You can become a Pokémon Trading Card Game illustrator!
16/02/2015
The Pokémon Company International invites Pokémon fans and budding illustrators to enter an International Pokémon Art Academy Contest via Miiverse. Pokémon Art Academy is available exclusively on Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS systems and offers aspiring Pokémon artists 40 lessons in how to paint, sketch, and draw popular Pokémon.
Students of Pokémon Art Academy can pick up illustration skills that they can transfer onto real canvas, or they can share their digital masterpieces with the world. Now, would-be artists can enter a special competition via Miiverse which allows them to showcase their talents as graduates of the Pokémon Art Academy!
The competition will open on 18 February 2015 at 00:01 GMT and close on 29 March 2015 at 23:59 GMT and the winners will be announced in May 2015.
This competition is an exciting opportunity for would-be Pokémon artists from around the world, as the contest’s winners will have their masterpiece turned into their very own Pokémon Trading Card Game card!
Six talented winners will be selected by a jury comprising some of the creators of the much-loved Pokémon universe. Each winner will receive 100 cards featuring their winning image, meaning that they will be in possession of some TCG cards of their own making.*
There are two categories for budding Pokémon artists to enter: Dress-Up Pikachu and My Favourite Pokémon.
Dress-Up Pikachu
Inspired by the special Cosplay Pikachu, which can be discovered in the recently launched Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire video games, this category gives entrants the chance to play fashion designer and create their very own Pikachu outfit!
In the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire video games, Pikachu can dress up as Pikachu Belle; Pikachu Rock Star; Pikachu Pop Star; Pikachu, Ph.D.; and Pikachu Libre. Donning an array of new looks, Cosplay Pikachu can learn moves that ordinary Pikachu cannot learn in normal gameplay, and all have fun costumes that are sure to inspire the would-be costume designers who enter this category.
My Favourite Pokémon
This category gives entrants the chance to submit their own artistic impressions of a favourite Pokémon, which they can do using the Free Paint mode of Pokémon Art Academy. So, if Snorlax awakens an inner Leonardo da Vinci, or Rayquaza gets fans painting with flying colours, then this is their perfect category!
Details of how to enter can be found below, so all that remains is for Pokémon fans to grab a stylus and start discovering their inner artist with Pokémon Art Academy!
*The winners’ cards will not be made available for sale in regular Pokémon TCG products nor will they be eligible to take part in Play! Pokémon officially sanctioned organised play events.
Visit Pokemon.co.uk/ArtAcademy, Like the official Pokémon Facebook page at Facebook.com/Pokemon, and follow @Pokemon on Twitter.
Important Note on Regions
There will be three winners in each category across the participating countries. The following countries are included:
Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, and Russia
The following country is excluded:
Italy (Please contact The Pokémon Company International for further details.)
How to Enter the Pokémon Art Academy Competition
- Create and save an image in Pokémon Art Academy using Free Paint mode.
- Select the “Share” option from Pokémon Art Academy’s main menu and connect to Miiverse.
- Select the “Post to Competition” option and agree to the Terms of Use.
- Highlight the category you’d like to enter and then choose “Select Competition”. Only the first post you make will be recognised as your entry.
- Slide over the image and select it and then choose “Share Selected”.
- Enter a comment (if you would like to) and then select “Post”. The image will be posted to the Miiverse Community and entered into the competition.
- The only way to enter the competition directly is from the Pokémon Art Academy game, available exclusively for Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS systems
About Pokémon
The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world. For more information, visit www.pokemon.co.uk.
For further details:
New Nintendo 3DS website www.nintendo.co.uk/newnintendo3ds
Nintendo 3DS (UK) on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nintendo3dsuk
Nintendo UK on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/NintendoUK
Nintendo of Europe on Twitter https://twitter.com/nintendoeurope
Nintendo UK on Twitter https://twitter.com/nintendouk
Competition Terms and Conditions
Pokémon Art Academy Drawing Contest – Terms & Conditions
1 The promoter of the “Pokémon Art Academy Drawing Contest” (the “Contest”) is The Pokémon Company International, 1st Floor, Building 4, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5YE, United Kingdom (the "Promoter").
2 The Contest is open to residents of Austria, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom excluding employees of the Promoter and its affiliate companies and their families, the Promoter’s agents and anyone else professionally connected with the Contest. Entrants must be aged 3 years and older. Entrants under 18 years of age must obtain the consent of their parent or guardian before entering. By entering the Contest, entrants under 18 years of age are representing that they have consent from their parent or guardian to enter the promotion in accordance with these terms and conditions and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. These terms and conditions are subject to the laws of England and Wales.
3 The Contest is open from 0:01 GMT on 18 February 2015 until 23:59 GMT on 29 March 2015. Entrants may enter the Contest only once for each theme. In case of multiple entries by the same entrant in one theme, only the first entry will be considered for the Contest.
