All Purpose Sig Contest Discussion Thread 2008-2011

[Tsukisama]

my submission is up for gold theme. a really cool theme if not one of my favorite :) all the submissions are really good!

congrats to leaf on winning the last one!

I'm really glad you like this theme! :D When I come up with them, I try to make them rather varied. So, some are meant to be more unconventional than others, but this one seems rather broad and conventional, which is good sometimes.

Your submission looks nice. Super Saiyan Vegeta (or is this SSJ2 Vegeta :amuse) and SSJ3 Goku illuminate the signature with their golden ki. The sparks between them are flying, and we get to see yet another emotional connenction that wasn't shown in the previous submissions: rivalry (although there are quite a lot of fanfictions that suggest there may be more to this intense rivalry :yaoi). The look between the two of them is so intense that the tension is palpable. (I've been watching the old episodes of DBZ via Dragon Ball Kai. It isn't up to anywhere near where these stages would be shown.) I really like it! :cheerbunny

Concerning your stock images, this one (http://planetrenders.net/renders/albums/userpics/27350/Majin-Vegeta-by-soniko.png) is showing a bit of an erroneous message; it says you should link the page and not the image. If you want to fix the link, just post the new link here, and I'll update your post. :)

Also, I am having a hard time recognizing in your post where the first stock image is used. I guess the golden sky image is overpowered by Goku and Vegeta's ki. It is over 9,000 after all! :gigglebunny

[kakashi919]

sorry about the bad link i will post a new link tomorrow... as for the first stock pic i only used it to get the gold color ;)

it's Majin Vegeta when he was under buu's control or whatever :s glad you like it :D

thanks for the feedback! sleep time.... :darn

[dHEKU]

Abaixo o Amarelo!
I never can make a good art with yellow ... shame D=
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Oh, sry for the double post..
~ My signature is based on FMA 3ºOP - Golden Time Lover by Sukime switch

[Tsukisama]

Abaixo o Amarelo!
I never can make a good art with yellow ... shame D=
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Oh, sry for the double post..
~ My signature is based on FMA 3ºOP - Golden Time Lover by Sukime switch

Thank you for the submission, dHEKU. You took a more unconventional approach to the theme with the concept of "golden time." I am not sure that I have heard that term in English exactly the way you phrased it, but I understand the sentiment that is being conveyed (I think) and it is a nice submission. Is "golden time" a common phrase in Brazil, and if so, would oyu mind explaining its exact meaning for me? :tem

It is nice to see an FMA-themed signature. I can't say I have ever seen FMA used as a muse for a submission in these contests before. We can only see Al's hand. (I don't know much about card games. What are they playing, and does he have a good hand? :?bunny) I suppose it is not about who wins or loses, but the "golden" time had spent amongst friends and family, ne? :amuse

The current contest closes tomorrow; so, any last-minute submissions should be made soon.

Concerning the next theme that I had in mind, it is probably a more abstract and unconventional. As such, I'll tell you now (1 day early) to get your thoughts on it. The theme is old age.

It seems like it would be an appropriate theme for this season, and I haven't ever seen any theme that focus on old age and/or the elderly. There are plenty of elderly anime/manga/etc. characters to use for muses; so, it shouldn't be that difficult. What do you think?

[Farfalla]

We could use Tsunade xP *just kidding*

[Tsukisama]

We could use Tsunade xP *just kidding*

Well, it really all depends on your personal concept of old age. If she fits, use her. :tem She certainly finds a way of defying old age. :amuse

[Akasunanosasori]

I managed to enter this week ^^.

[kakashi919]

old age huh... i already have an idea :D

cool entry aka! didn't expect to see jamie fox in anyone's sig lol

[Tsukisama]

I managed to enter this week ^^.

Thanks for the submission!!! I am glad you were able to make it into this contest. Your submission looks very nicely done. Gold works well with Jamie Foxx. I am not sure if you have ever heard the song "Gold Digger" by him, but when I saw him in your signature, I suddenly started thinking of that song for some reason. :XD

Jamie Foxx has been in a couple movies as a soldier, I think. I haven't seen The Kingdom. (I don't usually watch a lot of fighting-intensive movies.) Do you really like that film, and would you recommend watching it? :)

Without having seen the movie, there is not much else I can say on that regard, but the signature is really well done. The way you have the sunlight coming from behind him is really pretty. The various lines of light in the foreground make it seem as though this is a camera shot with a lens that has been scratched by dust or something, which enhances to the picture's war setting. In the U.S., it was Veterans' Day a few days ago; so, this picture is very well-timed. Overall, you have done another lovely job! : hbunny

Voting for the gold theme contest is available. Good luck to all entries!!! :cheerbunny

The new contest is up, and like I said before, the theme is old age. I give a pretty decent description of the possibilities in which you can go with this theme in the submission thread, but for those who don't read my little comments in the first post of the submission threads, you could make your submissions about an old character. This character doesn't even have to look really old. You could check out this anime trope entry (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ReallySevenHundredYearsOld) for some idea of what I'm saying. You also do a submission on the process of growing old. I think this is a really neat theme, and I hope you guys like it as well. :tem

[WhatWhatinthebutt]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just wasted the last 2 1/2 hours of my life..... making this gold sig.... UGH!!!!!!!!!!! ;bash Anyways... I got a few ideas for the old theme.... and The Kingdom was boring as heck imo... took me like four days to watch it 'cuz I kept sleeping...

[Tsukisama]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just wasted the last 2 1/2 hours of my life..... making this gold sig.... UGH!!!!!!!!!!! ;bash Anyways... I got a few ideas for the old theme.... and The Kingdom was boring as heck imo... took me like four days to watch it 'cuz I kept sleeping...

I'm sorry that you missed the deadline, but the contest, like all of the contests, was open for two weeks. :sweatbunny Hopefully you will make an entry into the current contest; it sounds like you already have some ideas, which is a good start. :tem

I am sorry to hear about The Kingdom. If it was really good, I might have considered watching it. Thanks for the information on the movie! :hbunny
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Btw, WhatWhat, I would love to see your signature that you would have submitted for the gold theme. You could post in this thread for us to view it if you would like. :whoabunny

[Akasunanosasori]

Thanks for the submission!!! I am glad you were able to make it into this contest. Your submission looks very nicely done. Gold works well with Jamie Foxx. I am not sure if you have ever heard the song "Gold Digger" by him, but when I saw him in your signature, I suddenly started thinking of that song for some reason. :XD


thx a lot ^^


Jamie Foxx has been in a couple movies as a soldier, I think. I haven't seen The Kingdom. (I don't usually watch a lot of fighting-intensive movies.) Do you really like that film, and would you recommend watching it? :)


Uhh no I haven't seen it, I just used the img .

[WhatWhatinthebutt]

Btw, WhatWhat, I would love to see your signature that you would have submitted for the gold theme. You could post in this thread for us to view it if you would like. :whoabunny

Umm... it's actually below me.... My title would've been Golden Opportunities: Too good to pass up (and if your wondering how it took 2 1/2 hours I had to render both Boa and Luffy)

[Farfalla]

Your sig is rly cool, WhatWhatinthebutt .-.

[Andrews]

That face... xD Remember me CHOPPER!!!! xD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOEMeF-X3qM (this video more exactly).

[Tsukisama]

The signature is very nice, WhatWhat! It is a shame that you were not able to make it into the last contest with that. It probably would have been rather popular. :hbunny
For some reason, when I saw Luffy, I thought back to the beginning of the Amazon Lily arc with the discussion of kintama. :gigglebunny It wouldn't have been appropriate to draw Luffy's kintama, but it does surprisingly have relevance. Oda has a funny way of delivering on comedic timing. :amuse

[WhatWhatinthebutt]

The signature is very nice, WhatWhat! It is a shame that you were not able to make it into the last contest with that. It probably would have been rather popular. :hbunny
For some reason, when I saw Luffy, I thought back to the beginning of the Amazon Lily arc with the discussion of kintama. :gigglebunny It wouldn't been appropriate to draw Luffy's kintama, but it does surprisingly have relevance. Oda has a funny way of delivering on comedic timing. :amuse

I wanted to put in kintama, but I didn't know how!!!!! :D Anyways... my sig idea is a lot darker than this one... I don't know if you'll like...

[Tsukisama]

I wanted to put in kintama, but I didn't know how!!!!! :D Anyways... my sig idea is a lot darker than this one... I don't know if you'll like...

I'm glad you didn't know how to draw Luffy's kintama; it would have been a rather interesting situation if you did actually make a signature with them. :sweatbunny
I'm sure I will probably like your new signature. Dark ones are nice for a change of pace, and this theme also has the capacity to be taken to a darker place. :)

[Akasunanosasori]

Go go old man...

[`clone.]

Well I hope it's right to ask questions here. I was just wondering about something relating to "Old Age".

So if you said by Old Age, can we think of it as... vintage? It's not necessarily a certain person/character, but just like... vintage items or similar. Would that be alright?

[Tsukisama]

Well I hope it's right to ask questions here. I was just wondering about something relating to "Old Age".

So if you said by Old Age, can we think of it as... vintage? It's not necessarily a certain person/character, but just like... vintage items or similar. Would that be alright?

