Halloween Banner Contest

Post by **Tiff** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:27 pm

Halloween is coming up, and so is the SMU Halloween Banner Contest!

For the banner that will be displayed throughout October, I want to display a banner with a Sailor Moon Villain-type character on it! It can be a main villain (IE: Beryl, Galaxia, etc) or a minion-type villain (IE: Zoiscite, Witches 5, etc) or even a monster-of-the-day (IE: Youma, Phages, etc).

1) Your banner must depict a Sailor Moon villain from one of the above categories. It can be either from manga, PGSM, or anime.
NOTE: ALL PICTURES MUST BE TASTEFUL. No pictures depicting gratuitous nudity or sexual poses, please. If you wish to display TASTEFUL and slight nudity, show the picture to me first and I will either okay it or refuse it. Obviously, complete nudity is not allowed.
2) Banner must be 300 x 137 in size and in GIF or JPG format. You may submit up to 2.
3) If you use someone's fanart, you MUST have their permission first, and if they want credit, you MUST credit them somewhere on the banner.
4) The banner needs to say "Sailor Moon Uncensored Forums" and have the url, "http://www.smuncensored.com" on it. This must be done in a readable font (this includes size, style, and color)
5) In order to enter, you must have been a member for at least two weeks and an ACTIVE POSTER AS OF TODAY. Anyone who joins the forums after this is NOT ELIGIBLE. This isn't to be mean, but I don't want people joining just for the contest, and we have too many members who have never posted or have only posted once or twice. If you are unsure as to whether you qualify as an "active member", contact me.

GUIDELINES:

1) Please try to use a picture of decent quality.
2) Please try to use a readable font. I cannot stress this enough.
3) Be creative! Don't just paste bathing suit Usagi over a blue background. Use some imagination!

THE DEADLINE IS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. I'm making it such a long deadline, becuase I want more entries, people!

Prizes are as follows:

1st: Banner displayed Sep. 26-Oct.9 , avatar made by me.
2nd: Banner displayed Oct. 10-23, avatar made by me.
3rd: Banned displayed Oct. 24-Nov.6, avatar made by me.

I would like you to upload the banner to your webspace (if you have one) and paste the link here, so that everyone may view your creation. If you do not have webspace, email it to me, and I'll upload it for you. DO NOT POST THE IMAGE ITSELF HERE.

Have fun, and I hope we get a lot of entries!

Artemis · Post by **Artemis** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:07 pm

Yay, new banner contest! =D I want to enter, but I'm not much of an image maker...;_; Tiff, could you tell me which program you use, and where can I get it? If you can, thanks a lot.

ParaKiss_Groupie · Post by **ParaKiss_Groupie** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:41 pm

http://home.ripway.com/2004-1/64967/hal ... anner1.jpg

ParaKisu's 1st Entry.

Ni-ban Neko · Post by **Ni-ban Neko** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 5:51 am

You mentioned manga/anime being kosher, but what about PGSM?

Post by **Tiff** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 7:58 pm

Artemis wrote:Yay, new banner contest! =D I want to enter, but I'm not much of an image maker...;_; Tiff, could you tell me which program you use, and where can I get it? If you can, thanks a lot.

I use Adobe Photoshop...

http://www.download.com/Adobe-Photoshop ... 11172.html

You mentioned manga/anime being kosher, but what about PGSM?

Woops! XD;;; Yes, PGSM is just fine and dandy. *adds it to list*

Artemis · Post by **Artemis** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:29 pm

I doubt I could download Adobe Photoshop, since my parents wouldn't be too happy about it and I'm sure I wouldn't have enough patience for a six hour download. XD So I'll try to make one on Paint. Wish me luck on figuring the stupid thing out! =D

peachvampiress · Post by **peachvampiress** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 11:20 pm

My first one:

Click Here

...<_< >_>...shut up, I know it's bad, but paint's all I've got.

I'll put up my second one soon.

Ayane · Post by **Ayane** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 11:54 pm

Here's my first entry. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/ ... banner.jpg

EDIT: Well, since no one's posted since my last one, I'll just edit to add my second one: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/ ... banner.jpg

Artemis · Post by **Artemis** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 5:47 pm

Here it is minna-san. The worst banner ever entered in a contest!

It's the best I could do. I might make another one, but I doubt it.

Artemis Lover · Post by **Artemis Lover** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 6:41 pm

Uh, Tiff? I have a semi-good banner, but I need to know your email address!

Artemis · Post by **Artemis** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 6:45 pm

Go to www.imgspot.com and have them host your image. Then you can post the link to the page.
Or, you can just PM your entry to Tiff.

Post by **Tiff** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 8:35 pm

Artemis Lover wrote:Uh, Tiff? I have a semi-good banner, but I need to know your email address!

My email address is plainly listed on every one of my posts, AND in my profile, AND all over SMU.

Or you can take Artemis's advice.

Artemis Lover · Post by **Artemis Lover** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 8:45 pm

Here's my banner:

Click Me

I'm probably going to be doing a second one.

Post by **Tiff** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 8:54 pm

peachvampiress wrote:My first one:

Click Here

...<_< >_>...shut up, I know it's bad, but paint's all I've got.

I'll put up my second one soon.

Peachvampiress, please read the rules. I stated that it must be a jpg or a gif, not a bitmap. Please try to save it as a jpg. If you cannot, I will convert it, but I really would appreciate it you stayed within guidelines ^^

peachvampiress · Post by **peachvampiress** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 8:58 pm

Tiff

Peachvampiress, please read the rules. I stated that it must be a jpg or a gif, not a bitmap. Please try to save it as a jpg. If you cannot, I will convert it, but I really would appreciate it you stayed within guidelines ^^

That's what I forgot. ^_^; sorry, I'm so used to you making graphics for me that I forget stuff like this (I must learn graphic designing independance) Yes, if you could convert it, it would be much appriciated (should I pm it to you?)

Post by **Tiff** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 9:16 pm

peachvampiress wrote:Tiff
Peachvampiress, please read the rules. I stated that it must be a jpg or a gif, not a bitmap. Please try to save it as a jpg. If you cannot, I will convert it, but I really would appreciate it you stayed within guidelines ^^
That's what I forgot. ^_^; sorry, I'm so used to you making graphics for me that I forget stuff like this (I must learn graphic designing independance) Yes, if you could convert it, it would be much appriciated (should I pm it to you?)

No problem. And no, I'll jsut save it and convert it.

Umino · Post by **Umino** » Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:05 pm

Umino, HATES PAINTSHOP @___@

Ugh, I hope this is the right size, Paint Shop was being a beeyoutch when I tried to do the size...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/ ... rHallo.gif

Tempest · Post by **Tempest** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 7:26 am

My muses packed up and left with no forwarding address, but I made something anyway. BEHOLD.

http://www.superimpression.net/tempest/ ... smuban.jpg

Sailorasteroid · Post by **Sailorasteroid** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 1:29 pm

I've finished my first entry!

Hide the kids! It's scary!

I'm working on a second entry, which is a bit more involved. So stay tuned.

Tempest · Post by **Tempest** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 1:36 pm

Sailorasteroid wrote:I've finished my first entry!

Hide the kids! It's scary!

I'm working on a second entry, which is a bit more involved. So stay tuned.

That font is awesome. What is it?