One and all, we welcome you to "Graphic Stage |Season 1|!!!"

It's the very first of it's kind hosted by GraphicsNation and those who've participated are the very first contestants of this Graphic Stage! You may pat yourselves on your back for that!

We decided to host a fun and wide-Wattpad talent search (as promised on our bio) to find those amazing designers and hence, "Talent Search |Season 1|" came into existence!

And this is the very second part of Talent Search - the Graphic Stage!

During this graphic stage, you'll have loads of fun, excitement, anticipation, experience and of course bragging rights which will come in handy! ;)

The fun part is now over and it's time for the more serious part which is..

THE RULES!

They go like this:

+ Do NOT abuse, disrespect, be rude or fight with another contestant. It's okay to have your opinions but don't start a fight. Any such comments will be deleted immediately and if worse comes to come, that user will be muted. This is a stage of fun, not not-fun.

+ The contestants CAN vote for other graphics BUT not for their graphics. The contestants have 3 votes ONLY per round. They can utilize them all on the same graphic or different graphics but they can vote ONLY 3 times. Same goes for viewers.

+ NO negative criticism.

+ DON'T be a spoilsport or whine like a baby if you get play off the stage. Just know that you did give your best!

+ Voting will be open for three days including the day that we post that particular round. Any vote after the last day cast will NOT be counted. 

+ Viewers and contestants, please note that you CANNOT vote through an inline comment. This is mainly because the graphics will be paired into groups. After scrolling through all the entries, at the end of the last chapter showcasing the entries, in the comments section will you cast your votes. [suppose the entries are showcased in five chapters, then in the fifth chapter ONLY in the comments section without using an inline comment will you cast your votes]. You NEED to mention which group it is and the graphic number.

So your comment should be something like, "My vote/picks/favourite: Group A: 1,3,5" OR  ""My vote/picks/favourite: Group A: 1 Group C: 3, 4"or whatever the serial number and group of the graphic. If you want to give all their votes to the same graphic then it'll be, "My vote blah blah: Group D: 2,2,2"

You can ONLY compliment the graphic using inline comments.

HOW THE GRAPHIC STAGE WORKS

+ From the numerous categories mentioned, the top 25 graphics will be chosen from all the categories combined. That means, the top 25 graphics can be blend and cover and book jacket and sticker and so on. Each category will NOT have a separate top 25.

+ The top 25 graphics will be put to a play off with each other. It will have around 5 rounds. They go like this:

Round 1 - The top 25 graphics will be paired into groups of five and will be put to a play off among that group only. Out of these five graphics, only three graphics will advance to the next round. In case of a tie, the GraphicsNation members will choose which graphic will advance to the next round. This will leave with 15 graphics proceeding to the next round and 10 graphics eliminated.

Round 2 - The 15 graphics will be paired into groups of 3 off which two graphics from each group will advance. Again, in case of a tie, the members will choose which graphic will advance to the next round. This will leave with 10 graphics proceeding to the next round and 5 graphics eliminated.

 Round 3 -  The 10 graphics will be paired into groups of 2 off which one graphic from each group will advance. Again, in case of a tie, the members will choose which graphic will advance to the next round. This will leave with 5 graphics proceeding to the next round and 5 graphics eliminated.

Round 4 (Semi Final) - The five graphics remaining will be put to a play off of which three graphics will advance to the final round, the 5th round. Again, in case of a tie, the members will choose which graphic will advance to the next round. This will leave with 3 graphics proceeding to the next round and 2 graphics eliminated. The 2 eliminated graphics will be given 4th & 5th place according to the votes received.

Round 5 (The Finale) - The three graphics remaining will be put to a play off which will decide who the winner, runner-up and third place is.

  + Contestants, this is purely based on the votes your graphic receives so send a message or PM all who you know if you wish to advance to the next round! BUT DO NOT TAG YOUR FRIENDS IN THE COMMENT SECTION. 

JUDGES

+ Occasionally, the members of GraphicsNation

+ Viewers

+ Contestants

PRIZES

1st place: Interview + 2 free graphics [credit is a must] + critique of 3 graphics + a chance to judge Graphic Competition in the next season of "Talent Search" + shoutout + sticker + adding 3 books to our public reading list

2nd place: 1 free graphic [credit is a must] + critique of 2 graphics + shoutout + sticker + adding 3 books to our public reading list

3rd place: Critique of 1 graphic + shoutout + sticker + adding 3 books to our public reading list

4th place & 5th place: Shoutout + adding 1 book to our public reading list

 Have any questions? Comment them and we'll get back to you as soon as possible! :)

That is it.

The first round will be posted by Saturday/Sunday. Till the, get your armor ready and start asking your friends!