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Title: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: tlynnec on December 20, 2007, 08:47:40 pm
Live-evil is calling for entries in our Second Annual Official Banner Contest!!

Yup, that's right. L-E is having a contest and you are invited to enter.  Multiple entries are allowed. This is your chance to show off those fancy photoshop skills.  And all you sketch/drawing artists out that, this contest is open to you too!

The contest: Design a banner for L-E's homepage.

The prize: Your banner will be added to the rotating banners on L-E's website (obviously!) and the winning nick(s) will be announced on the site as well. ... Oh, and did I mention that we have some physical goodies too?

The rules:


The DEADline: EXTENDED - January 6, 2008 - 11:59 PM PST.
(Deadline has been extended! Please enter NOW!!!)

The judges: The staff of Live-evil will vote on the entires and determine the winner(s)!  If the entries are good enough, runners up may be chosen and their banners displayed as well.

Submission: 3 methods acceptable:


and.... that's it. Ready? Set... GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Tofusensei on December 21, 2007, 05:06:45 am
I'd like to see a You're Under Arrest banner! If anyone has photoshop skills, please make one! ^^

Also, I do not believe we have a Creamy Mami banner... Do we?

-Tofu
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: bastard-sama on December 21, 2007, 05:18:03 am
i think i have seen a couple CM ones tofu
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: tlynnec on December 21, 2007, 06:33:19 pm
I'd personally like to see some Shion no Ou and Wellber no Monogatari Banners :D
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Alioth on December 21, 2007, 08:03:22 pm
Are multiple entries allowed or is there a limit to one entry per person? And yes, I did just register a minute ago so that I could ask this question :) Hi everyone!
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Sindobook on December 21, 2007, 09:30:39 pm
As in prior years, are pictures of the pig or staged re-enactment / "cosplay" photographs allowed?
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: bmfrosty on December 21, 2007, 09:50:32 pm
I think we need Hikaru no Go, Chobits, Naruto, and Gakuen Heaven banners.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: tlynnec on December 21, 2007, 10:08:49 pm
Are multiple entries allowed or is there a limit to one entry per person?
Great question. In fact, I just modified the first post to include the answer.  Yes, multiple entries are allowed.  All we ask is that each entry be different, not just the same graphic in a different color, etc.

I think we need Hikaru no Go, Chobits, Naruto, and Gakuen Heaven banners.
  Heh, anyone who wants to be disqualified, please follow bmfrosty's advice!

As in prior years, are pictures of the pig or staged re-enactment / "cosplay" photographs allowed?
  Well... why not? As long as they are for a current L-E series and meet all the other requirements listed in the first post. ^_^
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: bmfrosty on December 21, 2007, 10:27:17 pm
So sad.  No tributes to our 2001 work or to our parodies. :(
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: winsonkoh on December 22, 2007, 12:51:29 am
Well my first attempt on You're Under Arrest! Full Throttle banner for Live-Evil, hope you guys like it ^^
(http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4971/yuaftlebanner01ue7.jpg) (http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=yuaftlebanner01ue7.jpg)

Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Tofusensei on December 22, 2007, 04:14:14 pm
Looks good! Can you clean up the picture for the "You're Under Arrest!" in red? It looks a little sloppy.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: winsonkoh on December 23, 2007, 05:28:18 pm
like this?
(http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5895/yuaftlebanner021ti5.jpg) (http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5895/yuaftlebanner021ti5.jpg)

Or w/o the YuaFT logo:
(http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6656/yuaftlebanner03ld0.jpg) (http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=yuaftlebanner03ld0.jpg)

I was wondering if the font was Arial Narrow or something... [:janfynette]


Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Tofusensei on December 23, 2007, 05:59:06 pm
I'll leave it to the judges to decide! Thanks! ^^

-Tofu
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Sapphi on December 28, 2007, 05:21:51 am
mmkay, here's my first try.
i really didn't know what to do with the logo... >_<

yes, tetsurou is blushing.... ^_^;;

(http://www.geocities.com/lovesugarcutie/GE999.jpg)

thoughts?  suggestions?

