Special Holiday Contest

[Silky]

This is just an FYI post. We'll be running a special Holiday Contest for the month of December. I'm not going to post specifics here....but I can tell you we have a VERY special sponsor for the contest, and the prizes are FABULOUS!

Hope that piques your interest. :)

[burndog]

Oooh, did I mention in the Christmas wish thread that I wanted one of those special contest trophies... can't wait, my interest has been piqued.

[deviant]

Sounds like fun. :) I just hope I actually get paid soon lol. *glares at her empty PayPal balance*

[1cowabunga]

ooo... :cool2: Count me in!

[Dave]

Can I win this time?

You have piqued my interest to a peak! :)

[Silky]

[QUOTE=Dave]Can I win this time?

You have piqued my interest to a peak! :)[/QUOTE]

You'll have to enter first. :D

[Dave]

[QUOTE=Silkenfairy]You'll have to enter first. :D[/QUOTE]
Thats' what God told the guy who prayed to win the lottery :D

[Siouxie]

really great, can´t wait to see whats it all about

[swillox]

Wooo good to feel some suspense... suspense ... tadaaa !!!

[Twistedcliffdog]

no illustration, cowabunga ownz us all with his wacom.. unless i get mine first:D

[dschmittle]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm.... Prizes uh... Would ther be another...oh...I don't know...WACOM?
Maybe......
I think I'll inter this one!

[Dave]

[QUOTE=dschmittle]Mmmmmmmmmmmmm.... Prizes uh... Would ther be another...oh...I don't know...WACOM?
Maybe......
I think I'll inter this one![/QUOTE]If it wasn't a Wacom tablet what other prizes would you offer or want to see for around $100 or so? It has to have something to do with Photoshop or Photography or Digital Art/Illustration

[Scott]

There will be prizes for first, second, and third place. And, while not a WACOM tablet, these prizes are WONDERFUL. Better than the WACOM if you ask me.

[Dave]

He's dropping hints and I'm doing market research .... what a team! LOL

[blix]

[QUOTE=Jolt]There will be prizes for first, second, and third place. And, while not a WACOM tablet, these prizes are WONDERFUL. Better than the WACOM if you ask me.[/QUOTE]

hmmmmmm......

*Blix goes window shopping at Apple*

[Pekconcept]

I know, I know,.. it's a trip, ... a trip,... , going to see Santa's residence !!

[Scott]

They are prizes that will keep on giving.

[Dave]

[QUOTE=Jolt]They are prizes that will keep on giving.[/QUOTE]Ahhhhh a doting father and mother :)

[claven]

[QUOTE=Dave]If it wasn't a Wacom tablet what other prizes would you offer or want to see for around $100 or so? It has to have something to do with Photoshop or Photography or Digital Art/Illustration[/QUOTE]


subscription to any one of numerous design/tech mags, orrrrr i hear that a one year membership to the NAPP is like $99

[Dave]

[QUOTE=claven]I hear that a one year membership to the NAPP is like $99[/QUOTE]Playboy's cheaper (and oh the images!) :D

[Maiden]

Can't wait! :D

[Scott]

There it is folks! Rules and contest are posted! Start working on those holiday entries :)

[Dave]

WOW!!!!!!!!

Getting my Divali display set up .....

[Siouxie]

really great prizes and i just can´t wait that this idea i needed comes to my mind :)
and that my fingers do as i want them :D

[PDG]

Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza....what about Festivus?!?! :D

[TrinityOfOne]

Umm...Tripod have their own festival? :)

[dewking]

Hey there... Im sure this was written somewhere, but im new.... is there a file size limit to the contest post? Pixels and Kb?

thanks!
-Dewking

[Happy]

[QUOTE=dewking]Hey there... Im sure this was written somewhere, but im new.... is there a file size limit to the contest post? Pixels and Kb?

thanks!
-Dewking[/QUOTE]

Yes. The minimum size for contest entries should be 500 pixels wide. Height does not matter. If you enter an image that is smaller than 500 pixels Pixel Addiction will automatically enlarge it to the 500 pixel width, thus causing some pixelation of the image in the contest view. For best results always upload images at 500 pixels wide or larger.

