June Calendar Creation Contest - WINNERS announced!

For those who thinks the judges are bias towards hand drawn entries, I like to correct that concept because I submitted a handdrawn entry and didn't even made it to the runner up. Am I dissappointed? Yes, since I spend 3 days working on this calendar, but I realized in the end, I had lots of fun working on the project. So I still benefited from participating. In the end, is the experience that I enjoyed the most and all I know is that I'm happy with what I've created...This calendar contest has given me a motivation to exercise my art skills.

To all those who didn't win, if you don't succeed, try, try again!

I'm sure from this my skill as an artist will grow and that to me is the best prize of all. So I'll do it again!

This is my entry

In that respect I didn't ignore your suggestion, I agree that it would be great, however if the submissions for either style were weak (which they haven't been, just hypothesizing) I would feel bad being forced to pick 3 of each. The thing about rules is that once they're in you can't really make exceptions.

Remember I'm just one guy, by no means am I the only one that makes decisions regarding the contest, my opinion does not need to be seen as fact.

Erm, just a silly question:

Why can't you tell us the theme August allready now?
That way, we would have more time to work on our projects?
Why waiting until first week of July?

Hey Bella I just noticed your hand drawn calender as an artist myself I give huge kudos to you. Amazing piece you created keep up the good work.

Thanks Dianocus! b:pleased

Lol mine was hand drawn to, and definitely took me longer than a few hours to make. I didn't win nor did I make it to the runners up, there are a few in here that happened too. It's okay i think many people thought of the same theme i did so the judges might have found that boring or not unique as many of the winners have a lot of difference. No offense but it's not like they are biased towards hand drawings it's they choose what is best and original.

I do agree with eat with spoons there are a lot of entries where people just throw something together and send it in. I agree there are probably many drawings that are just as bad as people photoshoping images. Hmmm most of the drawings and images are simple with one theme but very well drawn out. So I'm not sure if mine was good or not it's a bit confusing, but still I'll keep drawing and try again for august.

Also the idea of picking three hand drawn and three photoshop is unfair too the competitors. When there might be some handrawns that are definitely better that photoshops or some photoshops better than handdrawns. That would only cause more discouragement. Take your loss with some pride and learn to try again. If every Olympian quit after a loss or iron man stopped running because he couldn't win there would be no more competitions. To every competition there must be a winner and a loser until the next one. Besides a little practice never hurt nor does constructive criticism.

So... can we know the theme for August's calendar contest?? I want to start working on it already!

I know that this was asked before, but I can't remember ever to have read an answer on that question. Are we allowed to publish our work on other sites like deviant art or own private hps?