SOTM 2008 - August (Super Deformed) - Entry Phase

[Solace]

!!!Welcome to the SOTM!!!

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~Congratulations to Riker and Ice Climbers for winning the July Contest!~

The theme chosen for August is - Super Deformed.
What is that? See here for details.

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About the SOTM:

The Signature Of The Month contest is open to all members of the Animesuki Forums. The goal of the contest is to provide a fun and competitive way of showing off and improving the signatures and personal skills of contestants. The winner of each months contest is given the privilege of choosing the theme for the next month.

The contest begins on the first of each month and consists of roughly two weeks of entry creation/submission, one week of voting, and one week off. The entry and voting periods may be extended or shortened slightly as needed.

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About the SOTM Theme:

Each month prospective contestants are given a theme to base their entries on. This theme is decided by the winner of the previous contest. The theme can be anything, as long as it does not break forum rules regarding inappropriate material. At the end of the month, voters choose which entries they liked best out of all submitted entries and a new winner is decided. Themes cannot be used twice in a row.

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The Rules of the SOTM:

1. Contestants are allowed to create, work on, and submit their entry from the start of the contest until two weeks from the start date. This period of time is specified by the organizer every month. Once the entry period expires, all submitted entries are gathered up and sent to the Voting Thread.

2. Contestants must submit original works. This means you cannot simply cut a picture out, slap your name on it, and call it your own. Claiming someone else's work as your own is also not allowed. Anyone caught doing this will have their entries removed from the contest.

To further expand on this rule:

2A. Unless proven otherwise, all entries made by contestants are derivatives of works made by someone else. Thus, no claim of "ownership" shall be made in reference to the image(s) used in the signature entry.

2B. Misrepresenting someone else's signature work for your own is prohibited and will result in an immediate expulsion of the entry and disqualify the contestant from the current month's contest.

2C. In the spirit of originality, "crop" sigs are frowned upon, but not discouraged; however, the contest organizer can call upon all contestants to show the source of their entry(ies) at any time.

2D. Also in the spirit of originality, new signatures are encouraged. However, if you feel one of your older signatures is perfect for the theme and wish to enter it, you may. Just remember that the signature still has to follow the rules stated above.

3. Contestants are allowed to create as many entries as they wish, but are only allowed to enter one. To submit an entry officially, the contestant must mark the post in the Offical Entry Thread containing that entry with the words "Final Entry", or they can submit the signature to the contest organizer using the private message function.

4. Contestants who wish to keep their entries private until after the submission period can private message the contest organizer with their entry. The entry will not be displayed until submissions are closed, unless the contestant displays that entry publicly.

5. Entries must comply with Animesuki rules regarding signature size. This means each entry can be no larger than 500 x 160, and must be less than 50,000 bytes. They must also comply with forum decency rules. If you think your entry will be offensive or reported to the moderators, don't post it, even as a joke.

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About the SOTM Entry Process:

Every month, a new entry thread is created. Each month's entry thread is a central spot meant to give contestants a chance to create and improve their entries as well as their skills, in addition to providing them a place to post their official submissions.

The thread is solely about helping contestants with entries, and as such these things will not be tolerated:

1. Nonconstructive and negative criticism (if you truly dislike something about an entry, be polite and helpful)

2. Comments, questions, or complaints about General SOTM affairs

3. Flaming, trolling, and other uncivil behavior that breaks Forum Rules

Anyone disrupting the thread will be asked to take it privately, to the SOTM Generic Discussion Thread, or if the offense is severe enough - reported to the moderators.

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This Month's Entry Period::

This months entry period officially starts Friday, August 1st, 2008 and lasts until Friday, August 22nd, 2008. Entries will be gathered and put up for voting on Sunday, August 24th, 2008. Voting will end on the following Sunday.

The due date ends at 11:59 (midnight basically) UTC/GMT. The polling will be up one day later after 11:59 (again, midnight). I will try to be as lenient as I can with last minute submissions but only slightly.

