2021 FH Art Contest: Hypno for the Holidaze
Further Hypnosis Art Contest 2021
“Hypno for the Holidaze”
Theme of the Contest:
"Take a holiday, any holiday, and give it a hypnotic twist!"
Prizes
1st Place: $500 USD
2nd Place: $250 USD
3rd Place: $100 USD
4th Place: $100 USD
5th Place: $100 USD
What does this mean?
We are challenging you, the artists, to pick a holiday of your choice and just pack it with hypnotic fun! What kind of holiday? Any! It doesn’t have to be a US holiday or anything, just pick a day of celebration and add a hypnotic twist, then draw it!
What holidays am I allowed to draw?
Any holiday you want! But we do ask that in regards to religion and cultures you do your best to be respectful. This in NO way limits what you can draw. Anything from a cherished US holiday, or an obscure holiday from a third world country. Teach us about your favorite holidays, or heck, just draw someone’s birthday and add hypnosis to it! Literally any day of celebration is allowed.
Does it matter what kind of hypno I add to the pic?
You can literally go for it! Draw any kind of hypnosis you can think of! We are going to be judging part of this contest based on how well you incorporate hypnosis into your theme, and how creative you can be! There are no limits or regulations as long as you make it work!
But what if it’s like a birthday or anniversary I want to draw?
These kinds of holidays, weddings, birthdays, and the like will be allowed, but we do encourage you to be creative in your selection and use your chosen holiday in a fun and imaginative way.
What if the holiday I want to draw is fictional?
While we are not going to stop you from drawing holidays from fictional settings, we ARE looking for holidays that exist in our wonderful world. What era? Doesn’t matter. We are just looking for works based on holidays celebrated by our planet Earth.
What should I draw?
In case you need direction, what we are looking for is for you to pick a holiday, any holiday celebrated on this Earth from any time, and add a hypnotic twist to the celebration! We don’t care to go into specifics so as not to ruin your creative flow. It’s up to you to wow and amaze while spreading the cheer of your favorite holiday!
Does it have to be furry?
Absolutely not! And although we are a furry community our goal in general is to "Further Hypnosis" as in the love for it and the saturation of it in media and art! We are encouraging all kinds from humans, robots, feral, furry, or anything you'd like! We will not be picky or biased towards one category or another. Feel free to pick your favorite theme and choose your species!
Can I submit something I've already drawn?
We are going to ask for new submissions only. The purpose of this contest is to introduce new works and new ideas into the community so as part of the rules we are going to ask that you create a new and original piece that has not been posted anywhere previously. As for current WIPs (Works in Progress) that you have lying around and want to finish for the contest we will keep the same ruling. As long as it has not been uploaded previously we will allow it, but if we've seen it before it may hurt your chances.
What if I don't have a Fur Affinity account?
We will be accepting submissions mostly through Fur Affinity but if you do not have a Fur Affinity account and have a profile on another website such as Deviant Art, Inkbunny, Sofurry, or etc. we will be accepting submissions from those sites as well. We do ask that if you do have a Fur Affinity account to please use this first as it will make it easier on us during sorting and judging. If you do want to sign up without a Fur Affinity account please send an email to furtherhypnosis[at]gmail.com with the header "2021 Contest Sign Up" while putting your profile link and user name in the body. We will reply shortly with a confirmation.
What counts as hypnosis?
Anything involving any form of mind control, hypnosis, trance, even some sleep walking! As long as a person's mind is affected somehow it counts. This could be through tech control, eyes, collars, music, whatever works! Although body control isn't something we are going to be particularly looking for as this is a mind control themed contest. Try something new, try something original and show us what you got.
But if I think other artists are better than me how can I win?
This contest's main focus is going to be about the theme you present. We want to see your idea of a fun hypnosis scene that you enjoy! And though quality of the art work will be a factor it is not the main thing we are looking for. If someone draws a picture that took forty hours to make but the most hypno stuff it has in it is just someone saying "I'm feeling sleepy" without any signs of mind control in it that picture does not stand a very good chance at winning compared to a picture someone put five hours into but shows off a super fun scene idea with lots of creativity and hypnotic fun! Give it your best and we'll take every piece into consideration.
Should it be SFW or NSFW?
Well we are a NSFW hypno group so feel free to do either! Making your illustration a NSFW or SFW piece will not hurt your chances at all! We are completely open if you want to do an NSFW or SFW piece.
Is this 3D artwork allowed?
Firstly we love 3D works of art, but, unfortunately it would just be too difficult to regulate. Since we ask for new and original works it would be unfair to traditional artists (we feel) for someone to use pre rendered 3D models, pose them with other 3D elements and have a picture. We would have a difficult time judging line work, skill, and authenticity. So for this contest we are going to say that 3D artwork and renderings will not be a part of this competition.
Rules
• Only one entry may be submitted per person
• The entry MUST contain hypnosis, mind control, or trance of some kind or it will not be considered for entry
• The entry submitted must be an illustration or pinup (no comics, full animations, or story works)
• Entry must be a new original piece of art not previously uploaded anywhere.
• Participants are asked to sign up and let us know about your entry before hand, but you have until the deadline to enter/submit your entry.
