The idea within this theme is for your work to be a political statement about what your feelings are regarding this subject. As never before we want this contest to be a great showcase of your amazing art talent, telling something people needs to hear about! Saving the Planet is the resposability of us all, and it can start at home, in our daily actions.

Of course we are still a painting club, so please don't missunderstand me, your work doesn't need to be a "poster", actually we usually forbid the inclusion of typography (digitally added text). Nevertheless, I know your creative minds will know how to help out a bit more by spreading the word!

The theme can be approached from any side: actual issues / prevention / political statements / etc. As long as you stick to the mediums we define in our guidelines, your work is elegible to win!






To participate in this contest you must be a member of *painters. If you are not, don't stress, you can apply for the club, and even if we don't add you inmediately, if we have your "Join" note, that's enough.

Your entry must be a traditional painting. Allowed mediums include watercolors, oils, acrylics, inks, and some other typer of liquid or semiliquid painting mediums. For this time, and this contest only, we will also allow the inclusion of foreign objects, that stand for the recycle/reuse theme. This meaning: You can submit as entry: a painting made just from paint (as normally we submit into the club), or paint over a reused object (see this as example: [link] ) or use recycled elements as a part of the painting (see Berni’s work as example: [link] ). In any case this has to be done by hand, digital collages won’t be accepted. Please take in consideration that the works must be overall a painting, so please keep a measured inclusion of things, so it’s not simply a collage. Painting must be the predominant medium of the work. If you have doubts, please consult the club by note.

Every member can only submit 1 entry to this contest. Your entry must be a scan or a photograph of your traditional work, of at least 700 pixels of width. Take in consideration that a good photograph will help your entry show better, and try avoiding the flares (there’s a good tutorial to do it here: [link] ). You must upload your entry into your deviantart gallery and add in the description the fact that is a submission for this contest.

You must submit to the club the link to your entry in a Note under the subject “Bring Out the Trash”. In it, you must include the size, a description of the mediums you used, and an statement from you about the topic. Notes with entries that don’t follow this guidelines could be ignored since they could be moved directly to the club’s regular submissions queue list, so please write correctly the subject of the note.



You have 2 months to submit your entry. This means submissions will be closed by April 17th, 2008. Winners will be announced between the 2 weeks of the closure. Extended til May 31st!!


1st prize:
- 1 year subscription to deviantArt OR 1 year subscription to deviantPrints, courtesy of =rakastajatar
- A 1 month journal feature, an exclusive (reference vintage model photos) stock pack OR an (unlimited) Customed Designed Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

2nd prize:
- 1 year subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of =peggymintun
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 10 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

3rd prize:
- 6 months subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of *wanderinatnight
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 10 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

4th prize:
- 6 months subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of *wanderinatnight
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 8 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

5th prize:
- 3 months subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of `Duffzilla
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 8 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

6th prize:
- 3 months subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of `Duffzilla
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 4 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

7th prize:
- 3 months subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of *leftyfro
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 4 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

8th prize:
- 3 months subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of *leftyfro
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 4 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

9th prize:
- 3 months subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of *anachsunamon
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 4 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

10th prize:
- 1 month subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of =rakastajatar
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 4 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock


(not to copy just to inspire you!)

YouTube: Mr W.: Awesone Ad about renewable energies

When Recycled Clothes Come Back to Life - The Art of Kaarina Kaikkonen

F*&king Recycle, a Poster Collection by Becky Redman

Casually Green Designs Posters

*Hydrangeas


~TeaPartyGirl


~Gaetan-Henrioux


_{Don't forget you can recomend featured artists in our FORUM:
[link]} and don't forget to check the previous features

In order to join the club or submitting artwork to be posted in our gallery, you must be aware of our guidelines. Please check the club guidelines and the submission guidelines . By becoming a member you agree to accept them

_{check out shoutboard for more info}

The idea within this theme is for your work to be a political statement about what your feelings are regarding this subject. As never before we want this contest to be a great showcase of your amazing art talent, telling something people needs to hear about! Saving the Planet is the resposability of us all, and it can start at home, in our daily actions.

Of course we are still a painting club, so please don't missunderstand me, your work doesn't need to be a "poster", actually we usually forbid the inclusion of typography (digitally added text). Nevertheless, I know your creative minds will know how to help out a bit more by spreading the word!

