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Art Contests






Moderated by the Art Contest Crew

When adding a contest, put it in the following format:

Contest Link by <Creator's Name> - <Current Status> (Deadline: <date>/Vote in <poll link>/Winner(s): <names>/etc.)

You're responsible for your own contest. Poorly maintained or unpopular contests may moved to Contests on Hold.

Explanation and building tips can be found in the Contest Guidelines

Finished contests can be found at Closed Contests






Open Contests:


-Fables & FairyTales Contest Revisited - Deadline 10 entries

-Fantasy Families contest - Deadline 25 entires

-Creatures of Myth - Deadline 30 entires

-...Now That's English! - Deadline to be set

-Dragons Club Art Contest - Deadline to be set

-A Poet's Vision - Deadline 8th August 2011

-Holiday Cheer Greetings Contest - Deadline Nov. 30, 2011





In Voting:


-Elves in Drag

-Stargate Fanart Contest

-GLU!'s 300+ Badge Contest

-Crayon contest

-DC Art Contest

-Starwars Art Contest

-Couples Contest

-A Kyo drawing contest!!!

-Coralune Contest: Sylt and Ahn

-Show Me Your Undies!






Other important pages!
-Official Elftown Competitions
-MC - Mainstreet Contest Deadlines
-Contest Guidelines
-Past Contests
-Writing Contests
-Photo Contests
-Contests by Linderel

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2005-02-13 [duende_negro]: [Nude-photography ocntest] is searching for participants.. anyone interested..please contact...[duende_negro]. Thank you.

2005-02-13 [Saffron]: you know, that contests sounds evil.... *moves cursor towards delete button...* unless you tell me what kind of contest it is, of course, because now it could be a child molester's contest for all I know ><

2005-02-13 [duende_negro]: Well... Maybe it does sounds evil.. but it's to see and explore some of the photographer's work in elftown.. with ARTISTIC nuce art... IT's not porn.. you see. But If you need more information I'll add you to the forum.

2005-02-13 [duende_negro]: Ow.. and It's a private contest.. not all people can go see... SEE.

2005-02-14 [Wes Foxx]: if its private how do we know if its gotten more than the 2 entries it needs or if the artist entered it themself?

2005-02-14 [Sunrose]: Maybe the owners of this page should be allowed to see the contest and check if it does :)

2005-02-14 [duende_negro]: Because I know it has.. it has now 4. But It's private to those who can't apreciate it.. and just to fuck.. But If you want to see if it has.. I'll add you to the forum.. and.. you can see ...So.. who are the owners fo this page?

2005-02-15 [Saffron]: I am, and ok, it can stay

2005-02-19 [Perplexity]: PLease, we need two more entries to close What's In a Name?!!!

2005-02-19 [Perplexity]: oh and uh, West Fan Art closed, <poll:44886> vote if ya have a minute =) Thanks!

2005-02-22 [duende_negro]: From the Photo forumyes--- vote for Shiny---> <poll:44772>

2005-02-22 [Wes Foxx]: -blinkblinks- i didnt know Inari qualified as fanart Oo it sorta walks the line for a creature contest since its anthro =/

2005-02-23 [BadCat]: Ooh, apologies. I think I did that on my rampage of order. I didn't realise it was an original character... put it back wherever you know it belongs.

2005-02-23 [Wes Foxx]: actually, im not entirely sure where it should go, it could go either way depending on how ya look at it

2005-02-23 [Amerthyst]: Wasent there already an Inuyasha fanart contest o.O I'm sure there was because I entered it last year o.O

2005-02-23 [Kaimee]: yeah there was :P

2005-02-27 [Mia the mermaid22]: Does anyone draw realistic and draw very good?

2005-02-27 [Yanaba]: me...kinda

2005-02-27 [Wes Foxx]: One or the other, but not both =/ but its just my self-oppinion since no one ever seems to comment on my gallery's new stuff =X (Foxx Galary)

2005-02-27 [liiga]: *is curious why the question was asked*

2005-02-27 [Kaimee]: liiga draws realistically and very well :P I draw realitically occaisionally and only very intermediately

2005-02-27 [liiga]: "only very intermediately" <- Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. :P

2005-02-27 [Mia the mermaid22]: Does anyone draw fantasy: mermaids, mermen, and elves?

