Huge OC-Contest with Amazing Prizes

EDIT: Detailed References can be found here: fav.me/d56vbiw


_{Ruby // Vincent // Kate // Alkazar
by Leerer-Raum (commission)}

Please read the information carefully before entering to improve your chances of winning! Good luck!

1st Place
Nine Month Premium Membership
35$ via Paypal (and a hug)
Free Halfbody Request from ms-laika (shaded, inked, highlighted, basically the full program) which will be shipped (if you pay the shipping cost) for no additional payment
OR Free Full Character Design from ms-laika (unsure what this will look like exactly)

2nd Place
Three Month Premium Membership
10$ via Paypal
Free Bust Request from ms-laika (shaded, inked, highlighted, basically the full program) which will be shipped (if you pay the shipping cost) for no additional payment

3rd Place
One Month Premium Membership
Free Sketch Request from ms-laika (will not be shipped)

All entries
and your entries will be featured in my journal

Random
There will be a few(!) random requests which I will grant during the process of the contest...randomly. Not necessarily to the contest winners.

Further prize information
This contest will end in December 2012. Hopefully by then there will be enough entries.
July/9/12: This contest has just started so much more prizes will be added.

What will be accepted?
Multiple-OC pictures and pairings
Comics
Multiple entries
Sketches (though not preferred)
Head busts (though not preferred)
Fimo dolls

What won't be accepted
mature content deviations
literature
photography
characters that have nothing to do with this contest (if you want to add specific characters - like one of your OCs - that are not, say, salesmen/monsters/random dwarfs/etc., please note me)
past request/commissions/trades you did for me

Interested in donating?
and cash (via Paypal)
Requests by other artists
Journal features

Please donate straight to my donation poll and/or note me if you want to donate a request/journal feature. Every point counts! Thank you so much for donating! People who donate will be listed below.

How do I participate?
Draw my OCs - either by themselves or together
All References can be found here fav.me/d56vbiw

How do I improve my chances of winning?
There a few things that I really like that might improve your chances of winning (and we know you really want that Premium Membership and prize money).
Of course I will still like your picture even if if contains none of the things below, but looks good and you put a lot of effort in it. This is just to give you a rough idea of what I like but the winner entry won't necessarily be anything like this.
Pixel art! - I'm in love with pixels. I especially adore hitogata's, staticwind's and ChippyFish's pixel artworks.
Cats! - Check out tracyjb's gallery. I have the first volume of "Lackadaisy" at home and am still madly in love with it.
VincentxKate - I love these two together (as in: in a romantic relationship). They both piss each other off a lot (especially in the beginning of the story/game) but are very attached at the same time.

Other art that I adore
Solid&Etc www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/solid/top-… - go to the gallery (click on the gallery link on the homepage)

More information will be posted here soon!

Contest Entries

by PurpleUFO

Ps.: I am currently working on their character profiles so it will be easier for you to picture them.