Tag: koscovercontest

Ep 8 Cover Contest Winner!

Posted on October 1, 2021 by crabbng

episode 8 cover has been chosen!! with the very last entry JUST sliding in before the time limit, big congrats to Alex McGregor / @alienbeans on tumblr

the simplicity, the soft glow, the framing with the branches, YOU LOVE TO SEE IT!! and you know i love a good pattern lol

i say it every time BUT PLEASE READ THIS IF YOU ENTERED BECAUSE IT’S ALWAYS TRUE… IT WAS SO HARD TO DECIDE!! and there were SO MANY good fashions in these entries, i was both living because they were all so good and dying because i knew i’d have to choose one. :((

i’m hoping to arrange them so that both the full image and a close up are included, the number of entries was between not many and a fair amount, so while there is more space than on the first few episodes, there isn’t enough to get them each their own page (without adding a bunch of extra pages in and upping the price of the book)

once the PDF is formatted, i’ll send that out to everyone who entered, so do look forward to that. also, i’m… trying? to put together a kickstarter for this round of preorders, idk if i’ll like it but i want to try it once and see if i like it.

ep 10 cover character and color is up on the sidebar, no official posts for that one or ep 9 yet, no dates have been settled on, but likely it’ll be… probably january? for ep 9? i’ll make an announcement when it starts up for real though.

THANK YOU AGAIN!!!! TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED!!! i’m so blown away by the creativity and the skill and the range of different styles!! as i said above, fashion was HUGE in this contest and i was SO!!! SO HAPPY that yall had fun with it. for real. legitimately heartwarming. anyways, i’ll wrap this up, thank you again and i look forward to future entries!! if you haven’t gotten on the cover yet.. keep trying!!!

i said i’d wrap up but ALSO it’s SO!!! SOOO!!! COOL seeing people who have put in multiple entries like.. gain skill and make progress and just change and grow, i LOVE watching yall improving (not to say any were BAD in the first place, cause i feel like this can sound like that, but you can be good and just become gooder, you know??) okay love yall bye

Ep 8 Cover Contest!

Posted on August 2, 2021 by crabbng

KINGS OF SORTS COVER CONTEST FOR EPISODE 8!

ENDS 9/30!  

the ep 8 cover will star everyone’s hot girl: AOIFE! and the color is GOLD! adorn my perfect princess in gold

RULES:

1) i want these to be easily sourced to the artist so please post it on whatever social media you use, tag me and use the tag #koscovercontest (i’ll be reblogging/rting all of them)

2.1) when you’ve done that please email me a link to your post and the actual pic to [crabbng(at)gmail.com] so i dont miss any! (and also so i can contact you easily if u win!) 

2.2) email me the background you’ve made! (just the pic without the character) i’ve been using the backgrounds of the covers for the back cover

2.3) please include how you would like to be credited for your work! i.e. name or @ or both

3) submit your own work (obvi), multiple submissions are just fine! and if you won last time, go ahead and enter again!

REFERENCES/TEMPLATES:there are templates available to show you where the title/author/cover artist name will be for the final version, these are just for your reference only! please ONLY submit your artwork. 

**NEW** references can now be found in the same place as the cover templates! (if you’re reading this on ig: templates/refs can be found linked on the cover contest announcement on the website)
templates/references can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GCBZB80zON_VEu28RCB3Ct2Vt9s7A8EK?usp=sharing

 

SPECIFICATIONS:

the cover (plus trim) is 8.75”x11.25” (300 dpi), the end result for the cover will be trimmed to 8.75”x11” by me, but keep that in mind while deciding on how to design your cover. PLEASE adhere to these specs! wrong specs can lead to an otherwise perfect piece not being chosen. 

 

TIMELINE:

starts now, ends 9/30! so get them posted and emailed to me by then. it doesn’t matter if you send it in earlier or later in the timeline, all will be considered equally

 

WINNER:

the winner will (obviously) get their pic to be the cover and i’ll send you a free printed copy of Kings of Sorts Episode 8! and whatever is in the preorder pack!! (likely going to be pillow plush charms with the cast hugging stuffed dragons.. very cute)
all entries will receive a free PDF copy of episode 8 when it’s finished! 

Ep 7 Cover Contest Winner!

Posted on May 27, 2021 by crabbng

episode 7 cover has been chosen!! big congrats to @honeybitz (on tumblr)

i couldn’t resist!! having a traditionally drawn cover!! it made me so happy to see, i love seeing the marker lines on there, as someone who does.. exclusively traditional art, it was just really nice to see. I WAS TOUCHED. i love knowing this is physically out in the world right now. plus look at lil yahuul there. just vibing. you love to see it.

anyways once again it was a terribly hard decision, i complained about it everywhere lmao, it’s really hard!!! to choose!! but! once again, since there were a pretty low amount, i’m gonna be able to fit them all in as full pages!! so i’m happy about that. NOT THAT I DONT LIKE LOTS OF ENTRIES i just like being able to show them off. bc they are all lovely.

once i get the pdf together, that will be sent out to everyone who entered! look forward to print preorders for ep 7 AND ep 6 june 1st!

also the next two cover characters and their colors are up on the website! not official posts, i dont have dates for the contests yet (it’ll be a while) but if you wanted to get a head start on either of them, they’re up there!

thanks again to everyone who entered!! i REALLY!!! REALLY APPRECIATE IT!! yall make these books happen, i dont know if you know how much i appreciate your help

next contests are listed on the sidebar of the home page, but i dont have dates for them yet! i will announce them when i do <3

COVER CONTEST FOR EPISODE 7!

