RESULTS:
Couples Contest RESULTS!Thanks everyone for your patience!
Firstly, I'd just like to say thank you to everyone who participated and indulged me with art of pairings that are pretty niche (and one of which is almost exclusively supported by me COUGHCOUGHESPIELISE) I'm very happy to have more art of my favorite, less popular Sonic ships Thank you all for your wonderful submissions!!
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The contest ended with 16 submissions from 8 artists!
Unfortunately there were a couple artists who didn't complete their submissions on time, but I will still share their art once they do finish! At this time though, they haven't completed them, or else I would've mentioned them here.
REMINDER: Artists can only win once per category, but can win in multiple categories. Also, those artists who didn't win in any category will receive a consolation prize of 10
Anyways, onto the results!
Yes, I'm holding another contest!! The last one turned out so well, and I'm still so happy to see more art of Breezie out there!
But this contest is about couples -- my favorites that don't get enough love!
Knuxonia (Knuckles the Echidna and Sonia the Hedgehog)
Manouge (Manic the Hedgehog and Rouge the Bat)
EspiElise (Espio the Chameleon and Princess Elise III)
Since there's plenty of art of my OTP, ShadAmy, it won't be included in this contest. There is, however, another contest for ShadAmy running until September 2019 by
TheShadAmyArtistO10 if you're interested:
ShadAmy Variety Contest - OPEN RULES:
FINAL DAY TO SUBMIT IS MAY 31, 2018 (Pacific Time)
You can make as many submissions as you want, but you can only win one prize per couple.
Nothing NSFW. Sexy is fine, but no nudity or fetishes!
Do not trace, copy, or recolor other work, and do not use bases.
Be a good sport. Do not harass me, the other contestants or winners, and do not insult their hard work. And don't complain that you never win contests.
Your submission(s) can be digital, traditional, colored, black and white, shaded, not shaded - whatever! Just do your best work and show your best craftsmanship (and photograph it well if it's traditional!) Take your time, make it look polished!
Literature is not accepted in this contest.
Other official characters can be present in the artwork, but the couple should be the main focus! (And no fancharacters, please!)
The artwork doesn't necessarily have to include both characters. For example, Knuckles could be holding a photo of Sonia and thinking about her, or Rouge could be talking to Shadow about her feelings for Manic.
Only artwork submitted to DeviantArt AFTER this journal was posted will be accepted.
Link your submissions in a comment on this journal so I know you have made a submission!
PRIZES:
*** All non-winning participants may receive a consolation prize of 5-10
if I have enough by the end of the contest. I may also mention runners-up at the end of the contest, but they won't receive more than the consolation prize.
1st Place Knuxonia
500
A fully-colored digital drawing of two characters (can be romantic, but no CanonxOC)
2nd Place Knuxonia
300
A fully-colored digital drawing of one character of your choice
3rd Place Knuxonia
200
A sketch of one character of your choice
1st Place Manouge
500
A fully-colored digital drawing of two characters (can be romantic, but no CanonxOC)
2nd Place Manouge
300
A fully-colored digital drawing of one character of your choice
3rd Place Manouge
200
A sketch of one character of your choice
1st Place EspiElise
500
A fully-colored digital drawing of two characters (can be romantic, but no CanonxOC)
2nd Place EspiElise
300
A fully-colored digital drawing of one character of your choice
3rd Place EspiElise
200
A sketch of one character of your choice
TIPS:
You don't have to follow these, it's just helpful to know what I like because I'm the judge!
I like the concept that Knuckles and Sonia aren't always "officially" a couple; They're both obviously very into each other, but haven't officially said "boyfriend/girlfriend". They're both really sweet on each other, so Knuckles never gets aggressive with her and she never gets aggressive with him. But they're both really jealous if someone tries to butt into their relationship. I always liked how they're both hot-headed and aggressive, but not with each other. Knuckles is Sonia's big manly prince, and Sonia is Knuckles' soothing princess who can kick ass when she needs to.
I like the concept that Manic and Rouge like challenging each other and playfully insulting each other all the time, as if they weren't madly in love. They're both thieves, but CLEARLY have different motives. They
should hate each other, yet, the affection persists and they're basically boyfriend/girlfriend and everyone knows it. In private, they're totally different people -- all sweet and cuddly. And Manic is definitely NOT interested in Rouge for her body. He's not swayed by her figure; he loves HER.
I like the concept that Espio and Elise have sort of a one-sided relationship. Espio has the purest affections for Elise, but she's not aware of it sometimes. Sometimes she just sees him as a very good friend. And Espio is awkward as fuuuuuuuhck. He's royally embarrassed when Vector and Charmy try to play matchmaker between them. Espio has no interest in engaging sexually with Elise, but that doesn't mean he doesn't get all blushy when he sees her in a kawaii outfit.
Submissions so far:
by
TBriddle
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DashKnife-edge<da:thumb id="734410591"/> by
Toni-the-Mink <da:thumb id="734410097"/> by
Toni-the-Mink <da:thumb id="734409551"/> by
Toni-the-Mink
by
germanname1990 <da:thumb id="737720421"/> by
Toni-the-Mink
by
AJ-illustrated
by
TBriddle
by
AJ-illustrated
by
AJ-illustrated
by
TBriddle
by
DevinMakesArt
by
Ale-Malva
by
AJ-illustrated
by
dwaters220