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For the month of February, kids101-art is hosting an art competition honouring the latest animals issue of stamps by the Royal Mail. Sea Life is a selection of magnificent creatures from around the British coastline on ten First Class stamps. With images ranging from the common starfish to a beadlet anemone, these stamps make the perfect inspiration for our latest Art Competition.


The ten stamps include the Moon Jellyfish, the Common Starfish, a Beadlet Anemone, a Bass, a Thornback Ray, the Lesser Octopus, Common Mussels, a Grey Seal, the Shore Crab, and the Common Sun Star. The fantastic images can be seen at: Sea Life Stamps with full details on each stamp at: Post office stamp details


To enter the competition, you simply need to create a Sea Life Stamp and upload an image of the stamp to the competition gallery. It's EASY, it's FUN and it's absolutely FREE.


WHAT CAN YOU WIN?

We have FOUR Art Pads to be won - one for each age group in the competition. Art Pads are great for creating art as pupils use a special cordless pen instead of a mouse to make their own drawings on a computer. The pen allows youngsters to draw, trace and write more naturally. It can even be used to improve pupils' handwriting!


Royal Mail wants to encourage the artistic creativity of children and the Art Pad does this in a fun and exciting way. Art Pad is hi-tech, but is easy for school pupils to use and also develops traditional drawing skills. An Art Pad can also be used to control other applications as it can be used just like a mouse, making it a versatile and user friendly input device.

WHO CAN ENTER?

All school children are eligible to enter. There are 4 age groups for the competition:



One winner in each age group will win an Art Pad.


HOW DO YOU ENTER?

Create your own art work based on a Sea Life theme that could make a suitable stamp. Photograph or scan your art work, then upload using the competition entry form here http://www.kids101-art.co.uk/cu_comp_entry.php .

All schools are welcome to enter the competition with as many pieces of art as they wish. There is no cost to enter.

HINT

You can add captions and descriptions to your submissions. This may help to explain to others what you have done, therefore encouraging them to vote for your art work. Don't miss the opportunity to express yourself.


HOW DO YOU WIN?

You decide! You will need to vote for your all of your favourite stamps. You can give every image a rating from 0-5 the winning image will be the one with the best average score. If you want to win, you will need to get your family and your friends to vote for your stamp. To keep it fair everyone will only be able to vote once per day! You will be able to start voting as soon as your stamp is in the competition album - so get your work in early and start voting straight away. There is no cost to vote.

VOTERS CAN WIN
Everyone who votes will be entered into a draw to win an iPod Nano. Fantastic!

BASIC RULES

1. The competition will run from 1st February to 28th February at midnight.
2. Voting will commence as soon as the 1st art work is entered into the competition and will continue until midnight on 14th March.
3. The winner is the art work that receives the highest number of votes.
4. Each username is limited to voting once per day for each image.
5. To vote, you must be registered with the gallery (there are prizes for voters)
6. Please do not identify children using their full name in the art work - these may be rejected or altered to protect the identity of the child.
7. We reserve the right to reject any art work that does not comply with the gallery terms and conditions.
8. Winners will be notified by email on 15th March and prizes will be posted to the winning pupil's school before Easter.