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The group photo much have at least 15 of the 26 members listed below in it, however keep in mind these people will vote for who wins the top prize so it is to your benefit to have most or all in the photo. They can be themed (winter, summer, whatever), or just everyone standing there posing for a picture.

First Place - November 2003 letter, Oct 2005 letter, 1 million gold pure.
Second Place - December 2003
Third Place - Kiki+Oct 05+July 06+ice tiara+celestial+10 ORLY hats+green egg+pink giftbox+570k


Judging - all people listed below will nominate their favorite photos in Shem's office. Based on those nominations we'll vote for first, second, and third place.





Shem
He’s the founder of the office. He’s married to Shaoli.
EXTRA PRIZE - Best Shem, as judged by Shem, gets Horns of the Demon.




Shaoli
She’s married to Shem.




Noraboo
The panda hat must be eating the leaf.
EXTRA PRIZE - Best Nora, as judged by Nora, wins a kiki kitty plushie.





Talon-chan
She’s an avid debater. She’s currently engaged to AerisEsper.
The Glasses are optional, the gills (more like markings - [X], [X]) are optional.
EXTRA PRIZE - Best Talon, as judged by Talon, wins 250k pure.




AerisEsper
As sarcastic as he is loveable. He’s currently engaged to Talon-chan (avatar may be drawn as female or male with long hair)
EXTRA PRIZE - Best Aeris, as judged by Aeris, wins an ORLY hat





Canicuss
Purple and red are essential if you use the flip hair.
EXTRA PRIZE - Best Canicuss, as judged by Canicuss, wins an August 06 and a September 2005.





Wendigo
EXTRA PRIZE - Best Wendigo, as judged by Wendigo, wins an October 2005.




Demon kagerou
EXTRA PRIZE - Best DK, as judged by DK, wins a Winter Rose and 12k pure.





Kiironobara
The fairy wings are optional.
EXTRA PRIZE - Best Kii, as judged by kii, wins fairy wings.




Kill All Human!
EXTRA PRIZE - The best non-anime group photo wins bani-clips.





Kaophyre
Kao and Kenji_Salk are engaged. Kao is the gentlemanly, but perverted, "seme".



Kenji_Salk
Kenji and Kaophyre are engaged. Kenji is a soft-hearted "uke" who likes cute things





Dino





P3p574r




Yuzi_K





Shimmercat
She’s better than shiney cat! She's engaged to Drop.
The Water Hair can be simplified.





Dropdadgbe
He's engaged to Shimmercat.





Kathleen Starr
It can be any of the following







Bothorman





Kochikens





ArchitectEyes





Ryan jakobi




Saturnine





Kurd Jam





Pink Fuzzy Bunny





fishcorn





Sam Skip Sam

Judging:
I dont have a particular style preference, anime or realism is fine.
My scoring will be based on design, composition, execution, and overall look.
I like art with a lot of emotion and/or sensuality in it.
Feel free to change the look of the items I'm wearing to make a more interesting or less complicated outfit. Examples: This av into this, and this av into this.
Three critical things that HAVE to be on the avatar are: Tan skin, golden eyes, and the halo. The eyes match the halo and any other gold accents in the outfits.
Rosy cheeks and noses are <3
So is eyeshadow. I don't like random eyeliner swirled eyeshadow, but iridescent and multi colored eyeshadows with elegant eyelashes are WIN.
Feel free to change the colors of anything in these outfits, as long as you change everything of that shade. And as long as you keep the gold. :3







Bolthorman is a man of class, taste, and nipples. He does enjoy himself some comedy, as well.

There are prizes available to those who can manage to get chuckles, or awe from me.

1st place: Wins a Dark Halo
2nd place: Wins a Human G Corp T shirt
3rd Place: Wins one Orly and one Yokai's Treasure
Most Creative implementation of nipples wins: Shadow Spirit plus one sealed envelope of whatever month this ends in.

Reference for avatar:



Reference for nipples:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/bolthorman/motivatingnipples.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v148/bolthorman/nips.jpg

First Prize: ORLY? Hat
Second Prize: Tiny Pixie Wings
Third Prize: 5K
(First and second prize may be switched in the future if the Tiny Pixie Wings exceed the ORLY? in value.)

For all of these: My name, kiironobara, means yellow rose. It is my favorite flower, and I would like for a yellow rose to show up in avi art for this contest.




Classic Gaia Ball Kii
The fairy wings are optional.
Classic Gaia Ball Kii dates back to the 2005 Gaia Anniversary when a friend told me that Gaians dress up for the ball. So I put together an ensemble and it became a "Classic Kii" outfit. Since then, the belt has changed to layer under the dress, so this outfit is no longer possible, which sucks.

Art references: [X], [X], [X]




Kii's First Outfit: Variation
When I first joined Gaia, I had a dream avi all ready to quest for. One problem: being the newb that I was, I had no idea where to find what I wanted even though I had looked. Back in 2004 the only way to navigate the shops was on the map, and I completely missed the Barton Boutique. When I asked where to get the Grecian items, the reaction from Gaians in Q&F (as it was called back then) was to donate the items to me, then tell me. This outfit was built upon the generosity of other Gaians, and is probably the original "Classic Kii" outfit.

