[UB] Draw my characters [winners announced]

For this contest all you have to do is draw one of my characters. Any format is fine, be it traditional or digital, realistic or abstract, or anything else you can think of. You can enter as many times as you like.


Rules

- Character must be depicted reasonably accurately, i.e. all add-ons (if any) must be included, must have the correct build, correct hair length, correct markings, etc. There's plenty of flexibility in this to reflect varying skillsets, mediums, etc, and you don't have to get every spot exactly right or anything like that, just don't draw a horse as a skinny warmblood when it's a heavy draft, or get the socks on the wrong feet, or leave something out. You are welcome to edit your entries if you make an error though.
- Character's behaviour, location, etc, cannot be out of character. Generally almost anything is fine, but some character descriptions may explicitly mention some dos or don'ts.
- Collaboration is acceptable so long as you determine with your partners how any prize money will be split between you.
- Stock use is acceptable, just credit appropriately.
- Non-winning entries may only be resold if they are changed to remove my characters.
- Contest ends mid January
- Be creative and have fun. :)


Prizes

Best large art: $5mill
Best tag: $1mill
Best sig: $1mill
Favourite Anubis art: $1mill
Favourite Muse art: $1mill
Favourite Artume art: $1mill
Favourite Doc art: $1mill
Favourite Cocoa art: $1mill
$3mill+ will be distributed amongst all other entries that I like. May increase this if there's a lot of them or I utterly adore them.
If you do a matching tag and sig set any prize money for them will get a 25% bonus.


Characters

Anubis
Build: heavy draft with leg feathers (note that his body is solid black).
Gender: stallion
Add-ons: none.
Notes: pretty much anything is fine for this character.

Artume
Build: Gypsy Vanner (the heavier kind), but any heavy draft will be fine.
Gender: mare
Add-ons: none.
Notes: "Artume is the goddess of the night and nature. She is kind and gentle, but also solitary and quiet. Tranquil natural spaces are sacred to her. As the personification of night, she is never seen during the day. She can be best glimpsed on still cloudless nights under the open sky, in remote or secluded natural places."

Muse
Build: warmblood to light draft, with leg feathers. Pegasus.
Gender: stallion
Add-ons: wings.
Notes: pretty much anything is fine for this character. Also, note that the left socks are white, and the right ones are coloured.

Doc
Build: warmblood, unicorn.
Gender: stallion
Add-ons: 'Jacob's ladder' electric horns, lab coat, chemical on tail.
Notes: Doc is a mad scientist. Any science related activity, theme or location would be a good choice. Doesn't have to be modern or realistic. For reference, this is a Jacob's Ladder. I'm very flexible in how the lab coat is depicted.

Cocoa
Build: chibi pony, i.e chunky/curvy.
Gender: unspecified/unknown
Add-ons: white chocolate 'dribbly' blanket.
Notes: made entirely from chocolate, so try not to depict them as a realistic horse.



Winners

Best large art: $6mill - Muse by Io #102952
Best tag: $1.2mill - Cocoa by GWG #31174
Favourite Anubis art: $1.2mill - Anubis by Altair #103806
Favourite Muse art: $1.2mill - Muse by Io #102952
Favourite Artume art: $1.2mill - Artume by Tornado #110783
Favourite Cocoa art: $1.2mill - Cocoa by GWG #31174
Bonus prize $1.2mill - Muse by Sib #32471
Bonus prize $1.2mill - Muse by ~Silver Fay~ #112848
Bonus prize $1.2mill - Cocoa by Io #102952

All prizes have been boosted by an additional 20% as an apology for taking so long to draw this. Real life took over unexpectedly and I just wan't able to get online and sort this out.

Last edited on 2018-03-19 at 01:29:14 by UlyssesBlue

Would you be ok with Manips? I would love to do this and gain the money (Really need it :() But I need to know if you would be ok with Manips

Yes, manips are fine. Absolutely any technique, medium, style, etc is acceptable. Whatever you prefer. :)

GREAT!!! OK Thank you!! I could really use the money so this is great!! I will start on it around 4:00pm central time

I'll definitely enter! I always enjoy doing Muse, the few times I've done them. 

OK Mine are all done!! I hope they are good... :/ Please tell me if you like them and what you think - 

Muse 1 - Large Art
Muse 2 - Large Art
Muse 3 - Sig

Anubis 1 - Large Art
Anubis 2 - Large Art

How long do we have to complete entries by?

@Mouse
I don't have an end date at this stage, but it'll be a while, at least a month.

@Sib
Thanks! I'm so glad you like Muse. ♥

@TornadoEllie
I'm sorry but I should have clarified: the character images are just to be used as references, not to be used 'as is' in any art you create. Thank you for your entries anyway though. The concept is lovely.

No... :( ok never mind sorry

Could I sell them? Their credits are all on them!

If you edit the images to remove my characters you may sell them. :)

Oh... I was talking about just taking them as they are and selling them... :( I could use the money and spent a long time working on them

@Tornado That is UB's characters, selling off an image with someone else's character is basically giving someone the right to use that horse as their own.
You can use the background, but doing it with the character isn't exactly right.

I may enter btw, I need to practice working with my tablet anyway :)

OK Sorry :(

I might try to enter :)