Let's start with the STEEM-Pocalypse update.

Due to a family emergency, @novaatebatman has not updated the public signup form for the STEEM-Pocalypse Survival Game Contest. Please do not contact @novaatebatman at this time asking if your submission has been registered. If you really want to make sure, you can sign up again and duplicate entries will be deleted. Hopefully the public version of the signup form will be available in the near future, but it may take a few days, so please be patient.

Season 7 Round 1 has officially ended!

This means that Round 2 can now begin and we already have a winner of 50 STEEM! Are you wondering who won the first round and which photo we get to create some artwork with?

And the Winner is...

@truconspiracy

It is always a difficult time for me to choose only one winner, but I had to go with a photo that included an actual steemit logo, rather than one that was photo-shopped in. This was the original intent of the contest, and it is still preferable. Also, I've got to admit that it is one strange photo, and I still do not completely understand it, LOL! Now is your chance to create some amazing artwork using this photo as your base.

Here is the progression that this contest follows.

ROUND 1 = PHOTO – Take a photo to enter – COMPLETED

ROUND 2 = ART – Use winning photo from Round 1 to make a piece of art - BEGINS NOW!

ROUND 3 = MEME – Use winning art from Round 2 to make a meme

ROUND 4 = POETRY – Use winning meme from Round 3 to make a poem

ROUND 5 = SONG – Use winning poem from Round 4 to make an original song.

Here are the official rules for Round 2:

Using the winning photo provided by @truconspiracy from Round 1 as the inspiration, create your own original artwork.
You can use any medium, such as paint, pencil, clay, digital, coffee, etc, to create your art.
The winning piece of art will be used as the inspiration for the meme in the next round, so you may want to keep that in mind.
Enter original work and provide your entry in a reply to this post.
You can still make a post out of your entry, but your post does not count as an entry, only your reply.
Keep everything kid-friendly and G rated.
You must enter by midnight this coming Sunday (CST) in order for your entry to be considered valid.
By entering, you are giving me full permission to use your entry however I wish.

Have fun and get creative! I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Also, if you enjoy making posts with stuff like this, why not make a post out of your entry as well. For one, it raises more awareness about the contest. Also, it gives you another chance to gain some STEEM for your efforts, and many times steemians have made more off of their posts about a contest entry than the winners of the contests did! What a crazy place this steemit is!

WILD & STRANGE CONTEST SEASON 7 ROUND 2 - ART CONTEST - +PLUS+ IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT THE STEEM-POCALYPSE SURVIVAL GAME