When I first thought of making this contest I figured it wouldn't be THAT hard to judge entries. I'm always disappointed with other people's judging as I feel most entries are chosen because "it's mai favorite, its so CUTE" or something like that. I wanted to make sure this one was judge based on the most WELL rounded entry. Creativity, accuracy, technique and application were the main qualities we pushed for. But even after nearly a week of judging   and I still didn't fully agree or have all the winners chosen. It was really hard and I couldn't stop thinking about the disappointment for the people who didn't make it into the winners circle.

There were SO many entries, so so much more than we thought there would be. It was really hard to choose! So for those who didn't win, just know that we LOVED all the entries we got. I had no idea how awesome it would be to have my Inertia drawn. With every new entry it gave me idea's and inspired me to try and build on her world and her people. I really do appreciate every entry and I hope you all realize that just because you didn't place DOESN'T mean we didn't like your entry. Actually, a lot of the one's that hit all the right places to my personal preference did not rank. We only chose the entries that fit the criteria mentioned above and were well rounded. I wish I could give a prize to everyone! I really really do, I even thought of trying to come up with a few extra ones because I felt so bad! hahha.  

There are a total of 3 main winners with 2 honorary mentions. There will also be the contributor draw prize at the end of the journal

Honorary mention 1 goes to Who will win 2 one month journal features on LaceyCrombie and my own page and 1 month DA subscription! Congratulations! You created a wonderful picture with rich tones and great detail on the characters stories. Rikona and I really appreciated that you incorporated their personalities and stories into this picture. It's a great entry and you should be very proud!

Honorary mention 2 goes to

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Who will win an awesome prize donated by Meenks of one full commission and one partial full colored digital picture with base one colored background! Congratulations!
Your entries were chosen as they depicted the characters very accurately. Rikona mentioned loving the way you drew Gopoh's face! Inertia look's amazing, your attention to their detail, including their face/mask is very appreciated. Great entries!

3rd Prize winner is Who will win a commission from Phantom-Shadow16 , 3 month DA subscription, sketch commission from Meiphon Sketch commission from LaceyCrombie And a full color commission from Almirante-Ao-Kiji
Congratulations! Your entries were super sharp! Beautifully inked and carefully colored, very clean and professional. Your creativity and application with both entries were very very good! Thanks so much for entering <3

2nd Prize winner is :thumb215598453: :thumb215659013: Who will win a colored commission and journal feature from polywomple a sketch commission from pastelmonstaa The full Native Moon set drawn by LaceyCrombie A fully colored bust commission from LaceyCrombie plus $25 to use towards any future art commission! AND a full color commission from Almirante-Ao-Kiji WHuuooaaaaaaa <3 Congratulations on the awesome win! Your entry was super dynamic, creative and beautifully colored. The full backgrounds and use of color set your entries apart. Great job with portraying the characters and creating such nice images. Thanks so much for entering, I hope you'll enjoy your prize <3

ANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNDDDD NOWWW!! 1st Prize winner IISSSSS....... Who will win A FULL BOX OF ANIME AND GAME GOODNESS! Art, figures, manga, anime and so much more! Also, thanks to our amazing contribs the shipping is totally free!! <3 An inked commission plus $25 dollar discount on a future commission from Meiphon  Full colored waist commission from LaceyCrombie A sketch commission from Anobu Annndddd 3 11x17art prints from my gallery, your choice! PLUS a full color commission from Almirante-Ao-Kiji WHoooaaaa!!! SUPER DUPER CONGRATS! Your images were chosen because they displayed the most well rounded qualities out of all the entries. The coloring was gorgeous with fantastic tones and application. Your creativity was very admirable. I have a specific style in mind for Inertia's people and you captured it with skill. You seemed to get right into my head without ever even talking with me haha. Great attention to the write up and story for both characters and your portrayal of each was perfect. A big big thanks for entering, I know you'll love your prizes! YAAYYYYYY <3

The contributors prize draw that was done today goes to.........................................!!! yaaaaaaaaaaaayeeeeee congrats! You win a colored bust commission from LaceyCrombie The full Native Moon set drawn by LaceyCrombie and 3 prints chosen from my gallery in 11x17 format. WOOOOO!!!!!

Thank you everyone SOO SOOO much for entering! We truly loved everyone's entries, it was super exciting to see them all coming in. We realize all of you worked really hard on your picture's and it show's, for that we are very very thankful. Lot's of e-hugs to everyone! Your artwork will be treasured and kept in our computers forever <3 haha. Thanks again! I hope everyone enjoyed this contest as much as we did!