Eight Star's Community Contest - Sixth Month, May!

Greetings Everypony!

I hope by now you all know me, for I am Eight Star, one of your leaders.

What I've brought you here for is a competition. One that will test your artistic prowess... be it by image, sound, or literature.

The Goal:
To create a piece of art which most closely resembles the subject matter. Each month I will give an ambiguous subject, and you ponies will try to come up with something that resembles the subject. The simplest thing would be a drawing, digital or traditional, that is uploaded and then PM'd to me. However, I encourage musicians and writers to, if they feel so inspired, feel free to try their hoof at it.

The Prize:
One of many items. The main prize I had intended was that the winner got to plot out your own fan fiction and I would write it, while the runner ups would get spots in the fiction. Other than that, the winner can choose to, instead, receive a Steam Game valued up to $30, or they could order a pony-related commission that I would pay for, (up to $30,) or we could discuss any number of items.

In addition, the winner is able to be turned into their own emoticon! Which has a great potential to become one of those usable in the chat and on our fair site! (With the stipulation that if you leave forevuh your emote may be replaced.) Or you can request any emote you want. Of course, the emote will be done by yours truely before being added, but it can be made during a stream for added accuracy.

How Submissions Are Judged:
Me and a team of two un-biased experts, (because they don't know you ponies,) will grade works on skill, calculated effort, and how well the submission matches the subject. Skill will account for up to 6 points, effort will account for up to 4 points, and submission creatively matching the subject will account for up to 10 points. So, ponies of any skill level are encouraged to enter, as long as you can get creative with the topic. While one pony may submit more than one item in a month, only the last item submitted will be judged for your placing.

Submission Times & Methods:
You have the option of sending your submission through PM, or if you're confident with everypony seeing it before the deadline, you may post it here. Submissions must have been started and finished during the month that the subject is in play. Submissions do not have to be specifically for this contest to be posted as long as they follow the time constraints. The deadline for each month is precisely the time that, in EST, the calendar month changes. Given the month-long deadline, leeway will only be given under very rare circumstances.

May's Subject:
The subject for the month of May is: Flowering Beauty

That can have to do with flowers, or not at all. Though as they say; April Showers bring May Flowers.

Questions?

 

Not technically!

 

Here's hoping you can get it to a computer to digitize it.