4 To take part, entrants will require access to a Nintendo 2DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, New Nintendo 3DS or New Nintendo 3DS XL and a copy of Pokémon Art Academy. Entry to the Contest is online, via Miiverse, and entrants will need to register a Nintendo Network ID in order to access Miiverse via the Nintendo Network. Access to the internet is required in order to enter the Contest. The bill payer’s permission should be asked prior to use. The Promoter cannot guarantee uninterrupted or secure access to this entry route. All entries must be made directly by the person entering the Contest. Entries made online using methods generated by a script, macro or the use of automated devices will be void. No responsibility can be accepted for entries lost, delayed or corrupted, or due to computer error.
5 To enter the Contest, entrants have to create a drawing on one or both of the following themes using the Free Paint mode of Pokémon Art Academy and post it to Miiverse in accordance with the following instructions:
5a Theme: “Dress-Up Pikachu”
A drawing of Pikachu dressed up using the entrant’s own sense of style on the Miiverse “Pokémon Art Academy Drawing Contests: Dress-Up Pikachu” Community to be found in the Miiverse “Pokémon Art Academy” Community. Entrants must not insert any text in their drawings.
5b Theme: “Your Favourite Pokémon”
A drawing of the entrant’s favourite Pokémon in any variety of situations and poses on the Miiverse “Pokémon Art Academy Drawing Contests: Your Favourite Pokémon” Community to be found in the Miiverse “Pokémon Art Academy” Community. Entrants must not insert any text in their drawings.
Each drawing may be entered for one theme only.
6 The Promoter’s jury will select 50 drawings from each theme according to the skill, artistic expression, originality and creativity demonstrated. From those 50 drawings, Trading Card Illustrators of the Promoter and/or its affiliates will select three winners per theme according to the same criteria. Full names of members of the Promoter’s jury and the Trading Card Illustrators judging the Contest are available by written request to the Promoter received within 3 months of the closing date of the Contest. The judges’ decision is final.
7 Winners will be notified by Nintendo of Europe GmbH on behalf of the Promoter by email to the email address registered for the Nintendo Network ID by 30 April 2015. The email will contain a participation form of the Promoter. The winners must print, complete and sign the participation form and send it to the Promoter by email or telefax (as provided in the participation form) within seven (7) days from their reception. The winners must also email the high-resolution digital file containing the winning entry to the following email address: 2015artcompetition@pokemon.com. If the Promoter does not receive the completed and signed participation form and the digital file within this period a different winner may be selected. In case of minors the participation form must be signed by the minor and his/her parent or guardian. The winners’ names and country of residence will be available on written request to the Promoter for three (3) months from the closing date of the Contest.
8 The winning drawings will each be printed on a special edition Pokémon Trading Card. Each winner will receive 100 trading cards bearing their drawing. There is no cash or prize alternatives. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute any prize for an alternative of equal or greater value.
9 The Promoter reserves the right to verify all entries and to refuse to award the prize or withdraw prize entitlement where there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a breach of these terms and conditions or any instructions forming part of the entry requirements. The Promoter reserves the right to exclude an entry if it considers such entry to be offensive, in breach of a third party’s rights, such entry or user in breach of the Miiverse Code of Conduct or detrimental to the reputation of the Promoter.
10 Rights of use:
10a The entrant (or entrant's parent or guardian) grants to the Promoter the royalty-free and irrevocable right to use the drawings for any purpose, in particular for advertisement purposes and promotional events including, but not limited to, reproduction, distribution and publication of the drawing and making available the drawing to the public in any form and in any media (printed or electronic form, on the Internet, TV, cinema etc.) and including making adaptations of the drawing (colouring, reducing, multiplying etc.).
10b The right to use the drawing is granted for an indefinite period of time and without any territorial restriction. The right may be assigned or sublicensed to third parties and in particular, without limitation, to affiliated companies of the Promoter without any restriction.
10c The Promoter ensures that entrants will not be portrayed in a bad light through the Promoter’s use of the drawing, but is not limited in the use of the drawing. Entrants waive the right to inspect or approve the finished product, the video clip, advertising copy, video script or printed matter that may be used in connection therewith.
11 The Promoter reserves the right to withdraw, suspend or amend the Contest without prior notice in the event of any unforeseen circumstances outside its reasonable control.
12 The winners’ Nintendo Network ID, Mii, its nickname and country of residence may be published on Miiverse, the Promoter’s website and/or websites promoting and/or selling the Promoter’s products, YouTube and/or social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter.
13 The Promoter is only responsible for loss or damage that an entrant suffers that is a foreseeable result of its breach of these terms and conditions or its negligence. The Promoter is not responsible, to the extent permitted by applicable law, for any loss or damage that is not foreseeable. The Promoter does not exclude or limit in any way its liability for: (a) death or personal injury caused by its negligence or the negligence of its employees, agents or subcontractors; or (b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