Art references: [X], [X], [X]



Classic Grunge Kii
The fairy wings are optional, and it should have black gloves.
This was probably my second Gaia outfit, and has less of a story behind it. Essentially, I was amused by the fact that the second hand position with black gloves makes your avi look like it's flipping the bird, so I made an avatar around that amusing concept. I used to wear this outfit for months at a time. Facial expressions on the bammi are a plus.

Art references: [X], [X], [X]



Ice Faerie Kii
This avatar should have Fairy wings and elven ears. Cig can be switched for the Long Drag.
This was my first conscious winter outfit way back when the sweater came out. Not much of a story behind this one.

Art references: [X], [X], [X], [X]











First Place: 100K
Second Place: 50K
Third Place: 10K



No real preference of art style or composition, so long as it's at least a quality piece. JUDGING IS GOING BY:

-things that are funny are good, hooray.

-things that are serious are good too. Hooray!

-Character details are variable, but must include the gold tattoos, piercings, and the gold teef.

-People who incorporate various interpretation of shadow spirit are also enjoyed, but not necessary

Individual Contest for Wendigo

I'm offering three prizes for my favorite art of myself. This can include group pictures, and if my favorite picture of me is one of the winning group pictures, they will be awarded my prize in addition to the main prize.

1st prize: Ancient Katana

2nd prize: October 2005 letter (Kiki kitty)

3rd prize: 2 Ice Gauntlets

If I've awarded those three prizes and want to reward other outstanding efforts, I may give other prizes, probably gold. This will depend on the amount of art I get, and the amount of effort I feel has gone into it.

Any of these avatars is allowed:



I recommend choosing one based on a theme you'd like to draw, rather than choosing an avatar and then redrawing it larger. I usually base my avatars around character ideas of some kind.

First Prize - kiki+ORLY
Second Prize - Coco+ORLY
Third Prize - Oculus+ORLY



Talon-chan and AerisEsper are engaged to be married in real life and have been dating for well over 4 years now. Both are video-game/internet geeks. Talon majored in Engineering (with a minor in Philosophy) and Aeris in Computer Science. They both have dry senses of humor, and enjoy just being in eachother's company. They also enjoy meerkats and companion cubes.


A romantic picture, the two just posing, or something super silly and cute (the cake is a lie), are all great options!


Either version of Talon is acceptable. The couple's photo can be cute, serious, themed (wedding, whatever), just so long as they are itdentifiable as Talon-chan and AerisEsper.


Talon in Black

The glasses are optional.
Gills are optional (they're more like face markings than gills - see references)

Artistic references: [X], [X]









Jolly Talon

Golden Laurels don't need to sparkle.
Gills are optional (they're more like face markings than gills - see references from Talon in Black)

Artistic References: None available.








AerisEsper

Aeris Esper may be drawn as a male or female in this couples photo. If male the shirt should not show the belly, but the hair should stay as long as it is.

Artistic References: none

Pending Dino's Final Okay



First Prize: Ice Gauntlet
Second Prize: Hard Shell Pack
Runner up: 5K

kiironobara:


Details: Facial expressions on the bammi are a plus. I also would like fairy wings and elven ears on the third avatar, as she is a winter faerie. Wings are optional on the other avis. Also, I love yellow roses, so if you could include one in the drawing, I'd be very happy!


Dino:


Details: All three preferably with d-tail, demon wings, and a halo hanging off of one of the horns.


Note on the images in general: We are friends, not romantically involved. Please keep this in mind when drawing us. Also keep in mind that we are the fairly gay couple!

Additionally, feel free to make these images themed. Feature kii and Dino in Kwanzaa dress, spinning a dreidel, decorating a Christmas tree, or, hey, all three at once! Or the New Year! Father Time, Baby New Year, champagne, and singing! Let's bring in the new year with a great big art party! Although champagne bottles are welcome, Dino loves him some cosmopolitans, and kii's a flavored martini woman! And, of course, Fairly Odd Parents.

First Prize - Ancient Katana + Demonic Pendant
Second Prize - June 2006 letter (Dark Halo or G Blade)
Third Prize - December 2007 letter + 10k

CaptainJane and Canicuss go way back, they picked up Kurd jam along the way because they felt sorry for the hobo. Kurd Jam and Canicuss are connoisseurs of fine spam who are constantly shrugging off the eye rollings of CaptainJane.

The trio submissions would preferably be silly, but serious will do in a pinch as long as they are identifiable as Canicuss, Kurd Jam and CaptainJane. A great theme would be the angelic CaptainJane with her two devilish minions, but feel free to create your own theme.



Canicuss

Canicuss is a wallflower with an attitude that pops up from time to time. She's also an avid reader whose avatar is carrying a book at any given time.

You can be creative with the clothing as long as it includes purple and red as the main colors, the Devil Tail and Horns of the Demon are a must. Feel free to accessorize and make her a star.






Kurd Jam

Kurd Jam is the Lanky Spamming Spaniard and former hobo. He is not really that thin; and whereas he once was compulsively active, he now is a more laid back person.

Avatar must include trademark combination of horns and tail, as well as the glasses, beard and cig. The shirt may be hard to reproduce, so that part is left to the creativity of the artist as long as the overall unkempt look persists.





CaptainJane

CaptainJane is a known lurker, she quietly watches everything and misses nothing.

Prefers for as little as possible to be changed in either avatar, try to stay as close on the accessories as you can, with the exception of the cloud on the first avatar.