Somesmera's First Annual Harlequine Show

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Entry Journal

Rules
- If you have any questions, feel free to ask.  I'm usually pretty quick at replying
- Submit your entries via comment to the entry journal. (Link provided above)
- Entries need this information in the artist comments

Stable Name
Horse's Name
Link to Horse's Reference
Name of this Show
Class Entered

- Harlequines only
- Reference required to enter show.
- Horses may be of any age unless ridden or driven...please be somewhat realistic there.  A 3 year old might do a very beginner move but is highly unlikely to be able to complete more complicated moves/jumps, etc.  Foals may compete in halter/liberty type classes and may be shown with the dam.  Horses under 3 may not be ridden or driven.
- Horses must have clean lines and be colored except for the Speed class if doing a sketch.
- Shading is optional.
- Handlers (for halter type classes) are not required.
- Riders and Drivers must be at least partially visible.
- One horse per entry, please.
- Backgrounds are required, and here are examples of what we would allow.  Just do whatever you want  Full backgrounds and edited photo backgrounds are allowed as well.  Edited photos won't get as many points, and straight photos/no background will lose you points. ((The show takes place outside so if you'd like to do a full scene the fence looks like the one below in the first image and there are trees, but not a whole lot.  It's a partly cloudy/sunny day.))



Classes
Portrait

- Headshot to 3/4 body

Halter

- Class separated into BL and CL divisions (if you have partbreds they will be counted in CL)
- Full body
- Horse may only have a halter.

Color

- Classes separated into Champagne, Classical, Dilute, Flaxen, Grey, Pearl, and Silver divisions
- Full body
- Any pose allowed (like liberty) but try to show off color/design to best advantage
- No tack permitted

Generation

- Portrait to full body
- Halter or no tack
- You must have permission to draw other artists' horses
- Horses in image must be related by blood.
- Prize donors are permitted to only draw one horse from the entry if they so wish so make sure you signify which one you want drawn.  If they draw all horses that is up to them.

Speed

- Sketches and Speed paints
- Headshot to full body
- Color not required but encouraged
- If there is no color, please define markings in some way so we can tell what horse it is.

Dressage

- Full body
- Any move
- Partial or all rider showing

Jumping

- Full body
- Any size/type jump
- Partial or all rider showing

Driving

- Full body
- Single and double teams only
- Any type of pulled vehicle
- Pulled vehicle and driver/passengers do not have to be visible, but please have entire harness in view.

Prizes
Grand Champion (1)
- donated by amour-interdit
- Harlequine commission by amour-interdit
- First and second choice of Harlequine designs (pre-designed sheet to come)
- Breeding to any Somesmera Harlequine if desired by amour-interdit
Reserve Grand Champion (1)
- donated by amour-interdit
- Harlequine commission by amour-interdit
- Third choice of Harlequine designs (pre-designed sheet to come)
Judge's Choice (TBD by Judges)
- Ribbon (designed later) donated by amour-interdit
- Art of winning horse by amour-interdit
- Fourth choice of Harlequine designs (pre-designed sheet to come)
First Place (8)
- donated by amour-interdit
- Portrait of winning horse by amour-interdit
Second Place (8)
- donated by amour-interdit
Third Place (8)
- donated by amour-interdit
First in Division (6)
- donated by amour-interdit
Participation
- donated by amour-interdit

PLEASE DONATE PRIZES IF YOU CAN.  Do not donate if you are unlikely to complete them.  There is no time limit for prize completion.  Prize earners are not to bother donors much if at all.  Try to be polite and remember that everyone has real life first.  I will contact donors once in a while to check on progress and mark their prize off when they've been completed.  If a prize donor comes to me and says a prize earner has been rude, demanding, or otherwise overly bothering (please have screenshots of comments/notes, etc) I may contact the prize earner and notify you that your prize(s) have been revoked.  Please don't make me create a banned list for the 2016 show.


Judging
--Judged by amour-interdit, Carousel-Stables, and ... (I will be selecting at least one more for an average score.)
--If selected to judge, I will let you know how I want it done (format for easy averaging on my part).
--- Judges are allowed to enter, but may not judge their own piece. 

- 1-20 RNG
- 1-40 Creativity (1-10 for Overall Composition, 1-10 for Color Scheme, 1-10 for Dynamic Posing, 1-10 Effort)
- 1-10 Follows rules (mostly that you put necessary information in the artist comments and followed class specific rules)
+10 for a hand drawn background
+5 for solid color or edited photo background
-5 for photo background
-5 for no background
+1 for advertising via poll (maximum 1)
+2 for advertising via journal (maximum 1)
+2 for donating any prizes
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Out of 85 points

The last three are only +1 and +2 because I will allow them to be used on all entries you submit.