TRUE BLOOD Season 5 Poster/Promo/Cover Contest

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Published: May 5, 2012

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Fan Art Collective presents: "True Blood Season 5 Poster/Promo/Cover Contest"

It's always fun to see the series of new posters and promos the creative minds over at HBO come up with each year.

Now it's your turn to make posters and promos for the 5th season of True Blood or a book cover for the newest Sookie Stackhouse Novel "Deadlocked ".

Last year's I-LOVE-TRUE-BLOOD Season 4 Poster Contest had over 90 entries, so please don't be afriad to pass the word about this year's TRUE BLOOD SEASON 5 POSTER CONTEST with your friends on DA, twitter, facebook, tumblr, and any other art communities, forums or chat rooms you may be a member of. Contest entries will be accepted from March 20th, 2012 through June 10th, 2012 (the U.S. premiere date of season 5).

RULES AND REGULATIONS:

All mediums of True Blood Fan art are eligible except for, icons, stamps, small gif's, and stock.

ALL POSTERS MUST HAVE BEEN CREATED IN EITHER DECEMBER 2011 OR THE YEAR 2012 OR WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE. You may update and revamp a new version of a previous poster as long a the poster was created in 2012, but the above stated rules regarding logos/slogans/dates still apply.

SUBMIT ALL ENTRIES HERE -------> i-love-true-blood.deviantart.c…

You have a choice of 3 types of entries:

1. Make a poster or promo for the upcoming season 5 of True Blood:

a. The posters/promos can feature one (1) or more characters from the regular cast or new characters from the upcoming season, True Blood related props and symbols (blood bags, vials of v, fairies, witches, wolves, shifters, graveyards, etc.), typography, vectors or anything else True Blood related ...

b. Posters should be vertical or portrait shaped. Promos should be horizontal or landscape shaped. You may make a wallpaper as a promo as long as rule "a." is followed.

c. ALL POSTERS AND PROMOS MUST HAVE THE TITLE LOGO OF TRUE BLOOD! (there's a few styles to pick from in our 'TB Logo, Character, Beverage, and Prop stock' folder @ i-love-true-blood.deviantart.c…) SOMEWHERE ON THE PROMO/POSTER FOLLOWED SOMEWHERE ON THE POSTER/PROMO BY THE PREMIERE DATE (JUNE 10), THE YEAR 2012, COMING IN JUNE, SEASON 5 ... SLOGANS LIKE "NOTHING STAYS BURIED FOREVER", "FIGHT THE AUTHORITY", "WAITING SUCKS", "TRU: BLOOD SYNTHETIC BLOOD BEVERAGE" OR ANYTHING ELSE CAN BE ADDED AT YOUR DISCRETION. ALL POSTERS MUST HAVE BEEN CREATED IN DECEMBER 2011 OR 2012 OR WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE.

2. Make an advertisement for Merlotte's Bar and Grill, Fangtasia, Bon Temps Tourism, Tru : Blood Synthetic Blood Beverage, The AVL, Fellowship of the Sun, or an Anti/Pro V (vampire blood) Public service announcement.

a. ALL POSTERS AND PROMOS MUST HAVE THE TITLE LOGO OF TRUE BLOOD (there's a few styles to pick from in our 'TB Logo, Character, Beverage, and Prop stock' folder @ i-love-true-blood.deviantart.c…) SOMEWHERE ON THE PROMO AND POSTER FOLLOWED BY EITHER THE PREMIERE DATE (June 10), THE YEAR 2012, SEASON 5,AND MUST HAVE BEEN CREATED IN DECEMBER 2011 OR 2012 OR WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE.

3. Make an alternate book cover for the newest Sookie Stackhouse novel by Charlaine Harris.

a. ALL BOOK COVERS MUST HAVE THE TITLE "DEADLOCKED" AND THE AUTHOR'S NAME CHARLAINE HARRIS. ALL POSTERS MUST HAVE BEEN CREATED IN 2012 OR WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE.

5. Only eight (8) entries of fan art per person.

6. I have made a special folder for the entries. All entries should be submitted into the folder titled "TB Season 5 Poster-Promo-Cover Contest" Only art pieces submitted into that folder are eligible.

7. You do not have to be a member to enter but it would be cool if you were. All members, contributors, and admins are eligible to enter fan art except for myself (riogirl9909 riogirl9909.deviantart.com/) and co-founder PowlaM powlam.deviantart.com/ since we are hosting this year's contest.

8. Please feel free to use an abuse any of the I.L.T.B. Stock Folders but remember to always credit your stock source in your art piece's comments section. 'TB Logo, Character, Beverage, and Prop stock' folder: i-love-true-blood.deviantart.c… - logo, photo, background stock' folder: i-love-true-blood.deviantart.c… BAR backgrounds and stock' folder: i-love-true-blood.deviantart.c… Houses + BT Woods-Cemetery Stock' folder: i-love-true-blood.deviantart.c… Pre-made Backgounds and Textures Stock' folder: i-love-true-blood.deviantart.c… Packs' folder:i-love-true-blood.deviantart.c…

9. Contest entries will be accepted from March 20th, 2012 through June 10th, 2012 (the U.S. premiere date of season 5).

10. Voting begins June 11th, 2012 and ends July 25th, 2012.

11. Each member, contributor and admin will get 3 votes each to vote on the 3 True Blood fan art promos/posters they most fancy.

12. Only one prize per person even if you have submitted more than one entry - if you have submitted more than one entry the piece with the most number of votes will be awarded the prize.

13. The prizes will be:

1st place 500 DA points
2nd place 300 DA points
3rd place 100 DA points

The prizes point totals may go up in value depending on donation from Trubies like you. TO DONATE PLEASE VISIT: riogirl9909.deviantart.com/#do…

14. Have fun and good luck! Have any questions or concerns, send us a note @: i-love-true-blood.deviantart.c…

LOOKING FOR CREATIVE INSPIRATION? CHECK OUT LAST YEAR'S WINNERS AND ENTRIES...

TB Season 4 Poster-Promo-Contest folder: i-love-true-blood.deviantart.c…