(edit:  ahh!  i don't know how to make my image into a link to the full size...)

further edit:  yay, i made one for Harlock 78 too.  i'm really satisfied with how this one turned out. 

(http://www.geocities.com/lovesugarcutie/harlockbanner.jpg)
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: YaoiBoy on December 30, 2007, 02:50:12 am
Great stuff!!! Keep it coming!

Thanks,
YaoiBoy
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: suzaku_nomiko on December 30, 2007, 03:42:11 am
 ;D :D [:love]

Extra meows and purrs to anyone who makes a Snow Queen and/or Trapp banner!

:P
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: PsychoShinji on December 30, 2007, 06:37:28 am
I love the banners I'm seeing so far everyone! Sapphi, Tetsuro's blush is so adorable! :D Really nice job!! ^_^

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/PsychoShinji/PsychoshinjiBanner1.jpg)
Emeraldas drawn in Photoshop by me.

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/PsychoShinji/PsychoshinjiLEBanner2.jpg)
No comment... I'm sorry, I'm just a strange person. Though, I think that I'd be SCARED if Tochiro popped out from behind a rock and offered me a large slab of meat on rice. I took SShots from episode 1 and 2 of SSX.

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/PsychoShinji/PsychoShinjiBanner3.jpg)
For this one I used an Oekake drawing that I did of Mayu in Photoshop. I tried to give it an oldschool BMP Painter look.

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/PsychoShinji/PsychoShinjibanner4.jpg)
Hehe, I took SShots from two different SSX episodes to make this banner. Falling Tochiro is from Episode 13, Mii-kun is from episode 17. I doctored Mii's face to make him look like he had the pill in his mouth. Poor Tochiro.

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/PsychoShinji/psychoshinjibanner5.jpg)
This one's from an ink and copic/prisma marker drawing of chibi Harlock and Tochiro that I did.

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/PsychoShinji/psychoshinjibanner6.jpg)
Maetel and Tetsuro drawn in Photoshop. (Err, my space backgrounds are a little gaudy, lol)

So those are my entries. I thought this method would be safer than email as my email has been acting up lately.

Good luck everyone! Happy New Year. :D

Edit: I just realized that they aren't displayed in the 730 x 185 size; here are links to the original images which are larger. Sorry about that!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/PsychoShinji/psychoshinjibanner6.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/PsychoShinji/psychoshinjibanner5.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/PsychoShinji/PsychoShinjibanner4.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/PsychoShinji/PsychoShinjiBanner3.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/PsychoShinji/PsychoshinjiLEBanner2.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/PsychoShinji/PsychoshinjiBanner1.jpg
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Sapphi on December 30, 2007, 02:46:42 pm
*clicks topic*
*SAUCER EYES*
...WAIIII!  PsychoShinji, I LOVE YOUR BANNERS!

(especially the ones with tochiro... ESPECIALLY THE ONE WITH TOCHIRO AND MII-KUN!)

haha, and Maetel gazing endearingly at the L-E logo is priceless too.  i think these just made my day!  *scampers off giddily*

Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Alioth on December 30, 2007, 06:07:08 pm
Well, here are my entries. I won't comment on them, they can speak for themselves.

(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/Ratiban/Tochirobanner.jpg)
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/Ratiban/Tochirobanner.jpg


(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/Ratiban/ShionnoOubanner1.jpg)
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/Ratiban/ShionnoOubanner1.jpg


(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/Ratiban/ShionnoOubanner2.jpg)
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/Ratiban/ShionnoOubanner2.jpg


(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/Ratiban/Rinbanner.jpg)
http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj283/Ratiban/Rinbanner.jpg


Since the images kept vanishing and reappearing one by one, I changed hosting sites. Hopefully that fixes things :)
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: PsychoShinji on December 30, 2007, 10:03:54 pm
Thanks Sapphi! I'm glad you enjoyed them. Can't you tell Tochiro is my fave? ^_^

Alioth- Yay! I love that shot of Tochiro that you used. ^__^ Your banners all have a really nice design! 
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: tlynnec on December 31, 2007, 08:42:27 am
Oh wow, these are all great. Keep 'em coming! 

