The 7th Anniversary Fan Art Contest Approaches! (04/02/2009)

[Pikarya]

After months of anticipation, we're pleased to announce that the ever-popular Fan Art Contest is making a triumphant return! Throughout the years, the Fan Art Contest has proven to be a popular creative outlet for our players, and we expect this year to be no different. To celebrate FINAL FANTASY XI entering into its seventh year of service on May 16th, the theme of this year's contest is the 7th Anniversary. Send us your masterful renditions of subjects such as "celebrating the anniversary with friends" or "the journey of adventurers throughout the years," or even share some of your treasured memories related to the contest's theme.

To celebrate FINAL FANTASY XI entering into its seventh year of service on May 16th, the theme of this year's contest is the 7th Anniversary. Send us your masterful renditions of subjects such as "celebrating the anniversary with friends" or "the journey of adventurers throughout the years," or even share some of your treasured memories related to the contest's theme.

All entries will be judged by an all-star panel consisting of development, operations, community and localization team members who will review the artwork and select the prize-winning masterpieces.

The winning illustrations will be displayed on Topics on May 16th, and their artists, awarded a special prize – the "Nomad Moogle Rod" in-game item!



How to Enter

Requirements:
- Contestants must possess an active FINAL FANTASY XI account
- All contestants must agree to the defined terms and conditions
* Contestants under the age of 18 must obtain the permission of a legal guardian before submitting entries.

Submission Period: Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 — Wednesday, May 6, 2009 (7:59am)(PDT)

Theme: The 7th Anniversary

How to Submit Your Art: Submissions may be sent via e-mail. The body of the mail should contain all of the required information listed below, with the illustration attached (see below for file format/size information). E-mails should be sent to the following address.



E-mail Subject:7th Anniversary Fan Art Contest Submission

Required Information:
- Your PlayOnline e-mail address
- Your FINAL FANTASY XI World name, as well as your character's name
- Your nickname or handle
- A title for your artwork
- A personal comment or caption for your artwork
- Maximum file size: Up to 750 Kbytes
*Should your illustration be chosen for display, the above nickname (and your real name, if submitted), artwork title, and personal comment will appear along with your artwork.

Illustration Size: 1024x768

File Format: .JPG or .GIF

* Illustrations must be original pieces of art.
* Please attach only one illustration per e-mail. Contestants will be limited to only one submission.
* Contestants will not be notified directly of the contest results. Winners will be announced publicly in a Topics posting.

Warning

To avoid any complications concerning submissions, please read the following terms thoroughly. We ask that all contestants understand and agree to these terms prior to submitting their artwork. Square Enix will regard all submissions to the Fan Art Contest as implicit acceptance to these terms, without exception.

Regarding prizes:
Winning contestants may not transfer their claim to a prize to another individual/character.

Regarding personal information:
The personal information accompanying contest entries will be utilized in sending prizes to contest winners. In all regards, personal information will be handled with the utmost security in the same manner as laid forth in the guidelines of the PlayOnline User Agreement.

Regarding inappropriate submissions:
Entries falling under either of the below categories will not be considered by the judges:
- Artwork containing obscenity, vulgarity, discrimination, or any other offensive subject matter
- Artwork containing any plagiarized or copyrighted material
Infringements upon copyright/intellectual property, personal credit, privacy, etc.
- Counter to public order and/or morals
- Submissions with content judged to be grossly deviant from the established theme
- Depiction of characters not related to FINAL FANTASY XI
- Square Enix reserves the right to judge whether or not material is appropriate for public display
- Entries not containing all of the required information, or containing erroneous information

Regarding copyrights:

Each entrant must agree that the copyright to each entry is automatically assigned to and becomes the property of Square Enix upon submission. Entrants must agree that Square Enix will own all rights to use, modify, and make derivative works of the entries, without separate compensation to entrant or anyone else.
Each entrant must warrant and represent that (a) as between entrant and parties other than Square Enix, entrant own all rights to all submitted entries; and (b) other than the fact that all intellectual property embodied in and related to the FINAL FANTASY XI game, including all copyrighted works and trademarks and derivative works thereof, are the exclusive property of Square Enix, all such entries are original works of authorship on entrant's part and have not been copied, in whole or in part, from any other work and do not violate, misappropriate, or infringe any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right of any other person or entity. Entrant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Square Enix for any breach of this warranty or other action taken by entrant in connection with this contest.