2005-02-27 [Wes Foxx]: I draw anything as well as I can when asked.

2005-02-27 [Mia the mermaid22]: Does anyone draw fantasy?

2005-02-27 [Wes Foxx]: I do

2005-02-27 [Wes Foxx]: Hey, theres finally a new Featured Art. Now they just gotta take down Seduction of the Faye instead of doubling it up =P

2005-02-27 [Mia the mermaid22]: I sent you two messages.

2005-02-27 [Wes Foxx]: the details are excruciatingly exact O_o but I'll do my best

2005-02-27 [Mia the mermaid22]: Send me a message please?

2005-02-27 [Mia the mermaid22]: They do not have tails like a foxs

2005-02-27 [Mia the mermaid22]: What does Mer mean?

2005-02-27 [Mia the mermaid22]: Mer for merpeople and mermaids and mermen are people.

2005-02-27 [Wes Foxx]: lol, im not that stupid, i know what to do =P I just have the most experience drawing anthros. If you look I do do non-anthros like my submission to the Sayo Meric Contest

2005-02-27 [Mia the mermaid22]: Does anyone like Hera, Venus or Demeter?

2005-02-27 [Wes Foxx]: Um, wouldn't have much of an opinion as I've only studied them in my AP Latin Class, not worshiped them 2050 years ago O_<

2005-02-27 [Mia the mermaid22]: Ok

2005-02-27 [Mia the mermaid22]: Did you start draw my descriptions of the wife and husband yet?

2005-02-27 [Wes Foxx]: No I haven't, Im EXTREEMELY busy right now, so those won't be done for quite a while yet. (visit Order of Inari for details)

2005-02-27 [Kaimee]: whew demanding much! O.O; i feel for you Wes!

2005-02-27 [Kaimee]: and yes liiga, intermediately, so :P

2005-02-27 [Wes Foxx]: I'm trying to write a 8 books long story, do illustrations for that, and keep up with school stuff all at the same time.

2005-02-27 [Saffron]: what's with the interviewing everyone at once?

2005-02-27 [Mia the mermaid22]: Does anyone like Stargate sg-1 one?

2005-02-27 [Mia the mermaid22]: Wes Foxx: I am write two different stories one about Corie and also one about Atlantis.

2005-02-27 [Wes Foxx]: im writing eight connected stories, creating another 10 or so character sketches for it, creating artwork for each of the chapters, and after that I've got at LEAST one poem to write, 15+ pages of creative writing in my english journal, an AP latin class, colledge stuff everywhere, I'll be lucky to maintain my sanity at this rate.

2005-02-28 [Mia the mermaid22]: Does anyone draw egyptains?

2005-02-28 [Wes Foxx]: I did a portrait sketch of one in 2-D art a while ago. Gave him a mohawk instead of that fancy headress, and it turned out that its a perfect look for them.

2005-02-28 [Saffron]: Is anyone else annoyed by this? ¬¬'

2005-02-28 [Mia the mermaid22]: Who is your favorite god or goddess?

2005-02-28 [liiga]: [Mia the mermaid22], have you tried the Forums or private messages? They're more efficient than this. Right now, every comment you post sends a notification to 221 person. And I don't think all of them find it useful. ;)

2005-02-28 [Kaimee]: yes saffron. just slightly. its like being interrogated, but with no relation between each question, and no continuing from a question into a conversation, its just halted and you get the next one hurled at you.

2005-03-03 [Wes Foxx]: had to remove the Inari Contest because I posted an example drawing i did at the top since no one was entering. but since that breaks the rules here.

2005-03-04 [Perplexity]: What's In a Name? polls open until we get 100 votes! <poll:46050>

2005-03-04 [Katie Staines]: Hello... I apologize if this is the wrong place to ask, but is there a place where you post infant art contests until people show interest in it? A friend and I wish to know and I can't find it anywhere... Thank you if you can help me. =D 

2005-03-04 [angel_whispers]: [Wes Foxx]- entring an example does not break the rules so long as it is clearly labeled as an example and not an entry to be voted upon. If it had to be deleted because no one was entering, then you can always repost the contest link here to try again.

