New Graphics Challenge!

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

Hello! I'm here today to announce a new graphics challenge that will be running through October and November! It's a Calendar Challenge, and this means galadriel34 and I will be asking you to help us make one or more calendars for everyone at the comm to use in 2014, should they so wish!



Basic Rules:

1. You need to be willing to create graphics for one or more months, for one or more fandoms.
2. Completed graphics must be the following resolutions: 1000x1600 pixels for portrait and 1600x1000 pixels for landscape
3. Colors should be in 16 bit
4. If at all possible, use HD images for the best results (greater than 1024x768 pixels)
5. You can use one character/actor or as many as you want from your chosen fandom/s
6. The calendar pictures must be completed and submitted by the end of November (we'll cover how to do this closer to submission date).
7. haldoor and galadriel34 will collate the months and make them into as many calendars as necessary, or offer a selection of months in downloadable versions so members can print them at home if they wish. This will be completed by the end of December.


Quick Polls: (individual reponses will only be visible to me at this point)

[Poll #1934164]


Links:

Examples from previous calendars that Gala has been involved in making: http://s80.photobucket.com/user/galadriel34/library/My%20wallpapers/Joe%20Flanigan/Calendars

A template to use for the days, although if anyone has any others, link in the comments and then everyone will have a chance to help choose which one/s we use:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b2jordpyold15r1/r%C3%A1cs1.psd


Sign-ups:

In comments, please:
- express your interest in contributing to the calendar/s
- tell us what fandoms you want to cover
- state how many months you want to contribute graphics for

Once we have your response to this post, we'll decide how many calendars we'll be looking at making overall. Depending on fandom interest, we may group creators and themes according to these or simply go with combinations, but in either case, we'll look at offering individual months for download too. It will also depend on your response to the polls on how we run things in the end, but our next post will explain more.

If I haven't covered anything or you need anything clarified, ask away - either Gala or I will do our best to answer or explain, after consultation with each other if need be.

Oh, and lastly, these graphics can be counted in any other count or requirement for this comm - ask us about posting elsewhere if you have something else that may coincide, but there's probably no reason why your work can't be used for other commitments if they are similar.

Comments

[witchyemerald.livejournal.com]

Question fandom only or what about writing/inspire them if people want themes?

Also - as many as you want! Will be done with fest(s) my then.

Fandoms - since i bet you'll have a ton of H-50 i'll do if anyone wants

Harry Potter
TEEN WOLF!
NCIS
SPN
Merlin
Inspire/Writing - if that is a yes and I can do all months.

[diek09.livejournal.com]

I'd like to participate, but my time is really limited as I've already signed up for so many things and participate actively in 5 icon contests.

That said, I think I could at least help contribute with two or maybe three.


Fandoms

New Girl
How I Met yout Mother
Glee
Stargate: Atlantis
Whitecollar
Hawaii 5-0
The New Normal

About themes, just wanted to let you know that I don't feel up to them since I consider they limit my creativity a bit, but if the majority decides to use themes, I'm cool with that anyway.

[tkeylasunset.livejournal.com]

I'd really like to participate but my graphic skills are rudimentary at best. If I can do basic graphics, I think I could handle that.

If my skills aren't up to the challenge, I certainly understand if you'd rather I didn't play.

[siluria]

I'm always saying that I need to challenge myself when it comes to Photoshop, so what the heck, sign me up for a month or two!

I tend to work better in landscape, but I'm not constrained by that, and although I voted for themes, I'm pretty easy in that too, sometimes I need inspiration, sometimes the idea just flows.

Although I'd probably come up with something better for a fandom I'm in/aware of, I'd have a go at something new. Familiar fandoms are quite small in number, but H50, Nu!Star Trek, Lost, and would probably give LotR a go too, seeing as though it's pretty.

[bluedelft.livejournal.com]

Sign me up and I could probably make at least 6 months and more if needed.

Fandoms:
H50
Stargate Atlantis
SG1

Those are the ones I have the most saved for in the large size.

Voted no for themes since I find it easier to just go with the flow. When I think of themes for a calendar my thought is Christmas/Winter for December (have digital scrapbooking kits purchased for both summer Christmas, used in my Advent Calendar last year, and winter Christmas), Love/Valentine for February, Halloween for October and Fall for November. I realize that we have members from all over the world so those might not work for everyone.

Quick question....we'd be making the calendars like the examples with the dates on the lower section or one of the sides if it's landscape and being part of the 1000x1600? If that makes sense.

[csichick-2.livejournal.com]

I've got a lot on my plate, but I should be able to do one month.

I'm able to play with any fandom I can find graphics for, but I'm on a Newsroom and Harry Potter kick right now.

[thtwzjustadream.livejournal.com]

I'll give it a go! Let's say I'm in for two, if that works. Can go with H50, LOST, any Trek, Supernatural, Torchwood.

[galadriel34.livejournal.com]

I'm glad there is so many participant :)

We have this fandoms now:

Agent of Shield
American Horror Story
Avengers movie verse
Glee
Harry Potter
Hawaii Five-0
How I Met Your Mother
Iron Man movie verse
Lord of the Rings
Lost
Merlin
Modern Family
NCIS
New Girl
Newsroom
Shakespeare
Star Trek all
Stargate: Atlantis
Stargate: SG-1
Supernatural
Teen Wolf
The New Normal
Torchwood
Whitecollar

[galadriel34.livejournal.com]

My fandoms, other than we have:
at least:
The Neighbors
NCIS: LA
Almost Human (upcoming series)
Fast and Furious series
Battlestar Galactica
Firefly
but I can say most of the sci-fi shows, films.