*this contest is only for the 15 contestants who applied and i gave a number to*

since i have gotten all 15 of you here, let's begin with the first round.

you will be given certain pictures to use.
you must use one of the following renders, and one of the backgrounds.

you may modify the pictures and do any editing you would like as long as the pictures are in your editing.

prompt:
title: must have the word "soul" in it but it can be anything of your choice ***Kind of like (your choice adjective) soul, or souls of (your choice word) as an example. it doesn't have to be that though
subtitle: (optional)
mood: any
characters: one of the renders i give
type of graphic: any

requirements:
• you must use at least one of the given renders
• you must use at least one of the given backgrounds (you may blend other backgrounds into one of the given)
• you must have text
• i would prefer if your username was on it just to make life easier for me but it's not necessary

rubric
cleanliness
- meaning your graphic is neat
• the text must be clear and visible
• i should be able to tell what is going on
• it should not be blurry
creativity
- meaning it should be original
• no plagiarism
• try to add your own style to it
• think outside of the box
text
- pretty explanatory
• fonts that make sense
• fonts that look nice
visuals
- meaning the editing portion of it
• looking neat
• aesthetically or visually pleasing
• everything goes together well and edited smoothly
following guidelines
- follow requirements and prompt

you can score up to five points in each category adding up to 25 points. the people with the least amount of points will get eliminated.

at the end of each round i will pm you and tell you the amount of points you have received and why you have gotten that score.

take this as constructive criticism, but please don't be sad. everyone no matter how good you are may need some editing, so i'm just trying to help you with suggestions T-T.

if you are not comfortable with criticism please let me know either in the comments or in PM
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render links

https://i.imgur.com/cCaWnxM.jpg

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/oustomiaworld/images/c/c1/Unicorn_azur_lane_anime_render_12_by_clublion-dbuvkqj.png/revision/latest?cb=20180207135035

http://img01.deviantart.net/3080/i/2015/102/c/4/render_anime_girl_by_daiki_kazuto-d8pjb9y.png

https://pre00.deviantart.net/875c/th/pre/f/2015/097/b/9/flower_s_girl_render_by_kokonoearata-d8os4mg.png

background links:

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18lj8n4f9f8fmjpg/original.jpg

http://www.anime-wp.site/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/anime-backgrounds-hd-wallpapers-9695.jpeg

http://informationcommunicationtechnology.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Dark-Anime-Backgrounds.jpg

http://getwallpapers.com/wallpaper/full/1/d/6/75377.jpg

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jtxKuJZmEOk/UaNCcrhKx5I/AAAAAAAAAew/70tzKHZ65KY/s1600/Building+Anime+Landscape+02.jpg

http://plastikdolls.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Christopher-Middleton-Anime-Backgrounds-3.jpg

deadline:
october 8th

if you have any questions feel free to ask