Forums » Art & Creativity » Genre Mascots Art Epic Week 2018

One of the things that makes the RPR great is the amazing variety of characters and games that are represented here. By now, the "genre jumble" group on the homepage is quite familiar:

2017's genre mascots


2016's genre mascots


2015's genre mascots




But did you know that those characters were all drawn by members? Now it’s time again for a new group of characters to represent our diversity and creativity!

To enter:
Pick one (or more) of the following genres and draw an original character that you think embodies the spirit of that genre.

• Fantasy
• Sci-fi
• Steampunk
• Mutants
• Anthro/Furre
• Cyberpunk
• Superheroes
• Fae
• Creatures: Wolves, Dragons, etc...
• Suggest a new one!

Rules:

1. Must be your own creation.
2. Cannot be a previously made character. The genre mascot must be your original creation made for this contest.
3. You must agree that if chosen, your drawing becomes property of the RPR, to be used on the RP Repository website and on promotional material for the RPR. That means your genre mascot could have the chance to represent us far and wide, on and off the homepage!
4. Large/high resolution images are encouraged, preferably 300 dpi if possible.
5. Genre mascots should be presented on a transparent background.
6. All genre mascots must be appropriate for a PG-13 type audience.
7. You may enter more than one image into the genre jumble, and more than one image can be selected to win -- BUT you will only ever have one entry into the winners' raffle.
8. Preference is given toward digital art. Please, no photomanipulations.
9. Absolutely no tracing.
10. Be cautious if submitting a character that is carrying a banner, such as the Geisha in the 2013 jumble -- be aware that this limits how many positions the character can occupy in the final image, and may mean that it is harder to fit and will have to be cut.
11. The entries will be judged based on how well they appeal to their particular genre, creativity, effort, and skill to select a pool of finalists.
12. As many winners as possible will be selected from the pool of finalists based on 1) Space availability in the final image and 2) an attempt to represent as many genres (and other forms of diversity!) as possible.
13. Number of winners is determined by how many mascots fit in the final image comfortably. This is typically 7 to 10.

Prizes:
The winning genre mascots will be combined into their own genre jumble, and featured on the home page for a year.

EVERY person who contributes a character used in the final jumble will receive an Hourglass of Epicness (2 use item, 6 month of Epic Membership Status per use).

The following prizes will also be raffled off between the winners:

• A real life RPR tote bag full of toys and treats
• A real life RPR tote bag full of toys and treats
• A real life RPR tote bag full of toys and treats
• A real life RPR tote bag full of toys and treats
• A real life RPR T-shirt
• Wand of Epicness
• Dragon's tooth
• Bunch of red and yellow roses

Deadline:
June 4th.

Didnt join last year but now, Im so hyped! Once I get my computer fixed, I'll finally start on my mascot!

I want to join! But I can't do digital art unless I draw with a laptop mouse pad- which usually doesn't turn out too well! >.<

Oh heck yeah! I want to give this a try for sure. :>

You can bet your biscuits I'm entering this year, after missing out on last! I'll be doing fantasy / mythological, as is my tendency. :x

I got super excited and
I guess his genre would be Creatures!

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECK YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHH

TIME TO BRAINSTORM 8)

PERHAPS THIS YEAR I WILL REMEMBER. Perhaps. 8)

Awesoommmeee

All that comes to mind when I see him is the refrigerator jokes.

“Is your refrigerator running? Well ya better go catch it!”

He’s awesome!

Ahahaha! Maybe he is friends with the Fork Guy?

Can we collab with someone who isn't on RPR? I can't do online drawing, but she could scan it, and I could color it online, I just struggle drawing with a laptop mousepad~

*Pterodactyl screams in excitement*

Here's this creature I think someone fished up.

OOOOOHHHH I love it!!!

I was so close last year I will have to try again this year!

I got a question. The digital art program I use is MS Paint but I did entertain in one year but I couldn't use it because I wasn't abke to make a transparent background. Does anyone know a good digital art program I could use for this? I prefer to draw my art then transfer it to my computer.

GIMP is free and can make good quality art, but the user interface is garbage.

Alright, I hope this redeems me for last year's first time. Here goes!

Tigershark