Lena's transformation is complete! The entries for the Beautiful Creatures Light or Dark contest showcased Lena, a caster faced with the choice of Light or Dark, in the midst of making her selection. Lena wasn't the the only one with a tough decision to make! Judges and authors of the Beautiful Creatures novels Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia had the difficult task of determining the top five winners from our 25 Semi-Finalists. Check out Lena as Light and Dark, as well as our top winner who clinched an all-expenses paid trip to Los Angeles, CA among other amazing prizes!
- All expenses paid trip for two to Los Angeles to attend the US premiere of Beautiful Creatures, take a tour of deviantART headquarters, get a personalized tour of Panpipes Hollywood, and a guided tour of the Magic Castle
- dA PRO Digital Artist Backpack
- deviantART Hoodie of Winner's Choice*
- dA Notebook Set by Leuchtturm
- Panasonic 3D Wi-Fi Blu-Ray Player
- One-Year Premium Membership to deviantART
- 8,000 deviantART Points
- $2,000 USD
This piece so nearly won the Grand Prize! The degree of detail in the paper cutting is so incredible, and the single splash of color in Lena's heart is perfect. Lena is very "Natural" here, but perhaps less dynamic in the piece we ultimately selected for the Grand Prize. Still, well done!
- Panasonic 3D Wi-Fi Blu-Ray Player
- Six-Month Premium Membership to deviantART.com
- deviantART T-Shirt of Winner's Choice*
- dA Notebook Set by Leuchtturm
- 4,000 deviantART Points
- $1,000 USD
So cute, and so Lena. Clutching her notebook while the world turns into chaos around her. We really found this piece to be charming.
- Panasonic 3D Wi-Fi Blu-Ray Player
- Six-Month Premium Membership to deviantART.com
- deviantART T-Shirt of Winner's Choice*
- dA Notebook Set by Leuchtturm
- 4,000 deviantART Points
- $1,000 USD
The technical detail - as well as the character detail - in this piece was overwhelming. We love the way the light hits Lena's face, and the charm necklace wrapped in her hair. Bravo!
- Panasonic 3D Wi-Fi Blu-Ray Player
- Six-Month Premium Membership to deviantART.com
- deviantART T-Shirt of Winner's Choice*
- dA Notebook Set by Leuchtturm
- 4,000 deviantART Points
- $500 USD
We loved the "turning Lena on her head" idea - because so often she does feel like her world is upside down, and like she's changing into something terrifying. A not very beautiful creature! This one gave us nightmares! Amazing.
- Panasonic 3D Wi-Fi Blu-Ray Player
- Six-Month Premium Membership to deviantART.com
- deviantART T-Shirt of Winner's Choice*
- dA Notebook Set by Leuchtturm
- 4,000 deviantART Points
- $500 USD
We each chose this piece for the Grand Prize without even discussing it; We found it to be true to the Lena of our novels as well as the film. We noted the charm necklace, the Chucks, the "Caster breeze" in the dynamic, curling hair, and the "naturalist" element with the doves. Well done!