Hmm... If you could elaborate on that idea of yours a bit more, I think I would be able to give a better answer. Would the vintage items be used in a way to show a memory of an older time?
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Thank you for the submission, Akasunanosasori. Is there anything special about the particular old man that made you chose him? I don't recognize him or the background scenery. I'll look at the picture more closely tomorrow to see if I can figure out what that statue is in the background (or you could tell me). :hbunny

The gold theme contest has had its winner declared, and that winner is Farfalla. Congratulations, Farfalla! :confetti

[kakashi919]

congrats to farfalla winning the previous contest!

sorry doesn't look like i will be able to take part in the old age contest.. really wanted to :( video card is fried and the new one wouldn't be coming anytime soon so -_-

[Farfalla]

OMG, clone, I just loved your image set >< Nice sig and avatar!

[Adorien]

Congrats, Farfalla! :amuse And happy birthday, MH! :party:beer:dance

[|Castigo|]

nice entry Akasunanosasori... is that yellow light a texture or a brush?

[Akasunanosasori]

thx, I made some pentool lines and played with the glow and color proprieties.

[Sasori]

Congratulations Farfalla, you're awesome as always :D
And welcome between us |Castigo| ;)
I've just submitted my new sig with an old ecchi mate, Kame Sannin (aka Muten Roshi), I hope you like it !

[dHEKU]

I will not participate in this, but congratulations to Farfalla, Welcome to the new members, and good luck with the new competition.

o/

[Razeus]

I'm not that good with that theme ,but I will love to see what gets produced though. Goodluck with all the entries and such.

Also if I may can I make trophys for the winners for each sig contest stating what number they won?

[leafです]

I'm glad to see the slight increase of all these GFX members. :3
*waits for a easier theme* [disappears] :p

[Farfalla]

Thx, Guys^^
I like Razeus idea!

[Razeus]

well I'm debating on what the content should be I will make something in photoshop today and see how it works out. I will have to make them anime/manga related hence that's the forums theme here XD.

[Koen]

I liked this theme so much that I decided to entry a submission.

I lacked some skills so I had the help of a third party, if that is forgiven ^^

[TeAm#7FoReVer]

Congratulations Farfalla! I was about to decide not to participate in this contest because I had no idea how to make a signature with this theme, but I did it. It is very simple. And Happy Birthday MH! (too late)

[Akasunanosasori]

Old Age - Old Carl's Adventure by |Castigo|

http://mangahelpers.com/photoplog/images/106820/large/1_old-man-carl.gif (http://mangahelpers.com/photoplog/index.php?n=9865)

credits, google
mind if u refer to the original img ?

[Farfalla]

http://www.yabu.com.br/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/pixar-up-bigcgistill.jpg

[Tsukisama]

Hello, everyone! For those wondering about my absence this past week, it can basically be contributed to a confluence of lots of work, holiday travel, and a severe case of the flu/pneumonia (from which I'm still recovering).

I am so pleased that there are so many entries into the contest currently. When I last logged in last week, there was only one entry. So, I was rather worried that this contest would not result in many submissions, but once again everyone here has pleasantly surprised me. :hbunny

I am going to make a point to make more detail comments on the submissions tomorrow, but for now, I am quite pleased with what has been submitted thus far. To answer some of the questions posed in the thread:

@Razeus Sure. If you want to make individual trophies for the winners of each contest, you are certainly welcomed to do so. Any gifts or accolades for the winners would likely be warmly received by the winners. Thanks so much for volunteering. :hug

@Koen It is okay that you got a little help. (For anyone who wishes to do so in the future, be sure to credit the person who helped you like Koen did.) I am pleased you liked the theme so much that you wanted to participate. It really means a lot. :tem

I am going to close the contest thread now and create the voting thread. The winning submission of this contest will be the last entry in the Autumn Signature Contest; so, be sure to vote for you favorite signature of the season. ;)

I will also open the new contest. The theme will be crystal. It seems like a nice way to welcome the coming of winter. :)

[WhatWhatinthebutt]

Woooooah... :facepalm

I totally forgot... again.. anyways crystals? I don't really see the similarity to winter so... is it snow crystals?

Anyways: Congrats Farfalla.. man I'm late with everything..:D

[Razeus]

Tsu: I will no problem =3.


Crystal

http://mangahelpers.com/photoplog/images/106985/large/1_crystal.png (http://mangahelpers.com/photoplog/index.php?n=9882)

Render http://animerender.com/

Stock used
http://infohost.nmt.edu/~rrembold/gal/RandomMix/anime_0098.jpg

I hope I submitted me right.

[TeAm#7FoReVer]

You posted your signature in the wrong place, you have to do it here (http://mangahelpers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55634)

[Razeus]

Thanks and I will pm a mod for a remove. I just seen people post them in here.

[Farfalla]

Cute sig, Razeus^^ Rly liked!

[leafです]

I really liked the style of Razeus's entry and current avatar as of Dec. 1, 2009. :p

I'm still alive. I'm just waiting for some more time and an easy theme.:eyeroll

[D. Hawk]

Hei, that's a nice theme. Now i have one motive to reinstal my photoshop.

BTW, very nice sig Team#7, i realy like!

[Farfalla]

Indeed^^ Nice sig, Team7^^

[`clone.]

OMG, clone, I just loved your image set >< Nice sig and avatar!

LMAO old, but oh well. Thanks. And a late congratulations from me to you. ^^

[Tsukisama]

Another congratulations is in order for Farfalla. She won the contest for the second time in a row! :wtf:confetti:5s-hugs

I liked the submissions over all for the last contest. Many of the submissions were not what I would expect, which left me pleasantly surprised. I figured it would be a rather simple theme for people, and that many of the submissions would revolve around elderly characters from popular series like Naruto ( e.g., Sandaime Hokage, Chiyo, Tsuchikage), Bleach (e.g., Yamamoto, Barragan), One Piece (e.g., Whitebeard, Garp, Brook), etc. (While watching Inuyasha: the Final Act the other day, I thought of a really interesting concept with Kaede.) Instead, almost all of the submissions went the more abstract route and focused on the concept of old age in general. Very artistic! :hbunny

Anyway, I just wanted to point out some of the other possibilities that were available for that theme, as I had gotten some comments that the theme seemed too difficult. So, for those who find some of the themes difficult to inspire something, there are usually various perspective from which the theme could be approached. (I try to pick themes that have lots of various possibilities. ;))

The three current submissions look really nice. T#7F's submission really is appropriately named and fits very nicely into the theme. So many crystals (glass crystals & snow crystals)! It definitely captures the upcoming season and is especially poignant to me, as the first snow of the season occurred where I live. :mokona

I watched the latest episode of Inuyasha: the Final Act today, and your signature sort of made me think of Kanna and her mirror demon. Kanna was one of my favorite InuYasha characters, and definitely my favorite of Naraku's incarnations. (I'm going to be rather sad next week during the next episode. :scry)

Razeus, your submission is concerning Daisuke from D.N.Angel? I haven't watched that series, but I think that is whence this character hails. I am trying to place the connection of the picture to crystals. It seems like it is set in a snowy background; so, I am guessing snow crystals. :?bunny There also seems to be water droplets in the foreground (very beautiful, by the way :luv); so, maybe you're going for crystal clarity. The title suggests that the character's inner innocence is sparkling and clear to those around him like crystal. It is very nicely done.

If you had some comments on your artistic intent wth the piece, I'd love to hear them. (I'd love to hear them from any entrant. :D)

As usual, Farfalla, you have done another amazing job. I definitely like the entry. Mystical always is a great way to go. (Magical crystals!!! :whoabunny) Is Rylai an actual character from a game or something, and if so, is the quote one of her lines from the game? I also like the evanescent/translucent border, as it also underscores the theme. Little touches like that really enhance the artwork. :nod Simply masterful.

I look forward to future submissions. Hopeully, the current three serve as good inspiration.


I totally forgot... again.. anyways crystals? I don't really see the similarity to winter so... is it snow crystals?

Yes, the thing that made me think of crystals were the ice crystals that I would see, but the theme is limited to such crystals.


I really liked the style of Razeus's entry and current avatar as of Dec. 1, 2009. :p

I'm still alive. I'm just waiting for some more time and an easy theme.:eyeroll

I am sorry that you didn't find this theme easy. I try to come up with a variety of themes, some easy and some challenging, but I sort of thought this one might be rather simple. If you have some suggestions on what you consider an easy theme, I would welcome your opinion. :)

[Razeus]

Yes that one way to put it like that cause his character in the manga is like that he's pure hearted in a way as he tries to love the girl he always loved. Read the series ,but its on hiatus right now though =3.

[Farfalla]

Thank you^^
Rylai is a character from DotA, a famous Warcraft III map. She's known as "Crystal Maiden" and was originally a Warcraft III character, and she appears in World of Warcraft as Jaina Proudmore. So, I don't know what is her real name XD I guess she's just a unit in Warcraft III, but pretty famous in DotA^^

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/wowwiki/images/thumb/9/97/JainaProudmoore.jpg/180px-JainaProudmoore.jpg
As Jaina
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZdcMbP6H4fs/SQvww8DyF5I/AAAAAAAACOI/15DwqBNQDZw/s400/2.jpg
As Rylai, casting magic

[Tsukisama]

Yes that one way to put it like that cause his character in the manga is like that he's pure hearted in a way as he tries to love the girl he always loved. Read the series ,but its on hiatus right now though =3.

I see. Hmm... I suppose I will try to watch the anime series first. If I like it, then I will consider picking up the manga series. Does that sound like a good plan, or is the manga a lot better/different from the anime?


