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EUC Scholarship: Vote for the winner!

18/08/2015 by

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED – RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONCE PROXIES/BOTS/AUTOMATED VOTING HAS BEEN CLEARED FROM THE RESULTS

The team of Cyprus Comic Con announced an Art competition with a prize of a one year full scholarship in Graphic Design from the European University Cyprus.

The competition ran from 29 July to 14 August. Nine contestants submitted a photo or a scanned image of one piece of artwork they had created exclusively by themselves.

They were free to choose their own topic and design something that belonged to any of the following categories: Graphic Design / Illustration / Painting / Sculpture / Design comics

Now YOU, the public is invited to vote which of the nine submissions deserves to win the scholarship!

The winner will be decided after we add up the results of the online voting (which will count towards 30% of the total vote) and the Cyprus Comic Con Art Committee (70% of the total vote).

The voting will start today, August 18 and finish on Sunday, 23rd of August.

The winner will be officially announced on Saturday 29th of August, at Cyprus Comic Con!

Το Cyprus Comic Con ανακοίνωσε την προκήρυξη διαγωνισμού σχεδίου με βραβείο μια πλήρη Υποτροφία ενός έτους στις Γραφικές Τέχνες, προσφορά από το χορηγό μας, το Ευρωπαϊκό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου.

Ο διαγωνισμός έτρεξε από τις 29 Ιουλίου μέχρι τις 14 Αυγούστου, με εννέα συνολικά ενδιαφερόμενους να εκδηλώνουν συμμετοχή, υποβάλλοντας μια φωτογραφία ή μια σαρωμένη εικόνα από ένα έργο τέχνης που έχουν ήδη δημιουργήσει αποκλειστικά οι ίδιοι.

Το θέμα ήταν ελεύθερο και περιλάμβανε τις ακόλουθες κατηγορίες: Γραφιστική / Εικονογράφηση / Ζωγραφική / Γλυπτική / Σχεδιασμό κόμικς.

Τώρα, ήρθε η σειρά του κοινού, το οποίο καλείται να ψηφίσει ποια από τις εννέα υποβολές αξίζει να κερδίσει την υποτροφία!

Ο νικητής / τρια θα επιλεγεί με βάση την online ψηφοφορία (30% της συνολικής ψήφου) και Επιτροπή του Cyprus Comic Con (70% της συνολικής ψήφου).

Η ψηφοφορία θα αρχίσει από σήμερα, 18 Αυγούστου και θα τελειώσει στις 23 Αυγούστου.

Ο νικητής / τρια θα ανακοινωθεί επίσημα στις 29 Αυγούστου κατά τη διάρκεια του Cyprus Comic Con!

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Artist Profile: Chrysso Vassiliou

18/08/2015 by

Chrysso Vassiliou is a talented young artist from Larnaca. At 22 years old, she is still a student and currently studying Fine Arts at Alexander College. Her online nickname is “Chryssv”.

For more of Chrysso’s work, visit her page on DeviantArt and Facebook.

Chrysso is a self-taught digital artist and only started experimenting with digital drawing media around 1-2 years ago. Her dream is to become a professional videogame illustrator and concept artist. She currently works for commissioned work and sells her digital paintings. Her style is primarily inspired by cartoon and videogame culture, movies, comics, Western animation as well as Japanese anime.

We are very excited to see more local young talent featuring at this year’s convention! We hope you are also looking forward to see more of Chrysso’s work in August! Leave us a comment below!

Cosplay Contest Schedule

18/08/2015 by

We really cannot wait to see what you’ve got in store for us. Just make sure you don’t miss out on competing! This schedule will be printed and available as a handout from the cosplay desk. For further inquiries, do not hesitate to ask the cosplay tream.

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Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns Giveaway

17/08/2015 by

Cyprus Comic Con are pleased to be able to host a give-away contest in celebration of the upcoming Guild Wars 2 expansion, Heart of Thorns – with great thanks to NCSOFT! Six lucky winners will be called out and contacted on Monday 24th August.
The incredible prizes up for grabs include;
  • 1 copy of the Guild Wars 2 Collectors Edition (does not include Heart of Thorns)
  • 5 copies of Guild Wars 2 including the Heart of Thorns expansion (digital editions)
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is the first expansion pack for NCSOFT‘s MMORPG sequel. New adventures await you in the heart of the Maguuma Jungle. Confront the growing hordes of Mordremoth’s minions, discover allies from ancient civilizations, and battle new enemies. Master new abilities with an expanded progression system, beyond level 80, such as hang gliding in the jungle or tearing the bark off heavily armored Mordrem. Each profession can learn a new skill that unlocks a new weapon, new traits, new skills, and unique mechanics that will transform your profession. With the new profession called Revenant, channel legendary powers to slaughter foes and unleash chaos on the battlefield. Work with fellow guild members to claim and grow your own guild hall in the Heart of Maguuma. Or battle against the best in the new Player vs. Player Stronghold game mode. Experience combat on an epic scale in the new World vs. World’s Borderlands map.

1345618935_main_Guild_Wars_2_Collectors_EditionThe awesome Guild Wars 2 Collector’s Edition includes:
  • Physical items
    • Guild Wars 2 game disc for PC and the best of Guild Wars 2 soundtrack CD
    • Collectible metal box and 10″ Rytlock figurine
    • Custom art frame, portfolio, and five art prints
    • Making of Guild Wars 2 112-page hardback book
  • Digital items
    • The Golem Banker which provides unlimited access to your account storage for five consecutive days
    • The Chalice of Glory, a one-time-use item that will add a set amount of Glory to your account
    • The Tome of Influence, a one-time-use item that will add a set amount of Influence to your guild
    • Miniature Rytlock
    • Summon Mistfire Wolf Elite Skill, an elite skill that summons a Mistfire Wolf to fight alongside you

Artist Profile: Panayiotis Verropoulos

17/08/2015 by

Panayiotis Verropoulos is a 23 year old Visual Effects Artist and Compositor, from Cyprus.

For more of Panayiotis’ work, visit his website and watch his demo reel on Vimeo.

From a very young age, Panayiotis discovered his passion for filmmaking and Visual Effects. He started delving more in to this world by watching tutorials and making his own small projects.

After completing his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from European University Cyprus, he was awarded with a full scholarship from one of the best schools for 3D Animation & Visual Effects; Vancouver Film School.

There, in one extremely intense year, following real studio pipelines and working with real industry people, he acquired the knowledge to pursue a career as a Compositor in Feature Films or TV series.

We are very pleased to have Panayiotis featuring at this year’s convention. We hope you also like his work and are looking forward to see more this coming August!