IMAGINAERUM ALMEAD CONTEST (deadline- April 1st)

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Imaginaerum Almead Contest FINAL DEADLINE 1.04.12 by Forunth Imaginaerum Almead Contest FINAL DEADLINE 1.04.12 by Forunth Imaginaerum Almead Contest FINAL DEADLINE 1.04.12 by Forunth


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Hey guys, so it's time for another contest ^^ In poll you said that you want new competition, so here it is!! :D 


3RD ALMEAD CONTEST. IMAGINAERUM CONTEST. 

Rules are simple! You have to draw one or more my OCs, but there is one tricky point, you have to connect drawing with one song from new Nightwish album called "Imaginaerum". (you can listen to all songs on youtube, below links)

You can draw any character and whatever you want, but please respect that my OCs live in fantasy-like medieval alternative world, and respect their appearances and personalities. 


:bulletred: DEADLINE APRIL 1st 2012:bulletred:



MUSIC REFERENCES

SINCE YOUTUBE IS DELETING ALL VIDEOS WITH NIGHTWISH NEW ALBUM I CHANGED LINKS TO DIFFERENT SITE, JUST CLICK PLAY BUTTON.

 1. Taikatalvii (click me!)

2. Storytime (click me!)

3. Ghost River (click me!)

4. Slow, Love Slow(click me!)  

5.I Want my Tears Back(click me!)

6.Scaretale (click me!)

7.Arabesque(click me!)

8.Turn Loose the Mermaids (click me!)

9. Rest Calm(click me!)

10.The Crow, The Owl and The Dove (click me!)

11.Last Ride of the Day (click me!)

12.The Song of Myself (click me!)

13.Imaginaerum (click me!)

songs are by Nightwish (mostly by Tuomas Holopainen). I do not own them




RULES

:bulletred:unlimited entried per person, but only one piece can win

:bulletred:Mature content is absolutely OK! You can draw sexy things, and I'm 100% ok with that, but be sure that you put adult filter on
:bulletred:Please, read descriptions, and if you want to know anything more about my characters, please ask. I don't bite. 
:bulletred:Please, don't draw my OCs with your OCs, with any existing character (for ex. Forunth+Naruto), and don't draw them in cosplay clothes.

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Send me a NOTE to the finished piece.

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Read everything very very carefully, last time people didn't read rules and there were problems because of it >.<

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This is contest for drawers ONLY. I will accept traditional and digital works, but please no photos, photo-manipulations, or writings :< 

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You have to submit your entry to the "Imagineaerum Almead contest" folder in   :iconalmead:You don't have to join group, but if you want, feel free to join to see other entries updates


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Character references: 


Forunth

: Comm: Precious moments by brassmosquito Prize for Forunth by Funiku Janita-Forunth-Contest by Janjanita I want my tears back by Forunth

Age: 26-27

Race:- Even she doesn't know. Her mother was human, but Forunth doesn't know her father. She can control fire on low level, so she's not 100% human.  

Hair: BLACK (!!!!) with purple shades

Eyes: light purple

Priestess status: regular priestess in Death&Life Temple. 

Special properties: piercing under her lower lip, or you can draw her without that piercing, she takes it out later


Family: sister:Selene, mother: Neya, unnamed father


Special abilities: She can control fire on low level


personality: Introverted, mature, kinda dreamy, sarcastic sense of humor 


very short story: Forunth is in love with Marco, human soldier. She breaks Law of Temples, cause Priestesses have to be objective in war between human and elves, and their love is definitely something against that law. As priestess of Death&Life Temple except of being regular priestess, she's also well trained assassin. She was hardly injured during battle, and she escaped to the Forest, where Aaia found her- bleeding and almost dead. For no certain reason, biggest human hater- Aaia helped her to go unspotted through Forest and helped her to get to the Daemla's castle, where Forunth could rest and later she could look for some information about position of soldiers, and her next aim.



