OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO WIN OR ENTER THE CONTEST

CONTEST BEGINS AT 12:00:00 AM (PT - Los Angeles Time) on September 29, 2014 AND ENDS AT 11:59:59 PM (PT - Los Angeles Time) On November 5, 2014 (THE "PROMOTION PERIOD").

  1. HOW TO ENTER:

    • Membership to www.deviantart.com (the "Contest Site") is required to enter the "Creativity For Life" Contest (the "Contest"). Membership to www.deviantart.com is free. No purchase necessary to enter or win. Only entries from valid deviantART accounts will be accepted. If Entrant is already a registered member, Entrant is not automatically entered into the Contest.
    • Entrant must be at least 13 years old as of September 29, 2014 to be eligible to enter the Contest.
    • Contest is void where prohibited by law. Entrant may reside in any country of the world.
    • Entrant must follow the instructions on the Contest Site and create an original artwork on one of the three templates provided at the Contest Site depicting the creative world through which the Entrant will travel in his or her life.
    • The completed entry ("Work" or "Entry") or elements of the entry may originate in any visual medium so long as they are placed into one of the three templates. The Work must be submitted at the Contest Site as a single deviantART Muro, JPG or PNG file.
    • The Work:
      • must use one of the three templates provided at the contest site without altering the size or the dimensions of the template and keeping the road open.
      • must be the Entrant's original work made for the Contest and may not use stock materials from others although licensed brushes and textures are acceptable as well as original assets from the Entrant's own work;
      • may not contain trademarks, characters belonging to third parties (such as Batman, Link, Twilight Sparkle, Mario Bros.) or recognizable images of living people other than the Entrant.

    • NOTE: Winning and semi-finalist Entries will be used in a video (the "Video") produced by deviantART and distributed by deviantART and Art Institutes on their respective websites and in other social media outlets. The three winning Entries will be used in connection with direct advertisements for Art Institutes placed only on deviantART as homepage billboard takeovers and linked to the Entrant's deviantART account.

      The Work must be in keeping with the image deviantART ("Sponsor") and Art Institutes; may not be inappropriate, offensive, libelous or defamatory, pornographic, sexually explicit, unlawful or plagiarized, as determined by the Sponsor and/or Art Institutes in their sole discretion; must not be harassing, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, profane, obscene, excessively violent, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or offensive in any way, as determined by Sponsor in their sole discretion; may not violate or encourage others to violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance or regulation; may not defame or invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's personal or property rights or any other third party rights, or involve physical harm to any person or animal; may not contain verbal or visual mentions of commercial/corporate advertising, including but not limited to corporate logos, brand names, and slogans, other than as contained in the assets provided to Entrants at the Contest Site; may not include any viruses, worms, corrupt files, Trojan horses, or other forms of corruptive code or content that may harm or compromise the Contest Site and/or the proper conduct of the Contest; may not use any watermarks but may contain a signature by the artist provided that the signature is capable of removal at the request of Sponsors if the entry is adapted for use by the Sponsors as a winning entry in accordance with these Rules; and, if found to be in violation of these Rules will be disqualified and therefore removed from the Contest Site Gallery.

    • Only online entries will be accepted. No hard copies of the entry will be accepted for judging. Do not submit original files or Works.
    • ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59:59 PM (PT) November 5, 2014. No illegible, incomplete, forged or altered entries will be accepted. Works will not be returned.
    • Entrants may enter as many Works as they like however duplicate entries are not allowed.

  2. ENTRANT'S RIGHTS:

    • All Works submitted will remain the exclusive property of the Entrant, provided that:
      • during the Promotion Period, and for a period of one year thereafter, eligible Works submitted to the Contest may be posted at the Contest Site or otherwise displayed in selections made by Sponsor or Art Institutes, and in any form and media on or off the deviantART site, but only in connection with promotion of the Contest and/or with reference to the Contest;
      • during the ten (10) year period immediately following the Promotion Period (the "Display Period"), the Sponsor and Art Institutes may (but will not be obligated to) display the first, second and third place prize winning Works in any form and media in connection with the promotion of their respective businesses;
      • Sponsors may otherwise use the first, second and third place prize winning Works in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the relevant Entrant may approve in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned);
      • The fifty (50) semi-finalist Works including the first, second and third place prize winning Works will be incorporated into a Video produced by deviantART and presented by deviantART and the Art Institutes. The Video will not be a direct advertisement product but will be placed and promoted by deviantART and the Art Institutes in social media and other presentation forums. By entering the Contest and when selected as a semi-finalist, Entrant agrees that his or her Work may be used in the Video and may be altered, cropped, and adjusted as necessary for the Video's production. Credit will be provided in the Video to the Entrant using Entrant's deviantART user name.
      • Entrant warrants and represents that his or her contributions to the Work are completely original to the Entrant and will not infringe upon any third party intellectual property rights of any kind in any manner.

  3. SELECTION OF WINNERS:

    Potential winners will be selected on or about November 20, 2014, from all eligible and qualified entries. There will be fifty (50) Semi-Finalists. The First, Second and Third place winners will be selected from the Semi-Finalists. The Semi-Finalists including the first, second and third place Winners will be selected by three (3) judges ("Judges") (selected by deviantART staff) who are either alumni or current students of the Art Institutes (and who are not Entrants in the Contest) and who are also active members of deviantART. All Entries will be judged on the basis of (i) Overall Impact of the Work, (ii) Technical Skill, (iii) Originality and Presentation of the Theme, all in whatever degree the judges believe to be appropriate in reaching a decision. Only one entry per Entrant may be chosen. In the event of a tie in any portion of the judging process, the judges themselves will resolve the tie to the appropriate number of semi-finalists or ranked winners as applicable.

