With all the amazing artwork we have been seeing floating around social media during #Inktober we thought it would be a great way to celebrate drawing! As landscape artist Robert Genn notes ‘A drawing a day keeps the cobwebs away’ – be it a quick doodle of what you see from a train window to a highly complex and detailed portrait, drawing is a fundamental means of expression and communication in order to learn and interpret the world around you.
For our next competition we are looking for drawings in pen, graphite, charcoal and coloured pencil. Any size, any subject matter – it’s totally up to you. Pastel Pencil on this occasion will not be an accepted medium.
The Prizes
The overall winner will be decided by Jackson’s Judging Panel and will receive £150 worth of Jackson’s Art Gift Vouchers. Three further winners will be selected via a public vote and will each receive a £50 Jackson’s Art Gift Voucher.
Eligibility
Artworks for this competition must be submitted by the artist who created it. The competition is open to all artists of any age and ability. Drawings, paintings or prints of an inappropriate or offensive subject matter will be removed from the competition. Artwork must be created in pen, pencil, graphite or coloured pencil. Your artwork must be 2D. One entry per person. Please make sure the image you submit does not have a copyright sign or stamp on it. Please make sure the image does not include the frame. Your image should be a .jpg at least 800 pixels wide.
Important Dates
- Entries are accepted from the 3rd – 17th November 2016.
- The shortlisted candidates will be announced on the 18th November 2016.
- The public vote begins on 18th November and closes on the 24th November 2016.
- Winners will be announced on the 25th November 2016.
43 thoughts on “Drawn In Competition”
If you click on Terms and conditions, currently it
mentions this ‘Artwork must be in soft pastel with
the subject matter being landscapes.’ I guess it needs
some alteration 😉
Hi Anoop,
Well spotted! I’ve changed it now so hopefully it should read correctly. Many thanks, Christine
Also as its mentioned ‘Pen, Pencil, Graphite…’ does
pastel pencils qualify? Does pen with acrylic inks
qualify? Thanks.
Hi Anoop, the pen with acrylic inks would qualify. When we have a pastel competition we normally allow for pastel pencils to be included so for this competitions pastel pencils will not qualify. Many thanks
Thanks Christine.
Do yo need to limit it to pens, colour pencils, graphite? I draw with a stick dipped in paints.
Does that qualify?
Hi Cynthia,
We have competitions for different paint media throughout the year which obviously yours would qualify for. For this competition we wanted to keep it to those specific mediums to give those that don’t work in paint an opportunity to enter a competition. Hope this helps, unfortunately this time round you won’t be able to enter your work but keep a look out for competitions in the New Year. Many thanks, Christine
I’ve entered my picture but I’ve had no confirmation that it
has been recieved
Hi Carol, I can confirm that we have received your entry. I will send out an email on Monday with an email confirmation also. Many thanks, Christine
Is felt tip pen okay?
Hi Christie
Yes, felt tip pen is fine.
Hi Christie,
Felt tip is absolutely fine, look forward to seeing your entry and best of luck in the competition. Many thanks, Christine
Hi Ive got a drawing that I’ve initialled in corner is that
allowed ..don’t worry if not I have other two to choose
from …can’t decide
Hi Helen, a signed painting is absolutely fine to enter, it’s only watermarks that are right across the entire image that we can’t accept. Hope this helps, look forward to seeing your entry. Many thanks, Christine
Thx Christine 😉
Hi, is charcoal acceptable?
Hi Sarah,
Yes charcoal is acceptable, I’ve just added it to the list of accepted media for this competition. Many thanks and look forward to seeing your entry! Thanks, Christine
Thanks Christine. 🙂
Is it just one entry per person allowed? It didn’t let me submit
a second image under the same email address.
Hi Gabriella,
It is indeed only one artwork per person that is allowed to be entered. Many thanks and best of luck in the competition, Christine
I entered but I think I attached the wrong photo, is it
possible to send a different one?
Hi Daniel,
Please send the correct photo to [email protected] and I will upload it to your entry. Many thanks and best of luck in the competition, Christine
I’ve just entered my first competition 🙂
Hi, this is my first time of entering a competition here
can you tell me if my entry came through please.
Many thanks
Su
Hi Susan,
I can confirm that we have received your entry, all those that have submitted over the weekend will receive a confirmation email at some point today. Many thanks and best of luck in the competition, Christine
Hi Christine
on my entry submission the small picture looks awful…!
I hope it expands to the original size and detail !
Hi Liz,
Thank you for your message. The thumbnail is just a preview so that you know that the image is attached when submitting your entry. I’ve seen your entry and it is much larger and the required size for submission. Hope this helps and best of luck in the competition, many thanks, Christine
Thank you Christine … that’s a relief !!
Hi,
My mother is 82 and a fantastic artist. She’d like to enter
this competition, but only has an Ipad. I’ve been able to
scan her pen drawing in at work which has given a PDF,
but we don’t have the ability to convert it to a jpg. (I can’t
download any software onto work computers). Can we
send the pdf or a photocopy of the original?
Thanks.
Hi Sally,
Thank you for your message. If you send the PDF along with all the information as displayed in the entry form I can convert your PDF to a jpg and upload your entry manually for you. If you could send it to [email protected] that would be great, I probably won’t be able to take a look at it until tomorrow now but will let you know once I have submitted it. Many thanks, Christine
I think my entry may have been slightly too large. Shall I
resend it? For some reason I had thought the maximum size
was 5 mb, but I just checked and saw it is only 3…
Hi Judith,
Thank you for your message, not to worry, we have your entry safe and sound! We say a maximum so that we don’t get overloaded with really big files. Many thanks and best of luck in the competition, Christine
Hi I realise you must be very busy with all the entries, I
received a confirmation email Monday and just wondered if
all entries will appear on your Pintrest board?
Many thanks
Zoe
Hi Zoe,
Thank you for your message. All entries will eventually appear on out Pinterest board, we’ve had over 200 entries so far and so it’s taking a little while for me to catch up as each one needs to be entered manually. Many thanks and best of luck in the competition, Christine
Hi, earlier I submitted an entry but have just realised
reading these comments that pastel pencil is not allowed.
Apologies!
Hi Julie,
Not to worry, thank you for letting us know 🙂 I’ve just realised I’ve sent you an email with entry confirmation, apologies! Many thanks, Christine
Hi Christine, I have submitted my entry but had no
confirmation that you have received it. Could you let me
know if it has arrived. Many thanks.
Hi Kay,
We will be emailing those that have entered in the last few days entry confirmation this morning. Many thanks, Christine
Hi,is it possible to confirm entry into ‘Pen – Drawing in Ink’
competition, please?
Hi there,
Thank you for your message, I’ve just emailed all the latest entries to our Drawn In Competition with confirmation. Many thanks and best of luck in the competition, Christine
Hi, can you kindly confirm you received my entry?
My surname is Portelli, dictionary decided to change it
in my earlier comment 🙂
Hi Joanne, I can confirm that we have received your entry – I will update it to show the correct surname on our pinterest board. Many thanks and best of luck in the competition, Christine
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