ANIMAN;

other comms promo stuff

2014-06-06T20:45:04Z

There's this icon request game going on at am_rumble and you should go join it! It looks really fun and I think this is a great way to get people to icon again.

Also idk if we'll ever do something here at animan again. Current status: ????? Idk what we could do.

Direct linking that banner, sorry Kay!

Affiliate promos:
+ calendarsquares: Color Palette of the Month - May submission post + Calendar
+ animanga_crops: Round 16 submissions are open! The current round's Fullmetal Alchemist so go submit if you have some time.

While you're at it please do check out all our affiliates or sign up to be one! ♥

Round 05; SHOWCASE

2013-08-30T02:59:33Z

ROUND FIVE'S SHOWCASE
I.E. TEAM REVEAL + DIRECTORY OF PARTICIPANTS

I forgot I was supposed to post this yesterday. lD Here is round five's showcase! Even though this round was the smallest round in animan's history it still sported some of the best icons ever. C: The results are over here if you need to see them again btw. All the icons are arranged in the order you signed up in. lazuli_reikou & angelamaria's names were removed since...(lol) they didn't submit. Thank you so much for sticking through this round! You all did amazing! ♥ ♥ I have no idea what I did html wise. It's a mess.

IS KATY-111 @ HUNTERS-CHANCE ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS	QUATER FINALS	SEMI FINALS

IS KAYABLE @ INKSPLASHES ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS	QUATER FINALS	SEMI FINALS	FINAL (A)	FINAL (B)

IS LU-HESPERIA @ BLISSFUL-GARDEN ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS	QUATER FINALS	SEMI FINALS

IS DASHBERLIN @ AMARYLIS ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS	QUATER FINALS

IS YACHIRU @ DIRTYICONS ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS	QUATER FINALS	SEMI FINALS	FINAL

IS ADRASTEA @ LANYMPHAEA ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS

IS CRUSADING-SOUL @ IRONTEAKETTLE ↴

PRELIMS

IS ASTROKITTIE @ CHRONOPHAGES ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS	QUATER FINALS

IS COOL-SPECTRUM ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS

IS SUPERJESSTER @ NAILBITES ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS

IS LIESMITHS @ TRICKSTERINGS ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS

IS EOTHEOD @ PHYLUMISM ↴

PRELIMS

IS ERINAE @ SOLARISTIC ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS	QUATER FINALS	SEMI FINALS	FINAL

IS MARGERYDAW-S2 @ TOUCHOFDAW ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS	QUATER FINALS

IS TAKONASU @ RANDEBU ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS

IS PETITE-TOMATE @ AUBEDELUNE ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS	QUATER FINALS	SEMI FINALS	FINAL (A)	FINAL (B)

IS DETERNOT @ LAPISLAZU-ICONS ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS	QUATER FINALS

IS LIGHTROBBER @ ONE-HEART-LESS ↴

PRELIMS

IS MOONSTRUCKALICE ↴

PRELIMS	EIGHTH FINALS

IS SHIKUMO @ ZETSUBOU-GOO ↴

PRELIMS

IS DRAMATISED149 @ DAZZINGLY ↴

PRELIMS

IS COLOREDPASTELS @ INFINITEMUSING ↴

PRELIMS

Annnnnnd with that we're done with round five. C:

Round 05; Challenge Four (Results)

2013-08-28T09:34:32Z

RESULTS ; RD. 05 - FINALS
Whoops, this is late. Stuff happened, sry. Sorry for the delay! :( Thank you to everyone who voted and/or submitted. I sincerely appreciate all the help! Under the cut are the results for the finals along with the overall winner of the tournament. Congrats to the winner as well! Thank you so much for participating in this hot mess of a round. ♥ Everyone did a phenomenal job and this whole round killed me. This is the most basic animan will ever get html wise btw.
SO IN...

SECOND PLACE

aka kayable!

THAT MEANS...

THE WINNER OF THIS DODGEBALL TOURNEY IS...

FIRST PLACE

aka petite_tomate!

CONGRATS ON KICKING ASS.

ACTUALLY CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH ON KICKING ASS ALL THE WAY HERE. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING AND STICKING AROUND. SAME TO THE OTHER 22 WHO SIGNED UP. ♥ Y'ALL DID GREAT. Even though this was the smallest round ever it sported some of the BEST icons ever in animans history. ♥ IDK IF WE'LL EVER DO ANYTHING HERE AGAIN SINCE THIS COMMS DYING. THIS ROUND SUMMED UP IN A GIF:

WE. ARE. NEVER. DOING. THAT. AGAIN.

Final Tallies
A-01 = +12 A-02 = +01
B-03 = +01 B-04 = +12

FINAL CHART BRACKET THING:

ALRIGHT NO ONE GOT COMMENTS. THE ONLY COMMENT MADE WAS FOR ICON #1. IDK IF YOU WANT IT OCE. Final showcase will go up TOMORROW. :D OR MAYBE TODAY???

asdsdjkbfjkb

2013-08-28T03:11:35Z

Heeey you guys sorry for the bother but I'm going to need more people to vote in the finals! I need some more people, there's not enough votes to decide a fair winner. :< Ik you guys are busy but if you could please stop by and vote if you have some time I'd appreciate it. If not I'm going to be forced to extend the voting again. :C

/c&p again

Round 05; Challenge 04 (Voting)

2013-08-24T20:48:14Z

VOTING ; RD. 05 - FINALS
Both finalists got their icons in early so this is going up early. THIS WAS NOT THE FINALS I EXPECTED. IT'S A FREE! FINAL. I never thought that one day the finals would consist of shirtless swimming guys, thanks a lot KyoAni. Both finalists made both icons for under the cut is the finals voting. You'll be voting for your favorite overall icon and your favorite icon from each pairing below. The winner from each this final match will be the winner. Anyone can vote so if you have a moment I'd appreciate it if you could vote. ♥ Please, please, please, please vote if you have time. I don't want to extend this voting like I did last weeks. ;A; Thanks to the finalists who submitted and good luck to you both! ♥ You all are fabulous talented people, ide. Here's the bracket for those who want to see it again.
Defaulted: N/A!

