I'm ecstatic to finally blow the lid off a contest that's been a longtime in the making! I figure fellow Deviant Art users might want to take a stab and participate!

The competition in a nutshell: We're hosting a massive fanart contest, with a primary stipulation that the submission must be created "by hand." Why, you may ask? The prize helped to dictate the rules in this case.

The winner of the "By Hand" art competition will walk away with an original charcoal illustration of Lara Croft by Crystal Dynamics Senior Art Director Brian Horton. The exclusive drawing is a whopping 11x17 in size, is professionally matted, and signed by Brian. We've got three sizable subcategory prizes, too.

You can find all the rules and regulations in English here [link] . Links to additional languages can be found below. Thank you to the following webmasters who aided with translations, ensuring that Tomb Raider fans worldwide can participate!

French – Captain Alban Team [link]
Italian – Marco of Allgame: Tomb Raider [link]
German – Luca of Tomb Raider Insider [link]
Spanish – Sermongar of Croft Generation [link]
Portuguese – Marta aka dark7angel of Eidos Forums [link]
Russian – Sergey of Tomb Raider Russia [link]

If I may gush for a moment, one of my absolute favorite things about the Tomb Raider fandom is the creativity of our followers. I love sifting through paintings, crafts, sculptures, costumes, and other creative endeavors - it's the highlight of my day. I can't wait to see what you guys come up with!