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[quote=Kattwah]<big><big>Hey... can we try and put all of the entries in one post? That would help us judges out a lot come time ;)</big></big>

Welcome... to what may become the first unnofficial "Graphics Contest" of this board, the first ever Pixel Avatar Contest!

Okay... so I bet you are wondering what this is all about, yes? Well then, let me just tell you. This is a contest for making 60x60 avatars, all which will fall under six categories seen below. The catch is, that they must all be hand drawn, and in pixel. Pixel being such as anything you would find in an SNES game. Thats pretty much it. Let your creativity fly and see what you come up with. There are a few more restrictions, but we will get to those.

As for why you should enter. Should you take first place, you will get a nice, big winner logo that you can display pretty much anywhere. Bio, signature, wherever. Plus, a chance to judge in the next competition (whenever that comes up, you never know :P). This is also a great incentive for you to pick up those unfinished projects and get them done. Plus it's fun to see what people will come up with!

What will happen is. You can enter up to five seperate avatars into this contest for judging. The panel of judges which have already been chosen, will rate them from a 1-10. The average of the scores will be taken, and the highest scorer will win. Now, depending on how many people enter, the judging will be based on categorys, or it will be a "Judge everything and the best one wins". So, the more people that enter, the more chances you have to win :)

So, as for the six categories I had mentioned earlier. Every avatar you enter will fall under one of these categories. If your avatar falls under multiple ones, pick the category that your avatar would mostly fall under. If you want an example of each, you have them, displayed below.

Categories
--Graphically Intense (For those that like to go over the top)
-This category is for anything incredibly detailed, that a person would spend a long time on to get every pixel right. Now, there is no "graphical standard" for this category, but the more detailed the avatar is, the better off you will be. Any logos and/or banner types should go under this category.
<img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/KirbyATW/Avatar%20Examples/GraphicallyIntense.gif>
--Personal Bests (For you to display personal info)
-This category displays who you are, and what you have. Postcount, username, etc. We should be able to look at the avatar, and know something about you. Decorations are a big plus, and should be added for more points. Anything that has this, goes under this category.
<img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/KirbyATW/Avatar%20Examples/PersonalBest.png>
--Retro Gamers (For those who love to rip sprites)
-This is where all ripped sprites, and minor-edit sprite avatars go. So, all you Kirby, Mario, Sonic, etc lovers, show off your best assembly skills in this category. Minor-edit sprites, if done well, will get you extra points.
<img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/KirbyATW/Avatar%20Examples/RetroGamer.png>
--Spriting Wonders (For those who love to make their own sprites)
-This is for those people who really let their mouse and color skills shine. Personally made sprites of all sorts go in here. Like we havae said before, the more detailed, the better off you are going to be. :D
<img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/KirbyATW/Avatar%20Examples/SpritingWonder.png> (Thanks goes to Giga-Guy and SpriteTrooper for the sprites and background)
--Humor and Craziness (For the flat out funny)
-This is the category to make us laugh, or for those off the wall entries. Sprites may be present here, but the main theme we are looking at is humor and craziness. Please, no seizure pixels... pretend you have to stare at this avatar for the rest of your life... will you get annoyed?
<img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/KirbyATW/Avatar%20Examples/HumorandCraziness.gif>
--Animations (For those who love to shine in motion)
-Probably the most interesting category. Any animations, no matter how short, or long, will go in this category. The only exception are palette animations, which will go in their appropriate section. Go ahead and combine categories, just make sure the animation is fluid and done right. :D
<img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/KirbyATW/Avatar%20Examples/Animation.gif>

So thats what this is all about. Just a few loose ends to tie up now... so read the restrictions and keep them in mind when drawing.

Restrictions
1) Must be in pixel format. Thats why it's a pixel avatar contest.
2) Must be a 60x60 avatar. No more, no less. Its an avatar, remember?
3) No NSFW. Period.
4) Along with no NSFW, please don't make things that will make us want to tear out our eyes... or give us seizures
5) A 5 entry per person limit. You may post as many as you like, just set aside the five you want judged.
6) GIF or PNG format only guys. Theres obviously going to be a lot of images, especially for me (50 posts per page people). Lets keep the file-sizes small, okay? :D
7) If you are going to go off of the Retro Gamer category, make sure that your sprite fits.
8) Speaking of sprites. Sprite edits will all fall under the Retro Gamer category, unless its like, drastically edited. Because recolors are not original... <_<
9) Absolutely no filters or effects. Those aren't pixeling.
10) Custom sprites of say, big name characters, so long as they arent totally similar to normal sprites, will go under Spriting Wonders.
11) Realize that any entry has to be your own work. Nobody elses (Except for the Retro Gaming category). Keep that in mind.

