The long-awaited contest results are finally here!!! ≧◇≦ Thank you for your patience (^^) I thank you all for taking your time to draw all these wonderful works of arts, I didn't think there would be so many participants! ^O^

Lyrica: 24 entries!!!! YAY~ (Btw sorry everyone XD I accidentally tapped the Publish Button while writing)

All of your artworks were so creative and wonderful, we had quite a hard time chosing winners><
Lyrica: Exactly! We were debating about the winners since all of them are so impressive! And I even asked another friend to help!

Now, prepare yourselves!!! The result is out!

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First, we have the winners of our New Year Themed Contest:
3rd Place goes to..... devistator115!!!!

Very beautiful drawing, good proportions and good overall impression. The theme is well understood and the shading is amazing >﹏< The only thing that made you 3rd was using reference for the drawing. Congratulations!!
Lyrica: I loved the shadings! *_* And we can all see the amount of time put into this drawing! And another thing, it feels like New Year but you could have added a bit more... Items? XP However, it's really good! ^^ Congrats!

2nd Place goes to..... MamaBearTheGreat!!!

Great concept! Beautiful colours and very lively atmosphere. But the new year atmosphere is not strong enough! >< It can be any festival, not exactly new year. It is a very creative fairy tail fanart though! Congratulations!!
Lyrica: I would have loved to get this one first because of the amazing everything... T_T But like Mya said, it has the Festival like feeling but lack the New Year impression XP The fireworks, the sea, the clothes, the lantern... *_* Good job and congrats!

And 1st Place.......

YumeHoshi!!!

Your drawing is really pretty and well drawn. The originality is what made you 1st! The colouring is very good and the theme is really well understood. You even added a background which makes the new year atmosphere stand out even more! Congratulations on getting first place!!!

Lyrica: How the hell did you colour this much background with coloured pencils? O.o I like the vibrant colours you made with just those materials (like Mya X3) And yes, I can get the New Year feeling! ^^ Congrats!

A honorable mention for neko_heart  who also did great but lack in composition.
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Secondly... Let's award the 4-koma contest to keep the suspense for the genderbend one! >:3 For this one we received only 2 entries... This theme is no good XP Well, to the winners now....

2nd Place goes to... KwawiiSparks_555!!!

The colours and drawings are quite funny but you added one panel! ><
Please follow the rules well next time. Anyway, congrats!!
Lyrica: You really did a good job on the drawing, colouring etc. it's just that it's no longer a 4-koma.... ^~^ So... Minus a few marks... I find it pretty funny though XD Well, congrats!

And
1st Place goes to...

bokkenlover!!!

Very nice and funny and so true XD
Since it is mainly judged on humour, you get 1st place!!!
Congratulations!!! ^O^
Lyrica: Lol XD I enjoyed the humour! And good thing you abided by the rules ^^ Congrats!

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And finally... The Genderbend Contest!!! We received the most entries who this one! >_< I wanna give a 4th prize but Mya is fed up with the queue of requests... ^~^ So we can only do honorable mentions. XP Sorry about that, results below....

Okayyyyy,
3rd place goes to.... animeaddict375!!!

The concept is well understood! And the body is quite proportional without too obvious mistakes. The composition is balanced but could use some more vibrant colours.
Congratulations!!!
Lyrica: Yup. The drawing and design is nice! Try to improve the colouring a bit! ^^ Like.... The colours are mostly made of middle tones, some have dark tones, but still it lack the light tones etc.

2nd place to.... Luini07!!!!

Very beautiful and amazing!! ≧◇≦ The theme is well understood and the colours and shadings are all very well done. The background is really epic *_* Congratulations!!!
Lyrica: (I can't find your original photo and we had to use a screenshot. Did you delete it? O.o) You could have won first, tying with the 1st prize winner >_< But where you lost a bit is the lack of interaction between the genderbends which would make the drawing looks more.... Alive. Example would be... Fighting each other? XD Background and design, perfect! Congrats! ^^

And the moment you all have waited for has arrived....

1st plaaaaccceeee goes to.....

ilove_kookie0826!!!!!!

Congratulations on getting first place!!! (T_T) Your drawing is really amazing. The theme is well understood and the concept completely original since you used your own OC. The shadings are awesome and everything is proportional. Well done!! (^_^)
Lyrica: I love how the characters are interacting with each other as if they were twins XD  So much feelings *_* The colours you choosed are very warm and I can feel their closeness to each other X3 Maybe you should pay a bit of attention to the guy's fingers? ^~^ Well done too! Congrats! ^^

And a honorable mention for.... CuteDimples491 !! Your drawing was great but... Since the marks are highly dependent on skills, you scored slightly lower because you drew only the heads while 3rd winner drew the full body. And also the guy's hand over the girl's shoulder is supposed to slant to the left, not to the right. ^~^ You did good though! >_<

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Let's proceed to the prizes! But first, we have to thank you all over again for being this numerous to participate in our first contest ever! *bows*

(Copy paste)
1st Prize Winner
-Votes on all parts of any 3 books
-Add art book to reading list
-2 requests without requirements + 1 tutorial request
-Shoutout + Drawing posted in our art book
-Dedication

2nd Prize Winner
-Votes on all parts of any 2 books
-Add art book to reading list
-1 request without requirements + 1 tutorial request
-Shoutout + Drawing posted in our art book

3rd Prize Winner
-Votes on all parts of 1 book
-1 request without requirements/tutorial request
-Shoutout + Drawing posted in our art book

Bonus: Every participant
PM us to know your points and where or how you lost marks

How to claim your prizes?
You can skip any prizes you don't want! ^^
-Votes on books
PM us about the books you want a vote spam on (If we already voted for your art book, it will count as well XP) If you don't want this prize, you don't have to mention anything
-Add art book to reading list
We will create a reading list specially for you, winners. Just sit back and relax as you see a notification popping out of the screen. And if you don't want this one, you can PM us to remove it
-Requests & Tutorial Requests
Also PM us about any requests or just ignore it if you don't want one. Those requests would be V.I.R. (Very Important Request), so you get priority over the piled up requests XP which are still more than 15 T_T
-Shoutout & Drawing Posted on Art Book
Already done on this chapter XD I don't think you don't want to be placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd, but just in case, you can PM us to remove you X'D
-Dedication
This one is hard... We usually dedicate someone to their request... So... Any ideas on how to make this prize unique...? ^~^

A round of applause for the all the participants please! A standing ovation for everyone again please! *clap clap clap*

Uhm.... Others, please don't feel bad! ^~^ The day will come when you will shine too! Learn from your mistakes! XD Here is a quote from the previous art book XP I'm sure there will be another contest in the near future (when all our requests are completed XP)

"Mistakes are stepping stones to success"
-Lyrica

Some questions:
(You don't have to answer all, just comment in-line)

1. How fair did you find the judging? Too skill-based?

2. Do you think it's good that there are more than one theme open?

3. Is there any objections in the above results? Or prizes?

4. Should we make another contest? If yes, is it okay not to include requests in the prizes?

BONUS QUESTION:
Suggest a new name to replace "Anime Drawing Collection" because this name is way too simple and too common XP We are kinda desperate....

The winner gets a..... Whatever sendable through wattpad/email! ;)