So, I have a bit of a big announcement for this week. I'm going to unexpectedly be out of town in the upcoming week or so, and I realize a lot of you either just had midterms/finals or will have them soon, so rather than sit on your entries for a week, I got permission to delay the OmniArt Round 3 due date one full week. Thus, they are now due March 26th at 11:59pm Pacific. Those of you who have already sent yours in are free to tweak your entries if you'd like as long as you submit the version you want entered in the contest before the deadline. Ah yes, and please make sure to mark your entries as contest entries in some way. Also, please keep in mind that this is the last public round. You will still be able to enter if you don't rank high enough, but it will only be for fun, and you cannot win prizes.

Quite a bit of time has passed since the beginning of OmniArt, so I'll go over a few things again real quick:

The winner of this round will attain either $30 or an artbook of your choosing worth up to $30. The winner and those in second and third place will also get to move on to the finals. First place winners of the previous rounds cannot win this prize. Additionally, if someone who has already qualified for the finals gets in the top three, the next highest runner up will proceed to the finals as if those who had already earned their spot had only entered for fun.

In addition to the top three from each round advancing to the finals, the judges will select three others from all other contestants that they feel are deserving of a chance to win. Thus, twelve total artists will enter the final rounds

The first final round will be an elimination round where only six of the twelve will advance. There will be no prize for this round.

After that, the last final round will begin. Of the six contestants, the top three will win prizes: $100 for first place, $50 for second place, and $30 for third place.

I hope that refreshes your memory or explains things to newcomers. If you have an questions, you're welcome to email me, but as I said, I will likely be out of town for a good portion of the next weeks. I will have email access, but I won't be able to check it as often as I have been.

~~Roku