Reflections #1: A Mixed Media Collaboration Contest. Any Questions? (3rd and last pre-announcement, 50 SBD prize pool)

This is the third and last post in a series of three posts announcing my upcoming contest, called Reflections. It is a contest for Mixed Media Collaborations. Every entry will comprise of two separate posts, providing a link to each other. One post will feature a piece of writing. One post will feature a work of art. The two need to reflect one another. The contest will open on next Saturday, on 16th of December at 20.00 CET, and close 7 days later, on the 23rd of December at 20.00 CET.

Each pre-announcement post contains some tips about how to make our lives as judges difficult. Speaking of judges: I will be judging all entries, together with @sunravelme.

The Prizes

Thanks to very generous donations from @tanglebranch and @plushzilla, the prize pool is currently at 50 SBD. The exact division of this pool will depend on the number of entries received.

What do we expect from you?

You can enter as a team, or you can fly solo and make both posts yourself. The most important thing is that we want to see two posts. Each post needs to contain a link to its twin.

The first pre-announcement second tells you a bit more about how the contest in general. The second pre-announcement contains tips on how to wow the judges. Basically, it tells you what we expect from your entries. I advise everyone who missed them, to check these posts out.

We would love to see how the artist came to the result that he did, but we would also love to see or read about how two partners worked together. You can add this as an author's note in the writing post or the art post, or both.

FAQ

However, I expect that some people have questions I haven't answered, since I simply didn't think of them. That is the main focus of this post. If you have any questions about the contest, feel free to ask them in a comment. I will respond as soon as I can, and add your question to the post itself as well if you manage to ask your question during the first seven days after posting.

How will the entries be judged?

We will score the posts separately, and we will also score the closeness of the connection between the twin posts. If you deliver two exceptional pieces with a remote connection, you could get a score similar to that of two posts with a lower level of quality but a very strong connection. Two posts that don't reflect each other at all, will be disqualified.

Am I allowed to use Deep Dreamed photographs for the art post?

Yes. But do remember that the Deep Dream Generator is not a very hands-on method when creating images. We would advise you to make a series, as you would with a regular photography post. As always, remember to document your progress. We want more than just the end result. ;-)

Can a person enter more than once?

Each user can enter one writing post and one art post. Whether both posts make up a single entry, or are each a part of separate entries, is up to you. You can do a solo entry, or you can enter once as a writing partner in a team, and once as art partner in another team.

Is there anything else you want to know?

More information will be added as people ask more questions, so do remember to look in from time to time.

Next week, I will post the actual contest post. You will need to provide a link to your entry posts in the comment section of that post.

Good luck, and happy brainstormings!

Hugs

Tiny

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