Selene:

I am the journey, I am the destination by Forunth Before storm by Forunth:thumb214279250: Selene by Lightning-Spirit


Age:  32

Race:- Half elf half human. Her father was elf soldier

Hair: BLACK (!!!!) with purple shades

Eyes: white, hollow, she's blind

Priestess status: regular priestess in Nature Temple. Later, she becomes Highest Priestess of two Temples (Nature and Highest Temple of Almead) and after that she looks like here:  

Family: sister:Forunth, mother: Neya, unnamed father


Special abilities: none, she has no superpowers, except she can get on well with all animals, she's "forest child"


personality: Shy, always scared, hates crowded places, prefers to spend her time in forest, can be also brutal and dangerous


special properties?:She's blind, barely visible scar on forehead


very short story: Selene lived with her mother and Forunth in small village, as child she drank poison after long sickness she lost her sight because of it. When Selene was teen, group of ex-soldiers attacked her village. They killed Neya, Forunth ran to the other city, and Selene hid herself in a forest. She spent there long 3 years. She was found by Revv, after that she became priestess in Nature Temple




Aaia

: While your lips are still red by Forunth

Mature Content

Aaia: Bloodlust by EnygmatycNinja
Aaia by Lightning-Spirit Eyes on Fire by Forunth


Age: +600

Race:- Forest elf 

Hair: Deep green

Eyes: Gold cat-like


Family:  ???


Special abilities: Great archer, and warrior


personality: Brutal, introverted, anxious, but she becomes calmer after meeting Daemla


special properties?: Triangular marks on body


very short story: Aaia didn't like typical elvish life, singing, hunting, sharing everything. One day a man accidentally killed little elvish child. This was the day when all elves (regular, forest, dark- every one) gone for a war with humans. Aaia hated humans from the beggining, so it was just perfect for her. She was very brutal and she could easily kill a baby, or innocent girl. One day during the war one priestess tried to go through the forest of elves. Her name was Forunth, she was injured and she knew that she will be killed if she won't make this. On the other side of the forest there was peaceful land, where here friend- Daemla had a big castle. Aaia met Forunth, when she was walking through most dangerous part of the forest. At first Aaia wanted to kill her, but when they talked she decided to help her. When they came out of forest Aaia decided to go with Forunth. When they came to the castle Daemla asked Aaia to stay at her place, and she said yes. It was beggining of very platonic but beautiful love between silly human girl and brutal elf hunter.



Daemla:

Art Noveau:Daemla by Forunth Keep Believing by Lightning-Spirit Daemla and Ei by PhuiJL:thumb189914138: An anonymous gift by LeelooKido


Age: 19

Race:-Human  

Hair: Carrot like orange

Eyes: green

Family: Father, and mother (not important characters)


Special abilities: None


Personality: Talkative, sometimes immature, always happy, friends call her little sun

 
Special properties?: She breeds little creatures called Ei


very short story: Daemla is daughter of a successor of biggest manor in the Almead. She's Forunth's best friend. After Forunth's and Aaia's journey, she helped both of them. There is very platonic love between her and Aaia



Bianca

: Touch the sun by Forunth Bosom for a teary cheek by Forunth Bianca and Ellen by mielru The Bond Between Us by Funiku


Age: 32

Race:- Human 

Hair: White with warm shades

Eyes: Blue

Priestess status: Highest priestess of Sun Temple (she has FOUR dots tattoos)

Family: Ellen-sister, Miranda and Ferric-parents


Special abilities: None


personality: Very mature, quiet, she's quite tragic character, cause she always wanted to have someone to protect her, she's little girl inside, but because of life problems she acts very mature and she always tries to protect her sister


Special properties?: She ALWAYS wears red earrings and necklace in "s" shape. Also, she uses red eyeshadow


very short story: As children Ellen and Bianca lost their parents, Bianca was 7 years old, and Ellen was  only one month. Bianca was so desperate to find place to sleep and food, that she knocked to the Sun Temple. Highest priestess decided that she will help both girls, but they will become priestesses later. After old Highest Priestess died Bianca took her place. After 10 years at age 37 Bianca died. She was stabbed by soldier by mistake. If you want to know her whole story read this: part 1:  almead.blogspot.com/2011/01/bi… ,part 2: almead.blogspot.com/2011/01/be… , part 3: almead.blogspot.com/2011/01/he…

 

Ellen

: Contest: Revv and Ellen by brassmosquito:thumb188604544::thumb262486497: Ellen by Funiku Ellen sketch by Forunth


Age: 25

Race:- human.  

Hair: 
White with warm shades. Short , but with long ponytail at the back  

Eyes: blue

Priestess status: regular priestess in Sun Temple. 