• Entry can feature either furry or non-furry characters
• Text is allowed in the picture but any attaching stories or paragraphs to the picture will not be considered as part of the art piece, it must be able to tell it’s own story without any aid from literature.
• Only bare minimal animation is allowed in order to be fair to those without the means to animate. This means you may animate things like eyes or a swinging watch, smaller items, but the full picture cannot be animated.
• Highlights and Closeups will be allowed in your entry, such as a separate point of view in the corner(s) but multi panel comics are not allowed.
• The entry must include elements from a Holiday of your choosing.
• No photo manipulations. This means if your work has no original art and is just cut pieces from screenshots it will not be allowed to enter the contest.
• No extreme mess/gore/cub fetishes, keeping in line with FurAffinity’s rules and policies.
• No using judges OC’s as it will be considered pandering and disqualify your entry.
HOW TO SIGN-UP
In order to keep track of who is interested and who will be providing artwork
for this contest please send a note to our group through our Fur affinity Profile page
with the header "Contest Entry: (insert name here)" to let us know about your entry.
How to Submit an Entry
Once you have read the guidelines for entry and have finished your illustration please follow these steps.
1. Submit your entry to Fur Affinity putting this “Entry into the 2021 :[icon]furtherhypnosis: Hypno for the Holidaze art contest” (remove the brackets "[ ]" from the word "icon") somewhere in the description below. If you do not have a Fur Affinity account you may upload your submission to another website with similar instructions and please link our FA profile in the description below.
2. Email your submission link to furtherhypnosis[at]gmail.com with the subject title “Contest Entry: (insert username)” along with a brief description of your piece
3. You will receive a response confirming that we have received your submission. If you have not received a reply within one week of your entry please email us again with the header “Awaiting reply” explaining yourself and entry.
4. The deadline for all entries is 11:59pm November 30th, 2021 Central Standard Time. If you submit your entry after this date it will not be allowed entry.
5. The winners of the contest will be decided by December 13th and the artwork of the winners will be posted into the Furaffinity gallery of Further Hypnosis that day.
How Judging will be Decided
Skill: The quality of the overall picture. This will include the foreground, background, how messy the lines are vs the style of the pic. Remember not every picture is the same, and some people like using artistic or “messy” styles in their work. We can’t judge every picture on the same art style, that being said you need to look out for lazy works, sloppy lines, and lack of detail. This portion of the contest will be judging on artistic skill and ability alone.
Originality: As always we’re looking for fun and exciting ideas to be shown! That being said before I go on, please keep in mind if we see a snake or a pocket watch it does not mean an instant low score. The question is how the hypnotic elements are being used and in what way. For example, if someone wants to include Kaa, is he in a tree in the jungle, or is he hypnotizing a mouse in a Christmas tree? There are ways for someone to add classic hypnotic characters and toss them into their own original settings. But we are looking for fun, new, and exciting ideas, something cute, something awesome, so ask yourself “how creative was the artist” when you look at the piece.
Holiday Inclusion: How obvious is the holiday that the artist went with? That’s the question you need to ask yourself any time you look at a pic. Could you identify the holiday without any aid from the artist? Could you tell other people what the picture was about, what setting it’s in. What’s the smell, the sound, the theme. This is what we are going to be looking for, everything should point to the holiday and how well they pair up the hypnosis with their chosen theme.
Judges:
Alex (alexander717)
Ildac (anubusKiren)
Kram (oldmangunda)
Darkwitt (darkwitt)
Amber (frosticus)
Notes:
- Submission Deadline: Nov 30th 2021
- Method of Prize Delivery: Paypal
- Please Respect the Final Decisions
- All winnings will be paid out to the winners by December 31st 2021
- Please do not harass the judges as any badgering or complaining will lead to disqualification.
- Please do not try to ask judges for their opinions on your sketches and WIPs. We cannot help you with your pic and shouldn't see it until it's done.
Disclaimer
The panel of judges will pick the pictures they feel meets the above listed criteria the best in order to choose a winner. We are not liable if you feel our choices made in error or disagree with them. Prizes will be awarded to said winners in the times listed in this document. This is a non-profit group and prizes are paid from out of our group’s own pockets. We are funding this without any financial compensation expected in return. We have the right to deny any entry if we feel it does not meet criteria or does not follow the rules listed above. It is our judgement what will be considered breaking the rules and what will qualify. Please make sure you understand the rules correctly before submitting your piece for the contest.
A Message from Alex
(Founder of Further Hypnosis)
I am so excited to see what you all come up with this year. Last year’s contest was so successful and it made all of us so happy to see everyone put on their thinking caps and come up with some amazing ideas!
We considered having more prizes this year but we talked it out and agreed to keep it at five for the sake of finances.
I can't wait to see all of your wonderful concepts and I wish you all the best of luck!
Any Changes or Edits to the contest will be listed below
08/02/2021: Fixed the deadline date to Oct 31st, not Nov 31st.
10/21/2021: Should have left it! Deadline extended to Nov 31st.
11/30/2021: Fixed typo in description
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Ooo I love the potential this has. There are so many awesome ideas people can come up with X3
I truly wait with baited breath to see the results of this competition.
and I have now started working on my Entry :3 This sounds fun
november have 30 days... so we are just trolled? (? just kidding lol
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