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THE TOUR GIRLS COLOURING BOOK
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Final
Submission Date: 24/03/07
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Tour
Girls In The 23rd Century is a series designed for everyone
to enjoy. As a result, BSP has decided to combine two things
that we're passionate about into a single entity: Our graphictacular
comic books and getting unknown artists exposure! The result
of that combination? A colouring book based off the universe
that Tour Girls is set in!
How
does it work? Simple! This isn't really a contest at all
- It's a complilation of lineart provided by as many willing
artists as we can get the word out to in the period of time
before the closing date!
The catch? Well, there isn't one! And the
perks are well worth entering! Everyone who enters gets
free exposure all over New Zealand - and maybe, eventually,
all over the world! Big companies pay thousands of dollars
for the kind of exposure BSP is offering to fellow comic
book style artists - absolutely free!
Too good to be true, right? Nope! Keep reading
for more information!
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Rewards
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Since this is a compilation, not a contest,
there aren't any prizes for entering. But there are rewards,
because we're not ashamed to reward people that work hard!
There are three rewards for the people who submit to the
Tour Girls Colouring Book and get selected as feature artists,
besides having a full page spread of their artwork:
- The Intangible: Free advertising! Invaluable to any
budding artist, and just plain cool!
- The Tangible: A free copy of the next issue of Tour
Girls!
- The AWESOME: A free copy of the colouring book, signed
by Tour Girls creator, V.L. Dreyer!
Three
prizes, just for one drawing or activity? Easy as pie! And
if you don't make is as a feature artist, you still get
rewarded! Just for entering, every person will get two rewards:
- Honourable mention inside the back cover of the book,
- Free advertising! Yay!
But wait, that's not all! On top of the already awesome
rewards, anyone who submits an entry is entitled to a 10%
discount off the retail price of any additional copies of
the Tour Girls Colouring Book they purchase, and a 10% discount
off the cover price of ANY other Blue Scar Productions books
they purchase at the same time!
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How
To Enter
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Entering
is as easy as picking a character, picking a setting, and
picking up a pencil! All you have to do is draw one of the
characters below doing something fun, interesting, and most
importantly easy to colour, and provide it to BSP as an
inked lineart! The easier to colour, the better! Or, if
you can't draw very well, you can try your hand at something
else appropriate for an activity book - a wordfind, a simple
crossword, or anything else that you can think of! You can
enter as many times as you want, too!
We're
here to help, so if you want a hand fleshing out your ideas,
then email BSP for
help! Or hop on over to the forums to see what other Blue
Scar fans are creating!
Artwork
MUST be submitted to BSP by email or mail by the 15th
of September, 2006 18th of March 2006 - DUE DATE EXTENDED!
Late submissions will only be accepted by prior arrangement.
Artwork may be entered by mail or by email. Digital entries
must be formatted to be printed at A4 size - 297mm by 210mm
- at 300dpi, should be grayscale or black and white, and
should be supplied in high-quality jpeg or png format. Other
file types may be acceptable by arrangement. Please clean
your lineart up as much as possible before submitting it,
we appreciate it!
If
you provide your entry in a physical format and want it
returned, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope
with your submission.
Upon
submitting your image, please provide your:
- Full Name ,
- Full Postal Address,
- Home or Mobile Telephone Number,
- Email Address,
- Prefered name and contact method for publication in
the book (ie, how potential clients should contact you.)
Be
sure to read the Conditions of Entry below before you begin!
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Characters
and Concepts
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A basic overview of the Tour Girls series
as a whole can be found in the Comics
Section.
The Story So Far:
Tour Girls In The 23rd Century is a sci-fi
comedy set in New Zealand, starring Milla Monda and Jane
"Jax" Doe, tour guides working for the Tour Girls
Guide Company owned by Milla's father, Big Jim.
One day, after dropping a bus full of tourists
off with a pair of their co-workers at Whenuwaka National
Park in the snowy Southern Alps, Milla and Jax head off
for lunch. But their quest for coffee and icecream goes
horribly wrong when they find themselves driving head long
into a rift through space and time - and into the 23rd century!
(Issue #0 and #1: Redux)
When they come to, they find themselves
on an island in the middle of the ocean, with no sign of
the alps - or their bus! They're not alone, though. There,
they meet Gippa the Geppie, a strange little creature with
a big nose and bigger personality! While exploring their
new surroundings, the girls notice an ominous rumbling...
