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Fan Art Contest

Rules

  • Entries must be traditional art (drawings, painting, digital art, collage, and sculpture); no photo manipulation or photography. Scans, photos of traditional art, and digital submissions will be accepted online.
  • Works either need to be of anime/manga style or works based upon anime, manga, or Asian culture/pop culture.
  • Original characters are allowed, but must be drawn in a manga/anime style.
  • The person submitting the piece must be the person who created the piece. No tracing or recoloring of another person's art.
  • Please keep the art appropriate for all ages.
  • Entries previously entered in any Kumoricon Fan Art Contests are not eligible.
  • Only completed works are allowed to be entered. Sketches are allowed as long as they are refined.

Categories

Entries will be judged in the following categories:

  • Black and White
  • Color
    • Best use of traditional medias
    • Best use of digital medias
  • Oekaki (digitally created art)
  • Best Composition
  • Best Fan Art
  • Best Original Character
  • Judges' Choice

Judges reserve the right to combine or create more categories as they see fit, depending on number of entries received.

Submission

  • Hard copies will be accepted at the convention at the Programming Office.
  • Originals or copies will be accepted at Kumoricon.
  • The best care will be taken of your art, but Kumoricon is not responsible if damage happens while judging.
  • Entrants must be present at Kumoricon 2016 to win.

Use the form below to submit digital art files. Please make a separate submission for each entry.

Entries submitted at con will also need the following information submitted on an ID tag (which will be supplied by the con):

  • Your real name
  • Your online handle (optional)
  • Your email address
  • The title of your entry(s)
  • The title(s) of the Japanese anime/manga/etc. your entry is based on (if applicable)

Each entry must have its own ID tag.

Deadlines

Entries submitted before the con will be taken until 11:59pm October 22nd (deadline extended).

Entries submitted at the con will be taken until midnight October 29th (Saturday).

Please email fanart@kumoricon.org for any questions.

Online Fan Art Contest entries are now closed.