RULES.

· Do not vote for yourself, that also goes for getting others to vote for you. Also if you're a participant do not vote this time.
· Anyone can vote. FINALISTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE THIS TIME!
· Comments are completely optional but highly encouraged! C:
· Vote for ONE icon from each battle lineup. Don't worry about ordering your vote as voting isn't weighed. Just make sure to pick an icon from each match-up. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU WRITE DOWN THE RIGHT NUMBERS.
· Challenge here for reference purposes.

VOTING FORM.

Fill out form por favor:

ICONS

MATCH-UP A ↴		MATCH-UP B ↴
0 1	02	03	04

« CLOSES: ~~MON, AUGUST 26TH @ 11:45 PM MST~~ / TIME LEFT »

Also this is happening, go:

JOIN THE FUN
EDIT: Extended it for a little bit, please vote if you can. I'll make a post about it later.

Round 05; Challenge "04"

2013-08-18T10:13:14Z

TOURNAMENT ; RD. 05 - FINALS
You can enter the challenge if your name is listed in this bracket. (Do feel free to make an icon even if you're not signed up!)
ANSJFBAJHBFJH FINALS TIME! Congrats to you both, I wish you the best of luck. PLEASE DON'T STONE ME FOR NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO. I wish you two the best of luck, MAY THE ODDS BE IN YOUR FAVOR? ♥ Have fun! The results of the semi-finals challenge are here btw!

FINALS, START!

Here it is, the final show down. You've been fighting for this moment. Hope you're ready! LET'S GET DOWN TO THE 4TH & FINAL DODGEBALL MATCH. For this challenge I'm providing you with 2 dodgeballs and you will use them in whatever way you want to make your icon. Each dodgeball will be broken down into small sections and it is your job to pick one set and use it. You can only pick one dodgeball this time around. You will use whatever is in the set you picked to make your icon. You are not required to use all the things in the set but you are required to use at least one of the things in whatever set you pick along w/ the dominant color provided. Remember the stronger your icon is the better chance you have of winning so choose wisely. The following are the two resource sets:
DODGEBALL #1: RED
For this dodgeball set you MUST USE THE COLOR RED PREDOMINATELY IN YOUR ICON. Whatever shade you pick is a-ok with me as long as it's still the color provided. Besides that I ask that you pick one of the things below from this dodgeball set to use in your icon. You do not have to use all three of these things but you are required to use at least one.

PART 1: INSPIRATION
If you choose this part of the set you'll need to use these icons as inspiration. How you get inspired by them is totally up to you. You can choose to be inspired by little things each icon has or just the icon in general. This is a free-for-all.

aentee | dashberlin | aeriiths | phaust_ | talipuu

PART 2: TEXTURES
If you choose this resource option you'll need to use any of the following 2 (or more) textures in your icon. How you use them is entirely up to you. If it's hard to tell how you used them please do tell me. C:

drankmywar | lookslikerain | lookslikerain | toktoks | vintagic

PART 3: DIVIDE
If you choose this option you'll need to interpret the theme divide. You could divide your icon into squares, choose to position your subjects apart from each other, create a sense of division, etc. You can interpret this however you want I just ask that you don't get too vague. If you feel like you need to explain your interpretation (aka you get vague) please do so. I'll leave this one to you guys. :D Examples of icons w/ some type of division:

pamkips | pointblankdarcy | ryfee | shelliana | snm_queen

DODGEBALL #2: BLUE
For this dodgeball set you MUST USE THE COLOR BLUE PREDOMINATELY IN YOUR ICON. Whatever shade you pick is a-ok with me as long as it's still the color provided. Besides that I ask that you pick one of the things below from this dodgeball set to use in your icon. You do not have to use all three of these things but you are required to use at least one.

PART 1: INSPIRATION
If you choose this part of the set you'll need to use these icons as inspiration. How you get inspired by them is totally up to you. You can choose to be inspired by little things each icon has or just the icon in general. This is a free-for-all.

absolutelybatty | dashberlin | filmowe | lu_hesperia | tinebrella

PART 2: TEXTURES
If you choose this resource option you'll need to use any of the following 2 (or more) textures in your icon. How you use them is entirely up to you. If it's hard to tell how you used them please do tell me. C:

drankmywar | innocent_lexys | rebel | lookslikerain | lovebasics

PART 3: UNITE
If you choose this option you'll need to interpret the theme unite. You could use blending in your icon to combine scans, choose to position your subjects together, create a sense of unity through iconning a team, unite two fonts (badum tiss), etc. You can interpret this however you want I just ask that you don't get too vague. If you feel like you need to explain your interpretation (aka you get vague) please do so. I'll leave this one to you guys. :D Examples of icons w/ some type of unity:

astrokittie | deternot | fancifull | snm_queen | letsey_x
I hope these work for you guys! Remember pick wisely and make the best icon you can! That's it! I wish you the best of luck! You only need to make one icon. If you do want to make two icons you can but it's not required.

