EMA 2025 Imagine This

EMA 2025 - Imagine This (Flo Art Inspirations by Kathy Lyon-Smith)
You don't have to be a member of the hosting group to participate, but I encourage you to join in order to receive all the benefits and exposure of membership.

This is a live real-time art creation challenge in which everyone will use the same single High-Definition example provided here:

Image link: 'Flo Art” by Kathy Lyon-Smith (Courtesy Kathy Lyon-Smith)
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOOwW-bE8bgixVENzCA9xv9x3AocJfUrei0k3vS_cVgCpC2UHvclQpy6asCocLYRQ?key=RUpSd0pJaVk3cDZLVDZteVBBX0k2TVJuZVVuOFZ3

Theme is Open, but Safe For Work Guidelines apply.

Rules to observe:

1) USE IMAGE PROVIDED: 'Flo Art” by Kathy Lyon-Smith (Courtesy Kathy Lyon-Smith)

Image link:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOOwW-bE8bgixVENzCA9xv9x3AocJfUrei0k3vS_cVgCpC2UHvclQpy6asCocLYRQ?key=RUpSd0pJaVk3cDZLVDZteVBBX0k2TVJuZVVuOFZ3

All valid images will be based on the picture from the above sharing site. A live link is also provided in the contest discussion tab, which is also the contest logo. I must be able to recognize that you started with the supplied image.

2) DESCRIPTION REQUIREMENT:

This is a VERY IMPORTANT Requirement. In order to activate Fair Use, your description MUST include the following text:
Image 'Flo Art” by Kathy Lyon-Smith used with permission of Kathy Lyon-Smith.


3) STYLE REQUIREMENT:

Any traditional and digital methods are allowed except 100% A.I. (Artificial Intelligence).
You may use AI as an assistant, but your final image must have your human input. We want to see YOUR imagination, not a computer construct.

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DISCUSSIONS:

Discussions are open for you to post URLs and embed codes to your edited images.
You can share your process there and leave your footnotes, too.
There is no need to post original source image or link as all submissions will be from the same base image.
You may use any other image of yours or mine, but those WILL need to be accredited and notations listed.

You can find live links for the image in the contest discussion thread.

-Hi Def Goggle Image link: 'Flo Art” by Kathy Lyon-Smith (Courtesy Kathy Lyon-Smith)
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOOwW-bE8bgixVENzCA9xv9x3AocJfUrei0k3vS_cVgCpC2UHvclQpy6asCocLYRQ?key=RUpSd0pJaVk3cDZLVDZteVBBX0k2TVJuZVVuOFZ3

Each participant may submit 10 images.

1)   Votes may be cast by any visitor to Pixels.com (members and non-members).

2)   You may only vote once per image.

3)   You may vote for as many images as you like... but only once for any given image.

Status: Voting in Progress (3 Days Remaining)

Submissions Begin

Sunday, February 16th, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Submissions End / Voting Begins

Sunday, March 2nd, 2025 - 7:00 PM

Voting Ends / Prizes Awarded

Sunday, March 9th, 2025 - 8:00 PM

Current Time (Eastern United States)

Thursday, March 6th, 2025 - 4:42 AM

This contest will be awarding the following prizes:

Click here to submit your artwork to this contest.