**15 Steem, 10 SBI prizepool** and 2 new categories: “caption this” and “no text/no dialogue.”
Contests will be announced on Sunday, prizes from the previous week handed out on Monday.
If you are interested in being a judge for this contest, donating, or sponsoring, then you can post in the comment section or else reach me at the cartoon-off Discord channel, 
https://discord.gg/jfr8tYX 
SBI shares give you a share of a cascading reward pool that will upvote your posts according to how many shares you own! This is adjusted according to your posting frequency, so no need to feel pressured to post every day, just at least once a week. https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@steembasicincome/steem-basic-income

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 ## <center> **Categories** </center>  ##
<center> *3 Steem, 2 SBI award for each category* </center>
1) Single frame 
2) Multi frame 
3) Humor
4) “No text, no dialogue”
5) “Caption this” (Each week an image will be provided, and all you have to do is provide your best idea for either speech or subtext for this image)

*(You do not need to pick a category: just submit your work as a link in the comments, using #cartoon-off as one of your tags, and the judges will decide which category to place you in - **you can include your submission for *caption-this* in the same comment**)*
*One cartoon entry per week: but everyone should also enter “caption-this!”*

<center> **This week’s image for “Caption This”** </center>

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*image courtesy of @jesuskin who will receive 4 SBI for providing us for our "caption-this" inspiration for this week*

 ## <center> **Judging Guidelines** </center>  ##

All skill levels are welcome. We will not be judging technical expertise but instead cartoon originality.
What is most important is the stylistic originality of your submission and the strength of its message.
Cartoons can inspire all sorts of emotions from outrage to laughter, but do so because they have a narrative. The manner of presentation is simplified to where someone with zero background in either fine art or your subject matter can gather and take away your message: how will you do this with your cartoon?

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For this eighteenth week, our judges will be @corpsvalues and @artonmysleeve!!

@artonmysleeve has agreed to judge for us a second week and we are honored! The images in this post are taken from his very active and amazing blog (with his permission), and I highly encourage you to follow him and read his posts, where he not only shares constantly hilarious incidents from his daily life, but original cartoons, DIY projects, and life advice! 
If you know of someone who you think is willing to take the leap and try their hand at making a cartoon, then be sure to give them a nudge, because despite there being 3 prizes awarded, this is actually a judgment free zone! =D
We look forward to seeing your best cartoons!
Good luck!

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The weekly cartoon contest is sponsored by @Curie and @corpsvalues, in the spirit of giving back to the Steemit community and fostering growth.
@corpsvalues is a US military veteran who does artwork to promote discussion and healing to those involved in wars, and is an avid cartoonist and writer. He does all of his own artwork in his posts, which range in topic from comic to tragic. He firmly believes that artwork is for everyone, backed by studies that have shown how artwork builds and mends neural pathways in our brains. For him, this competition is a mission to bring as many people as possible into visual creativity and foster the continued work of those already doing it.
@Curie is a prominent Steemit witness heavily invested in building the quality of this platform by contributing to noteworthy communities and upvoting meritorious content. Be sure to follow them and give them a witness vote.

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<center> **Here are some other contests being run by excellent Steemians** </center>

@veryspider is running Team of Two contest, where you find an artist/writer to collaborate with on an entry
@dollarsandsense runs "definitely not a cards against humanity" contest to fill in prompts with random Wikipedia articles
@corpsvalues is also running Guess the Price of Stupid Crap to guess the price tag on flea market items

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