Family: Bianca-sister, Miranda and Ferric-parents


Special abilities: None


personality: Immature, rebellious, very teen-like


Special properties?: She ALWAYS wears red earrings and necklace in "s" shape. Also, she uses red eyeshadow


very short story: As children Ellen and Bianca lost their parents, Bianca was 7 years old, and Ellen was  only one month. Both girls raised in Sun Temple. After 10 years at age 37 Bianca died. She was stabbed by soldier by mistake. After Bianca's dead, Ellen at the age of 30 became more mature, and responsible, she also fell in love in Revv. She left Sun Temple, and bought her mother's old Tavern. If you want to know her whole story read this: part 1:  almead.blogspot.com/2011/01/bi… ,part 2: almead.blogspot.com/2011/01/be… , part 3: almead.blogspot.com/2011/01/he…



Miranda:

Purple by Lightning-Spirit Mother and Child by Hellatina


Age: 35 (???)

Race:- Human from Aerie village

Hair:
White with warm shades. Always braided

Eyes: Light orange


Family: Bianca and Ellen- daughters, Ferric- husband


Special abilities: None



Personality: Talkative, sometimes immature, always happy, friends call her little sun

 
Special properties?: She ALWAYS wears red earrings and necklace in "s" shape. She also has mole under HER left eye.



very short story:  Miranda was very lively and talkactive girl and everybody loved her. Miranda was typical teenager, every room was full of her. She had a dream, she wanted to see "big world" she felt that  village in mountains is too small for her. When she was 19 years old she left home and she travelled to the Almead's capitol named Varos. She was amazed by big city and it's atmosphere. She didn't have enough money so she started to work in a tavern, Miranda helped old lady who treated her as her own daughter. In that tavern she met human soldier- Ferric, and she fell in love with him. Ferric was tall, handsome man with blonde hair and blue eyes. 9 months later Miranda gave birth to little girl. Girl was born with white hair and beautiful blue eyes, so her parents named her Bianca. Miranda, Ferric and little Bianca lived peacefully upstairs of tavern. When old lady died she asked Miranda to take care of her Tavern, she didn't have any kids, so she left everything to that white haired woman from North and her husband. Whole family was very happy, and their place was always full of love. 7 years after that their second daughter, Ellen, was born. When Ellen was only 1 month old Miranda and Ferric decided to go to festival. They knew that many of their friends will be there, and both of them hadn't seen them for a long time because of their little baby. They never came back.

 


Ferric:

Comm: Hot Chocolate by brassmosquito Our little light by Forunth


Age: 35 (???)

Race:- Human 

Hair: blond

Eyes: Light blue


Family: Bianca and Ellen- daughters, Miranda- wife


Special abilities: None



Personality: Funny, talkative, but also mature, great protective father and husband


very short story:  look above at Miranda's one. The only difference is that Ferric meets Ellen after years (after Bianca's death). He didn't want to tell   


Marco:

Comm: Precious moments by brassmosquitoImage and video hosting by TinyPic


Age: 29

Race:- Human 

Hair: Brown. Long ponytail

Eyes: Brown
Special abilities: None


personality: Mature, manly, protective


very short story: Marco is a soldier in war between elves and humans, he's also Forunth's lover.


Laila:

Irony by Forunth

Mature Content

White Panties by Forunth
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Mature Content

Foru Contest : Laila by Funiku


Age: 34 (???)

Race:  Noone knows but she's not human for sure

Hair: Deep red. Like actual red. Middle-back length, wavy

Eyes: Light red


Special abilities: She can control weak minds. Like make them feel sick etc


personality: Ironic, wicked, mysterious, seductive, evil


Special properties?: tattoos! And very special tattoo "8" on her stomach


very short story: Laila is evil one. Very mysterious, she's Forunth's biggest opponent. She comes along every time something important is about to happen and ruins it. People are always like:  "OH NOT HER AGAIN" and "WHO DAFUQ IS SHE?!". Noone knows who she is,  but she has priestess tattoos mixed in her own tattoos so it means, that she has to be priestess. She likes to seduce mans. 


Neya:

  Promise this by FunikuImage and video hosting by TinyPic


Age: 32 (???)

Race:- Human 

Hair: BLACK (!!!!) with purple and blue shades

Eyes: Dark deep blue, short with one longer lock with metal ring tangled at the end.


