The following are the basic rules:

1) You must be a registered member of Anime-Beta by the end of the artwork submission process.

2) You must physically own all artwork that you submit. Submitted artwork does not have to be posted in your gallery.

3) If you submit any artwork for consideration in this contest, you must vote for all categories, with exception of the hentai, settei, and animated categories. These categories remain optional for voting and submission.

4) All artwork submitted must not include watermarks or any other type of 'tag' that would affiliate it a gallery or owner.

No more than 8 submissions (5 standard categories, 3 optionals) per participant will be permitted.

Submission period: August 16th, 2009 (8pm PT) - August 19th, 2009 (8pm PT)

Voting: August 22, 2009 (10pm PT) - September 3, 2009 (8pm PT)

Awards presented: September ??

1) Only one entry per category is allowed by any entrant.

2) Maximum pixel width for all standard size douga/genga/other artwork is 500 pixels, 600 for all pan/oversized artwork. You may submit artwork that is less than this pixel size, though. Regardless of the size of the item, the total file size can not exceed 300k. Standard size artwork is roughly 11.89 inches x 9.5 inches (302mm x 241 mm), while a pan or oversized item is much larger than this standard. Maximum file size for animation submissions is 800k.

3) Artwork that has received a Beta Award in previous years cannot be submitted under any category. This includes sequence mates or matching douga or genga to previous winners.

4) Unless there is an obvious difference, sequence mates in the same category are not permitted. Whoever submits the artwork first will be allowed to use that artwork in that particular category. If you manage to submit a sequence mate to an item that is already in that category, you will receive an e-mail and permission to enter another item in lieu of the repeated piece. This applies to all types of artwork.

5) Artwork submitted that is not Hanken or Other must be animation related.

6) Categories with fewer than five entries will be eliminated.

7) While you are permitted a total of 8 submissions(5 in the standard categories and 3 in the optionals), you are not required to submit eight different items. You may enter fewer items if you choose.

All submissions will be reviewed for adherence to the rules. If there is an issue, the submitter will be contacted by the reviewer to reach a resolution.

In the event that a participant is unable to submit their artwork during the official submission weekend, they will be allowed to submit their artwork to summerbetaawards09[at]gmail.com (please put the @ sign instead of 'at').

Your artwork must also meet all standard guidelines concerning pixel width and size.

If you choose to submit your artwork early, you agree to the following two rules:

1) Your artwork will be considered to be the last submission received. In other words, if Participant A submits a sketch from a scene as an early submission, but Participant B submits genga or douga from the same cut during the official submission period, Participant B will be allowed to use it as their official entry.

2) You will not be allowed to submit 'alternatives' in the event that another participant submits the same art piece. Unlike those participants who submit during the official submission period, early submission participants will not be alerted that their item was not accepted due to a previous submission.

Shikishii/autographs have their own category. By submitting artwork to this category, you agree, in addition to the standard rules, to the following:

1) If an industry person signed a media that is not a standard shikishii board/blank white piece of paper, only the signature and any original accompanying artwork that the industry person drew is allowed to be submitted. In other words, if an artist signed their name and drew a happy face on a poster, you may only submit a scan of the portion of the poster containing the signature and happy face. For the summer awards, only shikishi or autographs on paper are accepted.

For the most part, the modification and/or enhancement of images (ie. Photoshop) is not permitted.

The three exceptions to the rules are:

1) Oversized images requiring multiple scans. You may piece these items together to make one complete image.

2) Sketches. As some sketches do not scan well, you are allowed to modify the image so that the lines appear darker. However, you are cautioned against making the lines 'too dark' as this may be indicative of a xerox copy instead of an original.

3) Artwork in the Animated section. You are allowed to cut, paste, etc. in order to make your creation, as many sketches are 'partials' and require artwork from other sketches. However, keep this within reason. No flashing lights, disco music, or anything else that didn't come along with your sketch packets.