Annual Sketch Contest 2014/2015 - Winners ANNOUNCED!!!

[Jadeduo]

Jason reports:

fixed! sorry

Thanks!!! I will do what I can before bed time!

But got to be up at 600 am for work! So bed time latest 1130!

JD

[Jadeduo]

Bed time 1130 does not mean I am not accepting more entries just that I am going to bed. At 6 AM EST is the cut off from then on out entries are cut off! If there are any issues I will let you know and give you time to correct!

JD!

[Jadeduo]

I am going to hate myself in the morning... The upload is still not working on RS but I am too tired right now to try the workarounds I usually do... like clearing cookies and such... I realize I did not put a cut off so to give those that are in other time zones a smidge more time you have till 6 AM EST when I get up tomorrow morning!

I will post the links for purveyance on Survey Monkey between 700-730 EST tomorrow night!

JD

[Jadeduo]

I was correct, I do hate myself...

Not nearly enough coffee in the world for this!

I got a slew of stuff in the middle of the night last night, so here are the final counts, I will be sporadically all day be e-mailing people in the categories that are getting cut, from the time of my e-mail you have 24 hours to respond, to either tell me you need time to find another entry or to just pull it.

I was thinking also looking at the categories instead of dropping Shikishi we could combine it with Comic/Manga Industry Art? What do you guys think? I will also be contacting those who have submitted down entries for these categories and asking them! Also BG and Mashups are really close so if anyone has submitted to a category that is in danger of being cut you could change your entry for something that fits these categories!

COLOR KEY:
No Awards can be given, NEED MORE ENTRIES!
1 Award can be given, let's maximize this! NEED MORE ENTRIES!
2 Awards can be given, let's maximize this! NEED MORE ENTRIES!
3 Awards can be given, *breaks out boxing gloves* Let's do this!

Categories being cut or Adjusted!!!

Background - No characters allowed. - 2
Comic/Manga Art - Original art from comic artists and manga-kas - 1
Fan Art - Made by you or another artist. - 0
Hybrid - Artwork that incorporates original artwork with xeroxed work. More than 50% of the drawing must be original art. Hybrid artwork is not allowed in any other category. - 1
Itadakimasu! (Our favorite characters stuffing their faces with deliciousness) - 0
Shikishii/Signatures - Original signatures and/or artwork drawn by industry artists. Only the artist's signature and accompanying sketch are allowed for submission, all other images must be cropped out. - 2
Special Effect - Power bursts, transformation effects, etc. - 1
OPTIONAL: Mash-ups! - Those partial sketches which are nothing without all their parts, or go Zany a creative mash-up of sketches from different animes! (i.e. multiple sketches in one image only exists on the internet) - 2

Accessory - Emphasis on what the character is holding, using, swinging, playing, aiming. - 8
Action - Scenes of action, movement, motion. - 6
Bliss - Dreamy, joyful, heavenly, euphoric. - 5
Blood on the Ground - Characters on the verge of death, or those that really are gravely injured, dying, or dead. - 6
Femininity - Delicacy, gentleness, maidenly - 7
Tomboys - For all those lovely ladies that are redefining what it means to be a woman! - 5
Funny - Laugh out loud moments. - 7
FURRIES (have a cel of a furry friend? A dog, a cat, a cabbit, a catgirl/boy? a Kero..... you know ANYTHING with fur) - 8
Group - Art of two or more characters. - 9
Hanken - Art used for merchandise or other non-production special circumstances. Hankens are not allowed in any other category except hentai. - 6
Heroic - Hero/Heroine saves the day! Heroically! - 6
Love - Kissing, hugging, cuddling, any displays of affection, innocent or physical – just not explicit. - 8
Mech and Tech - Robots, vehicles, ships, cars, gundams, Oh MY! - 5
Muscles - Beef, brawn flesh, sinew, tendon. - 3
Bishonen - Young men whose beauty (and sex appeal) transcends the boundary of gender. - 8
Outfit - Best dressed, emphasis on clothes and costumes. - 6
Rage - Mad, angry, extreme agitation. - 8
Shocked - Stunned, horrified, utter dismay. - 11
Sorrow - Tear-jerkers, sadness. - 7
Tranquility - Characters who have found their inner peace. - 7
Villainy - Archenemies, evil scientists, meanies, wicked bad guys. - 10
OP/ED/Eyecatch – Cels used only in these special animated sequences. These sketches are not allowed in any other category. - 6

