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Ambiguous contest

This is an art competition run by [Veltzeh].

Theme: epicines!
Epicine: a being that is not unambiguously a female or male. Synonyms: intersex, gynandromorph, androgyne, hermaphrodite, manwoman. Or alternatively genderless, sexless or neuter.

Rules:

Theme:
– Obey the theme. I want to see ambiguously gendered humanoids! Check here for ambiguous examples!
– Ambiguity here means ambiguity with respect to physical gender, not sexual preference or anything like that. "Bishies" or "butches" probably aren't okay, since even if the character is physically ambiguous, it just isn't the same if it really is "just a man/woman". If you're uncertain, by all means, ask.
– No porn for the contest. I don't mind nudity, but to ensure that the contest stays tasteful with a theme like this, any pieces with scantly clad people have to be preapproved by me. No "dickgirls" or hypersexed people.

General:
– Obey the uploading art rules.
– No copied, partly copied, traced or freehand-copied images whatsoever are allowed. Violators will be keelhauled.
– Fan art is accepted but not encouraged. Source must be cited.

Technical:
– Maximum dimensions: 1200 by 1000 pixels, but resize is recommended.
– All artforms accepted, except for photos or photomanipulations of people (background photo or photo of a scuplture or drawing is fine). Animations are fine by me if someone wants to do one.
– Maximum of three entries per person.
– Deadline: 20 entries. Subject to change.
– Entry format:
#) [username]: Entry name (optional). Comments.
<img:url of picture> (Resize to max width and height of 500 pixels for the contest page. Under the link the original can be as big as the maximum dimensions.)

Who's the winner?

I'll pick one or more pictures as winners myself. I'll be taking into account the theme, skill and effort. The medium of the picture does not matter for I have ruled out the only medium I don't like (photos). As for style, I openly admit that since anime/manga style is overused, I'm a bit tired of it, but I will be fair.

I'm also planning on making a poll for the public's favorite, but if many people don't want that, I won't do it. This isn't a popularity contest. Let me know in the comments what you think.

What's the prize?

My favorite(s) will get a drawing of choice from me as well as a some sort of badge. Public's favorite will get a drawing and badge, too. Of course it depends on whether people want badges. I can also do something else than a drawing, just let me know.

Participants can have fun with the participant badge if they want one.

Entries

1) [Purple Artichoke] I'm not really sure what the elf is gender wise, but i think Cyril (the elf's name) is more of just a symbol in my story.

<img500*0:http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y71/chain1025/lorie.jpg>

2) [Yuriona] Drawn for the Council Portrait Gallery Donations of Council member [Yncke] who had no gender preference. I tried to make ey as androginous as possible for me to do. :)

<img0*500:http://elftown.eu/stuff/yurisversionyncke.jpg>

3) [iippo]
Inspired by an image in an H&M catalogue.

4) [Adaman]
A complex & self-absorbed representative of the original sin, Pride. Unfinished, a later or different version may replace this one.

<img300*0:http://elftown.eu/stuff/NG_Hauteur1.jpg>

5) [NOOOPE]
Amaliel. A modified being grown in a lab. It was a set of 12 meant to look like angels. Amaliel turned out, well, different, but that's a story fro later

<img0*500:http://elftown.eu/img/drawing/2039_1156803598.jpg>

6) [Gwenn*] "Just a Human"
<img:http://elftown.eu/img/drawing/175135_1159428262.jpg>

7. [the Indigo]
<img:http://elftown.eu/img/drawing/27563_1182732896.jpg>

8. [the Indigo]
<img:http://elftown.eu/img/drawing/27563_1132712440.jpg>

9. [Yncke]

<img0*500:img/photo/17985_1185895085.jpg>

10. [Rat Hacker]
<img://elftown.eu/img/photo/17289_1187283444.jpg>

2006-05-28 [Adaman]: Hmm, I could use a free drawing. I might have to enter this contest.

2006-05-28 [Veltzeh]: Please do! Of course, since you're technically a friend of mine, you could've just asked. X)

2006-05-29 [Adaman]: Pfft, never. You can ask Dur, I earned most of the drawings that he's done for me. Besides I was thinking I could hit two birds with one stone and enter Hauteur into this contest.

2006-05-29 [Veltzeh]: I'm mostly the same way actually... but maybe it's just because I don't really get offers. But heck, if you do Hauteur, I'll be happy.

2006-05-30 [The Past]: Trust you to do an ambiguous contest Zeh =P

2006-05-30 [Blood Raven]: yeah, it's typical :P

2006-05-30 [Veltzeh]: I should hold one at least once a year. If anyone enters, that is -_-

2006-05-30 [Duredhel]: Hahah XD I was thinking of submitting the Tylien drawing for this, kill two birds with one stone.

2006-05-30 [Veltzeh]: :P The point wasn't exactly to get pictures of my own characters but it's not like I'd have a good reason to disqualify them... Besides they make me happy in other ways X)

2006-05-31 [Blood Raven]: I was thinking of joining. Today's my last exam, so I should have alot of spare time on my hands now ^^

2006-05-31 [Veltzeh]: Yes! Join! Resistance is futile.

2006-06-02 [Stephen]: Hmmm... I'll put this in my mood. :P

2006-06-12 [NOOOPE]: WOO! 1!!!

2006-06-13 [Veltzeh]: :D But is it an androgyne?

2006-06-13 [NOOOPE]: Nope, he's quite male down there and all around. His mom has the blood of an ancient really beautiful race and well, his genes picked up on it. Plus this is an anime style.. tends to make everyone a bit more ambiguous! He acts somewhat feminine alot but if you confront him with it he'll get very offended.