*SQUARE ENIX OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES
All entries and other materials (the "Entry Materials") (including all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary rights associated therewith) submitted by you become the property of Square Enix upon submission, and Entry Materials will not be returned to any contestant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge that Square Enix will own all rights to use, modify, and make derivative works of the Entry Materials, without separate compensation to you or any other person or entity. You agree to take, at Square Enix's expense, any further action (including, without limitation, execution of affidavits and other documents) reasonably requested by Square Enix to effect, perfect, or confirm Square Enix's ownership rights as set forth above in this paragraph. Entry Materials may be used by contestants only for purposes of the Contest or for private, personal, non-public viewing. Entry materials received by Square Enix may be destroyed by Square Enix at any time following the Contest.

[shaddix]

I suck at drawing

[Araelus]

I think I'll send them another DVD of their game as a badly voice-acted movie and see if I can get a slightly different form letter this time! :D

Oh, wait, illustrations... original pieces of art... up to 750 Kbytes....

/toss 23.8 GB


Looking forward to the entries, always some neat stuff!

[Aro]

That wand better not give another 80 inventory slots...

[Destinye]

Is that mithra on the left...artwork from kedama or w/e?

[Pikarya]

That wand better not give another 80 inventory slots...

Because it clearly explains in the announcement that an additional 80 slots of inventory would be given to the winner of the Nomad Moogle Rod?

[Tearshang]

That wand better not give another 80 inventory slots...

Believe that wand is already in game. Was a gift recieved from 2006's Fan Fest I think. Not sure which one. It dispenses moogle pies! :D

[Pikarya]

Moogle Rod - FFXIclopedia - a Wikia Gaming wiki
Nomad Moogle Rod - FFXIclopedia - a Wikia Gaming wiki

[Septimus]

That wand better not give another 80 inventory slots...

Sarcasm is lost on the internet.

But at least I enjoyed it.

[Viena]

Is that mithra on the left...artwork from kedama or w/e?

That's from some Japanese guy known as Robina.

[Destinye]

Ah ok, forgot about Robina xD

[dejet]

now if only i could draw lol

i can not wait to see this years best though. always nice to see what people can do (and what i can not do...)

[Aro]

Sarcasm is lost on the internet.

But at least I enjoyed it.

Thank you,

Whoosh etc.

[Nattack]

once upon a time i wanted to draw really bad. and then, i got an old beige box with nothing more than dos on it. there went all my talent, into rewriting nibbles.

[SephYuyX]

Not the updateI wanted to see.

[The Blackrose]

This image is fated to go down the path of another particular item...



And before anyone asks, it was supposed to be a back massager...

[Destinye]

This image is fated to go down the path of another particular item...



And before anyone asks, it was supposed to be a back massager...

It's just to not draw attention when it goes through X-ray machines in airports.

[Araelus]

Entries falling under either of the below categories will not be considered by the judges:
- Artwork containing obscenity, vulgarity, discrimination, or any other offensive subject matter
- Counter to public order and/or morals
- Square Enix reserves the right to judge whether or not material is appropriate for public display

That's from some Japanese guy known as Robina.

Robina-Go-Round?

[Yvonne]

I won mine last year and I can vouch it makes awesome sounds when you hit things with it.



FFXI Doll Festival Winner 2008 by ~PolishTamales on deviantART

EDIT: Here's a better link to the original:

[Pikarya]

I won mine last year and I can vouch it makes awesome sounds when you hit things with it.

YouTube - Hundred Fists with Moogle Rod