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My Little Pony Arena
Halloween Colouring Contest 2021
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Welcome back to our annual Halloween colouring and drawing contest! Grab your pencils and your paints, or your pads and phones and tablets! Time to show off your creative skills! :art:
We have two divisions to choose from:
Division 1: Draw your own
This is where you get to show off all your creative skills! Design and draw your own Halloween pony from scratch. You may add a background but it is not required. Traditional/digital/mixed media, the choice is yours. No copied/traced lineart allowed, all work must be original.* Original designs only (no Hasbro characters) and no anthro/humanoid ponies, please.
*Textures, brushes and similar resources are allowed but these may only be used in a minor role, and no readymade backgrounds may be used. Please make sure that you have the permission to use any resources which are not made by you.
Division 2: Colour our lineart
Just what it says, you colour our lineart. Traditional/digital/mixed media, the choice is yours. The only rules: no Hasbro ponies, and no altering the lineart please – our talented Art Mod Shaiyeh has once again worked hard to offer you an amazing picture to colour!
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If you need a different file format, please PM ColoringContest with your email address and it can be emailed to you. We have a psd file for those who wish to use Photoshop.
Please read the directions carefully:
- You must be an active Arena member to enter. By active we mean that you have recent posts and are not here only for the contest. Active newbies are welcome to enter, of course!
- Do not upload your entry online for public view till after the winners are announced. This is to make sure that all entries stay anonymous for judging. After the judging you are free to start a thread to show off your work, or post it on social media or any other websites you like.
- All entries are to be PMed to ColoringContest. If you have issues hosting your photos privately, entries can also be emailed – please PM the contest account for instructions. In addition to photo hosting sites, cloud services like Google Drive or Dropbox work fine, for example. (Choose the setting ‘anyone with the link can view’, then PM the link to ColoringContest).
- Please indicate in the message title which division your entry is for.
- This year you may only enter ONE of the divisions. If you’d like to colour the lineart just for fun, feel free to do so! You may show off your work after the contest deadline has passed.
Deadline
Contest starts NOW! So get busy!
All entries are due by November 1st, 8 am EST (sorry, meant EDT obviously!).
Judging
Once again, the winners of the competition will be chosen by YOU the members! Keep an eye out for a voting thread after the deadline. The entries will be posted anonymously and all Arena members are eligible to vote.
:accomplished: We also have something new for you this year! In each Division, we will grant a Mods’ Choice award after the voting is over. The Mods’ Choice winner cannot be the same as the winner of the popular vote.
Prizes!
The winners of the competition and of the Mods’ Choice will get to choose from the following pool of prizes donated by our Mod Team:
- G5 merch pack donated by tailrustedtealeaf – ships from the US
- Hidden Dissectibles figures donated by tailrustedtealeaf – ships from the US
- G4 surprise toy donated by Loa [to be confirmed] – ships from NZ
- simple digital pony art piece donated by tailrustedtealeaf (FiM style custom screenshot)
- simple digital or traditional pony art piece donated by Griffin (your choice, e.g. a set of ATCs, ref sheet, etc...) – ships from Finland/EU, if applicable
- simple MLP custom donated by Griffin (a variety of gens available; includes repaint + rehair in 1-2 colours, Hasbro style or other simple symbol/s) – ships from Finland/EU
Due to the increasing complexities with international shipping, we offer a selection of both digital and physical prizes. Winners will get further instructions about prizes and shipping, but if you have any questions or concerns before entering, please PM ColoringContest!
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Q&A
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Ooo, I hope I will have time to enter, this looks fun!
I do have a question, for the first division can we do it in the style of Hasbro's ponies? What I mean is: can I create my own unique character, but draw the character in, say, G3 animated style or G1 comic style or the like?
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Woohoo, I hope you get to enter, SunPony!
I do have a question, for the first division can we do it in the style of Hasbro's ponies? What I mean is: can I create my own unique character, but draw the character in, say, G3 animated style or G1 comic style or the like?
Yes absolutely! You can draw in any style, as long as it's not traced or a direct copy. :)
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Woohoo, I hope you get to enter, SunPony!
I do have a question, for the first division can we do it in the style of Hasbro's ponies? What I mean is: can I create my own unique character, but draw the character in, say, G3 animated style or G1 comic style or the like?
Yes absolutely! You can draw in any style, as long as it's not traced or a direct copy. :)
Got it, thank you :)
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Oooh I love these contests!!! :heart: And you guys always have the most beautiful lineart! Thank you Shaiyeh!!
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Saw this on instagram and had to come back for it. I love the lineart so much!
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Saw this on instagram and had to come back for it. I love the lineart so much!
Welcome back, it's nice to see you again! :happy:
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Hi, is it too late to join?
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I would love to join if it's not too late!!
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I would also like to join! Again, if it's not too late
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It's not too late at all, all entries are due Nov 1st! Go do some art! :frolic: :frolic:
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What are the rules for like creepiness? I will not be drawing blood or anything like that, but did plan on drawing something a bit spooky.
