Hello Khai,

We tried to cover all the bases in the guidelines, but as you have pointed out, yes there are going to be some bases that may...for lack of a better term...remain uncovered. Those situations will be open to the judgement and interpretation of the Contests Managers.

so, to clarify,

Grey Aliens, Golems. the Devil, Deamons, Ghasts, Gugs and Great Cthulhu, all need clothes even tho they are sexless and only resemble a human in the department of how many limbs they have...? (oh and Nyarlathotep (in the form of the 3 legged man with  massive tongue) and Ithaqua...  and oh.. don't forget Nightgaunts...)

If the creatures have fleshy humanoid features they would fall into the must be covered category. Painting a loin cloth, or tattered clothing on them is a viable option that has been done quite well by other artists.

Gorillas would not need to be covered, because they are already covered with fur (unless someone gets creative and adds a set of boobs or genitals ;-)

Werewolfs likewise would not need to be clothed, unless again someone has taken the creative liberty of adding female breasts or genitals. Then, YES it would have to be covered.

If you have a particular image in question, we will be happy to review it.

As for the ghost image in question, when I saw the image, even though it was a lovely image, there were clearly visable nipples showing. Yes, there were "ghostly" nipples...but nipples none the less. The rules clearly state these will not be accepted. The artist was given the option to rework and resubmit the image.

We appreciate all the concern and input into the contest rules. We do our best to make sure the rules are clear and consistently applied. As with all rules...these do evolve and change with input and feedback from the community.

Lillian Hawkins
Marketing Manager
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