Drawing Competitions at RateMyDrawings

RateMyDrawings regularly host drawing competitions based around a theme, word or phrase. This not only gives artists a chance to win great prizes, but it helps encourage users to create art on a topic that they may not have thought of before. Competition categories get high exposure and are a great way to get people to notice your drawings.
 

Current open competitions

Dates Competition Prize Terms Winners
Jul 31, 2008 - Aug 31, 2008 Funny
Create a drawing that will make people laugh - funny faces, funny cartoons, or something just down right funny.
Enter competition		 1 x prize:
1 winner will recieve one Wacom Bamboo Grahics Tablet. 		Terms Winners announced shortly after competition closing


Previous closed competitions

Dates Competition Prize Terms Winners
Jun 29, 2008 - Jul 31, 2008 Pets
Create drawings on the theme of pets - draw your favorite pet you have or wish you had.		 2 x prizes:
USD$50 Amazon.com gift certificates.		 Terms  Winners 
May 31, 2008 - Jun 30, 2008 Music
Create drawings on the theme of music - instruments, bands, rock stars, singers, or your favorite idol.		 1 x prize:
1 winner will recieve one Wacom Bamboo Grahics Tablet. 		Terms  Winners 
Jun 06, 2008 - Jun 09, 2008 Drawing Day
Create drawings for drawingday.org - any topic, any theme, just create as many as you can.		 1 x prize:
Your drawing printed on gloss canvas, stretched and mounted at 12" x 18" ready to hang.		 Terms  Winners 
Apr 30, 2008 - May 31, 2008 Characters
Create a character drawing - drawings of different characters or avatars either human or unusual beings in any style you like.		 5 x prizes:
A RateMyDrawings poster containing over 3000 top drawings from RateMyDrawings members.		 Terms  Winners 
Mar 29, 2008 - Apr 30, 2008 Dreams
Draw your dreams, from day-dreams to aspirations or dreams and nightmares from your sleep. If you can dream it, you can draw it.		 1 x prize:
Your drawing printed on gloss canvas, stretched and mounted at 12" x 18" ready to hang.		 Terms  Winners 
Mar 28, 2008 - Apr 30, 2008 Environment
Inspired by Earth Hour, create drawings that illustrate the environment and global warming.		 1 x prize:
Your drawing printed on gloss canvas, stretched and mounted at 12" x 18" ready to hang.		 Terms  Winners 
Feb 29, 2008 - Mar 31, 2008 Space
Create drawings from outer space. Get galactic with drawings of planets, stars, space travel, aliens or UFOs - anything from out of this world.		 2 x prizes:
Your drawing printed on gloss canvas, stretched and mounted at 12" x 18" ready to hang.		 Terms  Winners 
Jan 31, 2008 - Feb 29, 2008 Love
To celebrate Valentines Day this month, our "Love" theme allows you to get a little creative from the heart. Create drawings that celebrate the joy (or sorrow) of Love.		 2 x prizes:
2 winners each recieve any one of your drawings printed on gloss canvas, stretched and mounted at 12" x 18" ready to hang.		 Terms  Winners 
Dec 31, 2007 - Jan 31, 2008 Tutorials
Submit drawing tutorials this month for your chance to win.		 2 x prizes:
Each winner may choose either of the following prizes:
- 1 x Amazon.com electronic gift certificate valued at USD$50
- 1 x iTunes electronic gift certificate valued at USD$50		 Terms  Winners 
Nov 30, 2007 - Jan 01, 2008 Christmas 2007
Create Christmas drawings or if you don't celebrate Christmas, draw something in the theme of "this season".		 1 x prize:
1 winner will recieve one Wacom Bamboo Grahic Tablet. 		Terms  Winners 
Nov 25, 2007 - Dec 25, 2007 Secret Santa
Special Secret Santa promotion		    
Oct 31, 2007 - Nov 30, 2007 Games
Create drawings involving games - any computer game, board game, quiz game, outdoor game, or other activity considered a game.		 2 x prizes:
2 winners each recieve one Amazon.com electronic gift certificate valued at USD$50. This certificate will be purchsed at the Amazon website nearest their country of residence. 		Terms  Winners 
Sep 30, 2007 - Oct 31, 2007 Halloween 2007
Create a Halloween drawing of something creepy, spooky, or scarey in the spirit of Halloween.		 2 x prizes:
2 winners each recieve any one of your drawings printed on gloss canvas, stretched and mounted at 12" x 18" ready to hang.		 Terms  Winners 
Aug 31, 2007 - Sep 30, 2007 The Past
Create drawings from the past - memorable moments in time, images of the ages or even recent history.		 2 x prizes:
