CONTEST! The Goblin Tarot

Would you like to win a double pass to The Goblin Ball 2015 and two decks of Tarot Cards featuring your own design, presented in limited edition collector boxes? 

Total Prize value $320

Dark Realm Events is looking for the next Goblin Artist to help design the official Goblin Ball Tarot Cards. These tarot cards will be sold at events hosted by Dark Realm. Dark realm is a company that prides itself on creating evenings of mythological and mystical immersion and this is your chance to become part of the magic.

The Goblin Ball Tarot Design Competition is open to all fantasy artists and enthusiasts alike. See the below guidelines to enter and if you have any questions we will use them to create a FAQ section below.

Submit your designs after reading the details below to AskUs@TheGoblinBall.com

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The Competition

1. We need you to design the Back of the 78 cards from the Rider Wait Tarot Deck. That means the one image that will be on the back of ALL of our Goblin Ball Tarot Cards!
2. All design submissions will be posted to The Goblin Blog and the Goblin Ball Facebook page every week.
3. Round one closes September 20th.
4. Finalists will be announced September 22nd and 3 finalists will be posted to the Goblin Ball Facebook page and voting will begin by The Goblin public.
5. The winner will be announced 1st of October.
6. Keep in mind, we will monitor the competition for fair play and any swindling or skullduggery may disqualify you. 
7. Dark Realm’s choice of winner is final.

The Design

1. We are looking for a design that incorporates the four elemental kingdoms of The Goblin Ball 2013 - 2016. This includes The Ice Kingdom, Ember Rule, Terra Bayou and Starlantis.
   
2. Full color entries only please however work in progress or detailed sketches are accepted. Completed artwork will need to be submitted for final judging.
   
3. Information of the four realms can be found here.
   
4. Artists designs can be in the format of illustration, painting, portraiture or photography. Any visual art medium is acceptable. Get creative!
   
5. The design should leave space for The Goblin Ball logo to be added. See below for the placeholder logo. Feel free to add it into your design.
   
6. High resolution files only as all details of the artwork may appear on the card face
   
7. Your artwork should be able to be resized to fit the size of 70mm x 121mm (or 2.75" x 4.75” when printing)
   

The Tarot Suit
The Tarot suit that the cards will be used for is the Rider Waite suit. More details about the history of the Rider Waite Tarot here.

Test Logo

Winners and The Terms of Use

1. Dark Realm intends to promote the final design chosen. That means we may use the design to promote The Goblin Ball and it’s associated events however you retain the rights of the original artwork and may use it as you wish without The Goblin Ball attribution or logo.
   
2. The design contract will allow Dark Realm Events to use the winning entry to sell Tarot Cards, playing cards or postcards with the artwork featured to raise funds for future events.
   
3. The winning designer may use the artwork as they please however the Goblin Ball logos and reference to Dark Realm Events must be omitted.
   
4. The winning artwork or any entries may be used by the artist in their portfolio or job applications. A letter thanking those for submission will be issued to all entering Artists on request.
   
5. A Design Transfer Agreement will be signed by both parties to ensure transfer of the design is completed and Dark Realm may begin to produce the Tarot Cards for sale in a timely manner.
   
6. Use on additional products such as mugs or t-shirts will be negotiated between the artist and Dark Realm events. An additional contract and agreement would be drawn up to cover further use if both parties find it beneficial.
   

Send any further questions to AskUs@TheGoblinBall.com and we will do our best to answer them in 24-48 hours.