The Contest
Square Enix has generously provided deviantART the exclusive rights to distribute Concept Art Boards demonstrating the creative process used in their new game for the Nintendo DS "The World Ends with You". Haven't you always wondered, "How did they come up with that?!" These boards can hopefully answer that question.
The Concept Art Boards are unique in that they were created specifically for challenging YOU to create your own backgrounds, dream up new heroes or villains using your awesome skills as a traditional or digital artist to show the development team just what you've got!
Are you up for the challenge?
Creative Inspiration
To get your collective creative juices flowing, here's the first installment of the concept art boards from "The World Ends with You" development team. This group of images demonstrates how the team went about developing the concepts and amazing background artwork for the game.
Find more inspiration! Check out our exclusive gallery at
http://wewy.deviantart.com/gallery to find out how the development team designed the heroes and enemies for the game "The World Ends with You"!
The Deadline
The deadline for Submissions is April 15th, 2008 Midnight PST and winners will be announced April 23rd.
The Rules
Adhere to the guidelines below:
* You must be 13 or older to participate
* To be eligible to win the games, you must be a resident of the United States, Mexico or Canada (not including Quebec). Finalists who are residents outside of these three countries will receive cash equivalents.
* You may submit more than one entry;
* Online entries only, hardcopies not accepted;
* No copyrighted images can be used in any way except for the creative resources linked below.
* Entries are to be inspired by the featured material but not derivative of it or other privately owned property.