The theme can be approached from any side: actual issues / prevention / political statements / etc. As long as you stick to the mediums we define in our guidelines, your work is elegible to win!



To participate in this contest you must be a member of *painters. If you are not, don't stress, you can apply for the club, and even if we don't add you inmediately, if we have your "Join" note, that's enough.

Your entry must be a traditional painting. Allowed mediums include watercolors, oils, acrylics, inks, and some other typer of liquid or semiliquid painting mediums. For this time, and this contest only, we will also allow the inclusion of foreign objects, that stand for the recycle/reuse theme. This meaning: You can submit as entry: a painting made just from paint (as normally we submit into the club), or paint over a reused object (see this as example: [link] ) or use recycled elements as a part of the painting (see Berni’s work as example: [link] ). In any case this has to be done by hand, digital collages won’t be accepted. Please take in consideration that the works must be overall a painting, so please keep a measured inclusion of things, so it’s not simply a collage. Painting must be the predominant medium of the work. If you have doubts, please consult the club by note.

Every member can only submit 1 entry to this contest. Your entry must be a scan or a photograph of your traditional work, of at least 700 pixels of width. Take in consideration that a good photograph will help your entry show better, and try avoiding the flares (there’s a good tutorial to do it here: [link] ). You must upload your entry into your deviantart gallery and add in the description the fact that is a submission for this contest.

You must submit to the club the link to your entry in a Note under the subject “Bring Out the Trash”. In it, you must include the size, a description of the mediums you used, and an statement from you about the topic. Notes with entries that don’t follow this guidelines could be ignored since they could be moved directly to the club’s regular submissions queue list, so please write correctly the subject of the note.



You have 2 months to submit your entry. This means submissions will be closed by April 17th, 2008. Winners will be announced between the 2 weeks of the closure. Extended til May 17th!!


1st prize:
- 1 year subscription to deviantArt OR 1 year subscription to deviantPrints, courtesy of =rakastajatar
- A 1 month journal feature, an exclusive (reference vintage model photos) stock pack OR an (unlimited) Customed Designed Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

2nd prize:
- 1 year subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of =peggymintun
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 10 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

3rd prize:
- 6 months subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of *wanderinatnight
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 10 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

4th prize:
- 6 months subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of *wanderinatnight
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 8 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

5th prize:
- 3 months subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of `Duffzilla
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 8 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

6th prize:
- 3 months subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of `Duffzilla
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 4 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

7th prize:
- 3 months subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of *leftyfro
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 4 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

8th prize:
- 3 months subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of *leftyfro
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 4 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

9th prize:
- 3 months subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of *anachsunamon
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 4 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock

10th prize:
- 1 month subscription to deviantArt, courtesy of =rakastajatar
- A 1 month shoutboard feature (for all winners), a (maxium of 4 designs) Digital Scrapbooking Pack and an exclusive animated stamp (for participating, which states their prize placing) courtesy of =inspyretash-stock


(not to copy just to inspire you!)

YouTube: Mr W.: Awesone Ad about renewable energies

When Recycled Clothes Come Back to Life - The Art of Kaarina Kaikkonen

F*&king Recycle, a Poster Collection by Becky Redman

Casually Green Designs Posters

~vanVlietArt


*krukart


~rosilyn


_{Don't forget you can recomend featured artists in our FORUM:
[link]} and don't forget to check the previous features

In order to join the club or submitting artwork to be posted in our gallery, you must be aware of our guidelines. Please check the club guidelines and the submission guidelines . By becoming a member you agree to accept them

_{check out shoutboard for more info}

We have now created a Collection to display the club's Previous Features. Please take a look at it!!!

Please fav it: [link]


The guidelines for the contest will be posted soon, but meanwhile I'd like to introduce you guys to our new contest theme: "Renewability: the power of reusing, a green and political earth-defensive theme"

The idea within this theme is for your work to be a political statement about what your feelings are regarding this subject. As never before we want this contest to be a great showcase of your amazing art talent, telling something people needs to hear about! Saving the Planet is the resposability of us all, and it can start at home, in our daily actions.

Of course we are still a painting club, so please don't missunderstand me, your work doesn't need to be a "poster", actually we usually forbid the inclusion of typography (digitally added text). Nevertheless, I know your creative minds will know how to help out a bit more by spreading the word!

