Create a Gemsona Contest! [CLOSED]

Jun 6, 201710 min read

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Published: Jun 6, 2017

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[UPDATE #2] So the contest has officially been closed and I've added this one last day for people to finish their entries and submit them. The winners will be announced as soon as I've received the last entry, but I'll wait no longer than today's midnight (UTC+3). And hey, by that time, we might even have unlock a second winner for the Snowflake Obsidian category.

[UPDATE] HEY GUYS. The contest deadline is coming real close now! Only ONE DAY left, so if anyone still wants to participate, lemme know if you're gonna need an extension!

I thought about this for a long time and I've finally decided to host my very first contest on here! c: And it's divided into two categories, so you can choose to enter in either or both of those~ Here's all the info:

Category #1: Create a Pearl

If you want to enter in this part of the contest, your objective will be to draw a Pearl for my Rhodochrosite:

Possible colors for the Pearl: white, pink, red, maybe purple, but not too dark.
And that's pretty much it! The rest is up to you. You can design the Pearl any way you like. ^^

Category #2: Create a Snowflake Obsidian

If you want to enter in this part of the contest, your objective will be to draw a Snowflake Obsidian gemsona.

Now for Snowflake I have a few ideas. First, let's start with a very basic idea that I had for her, which I made with a gemsona maker, which you do NOT absolutely have to follow (honestly, it's just a veeery basic concept idea):

Gemsona - Snowflake Obsidian by LVPinkRae

Things to absolutely take notice of:

If you decide to design a weapon for her, I'd like for it to be something massive, like a bigass sword.
Pigtails are a must xD The length of the hair doesn't matter, I just really love the idea of her having pigtails lol.
Snow is tall and bulky/muscular, but still feminine. Think of Garnet, but with more body mass if that makes sense?
Please don't draw any stars on her, as she will not be a part of the Crystal Gems.

Just some general ideas:

I'd like to think of her having curly hair, but you can give her any kind of hair you want if, in your opinion, it looks better than curly hair.
Colors in the image above are, of course, changeable. They were merely chosen for the sake of a reference. You can use whatever colors you think look best.

And that's about it for Snow!

Rules

Surely, first and foremost, the drawing must be made by you. No stealing or tracing someone else's work!
This really should go without saying, but - of course you are not allowed to use gemsona makers. That would be absurd.
If you feel more confident that way, you may use a base for the Pearl design. But don't forget to give proper credit!
Please refrain from using a base for Snowflake Obsidian.
Designing a weapon for the gemsonas is not necessary, but you're allowed to if you want to do that. It will not give you any extra bonuses when I'll be choosing the winner though.
You may enter in whichever category you want. You can enter only one or you can enter both. But please note that you will be able to win only one category because otherwise it would be unfair to other participants.
Please read everything in this journal. If you have any further questions, don't be afraid to ask. But before you do that, make sure that it hasn't already been mentioned here. To prove that you have read everything, add "flaky flakes" when you post a comment.
This last one isn't exactly a rule, but if you could spread the word about the contest, it would mean the world to me <3

Deadline: July 5

Prizes:

Okay, just to make sure I don't have to waste or dismiss prizes when I don't get enough people participating, the amount of prizes will depend on how many people submit their entries!
1) 5 entries or less in either of the categories [OPEN]
There will be one winner.
Winner will receive 200

2) 5+ entries in either of the categories [UNLOCKED]
There will be two winners.
1st place: 200

2nd place: 100

3) 10+ entries in either of the categories [LOCKED]
There will be three winners.
1st place: 200

2nd place: 100

3rd place: 50

or a custom gem adopt like this:

If there will be more than 15 entries in either of the categories, there will be more winners!

Entries:

Category #1: Pearl
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Category #2: Snowflake Obsidian
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