47TH INTERNATIONAL ILLUSTRATION CONTEST

Application Deadline: April 8, 2026, 23:59 UTC

LOCATION:  Japan

From royal purple to soft pink, bright yellow to deep green, there are so many colors around us. Make your very own color palette and draw your original illustrations with a harmony of colors! Apply for the 47th International Illustration contest now! The competition is organized by Celsys, a Japanese graphics software company.

ELIGIBILITY:

The competition is open to illustrators from around the world.

Please submit original illustrations on the theme of ”My color palette”.

Enter your original illustration based on the contest theme via X, Instagram, or Facebook.

Note: Please submit Instagram entries with the contest hashtag(s) and mention the official account @clipstudioofficial.

Submissions with watermarks and signatures are accepted! Note: If your work has been processed to such a degree that it interferes with viewing, we may ask you to send us the original data for judging and announcing the winners.A single participant may submit multiple entries.

If you submit your entry with a timelapse video of your creative process, you will be entered in the prize draw where 5 lucky winners will be picked at random to win a Clip Studio Paint PRO Activation Code (Dual-device plan, 1 year) or 3,000 GOLD!
Easily capture your drawing process with Clip Studio Paint’s Timelapse feature and share your work on social media!How to create a Timelapse

How to Apply:

Post your Timelapse videos with the two hashtags #cspcontest47_timelapse and #cspcontest47.

Note: Please submit Instagram entries with the contest hashtag(s) and mention the official account @clipstudioofficial.

Note: For Instagram, please limit the number of hashtags to 5, including the contest hashtag(s). We may be unable to confirm your entry if your post contains more than 6 hashtags due to Instagram specifications.

BENEFIT:

The winner of the Grand Prize will receive US$2,000. Prizes also include Clip Studio Paint activation codes that will be chosen through lottery!
Feel free to enter via X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, or Facebook.

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