Hey guys!

It's time for our third contest. Our previous contests have been remarkably successful, and we have no doubt that this one has the potential to be our biggest yet thanks to the increasing size of our community. Our latest contest is called Family Fun and, as is apparent from that title, will focus on the significance of family. We're not offering money as prizes, but, as was the case with our last contest, we will be offering a full year of Premium Membership as the top prize. Interested? Read on.



Family plays an important role in a lot of people's lives. Different people have varying notions about what constitutes as a family, although for the sake of simplicity we'll be taking it as meaning a blood connection between relatives. We want you guys to explore the theme of Family in this contest. That means you could draw a mane 6 character with their in-show family, or design a family for characters who don't have a discernible family within the show. Alternatively, you could draw your OCs and their families. Preferably these families would be engaging in some sort of family activity within the image. However, that's not all:









• Characters from the show (Celestia; Fluttershy etc.)
• Original Characters
• Equestria Girls if the style of the film is followed (for example: skin tones from the film must be used)

During the time that the contest will be running, there will be a new folder that you can submit to alongside 'Submission Box'. This will be called 'Family Fun Contest Entries'. Submit your entries there and we'll handle the rest. It's a good idea to specify in the title of the deviation, or the description, that it's for this contest, as well.

At the end of the time frame for submissions, the ten deviations that we feel best represent the theme of the contest will be selected by the admins and a poll will be run. You, the members, can then vote on this poll, which will be on the main page of the group, for the entry that you think best illustrates Family and makes good use of the black pony silhouette. This poll will run for one week, and at the end of that week the three deviations with the most votes will win 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. By us selecting the top ten, and then you guys having control over which of them win, we hope to strike a balance between moderator and member interaction, so that everyone gets a say.

What are the prizes?


• 1st prize = 12 months premium membership or the 2,396 DeviantArt point equivalent + pony print signed by Andrea Libman, the voice of Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy i136.photobucket.com/albums/q1… (thanks to SAB3600!)

• 2nd prize = 6 months premium membership or the 1,272 DeviantArt point equivalent (thanks to SAB3600!)

• 3rd prize = 3 month premium membership or the 636 DeviantArt point equivalent (thanks to SAB3600!)

(Winners are free to request prizes be given to a friend if they so choose)









Best of luck to everyone who takes part! Tell your friends, and let's make our third contest into a massive success, just like the first and second! Again, many thanks to SAB3600 - it's because of him that we're going ahead with another contest! Thanks so much!