Thank you^^
Rylai is a character from DotA, a famous Warcraft III map. She's known as "Crystal Maiden" and was originally a Warcraft III character, and she appears in World of Warcraft as Jaina Proudmore. So, I don't know what is her real name XD I guess she's just a unit in Warcraft III, but pretty famous in DotA^^

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/wowwiki/images/thumb/9/97/JainaProudmoore.jpg/180px-JainaProudmoore.jpg
As Jaina
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZdcMbP6H4fs/SQvww8DyF5I/AAAAAAAACOI/15DwqBNQDZw/s400/2.jpg
As Rylai, casting magic

Interesting. I've never played World of Warcraft before, though it looks very fun. As Crystal maiden, I am guessing she sells magical crystals to players, right? Perhaps Rylai is her middle name: Jaina Rylai Proudmore. :rofl

[dHEKU]

ohhw! many good works! Congratulations!


"crystal".... came in a mind an game.. "Final Fantasy - Crystal Chronicles"!
But he was very difficult to make a sig related :x

bah, crystal dream" was something quick ._.

[Razeus]

@Tsu

Read the manga cause the anime shifts from it and the manga as far as I'm concerned is more canon.

[Farfalla]

No no^^ Lets say that there was a unit character in Warcraft III and they used it to create Rylai at DotA (they call her Crystal Maiden because of her skills: they all uses ice, as block or as rain, to damage the target). Jaina also was based on the Warcraft III unit skin, but she's not connected to Rylai^^ they both only uses the same skin, but their history is different.

[|Castigo|]

bakagemi what is that mess? xD
very good works... clap clap

[Farfalla]

Mirari!!! Cool!!!

[bakagemi]

bakagemi what is that mess? xD
very good works... clap clap

I am so sorry about that. I was trying to fix it because I didn't put the credits but then there was no edit button.:?bunny So I tried clicking the quote button to fix it, and I sort of did, but it turned out to be a total mess. I apologize once again.:crying

[Tsukisama]

I like the new submissions. dHEKU, your signature looks really nice. It also reminds me of one of the headers in the MH birthday header contest. I also like all of the crystal balls. I said it before, but I do enjoy the magical/mystical element to these quite a bit. :nod (Btw, what's Mirari? :?bunny I gather it has something to do with Magic: the Gathering cards from the link.)

@bakagemi I removed the second and third iterations of your submission. While I like your signature, I am afraid that you will need to edit your submission for it to qualify. It is beyond the specified size requirements (max. 550 x 170) for entries. Plus, you really should mention where you got your images. (Citing your MH photoplog submission doesn't answer that; you would instead give a link to where you originally found the image if you could.)

Please try to repost your submission by the close of the contest on Saturday, about 11 pm GMT (which should be around 3 pm PST for your time zone). :hbunny

[bakagemi]

I'm sorry for being so stupid and clueless, and this is a stupid question, but how do I edit it? I don't want to make another mess.

[kakashi919]

love all the submissions for the crystal sig :hearts . wish i could participate :( may not be seeing any submissions from me for a while.

congrats to farfalla on the last week!

[Tsukisama]

I'm sorry for being so stupid and clueless, and this is a stupid question, but how do I edit it? I don't want to make another mess.

You cannot edit the post. You have to make a new post with the edited submission.

Thus, I am saying that the image you submitted does not meet the size requirements, and you will need to edit that image in whatever program you used to create it and then submit that image in the format as outlined in the first post of the submissions thread (put in the MH Photoplog and make the post the submission in the specified format).

[Agrias]

People from the signature contests, come join the Special X-Mas MH Header contest (http://mangahelpers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55964)...and be fast, because it's ending soon!

[Razeus]

I might enter I'm not good with Large pieces.

Edit: What will be a good sizes for trophys cause I will make them as add-ons.

Whoever wins this one please PM and we will discuss it.

[Tsukisama]

Thank you for resubmitting your submission, bakagemi! :hug

The crystal-themed sig contest is now over. You can now vote for your favorite crystal signature. Good luck to all entries! :) Also, the new sig contest is up. The theme for this one is giving. I hope you enjoy it, and I hope everyone has a happy holiday season!

Like Agrias stated in a previous post, don't forget about the Special MH X-Mas Header Contest (http://mangahelpers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55964)!

[Razeus]

I just submitted mine in I was bored and such ^^! Are we allowed to wear our tags we sumbit?

[Tsukisama]

Mushashi, your entry does not currently meet the specified guidelines. You need to follow the submission format. Also, I don't see how your signature fits with the theme of giving. So, if you would not mind, perhaps you might also want to provide some sort of explanation of the concept of the signature in relation to the theme in this thread as well.


I just submitted mine in I was bored and such ^^! Are we allowed to wear our tags we sumbit?

Of course you are. :hbunny They are yours to use as you see fit.

[bakagemi]

I just submitted mine earlier this morning. The topic was kind of hard, but I managed. :cheerbunny

[Farfalla]

Tsukisama, this time, when we vote for Crystal theme, we can see how it's going^^' It's suppose to be like that?
Whoops, fixed :p

[Tsukisama]

Tsukisama, this time, when we vote for Crystal theme, we can see how it's going^^' It's suppose to be like that?
Whoops, fixed :p

Yeah, that was an error on my part. Sorry for that. Many thanks to Agrias for fixing it. :hbunny

[|Castigo|]

i guess the staff controls the votes after the topic is closed....

[Tsukisama]

i guess the staff controls the votes after the topic is closed....

Actually, that is not the case.

Do we have the power to manipulate the votes? Yes, of course we do; we have the power to manipulate even more than that.

Do we actually manipulate these votes, though? No.

In fact, what Agrias did was manipulate the thread to change the poll settings; it had no effect on the actual votes themselves.

[|Castigo|]

that was only my curiosity, don't worry :p

[TeAm#7FoReVer]

Where is Tsukisama? The votings finally ended. The announcement needs to be updated. And the winner is dHEKU! Congratulations!

[bakagemi]

Congrats, dHEKU!!:confetti

[Agrias]

Quick reminder: The submissions to the X-Mas Header (http://mangahelpers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55964) contest will end tomorrow, and we only have 4 entries! ;_; C'mon guys, where's the holidays spirit? ;__; Today is a lazy sunday, perfect reason to give it a go!

And the voting for the Autumn Contests, including best sig of the season, are also about to end! Run and vooote (http://mangahelpers.com/photoplog/index.php?c=475)!

[Razeus]

dHEKU congrats please PM me about your trophy and what you would you like.

[dHEKU]

Ow!THANKS EVERYONE!
I do not believe! I won this! it was really difficult! o_o


Where is Tsukisama? The votings finally ended. The announcement needs to be updated. And the winner is dHEKU! Congratulations!
Thanks man! 1 vote, hum? >_<


Congrats, dHEKU!!:confetti
thanks \o\ :occa


dHEKU congrats please PM me about your trophy and what you would you like.
thanks. Ok, but, you already made the trophies? or I have to choose what I most liked from a list?

[Razeus]

Ow!THANKS EVERYONE!
I do not believe! I won this! it was really difficult! o_o


Thanks man! 1 vote, hum? >_<


thanks \o\ :occa


thanks. Ok, but, you already made the trophies? or I have to choose what I most liked from a list? well I got one here made its simple but....I hope you wear it with pride =3.

http://i47.tinypic.com/axgtqe.png

[dHEKU]

Done! \o\ beautiful!

[bakagemi]

It even has your name on it, dHEKU! One the bottom right hand corner! :onoz

[Tsukisama]

Congratulations, dHEKU!!! :confetti

It is winter, and I have had a really bad snow storm where I live. I just got power back today, and since the roads have been icy, I haven't gone out to go to somewhere where I can connect to the Internet.

The weatherperson has called for snow on Christmas Eve; so, I might get snowed in again. :worrybunny

Sorry for being not here to update the shoutbox and announce the winner. I will be updating it now.

[Farfalla]

Snow ._. wish I could see some

[Agrias]

Last call for votes on the Autumn Signature conteest, voting is gonna be closed tonight!~ http://mangahelpers.com/photoplog/index.php?c=475

[|Castigo|]

that's sad that noone is interested in receiving advices in order to improve our photoshop skills. i talk for myself obviously, but it'll be nice after a contest is closed..... isn't it? :blink

[Tsukisama]

Snow ._. wish I could see some

It is fun to look at the snow, but it is not very pleasant when it blocks the roads and causes you to lose power for several days. I would be happy not to see snow for a while at this point. :sbunny


that's sad that noone is interested in receiving advices in order to improve our photoshop skills. i talk for myself obviously, but it'll be nice after a contest is closed..... isn't it? :blink

I am not exactly sure what you mean, |Castigo|. :?bunny Could you explain a bit further?

[Gecko Moria]

Very suitable theme for the Sig of the Week #79-80, Tsuki :cheerbunny Reminds me of how much giving I've been doing in the last week. Well done to all the participants, you have all done a wonderful job of giving me the pleasure of looking at some very fine sigs.

[Koen]

I find it quite funny that the common causal connection with giving in all signatures are female characters :) (well, you probably know which underlying clue I am hinting to ;))

anyway, I like all the sigs, nice work and the theme is very nice too (you see: abstract doesn't necessarily mean difficult)

[Tsukisama]

Thanks, Gecko and Koen, for your approval of the theme. I agree with them that all of the current submissions look wonderful. Thank you all for managing to participate in the contest despite your probably busy holiday schedules. :lovebunny

(P.S.- Koen is so right about abstract themes and about the coincidence of all female characters in the signatures. I probably would not have paid attention to that had he not pointed it out (referring to the lack of guys in the submissions). Guys can be generous and giving too. :tem)

[Razeus]

that's sad that noone is interested in receiving advices in order to improve our photoshop skills. i talk for myself obviously, but it'll be nice after a contest is closed..... isn't it? :blink

Ohh meaning like tips to improve and such well I'll be happy to give some critique on some of the sigs here.

