One of the best examples of music coming before the image would be the original Conan The Barbarian film. That film's score was created prior to filming beginning. As a result, the scenes were altered and filmed to fit the score in a way that hadn't been done prior. This shows that sound—most notably music—instills an image in the listener.
Listen to the provided song and draw a depiction of what you see in your mind's eye. The goal of this competition is to capture the emotions that it evokes within. At a bare minimum, your entry must have a clear focal point beyond simple abstracts. That means entries cannot be a simple application of a few colors and no shapes akin to simple country flags
Gothic Storm - Whisper of Hope
Example themes for this song: sorrow, regret, parting, point of no return, hope
You can loop YouTube videos by right clicking it and selecting 'Loop'. This can help you when listening.
This Herald-run competition grants double clusters.
GIMP - a freeware used for digital graphics work, similar to Photoshop.
Paint.NET - more freeware!
Krita - artist made freeware!
1st place
Alaisy "Aphotis" Tir'eivra
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2nd place
Asani Armis
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3rd place
Cymbre Kall
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4th place
Proconsul Diyrian "Diy" Grivna
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5th place
Grand Master Declan Roark
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