H̲e̲r̲e̲ is my entry of Malia, and I'm including a slightly more saturated version here . Happy I made it in time

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I'm happy you made it in time, too! xD Saving and logging this one as well~

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I love being late to the party
Here's my guy, I decided he needed more Anthro drawings and needed to do a warmup drawing since I haven't drawn in a bit, so sorry if somethings look funny or something

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https://i.ibb.co/ChQwSgq/Untitled2033-20230618230134.png

My th is Willow_the_Floof13

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Hi WillowTF! Right on time, thanks for drawing my boy! I'll get this saved and logged on the list. :D

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Of course!! And thank you for letting me join on such short notice, I needed more practice drawing dragons and fire so this was nice😎

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Alright, well, officially closing this for judging! :o
Thanks so much everyone for your entries! I love them all so much, this is gonna be really difficult lol.
When you next hear from me, it'll be for the results.

Some notes/info!
-If you don't see yourself (or the right count of how many arts you sent) on the front, let me know ASAP! I'm pretty sure I got everyone, but I really don't wanna accidentally overlook anything.
-I will announce results here on the thread, and I'll finally get to make comments on the arts. It was so hard not to let you guys know exactly how much I loved these during the contest, haha.
-EVERYONE WILL RECEIVE SOMETHING, as I mentioned before. If you placed in the top 5 or if you were a runner up or hit one of the hidden bonuses, you'll get pure GB! If you didn't place, you'll still get something nice, determined by RNG. I'm getting a randomizer set up to decide what you get, which I hope will be worth everyone's while. :) There's definitely bigger and smaller prizes in the randomizer but each should be worth at least a couple GB.
-A panel of artist friends from elsewhere is helping me judge the contest, though I do have the final say.
-Please allow me at least a few days to judge this, there are a lot of entries! I will aim to have it done before the end of the week, but will definitely have it done before July begins, promise!

-If you didn't tell me the best place to credit you, I'll default to your Lioden account for credit! If you'd like to be credited elsewhere, please do let me know when you can. :)

Uhhh I think that's it, I'll get back to you guys soon!

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Alright everyone, the moment you've been waiting for...The results! Thankfully I can get these to you earlier than I expected, but it definitely took hours to get everything figured out.
The judges and I have considered each piece, and we all agree – what an amazing showing of art from all of you wonderful artists! Thanks SO MUCH everyone for entering!
We each had our own favorites, but there were a few pieces we agreed were worthy of the top spots! Read on and see...

1st PLACE WINNER - WillowTF13|G3 Frail 2x Ros (#371505) - 500 GB prize
Willow, I'm so glad you managed to sneak in with that last day entry. Every single judge picked your piece for their top 5 (the only piece to do so) and I definitely agree. Your art skill, the motion of the piece, the lighting with the green fire, the spooky tentacles – everything came together just right.

2nd PLACE WINNER - Gob (#257307) - 400 GB prize (+50 for 4x submissions)
Gob, you did SO MANY PIECES...4 pieces, all of such great quality! The judges loved everything you submitted, though it was impossible to agree on a favorite out of them since they were all so lovely in their own ways. I feel like the top piece from you would probably be the piece with Vivian, Stripes, and the observation constructs. The interaction, how cute Stripes was, adding a background and the general vibe...Awesome. I also wanna point out how much I loved the color and lighting on the piece with Life, and we can't forget about how great the arts of my big buff dragon men were. -waggles eyebrows-

3rd PLACE WINNER - HL| G2 Natural Velvet (#233469) - 300 GB prize
HL, with two digital arts and one traditional! It was hard to pick which of your pieces was the best...The judges thought Malia's piece was the most worthy of their limited top 5 slots, but every judge said the Croceile piece was amazing too! Thank you SO MUCH for drawing characters who don't tend to get as much love from artists, I didn't count that towards your ranking but I DO appreciate it, haha. And you attempted the Zeta Event Monster as well... I didn't expect anyone to even try, it's so complicated lol. Was definitely cool getting a piece of that, too.