[leafです]

Winter break just started so I might have some quality time this week. :amuse

It seems to make more sense if we could critique right under the sigs instead of a different thread. (brings it up again) :p

[Razeus]

The theme of beginning well it makes since though it will be a good challenge.

[Tsukisama]

I'm glad you like it, Razeus!!! :hbunny I often try to go for themes that are original and thought-provoking, yet easily accessible. I hope everyone else finds it to be an interesting endeavor to undertake. :tem

The voting thread for the giving sig contest is up. Although it is the holiday season and I wish everyone well, there is still only one winner (unless there is a tie or something :amuse); so, good luck to all contests! :)

[Razeus]

Welcome Tsu anywho submitted mine and the theme beginning deals with the fact that the series is taking on a new beginning on new cast , story and new system thus a new beginning for the final fantasy franchise.

[bakagemi]

This was a challenge for me. I debated whether or not to get Hunter X Hunter or
D. Gray-Man, but I stuck with D. Gray-Man. Hunter X Hunter would've been good for this, too.
[hr]
For week 79-80's sig contest, I really liked dHEKU's. It's got a Christmas-y feel to it that I enjoy.

[kakashi919]

i put up my submission for the beginning theme, hope people like it :amuse
i really wanted to do the old age theme but didn't get the chance, so i'm glad i got to do this one ^_^

[Tsukisama]

Welcome to the new year, everyone! :party It seems that it is starting on a rather good note with all of the lovely submissions, especially from those who have not submitted for the last few contests; it is like when a family comes together for the holidays. :tem

dHEKU has joined the twice-in-a-row winners club! Congratulations, dHEKU! :confetti Your last submission was quite festive and fitting to the theme of giving. You always put forth a wonderful effort. Thank you for your continued participation. :hug:hbunny

[Adorien]

I joined again. :amuse Good luck, people.

P.S. Congratulations, dHEKU!

[leafです]

I think I over did the effects.:darn
either that or I just used the wrong ones.
*goes to find more brushies* :3

[Tsukisama]

Very pretty, Hound. :hbunny


I think I over did the effects.:darn
either that or I just used the wrong ones.
*goes to find more brushies* :3

Hmm...:?bunny I don't think so. I like the way yours looks. I have that stock image on my computer actually. (I can't recall where it is from though.) It looks very pretty and ethereal as it is. :)

[Yabe]

I find Andrews' sig picture and his concept to be quite amusing :amuse

@ Hound: I really like the speech you put in there :) An old familiar sentence I heard people said a lot especially when one great time come to an end... Like in school/university graduations: fun time/school time is over, but that very moment is also the beginning for another new thing. It's the moment where sadness and happiness are combined. It's a speech of fresh resolution and hope - suiting very well to the great theme of this year's first week.

I also spot a newcomer here... mehedi D. shanto (whose first post goes directly for the sig contest :P) that is a fantastic Honey & Cover first submission! :ossu

Btw, not sure if it's too early, but in case I forget: I'd be interested to see signatures made out of "the rain" theme sometime (if it's also interesting in everyone's eyes of course).
In my mind, the rain can present emotions of an artist and at the same time, they are an inspiration for them. I would like to see how everyone would take and present "the rain" into their signatures pictures, by which look/concept, colors, styles.

[Tsukisama]

Rain sounds like an interesting theme idea. I wouldn't mind seeing that as the next theme either. :nod

[bakagemi]

Rain does seem good for a theme, doesn't it? I'll look out for that one.

@leaf I really like your sig picture. It's pretty and it's really clear.
[hr]
Oooh, rain actually became this week's theme! And I was the first one!

[Tsukisama]

Yay! 1st submission!!! :whoabunny Thanks for the submission, bakagemi! I really like it. On my computer, I have a picture of that elf maiden, but in that picture she is in a forest. (I don't know if she is from some sort of game or anything like that.)

The picture is very lovely, and the rain used to great effect with the beautiful ripples on the water surface. :luv What are the glowing creatures in the picture? I couldn't make them out at first glance. They look really cute! :tem

Like bakagemi pointed out, the new theme is rain. I hope you enjoy it, and be sure to vote for your favorite sig from the beginning contest!

[leafです]

Yay! 1st submission!!! :whoabunny Thanks for the submission, bakagemi! I really like it. On my computer, I have a picture of that elf maiden, but in that picture she is in a forest. (I don't know if she is from some sort of game or anything like that.)

I'm starting to wonder what other anime pictures you have on your computer.:?bunny

razeus, did you find your pics for your photobucket yet? :eyeroll

[|Castigo|]

good theme.. i'll try my best with only a render cutted by me, no stock as bg, and a lot of brushing

[kakashi919]

nice theme.. i really want to do this theme but does not look like i will have my Pc up and running in time :(

[bakagemi]

@ Tsukisama I think the glowing creatures are tiny flying dragons. That's what it looks like to me.

@ |Castigo| Your sig looks so cool! I think you did an excellent job on the background, because it's really beautiful! And the sig has Yamamoto Takeshi on it! :wtf

[|Castigo|]

thank you so much bakagemi, but the work is not completed.
the rain effect was animated

[bakagemi]

I still think it's cool

[Razeus]

leaf: Nope I haven't made anything in awhile I been caught up in some stuff like PSP wallpapers I gotta make and such.

[bakagemi]

Oooh, I like your sig, too, TeAm#7FoReVer. It's beautiful!

[Razeus]

I decided not to enter anymore contests ,but I'm sticking to making prizes for the winners and such =3.

Dheku: Please PM with a request and I'll make it weather its a Tag , Icon , Wallpaper or something let me know asap.

Goodluck to all players.

The winner of this contest will be recieving a wallpaper by me.

[leafです]

leaf: Nope I haven't made anything in awhile I been caught up in some stuff like PSP wallpapers I gotta make and such.How about the older ones that aren't in photobucket.:o
PSP? Wallpapers? D:

[Razeus]

How about the older ones that aren't in photobucket.:o
PSP? Wallpapers? D:
Yes I make PSP wallpapers to I did some on a Kemeno board some time ago.

[kakashi919]

that's cool. do you happen to have a kakashi wallpaper for psp? :D

[leafです]

I still don't know your photobucket razeus. :darn

Steals TeAm#7FoReVer's gif. xD

[bakagemi]

I decided not to enter anymore contests ,but I'm sticking to making prizes for the winners and such =3.

Why aren't you entering contests anymore? Your submissions are always cool.

[Razeus]

Why aren't you entering contests anymore? Your submissions are always cool.

Well just something i wanted to do and since I can use more energy in prizes they'll be more worth while.

Leaf: No photobucket I decided not to make one anyway ><.

Kakashi: Well No I don't though I can plan something I just want to finish this PSP wall for the kemeno board.

[leafです]

offers a melon to the razeus god
http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww299/leafNEO/sig60.png
I'll find where you keep your large stash of older siggies. D:<

[Razeus]

Leaf: I'm far from a god I just been doing this for awhile. I can offer tips for beginners and share my resources and such I still have some PSDs for some of my sigs I can upload here.

[kakashi919]

submitted my entry. was gonna do something with a goddess crying but i couldn't lol so i went with this ^^

[bakagemi]

It's still a good sig, Kakashi. Don't worry.

[Razeus]

The one thing I love about theses contest is the potential I see in everyone here =3.

[leafです]

The one thing I love about theses contest is the potential I see in everyone here =3.
Me too.:amuse

The sig you have now, Razeus. The style continues to amaze me. I need more styles styles. D:<

[Farfalla]

But once you've said that people used to be better, leaf xP Glad to see that you've changed your mind^^
Razeus, wish you could participate no matter what T.T

[leafです]

But once you've said that people used to be better, leaf xP Glad to see that you've changed your mind^^
Razeus, wish you could participate no matter what T.T
OBJECTION!!! xP

When I said "they used to be better", I was referring to the older members who probably aren't here anymore. I spotted a couple good ones. The member that are still here improved a lot.:amuse Then razeus comes along carrying bits of experience for all of us in each GFX he makes.

