FAC Independence Day Contest (2012)

CONTEST: Draw you and your friends (real or fictional) enjoying a fireworks show!

Deadline: July 13, 2012 (CLOSED)

Theme:[/b] Exploding hundreds of combustibles at rhythmatic times is what Independence Day is all about! However, the best time to set those fireworks up to see the glimmering and colorful lights is not alone, but with family and friends (fictional or not)! Draw your buddies, peeps, homedawghs, and Uncle May enjoying the fireworks with you on Independence Day!

Rules:
1. Only 1 submission per user
2. When July 13, 2012 12:00 AM passes, submissions are closed for the contest. I do not take late work, no matter how good you are. :)
3. No explicit sexuality/violence

Scoring Guidelines:
Skill: 40 points
Example: http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/285/3/0/fireworks_show_by_kaceym-d30mit2.jpg
- You can use crafts, digital mediums, traditional mediums(etc.) to express this theme, but you need skill to make it look good! Whatever style you work with, whether anime or realism, make it synchronize with your idea, and your skill will inevitably show.

Creativity: 30 points
Example: http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs41/f/2009/010/d/4/Fireworks_Field_by_vaniamarita.jpg
- No one wants to see a loner in the shadows on Independence Day. We want to see everyone lively, intrigued, and interacting with each other in a fun/mischievous/creative way! The more characters, the better!

Lighting: 20 points
Example: http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/184/8/6/Fireworks_by_dackQ.jpg
- When there are fireworks, there is lights, and lots of it. Being able to shade characters with firework lighting in mind is a difficult task, but when succeeded or even decently attempted, it can pool into your Skill points!

Colors: 10 points
Example: http://bengalized.com/art/pictures/TandU/fireworks%20finale%20blog.jpg
- You know what I am talking about. This category is crucial to bringing the fireworks out. Have you seen black and white fireworks? They are a little hard to see.

Prize:
1rst Place:
-Putting your winning picture on the site news/main-page (this will be an alternative to those who still do not completely qualify for featured pictures or are too new to be popular)
- Specialized 2012 Independence Day Contest Winner badge that you can put on your profile

Entries:
pixiewolf05: http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-822772.html
Falconlobo: http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-822827.html
xxKrimsonStarFirexx: http://www.fanart-central.net/pictures.php?pid=822867
SILK: http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-823259.html
My-Melody: http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-823067.html
papiocutie: http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-823118.html
yuai77: http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-823128.html
Firiel: http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-823222.html
ShadowPrincess: http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-823329.html
phantom223: http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-823366.html
rinkagamine11: http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-823458.html
DnBFelidae: http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-823484.html
Hoodie: http://www.fanart-central.net/pictures.php?pid=823505
SofeSmity: http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-823515.html
velagirls10: http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-823517.html

Note:
- Send contest information (whether you will enter, questions, links to entries) to either this picture, the forum post, or my profile
- ShadowFalcon will help judge this contest with me (2 judges)
- This contest will accept entries on all countries' independence, not just America's!
- There is no limit on OC/family/friend amounts in the picture. Just make sure the crowds do no skew the picture in the bad way!

Winner:
1st Place: http://www.fanart-central.net/pic-823222.html
Name: Firiel
Skill: 28.5/40
Creativity: 23.15/30
Lighting: 14/20
Colors: 7/10
Total: 72.65
"Presenting a fun and phoenix-like firework, Gandalf and his best friends Rainbow Dash, Sorn, and Leeli Wingfeather (etc) engage in a wonderful Independence Day together, complete with crazy stories and popcorn!" -And so is the story of Gandalf's exciting day off which will be told to children throughout the ages. A fun and well-lighted entry indeed!

Individual Submission Scores: http://forums.fanart-central.net/viewtopic.php?p=987746#987746