Alrighty! I guess it's time I announce the winner of the HypnoHub's first official original art contest!
I'd like to preface this announcement by saying that all of our entries were impressive. All of them were pretty damned good! It was difficult to choose the victor, and it took us multiple hours of deliberation to do.
The judges were Henry, Mindwipe, and myself. In addition, the members of the QCC were offered a chance to throw their support behind one image, and a few of them did as well. Images were judged based on how closely they tied in with the theme of Holloween, on how well the mind control was portrayed, and on general art quality.
Without further ado, I shall announce the winner.
The winner is...
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hypnohub.net/post/show/20...-dazed-empty_eyes-express|Nell-Chrome!>>
We felt that Nell-Chrome's submission best fit the three combined criteria. Nothing says Holloween like a creepy pumpkin-headed man wearing a jester costume! Did I mention he had a pumpkin as a head? Classic! The portrayal of the mind control was fairly subtle, but it had its own distinct aesthetic flavor very much due to that. Those empty eyes and that equally empty expression on the sub, combined with those magical sparkles that surround her face... Mmm! So good! And, of course, Nell's art quality goes without saying.
Congratulations, Nell-Chrome, for winning the first ever HypnoHub art contest!
To those who did not win, I say to you: do not lose heart. It was truly a very close decision. You all did very good work, and I'm not just saying that.