Monday, September 16, 2019

Chapter 3 Drawing Contest Results!

Hello, friends! Forgive the delay in the Chapter 3 Drawing Contest's results. Generally, I like to wait until my editor, Kayla Ware, returns the chapter I've finished and I go through the corrections before ending the current contest and moving onto the next. Kayla is very busy at the moment, so it is taking a bit longer to get the chapter back.

In any case, I believe my contestants have waited long enough! It is time to view The Jellybane Chapter 3's Chapter Art Drawing Contest's results!

We have four wonderful entries submitted by two very talented artists this round and surprisingly, they all center around the same part of the chapter. So, I've decided to present them in chronological order rather than in order of places.

The first entry was submitted by Ashleigh Davenport of Final Beat Comics

This wonderful scene depicts a memory of Alice's from when the Tokala was just a kit. Coming across an old log in the forest, Alice decides to take a break, sitting upon it. The log's shape reminds the young fox of the wondrous stories her father used to tell her, including tales about the awesome might of dragons and the fearless warriors that once rode them.

The image shows Alice's father, Robert Dippleblack, telling an adorable Alice of the great behemoths just before bed. I love the thought bubbles from Alice creating the image of her father's words.

I am awarding this image 2nd place, earning Ashleigh the $15 prize! Congratulations! And thank you for your entry!

The next three pieces are from the incredible Connie Walker, who has generously submitted entries to each of my little contests, for which I am very grateful.

 While resting on the log, the memories of her father's dragons inspire Alice's imagination, the log suddenly looking very much like the neck of one of the legendary creatures. She pretends to ride one of the fabled winged beasts for a moment, until her shifting about disturbs a particularly large worm.

The illusion broken, the fox then settles to watch the worm wiggle free of the old log to find a place less bothered by young girls and their dragons.

Both of these entries depict Alice in this scene, though Connie presents Alice in two differing styles as well as angles. Both display the artist's high level of skill, expertly using hatching and cross-hatching to create a great array of depths between Alice in the foreground and the forest in the background.

I really appreciate the detail put into every aspect of Connie's work, with Alice's fur, clothes, and expression, along with the bark of the trees and bits of other flora all really bring this fantastical world to life.

 In Connie's last entry, Alice has been torn away from her worm watching by something rustling her way among the trees. Knowing the forest to be a place of many dangers, the fox immediately goes on the alert, and is, in fact, about to meet someone who is going to change her life forever.

You can find out who by checking out Chapter 3 as well as previous chapters here.
I'm awarding Connie Walker 1st and 3rd place's prizes, netting her $35 for her entries. 
Congratulations and thank you and I hope to see your continued participation in the next contest!

Chapter 4's Contest is now Open
All are welcome to enter. The three top entries receive a cash prize, while the number one entry will be in print along with the finished novel.
Check out the Rules here.

Meanwhile, I am beginning Chapter 13 of Alice Dippleblack in 'The Jellybane'

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