In Tim Burton's latest film, Dark Shadows, Johnny Depp plays the dashing, charismatic vampire Barnabas Collins, a relic of the Victorian age who is freed from two centuries of entombment to find his family, fortune and beloved Collinwood Manor in ruins. To save his family, Barnabas must learn to make sense of the modern world – and there's nothing like a total image makeover to shake off the dust and get with the times.
We've got more background info on Dark Shadows to help you create your original, all-new, portrait of Johnny Depp as Barnabas. Check out the asset pack for reference shots of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas, helpful links to interviews with Tim Burton, and a full creative brief about the film.
The Grand-Winner as well as Second and Third place winners will be made into framed prints and presented to Tim Burton as a gift from the deviantART community.
Get inspired by downloading the Dark Shadows asset pack!
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Use one of the three templates as the base to your entry. You may choose any one of the three provided sizes, but other sizes are not allowed.
Create your portrait of the vampire Barnabas and submit your entry to the contest gallery.
First Place
Grand Prize
- Your art in a gilded frame
- $3,500 Cash
- A dA Hoodie or Jacket of
Winner's Choice* - A dA Digital Backpack
- 16,000 deviantART Points
- Dark Shadows Merchandise
- One Year Premium Membership
to deviantART
Second Place
- $2,500 Cash
- A dA Hoodie or Jacket of
Winner's Choice* - A dA Digital Backpack
- 8,000 deviantART Points
- Dark Shadows Merchandise
- One Year Premium Membership
to deviantART
Third Place
- $1,500 Cash
- A dA Hoodie or Jacket of
Winner's Choice* - A dA Digital Backpack
- 8,000 deviantART Points
- Dark Shadows Merchandise
- One Year Premium Membership
to deviantART
All 7 Semi-Finalists each receive a dA Digital
Backpack, Dark Shadows merchandise,
8,000 deviantART Points and a One Year Premium Membership to deviantART!
*based on availability
- Entries must be received by 11:59:59PM (PM) on April, 24 2012 and be submitted through the contest gallery on deviantART.
- Membership to www.deviantart.com (the "Contest Site") is required to enter the Contest.
- Membership to www.deviantart.com is free.
- Entrant must be a resident of the United States (including Puerto Rico and U.S. territories, possessions and military installations).
- Entrant must be at least 13 years old as of April 9, 2012 to be eligible to enter the Contest.
- Entrant must submit: an original portrait (the "Work") of Johnny Depp in character as Barnabas from the motion picture, Dark Shadows, as inspired by the materials provided for download at the Contest Site;
- The Work must conform to one of the three templates provided at the Contest Site;
- The Work may originate in any medium but must be submitted as a single JPG or PNG file;
- You may not use any third party stock images for the Work however licensed brushes and textures are acceptable.
- You may submit more than one entry.
- Other requirements and restrictions apply, please read the Official Rules carefully.
Read the Official Rules
10 Semi-Finalists will be selected by full-time deviantART Staff.
From the Semi-Finalists, the final three Winners will be selected by Tim Burton!
All Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
- Overall Visual Impact
- Success as a portrait of Johnny Depp as the
character Barnabas from Dark Shadows - Technical Skill
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED AND THE SKILL OF EACH ENTRANT. THIS IS A
SKILL-BASED CONTEST. OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES (including Puerto Rico and U.S. territories, possessions and military installations), 13 YEARS AND OLDER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Contest begins on 4/9/12 and ends at 4/24/12. ARV of all prizes: $10,493. Subject to
full Official Rules. Sponsor: deviantART, Inc., 7095 Hollywood Blvd, #788, Hollywood, CA 90028.