I need to learn more styles and improve on the ones I already have. >.>

[Tsukisama]

:wtf Team#7's choice for images once again lends itself to a classically beautiful submission. I am beginning to see a style emerge from your submissions, and it is very lovely as I feel that I am gaining a better understanding of you through your artwork, which is especially nice given how quiet you usually are in this discussion thread. Art is such wonderful expression of the self. :hbunny

Speaking of a telling artistic style, I see, Sasori, that you are returning to your focus on the feminine although not as ecchi as in the past but rather understated in a way. :amuse It is very pretty and works on various levels. Does the image have anything to menstruation? The submission contains imagery that evokes mensturation to me, and while this is a rather discrete subject, it is done in a very tasteful and artistic manner. (You probably weren't going for this, but it could be a very deep expression of this female phenomenon. :tem)

Given the theme, I was expecting/hoping to see a submission using characters related to Naruto's Amegakure. Thanks for delivering on that, kakashi919. Kishimoto did an excellent job with making the rain mean so many things like serving as a defining characteristic of the land and an expression of the pain and sadness the ninja world has caused the people of that land, and you did an excellent job of capturing this in your submission. :kkthumbs

[Bugzee]

o0o0oh :blink hello everyone :)

I've been snooping around these sections for a while now and I thought I finally contribute and give props to those members/artists :XD that deserve it! :thumbs

Atm I really like bakagemi's, Sasori's and TeAm#7FoReVer's sig submissions :thumbs

TeAm#7FoReVer - Wow! That sig truly is beautiful and so natural :wtf


Good job everyone! :Gaipose

*I might start participating in some of these contests soon :amuse*

[Tsukisama]

Congratulations are in order for Andrews!!! :confetti
This is his first time winning and the first sig contest win of the new decade. He won the beginning theme sig contest. I suppose we all needed a little up! :amuse

[|Castigo|]

-_-'''
incredible.... the results are very very stupid. razeus and also leaf did a better work and everyone can see it. oh come on i don't want to be a jerk but that work of andrews is only a stock with 3 or 4 brushes on it... .....come on -_-''''

it's not correct but congratulation dude ( my "old age" stocking was better than this one of andrews.. ^_^'''' )

[Yabe]

:confetti Congrats Andrews! :confetti

@ |Castigo| - well, one's favor towards art is always involved other factors and not specifically just about technics. :)
I'd say you can also compare it to some works that are considered as the most famous pieces of an artist - Monet or Van Gogh for examples. They put experiments into many of their works and some with better technic, but not that all of them always were regarded even by their own eyes as the best pieces.
I didn't vote for Andrews' though (sorry about it Andrews). I don't know but I suppose people liked the amusing touch in his sig and might really wanted a little up for the beginning. :P

I must also say that the current contest is a really hard one for me to decide on just one to vote for...

And it's too bad that Razeus decides to stop at here as well... But will Farfalla and leaf participate? Or do you guys already get bored of beating the other paticipants up? :xp

[Adorien]

Congratulations on the win, Andrews! :amuse

[Farfalla]

Catigo, you are being a jerk o.o Taste is taste.

[Bugzee]

Congrats Andrew-san!!! :Gaipose

[Farfalla]

Yabe, I will participate^^ I'm just having a rly hard time to do something that I might like. But I'll participate for sure!
Jinbei-dono! It would be great if you'd participate also!

[|Castigo|]

Catigo, you are being a jerk o.o Taste is taste.

that's not true.. i say only what everyone here doesn't want to say
"taste is taste" is not the correct mentality of someone who's going to vote in the voting topic.... the correct mentality instead of should be "vote with objectivity" :D

[Sasori]

@Andrews, congratulations ^^

@Tsukisama, I'm back, this time with no ecchi girl (maybe next time :) )
You're a little crazy to think to menstruation ASD, it was more simple to think to vampire LOL. By the way, thank you very much for your opinion :*
[+2 you're a girl!!]

@JinbeiDMaster, thank you very much, I'm glad you like my sig ;)

@|Castigo|, it's true, taste is taste and you can't read in every mind of the people voted in this contest. Maybe next time you'll win, you'll have your chance.

[Andrews]

Thanks for the congratz, everyone. o/

[Razeus]

Andrews please PM me for your wallpaper or a sig request. I don't mind if I lost at all I'm glad to just have fun in the contest. While I agree with cast on the subject people like things they can relate to.

[bakagemi]

Congrats, Andrew! It's kinda late but all the same!


@Andrews, congratulations ^^

@Tsukisama, I'm back, this time with no ecchi girl (maybe next time :) )
You're a little crazy to think to menstruation ASD, it was more simple to think to vampire LOL. By the way, thank you very much for your opinion :*
[+2 you're a girl!!]

Tsukisama's thinking made me laugh! I wasn't even thinking that when I saw your sig, Sasori! But, in any case, your sig is definitely beautiful. AND I'm quite surprised it's not ecchi, (not that I like ecchi) but like you said, "maybe next time".

[QUOTE=|Castigo|;1757394]that's not true.. i say only what everyone here doesn't want to say

|Castigo|, I will not say anything to your comment, because you are only expressing your thoughts. I know what you're saying, and I will respect your thinking. I sound very preachy right now, but it's what I really think.


o0o0oh :blink hello everyone :)

I've been snooping around these sections for a while now and I thought I finally contribute and give props to those members/artists :XD that deserve it! :thumbs

Atm I really like bakagemi's, Sasori's and TeAm#7FoReVer's sig submissions :thumbs

TeAm#7FoReVer - Wow! That sig truly is beautiful and so natural :wtf


Good job everyone! :Gaipose

*I might start participating in some of these contests soon :amuse*

I do hope that you will participate in these sorts of contests. I want to see what you come up with.

[Farfalla]

that's not true.. i say only what everyone here doesn't want to say
"taste is taste" is not the correct mentality of someone who's going to vote in the voting topic.... the correct mentality instead of should be "vote with objectivity" :D

I disagree o.o Everyone here doesnt want to say? I wouldnt vote for Razeus or leaf. I agree they are great artist, but a signature is not just about technique, is about creativity too o.o And I though there were other sig more creativity than those two.
It must be awful to won something and someone come here and say you don't deserve it... Again, taste is taste.

[|Castigo|]

well i won't change my mind on the fact that a contest is not made only to be funny, but also an expression of a serious and complete work ( an example could be akatsukinosasori works ). i won't reply anymore so ok farfalla next contest i'll try with your beloved creativity xD

[Razeus]

If I may I have a suggestion for a theme.

Which I feel might be quite fun for brush usage and such. Its called Live journal style.

Well its basically using brushes and texture to create various effects and such like using picture/polaroid brushes to make a collage of such or using flim strips to give it that flash back look or using zany designs and such to make something unique and creavity. My icon is a example of Live Journal style. I think it would be fun.

Also as a added twist each person must team up with someone and collab on the piece together =3..

If the LJ thing don't work I'm up for a collab theme and such.

[Tsukisama]

@Tsukisama, I'm back, this time with no ecchi girl (maybe next time :) )
You're a little crazy to think to menstruation ASD, it was more simple to think to vampire LOL. By the way, thank you very much for your opinion :*
[+2 you're a girl!!]



Tsukisama's thinking made me laugh! I wasn't even thinking that when I saw your sig, Sasori! But, in any case, your sig is definitely beautiful. AND I'm quite surprised it's not ecchi, (not that I like ecchi) but like you said, "maybe next time".


I suppose that I have a somewhat odd outlook sometimes :sweatbunny; now that you say "vampire," that does seem like a much simpler direction. Anyway, I still think the sig is very pretty.


If I may I have a suggestion for a theme.

Which I feel might be quite fun for brush usage and such. Its called Live journal style.

Well its basically using brushes and texture to create various effects and such like using picture/polaroid brushes to make a collage of such or using flim strips to give it that flash back look or using zany designs and such to make something unique and creavity. My icon is a example of Live Journal style. I think it would be fun.

Also as a added twist each person must team up with someone and collab on the piece together =3..

If the LJ thing don't work I'm up for a collab theme and such.

Hmm... :?bunny
Well, that is definitely two separate themes. (I wouldn't put them together.) As such, I will discuss them separately.

I have a couple of reservations about the LiveJournal style theme. The first reservation is that I am not sure if everyone frequents LJ. I have visited it a couple of times, but I wouldn't consider myself all that familiar with its art style. (I have mainly only read blogs on it.) I wasn't aware that there was a specified style for the art on that site.

Secondly, the art concept, as you have described it, still seems a bit too vague. The first two parts of the description (the picture/polaroid brushes and film strips) sounds like it could be possibly be a theme idea (e.g., maybe a photography theme), but the third part ("zany designs" for creativity and originality) is not well-defined enough to evolve into a theme for the contest. (If you wanted to elaborate on this further and come up with a more concrete pitch, then you are welcome to do that. :))

Thirdly, this theme seems to revolve more around the media used than the subject. For themes for this contest, I usually try to focus on the subjects of the works and then let the users express it as they choose. There is much more creativity in deciding the style of artwork than there is in deciding the subject, and I try to afford the users as much creativity as possible.

Again, you can re-pitch the LJ style theme idea in a more well-defined way, and I'll reconsider it. If it is well enough defined and some of the users have interest in trying it, I will probably use it as a theme. :amuse

Concerning the collaboration theme, well :sbunny... I had wanted to save this for the end of the week when I normally make the new theme announcements, but I was planning on doing this theme. :XD

Discussion of a collaboration theme has come up previously in this thread with positive opinions from the users; so I had just been saving it for the right time. With the earthquake in Haiti and the international community coming together to help, I thought that this would be the best time for such a theme.

So, basically the theme is cooperation (or maybe "community," "togetherness," or "helping;" I was planning on working on the name this week :p). Contestants will need to team up in pairs of 2 and collaborate on two signatures that are about working together. Each person will submit one of the two that they work on together, but in the submission post, both people should be credited.

So, what do you guys think about this? :hbunny

[Razeus]

Actually with that I will make a thread where people can collab with other sig makers.

What I mean is that I will give a sig that is incomplete and link the PSD and someone comes along and works on it to finish it off.

[Tsukisama]

Actually with that I will make a thread where people can collab with other sig makers.

People would be better suited doing this via PM or some sort of chatting apparatus (e.g., MSN, AIM, Skype, etc.), but if people express a need for a thread for this, one will be created.


What I mean is that I will give a sig that is incomplete and link the PSD and someone comes along and works on it to finish it off.

This is what you meant by Live Journal style? Well, you would need to provide a couple of samples for review first.

