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Journal Entry: Sat Jun 15, 2013, 4:40 PM

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Greetings Dark Angels. This month we will be working with portraits. The idea is to change or add to the selected subject and create a dark or horror face. working with portraits can be a challenge, you are not creating a scene, just manipulating the features you have to make a masterpiece of the macabre. Digital me darkly...

This should be loads of fun for those wanting to try this round.

YOUR JUDGES

_{***alternate judges may be used in serious cases of dismemberment and or death}

Challenge Stock

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE RULES and ask if you don't.

Your entry must be submitted after the 16th of the month.

You many enter twice, but you can only win once.

Remember our rules on painting. No more than 30%

NO PREMADES... make sure the provider credited the other artists.

We only accept stock from DeviantART, no outside resources. Direct links are always nice.

Please allow full view for judging and no intrusive watermark. Artwork no smaller than
900x900 please.

Include our icon and the name of the challenge in your entry.

Put the level you are competing in on your artists comments.

DETERMANATING YOUR SKILL LEVEL

All STANDARD group rules apply.

You are required to use only one piece of the stock we have given you.

Submit your entries to the contest folder and we will move it to the right place...

HOT LINKS

Challenge Stock

DETERMANATING YOUR SKILL LEVEL

Group Rules

Winners Prize Packs

We like to give you creative freedom, USE IT!

THE CONTEST ENDS, July 16TH @ 11:59 PM E.S.T.

Best of luck to all and just have fun.
It shows in the art.....

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FYI

Journal Entry: Thu Jun 13, 2013, 8:14 AM

HELP US MAINTAIN THE GROUP
JOINING GUIDELINES HOW TO ENTER CURRENT STOCK DETERMINING YOUR SKILL LEVEL

There are only 2 folders that are open to members. One is for the contests and the other is for winners to submit a piece from there gallery.

The contest is over in a few days.

We check for credits and so do the judges.
No premades can be used and all PNGs MUST contain credits.
We follow the rules of the community.

We leave your skill level to you. SOMETIMES we might suggest another level but the decision is yours. Just know that you can set your self up for failure by placing your art in a level that you are not quite ready for.

We hold darker contests than most groups if you find blood and nudity offensive this is not the group for you. We are dark artist mostly and this is a place to share our twisted art with each other. We do expect participants to enjoy their time here... it shows in your art.

Most of our contests are different and so are the rules the judges go by. A great suggestion is to read the rules of each contest and play by the rules. Many people get disqualified for simply not following the rules.

We are no longer accepting of site resources. SXC and other will get you disqualified. You must stick to da resources and credit everything you use. The judges will check every link.

If you have any questions or comments just let us know thats what we are here for.

You don't have to join here to play.
Just be a member of The Empire.

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One week notice

Journal Entry: Sat Jun 1, 2013, 2:21 PM

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Thats right the nightmare contest has one week to go. Im sure some that like waiting till the last minute like this last reminder.

Normal Why be normal when we can create our own Dark Portraits.

We will be giving you * model faces to distort and contort to your hearts content.

This challenge will start in one week on June 16th...

Have your filters and tricks on stand by.

Oh yeah here is just one tut thats out there on dA.

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_{Is our own challenge group for dark art. We have decided to open it up to all members of all our groups. You may participate in any challenge you choose without joining.

These groups include

#dA-Morgue #LovingDarkArt #dA-Skeleton-Crew

Just send your entry to the group via note, like the old way of submitting to a CLUB. As long as your group widget is installed and we can verify that you are one of our members.}

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by *nitchwarmer, May 26, 2013, 1:36:14 PM
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Ceck out volume 6 of the DARK NEWSLETTER. You might have been featured.

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Another Contest

Journal Entry: Sat May 18, 2013, 1:50 PM

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PRIZES

CONTEST IN JUNE 15th

All winners will be featured in the "Dark News" our da newsletter.

Points:
1st place 100 points from the group.
2nd place 50 points from the group.
3rd place*** (IF WE HAVE THE ENTRIES)***25 points from the group!!!

HELP THE GROUP AND DONATE A PRIZE!!

we are looking for features and any other prizes you might contribute.
Please note =nitchwarmer

NIGHTMARES

I chose Freddy as the nightmare king. Tho there are many from, Candyman to the old gypsy woman in "Drag me to Hell".

Freddy was one of our first to play in our dream...and nightmares.

CONTEST SYNOPSIS

Greetings Boils and Ghouls
Your mission if you choose to accept it is to create your very own Nightmare.
You may use any stock (as I find this fair) From any stock provider ONLY on da. We dont want to invite strangers into our dreams.

I do like the theme , it encompasses several of the picks we had to vote on. Bloody, Urban Myths, and many more. Create a scene you are proud of. I am going to have another contest and use up some of the remaining points we have from the last contest we held... The more you donate the more contests we can have...

I am totally serious I want you to create anything you want from a manip to a movie poster. Anything that you want to convey your nightmare...

any more info you need or questions leave a comment here. Just have fun and create something WILD!!! You will be judged on your creativity. Make it fun and make it scarey. REMEMBER we are a dark group hence the NIGHTMARE type theme.

No premades can be used unless they contain credits and like always only use verifiable stock. BEWARE of pngs and check for credits. We will be checking.

THERE IS NO STOCK THIS TIME,
USE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO..

YOUR JUDGES

L1 L2 L3

_{***alternate judges may be used in serious cases of dismemberment and or death}

CONTEST RULES

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE RULES and ask if you don't.

Your entry must be submitted after the 16th of the month.

You many enter twice, but you can only win once.

Remember our rules on painting. No more than 30%

NO PREMADES... make sure the provider credited the other artists.

We only accept stock from DeviantART, no outside resources. Direct links are always nice.

Please allow full view for judging and no intrusive watermark. Artwork no smaller than
900x900 please.

Include our icon and the name of the challenge in your entry.

Put the level you are competing in on your artists comments. DETERMANATING YOUR SKILL LEVEL

All STANDARD group rules apply.

You are required to use only one piece of the stock we have given you.

Submit your entries to the contest folder and we will move it to the right place...

HOT LINKS

DETERMANATING YOUR SKILL LEVEL

Group Rules

Winners Prize Packs

We like to give you creative freedom, USE IT!

THE CONTEST ENDS, june 15TH @ 11:59 PM E.S.T.

Best of luck to all and just have fun.
It shows in the art.....