1. HOW TO ENTER: Membership to www.deviantart.com (the "Contest Site") is required to enter the Contest. Membership to www.deviantart.com is free. If Entrant is already a registered member, Entrant is not automatically entered into the Contest. Entrant must be at least 13 years old as of October 14, 2011. Contest is void where prohibited by law.
    Entrant must follow the instructions on Contest Site in the "Face Your Monster Contest" article and announcement and submit a completed entry consisting of a photograph of entrant's face as a monster.

    The completed entry ("Work"):

    • may use any medium including digital image manipulation software to represent the entrants face as a monster in a photograph
    • must be the original work of the entrant and cannot use stock from commercial sites or from deviantART with the exception of textures and brushes.

    The Work must be submitted though the Face Your Monsters Contest Article in the form of a PNG or JPG file. Only online entries will be accepted. No hard copies of the entry will be accepted. Do not submit original files. ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59:59 PM (PT) November 1, 2011. No illegible, incomplete, forged or altered entries will be accepted. Entrants may enter as many times as they like however duplicate entries are not allowed and no entrant can win more than one prize

    1. Works will not be returned.
    2. The Work (i) must be the exclusive original work of the entrant and made for the Contest; (ii) must be in keeping with the image of deviantART;(iii) must not violate devianArt's Submission or Etiquette Policies. (iv)May not violate or encourage others to violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation; (v) may not defame or invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's personal or property rights or any other third party rights, or involve physical harm to any person or animal; (vi) may not contain commercial/corporate advertising, including but not limited to corporate logos, brand names, and slogans; (vii) may not include any viruses, worms, corrupt files, Trojan horses, or other forms of corruptive code or content that may harm or compromise the Contest Site and/or the proper conduct of the Contest; and if found to be in violation of these rules will be disqualified and therefore removed from the Contest Site Gallery.
    3. By submitting the Work, Entrant represents that (i) (s)he has the unrestricted right to submit the Work; (ii) the Work does not infringe upon any third party's proprietary or other rights. Entrant may use licensed brushes and textures in the Work.
    4. All Works submitted will remain the exclusive property of the Entrant, provided that:

    1. eligible Works submitted to the Contest may be posted at the Contest Site or otherwise displayed in selections made by deviantART, and in any form and media on or off the deviantART site, but only in connection with promotion of the Contest and/or with reference to the Contest;
    2. during the ten (10) year period immediately following the Promotion Period (the "Display Period"), deviantART may (but will not be obligated to) display prize winning Works in any form and media in connection with the promotion of deviantART; and
    3. deviantART may otherwise use prize winning Works in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the relevant entrant may approve in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned);
  2. SELECTION OF WINNERS: Potential winners will be selected on or about November 5th, 2011, from all eligible and qualified entries. From the entries, four(4) winners will be selected by full-time deviantART Staff. The judges' decisions are final on all matters relating to the Contest. In the event of a tie the judges themselves will resolve the tie to the appropriate number of ranked winners as applicable. Judging of the winners will be based on 1. creative use of materials or tools for turning a face into a monster 2. artistic merit, and 3. cleverness, in whatever degree the judges believe to be appropriate in reaching a decision.
  3. PRIZES: There will be one (1) 1st Place Prize Package, three (3) Runners Up Prize packages awarded, consisting of the following:

    1st Place Prize Package: Any 20" X 30" Fine Art Print + frame, $50 Amazon.com gift card, 2 deviantWEAR shirts (any 2 in stock), 1 year deviantART Premium Membership, Plethora of deviantART stickers Runners Up Prize Package: Any 20" X 30" Fine Art Print + frame$25, Amazon.com gift card,1 deviantWEAR shirt (in stock), 6 months deviantART Premium Membership, Plethora of deviantART stickers

    Total ARV of all prizes: $359.78 USD depending on artists royalties for prints and t-shirt selected. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received and nature of Work. All prizes will be awarded (assuming sufficient number of entries). Sponsor reserves right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. No other substitution or transfer of prizes permitted. Sponsor responsible only for prize delivery; not responsible for prize utility, quality or otherwise. Taxes and fees, if any, are the sole responsibility of prize winners. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated or damaged prizes.

  4. ELIGIBILITY: Contest open to deviantART members who are at least thirteen (13) years old as of October 14, 2011, except employees and volunteers (and their immediate families and members of the same household) of Sponsor, their affiliates, agents, judges and advertising and promotion agencies. There is no charge for deviantART membership.
  5. VERIFICATION OF WINNERS AND DELIVERY OF PRIZES: Potential winners who are under the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence and their parent or legal guardian will, and other potential winners may, be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability release and, where permitted, a publicity release. Prize may be forfeited if affidavit or releases are not returned within 14 days after mailing to potential winner or if prize notification letter or prize is returned as undeliverable. Winner agrees to Sponsor's use of his/her name, address, likeness, and/or prize information for promotional purposes in any medium without additional compensation to the extent permitted by law.
  6. GENERAL: This Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law and is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. This Contest will be governed by the internal laws of the State of California, USA. Any and all legal actions or claims arising in connection with this Contest must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within the State of California. Sponsor and judges not responsible for late, lost, stolen, damaged, garbled, incomplete, misaddressed, postage due, incorrect or misdirected entries, mail or communications, for errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, or delays in operations or transmission of information, in each case whether arising by way of technical or other failures or malfunctions of computer hardware, software, communications devices, or transmission lines or data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry materials, loss or otherwise. Sponsor and judges not responsible for electronic communications which are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind, or insufficient space in entrant's e-mail account to receive e-mail messages. Sponsor disclaims any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, or accessing, posting, uploading or downloading information in connection with, this Contest, and reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend this Contest should any virus, bug, technical failures, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In the event of any such cancellation, termination or suspension, a notice will be posted on the Contest Site and the winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received prior to such time. Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant from this Contest or any other promotion conducted now or in the future by Sponsor or any of its affiliates if the entrant's fraud or misconduct adversely affects the integrity of the Contest. By participating in this Contest, each entrant accepts the conditions stated in these Official Rules, agrees to be bound by the decisions of the judges and warrants that s/he is eligible to participate in this Contest. By accepting a prize, winner agrees to release Sponsor, its directors, employees, officers, and agents, including without limitation, their advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability, loss or damages arising from or in connection with the awarding, receipt, and/or use or misuse of the prize or participation in any prize-related activities.
  7. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
  8. WINNERS LIST: To obtain winner's list, go to www.deviantart.com. Winners list will be available after selection and verification of winners.
  9. SPONSOR: deviantART, Inc., 7095 Hollywood Blvd., #788, Hollywood, CA 90028
  10. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CONTEST? Go to www.deviantart.com.
    © deviantART, Inc. 2011

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