jake2k Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 SOTW stands for "sig of the week" which is a competition open to everyone and anyone to make the best sig they can. It doesn't matter if your a "noob" or a "gfx master" because it's not about winning or losing its about learning new things and sharing your knowledge and skill with the up-and-coming graphic artist. That being said,this topic is where we can discuss a suitable theme for the next SOTW competition aswell as give comments and suggestions on sigs currently entered into the contest (the actual contest thread will be only for posting entries then later,voting, not discussion. That way we can keep it clean and easy to view the submissions So if you got an idea for a theme throw it out there. Edit by Rick: Replaced "SOTW" in title with "Sig-Of-The-Week" Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Time. I'm sure there are a number of ways one could try to graphically represent an abstract idea, and I like to see inside people's minds like that. :wink: Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helio Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Like The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali? Time is pretty good, I would suggest Wind. I think it would be very interesting to see the result of it. Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended.  "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB 920 Paint3r Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 well my idea for SOTW(since i do it) is to put for renders or sprites and ppl have to use any one of them and make it into a sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagedavis Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I'm all about thematic things. Easter would be cool, or is that "religiously intolerant"?... I mean, you can do bunnies and colored eggs if you wanted to too I guess... LOL... But seriously, I would like an Easter competition. Also, I think that one would have to have a set of rules for a comp too. For instance, my use of anim8or for 3d graphics might or might not be a good idea (depending I guess on the guidelines). Unless outside images are actually allowed? Sage Quote When in doubt, Try it out. I made this sig file using http://www.anim8or.com and making all of the textures with http://www.getpaint.net I love freeware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 @BB 920 Paint3r: You usually don't provide any pics for a sotw, that would be more like a PMC (photo manipulation contest) where you would take a pic and alter it . I'm working on the rules already so once the theme is decided on i should be able to post up the competition thread. Also note that pretty much anything goes in a SOTW comp. For example: you can use pics found on the web, you can use whatever program you want,etc. (as long as it follows the theme and doesn't break any of the rules). The voting will be based on who ever came up with the nicest overall sig. But please, please don't plagiarize anyones art. EDIT: Easter sounds like a cool theme, holidays are usually really fun themes. Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB 920 Paint3r Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 oh wait, yea ur right. I was thinking of a different tourney...>_> well its called freestyle, "SOTW #1- Freestyle". This is when you just sumbit ur own made sig, all rules apply such as no ripping, sending msgs to vote, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I agree with Easter. I have a few interesting ideas, and I'd love to see an aatwo-style bunny (in tighty-whities, of course :wink:). Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helio Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I think an Easter signature competition would be great! I would really like to see what all the clever people on this forum would come up with. Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended.  "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzKill Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Easter sounds good to me! Actually, anything sounds good to me... there's nothing like a friendly contest to get those creative juices flowing. Quote - DO NOT contact me asking for the .pdn of my avatar or the PDN logo. Thank you. Have a nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Sounds good...I'll make an attempt to participate, even though there's no way I can compete. So how about some rules? I'm unfamiliar with these types of competitions, so someone will have to explain it to me... :? Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 All you do is make a sig that follows the theme and doesn't break any of the rules and have it posted in the contest thread before the deadline. If it breaks any of the rules or doesn't match up with the theme then your entry will be disqualified. Also there will only be one entry per person so make sure that your completely happy with your entry before you post it. The rules will be posted in the comp. thread. Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUEST Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 i wouldint be good at doing easter but what the hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verac the defiled Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 How about something along the lines of horror/scary? It might be a good idea to give a specific size for the signature, date it has to be completed by? And put the competing signatures as a poll so everyone can vote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I'm not too good with pink... How about making a Vista-themed sig? As in make something that looks like the Aurora wallpaper/screensaver (click). Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helio Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 ^ I would agree, but I think it should be after different brush shapes are released... Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended.  "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Then XP it is! <-- First entry Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 How about a 'Happy Days' Theme? EEEEEYYYYY. Yes I'm watching Happy Days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 The first theme will be Easter, so I'll start the comp. thread later today with a complete list of rules and a deadline. I'm thinking 1 week is enough time to get things done. You can still suggest themes for the next SOTW Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 I'll start the comp Mon. in case some people have stuff to do tomorrow Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUEST Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 cool next theme after that should be music or movie/television Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 good entry sagedavishere's mine Nice costume... Quote  Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagedavis Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Is that Rose Mcgowen? :-) This is kind of fun. I am way new to PDN, only a few weeks. But, It's amazing how easy it is to use. Contests like this really gives you a way of comparing your own talents to others and seeing where you need improvement. Sage Quote When in doubt, Try it out. I made this sig file using http://www.anim8or.com and making all of the textures with http://www.getpaint.net I love freeware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Transferred posts from the submission topic: Um... looks like a light-blue/purple rabbit. lighting. Alright guys, let's read stuff, eh? :wink: The rules stated in the top post of the submission topic state: ***This thread is for posting your entries only, if you want to talk about one of the entries you can do so here.*** That "here" is this topic. If you'd like to reply to a specific post from the submission topic, press the "Quote" button of the post in the submission topic, copy the contents of the message box, click the Back button of your browser, enter the Theme Discussion thread, click the Post Reply button, and past the quoted stuff in that message box along with your reply. Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBBS_ryan Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 I think a theme of exploration would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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