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Update 01/01/2017

Hey guys. Just a small update when it comes to the contest
The submission date is over. I will be adding every single work to the contest folder within the next few days. But DeviantArt is buggy, and I might have missed a few notifications.  
If you entered, please check if your work is in the contest folder . If it somehow isn't, shoot me a message so I can add it.

To be honest... I have over 200 entries and I had never expected so many.
Judging will therefore be a lot harder than I originally imagined, moreover because a lot of people added great descriptions to their submissions and it's going to take me some time to read them all.

Therefore the judging will take a bit longer than I originally envisioned.
Expect the contest results to be up by the end of January. 

Thank you all kindly for your interest and understanding





Heya Deviants! It's time for another challenge!!!

As a follow-up of the previous challenges , I want to organize another one.

The general idea of a challenge is that it's done for you. It's not a full contest. Yes, there are prizes, but the main goal of a challenge is your own improvement. To some degree all of those that enter are winners. You've all won at improving your own art!

Note: This journal will be updated when the prize pool changes
Note: Entries will be allowed until December 31st. If you submitted an entry, please check if yours is in the contest folder . Only entries in the contest folder will be judged! There will be a new journal up in 2017 about the judging. 

  Updates
Update 31/12/2016: More prizes added
Update 30/12/2016: More prizes added
Update 28/12/2016: More prizes added
Update 17/12/2016: More prizes added
Update 14/12/2016: More prizes added
Update 08/12/2016: More prizes added
Update 29/11/2016: More prizes added
Update 28/11/2016: Updated the date bracket to include june 2015 as well (since a lot of people draw in summer). This is the final update for the date bracket. Please note that all previous works outside this date bracket will not be valid entries for this contest!!!
Update 27/11/2016: Prize pool updated



The challenge
The challenge is simple. 
Take an artwork from your gallery from either late 2015 or 2016 and re-do it.
Make it better! Show us what you've learned in the past year.


How to enter 
 Pick one of your older artworks from either late 2015 (june and onward) or 2016
 Redo this artwork. You don't have to use the same medium, or the exact same setting, but it has to have enough similarities to see that it's the same thing
 Put both the old and the new artwork in a before and after meme (something like this one ). Make sure to add the dates of both artworks, like this !!!
 (Optional, but encouraged) Write in the artist description what you feel you've improved on.
 Link to this journal in the artwork description. 
 Make sure your work appears in my inbox, either by linking to this journal directly by thumb code, or to tag me DamaiMikaz (click here for instructions on how to tag ).
 Visual art only (no writing).
 The artwork has to be submitted after November 25th, 2016 and before January 1st 2017. 

  Note that you need to do all of these (except for the optional one) in order to qualify for getting the prizes!


The prizes 1st prize
500  (original prize pool)
100 x 100 animation by MyMelodyOfTheHeart
fullbody lineart/colour by CannabeDraws
Short story written for them by Hamish-Mitty
2000  by VanillatheNeko
Fully colored scene of 2 characters of choice interacting (background is optional) by smash8989
Sketch (digital or traditional) by Zamarozvannie
Character sketch like this by sambeawesome
Full color waist up illustration of character by Zenopic
Headshot drawing of a character by IdiotTwins
Full body drawing of a character of choice by PhantomDragon1
Digital full body drawing of character of choice by xXCheshireSinXx
Half Body (waist up) drawing by ProxyHorror
Inked drawing in this style  by Chap0ng
Full body drawing with a simple background by FoxTa1l
Fullbody drawing with complex background by Kittastica
Headshot of character of choice by OoViolinaoO

2nd price (unlocked when 5+ people enter)
250  (original prize pool)
100 x 100 animation by MyMelodyOfTheHeart
waist up lineart by CannabeDraws
Short story written for them by Hamish-Mitty
1000  by VanillatheNeko
Waist up character drawing with simple background by smash8989
Sketch (digital or traditional) by Zamarozvannie
Character sketch like this  by sambeawesome
Monochrome portrait like this by Zenopic
Headshot of a character of choice by PhantomDragon1
Two pixel icons by meeshemomo
Traditional full body drawing of character of choice by xXCheshireSinXx
Bust drawing by ProxyHorror
Inked drawing in this style  by Chap0ng
Headshot with shading by FoxTa1l
Fullbody drawing (no background) by Kittastica
full body drawing of a character choice by AOTshadow1
Headshot of character of choice by OoViolinaoO

3rd price (unlocked when 10+ people enter)
100  (original prize pool)
100 x 100 animation by MyMelodyOfTheHeart
headshot sketch by CannabeDraws
Short story written for them by Hamish-Mitty
500  by VanillatheNeko
Character portrait lineart by smash8989
Sketch (digital or traditional) by Zamarozvannie
Character sketch like this  by sambeawesome
Waist up lineart of 2 characters by Zenopic
Headshot of a favorite Undertale character by PhantomDragon1
Traditional full body drawing of character of choice by xXCheshireSinXx
Pixel headshot by ProxyHorror
Inked drawing in this style  by Chap0ng
Full body flat colored sketch by FoxTa1l
Half body (no background) by Kittastica
Headshot of character of choice by OoViolinaoO

 If anyone wants to donate extra prizes for this contest, please contact me by note.
 If you want to kept updated on new prizes and updates for this contest, please press the +watch button on my page


The judging 
The challenge will be judged by me (DamaiMikaz ), and will be judged on effort, rather than skill.
You don't have to be an amazing artist to win!!!


