Competition introduction:
There is going to be a Christmas/Winter themed signature competition, but it's going to be run slightly differently to past competitions. We intended to make competitions much more fair, and this is really an experi'ment to see if the idea works - credit to Trevor for coming up with the brilliant idea of "leagues".
In this competition, you'll have to make a Christmas or a general Winter themed signature, and I'll provide some resources for you when it's ti'me for you to make the GFx. In the meanti'me, I'd like you to tell me which league you want to be placed in - just reply in this topic and I'll add your names to whichever list.
Novice League
As there is a wide range of GFx capabilities in Codex, the Novice League will be there for those who feel they:
1. Are just starting out with GFx.
2. Want to I'mprove their GFx before they enter the GFx Team
3. Want to perhaps try out a brand new style that they aren't experienced with.
The winner in this competition's Novice League will not have their signature completely judged on how professional it looks. Creativity and effort will also be judged. The winner therefore will be something like the 'Novice With Most Potential'. Of course, people in the Pro and Intermediate League will also be judged on creativity, but looks are more I'mportant for the Pro/Intermediate League.
People entering the Novice League:
Mumei
sameoldspud
Da noob
Sharingan
TopGamerZ (though from what I've heard, he shouldn't really be there...)
pyke
Xth Cannon
Silver Ecco
Intermediate League
For those who:
1. Are really starting to get used to GFx making, and understand the basics of the GFx program they're using
2. Still feel they have room to I'mprove, or want to try out some new techniques
3. Don't want to enter something as challenging as the Pro League just yet
People entering in the Intermediate League:
Exaltae
cooliodoc
Ali
Secret
Aquatic
Ki'm
Kory
xBullet
Pro League
This is for those of you who:
1. Want to enter in the challenging, 'traditional' competition, judged on the way your signature looks - technically, for those of you who would have won the competion had there only been one league
2. Feel they have a solid foundation in their GFx making and are comfortable in all aspects, such as text, backgrounds, blending etc.
3. Are very comfortable with the style they intend to use for the competition.
People entering the Pro League:
LemonyBrainAid
Kamikaze
Terrorman
Mercenary_Xiphos
Shivi
.:Orange:.
I expect that GFx Team members will either want to enter the Pro or the Intermediate League. And non-GFx Team members should be entering the Novice or the Intermediate League, but of course, they can enter the Pro league if they really, really want to.
Really, this is an experi'ment for now. In future competitions, if this doesn't work, you may be automatically placed into a league, and maybe we'll even introduce more leagues so there are more chances to win. Please post in this topic which league you want to enter in, then I'll add your name to whichever list.
Thanks - and don't give signatures to me yet! I want to put you in a league first!