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Prize Winners:

FIRST PRIZE

Our winner of the first prize and 10,000 gold is...

Overshine

His work includes a set of images that really caught our attention. The first two are two stylish images that alternatively show two gay men and two lesbian women together using Gaia's avatar style:





The one that really caught our attention, however, was the last image, which held the same theme, but an incredibly cute aside using a thought bubble to convey a less-than-subtle message:



Overshine sent nine entries in, the others of which received only honorable mentions, demonstrating his dedication and determination to win. Congratulations Overshine!

SECOND PRIZE

Our winner of the second prize and 5,000 gold is...

daveizoid85

Dave gave us two entries that came in as a pair, and we kept them that way. We felt they conveyed the true meaning of what we felt was the purpose of the Gay Guild. The first picture has a rainbow field on the top and bottom, wherein the Gay Guild name is stylishly conveyed. The picture includes a black-and-white image of two men apparently just enjoying one another, which we thought made for an all-around beautiful image:



The second image has the same rainbow field and name depiction, but it has two women (notably, those two women are Alyson Hannigan and Amber Benson from the hit series Buffy the Vampire Slayer), both enjoying each other's company.



These were Dave's only two entries, but we felt they were inseparable, and so they were left together during the judging process. Congratulations, Dave!

THIRD PRIZE

Our winner of the third prize and 2,000 gold is...

Ketay

Ketay gave us two entries as well, though the one that caught our attention was notable for its simplicity as well as its colorful pattern.



Simple, small, it conveys a clear message without ceasing to enjoy a color scheme that is both pleasant and cool. Congratulations, Ketay!

FOURTH PRIZE

Our winner of the third prize and 500 gold is...

Subliminal Message

Subliminal sent one image in, which we found beautiful. It's use of subtle coloring and animation was impressive, and the image itself, containing what appears to be a Coptic style of art, shows two people of indeterminate gender about to lock in a kiss.



The image's lack of gender depiction shows a clear message that we felt was important: that gender is irrelevant. It is not exclusive of any group within the gay community, whether they be gay, straight, bisexual, lesbian transgender, or queer. Congratulations, Subliminal Message!

Honorable Mentions:

We had other entries, some by winners, that we thought were impressive in their own ways, but that were not selected for prizes. They deserve their own showing, so here they are!

Keithing



Ketay



Overshine













ShalomBatJew



Congratulations to all the winners! Thanks for all your entries! Good luck to all of you!

I'm working on more... I'm trying to do one with Keith Haring figures in it. I think there'll be more later in the week as the deadline closes in, because nowadays everyone is a procrastinator. Just enjoy the PM silence while you can. *bares teeth in a grin*

T.T I can only photoshop so much, JoVo. My comp time got limited to an hour a day. Besides, I have to work on my comic too.

Damn those unlimited entries! Curse you Overshine! whee

Are you implying that my graphics are inferior? crying

How DARE you! I CAN'T LOVE A MAN WHO DOESN'T APPRECIATE ME! It's OVER! gonk

I'm kidding. 4laugh

Jovo's right, though. It doesn't matter how many graphics people post; the quality of those graphics is what'll matter in the long run. I've only submitted so many because I love to design, and being given a topic or focus is divine.

I wish all of you the best of luck.

Keep designing and always have confidence in your work.

Heh.. sweatdrop For my second entry, I coul not find any B&W lesbian pics so I had to use one of Willow and Tara.... sweatdrop sweatdrop blaugh whee

Shh. It's a good pic!