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The Portrait of a Champion Contest is Coming

The Portrait of a Champion Contest is Coming

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. If so, then a brush stroke may portend the beginning of a saga; the merest scratch of a pen on parchment can be the seed of a legend. Hone your craft, for the time has come for you to take up your tools… and bring a hero to life.

If you are up to the challenge, then we invite you to join the Diablo III Portrait of a Champion Art Contest. We ask that you use your skills to immortalize a mighty champion of Sanctuary. Perhaps your original artwork will capture a monk, deep in meditation, calmly preparing to face the slavering minions of hell. You could create a thrilling piece capturing the moment a mighty wizard blasts demonic fiends into dust. Whichever of Diablo III’s mighty heroes you choose to depict, and whatever tale your art tells, let the power of your creativity guide you. We will feature the most impressive pieces on the Diablo III community site, and the very best pieces could win some equally impressive prizes.

There is no time like the present to begin forging an image that is sure to sway our hearts, but remember that any images you submit must wholly be comprised of your own, original imagery, must exceed a resolution of 1600 x 1200, and may be no larger in size than 5 MB. We will begin accepting contest entries soon so do not delay, for Sanctuary's darkest hour approaches.

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Dante#2102
D3BETA
Dante
3/30/2012
Still waiting
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Getshortys
Blade's Edge
Getshortys
3/24/2012
When is the Question?
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Juligan #870
Juligan
3/23/2012
Would love to have more info. >:(
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Aeducan
Proudmoore
Aeducan
3/20/2012
So... It's been 1 month now. When will it start?
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SickReflex #717
SickReflex
3/20/2012
@Aeducan: im sure there to "busy" polishing the game and this is probably just a mock up to pass the time. Which sucks because I already have something I want to enter.
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Ksottam #934
Ksottam
3/20/2012
@Aeducan:
I wonder if they decided not to do it. Can we at least get a confirmation what the status of this is?
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@SickReflex: Make a second! :p
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Forfun #578
Forfun
3/7/2012
What if my composition is vertical... does the width still have to exceed 1600p? if so, then my height will be greater than 2200. Is it ok to swtich to min resolution do 1200 x 1600?
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Malvalos
Akama
Malvalos
3/6/2012
soon . ...... ya we heard that one before. Just like we will be releasing a release date in the near future ... in most opinions, that "near future" timeframe is well in the past.

Knowing Blizz, they will open the contest before every artist has a chance to actually see the heroes in game. .... so maybe it could be sooonerrrr than soon.
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SickReflex #717
SickReflex
3/5/2012
blizz please just release the game or at least provide a release date for this art contest...
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Vallius
Silver Hand
Vallius
3/3/2012
When will we get more details about this contest? My submission is pretty much done at this point :D
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Vedic
Alterac Mountains
Vedic
3/2/2012
I'd like to see a contest in which the person who guesses Diablo III's release date correctly wins. We would probably find out the release date sooner that way instead of just waiting.

Whoever wins, wins for us all!
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Ksottam #934
Ksottam
3/2/2012
The suspense is killing me! More details please!
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Zergling #249
Zergling
2/28/2012
WHOA WE'RE GUNNA GET PORTRAITS, THAT'S SO !@#$ING COOL, ARE WE GUNNA HAVE PAY FOR THEM TOO? GOD WE'RE SO LUCKY. Blizzard u fail
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SickReflex #717
SickReflex
2/28/2012
@Zergling: rofl
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Melo #954
Melo
2/29/2012
@Zergling: You didn't pay for them in SC2, did you, you troll?
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Phattcat
Argent Dawn
Phattcat
2/27/2012
release it allready
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littlemonkey #324
littlemonkey
2/27/2012
... who CARES what the prize is.. if I get picked and they post my art... thats ALL that matters.
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Konnah
Darrowmere
Konnah
2/27/2012
We need a starting date!!! N a due date!! N what about those prizes!!!
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Blizz stop buying time with some funky contests just release the game. u release the models and now u expect me to draw you hell as i see it? il send u a picture of diablo tormentig the wizard harvesting his pain and fear into a snuff box and getting high on it.
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Marfin #696
Marfin
2/26/2012
@Lkz: dude you really should. It sounds tripy, and just plain weird!
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Harryy
Bladefist
Harryy
2/26/2012
that's cool
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Jazz#1589
D3BETA
Jazz
2/25/2012
I have Beta, but the content is so limited that I'm going crazy!
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Shãmañ
Zangarmarsh
Shãmañ
2/25/2012
thats not right ... can we just get a beta key ?? ...
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BlackFrost #951
BlackFrost
2/25/2012
Wish I was talented enough to draw a character, would def do it
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JackBauer #511
JackBauer
2/24/2012
We always know a JackBauer picture is almost ready when we have to ask members of the team to stop drawing so they can get their work done. That’s definitely been the case around here.
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Artgazm #969
Artgazm
2/24/2012
I'll release the art when it's really ready. I'm planning on releasing thumbnail beta.
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SickReflex #717
SickReflex
2/24/2012
@Artgazm: LOL!
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Vartivas#1997
D3BETA
Vartivas
2/24/2012
Elessar brought up a good point. I don't want to start making something and realize too late it's too big. I can't imagine why Blizzard would want something smaller than that resolution, but you never know.
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Vartivas#1997
D3BETA
Vartivas
2/24/2012
I lied - I put even an ounce of thought into this question after I asked it :P No, it's not a typo: a 32bit color png at 300 dpi is way under the memory limit.
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Elessar#1143
D3BETA
Elessar
2/24/2012
@D3BETA: I totally made my first piece too small, haha. It's okay if it's too big cause you can always reel it back. But increasing resolution on a smaller image... disaster. >_<;; Cheers!
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Stubs
Nordrassil
Stubs
2/24/2012
Would really be nice to have some deadline info, as well as prize info.
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Rudal#1779
Rudal
Rudal
2/24/2012
AHHH... Nice.
I'm starting to work on my masterpiece right away.
It'll be available SOON.
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Elessar#1143
D3BETA
Elessar
2/24/2012
Wait, it must EXCEED a resolution of 1600 x 1200? Or is that a typo and it shouldn't exceed that resolution?
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Morgfreeman
Andorhal
Morgfreeman
2/24/2012
you'll get my drawing sometime in Q1 or Q2
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Huguera
Goldrinn
Huguera
2/24/2012
@Morgfreeman: best reply EVER
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Virus #181
Virus
2/24/2012
@Morgfreeman:
BAWAHAHA
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DarthVader #185
DarthVader
2/25/2012
@Morgfreeman: LOL Award Comment of the Week.
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DkPunch #235
DkPunch
2/26/2012
@Morgfreeman: notice how he never said what year
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Clearview
Silver Hand
Clearview
2/26/2012
@DkPunch: Working as intended.