It's beginning to look a lot like...the holiday season! PokéBeach is holding yet another art contest in which members can create a banner for the forums! This time, the banner should be holiday-themed. The winner will receive a special forum prize to be announced when the banner goes up.
Artwork
1. The piece must be both Pokémon and holiday-themed.
2. The final submission must be 1280x200 pixels.
3. It must have a background (feel free to use photos like we do!).
4. Leave space on the left for the PokéBeach logo and do not put anything on the very bottom that would be covered-up by the forum links.
5. Feel free to use stock images (such as Ken Sugimori or game artwork), but realize original artwork will be most likely to win.
6. For an example of the quality of work we're looking for, please see [member]EricDLee[/member]'s winning Halloween banner.
Contest
1. The best entry, as determined by a vote among the mods, will be used as the forum's banner from December 18th through early January.
2. Every submission will be displayed here and on the front page as long as considerable effort is put into the piece.
3. Stealing original artwork from any person on or outside the forum - plagiarism - will result in a ban.
Submissions
1. All entries are due by December 20th at midnight, PST. Please PM your submissions to [smod]CMP[/smod] with a link to the artwork. Do not compress it - save it as a PNG.
2. If you use Photoshop and have multiple layers, please submit your PSD instead.
3. If you use Gimp and have multiple layers, please submit your XCF instead.
We look forward to once again seeing the wonderful talent of our members. Questions? Post 'em here!
Happy holidays to all, and to all a good luck!