WebComics Contest Custom Contest
Portals to an alternate world where witty authors' dreams and reality merge, and are poorly drawn, so we can point and laugh at their musings. Since the beginning of time (the internet), Webcomics have been showing us things about life that we all know are horribly true but lack the time to properly express in picture-form. Well, that's a lie, Webcomics are brainless chuckle-fests filled with useless trivia like what superheroes do when flying over an ocean and need to use the bathroom and what your board-game pieces do when you aren't looking (check-out Terror Island, the terror comes when 5 hours later you realize you've been watching two chess-pieces argue about groceries for about a thousand panels, it's great!). With this contest, we hope you are inspired to glorify and viciously mock your favorite webcomics by making customs of their characters! Even if you don't have a favorite, and even if you've never even heard of webcomics or electricity or soap, there are literally ZILLIONS of them floating around in the magical pool we call the Internet, you're bound to bump into at least one character you'll absolutely love to customize.
Nightmare's Notes:
-Basic rules here, make characters from webcomics!
-Keep in mind you can't make customs of pre-exsisting characters, even if they're in the webcomic. That means you can't make Batman or Iron Man or Red Sonja just because they showed-up in the webcomic for one panel. Make customs of the author's original characters only.
-Stay away from photo-comics, you can't make customs of them if they take pictures of fruit or toys to make the comic. They didn't invent fruit or toys after all!
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Contest Rules and to
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What are the rules of the contest?
- Please use the form here to submit your custom figure.
- At least a paragraph description is required with your entry. This paragraph, at a minimum, should answer the following questions:
- How was this custom customized?
- How does the custom fit into the contest theme?
- You may submit up to three different entries for the contest.
- Please only submit figures that were created for this contest. Do not submit old figures from the Showcase or previous contest entries.
- Your entry should not be posted on this website, any other website, or anywhere on the internet until the contest is completely over.
- The pictures for your entry will remain hidden until the contest ends and the voting begins.
- Your identity will remain hidden until after the voting completes.
- Do not include names, logos, signatures or anything on the pictures that will give you away as the creator of the custom. We want to keep the customizer's identity a secret until the contest is over.
- Don't wait until the last day to submit your entries. If your internet is down, or something happens beyond your control, you will miss the contest! Also keep in mind how many customs you can submit in one day. You may not be able to submit all your entries in one day.
- The contest is purely for fun... well... and bragging rights!
How does the contest voting work?
Anyone can vote for their favorite customs in the contest, you don't even have to submit anything to the contest! You do have to be logged-in to your Figure Realm account though so we can keep track of the votes. Only appointed Figure Realm staff can see the votes, so anonymity is guaranteed. Voting begins once the entry deadline is met and lasts for a week.
It's hard to choose just one custom to vote on when there are tons of great entries, so Figure Realm has a unique voting system where you can vote on ALL the customs! When you click on an entry to view, there's a bar with buttons on it that lets you give the custom anywhere from 1 to 5 Stars. 1 Star means you think they could have done a better job on the custom while 5 Stars means you think they did a perfect job. The votes for each entry are added up when voting is closed and averaged-out to determine the winners. Also, don't abuse the system. Don't give your own custom 5 Stars and then give everyone else 1 Star to boost your rating. Remember, the votes are monitored.
Some points you might consider when casting your vote: Is the figure well-made? Is the paint smooth or crusty? Are there noticeable fingerprints on the sculpted parts? Is it an original custom? Is it accurate to the source-material (comics, photos, description in a book)? Are the pictures clear enough to see the details? Did the creator take the time to include a back-story or recipe? Is the custom so unbelievably awesome that you'd trade your dog for it?
Craftsmanship and creativity are major factors to consider, but ultimately your vote should depend on how much you like the custom, and how well you feel it fits the contest theme.
What is the contest schedule?
| Begins: | Contest Closed |
| Ends: | June 30th, 2008 - Last day for submissions. No exceptions! Cut off is at midnight Central Standard Time. |
| Voting: | July 1st - 7th. |
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