Although if you both manage to make two icons (one per set) then I will include them in the voting. That's only if you both do it but again it's not a requirement so I don't think y'all will.

TOURNAMENT BRACKET

Here's the bracket! Right click "open image in new window" to see it full-size.

FINAL TWO, YO.

SUBMISSION FORM

ICON:

http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/pamkips/11987720/259925/259925_original.png
Series: Series
Image Used: [html link here]
Criteria Used? IDK IDK IDK

· Submit ONE icon. Icons must be brand new.
· Must fit LJ requirements (.png/.jpg/.gif, under 40kb, 100x100, etc.)
· Do NOT post your icon before the results are posted or you'll be dq'ed.
· Blending is allowed, as is animation.
· Stock images, brushes, text, coloring, textures, etc, are all allowed.
· Keep icons SFW (safe for work), no hentai or suggestive ecchi.

« CLOSES: AUGUST 26TH @ 11:59 PM MST / TIME »

SUBMITTED: ~*~*~ 02/02 ~*~*~

You can change your entry at any time, just as long as voting hasn't gone up. Delete/edit your original comment and resubmit. Please do tell me if you're resubmitting. Questions about the challenge? Ask 'em.

Round 05; Challenge 03 (Results)

2013-08-17T11:18:20Z

RESULTS ; RD. 05 - CHALLENGE THREE
THAT FUCKING TIE. I SWEAR YOU GUYS. (RIP ANIMAN) Sorry for the delay! :( Thank you to everyone who voted and/or submitted. I sincerely appreciate all the help! Under the cut are the results for the semi-finals along with the winners of each bracket. Congrats to the winners as well! To those who didn't make it I'd like to thank you for your participation & for your amazingness. ♥ (There's a battle for you btw!) Everyone did a phenomenal job and if I could keep you I would. ACTUALLY WOULD THE TWO ELIMINATED WANT TO BATTLE FOR 3RD & 4TH??? JW, JW.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE, RUNNER-UP, & MOD'S CHOICE

PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

#02 +06 (+5 TB)

RUNNER-UP PC:

#01 +06 (+1 TB)

WINNERS TALLIES

MATCH-UP A:

#02: +11

MATCH-UP B:

#03: +11

CHALLENGE TALLIES

+00 = Number of bracket votes received / (+00 OA) = Favorite PC vote / Bold = winner of battle / * = no comments received (everyone got comments btw)
A-01 = +07 (+6 OA) (+1 TB)
A-02 = +11 (+6 OA) (+5 TB)
B-03 = +11 (+4 OA)
B-04 = +08 (+4 OA)
Voting table is here.

FINAL 2 + THANKS

The following "teams" are moving on to the finals! Here's the final two:
Here's the current bracket: (WHO WILL BE THE WINNAR??)

Thanks to the following people for participating! ♥ I'm really bummed to see you go. :(
If you were eliminated this round but would still like to make some icons I'd like to direct you to this fabulous benchwarmers (lol) battle. The fabulous eotheod is organizing an icon battle for those who were eliminated but would still like to participate. Everyone who is participating in the current tournament round can join in, BUT only once you've been eliminated. (/c&p) This message was sponsored by ANIMAN™ Thank you for your time.

CURRENT CHALLENGE

The next challenge will be up sometime tomorrow. REASON, REASON, REASON. Sorry for the inconvenience. :( EDIT: WOW PUSHING THAT. SORRY. I HAVE EVERYTHING DOWN I JUST NEED TO TYPE EVERYTHING. IT TOOK SO LONG TO FUCKING PICK A THEME. :(((

Everything is screened again, sry! I HOPE I DIDN'T MESS ANYTHING UP, I'M SO SCARED. If you want your comments please say so. C: Make sure you have comment notifications enabled.
If you want to receive screened comments you need to have comment notifications on. To do so go to settings > notifications > my account. From there go to "Someone replies to my comment" and check "email" if you don't have it on already. Like so:

After that you can ask for your comments and you should receive a copy of the screened comment I left you. C: Check your e-mail inbox & you'll see the screened comment! C: ♥ If you'd like to receive your comments in a different way please say so. c: BASICALLY EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE VAGUE. I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO TROUBLE AGAIN.

DEAR MATCH-UP A...

2013-08-17T08:44:48Z

DEAR MATCH-UP A, YOU CAUSED ONE OF THE WEIRDEST TIES IN ANIMAN'S HISTORY... SECOND TO ROUND ONE'S FINAL 3 TIE. ALSO STRESS, YOU GAVE ME STRESS. There was a tie for one of the match-ups (lol A's) and it was taken care of but now there's a tie for PC... with the exact same icons...

View Poll: AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

This is seriously stressful. Poll will be closed once the tie is broken. That will probably take a while so I'm going to bed. :( Sorry you guys. :(((

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

2013-08-16T03:17:57Z

Heeey you guys sorry for the bother but I'm going to need more people to vote in the current voting. Like I need /more/ people, there's not enough votes to decide a fair winner. :< Ik you guys are busy but if you could please stop by and vote if you have some time I'd appreciate it. If not I'm going to be forced to extend the voting again. :C

Round 05; Challenge 03 (Voting)

2013-08-13T23:58:04Z

VOTING ; RD. 05 - CHALLENGE THREE
Everyone submitted early so here's your early voting post! Here's voting for the next challenge. You'll be voting for your favorite overall icon and your favorite icon from each pairing below. The winners from each bracket will make it to the next challenge. Anyone can vote so if you have a moment I'd appreciate it if you could vote. ♥ Thanks to everyone that submitted and good luck to you all! ♥ You all are fabulous people, ide. Here's the bracket for those who want to see it again.
Defaulted: N/A!

