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DeviantART is excited to announce "The Big Under" Comic Cover Art Contest! Read the comic script, get inspired, but don't get stuck in limbo, because we want to see how you envision the cover!
The winning entry will fetch a handsome $2,000, plus it might be used as the cover for the digital motion comic "Inception - The Big Under", which may be included as a bonus on an upcoming Warner Bros. Home Entertainment release.
"The Big Under" is a prequel to the film Inception; it reveals how Cobb and company get to Saito to put him under for the dream featured in the beginning of the film.
Check below for stills from Inception for inspiration, as well as more information about the film and comic.
Official RulesDownload the stills from Inception and the script for "The Big Under" so you can read the story of the comic and get the look and feel of the film. Use both to inspire your original cover art.
Then using the template provided, create your beautiful cover using traditional or digital art.
16.3 MBScript + Movie Stills 512 KBDownload TemplateSave your artwork as a JPG or PNG and upload to deviantART via the button below.
Upload Your Artwork Official Rules- $2,000 USD
- 8,000 deviantART Points
- dAPRO Digital Artist Backpack
- One Year Premium Membership to deviantART
- The winning entry might be used as the cover for the digital comic "The Big Under"!
- $500 USD
- 8,000 deviantART Points
- dAPRO Digital Artist Backpack
- One Year Premium Membership
to deviantART
- $250 USD
- 4,000 deviantART Points
- dAPRO Digital Artist Backpack
- One Year Premium Membership
to deviantART
Entry must be received by 11:59:59PM (PT) on December 28, 2010 and be submitted to the contest gallery on deviantART, click here.
- Entrant must be a United States resident and at least 18 years old to participate;
- Entries must be in JPG or PNG file format;
- Entries must be a minimum of 3840x2160 pixels. During submission of their entry, if entrant changes the submission option "view size" to one smaller than the minimum resolution, or disables downloading, that entry will be disqualified;
- Entries must conform to the template provided;
- Entries must be made for this contest (or have been previously made for the #Inception deviantART group);
- Entries may not use any watermarks or distinguishing artist marks (such as prominent signatures);
- Script and Movie Stills are provided for inspiration only;
- You may submit more than one entry;
- Online entries only, hard copies not accept;
- You must be a member of deviantART to enter. Membership is free.
- Other requirements and restrictions apply, please read the Official Rules carefully.
15 Semi-Finalists will be selected by full-time deviantART Staff.
From the Semi-Finalists, the final three winners will be selected by the writer and director of Inception, Christopher Nolan!
All entries will be judged on the following criteria:
- Technical skill;
- Appropriateness of the Work as a Comic Book Cover;
- Visual Interpretation of "The Big Under."
Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable.
Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved.
Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his
life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible — inception.
Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one.
If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming.