2 winners each recieve any one of your drawings printed on gloss canvas, stretched and mounted at 12" x 18" ready to hang.		 Terms  Winners 
Jul 31, 2007 - Aug 31, 2007 Fantasy
Create Fantasy art from enchanted creatures to wizards, fairies, gods or a fantasy landscape. Let your mythical mind draw something amazing.		 3 x prizes:
1 - Any one of your drawings printed on gloss canvas, stretched and mounted at 16" x 20" ready to hang.
2 - 2 winners win one RateMyDrawings T-shirt.		 Terms  Winners 
May 31, 2007 - Jun 30, 2007 Cities
Draw a city. Your cityscape can be from any city around the world, your home town, or even a city from another world.		 3 x prizes:
1 - Any one of your drawings printed on gloss canvas, stretched and mounted at 16" x 20" ready to hang.
2 - 2 winners win one RateMyDrawings T-shirt. 		Terms  Winners 
May 31, 2007 - Jun 30, 2007 Movies
Draw a scene or character from your favorite movie. LOTR, FinalFantasy, Dirty Harry, Gone With The Wind, Finding Nemo... if it's in a movie, you can draw it!		 3 x prizes:
1 - Any one of your drawings printed on gloss canvas, stretched and mounted at 16" x 20" ready to hang.
2 - 2 winners win one RateMyDrawings T-shirt.		 Terms  Winners 
Apr 30, 2007 - May 31, 2007 Heroes
Create a drawing of a hero. From super heroes to an admirable legend.		 3 x prizes:
1 - Any one of your drawings printed on gloss canvas, stretched and mounted at 16" x 20" ready to hang.
2 - 2 winners win one copy of "How To Draw Manga" by Ben Dunn. 		Terms  Winners 
Mar 31, 2007 - Apr 30, 2007 Water
Create a drawing around the theme of water, from the ocean or beach to a rainy day or a single drop.		 2 x prizes:
Your drawing printed on gloss canvas, stretched and mounted at 16" x 20" ready to hang.		 Terms  Winners 
Feb 28, 2007 - Mar 31, 2007 Emotions
Create a drawing that expresses an emotion. Happiness, excitement, sadness, lonliness, anger, madness or even draw an Emo!		 3 x prizes:
USD$20 Amazon.com gift certificates. 		Terms  Winners 
Jan 31, 2007 - Feb 28, 2007 The Future
Create a futuristic drawing this month. Anything from futurescapes to aliens, or even yourself in 20 years time.		 1 x prize:
A Flair II Pen & Graphics Tablet  or
A USD$50 Amazon.com gift certificates
(Prize varies depending on country of residence)		 Terms  Winners 
Oct 31, 2006 - Nov 30, 2006 Beauty
Create something beautiful. The world is full of beauty, share it by drawing something truly beautiful.		 3 x prizes:
12-month Adobe Illustrator Techniques newsletter subscriptions. 		Terms  Winners 
Sep 30, 2006 - Oct 31, 2006 Halloween 2006
Spook us all out this month by creating a Halloween drawing. Be scarey, but please keep your horror tasteful.		 3 x prizes:
Toon Boom Studio Express for PC by Toon Boom Studio 		Terms  Winners 
Aug 31, 2006 - Sep 30, 2006 Celebrities
Create a drawing of a Celebrity from TV, film or music.		 3 x prizes:
USD$20 Amazon.com gift certificates.		 Terms  Winners 
Jul 31, 2006 - Aug 31, 2006 Nature
Create a drawing that represents the beauty and wonder of nature this month and you could win.		 1 x prize:
Your drawing printed on gloss canvas, stretched and mounted at 16" x 20" ready to hang.		 Terms  Winners 
Apr 30, 2006 - May 31, 2006 All Categories
Any drawing in any category is eligible for this month's prize.		 1 x prize:
USD$50 Amazon.com gift certificate.		 Terms  Winners 
Mar 31, 2006 - Apr 30, 2006 Easter 2006
Draw "Easter" drawings - Create drawings that illustrate the fun you have at Easter time.		 3 x prizes:
Toon Boom Studio Express for PC by Toon Boom Studio 		Terms  Winners 
Feb 28, 2006 - Mar 31, 2006 Luck
Draw "Luck" drawings - Draw situations of good or bad luck to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.		 Draw "Luck" drawings - Draw situations of good or bad luck to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Terms  Winners 
Jan 31, 2006 - Feb 28, 2006 Valentines 2006
Drawings that illustrate Valentines Day, themed around the love, friendshop or even hardship of this romantic day.		 Draw Better video flash tutorial CDs to win by CartoonSmart.com. Terms  Winners 
Dec 31, 2005 - Jan 31, 2006 Creatures
Drawings of cute, cudly, scarey, strange, wackey or just bizarre creatures from this world or the next.		 3 x prizes:
12-month Layers Magazine subscriptions. 		Terms  Winners 
Nov 30, 2005 - Dec 31, 2005 Christmas 2005
Drawings or cartoons of the holiday season.		 3 x prizes:
12-month Layers Magazine subscriptions. 		Terms  Winners