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What are the rules for like creepiness? I will not be drawing blood or anything like that, but did plan on drawing something a bit spooky.
Spooky will be fine! The usual rules for mature content apply, and all entries should be family friendly. If unsure you can always PM the contest account! :)
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I know what i'm doing this week!
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Oh on the rules it it alright to use a special effect brush if we edit the brush to be a custom one instead of program made?
Edit: nvm i dont know why i though the rules said no textures or fancy brushes
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Oh on the rules it it alright to use a special effect brush if we edit the brush to be a custom one instead of program made?
Edit: nvm i dont know why i though the rules said no textures or fancy brushes
Glad you were able to answer your own question :D Yes that's perfectly fine.
In case anyone else needs clarification, the rule is in place to ensure that no one uses copyrighted resources without permission / appropriate license, or grabs an image from Google to use as a background, etc.
I would imagine most downloadable brush packs and similar allow non-commercial use and would be okay, but anyone who wishes to use such resources is responsible for checking the terms before submitting their work. Default brushes that come with the programmes are of course perfectly fine to use.
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So, I made a silly boo-boo... I sent in my entry for one of the divisions, before I realized you are only allowed to enter one division! :lmao: I was going to do both! Well, I'm happy with my entry, so I will stick with that one I guess! ;) But here's a casual reminder for everyone else, LOL!!
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:wonder: This is interesting…Maybe I could join too… :shy:
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Great work on the entries so far! But we need more! :jack:
Just over a week left, time to get busy! :witch:
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Submitted mine today!
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I'll try to join :D
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I would like to know if text can be included in the drawing? (E.g. speech bubble) :think:
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I can't wait to see all the entries :D
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I would like to know if text can be included in the drawing? (E.g. speech bubble) :think:
Yes that would be fine for Division 1 entries :)
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I sent a PM to the Coloringcontest account two days ago. I don't want to appear impatient, I just didn't want to miss the 11-1 deadline. Thank you for any help.
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I sent a PM to the Coloringcontest account two days ago. I don't want to appear impatient, I just didn't want to miss the 11-1 deadline. Thank you for any help.
Sorry for the delay, you have a PM in your inbox ^.^
Listen up, everypony! We have a very low turnout this year - enter now and you'll have a good chance at placing in the contest! :biggrin:
Only a few more days to go!! :bat:
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I sent a PM to the Coloringcontest account two days ago. I don't want to appear impatient, I just didn't want to miss the 11-1 deadline. Thank you for any help.
Sorry for the delay, you have a PM in your inbox ^.^
Listen up, everypony! We have a very low turnout this year - enter now and you'll have a good chance at placing in the contest! :biggrin:
Only a few more days to go!! :bat:
OH GOSH I always wonder which category people decide to enter in!!! :frolic: I can't wait to see the results!
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I hope more will enter. I always like viewing everyone's pictures.
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Theres still time is anyone needed a last minute halloween activity!
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Theres still time is anyone needed a last minute halloween activity!
Yes! Just short of 23 hours to go!
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The contest has ended - thank you for the wonderful entries!
Keep an eye out for a voting thread!
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Ooh I can't wait to see the entries! :frolic:
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Oh, I did not remember when the vote would end. Are the authors of these fine works to be published? :)
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Oh, I did not remember when the vote would end. Are the authors of these fine works to be published? :)
Ooh I hope soon! :frolic:
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Sorry for the radio silence! We're still discussing the Mods' Choices and will be back with the results and artist reveals soon! :)
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I went ahead and posted my art to my deviantart page. I wasn't sure how much longer we had to wait.
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So excited to learn the results. All the entries were so great!had trouble voting.
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When will the winners be announced?
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Apologies for the delay! Here are our contest winners!
Division 1 - Annie
Mods' Choice - Snapdragon
Division 2 - Goanna
Mods' Choice - TwistedRiver
:cheer: Congratulations! :cheer:
And massive thanks to all contestants, everyone did a wonderful job!
You can view all entries here, now with the artists' names:
Division 1 (http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,402241.0.html)
Division 2 (http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,402242.0.html)
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Congratulations to the winners! :good:
It was fun to be involved in this even though it didn’t bring success. :lol: I will definitely be involved in this again next year!
Many thanks to ColoringContest for this competition! :iconclap:
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Congrats to the winners. :cheer:
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Love it when I agree with the winners being chosen!!! Congrats everyone!!!
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Big congrats to the winners and everyone who joined!!
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Awww so exciting!! I'm glad you liked my glow 'n' show bat pony <3 It was so much fun to enter and colour Shaiyeh's beautiful lineart!
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Congrats, everyone! Great entries!!
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I was so close to first this year omg! Thanks everyone who liked/voted for my picture! It was so much fun to color!
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Congratulations everyone!! :frolic: And many thanks for the Mods' Choice prize! I am very excited to be ranked, there was a lot of very stiff competition this year, everyone was wonderful!!! :heart: Great job, everyone! I loved seeing everyone's art!!