The Annual Halloween Coloring Contest is now CLOSED - thanks everypony!

[ColoringContest]

My Little Pony Arena
Halloween Coloring Contest 2015
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It’s time for our Annual Halloween Coloring Contest! Who’s up for some spooky fun? Once again the Arena wants its members to show off their coloring and drawing talents. We are offering three separate divisions so everyone has a chance, even our members' kids!


Division 1
Design Your Own from scratch, no copied/traced line art allowed, all work must be original. Pony only, no background but simple accessories are allowed. Original designs only and no anthro ponies, please.

Division 2
The Big Picture again from scratch, The Whole Kit and Caboodle, backgrounds, costumes, accessories, whatever! Multiples and personas may be used but again all work must be original and no line art by Hasbro or other artists may be used. No anthro ponies please. Otherwise the sky's the limit!

Division 3
Color Ours
Just what it says, you color our line art. We are offering three sections. No Hasbro ponies, and no altering the line art – we are offering several versions this year so you can choose whichever pony type fits your idea best!
Section A Computer Media (digital, no hand coloring allowed)
Section B Traditional Media (hand colored)
Section C Members' Kids, this section is for the active members' children who are 13 and under.
Each section must have at least 6 entries in order to be judged. If we do not get enough entries for each section they shall be combined.


Click the links to see your base pony – Artwork by our talented Bekuno!
Earth | Unicorn | Pegasus | Alicorn

If you need a different file format, please PM ColoringContest with your email address and it can be emailed to you.


Special Mods Division
Let's give our talented mods a chance to play! They shall have their own division, which will be judged by you the members!

Contest starts NOW! So get busy!


The Deadline!
All entries due by November 1st, 8.00 am (EST). Winners to be announced by November 7th.

Please read the directions carefully:

• You must be an active member of the MLP Arena to enter.
• All entries are to be PMed to ColoringContest.
• All entries must be PMed individually. If you send more than one entry in each PM, they will not be accepted.
• The title of your message MUST state what division your entry is for. On Division 3 entries, please be sure to include which section you are entering! i.e. if you were entering Division 3 Section B (traditional) you would say Div 3 B in your title.
  
• You may enter up to two entries per division, but each must be submitted separately or they will not be accepted.

No artwork may be posted till after the winners are announced. This is to make sure that your entries stay anonymous for judging. After the contest has ended you are free to start a thread to show off your work or post it to other websites.

Voting shall be done by your lovely (oh and handsome too) talented team of Mods!
We reserve the right to combine divisions/sections for judging if there are fewer than 4 entries per division/section. Div 3 C (Kids) will be judged separately, however.

Prizes!
First place in each Division will get to choose one prize from the following list of wonderful goodies:

G3 Bee Bop with original backcard and brush
G1 Baby Surprise
G4 Blind bag ponies Roseluck & Noteworthy w/ original cards
G3 stickers with glitter (2 sheets)
A commission for 2 ACEO/ATC cards by one of our artistic Mods

More prizes and photos to be added shortly, stay tuned!

READY -- SET -- COLOR AWAY!
       

 



FAQ

How many drawings can I enter?
You can enter two drawings for each division. That means the maximum number is six if you enter all three divisions.
Can Hasbro ponies be used?
No, the idea of the contest is to unleash your creativity and design new Halloween themed ponies. OCs/personas are allowed in Division 2 if they fit the theme.

[Lore-Lei]

Div 3 B (Kids) will be judged separately, however.

You mean Div 3 C?

[ColoringContest]

Div 3 B (Kids) will be judged separately, however.

You mean Div 3 C?

Oops. Fixed, thanks for pointing that out!

[Shaiyeh]

I may be daft, but can one enter each division?
(and I take it for div. 3, choose one? I have no kids, so would I have to choose digital or traditional?)

Looking forward to this, I love halloween :')

[rosierjay]

woot!! getting my picture ready, and printing out the coloring sheets for my niece!
i love this contest!!

[CoonhoundBetty]

Yay! Gotta have my husband print out the kids one for DD to color!

[ColoringContest]

I may be daft, but can one enter each division?
(and I take it for div. 3, choose one? I have no kids, so would I have to choose digital or traditional?)

Looking forward to this, I love halloween :')

Yes, you can enter 2 drawings for each division, that means up to 6 drawings altogether! If you'd like to enter Div 3 twice, you could do one traditional and one digital, or pick either section (trad./digital) and submit two for that one. Hope this answers your question!

Oh, and those with kids - you can still submit up to two pieces for Div 3 (A/B) even if your child enters 3 C.   

[Shaiyeh]

Oh, great! Thanks for the info! That did indeed answer my questions ^^

[Wild Raspberry]

So excited.  I'm getting ready already!  

Um... do you have to name the ponies you create?

[Griffin]

Um... do you have to name the ponies you create?

Naming your pony is optional.

[ColoringContest]

We have our first entries in, woohoo! Keep them coming!

[ponyqueen]

Naming and creating a backcard story for my ponies is my favorite part!

[Hannah66665]

I had a lot of fun entering last years contest! (STILL can't believe I won Autumn Apple!!!)
Definitely want to try coloring something for this year too if I can find the time.

[CoonhoundBetty]

Emailed for a different format

[Mkia]

Oh this was fun last year!! I'll have to remember to print the pages as I have 0 drawing ability lol