2005-03-04 [angel_whispers]: [Katie Staines] if you want to get interest in a contest, you can try posting the contest link in your mood, post it in the new contest section here (not sure if it's there already or not :p) or try advertising in some of the forums. I believe there is a forum specifically for the contests, and there may be one specifically for advertising as well.

2005-03-04 [Wes Foxx]: ahh, i thought we couldnt have our own art used on the page at all. and we just barely qualify with 2 entrys o_<

2005-03-05 [Katie Staines]: hokay, kewl! Thank you very much!

2005-03-06 [Wes Foxx]: i dont know why itd be a problemb. its a very tasteful nude picture. the problemb is only there when it starts to be pornographic

2005-03-06 [duende_negro]: Well I was asking if it was the problem.. because of the banner. But well yes, nude phorography doesn't have to be porn. It's not.

2005-03-08 [Saffron]: is there a forum about contests? really? I didn't know, I never tried using the forums on here... >.O

2005-03-08 [Saffron]: about the banner... well, it kinda slows the loading of this page down so I don't allow them here, advertise at contest corner with your banners please

2005-03-08 [duende_negro]: great!

2005-03-18 [Janouk]: Shouldn't something be done about Tigre-Search by [Kieve]? It says it's been deleted by the owner, so it doesn't belong here anymore, does it?

2005-03-23 [Dil*]: fushigi yuugi contest doesn't have any entries yet, please enter!!!!!

2005-03-25 [Kyrinn]: Interesting contest, Danayala, but you cant enter your own contest, it says so in the rules. *points*

2005-03-25 [Kyrinn]: You could enter it as an example...

2005-03-31 [spiritee]: gawd this page is such a b8tch to organize -_-;;

2005-03-31 [Saffron]: I know... ^^'

2005-04-01 [Daisy le Fleur]: IceCream Maniacs Contest SERIOUSLY needs entries....its sad.

2005-04-03 [Sygmatus]: What is with all the fan-worship contests?...all there "Draw my wiki character" types?...

2005-04-03 [spiritee]: *shrugs* people can make contests about what they want~

2005-04-03 [Tepi]: Hey all! (and sorry for advertising) There's a banner contest in Photomanipulators and we'd like you to help us to decide which banner should be our official one. So, please, vote for our best banner at <poll:47658>! ^_^ And we also need new members (beginners and professionals), so you're all welcome there if you're interested! Thanks! ^_^

2005-04-05 [Saffron]: new voting for contest of the month at contest ideas!

2005-04-06 [spiritee]: err, i don't know what's wrong with the tag up there near the herald contest thing..

2005-04-06 [Kaimee]: we calll that 'kaimee is lacking in sleep and therefore stupid'

2005-04-10 [Elmiira]: hemm.. I made my first contest ever, it's Where do the fairies sleep?.. well, I'm not sure is it fine.. but.. it's my first try.. :) I'd be really glad if you joined.. :P

2005-04-11 [Keii]: fate contest needs two more entries! Please enter...

2005-04-14 [Sunrose]: Tentacles of Insanity Contest could use more participants ;)

2005-04-14 [Janouk]: lol, doing a good job, aren't you? I read it everywhere ^^

2005-04-18 [Tepi]: New members in Photomanipulators still needed! =) And we'd appreciate if you voted for the best entry at <poll:49353> ^_^ There are also needed some new ideas for the next contest, so all ideas are welcome =)

2005-04-19 [spiritee]: [enter somethin witty here], your contest link doesn't work.

2005-05-10 [liiga]: [Aurinia], something's wrong with the link!

2005-05-14 [Kuruni]: does someone want to enter my contest? enter my house and check it.

2005-05-14 [Phenomenon]: I wouldn't mind some more participants for fantasy and science either, it's going really slow

2005-05-14 [dilandau]: so is my darkstalkers contest im going to end it soon if no one else enters

2005-05-15 [Kaimee]: am I the only person who runs plain ol anime contests these days? I want one I can enter damnit >.<

2005-05-15 [Elmiira]: you can join my Where do the fairies sleep?. Anime is allowed. :)

2005-05-15 [dilandau]: anime is allowed in mine as well :)

2005-05-15 [Saffron]: hah! prepare for the random anime-style-practice entries you'll all get now XD

2005-05-15 [dilandau]: my contest is based on a game.....that has an anime based on it. so i already expected to get some anime style drawings.

