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First Time In India-Character Design Contest for a Comic Book Character
BY A FUTURISTIC MEDIA NETWORK CORRESPONDENT
INDIAN STUDENTS GET A CHANCE TO BE IMMORTAL.
DESIGN A COMIC BOOK CHARACTER FOR A NEW INDIA-INSPIRED GRAPHIC NOVEL: DEVASHARD
Hong Kong-based creative design company, Fluid Friction, has announced that is it inviting artists, amateur artists, students and anyone with a desire to achieve immortality from all across India to participate in a unique Character Design Competition. The winning artist and their creation will be featured in Fluid Friction's debut comic book series, DevaShard, a new comic book inspired by Indian mythologies.
Taking inspiration from the description provided by Fluid Friction (contest details can be found at
www.fluidfriction.com); artists are encouraged to use their imagination and develop a completely fresh and new character. The deadline for all character design submissions is February 1st, 2008 and participants have to submit their designs online, thus eliminating the need for any physical transfer or dispatch and also cutting short the delay in submission time for the participants.
The top twenty character designs submitted as entries will be unveiled on the Fluid Friction website, said company officials and from January 7-20, 2008, as entries come in, the general public will have the opportunity to narrow the selection to the final three by voting for their favourite design. Contest entries received will be uploaded on the website and a general vote will be announced.
After the voting period, based on the voting pattern and number of total votes received, Fluid Friction will select the winning character design to be included in their comic book series DevaShard. The global launch of the comic book will begin in India in March 2008.
The selected artist will see their character in print and also have their profile included on the Fluid Friction website as well as the chance to display their artwork at the upcoming CGF-X exhibition in Hong Kong. More details of this trade exhibition can be had at www.cgf-x.com..
More details on the new comic book series, can be had at www.DevaShard.com .
DevaShard will be distributed in the US, UK, Hong Kong, India and Singapore and the winning artist's name and institute of study, if applicable, will be listed in the book's credits. Thus the artist will be given recognition for his/her work.
About Fluid Friction: Fluid Friction Comics is a company dedicated to producing innovative and original comic books. Based in the heart of Hong Kong, the company's specialised in-house team takes a unique approach to the creative process behind comic book production, working on every stage from the first conceptual discussion through to the release of each finished product. Fluid Friction's creative minds are dedicated to producing comic books of the very highest caliber, with strong storylines and outstanding artwork and design components. You can visit the company website for more information at www.fluidfriction.com
Since the comic books and graphic novels are inspired by Indian history and mythology the launch of the comics series and the character competition is being held in India.
The company has invested over 2 years in research and thousands of man hours in writing and putting together the art works for the series.
The animation and graphics area has a huge potential in India and competitions like these can help to tap talent and open opportunities not just for individuals but for the entire industry, said a company spokesperson adding that the platform provided can showcase talent to the world and aim to revive art and mythological character design. The talent in India is incredible and like the Indian economy, the creative economy is also getting a chance to come to the fore.
Research shows that India has one of the largest youth populations and the aim is to build a cult readership like that of popular children's novels series Harry Potter, which is read by adults and children alike.
Some of the Salient features of this Contest are:
The Character Design Contest is an exclusive competition for India and is open to all Indian participants.
The winner will see his/her design in print in India and around the World. For an upcoming artist or student this can be the best thing on their resume and will get him/her international fame and acclaim
People from all around India will vote for the best design and there will also be other well-known artists on the final judging panel.
Devashard will compete with the likes of Virgin and DC Comics and is likely to get a cult following in the particular segment or group. It will be backed up by a major advertising and marketing push in 2008 and India will be the official worldwide launch location.
Written By : Futuristic Media Networks