RULES.

· Do not vote for yourself, that also goes for getting others to vote for you. Also if you're a participant do not vote in your own match-up.
· Anyone can vote. Participants are encouraged to vote!
· Comments are completely optional but highly encouraged! C:
· Vote for ONE icon for your overall favorite (people's choice/runner up people's choice) and an icon from each battle lineup. Don't worry about ordering your vote as voting isn't weighed. Just make sure to pick an icon from each match-up. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU WRITE DOWN THE RIGHT NUMBERS.
· Challenge here for reference purposes.

VOTING FORM.

Fill out form por favor:

ICONS

MATCH-UP A ↴		MATCH-UP B ↴
01	02	03	04

« CLOSES: ~~THURS, AUGUST 15TH @ 11:45 PM MST / TIME LEFT~~ »

EDIT #1: Btw I'm extending the voting until Thursday night bc of reasons, sorry for the inconvenience. Also plz vote so everything evens out. PLS.
EDIT #2: There a tie (aka a tie that can't be broken w/ a poll) this voting's remaining open until I get more votes and the tie is sorted out. :(

oh hey you guys

2013-08-12T03:36:54Z

lol I wasn't going to do a reminder since everyone is almost here but I decided to do it just bc. This is a reminder for Round Five - Challenge Three, so far we have 03/04 AMAZING icons. ;3
The following HAVE NOT submitted:

Remember you can't skip! You have until WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH @ 11:59 PM MST to submit your icon! :3 For those who have already submitted you can still change your icons if you'd like to too!

Round 05; Challenge "03"

2013-08-06T10:58:15Z

TOURNAMENT ; RD. 05 - CHALLENGE "03"
You can enter the challenge if your name is listed in this bracket. (Do feel free to make an icon even if you're not signed up!)
I'M NOT LATE! HOLY SHIT WE'RE ALMOST DONE. IT'S SEMI-FINALS TIME! I sincerely hope you guys enjoy this challenge! PLEASE DON'T STONE ME FOR NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO. I wish you four the best of luck. MAY THE ODDS BE IN YOUR FAVOR? ♥ Have fun! The results of the second challenge are here btw!

ROUND THREE! START!

It's time for the semi-finals! Hope you're ready! LET'S GET DOWN TO THE 3RD DODGEBALL MATCH. For this challenge I'm providing you with 3 dodgeballs and you will use them in whatever way you want to make your icon. You can make your icon with one or all three of these resources. You are not required to use them all but you must use at least one of them. Remember the stronger your icon is the better chance you have of continuing to the next challenge so choose wisely. The following are the three resources:
DODGEBALL #1: SYMMETRY
First option is a technical one AGAIN. The technical theme is symmetry. If you choose this option you'll need to have some type of symmetry in your icon. You can choose to divide your icon down the middle, use blocking or just make everything feel symmetrical. The possibilities are endless. No examples because this is pretty much straight forward. Some inspiration:

absolutelybatty / auvent / born_butterfly / dashberlin / lavanille

_rhea / pamkips / revanche / shoqolad / snm_queen

DODGEBALL #2: FONT
If you choose this option you'll need to use the font below in your icon. How you use it is entirely up to you but all I ask is that it's somewhat visible. CLick the font to take you to the font's download page. Once upon a time this font was free to download for personal use but not anymore. Idk what happened so we'll be using the download link below. Get creative!

DODGEBALL #3: RGB / CMYK
I h8 everyone so I'm bringing this one back. If you use this option you'll need to make an icon showcasing all three (not one or two) of either the RGB or CMYK color schemes. The only thing I ask is that you stick to main colors. (RGB = red + green + blue or CMYK = cyan + magenta + yellow) You do not have to use the exact shades of these colors but as long as it's somewhat close I'll take it. C: Here's some examples of some icons w/ RGB or CMYK color schemes to get you inspired.
RBG:

dashberlin / regis / talipuu / revanche / takonasu

CMYK:

juanxyo / yachiru / pamkips / raiindust / dashberlin
I hope these work for you guys! Remember pick wisely and make the best icon you can! That's it! I wish you the best of luck!

TOURNAMENT BRACKET

Here's the bracket! Right click "open image in new window" to see it full-size.

FINAL FOUR. FINAL FOUR. FINAL FOUR. FINAL FOUR. FINAL FOUR. FINAL FOUR. FINAL FOUR.

