Art Contests at SacAnime
SacAnime has always had a great artist community, and we help promote that growth through our contests. Artists can submit their entries to be featured on SacAnime badges, T-Shirts, or even the cover of the program book.
Badge/Cover Art Contest
Shirt Design Contest
Badge/Cover Art Contest
In addition to having their art appear on SacAnime badges, all winners will have their artwork displayed in the Art Show in Talent Expo. Winners 18 and over receive a free Artist Alley Table and additional Helper Badge for the next show. Winners under 18 receive 2 Weekend badges with VIP Passes for the next show.
- Image size should be 8.75″ x 11.25″, 300 dpi or higher
- JPEG file format – Example: “firstname_lastinitial_cover.jpg”
- Artwork Only – No Text
- Can be mascot art or fan art related to our guests.
- Traced / plagiarized work will be disqualified.
Email entries to: sacanime@gmail.com and cc sacanime.artistsalley@gmail.com
The subject line of the email should be: “ART CONTEST WINTER 2025”
ENTRY DEADLINE: November 15, 2024
HELPFUL HINTS
– Include stars. (“Hoshi” means star.)
– You can enter more than once – within reason. Don’t submit derivatives of the the same image.
– Remember that badges and cover art are displayed in “portrait” format – tall is better than wide.
– We are a family friendly event, so adult-themed submissions will not be considered.
Shirt Design Contest
In addition to having their art appear on SacAnime T-Shirts, all winners will have their artwork displayed in the Art Show in Talent Expo. Winners 18 and over receive a free Artist Alley Table and additional Helper Badge for the next show. Winners under 18 receive 2 Weekend badges with VIP Passes for the next show.
- Image size should be 8.5″ x 11″, 300 dpi or higher
- Design should be black and white, with one spot color. (T-Shirt will be black, so create for a black background.)
- JPEG file format – Example: “firstname_lastinitial_tshirt.jpg”
- Artwork Only – No Text
- Design should feature the SacAnime mascots, Hoshi or Sparkle-chan, or both.
- Absolutely no licensed characters, including fan art.
- Traced / plagiarized work will be disqualified.
Email entries to: sacanime@gmail.com and cc sacanime.artistsalley@gmail.com
The subject line of the email should be: “ART CONTEST WINTER 2025”
ENTRY DEADLINE: November 15, 2024
HELPFUL HINTS
– Include stars. (“Hoshi” means star.)
– You can enter more than once – within reason. Don’t submit derivatives of the the same image.
– We won’t disqualify t-shirt images that use more than 2 colors. What’s really important is that the image lines are clean and easy to print.
– We are a family friendly event, so adult-themed submissions will not be considered.
Manga Contest – On Hiatus
SacAnime’s Manga Contest will be taking a break until further notice.
All Entries will be published online. Creators retain all rights to their creations. Entrants under 18 years old must have their parents written permission to enter the contest.
Contest Rules
- Amateur (Unpublished) creators only – for the sake of this contest, self-publishing will not be considered “published”.
- All characters/concepts must be original – fanfiction/fanart is not allowed.
- Artist/writer teams are allowed.
- Entries must tell a complete story – no cliff hangers or wider story arcs.
- Entries must be a combination of art and story. No “script only” or “artwork only” submissions.
- Entries can not have been previously published.
- No profanity, drug references, or sexual themes.
Formating Guidelines
- Entries must be in American format (left to right, front to back)
- Page size must be 8.5” x 11” – 300dpi
- Naming structure must be: “artistsname_title_mangacontest.pdf”
- Entries must be uploaded as a single PDF file with a cover and title page included. (We will not accept ZIP files of single pages.)
- Entries must be 12 to 24 pages in total length, including cover and title page.
- Total pages must in multiples of 4 (12, 16, 20, 24)
- The cover must be in color, but interior pages may be black and white, color, or any combination thereof.
SacAnime reserves the right to refuse or require adjustments to any entry if it is deemed inappropriate for general audiences.
Contestants will need to fill out a copy of our Media Release Form, and email it to sacanime@gmail.com with the subject “Media Release Form”.
After you’ve completed and sent in the Media Release Form, please upload your finished entry to our Dropbox.
Please direct questions to sacanime@gmail.com.
Updates about Art Contests…