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Oliver2015 I think you've misunderstood. They aren't just choosing one single image to make into one single familiar—they're choosing two each of the brand new bases (so two dwarf hainu, two camien whelps, two perytons and two questing beasts) and one each of the existing bases (one shard bear, one mith, one manticore and one yeti). The idea is to end up with two variations/palette swaps of each one, just like with every other familiar on the site! The question isn't "are we going to have a peryton OR a camien OR a manticore"; it's "which two perytons, which two camiens and which manticore are we going to have"! I hope that clears things up, but if not, I believe Undel's initial rules post explains this as well. :)
(Not sure if you were here for the last coloring contest, but that was roughly how it worked then, too. They had two bases, the floracat and the buttersnake, and as you can see they chose more than one of each! In fact, I think they originally intended to choose only two of each but couldn't narrow it down and ended up choosing four of each, haha. I doubt that will happen this time, but you never know!)
Thought I was gonna enter myself, but I'm not really familiar with coloring to match the style of the site and I have other things to do before the year ends, so I think I'll ultimately sit this out. I might have to grab a couple of these to color just for fun and practice later, though—they're all so great!
Best of luck to everybody who is entering! This is the first contest I've actually kept open in a tab and viewed literally every single entry for, and they're all so gorgeous and creative! I don't think I can remember any specific favorites, but there were definitely a lot that stood out, and it's going to be really exciting to collect these and even face them in the coliseum!
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CosmicCoelacanth: I don't think anyone is 100% sure, but consensus seems to be that it's safest just to have completely blank, single-solid-color eyes rather than trying to suggest your own pupil shape. The best course of action if you've already done pupils you're fond of is probably just to leave that version alone, but also include a second version with no pupil in your submission post. That way you're not disqualified if pupils aren't allowed, but if they are allowed you can mention that you'd prefer they use the pupil version.
