Valentines Contest 2005: "I Love Painting"

Love is in the air...and Renderosity, too! We love art and we love painting. You could win Painter IX, a Wacom Intuos3 tablet, or the hot new book "Painter IX Creativity"! Opens January 14. Closes February 28th. Winners to be announced on "The Ides of March" (03/15/05).

Managers: deemarie, LillianH

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Love is in the air...
and Renderosity, too!

We love art and we love painting.
So, let's roll up our sleeves,
get our fingers real messy,
and have a great time in the
"I Love Painting" Contest!

Start with Painter
Add a great color palette
Mix things up
Get real creative
And see what turns up
You could win some lovely prizes!

It's as easy as 1-2-3...

Image by: B-W-Design

1.
Get Painter IX.
If you don't have this software already,
get it now and try it out!
FREE
Mac and PC downloads
Available here:

(NOTE: This Demo version
allows images to be saved
and can be used for the purposes of this contest.)

2.
Play in the paint.
Select your colors, or mix your own.
Have fun experimenting.

3.
Then create and show off
your masterpiece in the contest!

You could win some really hot prizes!

Grand Prize

Corel
Painter IX
[PC/Mac] Value $429
PLUS

Wacom
Intuos3 6x8
Value $329.95

Second Prize

Corel
Painter IX
[PC/Mac] Value $429
PLUS

Focal Press
Painter IX Creativity
Value $49.95

Third Prize

Corel
Painter IX
[PC/Mac] Value $429

ALL 3 WINNERS
Will win a high quality, print
of their winning image
provided by Digital Echo Design*.

Value: $16.00

*Printed images can be up to 13x19 inches,
with a minimum white border of one inch on all sides.
The images will be printed on Premium Luster Paper.
One side only. Images will need to be provided
in a print ready format after notification of being a prize winner.

There were so many great entries, and the voting was so close that Renderosity has decided to award 10 Renderosity Gift Certificates to the artists that received "Honorable Mention"

Congratulations to all the winners!

The top 3 Prize Winners must supply Renderosity, and the sponsors with their
real name and postal mailing address, and a print ready version of the image for prize distribution.
Please note, all personal information is kept confidential and is for the purposes of prize distribution only.

All artists agree, by entering this contest, to allow Renderosity, Corel, Wacom, Focal Press, and Digital Echo Design to use their entries for promotional purposes: online, digital, in print, on CD, or in any other medium. By submitting your entry into this contest you are granting Renderosity the right to retain your entry in it's archive and to display the the entry within this community to promote Renderosity or future contests held as a part, or extension of this community.

By submitting this form, you agree that you are authorized to grant permission to Renderosity, Corel, Wacom, Focal Press, and Digital Echo Design to use your creative work, as well as permission to use all images and copy sent in multiple places on our website and for external demonstrations of product art. Please make sure to state in your submission if any provided images are copyrighted by a third party. Renderosity, Corel, Wacom, Focal Press, and Digital Echo Design will provide you complete credit for your contribution. Renderosity, Corel, Wacom, Focal Press, and Digital Echo Design reserves the right to not accept or use any submitted content without reason or explanation. Submission does not guarantee inclusion. Renderosity, Corel, Wacom, Focal Press, and Digital Echo Design also reserves the right to remove any content from its website at its sole discretion, without reason or explanation.

Renderosity, Corel, Wacom, Focal Press, and Digital Echo Design do not seek ownership of any of the entries! The Artist will remain the intellectual property holder of their entry images.

Contest Rules:

Contest Theme is: "I Love Painting".Create your best image of "Love": (examples: "Love is in the air", "What the world needs now is love, sweet love", "The meaning of love", etc.)
Contest opens Friday, January 14, 2005.Contest closes Monday, February 28th, 2005 at 11:59p.m. Renderosity Server Time.Entries MUST be timestamped by February 28th, 2005 at 11:59p.m., or cannot be accepted.Judging will take place March 1st through March 11th.Winners to be announced Tuesday, March 15th, 2005 in the Contest forum and on the Renderosity FrontPage.

Specifications:
Image size: between 400x400 minimum up to 1024x1024 maximum (jpg or gif format - still images only).Thumbnail Image: MUST be included. (100 x 100 pixels in jpg or gif format.)
Contents:Entries may not appear online during the contest or until the Contest Winners have been Posted.Must comply with Renderosity's Terms of Service.No Nudity (No bare genitals or female breasts.)No sexual or implied sexual acts.No extreme or graphic violence.Only one image per person allowed (even if you have multiple accounts, only one entry per PERSON).Any software can be used. But, Painter MUST be used significantly in the image.If you do not have Painter, use the FREE demo version provided.Postwork with Painter is required.By uploading your image you are agreeing that this is your original work. Also, by uploading your entry you are certifying that all models used in the image are free from print and publication restrictions

Judging:The winning entries will be selected by a Judging Panel - The Panel's decision is final. Nick J. Davies, General Manager, Corel's Graphics division will be one of the Panel Judges for this contest. DigitalEchoDesign Rochr deemarie bevchiron hauksdottir Judging will be based upon the following Judging Criteria Judges will perform independent reviews of the submissions. All members, with the exception of those on the Judging Panel or current Admins, can enter.

Final Judging Scores