The deadline
The deadline for participating in this challenge is:
January 1st, 2017

The winners will be announced early January (might be a tad later, since holidays and everything happen XD)

But of course you can still do the challenge by yourself afterwards.
The prizes will be gone after the deadline, though


The submissions
You can see all entries here
If your entry isn't in the above folder within a few days of submitting, please contact me by note (because I might've forgotten)


Questions and Answers
Q: Does the before artwork has to be from a specific date?
A: Yes. It's about improvement in a 1 year period of time. If I allow older works judging would be near impossible

Q: I don't have full drawings from that time period. Are sketches fine too?
A: Absolutely.

Q: I don't have a DeviantArt account for so long, but I do have old drawings.

A: Drawing from an older account, or from other social media (instagram, tumblr, etc) are fine, as long as you can specify the date.

Q: I just wrote 'before' and 'after' on the meme. Why isn't it in the folder?
A: I will only allow entries with a specific date. If you don't know the specific day on which you made a drawing (or you spend more than one day on it), just specifying the month will do to.

Q: Why the specific date bracket?
A: I want to judge work within a one to one-and-a-half period of time. If everybody submits entries that cover different timespans it would be near impossible to judge the actual improvement.

Q: Can I submit more than one entry?
A: Yes, but you can only win once

Q: Can I donate a prize and still enter the contest?
A: Yes, you can. As long as you're not a judge, you can win (and I am the only judge for now)

~ Good luck and have fun!

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Comments: 702

Dahkur [2016-12-18 08:27:39 +0000 UTC]

I was thinking about participating, yet when I compare paintings from 1.5 years back to today there is no change. So perhaps next time, when I changed something about my style.

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DelightInArt In reply to ??? [2016-12-18 02:38:08 +0000 UTC]

Can I pick a project from December 2014? Theres a picture I've been meaning to re-draw for awhile but just haven't gotten around to yet....

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DamaiMikaz In reply to DelightInArt [2016-12-18 10:54:03 +0000 UTC]

Nope. It doesn't fit the date bracket

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DelightInArt In reply to DamaiMikaz [2016-12-18 18:47:48 +0000 UTC]

Booo, ok. XD

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xWigglesPawsx In reply to ??? [2016-12-17 23:16:33 +0000 UTC]

Screeeeee
xwigglespawsx.deviantart.com/a…
I went from traditional and animu styled to cartoonish and digital style omg

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YunaAnn In reply to ??? [2016-12-17 21:55:43 +0000 UTC]

Hi! :3 here's mine -> Draw this again - Rolling Girl  

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Bellum-Letale In reply to ??? [2016-12-17 17:02:40 +0000 UTC]

Before and after entry

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spoopy8 In reply to ??? [2016-12-17 16:53:09 +0000 UTC]

I wanna enter but I'll be spending time with others. ;3;

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TeaTales In reply to ??? [2016-12-17 14:34:22 +0000 UTC]

lol the moment you realize you havent uploaded anything late 2015 But I do have a concept sketch from september/october-ish 2015 a couple months before I had 2 strokes..  In my sketchbook that is..  would those be ok to use or does it have to be in my gallery?

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DamaiMikaz In reply to TeaTales [2016-12-17 14:35:06 +0000 UTC]

As long as you have a date it's fine with me.
There are a lot of people joining that didn't even have a DA last year. 

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HorsyJean In reply to ??? [2016-12-16 19:39:21 +0000 UTC]

Hi! here's mine  fav.me/dart5qv

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Peketar In reply to ??? [2016-12-16 16:59:43 +0000 UTC]

Hello there!

Here's my try >:3 fav.me/darwo9m

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Tamaka-Media [2016-12-16 15:32:30 +0000 UTC]

Heya, here's mine : tamaka-media.deviantart.com/ar…

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Siara-chan [2016-12-16 10:50:21 +0000 UTC]

and here's mine C: fav.me/d887lu9

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Strange-Tower In reply to ??? [2016-12-15 16:26:48 +0000 UTC]

Before and After: Fiora

Sorry, I read the cutoff date after completing the painting, its ok if it's ineligible. 

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MollysMiniStuffVPG In reply to ??? [2016-12-15 15:38:33 +0000 UTC]

I'm gonna do this soon.  