2006-06-13 [Veltzeh]: Dang... unfortunately the theme is epicines, not feminine-looking men :/

2006-06-13 [NOOOPE]: wha? Oh. I skimmed that... just saw ambiguous and flew with it. Come Naqada! Sorry by the way!

2006-06-13 [Veltzeh]: No problem :)

2006-06-22 [Purple Artichoke]: sorry its SO big, it is under the limit though

2006-06-22 [someelf]: I really want to join this *_*

2006-06-22 [Veltzeh]: Then draw and join! :)

2006-06-22 [someelf]: I will ;) *Grins* I will :D

2006-06-22 [Nita]: I've been trying for a while, and I've concluded that I just suck at painting :P

2006-06-22 [Veltzeh]: Well practice then. I'm pretty bad at painting too and it's mostly because I haven't practiced, because I used to be somewhat decent before high school. :P

2006-07-05 [Yuriona]: Would my drawing of [Yncke] qualify? I really did try to keep it ambiguous though the wide hips do make it appear more feminine. >>

2006-07-05 [Veltzeh]: Well, is [Yncke] an androgyne? :) The appearance is fine as far as I care.

2006-07-05 [someelf]: I got mind done but I can't seem to clean it up >_<

2006-07-05 [Veltzeh]: I can help with that if you like. :)

2006-07-05 [someelf]: :D That would be great ^^ Let me upload it >_> :3

2006-07-05 [Yuriona]: Well I asked ey (Yncke) if ey preferred a gender when I drew it and ey said no so I tried to keep it as ambiguous as my pencil would allow. ^^

2006-07-05 [someelf]: To be honest? I can't find it ;_; It's maybe because my sister in law has been on this computer >_> She has been messing around with it ;_; *Snugs poor Maes* I'll try to find it on DA perhaps it's there ^^' Or else I go and rescan it :)

2006-07-05 [Veltzeh]: Well enough, to both of you. :)

2006-07-06 [someelf]: ^^'

2006-07-20 [iippo]: [Purple Artichoke]'s entry makes me think of Cirque du Soleil. :3

2006-07-20 [someelf]: Now you say it.. Me too >_>

2006-07-21 [someelf]: http://elftown.lysator.liu.se/stuff/._1.jpg >-< Found it but it sucks v.v

2006-07-21 [Veltzeh]: Is that the entry? Needs to be resized, it doesn't even fit on my resolution ;)

2006-08-25 [Adaman]: Should I enter the Hauteur concept here? Not sure if there is a deadline to meet, because I'd rather it be finished first.

2006-08-25 [Veltzeh]: Feel free to enter that or the finished one. The deadline is 20 entries and we're way far from that...

2006-08-25 [Adaman]: Yeah, 500 was too big. 300 seems to fit it in nicely.

2006-09-10 [NOOOPE]: Wow! Back again. Funny, someone told me I should enter this, after I tried once. Thing is... what I have to submit is niether gender, and you are looking for things that are both, right?

2006-09-10 [Veltzeh]: I'm technically looking for anything that is NOT male or female... so genderless ones will do fine! :)

2006-09-14 [Lady of Lore]: ...need to finish my entry.....sorry for the procrastination....

2006-09-15 [Veltzeh]: No problem. I might have to lower the deadline to 10 or something...

2006-09-16 [Gwenn*]: Should I reduce my entrie?

2006-09-16 [Veltzeh]: Nah, its size is fine, but I'll resize it on the contest page :) You might want to upload a bit darker version if you can.

2006-09-20 [Gwenn*]: Oh, sorry, I can't... :(

2006-09-24 [Gwenn*]: I finally tried to make it better... Tell me if I must let the other one

2006-09-24 [Veltzeh]: Hm... actually that's not much different from the first one. The dark bits are darker but the outlines are still hard to see. :/

2006-09-27 [BAMtheIRISH!]: lol, I thought I'd add someone really ambigous to this contest

2006-09-28 [Veltzeh]: Unfortunately photos aren't allowed in this contest (yes, there actually is a rule stating that). Then there's the fact that he's not of an ambiguous gender or sex, he's a crossdresser. Now, you could submit it to my crossdressing contest if it was your photo, but since it isn't, well...

2006-09-28 [BAMtheIRISH!]: ahh, all in good humor. I will take it down.

2006-09-28 [Veltzeh]: Heh, yeah. It's gotten a bit too usual for me to consider it so special, these days ;)

2006-09-28 [BAMtheIRISH!]: lol, you have a quirky facination indeed.

2006-09-28 [Gwenn*]: I tried a last time to make my entrie better, sorry if it didn't manage (again!)...

2006-09-28 [Veltzeh]: Not so much fascination as interest – I'm not an extreme person. :) And [Gwenn*], unfortunately it's still mostly same. The already dark bits bet better, but the light bits remain very light...

2006-09-28 [BAMtheIRISH!]: Haha, either way it amuses me. :D

2007-06-12 [ally]: If this contest is still active, message me about it or it will be removed from mc.

2007-07-19 [Veltzeh]: [Falx]: Your characters are males (at least the two latter ones, so I pretty much suspect the first one is as well). This is not a contest for pictures of males (or females).

2007-07-31 [Yncke]: So, I hope it's ambiguous enough. I found it quite hard, not to tilt over to one or the other gender...

2007-07-31 [Veltzeh]: Looks pretty good. :)

2007-07-31 [Yncke]: Oof. :)

2007-08-16 [Rat Hacker]: I hope mine is okay. I can only draw guys. I tried to make it look like a cross, but I'm not sure...

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