By popular demand, MK Online is holding a true fan art contest, one which welcomes all forms of artwork. Without a doubt, we have some of the finest artists here, each gracing this forum with their creative works of art. Creativity.. is something I wanted to work into the theme of this very first contest. Seeing as how MK6 is on the horizon, I thought a nice idea would be to involve that with this contest. Other than the Baraka render, we have no glimpses at to what MK6 will be like.. and with that, here's the theme & guidelines:

Theme:

Create your own custom character for Mortal Kombat 6/Deception.




Submitting:

You will submit your entry via the Fan Art system here at mortalkombatonline.com, as you submit normal fan arts. You will 'tag' your submission, to show that it is part of this contest with the following words : Contest 2004. Followed by whatever title you choose for your entry.

Deadline:

The deadline for this entire competition is March 31, 2004. A very generous amount of time, I believe.

Voting:

Even though the actual submitting process will involve the fan art system, the actual voting will be done here in this thread. You will cast your vote for one participant of each category, Drawings and Fakes. These are two SEPERATE contests, so there will be two seperate sets of winners.

Prizes:

Everyone who enters will receive the consolation prize of 2 dragon points. This is what normal fan art submissions usually receive, so I thought it only fair. Third, second, and first place winners of each seperate contest will receive additional dragon points. Here are the awards, remember there will be two sets of winners:

3rd Place: 5 Dragon Points
2nd Place: 7 Dragon Points
1st Place: 10 Dragon Points






Hand Drawing Contest:

Disclaimer:

All participating artists agree to let their drawing be colored. If you would not like your drawing colored, please send me a PM and I'll be sure your drawing isn't.

Guidelines:

1) Draw your own custom character, with Mortal Kombat 6/Deception in mind.
2) The drawing must be of ONE character, it must not have appeared in ANY Mortal Kombat related entities; it may be drawn in a pose of your choice.
3) Drawings must be black & white. Hatching and Inking are allowed. Please, no gray, we want pure line art.
4) You may add a background story for your character in the "Author Comments" section when you are submitting.
5) Remember quality and originality count; impress the voters with something never before seen.
6) Standard Fan Art System rules apply. Your image must be in JPG format, and must be less that 350KBs.
7) As stated above, you will 'tag' your submission. If you are participating in the drawing contest, you will add this to whatever title you select for your entry: Contest 2004(Drawing). Add the word (Drawing), to show you are partaking in Hand Drawing part of this contest.


Fake Picture Contest:

Guidelines:

1) Create your own custom sprite, with Mortal Kombat 6/Deception in mind.
2) You may use MK1/MK2/MK3/UMK3/MKT sprites to create your character.
3) The custom character must be performing a fatality on an existing character from the Mortal Kombat series. Again, you may use MK1/MK2/MK3/UMK3/MKT sprites.
4) You may add a background story for your character in the "Author Comments" section when you are submitting.
5) Remember quality and originality count; creating a palette swap ninja as your custom character most likely won't earn you any votes.
6) Standard Fan Art System rules apply. Your image must be in JPG format, and must be less that 350KBs.
7) As stated above, you will 'tag' your submission. If you are participating in the fake pic contest, you will add this to whatever title you select for your entry: Contest 2004 (Fake). Add the word "Fake", to show you are partaking in Fake Picture part of this contest.

I want to see as many of you participate as possible. You may post here, saying that you are going to be participating, or you can PM me if you wish not to feel 'binded'. Either way, I'd like to know the list of participants before the contest begins.

I send my best wishes to all who participate, good luck.