I want to ask the members of this group -- which would you rather have -- a new drawing contest, or a book "giveaway," based on the first 3 people to answer a list of 6 art questions correctly....?

Send me your message at my profile page, please. I am VERY interest to learn what you think!!

Fellow artists, start your engines, because here we go:

THE CONTEST CHALLENGE:

Take the best, coolest MANGA character you can draw (original or fan art - it doesn't matter), and do a finished, black and white picture of him or her. Then beside that picture, on the same page, take that SAME CHARACTER, and turn it into an appealing RETRO CARTOON -- in color!

ENTREES WILL BE JUDGE ON:

-Character appeal
-Character consistency
-Capturing the two, distinct styles
-Overall drawing skills
-Whether it has a stand-out quality

WINNER'S PRIZE:

A signed book, and a pencil sketch made out to his or her name.

RUNNER UP'S PRIZE:

A signed book.

AND THREE HONORABLE MENTIONS

With a brief commentary about what I liked about your work.

WHERE TO POST YOUR ENTREE:

When you finish, post a link in this journal to your artwork entree, so I can see it, and so anyone else who wants to, can also see it.

CUT OFF TIME WILL BE:

March 1, 2013.

Good luck to everyone! I can't wait to see what you've come up with!

Chris

Okay -- ! It's unanimous, a contest there shall be! Check the journal on my profile page in a day or two for the guidelines.

Want to vote? I am thinking of having a drawing contest on my profile page, and naturally, you guys should get the first invite. Go to my journal and let me know, yea or nay.

I'll post instructions in a few days The idea for the submissions is going to be fun, you'll see...!

I just taped a new bunch of How-To-Draw videos for Youtube, and I'm hoping to get them edited and uploaded before the first of the year. Stay tuned for the announcement -- I'll tell everyone when they're ready to see... I think you'll really like these...

Does anyone have a manga graphic novel they're working on? You should post a page or two here. We don't have that many sequential pages on this site, and I know I'd like to see what everyone has been working on; I'm sure others would, too.