Showing posts with label illustrator contest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label illustrator contest. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Pop Princess 2015 Illustrator Contest: The Finalists! Time to Vote! (Voting: CLOSED)

Welcome back, royal citizens of the Candy Kingdom! The time has finally come for you to see the 3 finalists who have braved their way through challenges and difficult tasks to be here! It is time for you to see their completed fabric design illustrations in all their glory!

Pop Princess and Coffeshere cannot be more proud of their hard work and dedication! It was very difficult for both of us to narrow down the contestants to just three with such a very talented group of artists!

So without further ado, we would like to present to you the following artists and their illustrations. (If you would like to review the artists interviews and learn more about them, you may do so here.) (If you're looking for the artists portfolios/links follow the "here" link as well!)

Remember, it is you who decides their fate! You who appoints the next royal illustrator, and you who can make their dreams come true of turning their design into the next Pop Princess collection full of beautiful dresses and accessories!! (And then of course you'll be able to wear those designs! :) )

GOOD LUCK TO ALL! We adore each and every one of you! <3 

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Name: Angelique
**The Fabric Illustration: Doll Maker**

TELL US YOUR STORY...

  I wanted to create something creepy and cute so I made the Dollmaker print.

I found a quote by Warsan Shire:
“You are terrifying and strange and beautiful, someone not everyone knows how to love.”
 
I wanted to make something that showed that you can take your broken parts and put them together; the end result will be something so tragic and beautiful. People would wonder what kind of things you've been through. The scars and cracks you so hate will be the untold stories that would mesmerize those who behold them. I like the thought of a dollmaker, putting together broken parts and turning them into one beautiful doll who stands out because of how imperfectly she was made. 


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Name: Merenlha
**The Fabric Illustration: The Dreamy Ugly Duckling**

 
TELL US YOUR STORY...

I chose "The ugly duckling" because is a very beautiful story about courage and finding your place in the world. Most people think the ugly duckling is about changing to become a beautiful swan, that's why it's been an inspiration for extreme makeovers in tv, but it is not. The lesson behind the story is about finding who you are, and how by knowing yourself you can become a better version of yourself. The ugly duckling was always a swan, but he didn't know it. 

We all are in some way the ugly duckling, scared of the world because we don't know who we are, but we all are a beautiful swan deep inside of us. We only have to know ourselves and appreciate all the good things we have.

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Name: Alejandra 
**The Fabric Illustration: Birth of a Star**
 
TELL US YOUR STORY...

How are stars born? Well yes, there is a scientific explanation, but many years has the man wonder where those beautiful shining stars come from, and there have been many stories surrounding it.


My story is about fireflies; fireflies have actually a small amount of life, so when they pass away, they continue shining in the sky. But it's not like a automatic thing that happened. Once they die, they are reborn into fruit stars, that grow on the heavenly trees, guarded by the night goddess. Once the fruit stars are in full bloom, they are released into the skies and all the heavenly creatures reunite to see that happening, which is the part that is represented on the fabric.
 
And after the stars are done with their lives, they fall back once more into earth and turn into fireflies, so that light is never gone, it just keeps changing over and over, but the light is always there, in the skies or in the forest, always leading the way into new things.     


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  WHO WILL BE THE NEXT POP PRINCESS ILLUSTRATOR?

Cast your VOTE now for your favorite artist!!!
(CLOSED as of 8.11.2015 at MIDNIGHT) 

*It has come to our attention that there has been a great deal of false voting going on in an attempt to skew the voting in favor of one artist or the other. This is not acceptable.*

*Please note that you may only vote once per day. Multiple votes from the same person(s) are being collected and recorded through the raw data and will only be counted as 1 vote.*

We will be reviewing the end result to ensure that the finally tally is accurate after voting closes, so please understand that the display counter on the voting may not reflect the current voting 100% accurately. You may see our official announcement about this here .
 



Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Pop Princess Illustrator Contest 2015: A Royal Affair! (NOW CLOSED)

Hello, and welcome back to the kingdom of all things sugary sweet! I know it has been quite a long time since we last took tea together, but Pop Princess has a very exciting announcement. Remember back in 2013, when we hosted our first illustrator contest and we went on to have some really amazing illustrators in the semi finalist round?

 Well! To celebrate Pop Princess' five year anniversary and our 2K followers (what! thank you so much, everyone!!)...... We will be hosting another contest to find an illustrator to join Flor and I in creating beautiful, elegant, or cute fabric prints for the brand! We have been chatting and think it might be nice to have a new addition (perhaps two even!) to the royal family.


Our illustrator and now good friend, Flor (Coffeshere) was the first illustrator to be selected as a semi finalist and won the contest by a landslide of votes back in 2013 with her beautiful print: Starry Garden. 


She has since regaled us with another beauty this last year, and brought about the absolutely stunning elegance that is, Bright Star.


Have you ever dreamed of seeing your illustrations become a reality? Have you ever wanted to see your artwork transformed into beautiful dresses? Do you have what it takes to rise through the ranks to join Pop Princess royalty and stand victorious as the new addition to the brand as Court Illustrator?

If so, we would love for you to apply to be a part of the Pop Princess Illustrator Contest 2015! Flor and I are greatly looking forward to seeing all the talented artists and illustrators out there who apply!

All styles are welcome to apply! We are looking for someone that can bring something unique to Pop Princess! 

~~~This contest will begin May 20th and the deadline for submission is June 15th!~~~

From there, we will pick 8 worthy semi-finalist contestants to submit to an illustration challenge, and finally 4 contestants will go on to the finals round and produce a fabric illustration to be voted on and judged by the world!

(Details of this challenge will be revealed once the 8 candidates have been selected. And the semi-finalists will be contacted and revealed after the deadline for entries.)

The winning artist will go on to be awarded with a paid freelance position and have their work created into fabric yardage used for Pop Princess designs!

(Please do not ask the potential amount the illustrator will be paid for his/her design if he/she wins. This will only be discussed with the winning illustrator.)

Criteria of Illustrator Submissions:
- Is willing to work with the designer, be flexible, and bring creations/ideas to life
- Has a good eye and skill for illustration (i.e. proportion, color concept, overall design)
- Is well versed in both Illustrator and Photoshop to create full color digital illustrations
- Bonus if familiar with producing fabric designs
- Must be fully committed, hard working, and able to meet/complete deadlines
- Highly motivated, attention to detail a must
*You can be from any country, not just the US to apply!
*Traditional media, and digital media are both accepted to qualify

~TO ENTER: Please copy and paste this filled out form below in the blog comments, or via the fan page as a comment or private message:

Submission Entry Form:
First Name:
Email:
A Portfolio Link:
(i.e. a website portfolio, Deviantart, etc---show us your best art work)
A Little About Yourself: (i.e. how long have you been an illustrator? etc)
What Makes You The Right Candidate to Join Pop Princess and Flor?: 

How/Where to Submit Your Entry:
Please submit your entry either here, below in the comments section, or on Pop Princess Facebook page contest post or private message!

Looking forward to all the entries and good luck to everyone! We're so excited!
xoxo
Annika & Flor
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