The Creative Continuum: A Monthly HoN Art Contest

[xanderK]

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Welcome to the Creative Continuum!


This is a special contest that seeks to reward the talented artists in our community in a few awesome ways. Each month, a new contest will begin with two seperate parts: the first part is a general art contest and the second is focused on making account icons based on a theme! Artists will create their entries and submit it to the corresponding threads for that month. Once the contest is over, a winner will be chosen from each category. The general art winners will have their work displayed prominently for the whole community to see and the winning icon will be given out to HoN players via the Match Rewards system for one month! All you'll have to do is play one game of normal or casual mode matchmaking!


For the first account icon contest, we'd like to do something special and have the community create an Official HoN Community Icon! This icon will be available indefinitely after it is released and be a way for you to show pride for being a part of the HoN community. This contest will run as described above with a small twist. Instead of selecting one winner, S2 will choose several finalists from the entries and the community will get to choose which one becomes the Offical HoN Community Icon!

Here are the links to the threads for the first Creative Continuum contest:


General Art Submissions (http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?438395-The-Creative-Continuum-1-General-Art-Submissions&p=15221070#post15221070)


Account Icon Submissions (http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?438397-The-Creative-Continuum-1-Account-Icon-Submissions&p=15221075#post15221075)



Prizes
The creators of the winning selections will receive 600 Gold Goblin Coins for their hard work, in addition to the honors described above.


Account Icon Submission Requirements
Image Size: 128x128
File Size: 50kb or less
File Type: JPEG, PNG, GIF
Your image may not have any effects or transparency.
Submissions must not contain objectionable material


General Art Contest Submission Requirements
Submissions must be HoN related
Submissions must not contain objectionable material
Type is up to you: can be images of any sort, videos, music, cosplay, sculpture, etc.


The contests will run for exactly one month, until August 24th. Have fun and we're excited to see what awesome stuff you have in store!

[IsmaelVera]

Very nice!
:balp:

[lMorTeX]

if i had any skills to do it, i would try, anyway good luck to everyone XD

[synical]

Is there a chance you could do a theme for the general art contest too? I'd like to participate and having something as perhaps a topic will make it more fun/easier - For example, draw "X" hero doing "Y" action or something along those lines?

//syn

[ReMarkable]

GL to all with more PS skills then me =/

[The_Viking]

Yay, art contests! I was starting to worry I'd run out of art related things to do in my spare time, thanks s2 :D

[xanderK]

Is there a chance you could do a theme for the general art contest too? I'd like to participate and having something as perhaps a topic will make it more fun/easier - For example, draw "X" hero doing "Y" action or something along those lines?

//syn

Well, the point of the general contest is that you can do just that if you want to. By leaving it open like it is, you're free to enter anything you feel like working on. If you feel inspired to create something HoN related, it'd be eligible to be entered in the Creative Continuum. Also,if you start something for this month's contest but miss the deadline, it doesn't matter. Just enter it the next month!

[kisroker]

Are we allowed to submit multiple entries for the same contest or is it limited to one each month?

[Rordarok]

Awesome! Too bad I derp at art :>

[xanderK]

Are we allowed to submit multiple entries for the same contest or is it limited to one each month?

Go for it! Like I said in my previous post, people should feel free to submit anything HoN related that they're inspired to create.


GL to all with more PS skills then me =/

It doesn't need to be an image for the general contest! Photoshop skills are not required. :-D

[Syth`]

Yes!

[Baer]

DivA is mad, cuz his Icon isn't in he contest header.
Team DOGKaiser ftw.

[Excyis]

You got my attention.
Now I'll have to do something.

[aNgerpaw]

Can't have any effects? Effects as in?

[Sye]

I like the continuing concept, great job!
Maybe this will awake artists which were hidden in the depths :)

[Naib]

Your image may not have any effects or transparency.
This rules out rounded corners then?

[Assassinazn]

This rules our rounded corners then?

Good question. S2?

I'm gonna enter but also a quick question.

Whenever I like to make a big project I make a Speed art or Timelapse. Is that alright to include with the work?

[SlicerDigZ]

Challenge completed, not much but at least I tried :D

[BattleHungeR]

Awesome

[Allaxed]

Cool

[LabsTipJr]

Nice, looking forward to the results......

[xanderK]

Good question. S2?

I'm gonna enter but also a quick question.

Whenever I like to make a big project I make a Speed art or Timelapse. Is that alright to include with the work?

Go for it! Like I said, this contest is all about rewarding our talented community members for being creative. If you like to do those things, you should be able to do them. I'm sure it'll make whatever you do more interesting!


This rules out rounded corners then?

That is a carryover from the official Custom Account Icon rules. Basically, if it doesn't let you submit it there, don't submit it here. :-D

[AnaL`oL]

definitely gonna try my luck =D nice contest.

[Sancti]

Sounds great, i might actually do something :)

[Ghidoran]

Short stories count as "art"? Since they did for the official art contest...

[xanderK]

Short stories count as "art"? Since they did for the official art contest...

I'm always up for a good story!

[Naib]

That is a carryover from the official Custom Account Icon rules. Basically, if it doesn't let you submit it there, don't submit it here. :-D
Thats the thing, my present cai has an alpha layer. Works on forums and ingame, loks odd ingame when it pops out

[stacks]

All you get is 600 coins for creating an icon for the entire HoN community causing more people to login and play a game?

Come on...the coins don't cost you guys anything. Make it at least 2,000. ;)

[King_Hadu]

will we get leprechaun black smith instead of gold coins?

[Katieeee]

I'm always up for a good story!

Ask ElementUser for his stories if you haven't done so yet. He's a great teller of tales!


Good luck to those interested! ヽ(^o^)丿

[hMY`]

Challenge Accepted

http://i50.tinypic.com/muadv.jpg

GoodLuck all =]

[Arathorn]

Can I submit a story ?

[Arathorn]

How big should the stories be?

[dadoo]

http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?439053-Hellboy-succubus

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/3564/succubus.png

[Millikin]

Is this gonna be as monthly as the avatar shuffle?
/sarcasm off

Honestly though, what ever happened to that. It's almost 2 months since the start of the first shuffle... something that also were supposed to be every month.
Last thing anyone heard was the voice being decided... but any new shuffle has yet to start.

We're excited to announce the Avatar Shuffle! This monthly contest gives the community a sneak peek at some ofthe awesome content that we're developing AND gives you a chance to influence when these new alt avatars come to the Goblin Shop! Below, you will find four pieces of concept art for upcoming alt avatars! It is your job to vote for which one you want to see in the game. At the end of the week, we'll tally up the votes and announce the winning concept art, which will begin it's journey to become a part of HoN.

Once the winner is chosen, it is removed from the pool of concepts and a brand new one replaces it for next month's vote. This means that there's always a new piece of art to check out and vote for. Plus, if you're a huge fan of something that doesn't win, it still has a good chance of being voted in next month! This way, all of the pieces of concept art you see here will eventually be added into the game for everyone to enjoy.

[Titties]

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Engineer Smurf