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fantasydragon257 In reply to ??? [2016-12-15 03:14:56 +0000 UTC]

Here's my entry- fantasydragon257.deviantart.co…
o3o

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LabSister [2016-12-15 02:54:58 +0000 UTC]

I DID IT IM SO PROUD OF MYSELF

But seriously this redraw is probably one of my best works

fav.me/darrer1

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Chillyfoot In reply to ??? [2016-12-15 00:46:14 +0000 UTC]

Entry:
fav.me/dargmz5

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MoonPrincess-Yumi In reply to ??? [2016-12-15 00:33:18 +0000 UTC]

 Here's my entry ---> fav.me/dardhea

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Celestial-Hearts [2016-12-14 21:51:58 +0000 UTC]

May i make an animation or is it it only restricted to still images? 

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Jess-does-Art030 In reply to ??? [2016-12-14 21:49:37 +0000 UTC]

My entry:
jessicareekie7.deviantart.com/…

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AlizesArts In reply to ??? [2016-12-14 16:54:13 +0000 UTC]

My entry: alizesart.deviantart.com/art/D…

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Burlew In reply to ??? [2016-12-14 15:38:22 +0000 UTC]

fav.me/darp7dx

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yukicole02 In reply to ??? [2016-12-13 22:26:24 +0000 UTC]

My Entry

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keYs101 In reply to ??? [2016-12-13 20:20:58 +0000 UTC]

My entry
fav.me/darmf7b

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LunarEstrella In reply to ??? [2016-12-13 17:43:16 +0000 UTC]

O.O So I was told about this by someone else but it was fun this is my entry

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Myrieen In reply to ??? [2016-12-13 17:05:03 +0000 UTC]

Here's my entry: 2016 Improvement Challenge

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YunaKozue In reply to ??? [2016-12-13 13:12:48 +0000 UTC]

My entry yunakozue.deviantart.com/art/S…

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DamaiMikaz In reply to YunaKozue [2016-12-13 14:15:42 +0000 UTC]

Please add the dates and resubmit in order to qualify for the contest

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YunaKozue In reply to DamaiMikaz [2016-12-14 14:53:20 +0000 UTC]

alright. but is it o.k if i put the dates in the description? because its already standing on the pictures

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DamaiMikaz In reply to YunaKozue [2016-12-14 18:01:04 +0000 UTC]

They might be in the meme, but they're too small to read for me.
Putting them in the description is fine with me. 

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YunaKozue In reply to DamaiMikaz [2016-12-15 08:45:35 +0000 UTC]

Allright. thank you ^_^

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TabbyCat0066 In reply to ??? [2016-12-12 21:15:00 +0000 UTC]

Here's my submission! Hope you like it! 

fav.me/darhguf

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VoiDdraig In reply to ??? [2016-12-12 19:42:40 +0000 UTC]

YOH! , mah entry dessu "=,=" (just in case XD) voiddraig.deviantart.com/art/E…

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DamaiMikaz In reply to VoiDdraig [2016-12-13 14:16:21 +0000 UTC]

Please add the full date (or at least the month) and resubmit in order to qualify 

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VoiDdraig In reply to DamaiMikaz [2016-12-14 21:55:01 +0000 UTC]

all set, the date was added "(ovo)" , and more info (?) , honestly i dont remember when i make the original concept , but was in 2015

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VoiDdraig In reply to DamaiMikaz [2016-12-14 21:08:45 +0000 UTC]

oh ok thx , i will resubmit 

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Amanda-Kulp In reply to ??? [2016-12-12 16:54:50 +0000 UTC]

Is this only for drawings or can other medias enter this group?  Thanks!

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DamaiMikaz In reply to Amanda-Kulp [2016-12-12 17:19:27 +0000 UTC]

All visual mediums

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Amanda-Kulp In reply to DamaiMikaz [2016-12-12 18:41:36 +0000 UTC]

So even photomanipulations?

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DamaiMikaz In reply to Amanda-Kulp [2016-12-12 20:09:27 +0000 UTC]

Yep

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Amanda-Kulp In reply to DamaiMikaz [2016-12-12 20:13:39 +0000 UTC]

Okay thank you!

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Chillyfoot In reply to ??? [2016-12-12 04:36:06 +0000 UTC]

fav.me/dargmz5
NO REGERTS

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AerisSan [2016-12-11 23:14:06 +0000 UTC]

Here is my submission ~ 
2016 Improvement Challenge

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HuntBerry In reply to ??? [2016-12-11 18:34:41 +0000 UTC]

huntberry.deviantart.com/art/2…  

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BAKAFOOLS In reply to ??? [2016-12-11 18:23:32 +0000 UTC]

Here is mine  
bakafools.deviantart.com/art/B…
I hope its good

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Myaire21 In reply to ??? [2016-12-10 23:17:58 +0000 UTC]

myaire21.deviantart.com/art/Ja…
 just in case :3

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purpletad [2016-12-10 20:15:52 +0000 UTC]

fav.me/dara751 Here is my submission.

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BlazingFireBug [2016-12-09 15:49:59 +0000 UTC]

Here's my submission, just to make for certain that you get it! 2016 Improvement Challenge Entry

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