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Is it even worth spending my time on contests to get famous?

>> No.3701877

>>3701734
An /ourguy/ got his manga serialized in Japan from winning a competition. Don't remember his name.

>> No.3701879

>>3701734
nope, since nobody except artists care for them. And not the successful kind.

then again it depends on what contest it is. If it's something like Jump a lot of people will see it and you might make a name for yourself if you're good.

>> No.3701880

>>3701877
>serialized
>in Japan

phew lad

>> No.3701892

>>3701734
only if you're good and the contest is big

>> No.3701893

>>3701877
which one the dracula one?

>> No.3701926

>>3701734
where can I find stuff like this for illustrations, I would love to have an excuse to draw more and maybe get some exposure

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>>3701734
>>3701926
I've done several art contests, and I've got a real love / hate relationship with them. On one hand, they're very exploitative of artists and essentially getting a bunch of people to create finished work and then only paying one. However, if you manage to win some, then they can undoubtedly be good money & exposure. Though if your only goal is to 'get famous', then they is not worth your time.

http://www.talenthouse.com I've won several art contests through them and made a good chunk of change in the past year. Fair warning though - they are the worst people I've ever worked with and will string you along for as long as they can before they pay you. This has happened to every single other winning artist I've talked to.

http://www.threadless.com has ongoing design contests for all sorts of different things. If you've got a style appropriate for apparel and such, check them out. You retain all rights to your work, even if you win. They used to payout $2k+ per selected design, though they changed it up in 2014. Now it's a monthly royalty payout, +$ if its for a particular themed contest.

http://www.collectiveartsbrewing.com is fantastic. You don't get a whole lot of money, but they have a twice-a-year call for art that is printed on their beer bottles and packages. You retain all rights, even if you win - they encourage submissions of already completed work. Easy $200 + published portfolio piece. Super friendly crew and I've even got a commission or two out of them from getting work selected so much. Today (Nov. 30) is the deadline for the next one, so if you've got a completed piece that's just sitting around on your desk / hard drive, it's worth submitting up to 3.

http://www.pbart.com has an annual art competition that's pretty big. A lot of competition, but there's a few winners. Top spot gets a whopping $10k + their work printed on over 3 million beer cans.

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I thought about entering the Ruth Borchard self portrait prize 2019.

>> No.3702277

>>3701880
>>3701893
I don't remember the name at all. A thread was made about it a while ago.