The theme for the 2017 Elfquest Fan Art Calendar is:
Contrasts**Please see the list of Taken Characters/Contrasts at the very bottom of this post before contacting me with your selections****Also can we please try to avoid any major Final Quest spoilers in our submissions. I (for one) haven't read any of the Final Quest**Submissions for the 2017 Calendar are being accepted:
April 4th, 2016 through
October 31st, 2016THEMESubmitted artwork should represent the theme "Contrastsâ€.
Day/Night, Young/Old, Good/Evil, Warriors/Healers, Starsong/Wolfsong - the Elfquest saga offers many studies in contrasts.
DETAILS•You may use any
two main characters in your submission as well as several secondary characters if you feel your submission warrants them.
•You will be required to PM Maggie to let her know which two main characters you will be using in your submission and also what type of contrast you are planning to represent
(please do not post a message to the board, only send a PM. Messages in the thread regarding characters and contrasts will not be accepted).
•Please do not begin your submission until you hear back from Maggie. She will post a list of taken characters and contrasts so that we all know what is still available. This will help to ensure the calendar submissions are as varied as possible.
•You will be asked to update Maggie in July with your progress. This will help to determine if we have enough entries for the calendar. If at any time you feel you cannot continue to participate just send a message. There won’t be any hard feelings.
•You may submit up to three entries for the calendar but before you contemplate that second or third entry you must first finish and submit one entry to Maggie.
GROUPS•You may work in groups of two if that makes things easier for you. Please let me know who you will be working with when you sign up.
•How you work in your group is totally up to you. One of you may supply a sketch for the other to ink and colour or you may work together to complete the scene. It doesn’t matter so long as you both agree.
CONTENT•Entries must be original artwork created specifically for the calendar. The use of photos or "borrowed" art for backgrounds is not allowed.
•Entries must not be available for the general public to view online until the okay is given for general sharing. Before then, any entries found online in any form (thumbnails, crops, etc.) will be disqualified and removed.
•Canon Elfquest characters (of any race) only. No what-if characters (i.e., Worldpool).
•PG-13 or under.
FORMAT•All entries should be in full color, with some type of a background.
•Size: 11"x 8.5" (pictures must be landscape oriented - wider than they are tall)
•Resolution: 3300 x 2550 pixels (11" x 8.5" at 300dpi)
•File format: JPEG/PNG format only
HOW TO SUBMIT•When you are ready please email your full-sized entry to Maggie. Please PM Maggie when you have an entry ready to be submitted.
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Entries must be received by midnight CST, October 31, 2016.Include the following:
•Title (Required): Title of your submission. Titles will be included on the calendar.
•Artist Credits (Required): Will be included on the calendar. Your real name or preferred artist's credit name.
•Email (Required)
CREDIT•The artist credit and the email listed with your entry will be used for credits on the calendar/website.
PUBLISHING•The twelve winners will be chosen by a panel of judges (TBD).
•The finished calendar will be available for download at elfquestfanart.com. In addition, the calendar will be published at Elfquest's Red Bubble shop (hopefully).
QUESTIONS•Any questions about the calendar may be asked and answered on this thread or PM Maggie.
•If you don't know what this is all about, check out the current and past Fan Art Calendars here:
http://www.elfquestfanart.com/calendar/_________________________________________________
Taken Characters/Contrasts
• Maggie – Kimo – Self Contrast (Cover)
• Wildfire – Tier/Madcoil - Predator/Prey (FINISHED)• Rowtiger – Two-Edge/Treestump – Light/Dark (FINISHED)• jaRf – Rayek/Rayek - Self Contrast (FINISHED)• EyesHigh76 – Timmian (elf)/Winnowill - Good/Evil (FINISHED)• AceQuester – Woodlock/Greymung - Loving Family/Loveless Loner (FINISHED)• Silentleaf – Door/Chitter - Stillness/Motion (FINISHED)• Hyakurin – Skyfire/Two-Spear - Balance/Instability(FINISHED)• ShujiE – Rayek/Kahvi - Hot/Cold (FINISHED)• Czarine - Mantricker/Demontricker - Elf/Human (FINISHED)•Treefox - Suntop/Ember - Day/Night (FINISHED)• Yavia – Djun/Redlance - Civilization/Nature (FINISHED)• Cloudchaser – Young Ember/Lord Voll - Young/Old (ALMOST)
• Joyrider1978 – Cutter/Skywise - Earth/Sky (ALMOST)• Elea – Bearclaw/Sun-Toucher - Rebel/Wisdom
• Larialoyla - Strongbow/Tyleet - ?/?
• devils_lil_sis – Timmian (as a wolf)/Blackfell - Day/Night
• kandrinchae – Venka/Nightfall - Maiden/Matron
• Schayde1 – Rahnee/Zarhan – Wolfsong/Starsong