contest should be? Well some people take long, so maybe 1 month.
How should I distribute/calculate prizes? Well, you could use Random.org for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. The 5th and 6th prize can go to your favourite animal and human.



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Amaterasu

8:11pm Apr 1 2014

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Dilemmas-

1.1 prize pot or several?

Several, like 4-5, people like variety/options.

2.Human Characters or Animal Characters or Both?

I'd say both, so more people can join, but make the prizes differ between those.

3.How many characters?

1-3, more could possibly cause confusion?

4.Should I even have this contest?

If you want to, of course, but I personally would just for the fun of it. 

5.How to protect the art?

Artist signature is all.

6.How long should the contest be?

Between 1-2 months, for a chance for everyone to see the contest and have time to take part in it.

7.How should I distribute/calculate prizes?

Accuracy, level of creativity in the art, and your personal opinion since this would be your contest. ( I would give a preferred or liked art style ).

I hope that helps!






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