The theme can be approached from any side: actual issues / prevention / political statements / etc. As long as yuo stick to the painting mediums we define in our guidelines, your work is elegible to win!

And let me say, the prizes are amazing!! I will list them better later, but we have at least a couple years subscriptions to deviantart, prints accounts, and many 6, 3 and 1 months subcriptions.

Now before leaving you all, I'll leave you with a bunch of info I have been gathering for you to get informed & inspired.

*hugs to you all*

`arwenita

PD: Please if you have some articles or other info to add, send it in a note!



LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT RENEWABILITY AND RECYCLING

Selected Articles

Wikipedia: Renewable Energy
[link]

Enviromental Leader: Global Inheritance Marketing Green to Gen Y:
According to research from Mintel International, companies spend more than $1 billion a year on cause-related marketing, much of it increasingly going to green-related issues. But they need someone to help get their green message out to a younger audience.
Read more: [link]

Guardian Unlimited - Earthshakers: the top 100 green campaigners of all time
[link]

Washington Post: Titans of Ecology.T.C. Williams Among Rising Number of 'Green' Schools.
[link]

Recycling: Good for the Environment, Good for the Economy
This brochure highlights the many positive impacts recycling has on California's environment and its economy. The question and answer format highlights the significant indicators that, besides being good for the environment, recycling of waste materials generates more revenue and jobs than landfill disposal.
Read more: [link]

TreeHugger - Sweden Raises The Renewable Energy Bar
[link]

The Renewable Planet: 8 Years to Save the Planet from Global Warming
[link]



Take Action!

Petition: Global Petition for the implementation of sustainable energy production and living systems - for US citizens
[link]



Inspiration:

YouTube: Mr W.: Awesone Ad about renewable energies:
[link]

When Recycled Clothes Come Back to Life - The Art of Kaarina Kaikkonen
[link]

F*&king Recycle, a Poster Collection by Becky Redman
[link]

Casually Green Designs Posters
[link]

Awareness Ideas: Recycling posters
[link]



My Favorite Green Sites:

Care2: [link]

TreeHugger: [link]

Enviromental Leader: [link]

~nalanece


~seacloud73


~theirison


_{Don't forget you can recomend featured artists in our FORUM:
[link]} and don't forget to check the previous features

In order to join the club or submitting artwork to be posted in our gallery, you must be aware of our guidelines. Please check the club guidelines and the submission guidelines . By becoming a member you agree to accept them

_{check out shoutboard for more info}

Poll Results: the poll is now closed, and the results are:
66 deviants said Renewability: the power of reusing, a green and political earth-defensive theme (the message is really important in this one)
34%
63 deviants said Transfigurating (you or another, transfigurating into an animal, a beast, a monster, etc. It should be a middle point, and should provide the reference)
31%
57 deviants said In a 100 years from now (a place, a thing, a society, a fashion look + present the actual reference)

So just wait a few days and guidelines will be up. I'll be contacting all the offering sponsors and letting you guys know about the prizes.

Keep in mind that as usual is a traditional painting contest, only painting mediums are allowed, and probably you'll have around 2 months to present your entry! If you are not a member yet and want to participate, simply send a note (even if nobody tell you you are added, as long as you are in the inbox with your note that's enough).

In other news *anachsunamon gifted a club with a 3 months sub! so go give her a big hug in her page!!



`arwenita

Jan. 18th - Update.
Oh yes, I am sooo happy about the poll so far so many prople participanting, the results are so close!! so please make sure you leave your vote too!!! I am so excited the 3 themes have been very well accepted by everyone So please leave your comments and vote, and pass the poll on for others to vote too!!!



Also we are needing sponsors for this contest, so if any of you wants to collaborate with prizes for the winners, please contact the club!!! Subscriptions, prints, anything just let me know!

Jan. 14th
Finally some contest news!! There is now a poll at --> [link] where you can vote between the 3 contest ideas, that came out from your own ideas list left in this journal. Read well the 3 options, and leave your vote!!!

In about a week, I'll close the poll, and announce the new contest theme with its guidelines!!!

Anyone that wants to sponsor this new contest with prizes for the winners, please contact me!!!

Happy voting, take care, and enjoy the new features!!!



`arwenita

~postapocalypsia


~Ancreathe


~milalu1