Contest Time! Draw Zero of Diamond Earth

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After scouting around the fanart posted on this site, I have to say I'm impressed. There are a lot of you that show serious talent, and I respect that. I wouldn't be posting this topic if I didn't believe y'all's work was good.

That said, I have a challenge for all you artists. I challenge you to render a drawing/graphic of Zero as characterized in my story, <a href="http://www.rockmanamv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1824">"Zero: Diamond Earth."</a>

Rewards:
The best picture will be given a place of honor across the top of the "Zero: Diamond Earth" topic. In addition, the winning artist will receive the next four unreleased chapters of my story all at once, before anyone else. Also, I'll give him or her an exclusive, unreleased short story set in a part of Zero Doppler's life that isn't covered in the main fanfiction. The winner may choose to share the chapters and other content, but that is up to his or her discretion. I understand that not all of you wonderful artists like, read, or even know about my fanfiction, but I nevertheless challenge you to prove your skills, to yourselves if to no one else.

Entering Your Graphic:
I'd love to see everyone's graphic, or a link to it, posted inside this topic, but if you're shy just PM them to me. The deadline for entries is about four weeks from now, January 8th, so don't rush yourselves.

Rules: (very redundant, I know)
1. No porn.
2. No ripping off other people's work and claiming it as your own.
3. For one artist to submit several different pictures is just fine, within reason.

Guidelines:
1. Remember, Zero and the others are pictured a little differently in my fanfic than elsewhere in the games and anime. Note the character descriptions in the post below if you want something to go off of. That said, I would love to see some creative interpretations.
2. It's just fine to picture Zero together with Malon, her brothers, Iris, Flash, Takato, or anyone else mentioned in the fanfiction. Heck, you can put them all in a big group if you want, just so long as it has Zero in it.
3. The theme and style of the drawing are up to you. Chibi, romantic, combat, cool poses, etc., it's all good.
4. If you have any questions or comments, post them here or PM me at your choice.

This is kind of a bold thing for me to do, I know. I'm assuming that the fanartists here 1) care enough to respond and 2) won't be offended that I would set up a contest like this. However, it's not against the rules as far as I can tell, and I'm not afraid to get some egg on my face, so I'm going to post this and hope for the best.

[matt13346]

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That's a great idea. I'll give brief descriptions for several characters, in fact. If y'all think these seem too specific, feel free to use your artistic license.

Zero Doppler: Nineteen years old, 6'3", lots of lean muscle mass, very long blond hair, blue eyes. Typically wears red plate mail (a type of armor made up of inflexible metal plating) over a black bodysuit. Usually wears a cool helmet too, with a little hole for his long blond ponytail to come out the back. Carries both sabre and shield to fight with, and a few other weapons salvaged from enemies.

Iris Cainson: Twenty years old, 5'8", long, dark brown hair, dark amber eyes, wears many different outfits depending on the situation. Typically very poised, like a princess, but not always. She carries no weapons or armor. 100% beauty.

Flash Cainson: Twenty-three years old, about as tall as Iris, gangly, little muscle or fat, with short, light brown hair that sticks straight up. Light amber eyes. As for clothing, he wears a tunic (like a long shirt) pieced together from patches of different colors, textures, and designs, all of which clash in the worst way possible. It's been known to make small children cry. A tool belt holds the tunic in at the waist; tools of strange shape and stranger purpose hang from the belt. Finally, he wears drab cargo pants with every pocket crammed full of stuff. He's insane, but he has good days too. No armor, but he's usually taking something apart or putting it back together.

Malon Haolin: Ninteen years old, about 5'5", moderately long, sky blue hair and hazel eyes, but later cuts her hair, turns it raven black, and changes her eyes to gray. You can draw her either way. She wears whatever clothes suit the occasion, and tends to be more casual about her appearance than Iris. No weapons or armor. 100% hottie.

Kai and Matt Haolin: 5'11", age 22, and 5'8", age 17, respectively. Brown hair and lean, muscled bodies. Each wears blue plate mail over his gray bodysuit. They wield a large variety of weapons, especially guns.

Takato: Random bad guy that dies early on. Fights with a katana (a kind of sword) in each hand.

Note: As members of the police force, all the following warriors/spotters wear personalized green capes and golden badges over their personal armor and/or clothing. As it is a uniform, of course, they only wear the cape and badge while on duty.

Captain Yamato Nagasaki: 6'4", 40-50 yrs old, scarred face, golden eyes, hair color not specified. He's only a little taller than Zero but much bulkier, with heavy silver plate mail. He can choose to sprout huge, golden, angelic wings at any time, but not always. Weapon of choice: a four-foot spear that extends to as much as eleven feet in battle. He also keeps a longsword sheathed at his side.

Lieutenant Alia Sorores: Honey-blond hair, brown eyes. Light armor, regulation pistol. Other than that I guess she looks pretty much like the Alia from the games.

Lieutenant Conan Cramer: A smallish man whose black ninja suit covers his entire body, all but his eyes. He wears no apparent armor and carries no apparent weapons, but appearances can be deceiving. He is the only one exempt from the green cape part of the uniform, and wears a totally black badge. When not on duty he wears a white ninja suit with the standard cape and badge. More often than not he's lurking in the shadows, and doesn't always obey the law of gravity.

Officer Katarina Casselini: A petite but well-endowed woman, a little less than 30 years of age and looking very good. Beige hair and fur (in the case of her cat ears and tail), chain mail armor of generally the same color, and a scepter that she can use to call forth certain elemental attacks. A pair of of sharp little cat fangs glistens among the rest of her pearly white teeth. She grins a lot, partly to show those teeth off and partly because she's a shameless flirt.

Lieutenant Jean-Pierre Picard: About thirty years old, wears stylishly designed purple scale mail armor. Wields a long, slender fencing sword in his right hand and a short, thick dagger in his left. Slim and moderate height, an inch or so taller than Iris. He's not exactly effeminate, but...well, he's got lavender eyes, and he sometimes compares himself to a flower...anyway, he's a very fast and skilled fighter.

Officer Sue Smith: Over seven feet tall, with the girth to match, and armored like a tank. Wields a double cannon, which is essentially canned death. His heavy plate mail is pink, and he scowls all the time. You would too, if you were a guy named Sue.

Officer Ichigo Kurosaki: I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. Watch an episode of Bleach if you're in the dark about who this is. In my story he wears bone-white armor, and he's about twenty-six.

I hope these are helpful. Again, feel free to use your artistic license if these guidelines are too restrictive. I'll continue to add character descriptions as more characters show up in the story.

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