OPTIONAL: Animated - Short sequences of animated artwork. - 4
OPTIONAL: Hentai/Yaoi/Yuri - The risque genres, nudity not a requirement however it must be from a Hentai, Yaoi, or Yuri anime with a higher maturity rating! - 3
OPTIONAL: Settei - Characters, items or scenery. Settei are not allowed in any other category. - 3
OPTIONAL: Back to the Start - The initial draft of how the sequence should run. - 3
OPTIONAL: Ah! My Eyes! My Eyes! - The ugliest, most poorly drawn sketch you own. No random body-part submissions, please! Seriously hideous artwork only. - 3
OPTIONAL: Eyes on Me - Anime Eyes, love them hate them, they must be the focus of the cel. - 7
OPTIONAL: POSTERIORS - the Backs of anime in a non sexual way. (do you have a cel of someone's butt?, the back of their head? the back of their knees? do you feel it is not appreciated because its someones back, this is the category for you!) - 5

[Jadeduo]

OKAY! *Collapses into heap, and then propped up by, snuggles* O_O

These are the finalized numbers... RS is basically done, but I think I should leave that announcement for Sensei, that is his triumph! Survey Monkey is complete, I will be posting voting instructions shortly. However we are still observing the niceties in case, in our humanity an error was made, so please no voting until the viewing period is over. I want to make sure all the entries are correct before Voting begins! If you are an entrant, and find an issue please reach out to me ASAP!

Thanks!
JD


COLOR KEY:
No Awards can be given, NEED MORE ENTRIES!
1 Award can be given, let's maximize this! NEED MORE ENTRIES!
2 Awards can be given, let's maximize this! NEED MORE ENTRIES!
3 Awards can be given, *breaks out boxing gloves* Let's do this!

Categories being cut or Adjusted!!! What happened for each participant!

Background - No characters allowed. - 2 CUT! - Alternate Accepted!
Comic/Manga Art - Original art from comic artists and manga-kas - 1 MERGED with Shikishi, OK'd by entrants in category!
Fan Art - Made by you or another artist. - 0 CUT!
Hybrid - Artwork that incorporates original artwork with xeroxed work. More than 50% of the drawing must be original art. Hybrid artwork is not allowed in any other category. - 1 CUT! - Alternate Entries Accepted!
Itadakimasu! (Our favorite characters stuffing their faces with deliciousness) - 0 CUT!
Shikishii/Signatures - Original signatures and/or artwork drawn by industry artists. Only the artist's signature and accompanying sketch are allowed for submission, all other images must be cropped out. - 2 1 MERGED with Comic/Industry Art, OK'd by entrants in category!
Special Effect - Power bursts, transformation effects, etc. - 1 CUT! - Moved to Action...
OPTIONAL: Mash-ups! - Those partial sketches which are nothing without all their parts, or go Zany a creative mash-up of sketches from different animes! (i.e. multiple sketches in one image only exists on the internet) - 2 CUT! - Alternates Accepted!

Accessory - Emphasis on what the character is holding, using, swinging, playing, aiming. - 8
Action - Scenes of action, movement, motion. - 7
Bliss - Dreamy, joyful, heavenly, euphoric. - 5
Blood on the Ground - Characters on the verge of death, or those that really are gravely injured, dying, or dead. - 6
Femininity - Delicacy, gentleness, maidenly - 7
Tomboys - For all those lovely ladies that are redefining what it means to be a woman! - 5
Funny - Laugh out loud moments. - 7
FURRIES (have a cel of a furry friend? A dog, a cat, a cabbit, a catgirl/boy? a Kero..... you know ANYTHING with fur) - 8
Group - Art of two or more characters. - 9
Hanken - Art used for merchandise or other non-production special circumstances. Hankens are not allowed in any other category except hentai. - 6
Heroic - Hero/Heroine saves the day! Heroically! - 6
Love - Kissing, hugging, cuddling, any displays of affection, innocent or physical – just not explicit. - 8
Mech and Tech - Robots, vehicles, ships, cars, gundams, Oh MY! - 5
Muscles - Beef, brawn flesh, sinew, tendon. - 3
Bishonen - Young men whose beauty (and sex appeal) transcends the boundary of gender. - 8
Outfit - Best dressed, emphasis on clothes and costumes. - 6
Rage - Mad, angry, extreme agitation. - 8
Shocked - Stunned, horrified, utter dismay. - 11
Sorrow - Tear-jerkers, sadness. - 8
Tranquility - Characters who have found their inner peace. - 7
Villainy - Archenemies, evil scientists, meanies, wicked bad guys. - 10
OP/ED/Eyecatch – Cels used only in these special animated sequences. These sketches are not allowed in any other category. - 6

