After very, VERY careful consideration and judging, _patches and me have decided upon the winners. It was an extremely hard choice, but we finally came to a conclusion. Thanks so much everyone for participating! We loved all of the entries!

Please remember, that this was a combined ranking system. Me and _patches added up our personal scores of each entry and ranked them. If there was a draw, _patches chose the winner between them. Thanks for your understanding and I'm so sorry if you didn't win. Congratulations to everyone!

(A ✔ next to your entry is just to remind me that you have had your prize(s). A ❌ is to remind me that you haven't.)

Experts:

In third place, we have... ✔

Pantone_518, I absolutely adore this! The grass and fur texture is gorgeous and the background is amazing!

In second place, we have... ❌

BlackberryCatCrafts, just, oh gosh. I. Am. Speechless. I will probably spam you in pm's.

And in first place, drumroll please... ❌

Forthwalldestroyer! The simplicity but also great amount of detail of this *chef's kiss* I love the leaves in the trees and the cool shading! Congrats!!

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Intermediates:

In third place, we have...

thelastwilddragoness, she's just so cute! I adore the anatomy and expression ♥️

In second place, we have... ✔

Frondpath, you're very talented with traditional art, VERY, and the texture and detail is FAB. You definitely deserve this rank!

In first place, drumroll please... ✔

StormLeaf27! I really like the MoonRock and how you've set out the scene. The colours and anatomy are great! Congratulations!

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Beginners:

In third place, we have...

Respectthetiny, I really like her expression and pose!

In second place, we have... ✔

LetsLemons, she looks so cute here! For your first digital art (I think), it looks great.

In first place, drumroll please... ❌

Shadow_431_, I love that you put mountains and rivers in the background! I mean, I know you read my fanfic, but it's a very cool touch to add. Congratulations!!

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Congratulations to everyone! I loved all the entries! Honourable mentions at the bottom of this chapter and shoutouts will be in a announcement soon to come.

Winners, please check the prize list and pm/tag me to the characters and books.

Thanks so much and have an amazing day people!

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Honourable Mentions:

Just to be clear, all of them were amazing. Most of the results were incredibly close, and we had to discuss them.

Also, I felt really guilty, so Runner Ups get 5 votes each.

Experts:

Runner Ups -

MathaQwQ, you were aLmOsT top three, VERY almost. She was so CUTE in that Santa hat!

MarbleReed64, same as MathaQwQ. You two were tied, and you only just beat them, but then a new entru came in and- Anyways, I love the realstic style and the lighting a LOT! And that cute butterful is the corner ♥️

Happ_dog, it's just so cute! Your style is so adorable and the background is *chef kiss*

artem11s, your art style is so aesthetically pleasing. The lineart and eyes are great!

Others -

Quickstream2437, the background and anatomy was great!

Splashheart8, just, AH, the eyes are so cute! I just wanna cuddle her ♥️

qveercough, your art style is awesome! You're great at doing detailed shading and art without solid lineart.

N0Signatur3, she looked so nice, her fur all blown up in the wind. The background was also very good!

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Intermediates:

Runner Ups -

Gorseclaw99, you were so close to being in the top three! The realstic style and lineart was awesome!

stuffshadow, the sky was great. Those purple and indigo cloud-like smears looked amazing!

Others -

Echoingmind, the background and her disposition is great!

GhostFoxDraws, I adore the clouds/mist! Amazing!

_Softrain123_, I have always been a huge fan of how you draw eyes! So cute.

chaokids, her expression is great. And the background is also really cool!

SilverStar2021, the lineart is lovely! And the eyes look so alive, if you get what I mean.

-moth_-, I absolutely adore the eyes! And the purple tinge you added to her blue splotches - great ♥️

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Beginners:

QiblixWinter, you were very close to being in the top three! The eye looked great!

-Creamcloud-, I loved the bushes! They had such a nice texture to them.