Pictorial Creative is defined as altered reality that is apparent to the viewer. Pictorial Creative images are judged both for their technical and pictorial merit.

Good creative images surprise the viewer with their originality of expression, their uniqueness, and their imaginative content.

As Pictorial images, they should have strong composition, pleasing quality, and color, texture, pattern, and/or tone impact.

The appropriateness of the technique selected to create altered reality is considered in judging. The content is unrestricted.