AnK Competition 2# (Closed)

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Your Task: Design a Cothy!
Cothy Lineart by kArA-Redwing
click to go and download the .png file in sta.sh

Prizes:
1st: 400 points or 1 month premium (your choice) + Colored request from me + Cother Pixel Achieved!
2nd: 200 points + Colored request from me + Cother Pixel Achieved!
3rd: 100 points + Cother Pixel (10 entrants)

Deadline: June 30th
Pixel Cother = your design placed onto this:Cothy Base By Grimranger-d8qa2rf by kArA-Redwing Base courtesy of GrimRanger
Note: I may add more places or increase the prizes depending on the number of entries.


More info:  First, a Cother (or Cothy) is neither an open nor a closed species.  They're a microhorse-thing based on the extinct Hyracotherium that run about in my original world Arecace for my story AnK.  Your task is to design your own Cother.  That means you can either use the base I provided above and just color it, or you can draw your own from scratch.  The competition will be primarily about coat colors, but if you add other features (jewelry, racing jacket) to make your individual more unique or to create a sub-species of cother with special traits (e.g. horns) this will also be considered part of the design.  The competition will have two categories. 1) Natural Designs:  These are Cothers that have patterns and accessories that are realistic for hoofed animals.  2) Fantasy Designs: everything else, from cyborg Cothers to sparkle Cothers.  Each category with have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place if there are enough entries.  When all is said and done, all entrants will get to keep the Cother(s) they designed to run amuck in their own stories and worlds.

Rules:
:bulletblack: No more than 4 total entries per person. (e.g. 2 naturals + 2 fantasies = 4 total)
:bulletblack: You can only win one place per category.
:bulletblack: Please specify which category you want your Cother to be judged in.
:bulletblack: I will not judge the same Cother in both categories.
:bulletblack: This base (sta.sh/097wv3q2t41) is for this competition only.  Don't use it for anything else.
:bulletblack: Do not use other bases.
:bulletblack: For the love of god, do not try to enter MLP-clone Cothers.  I will cry and then ignore them.

Cothy Stats:

Bullet; BlackClassification: Mammal
Bullet; BlackSpecies: 20
Bullet; BlackLocation: The plains of Escholzia and south to the Winter Rainforest
Bullet; BlackHeight to shoulder: 16”
Bullet; BlackDiet: Herbivorous (grasses and berries)
Bullet; BlackRole in Food chain: Primary Consumers
Bullet; BlackHunting/Foraging: wanders around eating constantly
Bullet; BlackDisposition: curious, skittish, cuddly
Bullet; BlackSocial: likes to travel in groups of 5 and no fewer than 3
Bullet; BlackParenting: extensive, offspring stay long term with their parents
Bullet; BlackPredators: wild cats, large reptiles, Avians
Bullet; BlackUnique Features: Cothers, also known as "Cothys," are small proto-hoofed mammals that run in small herds allowing their curiosity to get them into all sorts of trouble.  They are extremely trainable and they are commonly bred for racing and occasionally as exotic pets.  They are so sociable, that when isolated from a herd, they will follow around other animals until they find a new herd.  The number of coat patterns these animals can have is astounding.  It is believed they have this trait for individual recognition.
Note: The Winter Rainforest is a special biome on Arecace that is very much like it sounds like; a rainforest where is snows a whole lot instead of raining.  Also, the big one is a Wool Stag, not a Cother
Want more info on Arecace/AnK?  Check out the group: :iconank-manga:


Additional Questions
:bulletblack: Which category should I choose?
That's really up to your own choice.  Naturals would more likely be mostly in typical horse colors (browns, whites, blacks, greys, reds) with natural patterns (socks, spots, stripes, ect) with some reasonable ornaments (horns, racing gear, different style of mane or tail).  Fantasies will have mostly crazy colors (blue and green for example) with unnatural patterns (circuit board) and non-reasonable ornaments (spikes, fangs, wings, extra tails ect).
:bulletblack: What kind of stuff do you like? :3
Well, this will be your Cothy in the end, not mine, but if you're looking for some inspiration... Halloween, technology, splashes of shock colors against otherwise subdued palettes, anything AnK themed, Bird/fish/frog color patterns, Jungle-themes, Beach-themes, idk lol
:bulletblack: What do you not like?
Same as above, but I'm not so keen on winged Cothies, rainbow Cothies, unicorn Cothies, or giant Cothies (that defeats the purpose; they are cute and little :<)
:bulletblack: Will it be harder to win if I use the base or draw it, but my horse anatomy isn't great?
Neither.  I'm judging on design not artistic skill or medium, and the design will look as good on the base as it will in your own drawings.  That said, it'll be much easier to customize if you draw from scratch.  On the other hand, I think it may help you show off your design more to just use the base if you don't draw horsie things well.
:bulletblack: Can I modify the base?
To your heart's content.  Trace it, erase it, add to it, chew on it, whatever.
:bulletblack: If we keep the designs, then you get nothing, so why are you even hosting this competition?
Two reasons.  1) Everything I can do to show off a bit of AnK to more people makes me obscenely happy. 2) I really love my cothies, but I suck at designs and colors.  I want to see more pretty cothies. :meow:


Good luck to all potential entrants!  You have 2 months starting now.  Also, please advertise!  More entrants = more prizes. <3

Entries will be added to the AnK group contest folder for all to see if you approve. All entries will be added to my favorites whether you like it or not. <3

Most recent entry:  4th Cothy Cotton - Contest Entry by kremstoin by :iconkremstoin:
View all current entries here (23 Thus far, 14 naturals, 9 fantasy)
Cothy! by kArA-Redwing
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I couldn't resist and did one final fantasy Cothy~

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