SUBMISSION FORM

« CLOSES: AUGUST 14TH @ 11:59 PM MST / TIME »

SUBMITTED: ~*~*~ 04/04 ~*~*~

Round 05; Challenge 02 (Results)

2013-08-06T09:02:36Z

RESULTS ; RD. 05 - CHALLENGE TWO
WHOO we got that tie broken! :3 Thank you to everyone who voted and/or submitted. I sincerely appreciate all the help! Under the cut are the results for the second challenge along with the winners of each bracket. Congrats to the winners as well! To those who didn't make it I'd like to thank you for your participation & for your amazingness. ♥ (There's a battle for you btw!) Everyone did a phenomenal job and if I could keep you I would. Stay tuned though! After this round ends we're doing something again so please do stick around. ♥

PEOPLE'S CHOICE, RUNNER-UP, & MOD'S CHOICE

PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

#03 +11 (+5 TB)

RUNNER UP:

#02 +11 (+1 TB)

MOD'S CHOICE:

#01

WINNERS TALLIES

MATCH-UP A:

#02: +09

MATCH-UP B:

#03: +10

MATCH-UP C:

#05: +07

MATCH-UP D:

#08: +07

CHALLENGE TALLIES

+00 = Number of bracket votes received / (+00 OA) = Favorite PC vote / Bold = winner of battle / * = no comments received (everyone got comments btw)
A-01 = +03 (+05 OA)
A-02 = +09 (+11 OA) (+1 TB)
B-03 = +10 (+11 OA) (+5 TB)
B-04 = +02 (+03 OA)
C-05 = +07 (+02 OA)
C-06 = +05 (+00 OA)
D-07 = +05 (+06 OA)
D-08 = +07 (+04 OA)
Voting table is here.

TOP 4 + THANKS

The following "teams" are moving on to the semi-finals. Here's the final four:
Here's the current bracket: (WHO WILL BE THE WINNAR??)

Thanks to the following people for participating! ♥ I'm really sad to see you go. :(
If you were eliminated this round but would still like to make some icons I'd like to direct you to this fabulous benchwarmers (lol) battle. The fabulous eotheod is organizing an icon battle for those who were eliminated but would still like to participate. Everyone who is participating in the current tournament round can join in, BUT only once you've been eliminated. (/c&p) This message was sponsored by ANIMAN™ Thank you for your time.

CURRENT CHALLENGE

The next challenge will be up in a couple hours. Sorry for the inconvenience.

TIE BREAKERS

2013-08-06T06:45:59Z

Voting is now closed and we have a tie. :O Pick one icon:

View Poll: SECRET SOMETHING SOMETHING

~~LMAO NO ONE SAW THAT RIGHT?~~ If the results aren't posted within an hour assume the tie hasn't been broken or that my internet was like "u suck, pam." Challenge three will go up right after that.

Round 05; Challenge 02 (Voting)

2013-08-05T04:56:28Z

VOTING ; RD. 05 - CHALLENGE TWO
EVERYONE GOT THEIR ICONS IN EARLY SO IT'S EARLY VOTING TIME! \o/ OH GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE ALMOST DONE. Here's voting for the next challenge. You'll be voting for your top 3 favorite icons (yes) and your favorite icon from each pairing below. The winners from each bracket will make it to the next challenge. Anyone can vote so if you have a moment I'd appreciate it if you could vote. ♥ Thanks to everyone that submitted and good luck to you all! ♥ UM IF YOU NEED ME TO SEND HELP (AGAIN) BECAUSE OF THE PRETTY I AM HERE FOR YOU. Here's the bracket for those who want to see it again. Welcome to text appreciation week. ~~DID I MESS UP? YES? NO? OK?~~
Defaulted: N/A!

RULES.

· Do not vote for yourself, that also goes for getting others to vote for you. Also if you're a participant do not vote in your own match-up.
· Anyone can vote. Participants are encouraged to vote!
· Comments are completely optional but highly encouraged! C:
· Vote for THREE icons for your overall favorites (people's choice/runner up people's choice) and an icon from each battle lineup. Don't worry about ordering your vote as voting isn't weighed. Just make sure to pick an icon from each match-up. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU WRITE DOWN THE RIGHT NUMBERS.
· Challenge here for reference purposes.

VOTING FORM.

Fill out form por favor:

ICONS

MATCH-UP A ↴		MATCH-UP B ↴
01	02	03	0 4
MATCH-UP C ↴		MATCH-UP D ↴
05	06	07	08

« CLOSES: MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH @ 11:45 PM MST / TIME LEFT »

I forgot the title

2013-08-04T07:30:57Z

This is your first reminder for Round Five - Challenge Two, so far we have 06/08 S T U N N I N G icons. (lmao good luck voting)
The following HAVE NOT submitted:

Remember you can't skip! You have until TOMORROW (TODAY?), AUGUST 04TH @ 11:59 PM MST to submit your icons! :3 This is how much time you have left. That's tomorrow.

lol at that matchup missing. lol.

first reminder

2013-08-01T10:51:48Z

This is your first reminder for Round Five - Challenge Two, so far we have 02/08 AMAZING icons. ;3
The following HAVE NOT submitted:

Remember you can't skip! You have until SUNDAY, AUGUST 04TH @ 11:59 PM MST to submit your icons! :3 This is how much time you have left. You still have about 3 1/2 days to submit so no stress, LOL PLEASE DON'T PROCRASTINATE THOUGH. NO, IT'S NOT 3AM RN. DON'T TELL ME HOW TO LIVE MY LIFE.

Round 05; Challenge "02"

2013-07-28T13:07:50Z

TOURNAMENT ; RD. 05 - CHALLENGE "02"
You can enter the challenge if your name is listed in this bracket. (Do feel free to make an icon even if you're not signed up!)
Sorry I was doing magicawards + other stuff irl. Then my internet died as I was doing things. UGH, I am so annoyed. Then it took me two hours to find icons, I have way too many icons saved. I sincerely hope you guys enjoy this challenge! I wish you all the best of luck. Have fun! The results of the first challenge are here btw!

ROUND TWO!

