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DING!!
Time's up, pencils down!

But, if there are any stragglers left, don't worry!
You have till I go to bed to submit your pieces!
(Which is around 5:00 AM (-5:00 GMT), btw...)

Judging starts tomorrow morning and the winners will be chosen by the end of April 9th, 2011.
Check back in a few days to see who wins!

Also, I'll be working on a nifty animation to showcase the all those cool entries y'all sent in!
No guarantee as to when it'll be done but it'll definitively be posted after the winners are chosen.
(Both because there were a lot of submissions and because it's a big project...)
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^{(Updated February 2nd, 2011)}

I recently decided that I needed to get a new laptop and, after shopping around a bit, I decided to buy a fully loaded Alt-15 from Maingear. The really cool thing about this particular manufacturer is that they give you the option of laser engraving the back of the screen (for a small fee) with whatever design you want! After a few days of thinking it over, I decided that it would be really nifty to see what the people of FurAffinity (and its sister sites) would suggest. Also, since I was spending a lot of time & money on this machine, why not spend a little more and make it fun for everyone? Long story short, it's an art contest that will determine the permanent look of my new hardware!

Contestants create Black & White images and send me a link to those images for the chance to win some cool prizes!
(See below for full prize list)

The image can be whatever you want!
Want to draw a popular video game character? Go ahead!
An ASCII render of a famous painting? Sure!
A geeky reference, a Droste effect or cool calligraphy? By all means!

The only requirements are that the images are Black & White, Safe For Work (it can be suggestive but not Adult), the image's canvas must be around 8 by 12 inches (but the image itself can be as large or as little as you want), that the image must be made by you (or you must have the consent of the person who did) and that you have fun making it!
Also, there's no limit on entries so submit as many images as you want!

To submit an entry, simply link it in this journal and/or send me a link via Private Message.

Once the contest is over, the winning entries will be chosen by a panel of judges and prizes will be sent out accordingly.
When the laptop (and, by extension, its engraving) arrives, pictures will be posted for the people of the Internet to see!

The panel of judges includes Quadra, myself and a few others.

Good luck & have fun with it!

The contest closes at 11:59 PM on March 31st, 2011. (GMT-5:00)
The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges by April 9th, 2011.
(Due to some technical difficulties, the closing date was pushed back.)

=====THE BREAK DOWN=====

THE RULES:
   • Submissions must be Safe For Work (it can be suggestive but not Adult)
   • Submissions must be Black & White.
   • Submissions must be drawn/painted/photoshopped/etc by the submitter or they must have consent from the person who did draw/paint/photoshop/etc it.
   • The submission's canvas needs to be roughly 8 by 12 inches (preferably in landscape orientation) but the content can take as much or as little room as you like!
   • To submit an entry, post a link to it in this journal or send me the link in a Private Message.
   • People can submit as many entries as they like!

FIRST PLACE PRIZES:
   • $50 USD (sent to your Paypal account or sent to you in the form of a gift certificate of your choosing)
   • A custom wearable yarn tail (made by my local yarn & knitwear store)
   • A furry inspired tuque (a winter hat made by my local yarn & knitwear store)
   • A free digital bust commission from Quadra
   (Prize package valued at over $150 USD)

SECOND PLACE PRIZES:
   • $20 USD (sent to your Paypal account or sent to you in the form of a gift certificate of your choosing)
   • A furry inspired tuque (a winter hat made by my local yarn & knitwear store)
   • A free commission from me (Full color with 2 characters or a Medium animation with 2 characters)
   (Prize package valued at over $75 USD)

HONORABLE MENTION PRIZES:
   • A free commission from me (Line art with 2 characters)
   (Prize package valued at over $15 USD)

_{(Updated February 2nd, 2011)}
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