Posted on April 2, 2021 by crabbng

KINGS OF SORTS COVER CONTEST FOR EPISODE 7!

ENDS 5/20!  

the ep 7 cover will star everyone’s fave green angel of doom: YAHUUL! and the color is (of course) GREEN! any green you want is fine, i’d love to see a variety!  

RULES:

1) i want these to be easily sourced to the artist so please post it on whatever social media you use, tag me and use the tag #koscovercontest (i’ll be reblogging/rting all of them)

2.1) when you’ve done that please email me a link to your post and the actual pic to [crabbng(at)gmail.com] so i dont miss any! (and also so i can contact you easily if u win!) ***there were a couple submissions last time that forgot this part but please dont!! cause otherwise it’s hard for me to correctly credit people when getting them formatted for print.

2.2) email me the background you’ve made! (just the pic without the character) i’ve been using the backgrounds of the covers for the back cover

2.3) ** NEW ** please include how you would like to be credited for your work! i.e. name/@/both

3) submit your own work (obvi), multiple submissions are just fine! and if you won last time, go ahead and enter again!

SPECIFICATIONS:

the cover (plus trim) is 8.75”x11.25” (300 dpi), the end result for the cover will be trimmed to 8.75”x11” by me, but keep that in mind while deciding on how to design your cover. there are templates available to show you where the title/author/cover artist name will be for the final version, these are just for your reference only! please only submit your artwork. Template can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GCBZB80zON_VEu28RCB3Ct2Vt9s7A8EK?usp=sharing

please adhere to these specs! wrong specs can lead to an otherwise perfect piece not being chosen. 

(if you’re reading this on ig: templates can be found linked on the ep 7 cover contest announcement on the website)

TIMELINE:

starts now, ends 5/20! so get them posted/emailed to me by then. it doesn’t matter if you send it in earlier or later in the timeline, all will be considered equally

WINNER:

the winner will (obviously) get their pic to be the cover and i’ll send you a free printed copy of Kings of Sorts Episode 7! and whatever is in the preorder pack!!
all entries will receive a free PDF copy of episode 7 when it’s finished!

 

** if you’re curious about ep 6 print vers preorders, the plan is to do preorders for ep 6 and ep 7 at the same time so the cover contest and preorders wont overlap!

Episode 6 Cover Contest

Posted on February 27, 2021 by crabbng

KINGS OF SORTS COVER CONTEST FOR EPISODE 6!

ENDS 3/11!  

cover will star your friend you just met: ALMET! and there’s TWO colors this time, choose one or the other or both, they are TEAL and PINK

and i know you just met.. so i’ll put a ref for her here too. hope you will enjoy her as she shows up in episode 6 more!

RULES:

1) i want these to be easily sourced to the artist so please post it on whatever social media you use, tag me and use the tag #koscovercontest (i’ll be reblogging/rting all of them)

2.1) when you’ve done that please email me a link to your post and the actual pic to [crabbng(at)gmail.com] so i dont miss any! (and also so i can contact you easily if u win!) ***there were a couple submissions last time that forgot this part but please dont!! cause otherwise it’s hard for me to correctly credit people when getting them formatted for print.

2.2) ** NEW ** please also email me the background you’ve made! (just the pic without the character) i’ve been using the backgrounds of the covers for the back cover

3) submit your own work (obvi), multiple submissions are just fine! and if you won last time, go ahead and enter again!

SPECIFICATIONS:

** NEW ** the cover (plus trim) is 8.75’x11.25’ (300 dpi), the end result for the cover will be trimmed to 8.75’x11’ by me, but keep that in mind while deciding on how to design your cover. there are templates available to show you where the title/author/cover artist name will be for the final version, these are just for your reference only! please only submit your artwork. Template can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GCBZB80zON_VEu28RCB3Ct2Vt9s7A8EK?usp=sharing

please adhere to these specs! wrong specs can lead to an otherwise perfect piece not being chosen.

TIMELINE:

starts now, ends when episode 6 ends, 3/11! so get them posted/emailed to me by then. it doesn’t matter if you send it in earlier or later in the timeline, all will be considered equally

WINNER:

the winner will (obviously) get their pic to be the cover and i’ll send you a free printed copy of Kings of Sorts Episode 6! and whatever is in the preorder pack!! I’m planning out a new standee of bonic, so that may be included!
** NEW ** all entries will receive a free PDF copy of episode 6 when it’s finished!