Image uploads should remain under 200 kb (although at times that just isn't possible).

http://www.pixeladdiction.com/bb/faq.php?faq=entering#faq_contest_types

[Silky]

[QUOTE=dewking]Hey there... Im sure this was written somewhere, but im new.... is there a file size limit to the contest post? Pixels and Kb?

thanks!
-Dewking[/QUOTE]

Hi and welcome to PA, Dewking! There is a MINIMUM file size for our contests. Your image MUST be at least 500 pixels wide. Otherwise when you upload the image gets stretched to that size. Your image can be larger...in fact it's recommended that you use larger images. We like to keep size in kb down to 200, but there are times (like in our Holiday contest) when that may not be possible. All we ask is that when you save your final image before uploading it, "save for web" so that the image size will be reduced that way. Most of the time images that are "saved for web" end up under 200 kb. The most important thing to remember though is to make your image larger than 500 pixels wide.

Hope this helps!

[dewking]

Great thanks!

200k? thats pretty big!

-Dew

[1cowabunga]

Question for ya... In the contest rules it says that illustrators are to follow the illustration guidelines and photoshoppers are to be aware of all copywrite rules and guidelines. Does this mean we can't mix the two? For example, if burndog entered his FF picture of the candycane horse, would it risk being disqualified because he painted over the horse (that's considered tracing right?)? In the project I'm working on, using illustrator, I'm using a photo on the background layer and making my vectors on top of it. Is that considered tracing? :) thanks.

~Sam

[Scott]

Hmmm.. well, If you place a photo in Illustrator then just draw on top of it... that's tracing. And yes, that's unacceptable. Doing the same thing with a sketch you've made is fine. It's a matter of reference and how intensely the reference has been used. It's REAL easy to just trace a photo in Illustrator.. but it's no different than if you did it in Photoshop. Tracing is tracing.

Illustrations must follow the illustration guidelines. Photos must follow the photography guidelines. The difficult part is when does a photograph become a "Photoshop" piece.

Burndog's horse image painted items onto a photograph and is considered a Photoshopped image. Almost all good Photoshop alterations require painting to complete them. His image wasn't meant to be an illustration. it was meant to be an altered Photo.

[1cowabunga]

I see your point. The thing that threw me off was where it says "You may use any media, any medium, and any tool to create your image... ...as long as it's an original image owned by you!" What I was doing was making an image by putting more than one stock photos together and then using illustrator on top of that. It is still making an image of my own but yes it does involving some tracing. :) Its a good thing I havn't finished it. I'll just work on something else. :) Thanks for the clarification.

~Sam

[Pekconcept]

Sketching from a picture...bla bla, is it so far away from sketching over a picture?

[Silky]

[QUOTE=Pekconcept]Sketching from a picture...bla bla, is it so far away from sketching over a picture?[/QUOTE]

Yes...sketching a picture using another image as a source to LOOK at is way different than sketching a picture by TRACING. Definite difference!

[Scott]

[QUOTE=Pekconcept]Sketching from a picture...bla bla, is it so far away from sketching over a picture?[/QUOTE]

Very few professionals draw form nothing. Everyone looks at reference. But, as Silkenfairy posted, looking at reference and tracing are two entirely different things.

[Siouxie]

i´m sure i won´t finish my entry :( this year any more

one of my sons got sick, and my boyfriend too, no time for painting

ok, i´m sure it will be ready for the next years contest :D

[Scott]

It's open for voting!

Everyone be sure to vote.

[Silky]

Everyone be sure to vote for ALL the entries. Also, if you entered it's mandatory that you vote for all entries!

To those who entered, FABULOUS JOB!!

[1cowabunga]

I agree. There's some very good images in there. I went to vote and noticed that there are more to vote on than there was last night? ...strange. Well, its good to see lots of tough competition there. :) Great job everyone!

~Sam

[Silky]

[QUOTE=1cowabunga]I agree. There's some very good images in there. I went to vote and noticed that there are more to vote on than there was last night? ...strange. Well, its good to see lots of tough competition there. :) Great job everyone!

~Sam[/QUOTE]

Too much celebration, 1c? All the entries were there last night...LOL!

[1cowabunga]

lol. I'm thinking it was probably my connection. Pages were loading really slow so maybe it just didn't load everything. No matter though, its all good now. :) I did celebrate last night but nothing crazy. I just sat around at home, played board games, and watched The Bourne Supremecy (great movie btw). :D

[Dave]

I've voted ..... I need to go lie down now :)

Great job by everyone involved.