4th PLACE WINNER - ash (#208336) - 200 GB prize
Aaaaaa my boy!! So soft!! So pretty! You drew Soren so well, the colors went together perfectly with that background and everything. The glow of his eyes...the cute lil birb...I just couldn't help giving this piece one of the top spots.

5th PLACE WINNER - Creech (#430477) - 100 GB prize (+50 for 5 submissions)
Creech, holy moly, 5 pieces! I can't even! Ok, I just wanna say you have a very cool style. Kinda sketchy at times but in the best of ways. Your use of color is bold and not always 100% to the colorpick but you know what, with your style it WORKS so well. You also showed that you definitely read character profiles pretty closely, I loved that. The judges thought your Lucifer pic was the best, with the Kiru one a close second and my own fave from your submissions (yesss spooky tentacles, thank you).

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Whew! It was so hard to pick, honestly a few folks in Runners Up were fighting hard for that 5th slot there, lol. But speaking of runners up...Let's get to them! Runners Up get 50 GB each, but the quantity award for 4 or more submissions continues on in this ranking, so one Runner Up will be getting 100 GB instead of 50. :)
Oh, keep in mind for this ranking, this is NOT NECESSARILY IN ORDER FROM HERE ON!

Runner Up – Potato (#222976) – 50 GB prize
Your art of Death's dragon form was so cool! Look at all those TEETH and SPIKES! I know from experience that those can take a while, haha. Honestly I think the neck teeth are my favorite bits, so spooky. The different positions and sizes add to that vibe.

Runner Up – Sixle (#361822) – 50 GB prize
Your art of Soren had such lovely vibes, and he's so soft and pretty, aaaa! My sweet boy...Such a nice face.

Runner Up – Rook (#430197) – 50 GB prize
Your art of Nora was so gooood! Those eyes... The background was simple but honestly perfect for her. And she would totally balance a knife on her finger, that's so her lol.

Runner Up – Butter (#188242) – 50 GB prize
Score one for another person who definitely read profiles, haha. Man, I love interactions. That poor construct, Stripes has too much fun with them. And he definitely looks excited!

Runner Up – ShadowWoof (#214897) – 50 GB prize (+50 for 6 submissions)
And the record for most pieces submitted goes to you! ...It's the same as for 4 or 5, but hey, bragging rights beyond that? Lol. Ok, your regular pieces were great, but this might sound weird to say...The chibis were so cute, I somehow like them even better. Especially that chibi Isabella.

Runner Up – saturn (#195146) – 50 GB prize
One of the most adorable ideas from all of the submissions tbh. Crilo and Willow napping in the grass in the sunlight...As I've said, I love seeing characters together and this was just too cute, plus the grass and flowers look really pretty.

Runner Up – GucciEyeballs (#160422) – 50 GB prize (+25 for first submission)
You were the very first person to submit art for the contest! I gotta add a lil bonus for that. You have quite a fun style with that sketchy color!

Runner Up – Maz (#415513) – 50 GB prize
I love seeing Kiru and Vesta together! Vesta looks so soft, I wanna per her lol. Looks to me like they're about to go on a mission and are considering the best course of action for it.

Runner Up – Arissa (#370756) – 50 GB prize
Your Lucifer piece was really cool with the fire and the smug look, but the Vesta and Willow interaction piece was the star of the show for you. Just too cute!! And I noticed the leaf on Willow's head, I love that haha.

Runner Up – MovesLikeJagger (#382509) – 50 GB prize
A very nice Lucifer piece! That fire in the background and foreground has a really cool shape and style. And those wings are real nice!

