Nope, it's no joke! I was browsing through some Zelda fanart recently and, after coming across some absolutely stunning work, I thought to myself that it sure would be great to see more pictures like those out there. Therefore, I am holding a very special contest in order to inspire and achieve just that! If you're a great artist who would like a chance to get something nice just for showing off your skillz, here's your big chance!
There will be two winners selected from all eligible entries. The grand prize is a brand new Nintendo Wii! I will personally purchase it from Gamestop.com so that it will be delivered right to your door. The runner-up will receive a brand new copy of Twilight Princess, for either Wii or Gamecube, winner's choice.
Think you've got what it takes to win? Go ahead, knock my socks off! I'm posting this message on every Zelda forum I can find, in the hopes of generating as much participation as possible. You're encouraged to spread the word as well! The more entries there are, the more great pics everyone will get to enjoy! ^^
The contest details and rules are listed below. Please follow them carefully to ensure that your entry will be eligible. If you have any questions, you're welcome to e-mail me at linkfanart(AT)gmail.com (of course, you'll need to replace the (AT) with the @ symbol). This information and contest updates will be posted at the official contest blog: http://linkfanart.blogspot.com/ (http://linkfanart.blogspot.com/)
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* The picture must include Link from Ocarina of Time (OoT). (Dark Link does not count.) He may be portrayed at any age but must be his natural self (no mask transformations). Alternate clothing is okay.
* Other characters may be included, but they must be from OoT. It's okay if a character is not well known (such as the lady who cooked for the carpenters in Kakariko), just as long as he or she is actually in the game. No original characters.
* There is no size requirement for the picture, and it does not have to be in color.
* No official art imitations. By this I mean do not take an official picture and merely draw the same thing yourself.
* No porn. No yaoi. No yuri. No gender bending. If you have something risque in mind but are unsure if it would be allowed, feel free to send me a description and/or rough sketch of the image, and I'll let you know. I will make the final determination of an entry's eligibility at my sole discretion.
* Use your best judgement to keep the overall concept in good taste. If you choose to include text in your picture, please refrain from profanity. If in doubt, you're encouraged to ask me.
* Entries from individuals who live outside of the United States are welcome, subject to the International terms on the Gamestop.com web site (since that's where the prizes will be coming from).
* You may enter as many pictures as you like. Each entry must be your own work. What medium you use is up to you, be it pencil and paper, image editing software, or whatever, as long as it can be digitally captured and e-mailed to me. Also, since the whole point of the contest is to encourage the creation of more quality fanart, please do not submit pictures made before December of 2006.
* Send entries to linkfanart(AT)gmail.com (being sure to replace (AT) with @). You may zip multiple pictures into one archive, but do not send as a self-extracting file or anything with an EXE extension. Once I receive an entry I will send you confirmation that it has been entered into the contest. Do not assume it has been entered until you receive this confirmation. If for some reason I determine an entry to be ineligible, I will notify you and state the reason(s) why.
* Include with your artwork its title and your name as you want it displayed should your entry make the top 10.
* Feel free to also post your entry here or anywhere else you wish; it's all about sharing amazing fanart, after all! Just make sure it gets e-mailed to me (see previous rule) if you want it to be eligible for the prizes!
* Entries may be submitted anytime from now through March 7, 2007. Plenty of time to cook up something snazzy! Unless I get totally buried in entries or something really weird happens, I should have the winners selected by the following week. (In the event that both winning entries are from the same artist--well...I guess that person gets both prizes!) The top 10 entries will be posted on the official contest blog, and the grand prize and runner-up winners will be notified via e-mail. The prizes will be ordered as soon as possible after I receive the necessary details from the winners. (Don't worry, I won't use your e-mail addresses for spam or anything like that; I have better things to do than send people trash. Whatever info you provide to me will be used for the contest and nothing but the contest, and afterward I will delete it from my computer.)
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By the way, just to clarify, I am in no way whatsoever affiliated with any of the brands or companies I've mentioned. The contest is being held and funded solely by me--just a simple gamer like yourselves who appreciates great art!
That said, since I am incidentally the sole judge of this contest, it will be in your best interest to appeal to my personal tastes. To give you an idea of what kind of style I like, I've posted a couple of my favorite pictures:
(http://members.aol.com/RAUfbinput/private/Brother.jpg)
(http://members.aol.com/RAUfbinput/private/LinkWT.jpg)
I have no idea who made these; if you're responsible for one of these and you're reading this, allow me this opportunity to say your work is phenomenal!!
