I'm hosting a contest with a couple of my characters. I've kinda got the contest bug after doing the collab one with my friend AngelicHellraiser and though we plan to do more together I wanted to get a little one of my own in until we can, so here it is. All the information is below for those who are interested in participating. 
CLOSING DATE
23rd December 2016 @ Midnight GMT
CHARACTERS
NINA RAINE
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SYMBOLISM: Falcon 🔷 Rain 🔷 Amber
PERSONALITY: Adaptable 🔷 Trustworthy 🔷 Tenacious 🔷 Organised 🔷 Easily Angered 🔷 Blunt
FACETS: Witch 🔷 Native American 🔷 Herb Garden 🔷 Dream Catcher
OUTFIT DETAILS: Eyes are a Tawny Brown 🔷 Earring has two feathers with beads as seen in third reference
ENVIRONMENT: Herb Garden 🔷 Rainstorm 🔷 Woodland 🔷 Wild Flower Meadow
NASHIRA
SYMBOLISM: Nightshade 🔷 Topaz 🔷 Nightingale
PERSONALITY: Ladylike 🔷 Naive 🔷 Kindhearted 🔷 Sincere 🔷 Gullible 🔷 Sweet
FACETS: Daemon 🔷 Princess 🔷 Needlework 🔷 Romantic Novels 🔷 Crystal Growing
OUTFIT DETAILS: Flowers on Horns the Nightshade 🔷 Topaz Stone the same colour as her eyes.
ENVIRONMENT: Crystal Cave 🔷 Lone Mountain 🔷 Crystal City 🔷 Silk Draping Terrace
RULES
I. Artwork must be your own; any work that has been stolen will immediately be disqualified, and you may be reported to deviantArt.
II. Forms of media accepted in this competition are; Traditional, Digital and Pixel.
III. You may do chibi, digital or traditional. It can be waist up or full body pieces for this contest, which are coloured. NO sketches please.
IV. No negative space/plain white for a background. It must have some kind of design, even if it's simple. It would be better if it were a full background and help you in earning more points for the judging, but it is not mandatory.
V. Each person may only submit one entry.
VI. Do not change the outfits of the characters, unless granted permission by the owner. If you are unsure of the outfits details please note me for in depth references and explanation.
VII. Using references is allowed for this competition, but tracing is not. Photomanipulation is prohibited too.
VIII. Old artwork will not be accepted, the entry must be a new deviation.
IX. When posting your entry up make sure to label the character copyright to its respective owner, and link back to the contest.
X. All entries must be uploaded before the deadline. Any uploaded after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.
XI. Donators may participate, judges cannot.
XII. If anyone wishes to donate a prize for the contest, please inform me to what you would like to donate. I'd be very happy, and extremely grateful for any donations.
XIII. If you participate please inform me so that we can make sure to keep all participants updated on the contest. I'll be keeping a list of participants so I know who to contact.
XIV. Do not mind nudity as long as it's tasteful. However, overly sexual content (i.e. the piece is only focused on the breasts or private areas) is prohibited for this particular contest.
JUDGING
Winners will be decided by a panel of judges, with the following area’s of criteria being marked in.
☪ Character Representation
☪ Artistic Quality
☪ Originality
☪ Creativity
☪ Effort
Judges: 
PRIZES
The more entries received for the contest the more prizes will be added, and upgraded. Any prize donations would be more than welcome!
First Place Prizes
$60 or 6,000
Mini Pixel Doll w. BG ✥ LadyMidnightSolace
Digital Coloured Waist-Up ✥ Lapia
Second Place Prizes
$30 or 3,000
Mini Pixel Doll ✥ LadyMidnightSolace
Third Place Prizes
$15 or 1,500
Mini Pixel Doll ✥ LadyMidnightSolace
Notable Mentions
THREE participants will receive notable mentions for their entries, where they will receive 300
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