It's time for the second round! Hope you're ready! For this challenge I'm providing you with 4 dodgeballs (resources) and you will use them in whatever way you want to make your icon. You can make your icon with one or all four of these resources. You are not required to use them all but you must use at least one of them. Remember the stronger your icon is the better chance you have of continuing to the next challenge so choose wisely. The following are the four resources:
DODGEBALL #1: TYPOGRAPHY
First option is a technical one. The technical theme is dominant text. If you choose this option you'll need to use text in your icon but the text must be one of the main focuses of your icon. Meaning the text has to be the center of attention bc text is the best thing ever. Below are some examples of icons that use text as one of their main focuses. I know you guys can do this one so I do not want to hear "but I can't use text, my text sucks, etc" or so help me I will pull icons w/ great text from each and every one of you. YES ALL 8 OF YOU. Icons:

aeriiths / kanrinin / quiesscent / revanche / meloncreme

pamkips / yachiru / absolutelybatty / lovestomp / moonstruckalice

DODGEBALL #2: STOCK
Next option is a resource one. The theme is stock. If you choose this option you'll need to use stock images/textures in your icon. That means book scans, pictures of skies, pictures of grass, space things, pictures of animals, picture frames, pictures of flowers, medical book scans, angel wings, even a screencap/scan would work... anything stock like in your icon will be accepted. Have fun and get creative! If you need a start here's a couple of stock like textures. You are not required to use the textures below, they are only here to guide you. Right click, open in new window to see their full-size.

distractiions / cinderellasymptom / wicked-fate / burtonar / unknown

Some examples of stock use in icons:

aentee / astrokittie / dashberlin / alisea_dream / lazuli_reikou

DODGEBALL #3: TEXTURES
Same as last time only different textures. If you choose this resource option you'll need to use any of the following 2 (or more) textures in your icon. How you use them is entirely up to you. If it's hard to tell how you used them please do tell me.

innocent_lexys / lookslikerain / lookslikerain / sendingicons / fuuurs
One day I will run a round where I don't pick textures like these. :C

DODGEBALL #4: MOOD RING
If you choose this option you'll need to interpret the theme mood ring. The colors you use in your icon must reflect the mood of your subject. An angry character = red, happy character = yellow, green = calm, blue = sad, etc. You can interpret this however you want I just ask that you don't get too vague. If you feel like you need to explain your interpretation (aka you get vague) please do so. I'll leave this one to you guys. :D You're not required to use a close crop btw. I just picked close cropped icons so I could get the idea across. C: Examples:

cool_spectrum (anger) / kaotome (happy) / outou (calm) / lu_hesperia (relaxed) / regis (indifferent)
I hope these work for you guys! Remember pick wisely and make the best icon you can! That's it! I wish you the best of luck!

TOURNAMENT BRACKET

Here's the bracket! Right click "open image in new window" to see it full-size.

I wish you guys didn't know each other, this tournament would be easier that way. Lesson learned, next time we're doing a rumble.

SUBMISSION FORM

« CLOSES: AUGUST 4th @ 11:59 PM MST / TIME »

SUBMITTED: ~ * ~ * ~ 08/08 ~ * ~ * ~

Round 05; Challenge 01 (Results)

2013-07-27T06:53:21Z

RESULTS ; RD. 05 - CHALLENGE ONE
Thank you to everyone who voted and/or submitted. I sincerely appreciate all the help! Under the cut are the results for the first challenge along with the winners of each bracket. Congrats to the winners as well! To those who didn't make it I'd like to thank you for your participation & for your amazingness. ♥ (There's a battle for you btw!) Everyone did a phenomenal job and if I could keep you I would. Stay tuned though! After this round ends we're doing something again so please do stick around. ♥ OH GOD I KEEP FUCKING UP THE TABLE, POSTING THIS B4 I MURDER THE TABLE SOME MORE.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE, RUNNER-UP, & MOD'S CHOICE.

I LIED THERE'S A MOD'S CHOICE THIS WEEK BC I FELL IN LOVE.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

#06: +10

RUNNER UP:

#16: +9

MOD'S CHOICE:

#14

WINNERS TALLIES.

MATCH-UP A: #02: +14	MATCH-UP B: #04: +18	MATCH-UP C: #06: +16	MATCH-UP D: #08: +18
MATCH-UP E: #09: +13	MATCH-UP F: #12: +12	MATCH-UP G: #13: +11	MATCH-UP H: #15: +12

CHALLENGE TALLIES.

+00 = Number of bracket votes received / (+00 OA) = Favorite PC vote / Bold = winner of battle / * = no comments received

A-01 = 04 (+02 OA)
A-02 = +14 (+07 OA)
B-03 = +00 (+00 OA)
B-04 = +18 (+01 OA)
C-05 = +03 (+01 OA)
C-06 = +16 (+10 OA)
D-07 = +01 (+02 OA)
D-08 = +18 (+07 OA)
E-09 = +13 (+01 OA)
E-10 = +05 (+00 OA)
F-11 = +06 (+01 OA)
F-12 = +12 (+03 OA)
G-13 = +11 (+06 OA)
G-14 = +07 (+03 OA)
H-15 = +12 (+07 OA)
H-16 = +06 (+09 OA)

Voting table is here.

