Design a Pumpkin Contest!

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Pumbaa

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It's October, and that means Halloween is just around the corner! Who doesn't love going door to door collecting as much candy as your bag can hold? We have quite the creative bunch here, so it only seems fit that our second MyVMK Forums contest will be to Design a Pumpkin!

This contest will last from October 1st till October 27th . Entries will not be accepted after 11:59 PM EST on October 27th.​


GUIDELINES
  • You must use the provided template for your entry.
  • You may use any type of media (traditional or digital).
  • All entries must consist of your own work. Art theft will result in immediate disqualification.
  • All entries must follow the MyVMK Forum Rules .
  • Only one entry per user is allowed.
  • To ensure anonymity and fairness during the voting process, please do not put your name anywhere on the entry image.
  • Be creative and have fun! We look forward to seeing some great patterns, images, and designs!
  • We ask that only hand-drawn or digital artwork to be submitted, no real pumpkins!
  • You may only use Disney images in your pumpkin submission. Characters or artwork from other sources must be recreated. See below for more information.








SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY
    • NOW CLOSED
    • Make sure to include your image in your post (upload to www.imgur.com and use the link for ease).
    • Do not submit entries on this thread. They will only be accepted in the forum linked above.
    • All new threads will be private, so you can be assured your entries are private during the contest time.
    • When creating your thread please put the prefix as "[Pumpkin Submission]" before you submit, failure to do this will result in disqualification.

JUDGING, VOTING, AND PRIZES
    • After the entry deadline has passed, MyVMK Forum staff members will review all entries and choose the Top 10.
    • The Top 10 entries will be anonymously displayed in a new thread, along with a poll.
    • Users will be allowed to vote until October 29 October 30 , and winners will be announced on October 31st.

[*] The first place winner will receive the Golden Pumpkin Award!

[*]The second place winner will receive the Silver Pumpkin Award!

[*]The third place winner will receive the Bronze Pumpkin Award!

[*]The top 10 place winners will receive the Orange Pumpkin Award!

[*]All participants will receive a ghost Participation Award!



Any questions, comments, or concerns can be posted in this thread. Good luck, and happy Pumpkin designing!
 
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Captain-Heather

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What Consists of "Your Own Work"

To clear up any confusion over what consists of your own work versus copyright infringement, we have some examples for you.

In general, if you are modifying an image enough to make it different, it is not copyright infringement but is in fact your own work. For example, you are allowed to find images of Pluto and use them in your pumpkin. You cannot, however, just slap it on your pumpkin and call it a day. You must modify or change the image enough to make it unique and your own. Because Disney is a huge part of this site, we are allowing the use of all Disney images with the above outlined condition. For all other art (such as Hello Kitty, Bugs Bunny, etc) you must use original art created by yourself.

Good Examples (Do this!):

Image credit: sgorbissa

The above image used a combination of at least 5 different images to create something brand new. This is a great example of digital art photomanipulation.


Image credit: brunomazzini

The above is another example of Mickey Mouse modified to be unique and new, using at least 5 different images combined to make a new one.

Bad Examples (DO NOT DO THIS):

Image credit: ultimatellamagiver

The above, while funny, is a good "bad example" of what not to do.

Another good "bad example" would be many of the signatures you find across the site. In particular my (Captain-Heather) signature is a good example of what not to do. All I did was find an image of Pluto and slap my name on it. This is a no-no for creating unique, original art!

If you are ever unsure if your image is different enough, please don't hesitate to get a second opinion and ask one of us staff!


OTHER INFORMATION
After further discussion, we decided that you can shrink the template size down, if you need to. We realized that many traditional artists don't have access to a scanner, so photos of their pumpkin will look smaller than the digital artists who are able to keep the larger size.

Please use your best judgement! If you shrink your pumpkin down to some incredibly tiny size, it won't be allowed in the competition. If you want to run by us the size you are shrinking it to, please do!

We HIGHLY encourage you to keep the original size of the pumpkin!

ACCEPTABLE IMAGE SIZES
3300 x 2550 px (original size)
2500 x 1932 px
2000 x 1545 px
1500 x 1159 px
1000 x 773 px
750 x 580 px
Sizes between the original and smallest listed here are OK if kept proportional

Pumpkins smaller than 750 x 580 px are most likely going to get you a PM asking for a larger resolution size. Sizes in between full-size (3300 x 2550 px) and the smallest listed size (750 x 580 px) are OK, we mostly want you to maintain proportions when you shrink the pumpkin down. DO NOT make it some long/tall/skinny/fat combination. Those will be automatically disqualified. If you are unable to figure out how to maintain proportions when shrinking your pumpkin, use one of the guidelines I posted just above this paragraph.

Please ask if you have questions!
 
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