Bleach 12 crew proudly presents our very first contest...

~* Intro*~
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As you all know, we've never had a guild-wide contest before so this will be the very first one we'll ever have on Bleach 12. This contest was made to increase overall activity of the members in the guild. The banners that you'll be making is the guild's mini-banner, the one found on the upper right corner of the guild and also guild banners for the members' signatures. The size for mini-banners is 200x40 pixels. While the one for the guild banner must not exceed 500 pixels both in width and height and it must be less than 100,000 bytes. The banner that you will make must look attractive and pleasing to the eye. One that would be loved by the non-members and make them join. The banner must have a Bleach theme and should also have the name of the guild on it. More information found below.
~*Rules*~
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- Gaia ToS and guild rules apply.
- Never mock/make fun of other people's work.
- Don't copy other member's submission.
- Your submission must be made by YOU.
- All submissions posted after the deadline will not be accepted.
- You will not receive a consolation prize if you signed up but did not submit anything.
- You are allowed to use banner-making sites as long as you're the one who creates the banner.
- You are allowed to join both contests but cannot win both.
- You may submit up to 3 [three] entries in each contest.
Breaking any of these rules will get you disqualified from the contest.
~*Mechanics*~
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[For mini-banners]
To join this wonderful contest, one must first post here in this thread stating that they are joining the mini-banner making contest for your name to be added on the list of contestants. After doing so, you can start working on the mini-banner that you had in mind. The size of the banner is 200x40 pixels and should have the guild's name on it - "Bleach 12". Then, you save it as jpeg, png, or gif and upload it in Photobucket or other hosting sites. After everyone submits their work, it will be judged by all the members of the guild through a poll that will be added in this thread afterward.
[For guild signature banners]
The mechanics for the signature banners is almost the same as the one for mini-banners. You must post here stating that you are joining the guild signature banner making contest so that your name can be added to the list of contestants. Then, you can start creating on the signature banner that you plan to submit. Make sure that the size of the banner does not exceed 500 pixels in both width and height and the total byte-size is less than 100,000 bytes. Similar to the mini-banner, your banner must have the guild's name on it - "Bleach 12". You may also include other text as long as the guild's name remains prominent. After that, save it as jpeg, png, or gif and upload it in Photobucket or other hosting sites. It will be judged by everyone in the guild through a poll added in this thread after everyone submits their work.
Deadline of submission of entries is two weeks from the time this is posted. If there are less than four entries in each section of the contest by that time, it shall be extended.
The mini-banners will be judged in the poll first before the signature banners. Voting will end after two weeks or when most of the members of the guild are done voting.
~*Samples*~
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[For mini-banners]

[For signature banners]


~*Prizes!!!*~
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[For mini-banners]
1st place – 30k
2nd place – 20k
3rd place – 10k
Consolation Prize – 300G
[For signature banners]
1st place - 50k
2nd place - 20k
3rd place - 10k
Consolation Prize - 300G
~*Current Contestants and Entries*~
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[For mini-banners]
[none yet]
[For signature banners]
[none yet]

~* Intro*~
__________________________
As you all know, we've never had a guild-wide contest before so this will be the very first one we'll ever have on Bleach 12. This contest was made to increase overall activity of the members in the guild. The banners that you'll be making is the guild's mini-banner, the one found on the upper right corner of the guild and also guild banners for the members' signatures. The size for mini-banners is 200x40 pixels. While the one for the guild banner must not exceed 500 pixels both in width and height and it must be less than 100,000 bytes. The banner that you will make must look attractive and pleasing to the eye. One that would be loved by the non-members and make them join. The banner must have a Bleach theme and should also have the name of the guild on it. More information found below.
~*Rules*~
__________________________
- Gaia ToS and guild rules apply.
- Never mock/make fun of other people's work.
- Don't copy other member's submission.
- Your submission must be made by YOU.
- All submissions posted after the deadline will not be accepted.
- You will not receive a consolation prize if you signed up but did not submit anything.
- You are allowed to use banner-making sites as long as you're the one who creates the banner.
- You are allowed to join both contests but cannot win both.
- You may submit up to 3 [three] entries in each contest.
Breaking any of these rules will get you disqualified from the contest.
~*Mechanics*~
__________________________
[For mini-banners]
To join this wonderful contest, one must first post here in this thread stating that they are joining the mini-banner making contest for your name to be added on the list of contestants. After doing so, you can start working on the mini-banner that you had in mind. The size of the banner is 200x40 pixels and should have the guild's name on it - "Bleach 12". Then, you save it as jpeg, png, or gif and upload it in Photobucket or other hosting sites. After everyone submits their work, it will be judged by all the members of the guild through a poll that will be added in this thread afterward.
[For guild signature banners]
The mechanics for the signature banners is almost the same as the one for mini-banners. You must post here stating that you are joining the guild signature banner making contest so that your name can be added to the list of contestants. Then, you can start creating on the signature banner that you plan to submit. Make sure that the size of the banner does not exceed 500 pixels in both width and height and the total byte-size is less than 100,000 bytes. Similar to the mini-banner, your banner must have the guild's name on it - "Bleach 12". You may also include other text as long as the guild's name remains prominent. After that, save it as jpeg, png, or gif and upload it in Photobucket or other hosting sites. It will be judged by everyone in the guild through a poll added in this thread after everyone submits their work.
Deadline of submission of entries is two weeks from the time this is posted. If there are less than four entries in each section of the contest by that time, it shall be extended.
The mini-banners will be judged in the poll first before the signature banners. Voting will end after two weeks or when most of the members of the guild are done voting.
~*Samples*~
__________________________
[For mini-banners]

[For signature banners]


~*Prizes!!!*~
__________________________
[For mini-banners]
1st place – 30k
2nd place – 20k
3rd place – 10k
Consolation Prize – 300G
[For signature banners]
1st place - 50k
2nd place - 20k
3rd place - 10k
Consolation Prize - 300G
~*Current Contestants and Entries*~
__________________________
[For mini-banners]
[none yet]
[For signature banners]
[none yet]
[edit by:Animi again...hope it is ok.]
[Edited again by Zique. So green...]