The Navy League of Canada
Milton Branch Art Contest!


Contest Rules and Guidelines
How do I enter the contest here?
You must be a RCSCC CHAUDIERE or NLCC ADVENTURE:
  • Parent/ Adult
  • Sea Cadet
  • Navy League Cadets  

​What are we looking for:
There are four general aspects to a picture you want to consider:
  • Nautical/ Naval theme
  • Artistry
  • Creativity
  • Appeal

Ratings Guidelines
  • 1 star - Good Effort - A good effort is put forward.
  • 2 stars - Excellent Effort -  The idea is there, but more time or practice could benefit the artist.
  • 3 stars - Good - Interesting idea / concept with fair to good execution. Most of the basics are done well . Great idea. Good execution. Shows promise.
  • 4 stars - Excellent - Great entry all around. Original idea with a show of great skill, solid composition, and a thoughtful approach. A strong entry.
  • 5 stars - Outstanding - Exceptional idea and execution. High quality. A standout entry.

What is illustration?
For our contest purposes, "Illustration" encompasses all forms of two dimensional art that use neither photographic nor 3D rendered elements. This commonly includes all types of "real" media (pencil, pen, paint, charcoal) as well as digital media (Painter, Photoshop, Gimp, Paint Tool Sai, MS Paint, etc), in a range of styles including painterly, line art, manga, vector, graffiti and more.

Entry requirements
Originality - You must be the original artist of your entry, first and foremost. We'll trust you on that, but it needs saying- do not enter anyone else's artwork as your own; not only will your entry be disqualified, you could be banned from participating in any contest on the site, in any category.

No photographs, rendering, tracing, gridding.

Digitally edited scans or photos of your own artwork is permitted (i.e.: using photoshop to color ink line art, post-processing paintings, etc.).

Filters: Using applications/plugins to render, filter, or generate aspects of your art can be helpful. But we highly discourage using these tools to create the art for you.

Brushes and textures: Native application brushes and textures, as well as copyright-free brushes found on the net, are almost always acceptable. What brushes and textures are NOT allowed?
  • Photographic in nature (e.g. resembling or sourced from real clouds, bricks, tree bark, etc.)
  • Entire objects (e.g. plants, vehicles, characters, etc.)
  • Illustrations within themselves (e.g. art nouveau bordering, line art elements, rendered objects, etc.)
  • Any brushes you have created are acceptable, providing they are not based on photographs or the artwork of others. It is preferred, but not required, to use your own original brushes.
Mediums - Any medium is acceptable as long as it conforms to the individual contest guidelines, i.e. if the contest calls for line art, you may enter line art created in a digital image editing program such as Photoshop, PaintShopPro, Illustrator, etc. or on paper or canvas; however, you must scan or photograph your entry yourself.

Text - WWW addresses on your image are not allowed. Watermarks on your image are not allowed. Artist signatures are allowed if they don't distract from the work, promote the artist, or act as watermarks. 
Deadline:
30 April 2020 - 2359hrs 
Submit pictures here:
nlccadventure@navyleague.ca
Please copy, paste and complete this form when submitting your artwork:
Name of Artist:
Parent/ Adult, Sea Cadet or Navy League Cadet:
Rank: (If artist is a cadet)
Age:(If artist is a cadet)
Name of Artwork:
Description of Artwork:
​Medium/program/app used:

What cannot be used in a submission?
Simply put, you must be the artist of all of the artwork you submit. No tracing, no filtering a photo, no submitting someone else's painting, no chopping multiple drawings together and calling it your own. No cartoon work already exist and/ or that belongs to other artists or companies, such as Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, Dragonball, One Piece, Haikyuu, gaming cartoons, etc... 
You must be the original artist of all of your work. Brushes and Textures included. 

Is tracing permissable? 
Tracing is recreating exact parts (details, outlines, lines, etc) of an existing work of art into your own. Whether physical (paper tracing over artwork) or digital (scanning artwork and drawing over it in a computer program), this practice is forbidden. 

Off-Topic Entries
Your entry doesn't meet the intention and worded requirements of the contest rules.

What are the size requirements for an entry?
When submitting a picture or scan of your art work, image entries should be a minimum of 300 pixels/ inch
Files should not be bigger than necessary, so use the JPEG-format to its fullest. For larger images try to stay under 1 MB.

Where will my community contest results be displayed?
The community leaderboard will display the overall points or rankings for community contest participants. You will also be able to toggle between rankings for specific categories and overall rankings to see a list of top creatives from each category.

Submit your artwork to:
nlccadventure@navyleague.ca
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