Here we are at Challenge 3! Good luck to everyone :)

- You need to be signed up in order to participate in these challenges. Sign-ups are now closed.
- You may submit ONE icon only!
- Icons must be no larger than 40KB and must be 100 x 100 pixels or smaller.
- Please, don't post icons anywhere until voting is over. Icons must remain anonymous.
- Comments will be screened.
- Post icon entries to this post only. Please include the URL and image, as shown in the user info.
- You may not use any images other than those that are posted in the challenge, except stock images that don't include people.
- Brushes, textures, text, blending and animation are allowed for this challenge.
- If you need to skip a challenge, go to the skip post. Remember, everyone begins with least one skip.
- Icons will be due Thursday, July 31st, 2008 at 11pm EST (US).

( Challenge 3 )

Thank you to everyone who participated! Sadly, we have to say goodbye to another icon-maker this round - but please stick around for an upcoming challenge when those voted off can compete for a chance to get back in!


tuskel with 4 votes

People's choice

__rosedark

Mod's choice

excelisdecays
The vibrant pastel colouring contrasted with the grey background really makes it stand out.

( Voting totals )

If you want to read the comments for your icon, please comment here and I will provide them, anonymised of course. Comments are screened. The next challenge should be up shortly! Thanks.

We still need more votes for Challenge 2, so if you haven't already voted, please take a minute and do so :) Voting ends this evening, THURSDAY, JULY 24TH at 11PM EST (but results probably won't be posted until the morning, as I'm going to be out tonight, so you have a few extra hours if need be!)

Don't forget to vote in Challenge 2 if you haven't already - so far only three people have, and we really need more than that! Voting ends tomorrow, THURSDAY, JULY 24TH at 11PM EST.

Thank you to everyone who submitted an icon! A skip has been used for miss_jaffacake. xxsoupytwistxx has been disqualified for not turning in an icon.

1. Anyone can vote. You don't need to be a member or participant to vote.
2. If you are a participant voting, do not get others to vote for you. We want to keep everything fair.
3a. VOTE FOR TWO LEAST QUALITY ICONS. They must be of least quality, not just low quality. Please, provide a technical reason why.
3b. Examples of how to vote for least quality icons with a technical reason:
- The image is oversharpened.
- The colours don't complement each other well.
- The text is overpowering the main focus of the image
3c. Examples of reasons that will NOT be allowed as a vote for least quality icons:
- I don't like it, because I hate green.
- The font sucks
- It is ugly.
4. VOTE FOR ONE FAVORITE ICON. You don't need to provide a technical reason but one is always welcome.

Any questions or comments, please feel free to comment to this post.

All votes will be screened.

Voting will end THURSDAY, JULY 24TH at 11PM EST. Good luck to all the participants!

( Voting )

We're still expecting Challenge 2 icons from six people - see this post to check if you're one of them! I'll remove names from the list as the icons come in :) If you need to use a skip, please go to the skip post and let me know. Icons are due tomorrow, Monday July 21st, 2008 at 11pm EST (US).

We still only have four entries for Challenge 2! I'll remove peoples' names from this list as their icons come in. If you need to use a skip, please go to the skip post and let me know. Remember, icons are due Monday July 21st, 2008 at 11pm EST (US).

Hello, darlings :) I am still expecting entries in Challenge 2 from the following people:

miss_jaffacake
xxsoupytwistxx

I'll remove your name from this list once you submit your icon :) Remember, icons are due Monday July 21st, 2008 at 11pm EST (US).

On to Challenge 2! Good luck to everyone :)

- You need to be signed up in order to participate in these challenges. Sign-ups are now closed.
- You may submit ONE icon only!
- Icons must be no larger than 40KB and must be 100 x 100 pixels or smaller.
- Please, don't post icons anywhere until voting is over. Icons must remain anonymous.
- Comments will be screened.
- Post icon entries to this post only. Please include the URL and image, as shown in the user info.
- You may not use any images other than those that are posted in the challenge, except stock images that don't include people.
- Brushes, textures, text, blending and animation are allowed for this challenge.
- If you need to skip a challenge, go to the skip post. Remember, everyone begins with least one skip.
- Icons will be due Monday July 21st, 2008 at 11pm EST (US).

( Challenge 2 )

Thank you to all our participants and voters. Sadly, we have to say goodbye to our first iconmaker - but please do stick around for an upcoming challenge when those already voted out can compete to get back in!


zekkass with 8 votes

People's choice

excelisdecays

Mod's choice

rubyjewel
I like the depth and contrast of the image, and the texture is dramatic without being overpowering.

( Voting totals )

If you want to read the comments for your icon, please comment here and I will provide them, anonymised of course. Comments are screened. The next challenge should be up shortly! Thanks.