::News::
Contest Results!!
Ok, just a couple of notes before we begin. one of the judges failed to respond so I have replaced them with

who kindly volunteered to judge a few days ago.
Second the results of the poll seemed to be in favour of extra prizes in general (total 29 for and 25 against) and anyway I couldn't help it. Got some amazing concepts that didn't win the main prizes that deserve special prizes.
So this year's winners are:
1st Prize: 
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Dragon and journal feature and 500 points from

Full colour picture with background from
2nd Prize: 
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Dragon and journal feature and 300 points from

Detailed lineart from
3rd Prize: 
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Dragon and journal feature and 200 points from

Detailed Sketch from
4th Prize: 
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Dragon and 100 points from
5th Prize: 
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Dragon and 100 points from

Special Prizes for the weird and wonderful concepts:

Special Prizes for just being awesome:

Special prizes all get 50 points and a not so detailed dragon.
Note you will all get your points this week, journal features will happen when the new journal system has calmed down.
Dragons will be drawn when I finish last year's prizes, will draw the main prizes first. I will send out notes shortly asking for details of your dragons.
P.S. Please don't ask for something funny this year because thats really not helping my art block...please be gentle with your requests! LOL
::The Big Christmas Challenge::
You have until the end of December to submit your entry to the Big Christmas Challenge 2011 folder.

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You may submit this as a contest entry too, just note in your image description that it is also for the contest and it will be added to the folder for you.
As usual you may do a dragon based on 1, 2 or even all of the pictures.
Please make sure you read and follow the individual stock artist's rules for the picture you choose.
You must credit the stock image in your own image description.::Rules::
1. Must be new and your own work, please credit all stock used and follow the individual stock artist's rules.
2. Must contain at least one dragon.
3. Must be able to explain how the picture fits the challenge.