  4. Prizes

    There will be one 1st Place Prize Package, one 2nd Place Prize Package, one 3rd Place Prize Package and forty-seven (47) Semi-Finalists Packages awarded consisting of the following:

    • 1st Place Prize package: (i) a check for $5,000.00 USD, (ii) a Microsoft Surface Pro 3, (iii) one year subscription to Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, (iv) Backpack gift set that will include high end art supplies, (v) 8,000 deviantART points, and (vi) one year premium membership to deviartART.com
    • 2nd Place Prize package: (i) a check for $4,000.00 USD, (ii) a Microsoft Surface Pro 3, (iii) Backpack gift set that will include high end art supplies, (iv) 4,000 deviantART points, and (v) one year premium membership to deviartART.com
    • 3rd Place Prize package: (i) a check for $3,000.00 USD, (ii) a Microsoft Surface Pro 3, (iii) Backpack gift set that will include high end art supplies, (iv) 4,000 deviantART points, and (v) one year premium membership to deviartART.com
    • Semi-Finalist Prize package: Each Semi-Finalist will win (i) a one year premium membership to deviantART.com, and (ii) $100 USD
    • All Semi-finalists' entries and the Winner's entries will be included in a special video produced by deviantART and promoted throughout social media by deviantART and the Art Institutes. The Semi-finalists and the Winners will be credited on screen using their respective deviantART usernames.

    Total ARV of all prizes: $ 23,150.00 USD. All prizes will be awarded (assuming sufficient number of entries). Sponsor reserves right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. No other substitution or transfer of prizes permitted. Actual retail value of prizes may vary due to market conditions at the time prizes are awarded. Sponsor responsible only for prize delivery; not responsible for prize utility, quality or otherwise. Taxes and fees, if any, are the sole responsibility of prize winners. All prizes are awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied, including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated or damaged prizes.

  5. ELIGIBILITY

    Contest open to deviantART members residing anywhere in the world who are at least thirteen (13) years old as of September 29, 2014 except employees and volunteers (and their immediate families and members of the same household) of deviantART, Art Institutes the judges and their respective affiliates, agents and advertising and promotion agencies. There is no charge for deviantART membership.

  6. VERIFICATION OF WINNERS AND DELIVERY OF PRIZES:

    Potential winners will, and other potential winners may, be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability release, a written grant of rights for use of their respective Works in the Video and, where permitted, a publicity release. Prize may be forfeited if affidavit or releases are not returned within 14 days after mailing to potential winner or if prize notification letter or prize is returned as undeliverable. Semi-finalists winners agree to Sponsors use of his/her name, user name on deviantART, address, likeness, and/or prize information for promotional purposes in any medium without additional compensation to the extent permitted by law. Semi-finalists agree to the use of his or her deviantART username in the Video.

  7. GENERAL:

    This Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law and is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. This Contest will be governed by the internal laws of the State of California, USA. Any and all legal actions or claims arising in connection with this Contest must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within the State of California. Sponsors and judges not responsible for late, lost, stolen, damaged, garbled, incomplete, misaddressed, postage due, incorrect or misdirected entries, mail or communications, for errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, or delays in operations or transmission of information, in each case whether arising by way of technical or other failures or malfunctions of computer hardware, software, communications devices, or transmission lines or data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry materials, loss or otherwise. Sponsors and judges not responsible for electronic communications which are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind, or insufficient space in entrant's e-mail account to receive e-mail messages. Sponsors disclaims any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, or accessing, posting, uploading or downloading information in connection with, this Contest, and reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend this Contest should any virus, bug, technical failures, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsors' reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In the event of any such cancellation, termination or suspension, a notice will be posted on the Contest Site and the winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received prior to such time. Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant from this Contest or any other promotion conducted now or in the future by Sponsors or any of their affiliates if the entrant's fraud or misconduct adversely affects the integrity of the Contest. By participating in this Contest, each entrant accepts the conditions stated in these Official Rules, agrees to be bound by the decisions of the judges and warrants that s/he is eligible to participate in this Contest. By accepting a prize, winner agrees to release Sponsors and their respective directors, employees, officers, and agents, including without limitation, their advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability, loss or damages arising from or in connection with the awarding, receipt, and/or use or misuse of the prize or participation in any prize-related activities.

  8. CAUTION:

    ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

  9. WINNERS LIST:

    To obtain winner's list, go to www.deviantART.com. Winners list will be available after selection and verification of winners.

  10. SPONSORS:

    deviantART, Inc., 7095 Hollywood Blvd., #788, Hollywood, CA 90028
    The Art Institutes International, LLC.

  11. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CONTEST:

    Go to www.deviantART.com.

    12. © 2014 deviantART, Inc. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

    PLEASE NOTE: THESE OFFICIAL RULES TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ANY TERMS OR RIGHTS TO THE CONTRARY SET OUT IN DEVIANTART'S TERMS OF SERVICE, SUBMISSION POLICY OR ETIQUETTE POLICIES AND ANY SELECTION OF A CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE WITH RESPECT TO YOUR ENTRY WILL BE TREATED AS NULL AND VOID TO THE EXTENT NOT CONSISTENT WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

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