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Fan Art Contest

Rules

  • Entries must be traditional art (drawings, painting, digital art, collage, and sculpture); no photo manipulation or photography. Scans, photos of traditional art, and digital submissions will be accepted online.
  • Works either need to be of anime/manga style or works based upon anime, manga, or Asian culture/pop culture.
  • Original characters are allowed, but must be drawn in a manga/anime style.
  • The person submitting the piece must be the person who created the piece. No tracing or recoloring of another person's art.
  • Please keep the art appropriate for all ages.
  • Entries previously entered in any Kumoricon Fan Art Contests are not eligible.
  • Only completed works are allowed to be entered. Sketches are allowed as long as they are refined.

Categories

These are suggestions; actual categories depend on the number of entries received. The judges reserve the right to combine or create other categories as they see fit. (Just because you are the only one submitting in a category does not mean you win by default.)

  • Black and White
  • Color
    • Best use of traditional medias
    • Best use of digital medias
  • Oekaki (digitally created art)
  • Best Composition
  • Best Fan Art
  • Best Original Character
  • Judges' Choice

Winners will be announced during Closing Ceremonies.

Submission

  • Hard copies will be accepted at the convention at the Programming Office. All entries must be received by 11:59pm on Saturday, October 27th.
  • Originals or copies will be accepted at Kumoricon.
  • The best care will be taken of your art, but Kumoricon is not responsible if damage happens while judging.
  • Entrants must be present at the Fan Art Contest Critique and Awards panel to win. The date, time, and room for this panel will be posted in the official event schedule closer to the convention.

Use the form below to submit digital files. Please make a separate submission for each entry.

Entries submitted at con will also need the following information submitted:

  • Your preferred name
  • Your pen name (optional)
  • Your email address
  • The title of your entry
  • A brief summary of your entry, and a link to the source's wiki
  • The title(s) of the Japanese anime/manga/etc. franchise your entry is based on (if any)
  • Which categories (up to two) that you wish to submit your entry under

Please email fanart@kumoricon.org for any questions.

We're sorry. The deadline has passed for entries, and the form is now closed.