It is up to you as a contestant to know what your time zone is in relation to UTC/GMT. I cannot do this for you.

Here is a site that can help you figure that out: http://www.worldtimeserver.com/convert_time_in_UTC.aspx

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Good luck to all contestants, and most importantly, have fun!!!

[Solace]

A few notes about this month:

I've extended the entry period by one week. This should give everyone a little bit more time to work on their entries.

KiNA will once again be in charge of the Entry thread this month. Marina will be handling the Voting thread. Please be respectful of their judgments.

I'll be around occasionally to help but otherwise they'll be handling the day to day duties of the contest.

Ninja Edit: Don't post until KiNA does. He'll need a free spot for the entry list.

[KiNA]

*reserved for entry list*

Last update (24th August)

[KiNA]

*reserved for rant*

Sorry for a late reply, been busy today updating my current work.

[KiNA]

What this theme is about.. (because somewhere, somehow, someone sleepy forgot to read the damn description =.=)

Originally Posted by Riker

Thanks everyone! Congrats to Eps~ and escimo for being tied at second and KasumiGirl for being a close third.

The next theme will be Animated Ama Theme!

Spoiler for Just Kidding:

SOTM 2008 - August (Super Deformed)




Copy Pasta'd from Wiki:

"Super deformed or SD is a specific style of Japanese caricature where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads, to make them resemble small children.

The style is called chibi by some fans, though chibi is a different concept that refers more to a person's stature rather than the art style. Many amateur anime artists enjoy drawing super deformed characters because the style is considered cute and is relatively easy to draw."

Examples:









I won't limit what you can use, be it SD animals, SD mechas, etc as long as the SD style is evident in the image.

August SotM officially starts!

[Kana Futayo]

-Stupid question-

So the characters in SD state must show their whole body like this?

Spoiler:

[White Manju Bun]

Ah so the theme is chibi! Well hopefully Ill find something to submit. Nice idea guys!

[KiNA]

I usually accept even face only, but I leave both Riker and Icy to decide if they want to enforce full body source

[Deathkillz]

Zomg! Chibi theme! O.O

And I'll say it here, congrats to Riker and Icy ^^

[Riker]

Originally Posted by Sacchin

-Stupid question-

So the characters in SD state must show their whole body like this?

Spoiler:

Hmmm... it doesn't have to be a full body shot, but at least show the body from the waist up so we can tell that it is super deformed.

[Kana Futayo]

Originally Posted by Riker

Hmmm... it doesn't have to be a full body shot, but at least show the body from the waist up so we can tell that it is super deformed.

Thanks, I'll add this one up to my selection then.

[CrowKenobi]

Place holder sig until I can come up with something...



Edit: new sigs:

Version 2 of this one:


Version 1 of this one:

[Eps~]

Got a question as well.

Is it allowed to have a normal anime character alongside the SD version of the same character? Of course, focus will be on the chibi.

[Riker]

Originally Posted by Eps~

Got a question as well.

Is it allowed to have a normal anime character alongside the SD version of the same character? Of course, focus will be on the chibi.

I'm not gonna be too strict on the rules, so yes you can have non SD characters in the sig as long as the SD character has the focus. : o

[Eps~]

Thank you, that gives me a great idea

[KiNA]

Originally Posted by Eps~

Thank you, that gives me a great idea

I give up if you use ur thread banner >_<

There's no way I can beat the awesomeness of Ginsama chibi ><

[KickHopper]

I'm probably going to use that Akuma chibi. Looks awesome.

[cicido]

Finally, I've been waiting for this day too long. ;_;
Now I just have to think of an really awesome idea... >_<

[Marina]

Muahaha, I'm so happy about the choice of theme ^_^ *off to search for a suitable chibi* Silly thing is, I have tons of chibi renders! Cute just does it for me

[White Manju Bun]

Originally Posted by Marina

Muahaha, I'm so happy about the choice of theme ^_^ *off to search for a suitable chibi* Silly thing is, I have tons of chibi renders! Cute just does it for me

chibi!Ookami just a thought!