2006-09-12, 05:00 | Link #1 |
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The Halloween 2006 Banner Contest! (Surprise! A new banner contest already!)
Welcome to the new Halloween banner contest. You've all seen the great banners we have at the top of our forum. Some of you remember the last banner contest. Others have wondered where those cool banners come from. In case you didn't know, they were made by people on this forum. Now is your chance to make a banner that will grace our forum for at least the next season.
Before you read any further you should know that the size of our banner is larger than ever before, to give more room for your imagination. We are also using a new Halloween color scheme for the background. Details below. Banners may contain anime artwork from any source including your own art. They must be anime related and they must be appropriate for our forum. The theme for this banner contest is the season of Halloween. As an exception to this theme we will be allowing anything that includes our mascot, Kairin since she begged me so cutely to let her in. All entries should include anime images related to Halloween such as costumes, ghosts, pumpkins or spooky monsters. Feel free to use your imagination, but I will invalidate anything that does not feel like Haloween to me, unless it contains an image of Kairin. Kairin is always good! Hopefully we'll see some original artwork of our beautiful and classy mascot. If you want to work with any of the official images created by Kiva128, you will find some of his drawings in the Kairin Fanart Thread. I'll mention that while Kiva128 has granted permission for use of the images that he has released in that thread, other artists have chosen to keep their rights and you should ask their permission. The rest of the rules:
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If you want to use the AnimeSuki font, there it is. This is optional. Important: The right and left edges of the banner must blend into the top bar. That means the very edge of the template below must not be covered by any image or else it will look like it has been cut off. If a mistake is made on edge blending we will all try to point it out so that it can be fixed. Banners whose edges are messed up will be ineligable. Here is our new Halloween template: Make sure you keep the far right and left sides clear of image so that it blends properly at the right and left.
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2006-09-12, 05:15 | Link #2 |
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I hope that everyone has fun with our new contest. Even more importantly Catgirls hopes everyone has fun which is why he was so eager to put up a prize again so soon after our last contest.
In case anyone is curious what the new background gradiant will look like, Catgirls has prepared this sample. There are several things wrong with it. Please try to figure out what they are before clicking on the answer: Spoiler for errors in that banner:
One final comment. We are hoping to find a new banner for our main site as well, so while you are submitting banners for our forum, please think about making a matching banner for our main site and we might choose to use it. I'd like to say that we have rules for this, but I'm afraid that it isn't so organized. I'll just say that we'll give preference to whomever wins this contest.
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2006-09-12, 07:08 | Link #3 |
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Wah a new contest~ Thank you Animesuki and Catgirls!
BTW Hellychan, I hope... no, demand that you post again your Honey & Clover halloween themed banner which I saw in Autumn Banner Contest!
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2006-09-12, 08:12 | Link #4 |
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First Entry! In the contest, and for me, ever!
I've always wanted to try making one of these... so, here ya go. It's halloween, so, you totally need a Sugar Sugar Rune banner in the mix! I hope it doesn't break any rules... I've never done this before.
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2006-09-12, 08:28 | Link #5 |
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Wow this is a surprise indeed. Wasn't expecting a Halloween banner contest since the Autumn one was only a few weeks ago.
Regardless, this time I have a secret weapon in my arsenal. The only problem is that it isn't finished yet (what else is new? ) I promise I'll enter this contest with a new picture of Kairin (unlike last time). Even if I have to work all day to get it done, I will finish it before the deadline. It's in the early colouring stages atm so I got a little under 2 weeks to finish it. If I can't, I'll finish the parts only visible in the banner if I have to. And I think it'll work very well with the Halloween banner to be honest. I'm pretty psyched about this one. I'd like to give you a little preview but that would ruin the surprise, and where's the fun in that? Btw, I added an easy-to-edit Kairin in her bikini in the Kairin art thread. I removed the flower in her hair as well since it doesn't fit the Halloween theme. Good luck to all the contestants. P.S. and I agree that Hellychan should redo her Hallowen Honey and Clover banner for this contest. 'Twas quite good. P.P.S. I'm very excited about the fact that a banner is going on the main site now. Go Kairin!
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2006-09-12, 08:29 | Link #6 |
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This time I am definitely going to take part!
I am also going to put a hex on my banner which will curse any individual who dares to even look at it for more than 8 seconds. Also whoever votes for my banner will die, instantly! I'm giving you this warning in advance, because as Halloween nears, the powers of evil become more commanding within my being. This is all for your protection. Thank me! Bored at work... |
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2006-09-12, 08:32 | Link #8 | ||
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Quarkboy: I think your banner is well within the rules. The middle is a little blurred / ill-defined IMHO, but it is fine by the rules . I assume the character in the middle is a witch? Quote:
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2006-09-12, 09:06 | Link #9 | |
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2006-09-12, 09:13 | Link #10 |
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Waaaaaaaarggghhh!!!!! Here I must cry tears of anguish because while this is like a dream come true - larger size, FINALLY a different (and nicer) colour scheme to work with - it's just...
Bad timing Good luck to the participants of this banner contest and I'm sure there will be great stuff... and you won't see my annoying face here this time because I simply can't take part. The submission date is the day after our first exam and these exams are the one thing that decides our performance this year so I can't spend time on this. I would sulk in a corner if I had time to... ...and to finish this self-absorbed post on an egotistical note, just to make it clear I don't mind anyone doing anything to any Kairin pictures I've posted in the Kairin thread. Back to binomial theorem it is then.
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Back to Random Signal Theory for me haha.
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2006-09-12, 11:32 | Link #17 | ||
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Gahh! Quarkboy, remove your mathematics thingy, my head hurts ~_~ j/k =P Good luck for your exams wao! I'm looking to see everyone's entry(ies) Once my exams are done, I'll begin to work on the banner(s?) Doh~ and thx again Catgirls ^^ NSW: I have a urge to edit your "Kiarin" to "Kairin" back...è_é...
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