Winners will be notified by 10/14.
Winners announced in the Winter issue and here.
View 2023 Art Gallery
CONTEST:
Winners will be chosen from artwork submitted before October 1st, 2024 (midnight EST) and will be awarded prizes as listed below. Winning pieces with
RULES AND ELIGIBILITY:
• All entries must be submitted and sent as JPG files (under 3MB). Chosen entries must provide clear, high-quality 300 dpi images for printing up to 8.5×11″.
• Files MUST be labeled with your name and artwork title. Example: JaneDoe_Sunflower.jpg
• Artwork must be at least 80% colored pencil.
• Entries per artist are not limited.
• All work must be original and created by the submitting artist. If the artist did not take the reference photo, permission from the photographer or a link to a copyright-free photo reference is required. Submitting artists accept legal responsibility for using pictures to create their artwork. Selected pieces may be required to provide proof of legal use. Artists retain all rights to their work, ensuring the protection of their creative rights.
• All work must be created on a blank surface to start and cannot be a colored photo, Grizaye, or greyscaled image underpainting.
• Entrants must be 18 years or older.
• Submissions may not contain nudity or violence and must be acceptable for general audiences. If we determine that your image is in violation, we will refund your entry fee.
• Contest open to anyone who meets these requirements and can accept packages from the USA. Due to SEC, we cannot accept entries from Cuba, Iran, North Korea, South Africa, China, and Syria.
PLACES & PRIZES:
Best of Show
- $300 Blick Gift Card
- 80 piece Caran d’Ache Luminance Set
- 4 Legion Paper 9×12″ Pads (your choice)
1st Place
- $200 Blick Gift Card
- 76 piece Caran d’Ache Luminance Set
- 3 Legion Paper 9×12″ Pads (your choice)
2nd Place
- $100 Blick Gift Card
- 40 piece Caran d’Ache Luminance Set
- 2 Legion Paper 9×12″ Pad (your choice)
3rd Place
- $75 Blick Gift Card
- 20 piece Caran d’Ache Luminance Set
- 1 Legion Paper 9×12″ Pad (your choice)
Random Winner
- $25 Blick Gift Card
- 12 piece Caran d’Ache Luminance Set
- Mini Legion Paper Sample Pads
6 Honorable Mentions
and all Winners will get . . .
- Published in COLORED PENCIL Magazine
- Displayed in our 2023 Online Winners Gallery
- Free Print & Digital Issue of announced publication
- Discount code for additional issues
- Frameable Certificate
FEES:
Subscribers get one free entry. All other entries are $10.00 each or 3 for $25.00 USD. You can pay online or print out the entry to send through the mail. All returned checks are subject to a $20 return check fee. Credit cards will be charged upon receipt of the entry form. All payments are non-refundable.
NOTIFICATION:
All winners will be notified by November 1st, 2024. The winners list will be announced on our website and in COLORED PENCIL Magazine.