TOP 8 + THANKS

The following "teams" are moving on to the next challenge. Here's the top 8:

Here's the current bracket:

Thank you to the following people for participating! ♥ I'm sad to see you go. :(

If you were eliminated this round but would still like to make some icons I'd like to direct you to this fabulous benchwarmers (lol) battle. The fabulous eotheod is organizing an icon battle for those who were eliminated but would still like to participate. Everyone who is participating in the current tournament round can join in, BUT only once you've been eliminated. (/c&p) This message was sponsored by ANIMAN™ Thank you for your time.

CURRENT CHALLENGE.

The next challenge will be up in a couple hours. I need to do something first and then I'll post it. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Everything is screened again, sry! I HOPE I DIDN'T MESS ANYTHING UP, I'M SO SCARED.

Comment to this post for your comments if you'd like them. State whether or not you'd like them SCREENED or UNSCREENED. If you'd like them screened, make sure you can receive e-mail notifications. If you'd like some other type of way of receiving them, please say so. NO, EVERYONE GETS THEM SCREENED.

Round 05; Challenge 01 (Voting)

2013-07-25T07:22:17Z

VOTING ; RD. 05 - CHALLENGE ONE
WE DID IT! Here's voting for the "first" challenge. You'll be voting for your top 3 favorite icons and your favorite icon from each pairing below. The winners from each bracket will make it to the next challenge. Anyone can vote so if you have a moment I'd appreciate it if you could vote. ♥ Thanks to everyone that submitted and good luck to you all! ♥ Here's the bracket for those who want to see it again. ~~I hope I didn't mess up.~~
Defaulted: N/A!

RULES.

· Do not vote for yourself, that also goes for getting others to vote for you. Also if you're a participant do not vote in your own match-up.
· Anyone can vote. Participants are encouraged to vote!
· Comments are completely optional but highly encouraged! C:
· Vote for THREE icons for your overall favorites (people's choice/runner up people's choice) and an icon from each battle lineup. Don't worry about ordering your vote as voting isn't weighed. Just make sure to pick an icon from each match-up.
· Challenge here for reference purposes.

VOTING FORM.

Fill out form por favor:

ICONS

MATCH-UP A ↴		MATCH-UP B ↴
01	02	03	04
MATCH-UP C ↴		MATCH-UP D ↴
05	06	07	08
MATCH-UP E ↴		MATCH-UP F ↴
09	10	11	12
MATCH-UP G ↴		MATCH-UP H ↴
13	14	15	16

« CLOSES: FRIDAY JULY 26th @ 11:30 PM MST / TIME LEFT »

EDIT #1: Fixed the number size! SORRY YOU GUYS. :C
EDIT #2: Wow, it would help if I included the countdown timer.

heeyy

2013-07-25T00:59:03Z

This is your LAST reminder for Round Five - Challenge One, so far we have 14/16 AMAZING icons. So we're only missing two. :o
The following HAVE NOT submitted:

Remember you can't skip! You have until TONIGHT, July 24TH @ 11:59 PM MST to submit your icons! :3 This is how much time you have left. If you need some more time please do drop me a line and I'll see what I can do.

EDIT: AHAHAHAHAHA FORGOT THE PROMO

calendarsquares | Sign-ups | Round one
JOIN THIS PLZ & TY

Also there's this really neat Ouran High School Host Club icon battle going on and you should ttly sign up!!! IT WILL BE DA BOMB. (◡‿◡✿)

reminder 2

2013-07-23T19:25:30Z

This is your second reminder for Round Five - Challenge One, so far we have 09/16 AMAZING icons. ;3
The following HAVE NOT submitted:

