Okay, so to begin with, thank you to everyone who participated. The turnout was far better than I anticipated, and due to such it became one of my hardest contests to judge as of late!
Before I go on to announce the main place-holders, I wanted to let everyone know the basis of what I judged on after all the opinions and thoughts I got from those who I consulted for a bit of help...
* Effort:
Obviously. I wanted to be able to both see and get the feeling that the artist put a lot of work into their piece, and didn't just toss it together at the last minute.
* Creativity:
Can also be referred to as concept originality, I wanted to see
The Summoner Art Contest - CLOSED, read update by baark, journal
The Summoner Art Contest - CLOSED, read update
DON'T WORRY, THIS IS STILL BEING JUDGED.
The past couple weeks have just been hectic due to it being Valentine's and whatnot. ^^;
(Not to mention a couple of the people I need to get opinions from haven't been on due to their own reasons.)
Everything is set to be announced by the first week of March at the latest, however.
Thank you for your patience, and I apologise for the wait!
UPDATE 02/09:
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW, 100% CLOSED.
No more will be accepted from this point on.
Now comes the toughest part of all... judging. And it's going to be a difficult task indeed.
Unlike last times when I did all solely by myself, this time I will be