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OTHER PARTICIPANTS
….Ok, honestly, judging was really hard. A lot of people who didn't make it up to the runners up level really could have been. There were so many amazing artists, so PLEASE don't think your art is bad if you're on this part of the list! I still wanna recognize you and thank you for how awesome you are for participating, and I love your art so much.
Like the previous ranking, this one is NOT IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER, aside from the two on top here which, I gotta be honest I spent like 4 hours figuring out if they'd make it into runners up or not, soooooo I boosted them to the highest prize on the participant wheel automatically, because I can.

Lizard (#244299) - Boosted prize (buffalo scrotum)
You were soooo close to making it to runner up, honestly your art is super cute and I loved both pieces. Like, the faces especially, how adorable.

ᴋᴏʀᴇ G2 OCTA DAWN (#110895) – Boosted prize (buffalo scrotum)
Your piece was honestly gorgeous and also was extremely close to making it to runners up. Something about your color usage is just really nice, like she's almost got a soft glow which is super neat!

Gwen (#369404) - Breeding item prize rolled! (yohimbe bark)
Your entry took a lot of effort and it showed! Life is so hard to draw but I think you did her justice. :)
Such pretty butterflies with her too!

ShadeX G3 Dwarf(Penta Ros) (#191519) - Bundles of goodies prize rolled! (food bundle x25, toy bundle x25)
A nice Lucifer piece with a nice pose, and the motion was a nice touch! You did quite nicely on his outfit, too.

Limitless | Leonid G2 Felis (#129351) - Decor prize rolled! (Comet Halo)
Two pieces, wow! It was pretty cool to get both a digital and traditional piece from you. I thought the line style on Lucifer's wings was particularly neat!

Goof the second (it/moon) (#279221) – Applicator prize rolled! (Blue poinsettia fluff)
Aw, Life looks so sweet here with her flower. Honestly flowers are a nice touch for her!

W.RiceRake.W (#347157) - Applicator prize rolled! (Dicey ice)
Super cute piece of Elaina, the addition of the pumpkin pin to note how much she loves Halloween was a cute and fun touch!

Iriss (#235174) - Applicator prize rolled! (Protea nectar)
Thanks for the lovely art of Stripes! He definitely looks like he's about to get into some kind of mischief, possibly stalking something closer to the ceiling...like maybe an observation construct off screen, heh.

Carti_lover (#425586) – Decor prize rolled! (White sphinx wings top)
Vesta looks sweet and excited! Thank you for the lovely art. :)

Botat (#429931) - Applicator prize rolled! (Ivory fur)
How interesting to see Stripes as an anthro! Gotta wonder, would he get into even more mischief that way? The answer is probably yes.

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Alrighty. All that being said, I'm going to start sending prizes out tonight! Please let me know if you don't get yours by the end of the day tomorrow.
I'll be uploading these pieces to the characters' Toyhouse galleries probably tomorrow or the day after, so again, do let me know if you have a Toyhouse or other preferred credit site for me to use other than your Lioden. Unless you've already told me, in which case you're good, haha.
And THANKS AGAIN to everyone who entered! Whew. Long post.

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Man, I forgot you couldn't send stuff to people who haven't been online in a week, lol.
Everything should be sent out now except for the following: Potato.
Reminder to self to try again later or wait for a poke from them, lol. I'll definitely lose this if I don't mark it down here.

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Holy moly!! I'm so glad you liked my drawing enough to give it the top spot, what an honor to hear you all liked my drawing!! I cannot thank you enough for your generosity! It was a blast participating, and everyone else did such an amazing job with some pretty amazing drawings!

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congrats to everyone, what a great way to come together and celebrate such wonderful ocs and show off everyone's artistic abilities!! <3 <3 <3

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OH THANK YOU SM!! Im so glad you liked the art!:) And Congrats to the winners and runner ups and EVERYONE else!!!

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Good job everyone, and thank you so much for hosting this fun competition Kiru ! I think we can all agree that your characters are amazing!

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Congrats to everyone!

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Congrats to everyone who was picked! Im super grateful to be placed at 2nd

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Ah thank you and congrats everyone this was so fun

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