Anime Blends: An anime blending challege community

[Round 1] June/July

2006-06-26T19:48:31Z

Hey everyone welcome to the very first challenge round. I hope that we get some really awesome works for the our first round of blending, effects adding, and whatever other good stuff you guys want to throw my way!

As you submit your works of art to this entry, keep in mind that it must include:

[1] In the subject line the round # and the challege #.
[2] Your LJuser ID or, if you want to be left anonmyous for the voting, that's fine too. Just state EXPLICITYLY, so that I know not to put your LJuser ID.
[3] If you want to leave a suggesstion just fill out what you had in mind and I will consider placing it into one of the future challenges.

For an example of the entry submission please refer to this. All entries must be in before MIDNIGHT on the specified date or eles I won't be taking it. Please read and abide by our community rules.

[Challenge 01] Regular Collage / Blend
Fearures: Samurai X (Tsuiokuhen OVA)
Rules: Blend or collage any of the pictures provided
Save as: ab_ch01_YOURNAME.jpg/gif/png (NO BMP PLEASE)
Source: listed here

Pictures:

[Challenge 02] Add Effects
Fearures: Ishida Uryuu
Rules: Add Effects, you may add whatever you like. Try not to resize the picture too much. You may add stock, textures, and brushes as long as you do not add any other pictures that are not already in the original blend.
Save as: ab_ch02_YOURNAME.jpg/gif/png (NO BMP PLEASE)
Source: listed here

Pictures:

[Challenge 03] Specialty of the Month / Icon
Fearures: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
Rules: Make a 100px x 100px icon [includes border]. Keep in mind that it can not be bigger than 40kb!
Save as: ab_ch03_YOURNAME.jpg/gif/png (NO BMP PLEASE)
Source: listed here

Pictures: You can choose whatever picture you heart truly desires from this beautiful site.

[Challenge 04] Blend of the Month
Fearures: Anything ANIME or MANGA.
Rules: Submit your best work! It can be any type of art as long as it's your own.
Save as: ab_ch04_YOURNAME.jpg/gif/png (NO BMP PLEASE)
Source: None

Pictures: None provided.

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Rules and Regulations

2006-06-26T18:15:25Z

Some general rules that you should follow so that everything is kept straight and organized.

[General]

- Upload your works to a server that allows direct-linking (for example you can use Imageshack or Photobucket).
- The works you send have to be made by yourself!!
- Be sure that the URL for your blend is right and that it works until the end of the round.
- Don't write anything offensive and racist.
- You can send only one art piece per challenge. You can enter in up to two challenges but can only win one of them!

[Regular Blends/Collages]

- You must use at least two pictures.
- The size must be no smaller than 300 x 300.
- Size must be no bigger than 2000 x 2000.
- You may add whatever you like to it: textures, stocks, patterns, or anything your heart desires.

[Colorization]

- Must color at least one.
- Must not just blend pictures.
- Do not use orignal and take credit.
- You may use textures, stocks, and patterns.

[Icon]

- Must be 100 x 100 pixels including the border.
- Must use at least one picture that I provided or else it will be stated otherwise.
- You may blend and use other pictures in additon to you using one that I provided.
- May use textures, stocks, and patterns.
- Your icon must be Livejournal compatible!! That means it can't be bigger than 40kb and 100x100px in gif/jpg/png format only!

[Add Effects]

- Take one of the blends that I've already made and make it pretty by adding whatever you think is nessescary.
- You may use stocks, textures, and patterns.
- Cannot blend the pictures I provided.
- Keep the size reasonable, please.

[Wallpaper]

- Create a 800x600, 1024x768, or 1280x1024 wallpaper with one of the given pictures or more than one or (if stated) you can find some of your own.

[Misc.]

- If you enter more than one entry, you can still only win once per challenge.
- Cannot use pictures for any other purpose unless given permission
- If I do not accpet your entry, you will be notified. You then can fix the mistake and resubmit it.
-Nothing horrificly graphics please; I know there are a lot of minors that use livejournal too. So, just to keep it clean, nothing too bad, kay? And I'm reasonable, so if it's really really bad, I'll have to contact you and might pull the entry from the voting.

Any further questions or concerns, just let me know in this entry. Thanks.

Affiliates Apply Here!

2006-06-25T00:15:46Z

If you would like to affiliate with Anime Blends, please leave your name and the link of your site. I will get back to you as soon as I can. Thank you for considering Anime Blends and have a super day! ^_^v

Example:
[Name] Mokona
[Site] http://TsubasaWorld[dot]COM

Button to link back to Anime Blends:

More coming as I get time to make them.

*NOTE: Name and Site are made up and are solely used as variables for the example. Please upload the buttons to your own server! Thanks.