Pictoplasma Contest for Young Artists

Create the characters you wish were there!

Pictoplasma, the world’s leading festival of character design and art, has teamed up with Adobe Project 1324 to invite all global youth (ages 18—24) to augment the banality of everyday by giving a face to their imaginary friends and secret sidekicks! 

Starting with a regular photograph of a typical setting like a nearby grocery store, the office elevator, the school gates, or the front doorstep, entrants are invited to add a character (or characters) to the scene. Any medium or style can be used to alter the original photo—from drawing and collage to digital painting or vector illustration.

Five winners will be awarded with a fellowship, including travel costs and attendance at the 15th Pictoplasma Berlin Conference May 2019—and the opportunity to exhibit in an exclusive group show.

The Secret Sidekick Challenge deadline for submissions is June 25, 2018.

Submit today

About Pictoplasma 

Each spring, Pictoplasma transforms Berlin into the international meeting point for a diverse scene of artists and creatives, trailblazing the face of tomorrow's visual culture. The annual festival showcases the latest character design trends in fine and urban arts, illustration, animation, and graphic design. 

Creators and producers meet for a fun-filled and offbeat conference, cutting-edge screenings bring the latest animation eye-candy to the big screen, and exhibitions invite the general public to experience original works and outstanding character craftsmanship. 

A second conference takes place later in the year in New York. As the educational counterpart, each fall the Pictoplasma Academy masterclass in Berlin invites a selected group of international graduate students and young professionals to kick-start their careers as character designers in close collaboration with high-profile artists, filmmakers, and producers. 

Contact

Pictoplasma

Lars Denicke and Peter Thaler

Plantagenstr. 31

13347 Berlin

Germany

press@pictoplasma.com

Phone + 49 30 4611 2611

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