Now that you have a general idea of what to expect, you can get started. And if you would like to help spread the word, feel free to stick one of these two userbars in your signature. Make sure you include the link as well. :D
<img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/KirbyATW/PixAvaw.png>
<img src=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/KirbyATW/PixAvawo.png>

So get going... this contest only goes until January 31st :D[/quote]

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Kattwah Posts: 1094/3349	Yeah... Stuff is coming... As soon as this snow outside my house stops being so darn appealing
Shadic Posts: 121/528	Not a suprise, my work got me nowhere. Now, where is this star? EDIT: Wait, that's for those honorable mentions, not those that took second to last. Nevermind then.
Danielle Posts: 2007/6737	Smallhacker's staff wars was my favorite. Emcee's were kickass too. Great job everyone, this was fun.
Alastor Posts: 3011/8204	To quote my review of the Oosaka art: "I hope you already know what I feel about this sort of thing... It's just a carbon copy of the original art but worse. And it wasn't even good art to begin with; the style is quite ugly, and it's just so very... Feh. 4/10."
emcee Posts: 195/867	Wow, Kailieann was robbed. I expected that to get first place, or atleast second.
insectduel Posts: 367/768	I never knew mine was that good! I guess I am a good sprite maker after my work has finally paid off. Anyway, yours are pretty great too. (claps)
Smallhacker Posts: 288/832	onoes1wordpostbanz
Koneko Posts: 224/656	Oh well. Just prooves the popularity of preexisting symbols. And I'm also incredibly full of myself and convinced that mine was the best anyway. It was fun to make, too. A pleasant break from actually coding the game. Grats, peoples. I will own all your asses the next time we have one of these.
Alastor Posts: 2900/8204	I maintain my opinions regarding the Oosaka pic. And for the record, a 4 is far from a hate vote.
Riku Posts: 396/1823	Steelers!: 6.66 Evil Steelers... Congrats, everyone. May you all shine in future contests.
Kattwah Posts: 1020/3349	Originally posted by Me honorable mention and second placers... sorry, you get nothing (Except a gold star) And not that horrible, smiling star that once took over the banner either...
Yoshi Dude Posts: 578/1408	It's unfortunate that the contest wasn't more popular. I think you should make a little something for second place and the honorable mention.. they were important enough to be listed here. A clap for all.
Kattwah Posts: 1018/3349	Well...Judges have their scores in... and I took a moment to tally them... so here are the LONG AWAITED RESULTS OMG... Category 1: Spriting First Place! Fire Kamek: By insectduel Score: 7.25 -Not much to say here. Everyone loves fire. Apparently, it netted you .75 more points than second place here Second Place The Puffs: 6.5 -So close puffs, yet so far away. Try again next time guys Master Kirby: 6.25 Lemonade Quest: 6 You Lost?: 5.75 Tree: 5.5 Ice Kamek: 5.08 Category 2: Portrait Art First Place! Crow: By emcee Score: 8 A nice even 8 points here. How can you not love MST3K though? Second Place Gypsy: 7.83 -MST3K took this as well... who woulda thunkit? Oosaka: 7.75 Tom Servo: 7.41 Ten: 5.41 Link: 5.25 Riku: 1.66 Category 3: Personal, Advertising, and Misc. First Place! Staff Wars: By smallhacker Score: 8.5 -Just because hes on staff too, doesnt mean I cheated and put him up there. We had some of the highest scoreres in this category. Unfortunately, SH beat you guys out by .59 Second place Underage Drinking: 7.91 -Apparently, underage drinking isnt that loved... but it netted you second place Sim City: 7.41 cpubasic: 7.33 Vote For Pedro: 7.25 Steelers!: 6.66 Highest Score! Staff Wars: 8.5 -Beat second place by .5... thats saying something Honorable Mention Oosaka: 7.75 -You were the favorite... until Kyouji voted you... blame him Winners... youll be getting your special bars soon... honorable mention and second placers... sorry, you get nothing (Except a gold star) So... with that... discuss for now... because Im sure you all have something to say about results.
Yoshi Dude Posts: 567/1408	That was completely uncalled for. He wasn't eve here for the contest, he just did it for fun, which should really be the driving force in all of these pieces. The contest is for fun, the avatars are for fun. If anyone is attention whoring, it's you. Christ.
Hiryuu Posts: 1071/2480	Originally posted by Yoster crap OMG WOW ATTENTION WHORING!! Seriously. Don't post in a thread if 1) You know said competition is over and 2) it's for the flashing red reason above.
Yoster Posts: 18/122	I realise that the entries are already stated but I'd still like to show off the one I did: Hehe,Super Mario World 2 is still the best platformer ever And I don't know why it plays so fast,on windows it played slower
Alastor Posts: 2667/8204	What in hell is a feeling?
Kattwah Posts: 948/3349	Yeah, see, this is what happens when Kyouji decided to post private conversations without consent. Peoples feelings ACTUALLY get hurt. While I threw it in there just because it fit all requirements, I also put it in to make the contest seem more successful (20 split between six categores? Thats three.) Eh, you never know, the next one may be a "layout design" contest, and there you can let your ideas shine
Riku Posts: 389/1823	I'd totally laugh if it wasn't for the fact I'm being mocked. HAR HAR. I've come to a conclusion that I like coding layouts more...
Danielle Posts: 1849/6737	Aaaaannnd Danielle has sent in her votes. Woot woot.
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