https://forums.e-hentai.org/index.php?showtopic=27741

The EH Translations team needs help! For long, we've been a disorganized bunch, putting out uncoordinated releases now and then with no real coherency. Well, that's about to change, but we need your help to do it!

As part of this organizational effort, we're going to need a mascot, a unifying brand, so to speak, for our releases. While we may be awesome at editing manga, translating awkward dialogue and procrastinating, we don't know the first thing about character design, much less drawing those designs. This is where you come in!

Your task is to design and draw a mascot for EHT. We like variation, so we would like each submission to contain your mascot in at least three different poses. The mascot also needs to be your original creation; submissions obviously based on/plagiarized from existing characters are not allowed. Finally, all submissions must be in PNG format, to avoid compression artifacts.

Aside from these three rules, you are free to submit whatever you want. Keep in mind though, that this mascot would be used in a logo-ish capacity on our future releases. As such, simple, chibi-ish creations would probably stand a better chance than highly detailed creations. We will not, however, reject any submissions for being "too detailed" or "not simplistic enough" or anything like that; if you have a great idea, go for it!

Since this contest is about creating a character, not just drawing a pretty picture, you're quite welcome to flesh out your submission with a name for your character, a backstory and other misc. information. That said, our primary focus is of course on design and visuals, so don't sweat it if you don't feel like coming up with a story.

Also note that you're not limited to one submission. If you have several good ideas, then by all means, submit all of them!

Submission format; each submission should come in the form of a post to this thread. Submission posts should follow this template:
Please note that it's quite important to ensure that the "Submission" at the top of your post is in bold type, as that will make it easier for us to skim the thread and immediately distinguish the submissions. Also note that name, bio, extra material and motivation are not mandatory, and may be omitted if you wish.

The winner will receive a grand prize of 100,000 credits and 100 Hath, and is chosen by the EHT team. (S)he will also receive the honor of having his/her submission featured on our releases. There are no formal criteria or metrics to measure your submission against; we will simply choose the submission that we like best (or nothing, in the case that we don't find any submissions acceptable). That said, we like some things more than other.

Things we like:
* vector-based images, so they can effortlessly be made to fit any release;
* variety - three poses is the bottom limit, more is better;
* creativity and originality - if your submission is cliched, it had better make up for it by being extremely well done or in some other way.

Deadline
All submissions must be posted no later than 00:00 GMT, Friday, August 20th.

Usage details
By participating in this contest, you agree to irrevocably allow any and all redistribution and modification of your submission by anyone, for any purpose, without reservation, effectively placing your submission in the public domain under U.S. copyright law. The reason for this rights grant is to ensure that we will actually be able to use your submission for our releases.

Good luck!


(Writeup by Vlad)