IHS2 POSTER CONTEST

CREATE THE OFFICIAL IDLE HANDS II POSTER

We’re looking for an artist to create the official poster for Idle Hands II Chopper Comp & Show. Bring your style, your imagination, and your killer designs!

THE WINNER GETS

  • $500 cash

  • Their artwork featured as the official IHS2 poster

  • Artist credit and promotion through Idle Hands Show and The Lowlife Podcast

HOW TO ENTER

1. Create your poster.

  • Submit original, human-created artwork. Drawing, painting, and digital illustration are welcome. No AI-generated artwork!

2. Include these event details:

  • Idle Hands II Chopper Comp & Show

  • July 10, 2027 10AM–10PM

  • Manchester Harley-Davidson Hooksett, NH

3. Prepare your submission.

  • Vertical poster layout in a 3:4 ratio

  • Upload a JPG or PNG at 1,800 × 2,400 pixels

  • Create your original at full resolution: 18 × 24 inches at 300 PPI (5,400 × 7,200 pixels) or as vector artwork. Keep that master file- you’ll only upload the smaller preview to enter.

4. Complete the form below.

  • Enter your contact information, attach your poster, review and accept the contest terms, and click Submit.

DEADLINE & SELECTION

  • Entries close November 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.

  • Ryno and Dan will choose the winner based on originality, artistic execution, readability, and how well the design captures the spirit of Idle Hands. No public voting.

  • One submission per artist. We’ll contact the winner using the email provided, so double-check your information before submitting.

LET’S SEE WHAT YOU’VE GOT!

Artwork Ownership & Usage Rights

By submitting, you confirm that your artwork is original, that you own the necessary rights, and that you have authority to grant the permissions described below.

All submissions: You retain copyright ownership of your artwork. You grant The Lowlife Podcast, organizer of Idle Hands Chopper Comp & Show (“Organizer”), permission to display your submission, with artist credit, on its website, social media, and other materials promoting the poster competition and announcing its results.

Winning artwork: If your artwork is selected as the winner, upon receipt of the $500 cash prize, you grant Organizer a worldwide, nonexclusive, perpetual license, subject to applicable law, to reproduce, publish, display, distribute, and adapt the winning artwork for Idle Hands event promotion and commercial merchandise. This includes current and future event advertising, social media, websites, posters, apparel, stickers, patches, prints, and other Idle Hands-branded products offered for sale.

The $500 prize is full compensation for these licensed uses. No additional royalties, usage fees, or approvals will be required. Organizer may resize, crop, separate design elements, adjust colors, and update event information or lettering for these purposes, and may authorize printers, manufacturers, and promotional service providers to use the artwork on its behalf.

The artist retains copyright ownership and may display the winning artwork in their portfolio. Organizer will credit the artist where reasonably practical.

Non winning submissions will not be used on merchandise or for other commercial purposes without a separate agreement with the artist.

☐ I have read and agree to the Artwork Ownership & Usage Rights above. I understand that, if I win, the $500 prize includes permission to use my artwork for Idle Hands promotion and merchandise, including future uses, without additional compensation.