2005-05-16 [Kaimee]: I just want a general anime contest, for plain ol anime of any sort, competing against other anime. I have a couple of newer images Im really happy with and want to see how they hold up against everyone elses? :P

2005-05-16 [dshwshr55]: From what I've seen, it's usually no contest... >.>;

2005-05-17 [Dil*]: Advert: BUSH HATERS VS BUSH SUPPORTERS

2005-05-17 [Kyrinn]: and... that has to do with this page because.....?

2005-05-17 [Kaimee]: hey dil, minimise the spamming please.

2005-05-17 [Kaimee]: ..and shasey boy, you ever competed against asrun? ^^; THATS when theres no competition, we all practically lay down and die. No offense to any particuarly sensitive anime artists but asrun's one of my fav online artists, because every single pic is so amazingly designed, drawn, coloured and presented that it immediately outshines alot of the rest of the work, no matter how beautiful that is. Its a sad fact of life, and yeah, there are definetely a few other artists around who can measure up near her, and a few who are even past her, but for the most part... gracefully accepting defeat is the most many of us can do :P

2005-05-17 [Kaimee]: ...which is why i want HER to host a contest! :D mwaha, then she couldnt enter XD

2005-05-17 [Dil*]: ya tell me about it...few can stand up to her amazing CG (sorry about random spamage, but in my defense I haven't done it in a while! :P)

2005-05-18 [Amerthyst]: XD Agreed! though.. im not as good as kaimee *giggles*

2005-05-18 [Kyrinn]: you still spammed, [Dil*]. *grin*

2005-05-18 [Dil*]: alright...omg, it's started!! *fights down urge to advertise more*

2005-05-18 [Saffron]: blegh, no politics on my page please! XD

2005-05-18 [Amerthyst]: Lol If any of my wikis were popular Dil i'd let you advertise there XD But..there not popular at all ^-^

2005-05-19 [stuffAEAmade]: The EMOCC is looking for more participants. :)

2005-05-19 [beautiful _ darkness]: will everyone please go vote for you favs at upon rooftops thanks much

2005-05-20 [Saffron]:

I would like to ask the owners of NEW CONTESTS to mention their contest's start date please!

must... update... sometime... ><

2005-05-20 [Saffron]: The deadline for the reflection contest is set to July 1st! (wow, it's running since last september...) and there's a new contest of the month: true self, be sure to enter, everyone!

2005-05-22 [Amerthyst]: Need more entries in the Cute Banner Contest YES i said CUTE BANNER Anything Cute. you know..even evilishy Cute. Adorable fluffy big eyed.." I want to take over the world" or "your blood will be mine...please!" *Flashes those big cute eyes* type things. have fun.

2005-05-23 [beautiful _ darkness]: upon rooftops is in voting progress

2005-05-31 [Dil*]: ranting room

2005-05-31 [liiga]: what did that have to do w/ art contests, [Dil*]? o.o

2005-05-31 [Saffron]: It's spam!

2005-05-31 [Dil*]: oh damn they're onto me *runs*

2005-06-07 [Ninja Squirrel]: hey, people should enter the Orlando Contest. It needs 3 more people to enter before voting can happen.

2005-06-08 [spiritee]: Doll Illustrations Contest needs one more.

2005-06-09 [Saffron]: orlando contest? that's been running for YEARS now, hasn't it? ><

2005-06-21 [Dil*]: I remember about a year ago when this place was MAD with activity...what happened? take elftown back, discuss problems or solutions?

2005-06-21 [shadowic]: i dont think this is the place to be advertising that Wiki..but i understand what you are tryin to do and get more people to join...i am a member myself..but maybe you should post the link in your mood and go searching for people who you think might be interested and send them the link....

2005-06-24 [Kaimee]: Dudette, firstly spamming is irritating those of us here still interested in the arts side of elftown.. if i may speak generally :P secondly, disguise it BETTER at least girly.. :P

2005-06-24 [Saffron]: Well, I'd rather there's spam here than no conversation at all for weeks o.O So please, do spam!

2005-06-24 [shadowic]: SPPPPPPPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMM!!!!..*spams*...>.>....<.<...XD.....