Whew, okay, I think I've covered just about everything. All that's left is for you to submit your droolworthy pics, and there just may be a free Wii in your future! Again, if you have any questions, I can be reached at linkfanart(AT)gmail.com. Updates to the contest will be posted to the blog, so you're encouraged to check it out from time to time. Without further ado, the contest begins right now! I look forward to receiving your entries! ^^
Wow, the second one looks like it is from one of those packets that come with every Zelda Game (they give you a little info on them), with the exception that Navi is missing.
It's excellent, isn't it? I just discovered earlier today that the person who made that pic has an account with Deviant Art! Her user name is paintpixel.
Well, they're both good. I can't draw good at all, so count me out of this.
If i use the "Paint" Program, will i be discualified?
Quote from: Zelda Veteran on December 05, 2006, 05:57:30 AM
If i use the "Paint" Program, will i be discualified?
Nope, whatever you want to use is fine with me! A gifted artist can create breathtaking art with the simplest of tools. I don't recommend limiting yourself to that if you don't have to, however.
* The picture must include Link from Ocarina of Time (OoT). (Dark Link does not count.) He may be portrayed at any age but must be his natural self (no mask transformations). Alternate clothing is okay.
* Other characters may be included, but they must be from OoT. It's okay if a character is not well known (such as the lady who cooked for the carpenters in Kakariko), just as long as he or she is actually in the game. No original characters.
Just one question, WHY? I can slightly understand the first one and I already have an idea what my drawing will be like if I decide to participate, but this is just pure discrimination of games. Or do you have a good reason? I'd love to hear it :-\. But why for instance would it not be allowed to submit a drawing about......uhm...Link fighting Vaati, Ganondorf and Majora's Mask at once, a meeting between Zelda and Marin etc. Also, what if the character was not in OOT but was intended to be and is visible in various screenshots of Zelda64?
Yeah, it would be better if we had more options. I'd like to see someone draw one of the original Octorok designs for OOT (go to Wikipedia's article on Octoroks to see picture).
Quote from: LadyNintendo on December 05, 2006, 11:35:20 AMJust one question, WHY? I can slightly understand the first one and I already have an idea what my drawing will be like if I decide to participate, but this is just pure discrimination of games. Or do you have a good reason? I'd love to hear it :-\. But why for instance would it not be allowed to submit a drawing about......uhm...Link fighting Vaati, Ganondorf and Majora's Mask at once, a meeting between Zelda and Marin etc. Also, what if the character was not in OOT but was intended to be and is visible in various screenshots of Zelda64?
In deciding to make this contest exclusively OoT, my aim was to encourage artists to create scenes that could be "pulled" straight from the game, so to speak. To clarify, this does NOT mean that you must create a picture that depicts something that actually occurs in the game. It's more my way of spurring concepts that perhaps could occur within Link's world as he knows it. It's an intentional shift of focus from diversity to elaboration.
To answer your question regarding planned OoT characters that never actualy made it into the game, I'd hadn't heard about that. If you could provide some information as to where I can get more info on this, I would appreciate it. This will help me to make an informed decision.
Quote from: Hylian Reploid on December 04, 2006, 11:20:15 AM
No gender bending.
Awww, no gender bending? But that can be some of the funniest stuff out there. Eh, it's not like I'm going to enter. I'm decent, but not good enough to win a contest.
Quote from: Hi no Seijin on December 05, 2006, 01:43:14 PM
Quote from: Hylian Reploid on December 04, 2006, 11:20:15 AM
No gender bending.
Awww, no gender bending? But that can be some of the funniest stuff out there.
Hehe, true, but for this particular occasion I'm trying to encourage more realistic pictures (realistic not as in like real life but rather like the game). It's great to be able to look at a pic and have the emotions you felt when you explored that temple or first stepped onto the ranch come rushing back to you!
Will manipulating screenshots count? I ask this because for the past few days, I have been replacing the OoT HUD (heads-up display) with the HUD of the Kingdom Hearts series. :-\
Hmmm...I think I'd better draw the line and say no on that one, since using the screenshots would mean that the picture would not entirely be your own work.
I am interested in seeing this, though, if you'd like to post them here at the forums!
I'm terribly sorry about this :-* This is the best i could do with Paint. here is the link: http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k287/ZeldaVeteran/Link.jpg (http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k287/ZeldaVeteran/Link.jpg) Again, If I could only learn how to use my scanner, I'd post a drawing or two, but it's all i got.
Quote from: Zelda Veteran on December 05, 2006, 07:24:21 PM
I'm terribly sorry about this :-* This is the best i could do with Paint. here is the link: http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k287/ZeldaVeteran/Link.jpg (http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k287/ZeldaVeteran/Link.jpg) Again, If I could only learn how to use my scanner, I'd post a drawing or two, but it's all i got.
