Win up to $750 in a
painting competition!
Due March 31!
In 2023, Dorian collaborated with Only-Games to bring the six love interests from The Arcana to life as gorgeous figurines in two sizes. The beloved characters hail from The Arcana: A Mystic Romance, an interactive visual romance and mystery novel that allows the player to explore the world of Vesuvia with their choice of romance route. Fans of The Arcana are already creating epic universe expansions, professional cosplays, and beautiful fanart on Dorian, a game and stream platform for fandoms! Now, we invite die-hard fans and newcomers to bring the characters from 2D to beautiful 3D color in a special painting competition!
The Arcana: A Mystic Romance
Welcome to Vesuvia, a mysterious land of murder and magic. You’re a young prodigy tarot card reader. When the Countess invites you to the palace to investigate her late-husband’s murder, you’re thrown into a complex web of secret agendas… and secret desires. As you choose your love interest and solve the mystery, you’ll explore the realms of the major arcana, develop your own magic skills, and maybe even fall in love. Be careful, your choices and who you decide to romance impact more than just yourself!
Play the full game here to solve the mystery
and unlock your destiny with your love interest!
The Home for Fandoms
If you call yourself a “fan” of something, odds are you’ve created or consumed fanfiction, fanart, cosplay, or 3D figurines.
Now, Dorian is bringing together all your interests in one place.
Play thousands of visual novels, make choices to influence your destiny, and unlock bonus scenes with your favorite characters! Test your knowledge and win cash and other prizes in trivia live streams, or watch your most-loved cosplayers perform in costume!
Support independent creators with every like, comment, and dollar.
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Wish you could make a game starring your favorite characters?
Use the Dorian creation engine to make an interactive novel with no coding.
Just finished styling a wig after your latest character obsession?
Throw it on and start streaming on Dorian to turn your cosplay hobby into a living!
Doodling the cast of your favorite game?
Share it for the world to see on Dorian!
or collaborate with other creators to make your own visual novel using your fanart! Connect with like-minded fans now! Our community is waiting eagerly to see how your creativity brings The Arcana characters to life!
Get your The Arcana figurines on Only-Games, the Dorian Merch store, or Dorian’s Etsy.
Note: You may participate with both sizes of figurines (30mm & 100mm variants). Please allow at least 1 month for printing and shipping. Your painted figurine must be painted and posted on social media by Mar 31 at the latest. You’re welcome to enter multiple figurines into the contest as long as they meet the eligibility criteria in the rules!
Paint your figurine.
Bring your creativity! We want to see your artistic interpretation, not just a replica of the original design.
Submit your entry on social media
Post a turnaround video of your painted figurine on TikTok or Instagram reels before Mar 31, 11:59 pm Pacific Time.
Follow and tag The Arcana and Dorian accounts, based on the platforms you post
On Instagram for Instagram post: @dorian.live @thearcanagame
On TikTok for TikTok post: @dorian.live @arcanagame
Include the figurine size in the caption - Tabletop (sm) or Collector’s (lg)
Use hashtag #thearcanafigurines
By posting you agree to participate in the event and allow Dorian to use your posted figurine images and videos for promotional purposes. Removing your post from your feed will disqualify your entry.
That’s it! 3
simple steps for a chance to
win up to $750 in Visa gift cards!
Get your figurines now for a 20% Discount with code XXXXX
Winners will be announced live on Dorian between April 8 and April 15.
We are highly suggesting you to stream your creative process on Dorian app. We have a lot of Arcana fans who would love to support you during the process, as well as provide you with hints and opportunities to win their hearts during the voting process!
Want to start streaming? Simply download Dorian and register as a creator here. You’ll be able to get started right away!
Check out how streaming works here:
Categories
Your submission will be considered in the following categories. You do not need to declare which category you are submitting for.
Tabletop size (30mm variants): 3 winners
Collector’s size (100mm variants): 3 winners
“Early birds” community vote: 1 winner per character (all sizes considered) for 6 total winners
All Entries community vote: 1 winner per character (all sizes considered) for 6 total winners
Judging
The rules are simple – we want to see your creativity bring new looks and life to these beloved characters! Painted models will be judged by [JUDGE INFO]. These judges will consider the following criteria:
Technical Painting Skills
Up to 60 total points
How technically excellent is the painting work on the figurine? Technical faults include incomplete coverage, details obscured by heavy paint, etc.
Aesthetics
Up to 30 total points
How appealing is the visual design of the painting? This measure is subjective and based upon each judge’s personal opinions and preferences.
Artistic Interpretation
Up to 60 total points
How inspired, creative, and impressive is your design?
We will summarize all points from each criteria and each judge. The entry with the most points in each category will be 1st place winner. Additional winners will be ranked according to their points score. The most important thing to bring is your creativity!
Winners will be announced live on Dorian between Apr 8-15
and posted on socials and Only-Games afterwards.
Community Vote
Two categories will have winners selected based on community voting.
Entries submitted before Feb 29, 11:59 pm Pacific Time are eligible for the “Early Bird” category with a voting period of Mar 1 - Mar 4.
All entries (except early bird winners) will be considered for the general community vote. Voting will be held for the general community vote from Apr 1 - Apr 7.
All eligible entries will be cross-posted to Dorian’s #TheArcanaFigurine chat channel on the Dorian platform, where fans will have an opportunity to vote for their favorites.
The entries that receive the most votes during the voting period will be the winners.
Eligibility
For you to be eligible for a prize, your submission must include:
A turnaround video of your painted The Arcana figurine on your Instagram Reels or TikTok before Mar 31, 11:59 pm Pacific Time
You must follow and tag The Arcana and Dorian accounts, based on the platforms you post
On Instagram for Instagram post: @dorian.live @thearcanagame
On TikTok for TikTok post: @dorian.live @arcanagame
You must use hashtag #thearcanafigurines
Include the figurine size in the caption - Tabletop (sm) or Collector’s (lg)
Your figurine painting must comply with the following:
Use any of the available The Arcana figurines from Only-Games, the Dorian Merch store, or Dorian’s Etsy.
Use at least two colors in painting
Use any painting method, but you should paint the entire figurine yourself
The painting must be your artistic interpretation and NOT an exact copy of the original design
You can have more than one entry per category if you have more than one figurine painted, but each submission should meet all the criteria to be eligible. Different entries should contain significantly (at least 30%) different designs from other submissions.
While you can participate multiple times for a given category, remember that you will need to make a distinct post for each entry to be eligible.
You will be disqualified if your entry does not comply with these requirements.
Winners will be announced live on Dorian between Apr 8-15. Early Bird community winners will be announced live on Dorian between Mar 5-12.
Over $4,600 in total prize value!
Collector’s Size and Tabletop Miniatures
6 winners total:
3 places for Collector’s size figurines
3 places for Tabletop size miniatures
$750 Visa gift card
750 hearts (equivalent of $105 in Dorian currency)
$500 Visa gift card
250 hearts (equivalent of $70 in Dorian currency)
$250 Visa gift card
250 hearts (equivalent of $35 in Dorian currency)
Community choice winners:
12 winners total:
6 early bird winners - 1 for each character!
6 final round winners - 1 for each character!
$100 Visa gift card
$100 Visa gift card