Time to get this second contest of the year started!  The first one I held this year had a decent turn out, but I'm hoping even more people enter this one.  What can I say, I enjoy seeing the drawings people come up with for my contests.  

If you couldn't tell from the title this contest involves original characters and summer.  This will be a "draw yours and my original character" type of contest in which you show the characters enjoying summer.  Each entry must have at least one of my characters and one of your characters for it to be eligible.  Your character can be a completely original one or an OC from a popular existing universe (pokemon, naruto, bleach, etc) as long as it is your own character.  It can even be one that you make up just for this contest.  Unlike my last "yours and my oc" contest you will only have two of my OCs to choose from.  This is mostly cause they are the ones who I've really been focusing on.  For whatever reason I've never made character sheets for either of them so I'll once again post small descriptions below so you people can get an idea about them.

Rules:

- Each entry must contain at least one of your OCs and one of mine (from the two available)
- Entry must portray the summer theme in some way.  If you are unsure about something then ask.
- Entries can be digital or traditional
- Photo manipulations or quick sketches will not be allowed.
- Finished linearts will be accepted
- Collaborations are allowed, but please know that the prize will be split between the collaborating parties.
- Backgrounds are not required, but helpful
- Each person is allowed to submit two entries.  Any entries over that limit will replace older ones in historical order.
- Please note me with your entry/entries.
- Contest will end Saturday, July 13, 2013 at midnight EST

If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask.

Prizes:

Here are the current prizes.  There might be some more being added depending on if people donate some....

First place:
-$30 from me
-full color digital painting of an OC of the winner's choice from *GeoCaecias (examples:[link] [link] )

Second Place:
-$20 from me
-flat color digital drawing of an OC of the winner's choice from *GeoCaecias (examples:[link] [link] )

Third Place:
-$10 from me
-digital sketch of an OC of the winner's choosing from *GeoCaecias (example:[link] [link] )

To receive the prize as cash you must have a paypal account.  If you do not have/don't want to make a paypal account then you will be awarded the points equivalent.

I'm looking for people to donate some prizes too.  If you wish to donate prizes to the pool then check out the journal here ->[link]  Also if someone would be willing to donate 5 points to me for advertising purposes that would be great....

Judging:

Judging will once again be done by myself.  Here is what I'll be looking at when judging.
- Characters: Pretty much how well you are able to portray my characters and the interaction between them and your OCs
- Originality: Self explanatory (I hope)
- Quality: I never have this high on what I look at, but I do want you to do your best job.

Deadline:

Contest starts now and will end Saturday July 13, 2013 at midnight EST.  By midnight I mean the midnight between July 13th and 14th.  No entries will be accepted after this time.

Good luck to all those who enter and I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

My OCs:

Here are the descriptions of the two OCs of mine that will be available for use in the contest.  Don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have about them.

Allison Marie Rosewood:
Gallery->[link]
Personality: Shy, introverted, self-conscious, cheerful
Allison is the result of an experiment performed by her parents which was to inject a slurry of animal DNA into a human embryo.  She is physically superior to any normal human with the only her giant rabbit ears being telltale sign that she isn't quite human.  Even though she comes from a high society family, she was still bullied/teased while growing up and most people are against the taboo behind how she was created.  She dislikes being out in public places due to people staring at her ears. If you touch her ears you are more then likely going to be punched through a wall.  Since meeting Nastassia and opening her bar in the Parallexus she has become a bit more outgoing/confident.  Allison loves reading, mostly fantasy adventure and horror, along with things of occult nature which has caused her to open a small curiosity shop/bookstore. Other things she enjoys are fencing, gymnastics, hiking, video games, and strategy games.

Nastassia Cornovich:
Gallery->[link]
Personality: Lewd, sociable, crazy, smart
Nastassia is an engineering genius who unfortunately was born to a poor family in Eastern Bloc.  Her parents abused her in every way while growing up causing her to runaway when she was 14.  She now lives in an abandoned factory in Eastern Bloc with a few robotic companions (most notably Control and The Swarm).  She lived a very self-destructive lifestyle up until meeting the other OCs.  Since then she has worked on improving herself though she sometimes still slips into her past ways.  Nastassia has no problem being the life of a party and enjoys living each day as if it was her last.