Friday Fan Art- DESIGN YOUR DRAGON Contest
Time for another contest!
I am terribly excited to share with you all my upcoming chapter book, Kenny and the Dragon. Though it is not due in stores until August 5th, I will be giving away three signed (first edition) copies here on the site…each, with a very special drawing in them.
All you have to do is design your very own dragon!
Like Grahame, the dragon who dubs himself a “Renaissance guy” in my book, I want you to come up with a drake of your own, who has its own personality. Here is what I am looking for:
1. A full color image of your dragon (any medium), along with his/her/its name.
2. A quick (4-5 lines) description of his/her/its personality. What does it like to eat? Does it play an instrument? Is it moody? Enjoy long walks in the park? Etc…
…you tell me what makes your dragon so darn special.
I will be judging on originality, creativity, and pure imagination. It doesn’t matter if you are a good drawer or not. It doesn’t matter if you are a two-year old kid, or an eighty two-year old kid…all entries will be accepted.
And those entries have to be in front of my bespectacled eyes by July 31, 2008.
You can send ‘em to me at:
Tony DiTerlizzi
“Design Your Dragon” Contest
P.O. Box #442
Amherst, MA 01004
Or email’em to Angela at: angela@diterlizzi.com
*Please title your email “Design Your Dragon”.
Winners will be chosen by myself, my loverly wife Angela, and my trusty assistant Will. We will announce the winners here on the site August 1, 2008, and I will then award winners with a signed copy of Kenny and the Dragon, along with a drawing in the book of Grahame (my dragon) shaking claws and congratulating YOUR DRAGON!
…sound cool? Then get drawin’ – and good luck!
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Ive started now and will send it tomorrow. A RAINBOW dia
mond-like dragon named Ruby!
Im done, and Ill surely win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
can you enter more than once, like in the last contest?
Yes Annie, enter as many times as you’d like:)
im done coloring.
I’m ectastic!
I AM SOOO ENTERING THIS!!
i think its turning out well
just have to color
Ill do 2 more
Tony, may you post or get holly to post a writing contest?
I Im in Elmira, Ny, and I send my picture (snail mail) July 20th, will it get to Amherst in time?
I finished drawing my 4th.
5th one done
how many drawings do u normally get, Tony?
done with #6
6 dragons? Good chance of winning?
do you vote as you get them or vote on the 31st?
Im trying to see how many dragons I can stuff in 1 envelope. LOL
7 dragons made so far!
8 Drakes finished!!!!!!
im done, Im buying a stamp today
i see 3 people im up against: Annie, Audrie, andjoe
OMG I HOPE I WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awsome! I just finished my first dragon! If I wanna stand a chance I gusse I’m gonna do another one
Oh my gosh…this is gonna take forever….:)
bye yal I gotta start scratching on paper!
I really wish that Holly would go on tour to Vancouver in October just like you are…
I feel so pressured…the slightest move could frighten me….*somebody taps me on the shoulder* AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!
oh yeah and im done my second….I feel like I’m a spammer…..
I personally think its kinda unfair about how many dragons people can send in
i spent like two days on mine while people are printing them out like machines and entering about 15 at a time…
don’t worry, people will be able to tell how much time you spent on yours. I only did 3 this one guy is kinda rude he says I qutote : “I’ll surely win this” I hate to be rude to that guy but, that’s not completely true.
he dosen’t know who wins and who loses
Let me just share something with you guys that I have heard from many professionals I have met. “only show your best work.” Its better for you to spend the time doing something nice that represents you than to crank out 10 average pieces. Submit as many as you would like, but choose the strongest pieces to send.
Also, don’t let contests stress you out. this is meant to inspire your creative minds into action, not to create strife between you about who can submit more pieces. More does not mean better and fist does not mean best in art. Sometimes the best are few and come last.
Have fun and keep your heads together about it.
thanks
It took me a while to draw 3 dragons, I was gonna do a 4th but I didn’t have anything original left…
by the way tony…I love the videos on your site they’re hilarious!
working on first, detail excrutiating! XP
can I participate form Europe???
and what do I have to put on the e-mail abaout me?
Yes Vic, you are welcome to participate. Our last winner was from Costa Rica, with runner ups from Australia…
Same as the question from Vic:
If we send by e-mail, do we write any personal info, like name, age, and residence?
I can’t wait to enter mine, and good luck to all!
Hi Nancy, name, age, and residence would be great – thanks!
even if I dont win it dosen’t matter!
I just can’t wait to see the beautful drawings that do win!
Mary
Wow. I wonder if that amazing artist who won last time will enter again? I think it will be really fascinating to see this contests winner.
By the way, Tony, have you thought about a Design- A- Field Guide Entry contest?
I’d win that.
This is an epilogue to my previous comment. I am using Joe Sutphin’s strategy. Thank you for some great advice, Joe!
o no! I forgot to send my age!
Tony, did u recieve a green bubblewrap envelope?
I MUST NO
Argh! I love dragons but having looked at all the examples I don’t even ammount to a button in talent – Argh! Why do you guys have to be so darn GOOD!
Ah shoot, I just read the bit about july 32cnd being the in date. Shoot and blast it all. At least I don’t have to embarras myself in front of super duper artists though!