Hm, have you considered using a good oekaki interface to create a picture? You could just take a screenshot of the finished pic, crop it as needed, and then e-mail that to me. Here's an oekaki my friend uses a lot, and it's pretty nice:
http://www.pokemasters.net/oekaki/
What is an Oekaki? What the link took me to looked more like a pokemon forum ;)
Quote from: Zelda Veteran on December 05, 2006, 07:32:48 PM
What is an Oekaki? What the link took me to looked more like a pokemon forum ;)
An oekaki forum features special software built into the site that allows you to create a picture and save it right to the server for everyone to see. Some require that you finish the pic in one sitting, while others allow you to save your work and resume it later. That particular one lets you save, I think, but I don't know if it allows for non-pokemon pics, so you'll probably want to just save it to your hard drive rather than post it if you use that.
awesome, how do I tell them im gonna do it. I could like, draw link in the Keaton Mask, and tell them its Pikachu :P
LOL! I would just save a screenshot of it as soon as possible so that if it's not posted or gets deleted from their server, you'll have a copy. Or you could try finding a Zelda-themed oekaki board. I'm sure there are some out there. That way you can post it and not have to worry about it getting deleted!
Quote from: Hylian Reploid on December 05, 2006, 07:23:20 PM
I am interested in seeing this, though, if you'd like to post them here at the forums!
Well, okay. Their dimensions may be too large for the forum to hold, so I'll have to link you to them.
Drawing #1 (http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n71/MagmarFire/Zelda--OoTwithKHHUDRevised.jpg)
Drawing #2 (http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n71/MagmarFire/Zelda--OoTwithKHHUDbattleunfinished.jpg)
Drawing #3 (http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n71/MagmarFire/Zelda--OoTwithKHHUDdamage.jpg)
Well, that's all I have so far. :)
Quote from: Hylian Reploid on December 05, 2006, 03:18:38 PM
Hehe, true, but for this particular occasion I'm trying to encourage more realistic pictures (realistic not as in like real life but rather like the game). It's great to be able to look at a pic and have the emotions you felt when you explored that temple or first stepped onto the ranch come rushing back to you!
Ah, so that's why you don't want any gender bending. Gotcha.
Quote from: MagmarFire on December 06, 2006, 02:20:44 PMWell, okay. Their dimensions may be too large for the forum to hold, so I'll have to link you to them.
Drawing #1 (http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n71/MagmarFire/Zelda--OoTwithKHHUDRevised.jpg)
Drawing #2 (http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n71/MagmarFire/Zelda--OoTwithKHHUDbattleunfinished.jpg)
Drawing #3 (http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n71/MagmarFire/Zelda--OoTwithKHHUDdamage.jpg)
Well, that's all I have so far. :)
Wow, do you painstakingly acquire the HUDs by hand tracing, or do you use a image software feature to cut them from the original shots?
I use a software feature, but to make it more realisitic, I need to carefully erase most of the foreign pixels without damaging the imaging that I need. That can take a while, but it's enjoyable. :D
Quote from: Hylian Reploid on December 05, 2006, 01:22:34 PM
In deciding to make this contest exclusively OoT, my aim was to encourage artists to create scenes that could be "pulled" straight from the game, so to speak. To clarify, this does NOT mean that you must create a picture that depicts something that actually occurs in the game. It's more my way of spurring concepts that perhaps could occur within Link's world as he knows it. It's an intentional shift of focus from diversity to elaboration.
To answer your question regarding planned OoT characters that never actualy made it into the game, I'd hadn't heard about that. If you could provide some information as to where I can get more info on this, I would appreciate it. This will help me to make an informed decision.
Before I answer, I have a question about gender bending. What about those who we don't know the gender of? Like almost every monster, every npc they Nintendo did not think it was worth making a new model for (aka Zora and maybe Gorons) and most important of all, Sheik. Are we free to choose?
This site has a lot of images: http://www.zeldadungeon.net/gallery/index.php?cat=50
My interests are this girl:
http://www.zeldadungeon.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=105&pos=85
The unicorn fountain:
http://www.zeldadungeon.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=105&pos=95
The angelic Great Fairy design:
http://www.zeldadungeon.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=105&pos=96
This temple (Ice Temple?)
http://www.zeldadungeon.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=105&pos=170
And wikipedia has a nice image of Land Octoroks (which didn't feature in OOT).
And apart from those, what does
perhaps could occur within Link's world as he knows it mean? Like, can I draw a picture of Keatons or Rito?
And for my last question, are comics allowed?