[Razeus]

Well live journal style is basically the use of texture to do affects and such its not really a style ,but more on being colorful XD it's hard to explain really. So disregard my idea.

[Tsukisama]

As mentioned above, the new theme is cooperation! The submission entries must be about working together. Additionally, you will need to pair up with someone to submit.

Unlike what I said in the above post, your team of two does not need to produce a second submission, but you can if you want (just have the other person make the submission post for it).

The idea of working together has been brought up in discussion before; so we'll see how this goes. :amuse

Also, be sure to vote for your favorite from the rain contest!!! :hbunny

[bakagemi]

I voted for Sasori's sig because I just love it! But, I don't think I'm going to participate in the cooperation theme. I'm not good at cooperating, and I prefer to work alone. Sorry.

[Tsukisama]

I had figured that some of the usual people would probably not be so into cooperation, but since it seemed like a good time to try it out (Haiti, another person recently suggesting a collaboration contest, etc.), I thought I would give it a try to see how it is received. Thanks for giving your opinion on this though, as it helps me to determine whether or not to do another collaboration contest in the future. :)

[Farfalla]

Can we try to make teams here?^^"

[|Castigo|]

I'm not going to participate in the cooperation theme too

[Akasunanosasori]

who wants to cooperate with me ?

[Yabe]

Can we try to make teams here?^^"
I think it is ok if everyone feels more comfortable with that way ^^
You guys can also come up with your ideas here and see if anyone would be interested to join.

Coorperation sounds like a fun idea to me :) Hope nobody fights during the process :XD

[Razeus]

Wow that theme is dead well hmm I suggest a change in theme how about sorrow or since valentines day is coming up how about a love theme?

[kakashi919]

i like the idea of the theme, but does it have to be done with someone else?

[Bugzee]

o0o0oh:blink I love this idea! :thumbs This should be a lot of fun :tem

:blinkWho wants to partner the rookie???? :sweat *PM me if anyone wants to work with Jin! :)*

[Razeus]

Well since the theme is still going I wouldn't mind working with someone.

kakashi919: Yes each person must add in some effort in the piece.


If anyone is interested with working with me just PM and we'll get something started and such.

[Bugzee]

:crying seems like no one wants to work with me :crying Are there any teams at the moment???:blink


erm....Yabe do you want to partner me?? in this contest that is??:blink

[kakashi919]

i have an idea for the sig, but i don't think i can work with anyone.. sorry :(

[Tsukisama]

So, it seems that so far the following people are looking for partners:

Farfalla
Akasunanosasori
~Buggy*Fly~
Razeus


That is at least enough for two teams. If you form teams, please let us know in this thread so that it is clear who is with whom.

kakashi919, I would really prefer that you would try to work with someone on this, but if you can't/won't manage to this after a week, then I will consider letting you make an entry.

[Andrews]

Well, i can try something. xD
The time is short for me these days. If someone wants a partner...

[Sasori]

I'm looking for a partner (artistic obiouvsly ^^) too :)

[Andrews]

Sasori, good sign. :D
Are you a "Pride" Fan?

[Sasori]

Thx Andrews ;)
I like very much all the homunculus, specially Pride and Greed (but the old, the real Greed, not Lin-Greed).

[Bugzee]

I will be partnering Farfalla for this sig contest :)

Farfalla & ~Buggy*Fly~ :thumbs


:plot

[Razeus]

I sent my note to someone already hoping they reply soon. Anywho let's discuss the next theme.

One coming up is more then likey gonna be love and such. I also like to do a music theme as well.

[Tsukisama]

I'm glad to see some partnerships have been formed. :D I was beginning to get worried for the current contest.


I also like to do a music theme as well.

I try to go for an original theme each time, and unfortunately, the music theme has been done in the past. (To see all previous themes, I would suggest checking the Sig Contest Hall of Fame thread.)

For a special anniversary of the Sig Contest, I was planning on doing a previous theme contest, where submissions could be done on any previously used theme, but that won't be for some time. ;)

[Razeus]

well looks like everyone has a partner ,but me ohh well goodluck to the teams.:)

[kakashi919]

guess i will sit out this one ^_^

[Bugzee]

:eek No0o0o guys, please try and make partnerships! :) It will make this contest even more fun :nuts

[Andrews]

Razeus, can we make a team? We have time?

[Razeus]

Razeus, can we make a team? We have time?Sure just PM the PSD and such.

Cast: Yep sure was and I was the starter for this XD.

[~Coffee~]

Im willing to make one if anyone wants/needs a partner~

[Tsukisama]

Congratulations to TeAm#7FoReVer for winning the rain contest!!! :confetti
I believe that this is another first-time winner, and so TeAm#7FoReVer deserves extra special laudation. :tem

Also, we have our first submission for the cooperation contest by Razeus and Andrews! It looks very good. I checked out the stock photo (lovely choice, by the way), and you both did a masterful job in turning it into that sig. If you don't mind me asking, would you care to talk about how you two worked together on this? :)

[~Coffee~]

It was very nice~

and it also looks like I got shunned

[Tsukisama]

It was very nice~

and it also looks like I got shunned

Don't be discouraged! Someone might still be your partner yet, and if you can't find a partner by Monday, then I will be your partner. :amuse I don't have any image-altering software other than Microsoft Paint, but I could help you with ideas if you want. :)

[Andrews]

Gogogo Tsukisama! xD

About the sign: I thought about the first idea and make a sketch in Photoshop, then send the .psd file to Razeus. He make the magic. xD A very good light effect, some "cut" to make the image more clear, and a new brush with more "movement".

He can tell more.
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Oh! And GZ to TeAm#7FoReVer. Very good work.

[Bugzee]

:confetti :clap Congrats TeAm#7FoReVer :clap :confetti

Fabolous rain sig, you deserved it :thumbs Well done :clap to the other entires as well! :)

[Razeus]

Congratulations to TeAm#7FoReVer for winning the rain contest!!! :confetti
I believe that this is another first-time winner, and so TeAm#7FoReVer deserves extra special laudation. :tem

Also, we have our first submission for the cooperation contest by Razeus and Andrews! It looks very good. I checked out the stock photo (lovely choice, by the way), and you both did a masterful job in turning it into that sig. If you don't mind me asking, would you care to talk about how you two worked together on this? :)

Well first he sent me the stock turned at a angle to make it have flow and added some vector brushes on the side and the words soldiarity.

http://i48.tinypic.com/2vv51ee.png

Next I used a soft brush at 70% opacity to erase some of the stock and moves the vector brushes next to the focal point and erased alittle of the brushes to.

Then I added lightning by using a soft brush at 100px and set the layer to linear dodge after several lightning I applied the image on a new layer and sharpen it and set the layer at 50%.

Finally added a color texture at lighten and lowered it down to about 30%

[Bugzee]

^ Great team effort! :thumbs It looks soooo goood :nuts I love the blue :luv

[Bugzee]

Hey folks! J

Just to let the mods know that I'm waiting for Farfalla to send back our sig because we had to make some minor adjustments....hopefully we will be able to post it before the deadline! :s *prays*

Take care for now! :bye

[Bugzee]

Thanks for extra support pressure dHEKU!!! lol :amuse

:sweat I'm sorry folks Farfalla didn't get back to me, It's not her fault though! :)

Naturally, the time zone has an impact as well with these sort of things :XD
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Edit: Yatta! :tem We made it!

Sorry for posting yet again! Farfalla has had trouble with her computer so we decided to submit what we already had developed so far! :sweat It's my first try, so I hope I wasn't a burden for you Farfalla! :p

I'm looking forward to participating and submitting more work in the near future! :thumbs

[Farfalla]

It wasn't at all x*** Sorry for not being able to finish the sig T.T~

[Bugzee]

No problem Farfalla! No need to be sorry :tem I'm happy with our work! :)

I think it's only two entries for this contest!? :blink I thought there would at least be a minimum of three :s

[Tsukisama]

Yeah, I have noticed the lack of entries thus far. Since this is a colloboration contest and requires two people coordinating their efforts, obviously it will take a little longer. So I am extending the contest for another week. Does that sound like a sufficient amount of time for everyone to finish their entries? :tem (I don't really want to extend it past another week, or else we will miss the Valentine's-Day-inspired theme that is coming next. ;))

[Bugzee]

LOL! :eek OMG after all the pain and stress :faint in trying to get our sig submitted in on time our saviour; Tsukisama gives us another week!!! :XD


:whoo :whoo :whoo

Let's make the adjustments Farfalla! If your up for it! :p




o0o0oh :blink Valentine's day theme coming up soon hey.....:smile-big

[Tsukisama]

Just post in this thread if you are going to resubmit. That way, I will delete your old submission for you. :hbunny

Also, the next theme is inspired by Valentine's Day, but it isn't necessarily a Valentine's Day theme. ;) I wonder if anyone will be able to guess it. :)

[Farfalla]

We will resubmit^^ I'll let you know when we finish^^

[Andrews]

Passion? xD

[kakashi919]

valentine's theme huh? sounds interesting....

i really like andrews' and razeus' submission. the colors blend in really good together and the children hel.ping each other brings back memories :D

looking forward to farfala's and buggy's final submission

[Sasori]

I'm sorry but I will no partecipate anymore (personal resentment).
Gool luck to everyone ;)

[Tsukisama]

We will resubmit^^ I'll let you know when we finish^^

Okay then. I deleted your previous submission. I look forward to seeing what changes you make. :hbunny


Passion? xD

No. Guess again. :p:lovebunny


I'm sorry but I will no partecipate anymore (personal resentment).
Gool luck to everyone ;)

What?!? :o I'm sorry to hear this, as I will miss your usual presence. I hope that you reconsider. :worrybunny

[Farfalla]

Noooooooooooooo, Sasori, come back ><!