and are forced to flee for shelter from a massive tsunami
wave! Meanwhile, somewhere nearby, eyes watch on. The eyes
of would-be heroes (Arkitur and Brother Anxiety) who intent
on rescuing our stranded heroines from the clutches of an
even worse foe stirring behind the scenes! (Issue #1 First
Printing and #1: Redux)
Unpertubed by tidal waves and bewildered
hu-mans, Gippa makes a reappearance safe and sound... until
the girls encounter the only natural enemy of the Geppie
- The talkative ten-year-old boy! In a case of mistaken
identity, the boy cheerfully informs our heroines of where
they are... and when they are! Their shock at discovering
that they're no longer in 1998, but in 2298, after a great
war two hundred years past drove the world into a flooded
age is interruped by the arrival of enemy soldiers. Lead
by Lt. Brash at the command of the mysterious and villainous
Lt. Hein, the soldiers arrest the girls despite Jax's protests,
and lead them off to prison! (Issue #2)
The Characters:
You can choose to illustrate any one of
more of the following main characters:
- Jane "Jax" Doe
- Milla Monda
- Gippa the Geppie
- Arkitur Demores
- Brother Anxiety
- Sam Rashhart
- Cmdr. Klint Hein
- Sgt.Stephani
- Lt. Brash
Your entry can feature any combination of the above characters in any scene you choose that is applicable to the Tour Girls universe. You can also choose to include 'secondary' or unnamed characters, if you choose. Examples:
- Other members of the Tour Girls Guide Company
- Lt. Brash's Elite Troopers
- Miscellaneous Geppies (Genetically
Engineered Pets, hybrids
of today's animals.)
- Etcetera.
The scenes don't have to be accurate to the storyline.
If you want, you can have a picture of Milla, Jax, and Gippa
standing in front of the bus in today's times - It's up
to you! There are lots of ideas you can consider using,
and lots of props you can play with as well!
- The Tour Girls 001 Bus
- Coffee and Icecream
- The uniforms - Try and keep them close enough, but
you can mix and match a bit!
- Brother Anxiety's Super Duper Awesome Black Hole Weapon
Thing
- The Neurotoxin Pistols
- Elite Trooper armour
- Hats! Yay for hats!
If you choose to draw a background, there's lots to pick
from, including but not limited to the following. Feel free
to get creative!
- New Zealand's Southern Alps
- The Future's watery surface.
- The Future's strange tower structures
- The Future's prisons (Keep an eye out for demo pages
from #3!)
- ...And anything else fun you can think of!
Now you've got all the information you need, go peruse
the demo pictures provided - and get drawing!
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Submissions
So Far
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Conditions
of Entry
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Well, it's unfriendly but it's legally
necessary, so here we go with the boring stuff:
Submissions
must not contain offensive material, including but not limited
to pornographic material, excessive nudity or violence,
or anything inappropriate to being seen by minors. If you
wouldn't show it to your own kids (or your grandma if you
don't have kids), it's probably not appropriate, and will
not be printed as a result! If you're unsure, contact us
before you begin and we'll inform you of how likely we are
to agree to your idea!
The
Graphic Editor of the Tour Girls Colouring Book may alter
your entries slightly if they are selected for publication,
but will do everything in her power to keep your artwork
true to your art style. Edits will be limited to 1) Resizing
and resampling, 2) General cleanup, specifically to ensure
that the lines are as clean as possible for printing, and
the removing of ink-speckling, smudges, and line-fuzz, 3)
Sometimes, the addition of a frame or border to establish
the continuity of the book, and/or 4) Removal of small features
that might be offensive to the public or dangerous to the
artist from an otherwise awesome entry. Don't be surprised
if your entry changes a teeny bit - Any editing is just
to make sure that your art prints as awesome as possible!
Signatures and/or personal/business symbols will be left
intact.
Submitting
to the Tour Girls Colouring Book does NOT entitle the artist
to any royalties from the sale of the book, and entrants
are assumed to have accepted these terms. By submitting,
entrants agree to allow Blue Scar Productions limited rights
to reproduce their work in the Tour Girls Colouring Book,
and on the BSP website in the interest of advertising the
competition. Entries will be considered fanart and classified
as such unless permission is explicitly revoked by the artist
at the time of submission. "Rewards" are limited
one per entry, and discount is not culminative with multiple
entries. However, we will love you forever and maybe even
give you a hug. No promises, though!
The
"Tour Girls In The 23rd Century" #1 and #2 e-books
provided as rewards for this contest are provided on the
agreement with the entrant that they will not be reproduced
in any way not authorised by Blue Scar Productions. This
includes but is not limited to unauthorised reproduction
and distribution in whole or in part without the express
permission of Blue Scar Productions. Books may be forwarded
to other potential entrants with the permission of Blue
Scar Productions, and only then. Please contact us at info@bluescar.co.nz
for permission.
Blue
Scar Productions will not distribute or sell your information,
and your contact details will only be used within the scope
of the contest as described above. You may, however, opt
to sign up for our newsletter upon submitting, in which
case we will contact you as described in the Newsletter
Terms and Conditions.
Blue
Scar Productions reserves the final right of judgement in
whether to print any submissions. If your image is not printed
for some reason, rest assured that there's a good reason
behind it, and we appologise. "Tour Girls In The 23rd
Century" and all related characters and concepts ©
Blue Scar Productions and V. L. Dreyer 2004-2006. All rights
reserved.
And
above all else, have fun!
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