Quote from: LadyNintendo on December 08, 2006, 12:29:00 AMBefore I answer, I have a question about gender bending. What about those who we don't know the gender of? Like almost every monster, every npc they Nintendo did not think it was worth making a new model for (aka Zora and maybe Gorons) and most important of all, Sheik. Are we free to choose?
And apart from those, what does perhaps could occur within Link's world as he knows it mean? Like, can I draw a picture of Keatons or Rito?
And for my last question, are comics allowed?
Okay, for characters/creatures that don't have a gender clearly defined, you can make them whichever you like, since there's no gender to bend, hehe! Sheik, however, is not included in this, as he is clearly defined by Princess Ruto as a male in the game. Yes, behind the disguise he's really a female, but being a male is part of the disguise, so yeah, he's male.
Yes, any creature mentioned the game, even if not specifically shown (such as keaton/kitsune and rabbits), may be included in the picture. The setting does not have to be Hyrule. You can draw Link sitting on your living room couch or piloting a rocket into outer space. My only concern is with characters.
The previous paragraph should answer part of your question about the objects in the screenshots that did not make it into the final version of the game. You may include the unicorn fountain or whatever you wish as part of the scenery. The only exception I will make is with the girl. Since she is a character and did not appear in the finished game, she cannot be included. The same goes for monsters.
Lastly, yes, comics are allowed.
Hope this info helps! Please let me know if you have additional questions or need clarification on anything.
Here... very bad. :-X
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m308/reader_03/saria.jpg
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m308/reader_03/navi-1.jpg
Both... ahh well.
I was wondering how you (Hylian Reploid) can afford to pay for a Wii and shipping to countries outside of the US or even inside the US?
Wiis aren't cheap, and I simply find it hard to believe that a fan would be willing to pay so much for just some fan art. I mean, its certainly possible, but I think I need some more facts or good reasons for you to be paying so much for some excellent drawings.
Either way, I'll send some pics soon if I can...
DWL
Whoa. Someone's going to question a getting a free Wii? :-[
Well, I'm not sure if Hylian Reploid is going to be coming to this corner of the 'Net anytime soon, so I'll just say, "Why does he need a good reason? Why not award a good artist with a free Wii?" Honestly, people ask "Why?" and "What good reason is there for me to do this for?" far too often. They should be asking "Why not?" It makes life fun that way if they don't always care about the consequences.
Well Hi no Seijin,
Not to demean your accusation of whatever it was you were accusing, but I stated clearly that I was going to draw anyway, although I found it hard to believe that someone would be willing to pay a few hundred dollars for some online fan art. Not many people would do that, nor would many people want to give their address at a potential risk to their personal life etc. I am not accussing Hylian Reploid in any way, I am just saying that there is always a possibility of something happening.
DWL
I didn't think I was accusing you of anything.
I'm guessing your a bit of a cynic (no offense meant). People actually do nice things, and they wouldn't mind spending a few hundred bucks to make other people happy. If someone's going to do that for me, I certainly wouldn't ask if they had a good reason. I would just appreciate that they did that and thank them a few thousand times. Actually, there's probably more good people than bad people. It's just that, unfortunately, we hear more about the bad people than we do of the good people.
That is exactly what I mean, you always hear about the bad stuff that happens, and I must say that I have never heard of anything this excellent happening.
DWL
LOL, I hope I can clarify/diffuse things here!
To explain my reasons behind holding this contest, the fact that so few people actually do offer something that, monetarily speaking, greatly outweighs what's being received in return is precisely why I'm doing just that. It's something I've always wanted to do. Having some money saved up from my job and being at a point in my life with relatively few bills, it seemed like a good opportunity to make it happen! Yes, I'll be out of a few hundred Dollars, but when I think about how it can touch someone's life with something that he or she might otherwise not have been able to get, it's worth all that and much more.
I've tried to set it up so that the potential risk to participants is at a minimum. The winners will be required to provide their names and mailing addresses, however, so those who are not willing to do that should not enter the contest. I pledge to use that information only for the purpose of shipping the prizes, but I can't really provide any tangible proof that this is the case. With all the sickos out there, the concern is understandable, so I posted a photo of myself on the official contest blog (http://linkfanart.blogspot.com) to help instill confidence.
Hope this clears things up a bit! Thanks much for your interest. I look forward to receiving your entries!
That was the perfect reply I was looking for, just a real reason for you being so kind.
You have my trust anyway, and I'll start on the drawing when I have some spare time.
DWL
(http://img02.picoodle.com/img/img02/8/5/6/t_Picture6m_926d5f8.png) (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?srv=img02&img=/8/5/6/f_Picture6m_926d5f8.png)
So cool!!! ;D ;D ;D