Happy New Year!


Scootalove is approaching 100,000 pageviews and 6000 deviations, and it's almost time for another art contest! Our last year's contest was a big success and we'd like to do it again, even bigger and better.

We'd love to hear your idea: what kind of theme / topic and what kind of a prizes would you like to see?  Post your suggestions below or send them via a note.  Let us know!
Something really exciting happened in the most recent episode!  Most of you probably already know, but I'll try not to post spoilers yet.  Go see the episode (S05E18 "Crusaders of the Lost Mark") if you haven't already, it's amazing!

Watch the episode on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZjdqu…
Alternative / backup link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yxz9X…

Scootaloo hop by Iks83 Scootaloo hop by Iks83 Scootaloo hop by Iks83
Good news, everypony! Our gallery has just reached 5,000 Scootaloos! Pretty amazing, considering that the previous milestone (4,000) was just a few months ago. That's a steady stream 5.26 Scootaloos per day! Huge thanks to all the artists and art appreciators who contributed to this massive collection. You all rock.

MLP short: CMC special talent by FrenkieArt
Here is the lucky 5000th deviation, a comic by FrenkieArt!


Until now, the "Featured" folder used to showcase every deviation ever accepted into the group gallery. However, since DeviantART only allows 5,000 deviations per folder, submissions will now go into a new folder named "New Submissions". Don't worry though: all watchers will continue to see freshly-submitted artwork in their inboxes, just as before! :)
The judges had a very hard time choosing just 3 out of 52 entries that we received for this year's art contest. But, at last, the decision has been made! Here are the winners:


whoops. by g-haze

1. Whoops.

by g-haze
who received a Wacom Intuos Medium pen tablet (+12 months premium)


PIERCE THE HENHOUSE by Hunternif

2. Pierce The Henhouse

by Hunternif
who will received a custom plush (+3 months premium)


Scoots The Inventor? by ABronyAccount :thumb524932450:

3. It's a tie!


Scoots The Inventor? by ABronyAccount and
Not our Talent... by SkootaMoon
who both received a WeLoveFine shirt of their choice (+3 months premium)




Honorable Mentions


The judges really liked these entries! They came really close to making the top 3.

Cutie Mark Crusaders Jewel Heisters... Yay? by MrNobody47
Cutie Mark Crusaders Jewel Heisters... Yay? by MrNobody47

Scootaloo and her Balloon Animal by EarthenPony
Scootaloo and her Balloon Animal by EarthenPony

Chicken Catchers by Milanoss
Chicken Catchers by Milanoss

Contest Entry: What could my special talent be? by ho-ohgia
What could my special talent be? by ho-ohgia



I'll be contacting the four winners regarding their prizes, via notes. Everyone else will also receive a little something (100:points:) for participating.

Huge thanks to everyone who entered or helped organize this contest! Make sure to check out all the other entries. There are sooooo many good ones this year!

UPDATE #6:  Winners have been announced HERE!


UPDATE #5: Still waiting to hear from one more judge! The first place is still a tie :D


UPDATE #4: All submissions are CLOSED! Thanks to everyone who entered! Winners will be announced later this week.
UPDATE #3: Normal submissions are CLOSED. We may accept late submissions up to 24 hours after the deadline. Have a good excuse ready! :)
UPDATE #2: Reminder: There are just a few hours left to submit your entry.
UPDATE: By popular demand, the deadline has been extended by one week, to April 6th.

Good news, everypony! Scootalove just reached 1000 members (woo!) and is hosting its third art contest! This time the theme is:

"I Guess This Isn't My Special Talent..."


Show Scootaloo and her friends making yet another unsuccessful attempt to discover their special talents. What scheme did they come up with, and what kind of hilarity, fun, and/or destruction did it lead to?




(Full-size poster here)


Prizes

:bulletpurple: First-place winner will get their choice of either a Nintendo 3DS XL console or a Wacom Intuos Medium pen and touch tablet. In addition, they will receive 12 months of DA Premium Membership.
:bulletpurple: Second-place winner will get a custom pony plush of their choice, crafted by by StarMassacre. See plush examples. They will also receive 3 months of DA Premium Membership.
:bulletpurple: Third-place winner will get any one T-Shirt of their choice from WeLoveFine. They will also receive 3 months of DA Premium Membership.
:bulletpurple: We can ship prizes internationally. Winner will not need to pay any tariffs, sales tax, or shipping. We'll cover it all.

Rules

:bulletorange: Submit your artwork by the end of March 30 Monday, April 6th.
:bulletorange: You can submit digital or traditional paintings, drawings, comics, vectors, collages, and animations. Any visual medium, really!
:bulletorange: No style restrictions: ponies can be fillies/teenagers/adults, realistic or cartoony, show-accurate or stylized, four-legged or anthro, etc.
:bulletorange: Artwork must feature Scootaloo. You may (but don't have to) include other characters too.
:bulletorange: Submitted art must be made by you. If any part of your your submission contains other people's work (e.g. vectors, bases, models, traced references...), then you must credit the original artist(s) in the description.
:bulletorange: We cannot accept any artwork that was published before this contest started (March 13th).
:bulletorange: You may submit more than one entry, but you will receive at most one prize.
:bulletorange: No cruel or mature content. Keep it nice and G-rated.

How to enter

:bulletpurple: Go to our "Not My Special Talent Contest" gallery folder
:bulletpurple: Click "Submit To This Folder" and follow instructions.


Judging

:bulletorange: The winners will be decided by a vote, judged by: Maddy Peters (voice actress for Scootaloo), a couple Scootastic artists (KP-ShadowSquirrel and atryl), and the moderators of Scootalove and Scootaloo-Love.
:bulletorange: Judges will consider three things:
  1. Does the submission fit the theme?
  2. Is the concept creative and interesting?
  3. How much effort and skill did artist put into their entry?

Misc

:bulletpurple: We may accept submissions that are up to 24 hours late but only if you have a very good reason for being late.
:bulletpurple: Winners will need to provide a shipping address to receive their prizes. If you are under the age of 18, you must have permission from your parent or legal guardian before sharing your shipping information.
:bulletpurple: Check out the winners of previous contests: Adventure (2014) and Cutie Mark (2013).
:bulletpurple: Thanks to ABronyAccount, sgtgarand, StarMassacre, viwrastupr, slightlyshade, and ZachAttackJ for their help and/or feedback.


If you have any other questions or suggestions about the contest, leave a comment here or send us a note!



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