HAY GUYS! HAPPY 2011~!! HOW WAS EVERYONE’S HOLIDAYS?? 8DDDD I HOPE THE FATMAN BROUGHT YOU EVERYTHING YOU WANTED ANY MORE <3333333

UHM, AND I FAILED AGAIN THIS YEAR, AND DIDN’T GET INTO ACEN’S ARTIST ALLEY OTL I had a class that went during the time the AA registration opened, AND WHEN I GOT BACK TO MY APT, AA WAS ALREADY SOLD OUT, FFFFFF NOOOOOOOOOO I had no idea the entire AA was gonna sell out in an hour, baaaaaaaaw insanity ;A;
anyone still looking for a table-mate for Acen this year? ^^ _{I promise I don’t smell bad, and I take showers daily, and don’t have a farting problem or anything, and i only pee my pants when i'm really really really excited 8D}

My holidays were a little hectic, my grandma passed away three days before Christmas, and my tornado of a sister came home for a week, and then school started again for me on the 3rd.  It was short, crazy two short weeks of break, but all-in-all it was good : D I spent the break with friends and family, and I got a lot of stuff done I was behind in, it was awesome <3  
MMMM and I watched Yu Yu Hakusho like an addict while getting drawing stuff done (effffff how is a show so freaking good) and, gah, I just love it so much, and am ttly re-obsessed right now, SO I DECIDED TO HOLD A LITTLE CONTEST IN HONOUR OF ONE OF THE AWESOMEST ANIMES EVER

CONTEST!!
IT’S A COLOURING CONTEST! –blows horn- Whoever does the best job of colouring my lineart of Yusuke pwning Ichigo wins.  Pretty basic c:

The lineart to be colored can be found here: [link]

and if it helps, the original deviation can be found here:


Rules:
The only rule is that the colouring job obviously has to be your own, other than that, you can use any medium you choose: markers, pencils, computer, spit, whatever.  You can collaborate and colour with another person if you like, but know that you will both be splitting the prize if you win.  You can manipulate the lineart as well—to a certain degree—like, you can change the clothes, positions of limbs/hair, add backgrounds or whatever, just keep the characters and the overall composition the same.
Other than that, you can do whatever you want : D  You can enter as many times as you want, and you don’t have to be familiar with the characters to enter the contest either, if you need references to the characters they're here:
<sub>REFERENCES:
Yusuke from Yu Yu Hakusho is in his demon form: [link]

and ichigo from Bleach is in one of his hollow forms: [link]

All of Yu Yu Hakusho is on YouTube too, if you want to watch the episodes where Yusuke’s a kick-ass demon and see his sexiness in motion, you can watch Episode 93 here: [link]
otherwise, if you have time, I TOTALLY RECOMMEND WATCHING FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SENSUI ARC, SO SHIT MAKES SENSE. And it’s super awesome, and good, and you’ll love it: [link]
Or just watch from the beginning, cuz Yu Yu Hakusho is the best anime ever: [link] (the super retro animation gets better, i promise xD)</sub>


Prizes:
1st Place: will win a fully coloured commission of up to two characters, or a sketch commission of up to four characters ($60.00 value)

Two runner ups will receive a sketch commission of up to two characters, or a ‘simple’ coloured commission of one character. ($40.00 value)


<sub>Example of coloured commission: [link]

Example of Sketch Commission: [link]

Example of ‘simple’ coloured commission: [link] , [link]
high resolution digital copies will be given to the winners.</sub>


Due Date
All submissions are due by the end of the day Thursday, February 24th .  On Friday, I will choose my favourite 10 entries (if I get that many entries) and create a poll, and the three winners will be determined by a vote from my watchers.  On Monday I will note the winners, and tell them what they have won, and will receive their commission requests : D

Aaaaaaaaand the contest starts NOW!! I will receive entries from now until the due date (Feb 24th) and will post the entries in this journal as I get them.  If you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to ask me, AND GOOD LUCK!!!! 8D sjlksdflajsajdlfkjasldf -throws textbooks-