2005-06-24 [Saffron]: yes! that's the spirit! XD (but no flooding, I will delete all flooding *nod*)

2005-06-24 [shadowic]: lol i dont mean to flood..and if it gets deleted i dont care...^___^...its not the end of the world..and im not gonna get like some people and be like "wat the fuck is wrong wit u?? i did n0thing wr0ng damn u!"...Those people are just morons who cant use correct english anyways...>.>...

2005-06-24 [Dil*]: No seriously, this place has seen much better days.

2005-06-25 [shadowic]: maybe..but people still join the contests..and there arent many problems with them...so there is nothing wrong that i can see...

2005-06-25 [Dil*]: No..it just hasn't been that active..I recall summers past..and alot of contests I joined tend to die..I help end some once in a while..but I can't do it all.

2005-06-25 [Saffron]: Well, that's the logical result from there being too many of them. If the owners of old contests are still around we should ask them to close soon, and new unsuccesful contests can be moved to contests on hold, like the policy used to be when I was watching them more carefully... It would be a lot better here if there weren't so many contests, there shouldn't be so many, it's silly

2005-06-26 [shadowic]: but they also give alot of choices for people who enter them...maybe there should be a seperate page for closed contests and ones in voting..and then have all the contests that are still available for entering on this page...might help a bit

2005-06-26 [Viperess]: it would help alot

2005-06-26 [Dil*]: There's ALOT of dead contests..

2005-06-26 [Kyrinn]: I prefer to call them 'slow moving', lol

2005-06-26 [Dil*]: Slow as in nothing happens for half a year..

2005-06-26 [Kyrinn]: *shrug* Ive not had an entry in my characters contest, but the deadline is 20 entries, no actual date to end.

2005-06-26 [Dil*]: I'm probably just bitter because I've entered a billion contests and none of them seem to be doing anything.

2005-06-26 [shadowic]: lol i know what you mean..all the contsets ive enetered havnt done anything..but thats fine with me..just gives me drawing ideas..^^..and that satisfies me enough

2005-06-26 [Dil*]: well, I just want a closure ya know..

2005-06-26 [shadowic]: yea to see what people really think of other peoples art when the voting begins....maybe you should try to promote some of the contests you are in to get more people to participate in them...

2005-06-27 [Dil*]: probably.

2005-06-27 [shadowic]: O.o...oiy...bloody morons must be eraticated from this world...they only have one good use...target practice...*cackles*

2005-06-27 [Kyrinn]: It seems someone learned a new word and wanted to use it..

2005-06-27 [shadowic]: yes so it seems...maybe i should teach it many knew words with my 2000 page hardback Webster's Dictionary..XD...and who says words dont hurt...hehe...

2005-06-27 [Saffron]: ?! luckily I possess the power of deletion around here, to take care of the SPAM, whoever wants to read what it was go to competitions

2005-06-27 [shadowic]: woo! the almightyness of the deletion power!!!...heh..

2005-06-29 [Kaimee]: i dont mind the lack of convo, because this place is always reliable when im bored as hell and looking for a contest (any contest) to enter. Everyone posts them here, and the people without enough experience to know to post them here generally arent running very reliable contests because they dont have suitable.. expertise :P So yeah, i personally dont think this place is at all dead. When ppl need to say something its said, otherwise, everyone just goes about the contests. its good :)

2005-06-29 [shadowic]: *noddles*

2005-06-30 [Dil*]: *pokes*

2005-06-30 [shadowic]: O.o'..dont touch me there...youre not my uncle....o.o...XD

2005-06-30 [Dark Adherent]: Oh my...that doesn't sound good at all...o.o

2005-06-30 [shadowic]: hehehe..XD

2005-06-30 [Dil*]: ahhh 1.) I am female XD XD

2005-06-30 [shadowic]: *knows this*...O.o'

2005-07-04 [Saffron]:

Everyone please go to the Reflection Contest to vote!

2005-07-07 [Perplexity]: Thundercats Fan Art Contest Hooooooooo!!!

