You can pre-order the new Leek & Sushi book Manga Cupcakes from today. If you do, you’ll get it before the MCM Expo, where it’s officially launched. Get it before anyone else! Brag to your friends! Yush.
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The Art contest @ MCM Midlands Expo was judged by members of Inspired comics and Willie Hewes of Itch publishing. We were impressed with many of the entries, and it was hard job again to pick just four winners. We have only four prizes to give away, but for each category, we also picked runners up, art we felt deserved special mention.
PRE-MADE:
This category is for those of you who made drawings at home, and brought them in. We did not get very many entries in this category, so next year, don’t forget to bring a drawing in for a chance to win prizes.
Under 16:
WINNER:
Jessica Parry for this beautiful soft pencil drawing. The judges were particularly impressed with the detail in the eyes of the characters and the very soft textures. Well done, some Letraset goodies will be coming your way soon!
RUNNER-UPS
Beatrice Robbins, for these 3 very bold and cute characters. The expressions are great and a good choice of markers for colouring.
Orlaith Baker, for this great digital drawing. It has a great overall atmosphere and interesting positioning on the page giving it a feeling of movement.
Over 16:
WINNER
Tyler Wilson for this bold digital piece. The lighting is interesting and makes the character really stand out from the background. You too win some arts materials from Letraset.
RUNNER-UP
Ashley Mountford, for this interesting drawing of 2 characters interacting. The shadows are bold and the characters have subtle expressions.
ARTISTS ALLEY:
This is the category for all those who sat down and drew something cool on the spot. The Artists Alley was busy all day, so we had a lot of great stuff to choose from, and it was hard to pick the winners.
Under 16:
WINNER
Isabel Grainger drew a pretty blue haired character. The judges agreed that the bright colouring and bold shadows made it really stand out. Congratulations, Letraset will send you your goodies soon!
RUNNER-UPS
Liz/Kyle Crompton for these 3 very different characters. Judges particularly loved the expression of the red haired character.
Xantia Alloop for this pencil and pen drawing. We really loved the depth given by the background and the overall mood of the drawing. Gloomy, but very nicely done.
16 and over:
WINNER
Fiona Robertson for this lovely Alice picture. The markers were used well to create soft lighting and the pose is great. We also loved the very dopey-looking Cheshire Cat. You win… some goodies from Letraset!
RUNNERS-UP
Emily McGorman has a bold and distinctive style. We really loved the skill with the markers and the thick and thin line weights used.
Bethany Carless-Turland for this great stylised image. The lighting is bold and the addition of the hand makes the image more interesting.
The good people at Letraset will send the prizes to the winners of each category, Jessica Parry, Tyler Wilson, Isabel Grainger and Fiona Robertson, soon.
To everyone who was commended: well done, we love your stuff! If we can see more of your work anywhere online, why not leave a comment to point us to it?
Well done and thank you to everyone who entered the competition. There were many more excellent pictures, but we can only put so many up on the website. We hope you had fun, and if you didn’t win, please try again!
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New book coming up!
The Pariah’s Urn is a fantasy adventure with arcane magic and scoundrellous thieves. It’s currently in production, and it’s hard to tell you anything about when it might be out, but I didn’t think it was too early to let you have a peek at YdAo’s great-looking art and solid fantasy world.
Check it out: The Pariah’s Urn.
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1. I understand that some of you are really stressing about the deadline, and the resizing and formatting, and how to get it all sorted in time. I don’t want to put off deciding on the selection for the book much longer, but of course I want you all to have an opportunity to submit your entry.
Here’s what we’ll do: I’ll extend the deadline one more time, to midnight on the 25th of November.
If you’re really stuck on resizing, or you don’t have time to do it, at least send in the form with your details so I know yours is on the way.
The form:
Your name as you want it in the book: __________
Name of your entry: _______________
Number of pages: __________________
Your e-mail: _________________
A phone number in case I need it: _______________
2. The embassy has decided not to announce the winners until February. Much wailing and gnashing of teeth was heard. However:
You can be part of the book whether you are a winner or not, because in either case your entry is still yours to publish or do with as you please. You just can’t publish it before the prize ceremony is held, but that’s not a problem as Leek & Sushi 2 will not come out until after that, anyway. So, really, it doesn’t change anything as far as the anthology goes.
3. I will hopefully be properly plugged back in to the ‘net sooner than I feared. Whew. I’ve missed yooooo! XD
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