@Abyssal Rose: I've never tried Gimp. 8O I use Photoshop CS3 mostly, but I've also worked with oC. It makes really nice paint effects, *_*
@Djubre: xD! I never enter art contests because I'm always going, 'THERE'S NO WAY! I'M DOOOOMED TO FAIL.' .. YOU MUST BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! ::strikes pose:: .. ::lame:: xD;;;;; Not that I'm going to try and talk you out of ideas of multiple submissions, >83
And D8! I wasn't aware it stretched, :: on 1280x1067:: XD;;;;; Unfortunately, I think the problem may be my banners, not the text, as my FAQ and Ad Contest banners are pretty darned huuuuge. sweatdrop I tried to reduce the length of the codes as you suggested by removing the 'img', 'www' and superfluous thread title, though I'd prefer not to tinyurl the codes because some people leave the off-site warnings on for security, and they can get so annoying. xD
I'll try to resize the banners a little later and see if that helps. heart