n. that sense by which anything material is perceived by means of physical contact.

For this deviously ONEderful contest, I've decided to choose only one of the five senses to motivate your creative genius. Not sight, hearing, taste, or smell, but touch. It is the basis of society, the tool of technology, and the reason we went out with that girl last Friday. The sense of touch influences our daily lives in a way no other sense can. Deviants must create an image that somehow depicts the sense of touch.

• All works of art should be completely original (Started and finished after discovering this contest.)
• All entries must be created using a visual medium. Fine Art mediums will generally be accepted; Photographs, Paintings/Drawings, Digital Paintings/Drawings, and Sculptures are all great. Please stay away from emoticons and other similar art forms.
• No literature.
• Mature content within entries is acceptable.
  KEEP ALL ENTRIES CLEAN!
• CLARIFICATION: Only ONE entry per deviant!

The submission deadline (the very latest entries will be accepted) is set for:

Midnight Saturday, December 15, 2007 PST

The winners will be announced within a week after the contest has closed. The winners will be decided by a group of judges, hand picked by myself.
The entries will be judged based on three major criteria:

^{n. native excellence or superiority}
The quality of the final image is a major factor in deciding who wins. I expect good quality.

^{n. the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others}
The definition is pretty descriptive on how your entry should effect other deviants.

^{n. the relation of something to the matter at hand}
If an entry depicts nothing about the sense of touch, you can count on it not winning anything.

Submit your final entry as a regular deviation to:
Contests and Projects > Contests > 2007 > The Touch Contest
That's it. No need to notify me of your submission at all.

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Steering clear of the common (yet still cool) prizes such as subscriptions or deviantART Store products, the prizes for this contest will be the following:


How's that for a stocking stuffer? Contest entries do not have to be iPod or even music related (not that they're a bad idea), so keep that in mind when brainstorming of what to create. Good luck to you all!

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