Family: Selene and Forunth- daughters


Special abilities: None


personality: Funny, easy-going, but she's also very protective and she was great mother


very short story: Neya died during attack of ex-soldiers on her village. She decided to sacrifice herself to save her daughters.


Revv:

Contest: Revv and Ellen by brassmosquito:thumb257667417::thumb188398462: ROCK REVV by Forunth


Age: 22 (???)

Race:- Human from Aerie Village

Hair: White with warm shades, wavy

Eyes: Light orange


Special abilities: Beast hunter, awesome warrior


personality: Immature, rebellious, very teen-like, silly, stupid sense of humour


Special properties?: Lots of scars


very short story: Revv is Aerie, just like Miranda, that's why he has white hair and orange eyes. He's beast hunter. And please, do not compare him with Geralt the Witcher. I know they are similar, white hair, scars, and beats hunters, but I created him BEFORE I knew Witcher. Revv was in love with Forunth for very long time, but it was very platonic love, he liked her mature character, it impressed him. Forunth was never interested in Revv. He's also best friend of Selene, he found her in forest while he was chasing one of beats. He helped sisters to meet after years. After Bianca's death he fell in love with Ellen. 


Yenha:

Yenha by Forunth


Age: 20

Race:- Human 

Hair: Dark blond, Braid on side

Eyes: Grey/green



personality: honest, simple, she's not strongest brain in Almead



very short story: Yenha is someone like maid to Daemla. She was important string connecting other characters with Bianca and Ellen. Cause she's very religious, and she always wears sun necklace. She's countryside girl, so it was most important temple for her. 



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PRIZES

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:onfire:First place

:bulletyellow:6 month subscription from me or :points:

:bulletyellow:3 month sub from Alrack

:bulletyellow:Free commission from me

:bulletyellow:Free bookmark or chibi

 :bulletyellow:digital drawing from LeelooKido
 
:bulletyellow:Half body from Funiku

:bulletyellow:Colored picture form Gigicom

:bulletyellow:chibi from Solceress

:bulletyellow: headshot drawing from mielru

:bulletyellow: colored fullbody from Shamusu

:bulletyellow: Three ACEOs of characters of the winner`s choice from pink-gizzy

:bulletyellow: digitsl chibi from kejtTENSHA

:bulletyellow: free commission of any kind from: RTHBN

:bulletyellow: a simple digital character on white from: RTHBN

:bulletyellow: art with bg from Irmestis
 
 
:bulletyellow:Feature from: me, Alrack
RTHBN ,LeelooKido, Acaciathorn


:onfire:Second place

:bulletyellow: 3 month subscription or :points:


:bulletyellow:Free commission from me

:bulletyellow:Free bookmark or chibi


 :bulletyellow:digital drawing from LeelooKido

:bulletyellow: headshot drawing from mielru

:bulletyellow:sketch bust from Solceress


:bulletyellow: art without bg from Irmestis

:bulletyellow:chibi from Funiku

:bulletyellow:Two ACEOs of characters of the winner`s choice 
from pink-gizzy


:bulletyellow: digitsl chibi from kejtTENSHA


:bulletyellow: colored portrait from Shamusu

:bulletyellow: free digital commission of medium complexity from: RTHBN

:bulletyellow:Feature from: me, Alrack
RTHBN ,LeelooKido
, Acaciathorn



 


:onfire:Third place

:bulletyellow: 1 month subscription or :points:


:bulletyellow:Free commission from me

:bulletyellow:Free bookmark or chibi


:bulletyellow: headshot drawing from mielru

:bulletyellow:sketch bust from Solceress


:bulletyellow: art without bg from Irmestis


 :bulletyellow:digital drawing from LeelooKido

 
:bulletyellow:chibi from Funiku

:bulletyellow: One ACEO of characters of the winner`s choice from pink-gizzy


:bulletyellow: free digital commission of medium complexity from: RTHBN


:bulletyellow: digitsl chibi from kejtTENSHA

 
:bulletyellow: colored portrait from Shamusu

:bulletyellow: Feature from: me, Alrack
RTHBN , LeelooKido
, Acaciathorn



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AkatsukiEmi's avatar
Hi, i've got a few questions really quick, first off, (if you don't mind answering, i'm just curious) how many entries do you have so far? Secondly, what are the entries being judged on? (like creativity, neatness, etc.)