Muslim Inter-Scholastic Tournament

The purpose of this category is to enhance creative skills, applying them to this year’s theme. All items from this category will be displayed in the MIST Art Gallery. Each student can register for only ONE competition from this category.

2D Art
3D Art
Digital Art
Fashion Design
Photography
Web Design

2D Art

If you voilate and/or not fulfill any of the following rules, you could loose points or even be disqualified from the tournament.

1. No more than 2 students from each team can register for this competition.

2. This competition is NOT a team effort. Each competitor must turn in a separate piece of work.

3. MIST ID and order of competition will be pre-assigned on a random selection basis.

4. Competitors shall report at the appropriate time and place designated.

5. Judges shall know the competitors by their MIST IDs.

6. All Artwork must be labeled with the MIST ID ONLY. If the contestant name appears anywhere on the artwork, it will be disqualified.

7. No more than $100 can be spent on supplies.

8. Artwork must relate to the overall MIST Theme.

9. Artwork cannot take the form of humans or animals. Plants, landscapes, and inanimate objects are allowed. If in doubt, contact your Regional Registration Headquarters.

10. Acceptable mediums for artwork include, but are not limited to: watercolor, oil, crayon, mixed mediums, chalk, pastels, charcoal…etc.

11. Make sure your artwork is dry before submitting it to the judges.

12. All 2D artwork must be mounted with a 1″ to 2″ border. Suggestions for mounting include: poster board, mat board and illustration board. Please affix artwork to the mounting material with spray glue or tape. Do not use staples, paper clips, or any glues that could seep through and damage the artwork. Please do not use cardboard for mounting artwork.

13. Artwork should NOT be rolled or folded.

14. Each participant will be interviewed for five (5) minutes in order to describe the purpose and inspiration of the artwork.

15. A typed short explanation of the artwork, no more than ONE page must be included with the artwork. The explanation will include what the artwork is about and what inspired the contestant to make it. Judging will be based on the explanation provided in the interview and the artwork itself.

16. Competitors will be judged according to the 2D/3D Art Ballot.

3D Art

This competition has the same exact rules as the 2D Art Competition. The only difference is that 3D art must actually be three dimensional. Artwork should also be placed on a board for easy carrying. The board can be made of any material sturdy enough to carry the artwork.

Make sure when you create your 3D art that it’s put together well. Make sure it’s sturdy and not flimzy. Judges are looking for artwork that looks well put together and is not falling apart.

Digital Art

The following is a list of rules and procedures for this event:

1. No more than 2 students from each team can register for this competition.

2. This competition is NOT a team effort. Each competitor must turn in a separate piece of work.

3. MIST ID and order of competition will be pre-assigned on a random selection basis.

4. Competitors shall report at the appropriate time and place designated for the interview.

5. Competitors shall be introduced to the judges by their MIST IDs.

6. All artwork must be labeled with the MIST ID ONLY. If the contestant name appears anywhere on the artwork, it will be disqualified.

7. Artwork must reflect on this year’s theme.

8. Artists cannot create humans or animals for their digital project. However, they can import photographs of humans/animals and manipulate them. Plants, landscapes, and inanimate objects are allowed. If in doubt, contact your Regional Registration Headquarters.

9. Contestants should ONLY use their computers to generate any artwork for this competition.

10. Artwork should not be animated.

11. All submissions should be in JPG, TIFF, or GIF format. Contestants must bring submissions on a CD or diskette. All submissions will be viewed on a computer.

12. A typed short explanation of the artwork, no more than ONE page must be included with the artwork. The explanation will include what the artwork is about and what inspired the participant to make it. Judging will be based on the explanation provided in the interview and the artwork itself. The interview will be no longer than 5 minutes.

13. Competitors will be judged according to the Digital Art Ballot.

Fashion Design

MIST would like to thank Yantaru for allowing us to use some of their rules for our competition. Any contestent who is interested in fashion design should also submit their work to the Yantaru competition also. For more information, please refer to their website: http://www.yantaru.org/.

If you voilate and/or not fulfill any of the following rules, you could loose points or even be disqualified from the tournament.

1. No more than 2 students from each team can register for this competition.

2. This competition is NOT a team effort. Each competitor must turn in a separate piece of work.

3. MIST ID and order of competition will be pre-assigned on a random selection basis.

4. Competitors shall report at the appropriate time and place designated.

5. Judges shall know the competitors by their MIST IDs.

6. All designs must be labeled with the MIST ID ONLY. If the contestant name appears anywhere on the design, it will be disqualified.

7. Each competitor’s portfolio must have 2 sets of outfits. The following items are required in each design set:

- 1 complete adult male outfits

- 1 complete adult female outfits

- 1 complete child male outfit

- 1 complete child female outfit

This means that each contestant will be creating 8 outfits.

8. For each outfit, you must submit the following as part of your portfolio:

- One 5″ x 7″ - 8.5″ x 11″ illustration of each design as worn, in color, matted and mounted on heavy paper or poster board enclosed in an 8.5 by 11″ page protector to protect the design. No smaller than 5 x 7 inches.

- 2 flat design sketches (working/detail sketches) for each outfit, for example: front and back (for a total of 16 flat sketches).

- Description and Sewing notes. Include in this section details that are hard to see or identify in your design illustration.

- Examples and tips provided by Yantaru.org

9. All submissions for this competition must have been created solely for this competition. Competitors cannot use their work from this competition for other competitions and they cannot use work from other competitions for this one.

