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Presenting: The 2011 Graphic Contest!

The 2011 Graphic Contest
(Approved by Sweet May)


Hello, contestants.As you may have guessed, this is a contest. A graphic contest, if you will. I am pupintheturd, I will be your host, judge and your complaints person.

I will also explain how we run this. We will have rounds; the amount of rounds is dependent on the amount of participants. Each round you will have to give us two graphics: an icon and a banner.

We will judge both graphics from 1 to 10 on each of these points:

  • Following of the theme/requirements. (Have you followed the theme and the necessary requirements?)
  • Appeal and expertise (Appeal: how does it look? Is it nice to look at?) (Expertise: light source, blending of the render, render choice (solely on image quality)... etc.)
  • Originality (Originality doesn't stay un-rewarded)

'Who are "we"', you ask? We are the judges and creators of this contest:


At the end of every round, we will count the amount of points earned. The person who has the lowest amount of points will have to leave. We will continue this way until we have reached a conclusion; that is, this year's winner.

To make sure this game doesn't become boring, there are special rounds.

Normal Round: The most common round; ONE icon and ONE banner.
Wallpaper Round: Instead of an icon and a banner, you'll only make a wallpaper.
Banner Round: Instead of an icon and a banner you'll have to make TWO banners (No icon).
Icon Round: Instead of an icon and a banner you'll have to make TWO icons (No banner).
Collaboration Round: You will be teamed up in pairs and each pair has to make an icon and a banner. Be wise when deciding on 'who does what'.
Require Mental Round: Extreme requirements will be given. You will only have to make ONE banner or icon (depends on the requirements)

When we notify you about what round it'll be we will boldface and use size 3 on the text.​

Yes, rules. Obeying is necessary

General SPPF rules
Nothing pre-made can be submitted
You have to make you own graphics. This also means you can't use sites like [noparse]mybannermaker.com[/noparse]
Don't show disrespect towards other participants or their graphics
Hand in your graphics (on time).
Follow the medium and the theme
No objecting to our judgement; all complaints will have to be sent to pupintheturd
Failure to following these rules will result in a disqualification​

Theme, time-limit and medium will be specified every round.

You may also be thinking what you gain from winning. You'll be crowned 'Best Graphic artist of 2011'. And the top 3 get a prize from our Northern Lights to prove they've participated and are one of the best graphic artists on SPPF.

Signing up is easy, just fill out this simple form and PM it to one of our judges
User-name:
Program you use for creating your graphics:
(Please change your time-zone to 'GMT +0') What time was it when you posted this form?:​
Please direct any questions you may have to pupintheturd

Sign up now, or lose your chance at being crowned 'Best Graphic Artist of 2011'! We will accept contestants until the 10th of May or until we have 20 contestants. Whichever comes first. So sign-up as fast as you can and earn that title!​
 
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Zhanton

le quant-à-soi
DarkeEmerl123 is accepted.

Added to list.

junpearl63 is accepted.

Added to list.
 
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codeyokoo

The not so special
Can I still join? Don't know how to make a banner though
 

codeyokoo

The not so special
ok... the signing up is to much effort... lol
 
Hello contestants, thank you all for signing up. We will start the first round, now. This first round will be a

Normal Round

The theme will be "May". Interpret this theme as you wish.
The medium will be one banner and one icon.

  • The total banner size (Height x Width) cannot exceed a total of 90000 pixels .
  • The total icon size (Height x Width) cannot exceed a total of 10000 pixels.

You will have to hand in your submission before 15 May 6 PM (GMT) via PM to pupintheturd. Everything that is handed in after the given time will receive penalty points equal to the amount of hours too late + 1.

Good luck.

 

Zhanton

le quant-à-soi
36 hours to go! Make sure you get your entries in as soon as possible, because you definitely don't want to be slapped with a penalty for being late. Best of luck, once again!
 
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