Hello! This contest is now OFFICIALLY OVER. No more submissions can be made, and judging begins now.
From this point forward, Please allow me up to 2 weeks to judge winners and runners-up.

IF YOUR NAME IS NOT IN MY LIST OF ENTRANTS, OR THE INCORRECT NUMBER OF CHECKMARKS (entries) IS NEXT TO YOUR NAME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

Keep in mind, even if someone places, they can also win at least 1 runner up / honorable mention prize, but no more than that!

As of right now, there are 81 ENTRIES. That means there will be 20 runner up prizes of a dreamy MYO slot!

This wasn't mentioned before, and I wasn't sure how I felt on it previously, but if you are not interested in your runner up prize (dreamy MYO slot) and would like to sell it for its worth ($15) Let me know and I will make a journal of slots available for people to sell. That way, if you feel a MYO is useless to you, at least you will get something out of it (they will sell no problem, so no worries. ^^)

I will also be making a journal for those who do not win the contest, in order to help them advertise their designs for sale if they would like.

Okiedoke, I think I've gotten everything down..

THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS FOR THE AWESOME TURNOUT!! THis was crazy and fun and I hope you guys enjoyed yourselves!

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OKAY! I really want some fantasy themed boys, but the rules are going to be very vague and simple so people hopefully don't wind up overlapping design aesthetics and the people who don't place can simply turn around and sell or trade their designs so nothing of value is truly lost.

THIS IS ALSO POSTED TO DEVIANTART.

This contest will run just shy of 2 months, ending May 10th 2016 at 12:00 AM EST.
Entry judgment may take up to 2 weeks after the contest end.

HOW TO ENTER:

• :NEW: In order to enter this contest (to avoid suspicious behavior, plagiarists and blacklist dodgers) you must provide me an account of yours (if not your submission account) that is at least 6 months of age and has shown obvious activity (dA, FA, tumblr, facebook, etc).
• Draw a full body frontal male design. Back design not necessary but is appreciated, as well as any details you might want to add.
• The drawing itself must be flat colored, the lines can be sketchy or finished, but if sketchy, please make sure it's legible -- that I can make out the design aspects and it's not just hastily scribbled.
• Please do not use bases! All art must be original.
• No more than three entries per person.
• When you're finished with your design, PM it to me! I will write down your name here with a check mark next to it for each design you submit.
• Please understand that all winners (including runner up) forfeit their designs to me, and these designs will be used by me as personal characters.
• You cannot place more than once unless a second design of yours is chosen as a runner-up. One person cannot win 2 grand prize slots! Each grand prize (1st, 2nd, 3rd place) will be a different person.
• Those who do not place are free to sell/trade their designs.
• PLAGIARISM, THIEVERY, ETC WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT BE ACCEPTED. You will be disqualified and blacklisted immediately if I find out you have traced or plagiarized someone's design work in any way.
• Because prizes/money will be exchanged for the winning designs, I reserve the right to trade them should I no longer have a good place for them! I will not sell them.

PRIZES!!!!!!!!!

• First place: $150 +1 MYO czylph or dreamy slot (+1 rare trait allowed for dreamy)
• Second place: $75 +1 MYO dreamy slot
• Third place: $35 +1 MYO dreamy slot
• And 5 runners up will receive 1 COMMON-UNCOMMON MYO dreamy slot. (Will increase to 10 if I get 20 entries, and 20 if I get 50 entries somehow..)
  
  NOTE: MYOs must follow THESE RULES, meaning they can't be sold, and they can only be traded once completed+approved!
  Rare traits cannot be purchased for the runner up slots.

WHAT YOU MUST INCLUDE ON YOUR DESIGN

• Your design must be MALE. Sorry, I actually have a metric frickton of girls rn so I need more dudes that aren't autotailored to my aesthetics.
• Your design must be human or elf, however I have a strong preference for humans right now. No kemonomimis/animal ear please!
• Your design must appear between the ages of 18-35 (I don't mind cutesy styles, but this is more to do with the character's appearance/fashion)

THEMES TO CHOOSE FROM

• FANTASY (preferable): Thief, Priest, Knight, Peasant, Bard, Farm Worker, Traveler, Merchant -- basically anything that ISN'T a main magician of some sort.
• MODERN: Upright Businessmen, Teachers??, Fancypants Dudes, Hoodlums/thugs, Basically people that look like they could probably kill you with a look (chokes)

THEMES I DISLIKE

• No especially "feminine" or young clothing/appearance (no shorts, skirts, bows, polka dots, etc..) + no super large hips
• No shaven hair in any form (no hawks, side shaven, etc)
• No too many clashing themes in modern clothing -- try to keep it simple but unique?
• No super wide/drapey/cloak fantasy designs. Form-fitting man-dress type things are fine, but nothing that super obscures the body's form.
• No super fluffy beards. Not really looking for unkept biker dudes or anything -- stubble/shadow is fine tho!
• No vibrant hair!! Subtle (dark blue, dark red, dark purple) and natural colors are fine but stuff like laser lemon and hot pink are not favorable, even as streaks.

Here's a sheet of anime dudes I really like to give you a brief glimpse of the things I do enjoy.

CURRENT ENTRANTS:
Ghostgrumps @ dA ✔
Geekgirl8 @ dA ✔
Mizukibutterflyboy @ dA ✔
Nightshadestudio @ dA ✔
Myelencephalon @ dA ✔
Nithak @ dA ✔
Platybara @ TH ✔
Sephiriah @ dA ✔ ✔ ✔
Infel @ TH ✔ ✔
Milkyytea @ dA ✔
Retrozero @ TH ✔ ✔
Windynightsky @ dA ✔
Vixfin @ dA ✔
Frigginconfused @ dA ✔
Chuluschus @ dA ✔
Cunadopts @ dA ✔
Ascherune @ TH ✔
Omgproductions @ dA ✔ ✔
Lithionsky @ dA ✔
Baratomato @ dA ✔
Bubblyconcoction @ dA ✔
Sehbwuff @ dA ✔
Xipako @ dA ✔ ✔
Sandflake-Adoptables @ dA ✔
Sketchyrel @ dA ✔
Runno20 @ dA ✔ ✔ ✔
Erebun @ dA ✔
Merimutt @ dA ✔
Senaizumi @ dA ✔ ✔ ✔
Meowchi75 @ dA ✔
46san @ dA ✔
Srinitybeast @ dA ✔ ✔
Xminxicat @ TH ✔
Loppylapin @ dA ✔
Zeryuo @ dA ✔ ✔ ✔
Pip-kip @ dA ✔ ✔
Kana-kana @ dA ✔ ✔ ✔
Pepperly @ TH ✔
Akira @ TH ✔
Bunmuffin @ dA ✔
Rhensei @ TH ✔
Kaitkuroi @ TH ✔
Remi-Adopt @ dA ✔
Rheiyel @ TH ✔
Pkii @ TH ✔
Rookie @ TH ✔
Kyokos @ TH ✔
Elltia @ TH ✔
Ghoulbitez @ TH ✔
Zerolifepoints @ dA ✔
Ittybittypigeontitty @ dA ✔ ✔ ✔
Shadowkitty777 @ TH ✔ ✔
Madcarnival @ TH ✔
Dotoriii @ TH ✔
Deviousotter @ TH ✔
Puru @ TH ✔
Ponpoe @ TH  ✔
Ojkaleidoscope @ dA ✔
Jotaku @ TH ✔
Nekobako @ TH ✔
Chocobroh @ dA ✔
Paper-rabbit @ dA ✔