Love the Shion banner Alioth! - the second shion link does not seem to be working though.
Title: Banner Contest DEADLINE EXTENDED
Post by: tlynnec on January 01, 2008, 11:15:52 pm
Contest deadline has been extended to allow a fe more people to enter.  The new deadline is January 6th. ENTER NOW! Prettty Pretty pretty please!  :)
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: TallonKarrde23 on January 03, 2008, 09:00:56 pm
Question - With say, You're Under Arrest, for the banner would the images need to be from THIS season only or would older YUA stuff/official art unrelated to specific seasons of it be ok?
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Vash on January 04, 2008, 12:05:11 am
Yes I would accept anything You're Under Arrest.

Remember we also did Season 2 and No Mercy as well.

So Please hook us up. ^^
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Vince on January 04, 2008, 01:09:31 am
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y239/Hockeyplaya3/Banners/liveevilbanner.png)
Code: [Select]
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y239/Hockeyplaya3/Banners/liveevilbanner.png
Best of luck to the other entries.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Selenity on January 04, 2008, 09:38:18 pm

I sent these in via email but I thought I should post them. They’ve been downsized for file space.


Shion no Ou

(http://pics.livejournal.com/selenityhime/pic/00006ww2)

(http://pics.livejournal.com/selenityhime/pic/00007s6k)

(http://pics.livejournal.com/selenityhime/pic/00008tke)

(http://pics.livejournal.com/selenityhime/pic/00009by7)


Sailor Moon Musicals

(http://pics.livejournal.com/selenityhime/pic/0000axx2)


Sailor Stars

(http://pics.livejournal.com/selenityhime/pic/0000bwzr)


The Snow Queen

(http://pics.livejournal.com/selenityhime/pic/0000chw4)
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: TallonKarrde23 on January 06, 2008, 01:23:41 am
My computer decided to completely die on me the same day i posted that question ( a few hours later )...which is normal, but this time it didnt come back on.

I just barely got it up and running again so sadly i wont be able to get anything done for this. Good luck to everyone who did though.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Shadowleaf on January 06, 2008, 07:35:00 pm
I hope it's not too late for me to contribute.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/Shadowleaf28/shion_liveevil_banner.jpg)
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: tlynnec on January 06, 2008, 08:19:18 pm
Yup, you're in time.  Creative use of the logo, I like it!
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Sapphi on January 06, 2008, 11:32:47 pm
i thought we needed some QM banners, so here's my... uh.. stab at one.  ^_^;
i couldn't find many good pictures of Yayoi... *grumbles* ...but at least i got it in on time! 

(http://www.geocities.com/lovesugarcutie/sennen-jou.jpg)
http://www.geocities.com/lovesugarcutie/sennen-jou.jpg
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: bastard-sama on January 07, 2008, 01:25:41 am
qQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Selenity on January 07, 2008, 04:29:56 am
I like everyone's banners! I don't envy the judges. I think I like the one with the fork in it the best, even though I don't know anything about that show. It just looks creative.
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: tlynnec on January 07, 2008, 04:58:43 am
*grin* and you haven't even seen all of the banners, because several were submitted by email. This is going to be way difficult to judge...
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Tsubasa on January 07, 2008, 07:48:34 am
/me peeps in for the first time and wonders if any more will be submitted before the contest ends.

I liked the entries for the 1st contest better but these are all really good! Hope to see a couple more comical ones :D.

- Tsubasa
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Sapphi on January 07, 2008, 07:57:40 am
I like everyone's banners! I don't envy the judges. I think I like the one with the fork in it the best, even though I don't know anything about that show. It just looks creative.

O_________________________O
how can you resist?!  IT'S GOT TOCHIRO FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, GO AND WATCH IT NOWWWWW haha.

the only reason i haven't actually watched through the episodes yet is lack of undistracted time.  and when i watch Matsumoto shows, i must be absolutely undistracted so i can bask in the happy feelings of the yummy happy-ness that is the Leiji-verse!   :D

*grin* and you haven't even seen all of the banners, because several were submitted by email. This is going to be way difficult to judge...

no kidding, maan.  i feel bad for you, having to choose.  :P

Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: tlynnec on January 07, 2008, 06:20:39 pm
Alrighty, contest is closed! 