10. The illustration (photographs are not acceptable) is to be clean, neatly mounted or matted. The sketches may be done in color pencils, charcoal, pastels, water colors, color pen/ink, or crayons. The flat design sketches may be done either in black and white or color.

11. Competitors can gain extra points by providing extra design items such as shoes, accessories: pins, jewelry…etc.

12. Contestants must provide a common feature within a set such as similar buttons, similar colors…etc. Contestants are encouraged to be original in all their designs.

13. The sketch must fulfill all the basic requirements for proper Islamic dress as outlined below:

- This means that everything must be covered except the face and the hands. You can design the shoes to go with it, outfits without shoes will NOT be disqualified.

- Material must not be see through or thin.

- The clothing must hang loose so that the shape and form of the body is not apparent.

14. Judges will interview contestant on their inspiration behind the design, what they like the most, dislike the most. Contestants should be ready to explain any details, parts, characteristics in the design that are outstanding or unusual. Judges will also ask contestants what they think makes their designs different from others in the market?

15. Competitors will be judged according to the Fashion Design Ballot.

Photography

The following is a list of rules and procedures for this event:

1. No more than 2 students from each team can register for this competition.

2. This competition is NOT a team effort. Each competitor must turn in a separate piece of work.

3. MIST ID and order of competition will be pre-assigned on a random selection basis.

4. Competitors shall report at the appropriate time and place designated for the interview.

5. Competitors shall be introduced to the judges by their MIST IDs.

6. All Artwork must be labeled with the MIST ID ONLY. If the contestant name appears anywhere on the artwork, it will be disqualified.

7. The picture must reflect on this year’s theme and can be of any inanimate OR animate object. It must be the competitor’s own work from beginning to end, including taking the picture. Picture must be taken exclusively for this competition (pictures from previous years may not be used). Competitors will be asked how and why they came up with their ideas.

8. Picture may NOT be digitally modified.

9. The picture must be displayed in photography style mounting. Suggestions for mounting include: mat board, illustration board. Please affix artwork to the mounting material with spray glue or tape. Do not use staples, paper clips or any glues that could seep through and damage the artwork. Please do not use cardboard for mounting artwork and do not use any frames.

10. Artwork should not be rolled or folded.

11. The picture must be a minimum of 8×10 or larger.

12. Each participant will be interviewed for five (5) minutes to describe the purpose and inspiration of the photograph.

13. A typed short explanation of the artwork, no more than ONE page must be included with the artwork. The explanation will include what the artwork is about and what inspired the participant to make it. Judging will be based on the explanation provided in the interview and the photograph itself.

14. Competitors will be judged according to the Photography Ballot.
Tips from Judges:

- Stick to the theme when you are planning your picture. Do not go through your pictures, find one that you like, and think of how it can relate to the theme; don’t fall into this trap! More than likely your photograph will lack creativity and originality and you will lose points on that basis. A better way to approach this is to have the theme in front of you and jot down a few ideas that you think would be relative to the theme. After you have several ideas down pick two or three that you really like and are excited about, and go on from there. Using the latter approach will give your photograph a more original and personal touch.

- Make sure that you take the picture yourself. All work (taking the photograph, etc) from the beginning to the end must be your original work.

- Don’t forget to include a written explanation of the photograph. It does not have to be long or eloquent; just make it concise, simple, and to the point.

- Make sure that you matte your photograph. The simplicity of the matting will allow your photograph to speak for itself.

- Remember that enlarging a picture may cause it to become grainy and to lose detail. Keep the quality of your picture in mind when you consider enlarging it.

- When taking your photograph, consider different angles, heights, and other variations. Take several shots, so that you can choose which one will work best.

Web Design

If you violate and/or not fulfill any of the following rules, you could loose points or even be disqualified from the tournament.

1. MIST ID and order of competition will be pre-assigned on a random selection basis.

2. Competitors shall report at the appropriate time and place designated. Competitors shall be introduced to the judges by their MIST IDs.

3. Up to 2 students can register for this competition.

4. Only one submission is allowed per school. Hence, if 2 students register from the same school, they must work as a team.

5. Website must be labeled with the MIST ID.
6. The school name may appear on your website.
7. Contestants must bring submissions on a CD. All submissions will be viewed on a computer. The judges do not have access to the internet. Hence, it is VERY important that contestants understand that the entire site must be copied LOCALLY to a CD. Contestants must copy all files, images, style sheets…etc. Any outside links can be included. The judges understand that these links will not work since they do not have access to the internet. All graphics must be either GIF, TIFF, or JPG. If you have any questions, please contact your Regional Registration Headquarters. Students are responsible for asking questions about rules that they don’t understand before the competition and not during it. No excuses will be accepted during the competition or tournament weekend.

8. Website must be readable using Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher.

9. A typed explanation of the website and its content, no more than THREE pages must be included with the submission. The explanation should detail the site’s content, what inspired the participant to make it, what development tools were used, and any other pertinent information related to the creation of the site. Judging will be based on the explanation provided in the interview and the site itself. The interview will be no longer than 5 minutes.

10. Websites must have the following items somewhere on the site:

- Information about the school’s MSA

- Prayer times

- Officers names and email addresses

- Information about MSA’s events

- A link to MSA National (http://www.msa-national.org)

- A link to MIST’s National website (http://www.getmistified.com)

- A link to your MIST Regional’s website

- Meeting time/place for the next club meeting

- Information on how to join the MSA and MIST team

- MSA’s Mission statement

- At least one Islamic article that adolescents can relate to.

- Any other information or additional features such as video clips, search facility, animation…etc.

11. Competitors will be judged according to the Website Ballot.