Registration
1. Are we required to register and when is the closing date for registration?
No. It is not a requirement to register online. You can also register with us during the submission day. However, we do hope that you register so that we can gauge the number of people participating for each category.

2. Can we register for more than 1 category?
Yes. You can register for more than 1 as long as you are eligible for those categories.

Submission
1. When is the submission deadline?
Graphite 2008 has officially ended.

2. How do we submit our work?
You may submit your entries on 27th and 28th September 2008 from 10am-6pm at Manga Kissa. Remember to include the necessary paperwork along with your submissions.

For participants of the Digital categories, you may choose to burn all the required submission stuff onto a CD and submit to us too.

The address of the venue is as follows:
Manga Kissa
40 Prinsep Street #1
S188666
Tel: 6337 1747

3. Will we get back our artwork after submission?
Yes. We will return you the artwork after the exhibition. You can collect it in late November or December.

4. For manga using traditional medium, do we need to submit the original manga script with the screen tone?
You can either submit the original work or a photocopied version. If you choose to submit the photocopied version, please bring the original during submission for proof of non-plagiarism.

5. Can we submit more than 1 artowork to a category?
Yes. You can submit as many artwork as you want. But only the best will be considered for prizes. (i.e. a person cannot win more than 1 prizes in a category)

6. Can we submit a similar artwork to 2 categories?
No. For example you cannot draw a character and submit to traditional character design then scan the artwork in, do some editing and submit for digital character design. Similarly, this cannot be done for manga category.

Artwork
1. Does the festival have to be one of joyfulness, one that celebrates life, or if festivals with a solemn atmosphere is allowed?
There is no restriction whether the festival is a happy or sorrow one.

2. The festival that is depicted has to be one that is currently existing or we can create our own festival and explain it within the writeup?
The festival can be real or imaginary. The write up is to describe your chosen (created) festival and your artwork so that we can evaluate the relevancy and also creativity.

3. Is using 2 characters allowed as the focus of the picture, with one being more focused on than the other, without reducing the focus of the other character to that of a person in the background?
You can have more than 1 character in the picture (after all it is a festival) However, there must be a prominent character in the foreground that the judges can identify easily as the main character for the grading of "character design".All other charaters are considered as background or avatar.

4. Can the artwork be landscaped?
Yes.

5. For character design, must the character be shown full body or can it be the upper part only?
The character need not be fully shown. Look at our gallery for example of past artwork.