2005-07-07 [Saffron]: hmm I might have been interested if that was a Swat Kats fanart contest *nod*

2005-07-10 [Perplexity]: aw *pouty* =s

2005-07-10 [Kaimee]: Finally got around to opening the new anime guild contest, check out General Manga Art Contest if you want to participate!!! :D

2005-07-15 [merilwen]: hi everyone! *waves* I am thinking about starting a competition, and was curious as to what kind of competition you would like to see/participate in.

2005-07-15 [shadowic]: something that could actually some to an end!!..hehehe...yes..feel the humorous sarcasm...bwuahaha..ahem...*shuts up and scurries off to work with the evilness of Paint*

2005-07-16 [Kaimee]: Well, what sort of art are you interested in? :)

2005-07-18 [Perplexity]: Prizes offered at Thundercats Fan Art Contest =9

2005-07-28 [Dil*]:

contest winners - go add your winners here!!!

2005-07-29 [Saffron]: o.O' ah, archives!

2005-07-31 [spiritee]: *sigh* back then, when there were only about five contests running at the same time...

2005-07-31 [Dil*]: well, there's about a million running, but most of them aren't doing much :/

2005-07-31 [Saffron]: is it weird if I have an idea for a writing contest?

2005-07-31 [Perplexity]: WRiters need to be challenged, too - though would they look here?

2005-07-31 [Perplexity]: 80's fans should check out [Lothuriel]'s contest - A Tribute to the Transformers =)

2005-07-31 [Lothuriel]: ooooh, yeah!! LOL! I forgot to advertise didn't I?

2005-07-31 [Perplexity]: silly goose!

2005-07-31 [Danboo]: go to Winged Humaniod Contest

2005-08-01 [Kaimee]: Why? :P

2005-08-01 [Daisy le Fleur]: Fables & FairyTales Contest Deadline extended until 31 August..

2005-08-09 [Daisy le Fleur]: New one up there! A Coloring Competition!

2005-08-09 [Perplexity]: Vote please for the Tentacles of Insanity Contest - <poll:58869>

2005-08-09 [Danboo]: to join thats why

2005-08-11 [spiritee]: [Saffron] you need to change the new contest of hte month~

2005-08-13 [Kaimee]: I never quite caught onto how the contest of the month thing works, care to fill me in? :P

2005-08-13 [spiritee]: we're just featuring one contest a month to make it stand out and get more entires.

2005-08-13 [Kaimee]: How is it chosen? o.o

2005-08-13 [Saffron]: *back* democratically from contest ideas

2005-08-14 [spiritee]: Doll Illustrations Contest voting!

2005-08-24 [Amerthyst]: o.o

2005-08-24 [Elisha Kelly]: ooh, just added a new contest, my first... very nervous...

2005-08-25 [Sygmatus]: Can there another section added for Wiki-based art contests?

2005-08-26 [Saffron]: uhh, I guess, maybe, it would be a good warning for those who would enter otherwise XD

2005-08-26 [Saffron]: vote for the new contest of the month at contest ideas!

2005-08-27 [Vampire_Soul]: Should not the BFG contest be moved to Deadline set? It's deadline is August 25th...?

2005-08-27 [Perplexity]: Incarnations of Immortality Contest now open =)

2005-09-03 [iippo]: All things Alice -contest is closed, it should be moved from its category.

2005-09-04 [narcissblossom]: Hey, I need a good fairy contest to enter; any sugestions?

2005-09-04 [dilandau]: fans of Joseph Michael Linsner please check out my Dawn fanart contest :)

2005-09-05 [*priestess kikyo*]: hi i've stared a contest Hall of Heros art contest i hope some of you check it out and enter!

2005-09-12 [Janouk]: Anyone having or wanting to join photo contests? Go to Photo Contests ;-) Thank you ^__^

2005-09-13 [Saffron]: new contest of the month, everybody:

The Mask Contest

2005-09-15 [Chaos Sun]: Because halloween is Coming aroudn just a reminder that Chaos Sun's Pumpkin Carving Contest has been ongoing and the deadline is now Oct 25!

2005-09-29 [Saffron]: what is that huge contest deadline collection doing on mainstreet? I hope they only picked the nice ones o.O

2005-09-29 [spiritee]: go to MC, Saffron.

2005-10-01 [Kaimee]: No, they've picked any :( I remain loyal to this page though, I like it more XP

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