Green Menswear Design Contest! {CLOSED}

19Mar16:  Hey, everybody!  Unfortunately, the weather is changing a lot this week (rain, then summer heat, then snow), so I have been in a lot of pain and not able to work much this week.  The judging is done, but I'm postponing the announcement journal another few days.  I just want to make sure that it's written coherently... and that I don't misspell everyone's names.

10Mar16:  CLOSED!  ollie0v0 and Alleboo have a 24 hour extension, after which the judging begins.  Winners will be announced in roughly a week!Featured By Owner

UPDATE 28Feb16:  Please submit each design as a normal deviation.  Two people have unique circumstances and can use sta.sh, but those are exceptions.  I can't post sta.sh thumbnails in journals, and thumbnails make 1. sorting by entrant, 2. the judging process, and 3. announcing the winners all much faster and easier.



Design Rules:

:bademoticon:  It must be menswear (model can be cis or trans, but the design must emphasize a flat chest and narrow hips).
  The main color must be green.
:bademoticon:  Age of the wearer (from infant to old man) is up to you!
  Accent colors, accessories, era, and style is up to you!

Contest Rules:

:bademoticon:  All entries must be posted on dA before 11:59pm EST March 9 2016.
  All entries must be linked in a Note to me or a comment in this journal before 11:59pm EST March 10, 2016.
:bademoticon:  By entering this contest, you give me all usage rights to your outfit design (except to show as a sample of your own work).  In other words, if you are one of the winners and I use your outfit design for one or more of my own original characters, you cannot then demand royalties for the use of the design.  As I only intend to use the winning designs, all non-winners will get those rights returned to them at the end of the contest.
  You can enter as many designs as you like, but you can only win one prize.
:bademoticon:  Each design must be uploaded separately.
  You must use a visual medium (no music, no literature; we must be able to see the design).  B+w is acceptable, if you label the colors.  Unusual mediums, such as sculpture and mixed media, are welcome!
:bademoticon:  All entries must be your OWN original work.  Any accusations of fraud will be investigated.  Likewise, if you use stock photos or brushes, or if you design but someone else presents it (by creating a CG image from your crayon sketch or doll clothing from your design), give full credit.

Tips For Winning:
:bademoticon:  Submit your design as soon as you have it!  The more time I have to think about it, the more likely it will win.
  Submit multiple designs!  You can only win one prize, but if I like more than one design, I will buy the others from you.
:bademoticon:  Be different!  If your first design is a business suit, try casual clothes or pajamas for your second.  If everyone is designing for a young man, try an old man or a child.  Try darker or paler colors, fashion from history or from the future, from your brother's closet or from a foreign culture.  Take inspiration from animals, weather, technology, and objects around you!  Unique ideas are more interesting to me.
  No, really, be different!  If two (or more) designs are very similar, I will only look at the oldest.  This is to prevent idea theft.
:bademoticon:  Claim your prize!  Seriously... every time I host a contest, someone wins but then does not respond when I ask them which prize they want (money or dA points).

Prizes:

1 Grand Prize!
:bademoticon:  $50 (or 4,000 )
  Any poster/print by an artist of your choice (up to $50)
:bademoticon:  Anything on the internet (up to $50, must be legal for your age/region)
  Complete weapon/object/character design sheet by me
:bademoticon:  One commission by an artist of your choice (up to $50), paid for by me
  Feature of winning design in my journal

1 First Prize!
:bademoticon:  $30 (or 2,400 )
  Any poster/print by an artist of your choice (up to $30)
:bademoticon:  Anything on the internet (up to $30, must be legal for your age/region)
  Feature of winning design in my journal

3 Second Prizes!
:bademoticon:  $15 (or 1,200 )
  Feature of winning design in my journal

9 Third Prizes!
:bademoticon:  $5 (or 400 )
  Feature of winning design in my journal


Super Special Awesome Prize!
This prize is only given if a design not only wins one of the normal prizes, but stands out as unusual and fascinating.  In 2016, the prize will be a surprise sent to your real life, physical mailbox.

Entries So Far:
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