Remember you can't skip! You have until TOMORROW, July 24TH @ 11:59 PM MST to submit your icons! :3 This is how much time you have left. If you need some more time please do drop me a line and I'll see what I can do.

~~~

2013-07-20T23:05:05Z

This is your first reminder for Round Five - Challenge One, so far we have 04/16 AMAZING icons. ;3
The following HAVE NOT submitted:

Remember you can't skip! You have until WEDNESDAY, July 24TH @ 11:59 PM MST to submit your icons! :3 This is how much time you have left. You still have about 4 days to submit so no stress, LOL PLEASE DON'T PROCRASTINATE THOUGH.

Also I'd like to make an announcement!! If you were eliminated this round but would still like to make some icons I'd like to direct you to this fabulous benchwarmers (lol) battle. The fabulous eotheod is organizing an icon battle for those who were eliminated but would still like to participate. That goes for anyone else knocked out from now on too. Everyone who is participating in the current tournament round can join in, BUT only once you've been eliminated. (/c&p) This message was sponsored by ANIMAN™ Thank you for your time.

Round 05; Challenge "01"

2013-07-17T11:44:34Z

TOURNAMENT ; RD. 05 - CHALLENGE "01"
You can enter the challenge if your name is listed in this bracket. (Do feel free to make an icon even if you're not signed up!)
I rewrote this a bunch of times. I sincerely hope you guys enjoy this challenge. I wish you all the best of luck, have fun! The results of the prelims are here btw!

ROUND ONE, START!

It's time to get this show on the road. You all know how dodgeball works, right? If not here's a wiki about the sport. Since we can't actually play dodgeball we're going to instead apply some of the concepts of the game to this round. Since I'm the referee I'll be providing you with the dodgeballs (resources) to use in this game. You will use them (resources + you = icon) to hit your opponents and eliminate (aka win your bracket via voting) them. I hope this makes sense! I feel like I'm making a mess of things. This round's rules are over here if you need some clarification.

For this challenge I'm providing you with 5 dodgeballs (resources) and you will use them in whatever way you want to make your icon. You can make your icon with one or all five of these resources. You are not required to use them all but you must use at least one of them. The stronger your icon is the better chance you have of continuing to the next challenge so choose wisely. The following are the five resources:
DODGEBALL #1: TECHNICAL
First option is a technical one. The technical theme is no eyes. If you choose this option you'll need to cover your subject's eyes in whatever way you want to. You can choose to use a close crop, place text or a texture over their eyes, pick an image where the subject's facing backward, crop in a way you can't see their eyes, etc. The possibilities are endless. Some examples of no eyes:

dashberlin / regis / pamkips / nottiem / phaust_
Use your imagination on the 4th one. The doctor is eyeless.

DODGEBALL #2: INSPIRATION
If you choose this option you'll need to use these icons as inspiration. How you get inspired by them is totally up to you. You can choose to be inspired by little things each icon has or just the icon in general. This is a free-for-all.

filmowe / astrokittie / ieatstickers / lazuli_reikou / milkfed

DODGEBALL #3: TEXTURES
If you choose this resource option you'll need to use any of the following 2 (or more) textures in your icon. How you use them is entirely up to you. If it's hard to tell how you used them please do tell me. Right click the 4th texture for it's full-size.

tihana / drankmywar / lookslikerain / wicked-fate / innocent_lexys

DODGEBALL #4: FONT
If you choose this option you'll need to use the font below in your icon. How you use it is entirely up to you but all I ask is that it's visible. CLick the font to take you to the font's download page. Get creative!

DODGEBALL #5: COLOR PALETTE
For the last resource we have this color palette. If you use this option you'll need to use the following colors in your icon in whatever way you see fit. I do ask that you use at least 3 of the 5 colors provided if you do decide to use it.

I hope these work for you guys! Remember pick wisely and make the best icon you can! That's it! I wish you the best of luck!

TOURNAMENT BRACKET

Here's the bracket! Right click "open image in new window" to see it full-size. If you would like to know how this bracket came about please check out the previous post!

I wish you guys didn't know each other, this tournament would be easier that way. Lesson learned, next time we're doing a rumble.

SUBMISSION FORM

ICON:

http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/pamkips/11987720/259925/259925_original.png
Series: Series
Image Used: [html link here]
Criteria Used? IDK IDK IDK
Team Name: TEAM NAME

· Submit ONE icon. Icons must be brand new.
· Must fit LJ requirements (.png/.jpg/.gif, under 40kb, 100x100, etc.)
· Do NOT post your icon before the results are posted or you'll be dq'ed.
· Blending is allowed, as is animation.
· Stock images, brushes, text, coloring, textures, etc, are all allowed.
· Keep icons SFW (safe for work), no hentai or suggestive ecchi.

« CLOSES: JULY 24TH @ 11:59 PM MST / TIME »

SUBMITTED: 16/16!!!!!

Round 05; Preliminaries (Results)

2013-07-17T09:50:56Z

RESULTS ; RD. 05 - PRELIMINARIES
The tie was taken care of so we can finally wrap up the preliminaries! Thank you to everyone who voted and/or submitted. I sincerely appreciate all the help! Under the cut are the results for the preliminaries along with the top 16 who will make it to the tourney bracket. Sorry for taking so long, I was side-tracked by rl. Starting now everything will be anon. No one will know who is who. I mean some of you will. Congrats to the winners as well! To those who didn't make it I'd like to thank you for your participation & for your amazingness. ♥ Everyone did a phenomenal job and if I could keep you I would. (BUT IT'S A TOURNAMENT ROUND. NOT SURE HOW TO DEAL. ;A;) Stay tuned though! After this round end we're doing something again so please do stick around. ♥

PEOPLE'S CHOICE, RUNNER-UP, & MOD'S CHOICE.

I picked 2 mod's choices bc after this I'm never getting a mod's choice. It's 1 VS 1 beat downs & people's choice only from now on.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE:

#12: +19 (+4 TB)

RUNNER UP:

#13: +19 (+2 TB)

MOD'S CHOICE #1:

#01

MOD'S CHOICE #2:

#14

CHALLENGE TALLIES.

#01 ; +13
#02 ; +07
#03 ; +16
#04 ; +14
#05 ; +03
#06 ; +10
#07 ; +08
#08 ; +06
#09 ; +03
#10 ; +02
#11 ; +04
#12 ; +19 (+4 tiebreaker)
#13 ; +19 (+2 tiebreaker)
#14 ; +08
#15 ; +15
#16 ; +03
#17 ; +02
#18 ; +01
#19 ; +05
#20 ; +09
#21 ; +11
#22 ; +14

Voting table is here.

TOP 16 + THANKS

The following "teams" are moving on to the first challenge. Here's the top 16:

You will all be arranged in the bracket below according to your rank* number. If you got first you'd be #1, if you got second you'd be #2, etc. (Since there were some people who shared the same amount of points I gave the rank to the person whose number was first. In the end it didn't matter since all you need is a number to be placed.) I put the numbers through random's list randomizer and got the following results:

The lineup will be officially revealed in the next post. :3

Thank you to the following people for participating! ♥ I'm sad to see you go. :(

* rank is a broad term here

CURRENT CHALLENGE.

HERE'S THE CURRENT CHALLENGE.

Doop, doop, doop. Everything is screened, sry! I mean if you want to congratulate you can but we will not be naming names and guessing things. I HOPE I DIDN'T MESS ANYTHING UP, I'M SO SCARED.