Halloween Art Contest (2009)
Official Rules and Conditions: Put your imagination and talent to work by crafting Halloween art with a Guild Wars® theme! Help us celebrate the autumn season with the Guild Wars community by entering our fifth annual Halloween Art Contest before 12:00 Noon PDT, October 23, 2009!
How to Enter:
Create a Guild Wars themed concept and bring it to life!
Some suggestions:
- Carve a pumpkin or create a template for other pumpkin carvers.
- Create a costume by hand or on the computer.
- Make your own costume and model it in a photograph.
- Design a Guild Wars Halloween desktop image or wallpaper.
- Put your culinary skills to work! Decorate a cake, bake some cookies, compose a menu, or build an edible haunted house.
- Decorate your home in a Guild Wars theme.
- Find your own unique way to bring a Halloween twist to Guild Wars, or to bring a Guild Wars twist to Halloween.
Prizes[edit]
Prizes: 20 winners (3 Top Winners, 7 Winners, and 10 Honorable Mentions) will receive one of the prizes below. The 3 Top Winners, 7 Winners, and 10 Honorable Mentions will also have their creations displayed on the Guild Wars website. (The total estimated retail value of all prizes is approximately $140 US. Cash alternatives are not available.) The prizes are as follows:
Top Winners (3 awarded)
- One The Art of Guild Wars 2 Book, signed by members of the Guild Wars 2 development team.
- One randomly selected, signed Guild Wars Penny Arcade Expo 2008 art print.
- One in-game digital item: a Mad King’s Guard Miniature. The Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest 2009 marks the introduction of the brand new Mad King’s Guard Miniature.
- (Approximate total retail value of package: $35.00 US.)
Winners (7 awarded)
- One randomly selected and signed Guild Wars Penny Arcade Expo 2008 art print.
- One in-game digital item: a Mad King’s Guard Miniature. The Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest 2009 marks the introduction of the brand new Mad King’s Guard Miniature.
- (Approximate total retail value of package: $5 US.)
Honorable Mentions (10 awarded)
- One in-game digital item: a Mad King’s Guard Miniature. The Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest 2009 marks the introduction of the brand new Mad King’s Guard Miniature.
- (Approximate total retail value of package: This prize has no retail value.)
Prize winners[edit]
| Grand Prize | (Country) |
|---|---|
| Freyja Fimbulvetr |  Norway
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| Second Place | (Country) |
| Etienne B. |  France
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| Third Place | (Country) |
| Once Upon A Grind |  Canada
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| Fourth Place | (Country) |
| Chi Thien Pham | France
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| Koreena Anchalis |  United States of America
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| Karen D. | United States of America
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| Cole G. | United States of America
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| Jason Z. | United States of America
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| Blaž K. |  Croatia
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| Andre Roux | United States of America
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| Honorable Mentions | (Country) |
| Sean A. | United States of America
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| Excess | United States of America
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| Joseph Song | United States of America
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| Jedi The Barbarian | United States of America
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| Crystal Greene | United States of America
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| Daniel F. |  Germany
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| Names Reverse Man |  Netherlands
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| Rikke J. | Norway
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| Chyminy Riquet | United States of America
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| Jolan C. | United States of America
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Notes[edit]
The contest deadline was extended to 5:00 PM PDT, October 23, 2009 (source).
External links[edit]
Contest Winners
Official Rules and Conditions
| Contests | |
|---|---|
| Halloween Art | 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 |
| Wintersday Art | 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 |
| Design-a-Weapon | 2005 • 2007 |
| Brand the Bosses | 2005 (Sorrows Furnace) • 2007 (EotN) |
| Super Fan | 2006 • 2007 |
| Guild Emblem | Prophecies • Factions • Nightfall |
| Miscellaneous | Battle Report Contest • Factions Backstage Pass Event • Mini Mania Contest • Henchman skill bar contest |
