• Certificate of Participation: All participants who successfully complete the competition will receive a Certificate of Participation.
• Event Confirmation: Confirmation of attendance, venue, date & time info will be sent via WhatsApp to registered participants closer to the event dates.
• Event Changes or Cancellation: In case of unforeseen circumstances, the organiser reserves the right to make changes or cancel the event without prior notice.
Competition Info & Specifications
• Time Limit: All participants have 3 hours to complete an A3-sized artwork on the competition day.
• One Artwork Per Participant: Each participant is required to submit only ONE (1) artwork.
• Accepted Mediums: Participants may create either coloured or black-and-white artwork using only traditional drawing and painting mediums such as watercolour, colour pencils, crayons, gouache, oil pastel, acrylic paint, pencil sketch, and inking.
• Prohibited Materials: The use of oil paints, spray paints, collage art, cut-and-paste printed images, and craft materials is NOT ALLOWED. Additionally, digital paintings or artworks is NOT ACCEPTABLE.
• Artwork Submission Policy: ALL submitted artworks will NOT BE RETURNED. Should you disagree with this condition, please refrain from entering the competition.
Rules & Regulations
Artwork Authenticity & Integrity:
• While references are allowed, exact replication of another person’s artwork is considered plagiarism and will lead to disqualification.
• Participants must ensure that their artwork is entirely their own original creation. It should not be copied or heavily referenced from existing artworks, photographs, or other sources. Any form of plagiarism will result in automatic disqualification. AI-generated art references are acceptable, but participants must understand the difference between referencing and committing plagiarism.
• Art Referencing: References are tools that all artists use as guide or inspiration. They help artists learn perspective, structure and form. Without references, one might not know what a shark looks like and what features it has. However, while using references, the art style must be your own and should not involve copying or tracing an existing style.
• Copying/Tracing/Heavy Referencing: Imitating or drawing too similarly to an original artwork – including composition, elements, or style, constitutes plagiarism. Reproducing any part of an existing artwork (such as style, pose, or composition) by drawing exactly what you see, even if flipped or rotated, is considered plagiarism. When a referenced image results in a nearly identical replica, such as in fan art, it may also be subject to disqualification.
• All entries will be reviewed of adherence to these rules. Artworks violating these rules will be disqualified.
• Artwork Duplication or Sale: The organiser does not have the right to duplicate or sell participants’ artworks for profit.
Things to Bring by Participant
• Original N.R.I.C (MyKad) / Passport (must match the one used for registration).
• Drawing and painting materials as per the accepted mediums list.
• 200 gsm A3-size (29.7 cm x 42.0 cm) drawing paper will be provided by the organiser. If bringing your own, it must be A3-sized, plain white or light beige in colour. You are responsible for notifying our crew to place an official stamp on your paper BEFORE the competition begins.
• Loose Art References: While we allow participants to bring in their art references during the competition, however, plagiarism or copying or tracing of other’s artwork is strictly prohibited. Plagiarism is presenting a work or idea from another source as your own. Artwork with more than 50% similarity to any published artworks in terms of its composition, is considered as art plagiarism and will be disqualified.
• Form 6 Studies Offer Letter (if applicable): For registered STPM students, please bring along your offer letter / Surat Tawaran Kemasukan Tingkatan 6 for verification when needed.
