First of, I was pretty damn surprised by the number of people who were, according to my poll, interested in this contest. --> [link]
The only question now is, how many of them were actually serious about it!

Let me introduce you to the idea of the contest.
It's not going to be a completely regular design contest, but a song-inspired design contest.
I was inspired by a song design trade idea by *The-Twisted-Pickle.

I'll now get to the points quickly and cleanly.

RULE 1
You have to pick one (or more) of the next songs to inspire you for a design:
Sabaton - 40:1 [link]
Sabaton - Talvisota [link]
Sabaton - Screaming Eagles [link]
Sabaton - Saboteurs [link]
Sabaton - Carolus Rex [link]

RULE 2
The designed character must be one of the following creatures:
Dragon (wingless or winged, long or short, with a dragon, there aren't many limitations!)
Kirin (For those who don't know, kirin or quilin is a Chinese unicorn - [link] - be creative!)

Accessories CAN be added!

RULE 3
You may submit up to three designs.
To submit a design, just let me know you drew it. It can be done via comment or via note, how ever you please, as long as your picture reaches me!

PRIZES
The first place winner will get a full body picture of one character*, and a chibi;


The second place winner will get a portrait of one character, and a chibi;


The third place winner will get a chibi;


Maybe I will keep only the winning design, maybe the 1st and 2nd, maybe also the 3rd, depends if I will be able to use them.
The designs that won't get in the final three can be used by their creators if they like them!
There is a possibility that I will change little bits and pieces of the design that I will keep, but I will, of course, leave it recognizable.

_{*Character can be human, animal or anthro.}

ENDING DATE: 10th of June 2012

ENTRIES CAN BE SEEN HERE: [link]

Have fun and be creative!