Judging will take approximately 1 week. Winners will be announced both here and on the website.

Good luck to everyone who entered!
Title: WINNERS!!!
Post by: tlynnec on January 15, 2008, 05:31:04 pm
Congratulations to all the winners! The voting was very close this time, with all but one category (funniest) being determined by a single vote.  Look forward to seeing these banners on our website. :D

Drum roll please!

*brrrmmmmmmm*

And the Winners are:

Best Overall Banner:
PsychoShinji
(http://www.tlynnec.net/temp/lebanners/SSX_5.jpg)


Most Creative:
Raji
(http://www.tlynnec.net/temp/lebanners/trapp_1.jpg)



Most Artistic:
PsychoShinji
(http://www.tlynnec.net/temp/lebanners/SSX_4.jpg)


Best Use of the Live-eviL logo:
Shadowleaf
(http://www.tlynnec.net/temp/lebanners/Shion_9.jpg)


Funniest:
PsychoShinji
(http://www.tlynnec.net/temp/lebanners/SSX_3.jpg)

Special Kudos to PsychoShinji for winning an amazing 3 categories, while Shadowleaf proved that you only need one entry to win.  ;D
Title: Runners-Up
Post by: tlynnec on January 15, 2008, 05:40:58 pm
Since the voting was SO close, and I'm sure everyone is curious... here are the runners-up.


Runner-up - Best Overall Banner:
Jason P with 2 banners
(http://www.tlynnec.net/temp/lebanners/Shion_1.jpg)
and
(http://www.tlynnec.net/temp/lebanners/Shion_10.jpg)


Runners-up - Most Creative:
Selenity
(http://www.tlynnec.net/temp/lebanners/SM_1.jpg)


Runners-up - Most Artistic:
Raji
(http://www.tlynnec.net/temp/lebanners/Yadamon_1.jpg)
and PsychoShinji
(http://www.tlynnec.net/temp/lebanners/GE999_2.jpg)


Runner-up - Best Use of the Live-eviL logo:
PsychoShinji
(http://www.tlynnec.net/temp/lebanners/SSX_5.jpg)


Runners-up - Funniest:
PsychoShinji
(http://www.tlynnec.net/temp/lebanners/SSX_1.jpg)
and Selenity
(http://www.tlynnec.net/temp/lebanners/SM_1.jpg)

These banners may also be added to the website rotation, at staff's discretion.

To everyone who entered - Well done!  The entries were phenomenal this year, and voting was really tough! We look forward to seeing next year's entries :D
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Sapphi on January 15, 2008, 11:15:05 pm
YAY!  congratulations to the winners! ^_^
gahh, my Matsumoto banners could not stand up to yours, PsychoShinji!   [:barthaliastoxik]

ahh well, there's always next year.
design contests are fun.   ;D
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: Selenity on January 16, 2008, 01:20:30 am
Congratulations! I think the winners deserve it!

Not that I’m complaining, I’m fully honored to be a runner up, but how is the Sailor Moon Musical banner funny? I don’t get it.

I hope to try again next year! Maybe by then I’ll have improved. My thanks to the staff, it was fun!
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: PsychoShinji on January 16, 2008, 05:18:36 am
#^^# Wahh, thank you so much! I hope everyone had fun with this!

I really liked seeing everyone's entries (those that I could see through forums at least), it is so much fun to see fellow fans display their love of these shows! I was especially happy to see fellow Matsumoto Leiji fans' banners. Yay Oldschool Love! [:love]
Title: Re: 2nd Annual L-E Banner CONTEST!!
Post by: tlynnec on January 18, 2008, 05:41:57 pm
*grin* another successful contest.  I wanted to put ALL the banners on the site, but there jsut isn't room for all of them ;p

See you all next year!  ;D