[Sasori]

I'm sorry... but now I'm very disappointed.
This have nothing to do with Tsukisama or anyone of you ;)
I will continue to see your beautiful creations ^^

[Bugzee]

:whoo We've resubmitted our work! Arigato Tsukisama for giving us an extension :tem

Ahh damn it! I thought Andrews guessed correctly! :D Passion would've been a good theme. :D Has it been used before? :blink

:s That's bad news Sasori!!! I hope you change your mind sooner than expected :thumbs

[Andrews]

I need the ecchi signs, Sasori! xD

[Farfalla]

Now I'm curious about what disappointed you T.T

[Tsukisama]

:whoo We've resubmitted our work! Arigato Tsukisama for giving us an extension :tem

Ahh damn it! I thought Andrews guessed correctly! :D Passion would've been a good theme. :D Has it been used before? :blink

You're welcome, and passion hasn't been done before. I will probably use it at some point (probably next Valentine's Day), but I really like the one I have picked for this one and I hope you guys will really like it too. :tem
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By the way, Buggy & Farfalla, don't forget to submit your entry into the MH Photoplog before the end of the contest. All submissions should be submitted there.

[WhatWhatinthebutt]

I would ask someone to collab with me but seeing as the deadline is here...
Anyways I like both entries!:D

[Tsukisama]

The cooperation contest is finally over, and with only two submissions, you can be sure that we won't be continuing this experiment in team submissions again for a very, very long time. :sweatbunny Even though there are only two, be sure to place a vote for your favorite!

The new contest is up and running! The mysterious theme that no one could guess correctly is...heart! This doesn't have to be about love, just about hearts. So, if you, for example, wanted to do something gory with a picture of beating heart, you very well could. :tem (Of course, you could also do something with love, emotions, or even just the heart ♥ shape.) Have fun playing with hearts! ;)

[Andrews]

Tsukisama, but in this case "two submissions" is four users participating.

[kakashi919]

submitted my sig for the "Heart" theme :) a really unexpected theme... well hope it's like-able ^_^

[~Coffee~]

Well I made one for the Cooperation contest, but due to life slapping me around a little, didnt get it submitted~ Anyone care to see it anyways?

[Bugzee]

The cooperation contest is finally over, and with only two submissions, you can be sure that we won't be continuing this experiment in team submissions again for a very, very long time. :sweatbunny Even though there are only two, be sure to place a vote for your favorite!

LOL! I thought it was great fun tbh. Maybe, it was to do with the theme choice? but meh nevermind! :eek Tsukisama! 24 members have voted so far!!! :whoo


Have fun playing with hearts! ;)

:facepalm I can't believe no one got it! xD The submissions so far are looking great! :tem

[Tsukisama]

Tsukisama, but in this case "two submissions" is four users participating.

Well, yes, it was four users, but two submissions is still sort of a poor showing, especially since I usually like to have a minimum of five submissions for each (individual) contest.


Well I made one for the Cooperation contest, but due to life slapping me around a little, didnt get it submitted~ Anyone care to see it anyways?

No, you should save it. As I mentioned before, there will be a contest where users can submit signatures based on previously used themes. You could use your entry then. ;)


LOL! I thought it was great fun tbh. Maybe, it was to do with the theme choice? but meh nevermind! :eek Tsukisama! 24 members have voted so far!!! :whoo



:facepalm I can't believe no one got it! xD The submissions so far are looking great! :tem

I think the hardest part was the cooperation aspect. Between users preferring to work alone and the coordination nightmare of getting together the users who did want to team up, this was just a big headache. :sweatdrop I am not ruling this out forever, but you won't see another team contest for a long while. :amuse

I totally agree with you on the theme. I thought "heart" would be an obvious Valentine's Day theme too. :XD Anyway, I like the submissions also thus far. Keep them coming. If any of the contestants want to share their thoughts behind the submissions (inspirations, how you made it, etc.) or even how you spent Valentine's Day, I would love to find out. :hbunny

[TeAm#7FoReVer]

I post my submission already but I forgot to add one credit:

Here it is: http://thebigbadfish.deviantart.com/art/Midnight-c4d-wallpaper-98776504

About Valentine´s Day, I never do anything special, really. The signature was difficult to do it because it was my second try (I finished it approx. at 2 am) and I was looking for a new style, something different from my other signatures. They were too simple but thanks to a tutorial I found I was able to achieve it.

The hardest part of this signature was to chose a render and the color: it was between pink and red. Well, but at the end I liked the result and I hope you like it too. Good luck for this contest everybody!

[~Coffee~]

[Accidently posted this is submissions when I clicked the wrong tab in my browser.. Sorry!!!!]

well I have some questions about the credits for these contests..

Ok, So if I had downloaded a huge pack of lets say C4D's a long time ago, and use some of those in the work. How do I go about crediting that?
Then I was curious, if you get renders/stock from a place that only members of that said place can view, do I still post a direct link to that render/stock, or just link the home page?

Thank you for your help~

[D. Hawk]

Good theme, i can join to that week.

Btw, nice sign. team#7. I realy like to see that.

[Yabe]

[Accidently posted this is submissions when I clicked the wrong tab in my browser.. Sorry!!!!]

well I have some questions about the credits for these contests..

Ok, So if I had downloaded a huge pack of lets say C4D's a long time ago, and use some of those in the work. How do I go about crediting that?
Then I was curious, if you get renders/stock from a place that only members of that said place can view, do I still post a direct link to that render/stock, or just link the home page?

Thank you for your help~
I remember seeing some case about websites that require the membership to see their content before, so I'm pretty sure that posting a link to the home page would be sufficient in this case. I am not quite sure about the downloaded source, but if nothing can be done about obtaining the direct link, then merely mention that you take something originally created by C4D (or others) sounds like the most reasonable way to give them credits.

But don't worry though, if Tsuki comes and let you know that different links/credits are required, I'll take full responsibility for this and add the additional credits to your submission. :darn

[~Coffee~]

Ok, thank you for the reply at least, it feels like Im getting ignored a lot XD~

[Farfalla]

Hope that you can read my sig XDDD I don't know if the text is too little ç.ç I rly like that song >< That's from Angra, a brazilian metal band XD I did some changes on it to look like a letter^^ Hope you like it XDDD!

[kakashi919]

sorry i can't really read it >_< do you have a link to the lyrics for the song?
beautiful sig btw ^_^

[~Coffee~]

I was just about to ask if the song needed to be credited. Since you are using their lyrics XD

[dHEKU]

i'm wrong, or all subscriptions must be in accordance with the rule?
was already noticing some "rule breakers" in previous competitions.

mainly on the question of size, which according to the rules, must be at most 550x170 px...
ah! And the size in bytes (more than 300kbs in gifs, etc.)

btw, i posted my sign.

[Tsukisama]

[Accidently posted this is submissions when I clicked the wrong tab in my browser.. Sorry!!!!]

well I have some questions about the credits for these contests..

Ok, So if I had downloaded a huge pack of lets say C4D's a long time ago, and use some of those in the work. How do I go about crediting that?
Then I was curious, if you get renders/stock from a place that only members of that said place can view, do I still post a direct link to that render/stock, or just link the home page?

Thank you for your help~

Sorry for not responding sooner, ~Coffee~. What Yabe said is correct. If membership is required to see the website, then a link to the home page is sufficient; just try to credit the original provider of the image in some fashion (preferrably by mentioning the name of the original provider in a situation like this, but if you don't, there is really no way that I could check if I don't have membership to the site myself :amuse).

(I got your PM on the matter, but since you asked here as well, I decided it would be simplest to respond here. I just wanted you to know that I read it though. ;))


i'm wrong, or all subscriptions must be in accordance with the rule?
was already noticing some "rule breakers" in previous competitions.

mainly on the question of size, which according to the rules, must be at most 550x170 px...
ah! And the size in bytes (more than 300kbs in gifs, etc.)

Yeah, the rules apply to everyone and each submission, but I suppose that I am really lenient and soft on such matters. I don't like to delete submissions that don't follow the rules, and as long as the rules aren't violated in a major fashion, I usually let it slide. Also, depending on what rule is being broken (and how severely it is broken), I might let it slide the one time but contact the user if it becomes habitual.

When it comes to the size of submissions, just try to keep the submissions within a reasonable proximity to the the size specifications in the rules. There are some rules that I do strictly enforce, and in those situations, I usually try to contact the user via PM to get it fixed.

Also, I am not omniscient and may miss or misread something. If you ever notice one of the rules being broken, feel free to PM me about it and I will contact that user (but if it is something like a submission being 350KB instead of the max 300KB, then it is not as much of a big deal, while 600KB would be something big).

[Farfalla]

Well, if the lyric needs credit, could you edit that for me, Tsukisama?^^

Bleeding Heart - Angra (http://letras.terra.com.br/angra/64708/)

You can check the lyric and the song in this link, guys^^ Sry for the size of the text XD! I thought that song was famous^^' even though it's brazilian.
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And sorry for the size of the sig. I've been participating on this for more than an year. Many people who used to post even when Leen was taking care used many different sizes. Never thought it was a problem because of that. I can follow this next time^^

[Tsukisama]

I added the lyrics credit, but you don't have to feel that it is necessary in each of your posts. (It is appreciated, and I certainly am interested always to find out whence the text in the submissions come, but you won't ever be penalized for not having it. :tem)

For the size, like I said, I am not a big stickler about such things. The size specifications are more as guidelines than solid rules. I just ask that contestants keep the size specifications in mind when making their entries. :hbunny

[kakashi919]

great song! never heard it before, but it's really good ^_^ thanks for the link.

