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meh.

giving autographed stuff sounds kind of cool for a contest prize, but the way you worded it, it sound's like your just giving us stuff you don't want anymore, which is rather lame.

What if the Artist doesn't have an xbox or Rockband? >:

I would suggest that you then involve them in the prizes, but I think that's pushing the budget.

Fair enough.

What about (generally speaking) a gift certificate vs a material good? Which is preferred?

Also, Erin made some prints recently that look really good. But do artists want art from other artists as a prize?

Well, a gift certificate would be likely to attract more entries...

And receiving art as a prize might not work, and the receiving artist might not like it.

I have an idea for this Gift Certificate proposal. Instead of getting a gift card for one specific place, Wal-mart (and other stores, I'm sure) has a "Visa Gift Card". It works just like a gift card, but you can use it anywhere Visa is accepted. The person can not use no more than what is on the card and the buyer can put whatever amount of money on the card. =] Just like buying a gift card, but there are more places you can use it. For instance, you can use it at the mall, online, food, etc. Whatever you want, practically. Even eBay. And once the money has run out, that's it. Or you can get a "rechargeable" one, then when the money is gone, the person owning the card can put more money on it and continue to use it. I dunno, I've received a few for Xmas and I really got use out of them. =]

Visa gift cards have strange rules and regulations. o.o

If you don't use them within a month, they apparently start taking money off the card.

What we might do is offer a more "for fun" prize for fan art, and then offer opportunities for artists who want to work for us for pay later on.

Having fan art isn't really something we make money on. It's just cool, and we like to recognize our fans. What did people think about the idea of having the artist as a cameo appearance in the webcomic later on? Also, how about the idea of art being used on YouTube and JamLegend?

o0o0o0~! I think it would be nifty to be in the webcomic! =D

But that's just me. xD

a web comic appearance would be awesome. though I've been so busy the last 2 months I haven't been able to read the web comic. time to catch up.