OPTIONAL: Animated - Short sequences of animated artwork. - 4
OPTIONAL: Hentai/Yaoi/Yuri - The risque genres, nudity not a requirement however it must be from a Hentai, Yaoi, or Yuri anime with a higher maturity rating! - 3
OPTIONAL: Settei - Characters, items or scenery. Settei are not allowed in any other category. - 4
OPTIONAL: Back to the Start - The initial draft of how the sequence should run. - 3
OPTIONAL: Ah! My Eyes! My Eyes! - The ugliest, most poorly drawn sketch you own. No random body-part submissions, please! Seriously hideous artwork only. - 3
OPTIONAL: Eyes on Me - Anime Eyes, love them hate them, they must be the focus of the cel. - 7
OPTIONAL: POSTERIORS - the Backs of anime in a non sexual way. (do you have a cel of someone's butt?, the back of their head? the back of their knees? do you feel it is not appreciated because its someones back, this is the category for you!) - 6

[Jadeduo]

Hi All,

Below are the Survey Monkey Links! Voting is NOT starting, I am feeling less confident in my accuracy this time around. So, please entrants! Please, please, please check you entries to make sure they are correct. If you have any issues, please reach out to me ASAP so I can fix it the viewing period is only a few days. I cannot stress this enough, please, please, please check your entries!

Thanks!
Jadeduo


Accessory
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S9H22CC

Action
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SYXVFT6

Bishonen
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SV9CTXW

Bliss
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SYTR5Y5

Blood on the Ground
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SL8TT9Y

Femininity
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W6YJFQY

Funny
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S76MDML

Furries
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SL9TC6L

Group
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SKJGV27

Hanken
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/87TLB6D

Heroic
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SLKMFB6

Love
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WZGDSD9

Mech and Tech
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SDLCLJX

Muscles
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S7RQ7MM

OP/ED/Eyecatch
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S9FZJTL

Outfit
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S7MZ3DP

Rage
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WZXL9Y5

Shikishi/Comic/Industry Art
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SQJDTBQ

Shocked
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Y2NX3PZ Entrants Submissions
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SVVLZQZ Survey Here!

Sorrow
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WZPQ6B8

Tomboys
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SC7YY95

Tranquility
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SYC7L7Y

Villainy - 2 PAGES!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CJW8NHK Entrants Submissions
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SVKDW2P Survey Here!


OPTIONAL CATEGORIES

OPTIONAL: Ah! My Eyes! My Eyes!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SCYX9KD

OPTIONAL: Animated
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SKYPX9L

OPTIONAL: Back to the Start
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S9ZS369

OPTIONAL: Eyes on Me - Anime Eyes
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W5L5277

OPTIONAL: Hentai/Yaoi/Yuri
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W6KC6C5

OPTIONAL: Posteriors
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SYYJPXZ

OPTIONAL: Settei
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SCK3P9C

[Quacker]

Nice work Jade, getting everything up & viewable.

Will courier across a case of extra large RBs (Red Bulls)for you!

Having a quick look through now, my entries all appear okay, but will check properly once I arrive home.

[JWR]

In the "Love" category you have 8 displayed but only 7 listed on Survey Monkey

[x]

Hi JD,
Thanks for the time and effort you put in on this.

All my entries look fine.

Wow, I'm going to have a hard time voting. Some categories in particular are going to be really tough.

[Jadeduo]

Thanks Quacker!

Thanks JWR, all fixed now! I told you guys I wasn't as confident in my accuracy this time around!

Thanks for checking X!

JD


OKAY I have had my If anyone else has any issues with their entries, please reach out to me ASAP! SO can get them fixed! Viewing period is going through to at least the end of tomorrow to give everyone two days to go over the entries and I will start voting on Thursday! Need more

[sensei]

The Rubberslug gallery for the 2015 Sketch Contest is now open and live.

I've mainly tried to make it easy on the eyes and attractive, as it will eventually serve as the permanent record of the contest and of the winners. Entries are, for the moment, given alphabetically by title of show, though later on the winners will be moved to the top of the categories and identified.

I've checked it with the Survey Monkey sites and made a few changes so that the two are close to the same. There are still a few differences, mainly in series titles -- Saiyuki vs. Saiyuki Reload etc. Please let me know if there are any discrepencies that you feel need to be fixed.

[Jadeduo]

Sensei did a really excellent job, during a very busy time! And I for one love the site it is super cheery and I love the sunny yellow! Everyone give him a shout out of happy!



Take a well deserved break Sensei!


In the meantime keep in mind if you have entered and have any questions for me, I am a PM or e-mail away!

Thanks,
JD

[x]

Wow, thanks for your great work on the gallery Sensei.

You really did a fantastic job.
I really like the Powerpuff Girls Z sketch you use for the Main banner. It works really well.

[kathpatty]

The Hanken group......yowzah

[Punkxprince]

The Hanken group......yowzah

I totally agree with you there kathpatty!