[Bugzee]

I can't wait for the results!!! :wtf


37 Voters! :nuts

[~Coffee~]

Whew, for a minute there I thought the file size of my sig might have been too big.
Checked it, its not~

[Tsukisama]

The winner of the cooperation contest was decided, and in a 2:1 victory, it was the collaborative effort of Farfalla and ~Buggy*Fly~ that emerged victorious!
:confetti
Be sure to express your congratulations to them as well. :hbunny

[bakagemi]

Congratulations, Farfalla and ~Buggy*Fly~!!

[kakashi919]

Congrats to Farfalla and ~Buggy *Fly~ winning the cooperative theme ^_^

[Bugzee]

:confetti :occa We won Farfalla!!! :occa :confetti

I would like to thank Farfalla ;) for being my partner in this contest! I also like to thank Razeus & Andrews for particpating in the cooperation contest as well! :thumbs


:nuts THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO VOTED FOR US!!! :kissbunny

Thank you to Tsukisama for choosing the theme, organising this contest and making sure that everything runs smoothly! :tem


http://www.laymark.com/i/m/m204.gif It feels so good to win!

[~Coffee~]

Congratulations you two~~

[Farfalla]

Thanks, everyone^^
And thank you, Jin XDDD It sure was fun to "work" with you XDDD! God, you're popular, LOL!

[Andrews]

Gz, buggy and farfalla! Next time i'll work harder!

[Tsukisama]

The new sig contest is now up and ready to go! The new theme is dragon. I hope you like it. I wanted to go with something a little less touchy-feely given the last two themes and thought this would be good for a change of pace. :tem Let me know what you think, and when you guys submit, always feel free to discuss your submissions. :)

Like always, the voting period for the previous contest has also started. There are quite a few entries in this one and quite a few really good ones at that. I still am unsure for which one I am going to vote. Good luck to contestants! My heart goes out to all of you. ;) :XD

[~Coffee~]

One new question ~ Where is the submission thread for Dragon?

[Tsukisama]

Here (http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58497) is the new submission thread. Whenever a new contest begins, the new submission thread is stickied, and the old submission thread is closed and unstuck. Also, links to the contests are always in the Shoutbox at the top of the screen. (I know some people don't have the shoutbox expanded to show contests, but you really should. :amuse)

[Bugzee]

Yo Tsukisama! Your back! :tem

I'm going to start working on some ideas for the Dragon theme very soon :plot. Great theme choice btw! :thumbs

The 'Heart' sig's are all looking good! I would say TeAm#7FoReVer's submission would've instantly won if the theme was lust....:smile-big don'tcha think so?? xD j/k

[kakashi919]

this dragon theme will be a little hard... so many things can be done with this theme :(

[~Coffee~]

Sorry Tsukisama for asking such a retarded question, I knew where it should have been, but I guess I was being blind.. Right after I asked the question, I went back and found it. I would have edited my post (but there is no edit available[?]) or posted again (but Im not sure how frowned upon double posts are here.)

XD

[Tsukisama]

this dragon theme will be a little hard... so many things can be done with this theme :(

I'm sorry. I would have thought that the generality of the themes was a plus :sweat, but I can also try to think of more specific themes to use in the future as well. :tem


Sorry Tsukisama for asking such a retarded question, I knew where it should have been, but I guess I was being blind.. Right after I asked the question, I went back and found it. I would have edited my post (but there is no edit available[?]) or posted again (but Im not sure how frowned upon double posts are here.)

XD

It's okay. Everyone has moments like that. You could have made a second post, and that post would have automatically merged with your first post, but it wasn't a big deal. :)

You are right that edits are disabled for this section; this is because we did not want users to edit their contest submissions and, since we can't selectively make only certain threads not editable, the entire section was made as such.

[TeAm#7FoReVer]

Well, I already submited my signature. It was really difficult to made, the render choice caused me many problems. I worked on this since yesterday, my eyes hurt pretty much now but I am happy with the result. :)

I hope to see more submissions. Don´t give up! :vbunny

[Farfalla]

omg, that's a reeeally cool sig, team7 O.O

[kakashi919]

made a submisison for the dragon theme. can't seem to find the stock for one of the pictures that i used sorry...

@team7
i really like that sig, it's amazing :D

[~Coffee~]

Well, I already submited my signature. It was really difficult to made, the render choice caused me many problems. I worked on this since yesterday, my eyes hurt pretty much now but I am happy with the result. :)

I hope to see more submissions. Don´t give up! :vbunny

And it turned out pretty cool

*claps*

[Bugzee]

I can't wait to see the results! :smile-big

I have to make it two victories in a row! :shakefist

[NinjahKat]

Well, I already submited my signature. It was really difficult to made, the render choice caused me many problems. I worked on this since yesterday, my eyes hurt pretty much now but I am happy with the result. :)

I hope to see more submissions. Don´t give up! :vbunny


I really like yours. Mine made me feel cluttered and made me hate dragons. :P

[Tsukisama]

:confetti
The winner of the heart sig contest has been decided, and the winner is TeAm#7FoReVer! Congratulations! :confetti
Be sure to express your celebratory wishes to TeAm#7FoReVer on the red-hot signature! :whoabunny
:confetti


I really like yours. Mine made me feel cluttered and made me hate dragons. :P

NinjahKat, I think your submission is very nice (especially for your first one) and not that cluttered at all. The intertwining of the two dragons is dynamic and beautiful in a primal way like fire and ice. That ball in the middle also makes me think of the golden snitch from Harry Potter, but I know that is not what it is meant to be. :amuse

I can't make out what the image you used in the background is supposed to be, but it looks really interesting and cool; is it from something or original? It reminds me of an image a friend of mine made in a graphic design course.

[NinjahKat]

The design in the background isn't really supposed to be anything in particular. It's just supposed to represent the clash of two opposing forces. So the two colors in the background join together in the middle.

For the background design I just overlayed this and played with it a little: http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3085/9copiaeu4.png - which was not made by me.

Not sure how I did the middle part of the background. Luck mostly.

The center thing reminded me of the golden snitch too :p I don't even know what they're fighting over. Maybe it's an egg or something. I don't know much about dragons.

[Bugzee]

Congratz TeAm#7FoReVer! :thumbs

I wish you all the best for the future sig contests. :smile-big

[NinjahKat]

made a submisison for the dragon theme. can't seem to find the stock for one of the pictures that i used sorry...

If you still have the pictures you used you can upload them to this and it'll find websites with the same picture on it. You could use them to source it.

http://www.tineye.com/

[TeAm#7FoReVer]

I really like yours. Mine made me feel cluttered and made me hate dragons. :P

Thanks. IMO, I like very much your signature. The render and the color choice are excellent, pretty creative.



:confetti
The winner of the heart sig contest has been decided, and the winner is TeAm#7FoReVer! Congratulations! :confetti
Be sure to express your celebratory wishes to TeAm#7FoReVer on the red-hot signature! :whoabunny
:confetti

Thanks everybody who voted for my signature, it was very close to a tie.:o
All the submissions were wonderful. Good luck for the next contest. :tem

Just three? :?bunny
More signatures, please... :cheerbunny


Congratz TeAm#7FoReVer! :thumbs

I wish you all the best for the future sig contests. :smile-big

Thanks, I wish you the best too. :occa

[Tsukisama]

I have been sick for the past several days, but I am glad to see that two more submissions have been made in my absence!!! They both look very nice. :hbunny

A new sig contest will soon be starting, and I had two ideas for it based on the upcoming holiday, St. Patrick's Day. As such, I have added a poll to this thread so that you can help me decide. Feel free to post your thoughts in addition to the vote. :tem


If you still have the pictures you used you can upload them to this and it'll find websites with the same picture on it. You could use them to source it.

http://www.tineye.com/

Thank you so much for posting this, NinjahKat! :kissbunny This should be a great resource for everyone. I would suggest people bookmark this site as it may become useful for you at some future point. :)

[Bugzee]

I voted for luck (lol sounds/feels wrong when you read it!). I reckon that theme would be a real challenge for all of us. Arigato NinjahKat! That's a really useful website! :thumbs

I've been experimenting in these past two sig contests on how to attract votes and I must say this coming week I think I've cracked the formulae! :D The person who's inspired/influenced me the most with this, is definitely this guy right here....


http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1074/049th36jh.jpg

Let the voting commence... :woo

[NinjahKat]

Thank you so much for posting this, NinjahKat! :kissbunny This should be a great resource for everyone. I would suggest people bookmark this site as it may become useful for you at some future point. :)

No problem. It doesn't work well with some pictures. But it works the quite well with anime ones.


And bleh! Green is my least favorite color. :darn

[~Coffee~]

I voted for luck (lol sounds/feels wrong when you read it!). I reckon that theme would be a real challenge for all of us. Arigato NinjahKat! That's a really useful website! :thumbs

I've been experimenting in these past two sig contests on how to attract votes and I must say this coming week I think I've cracked the formulae! :D The person who's inspired/influenced me the most with this, is definitely this guy right here....


http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1074/049th36jh.jpg

Let the voting commence... :woo

Is that a threat? XD

[Farfalla]

Yay XD Irish sigs!