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Title: Icon Contest VII
Post by: Okamirei on April 19 2006, 10:42 am

Wah, I forgot, sumimasen! ><" New contest week!

The rules: The same as before, like the banner contest, each contest will have a theme. The entries must have something that is relevant to the theme.

The contest theme is: TRC/CCS -Duotone
For duotone, you may only use two colours for the icon.

Ex:
My icons are usually duotoned, especially my manga ones
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/Syaokun/syao%20productions/dare.jpg) (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/Syaokun/syao%20productions/emoav.jpg) (http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/Syaokun/syao%20productions/seisyao.gif)

All entries must be:
-100 x 100 pixels
-GIF, PNG or JPEG format only
-maximum file size up to 40 KB
-two coloured

Common asked questions:
What are icons?
They're the little pictures you put beneath your username.
Can the avatars have text?
Yes, they can. The sky is your limit.    :keke:
Can the avatars be animated?
-nods- Of course!

Entries please submit to syaokun[at]earthlink[dot]net (replace at with @ and dot with .) with subject as icon contest. Please include your username, onegai shimasu!

Entries will be recieved until Saturday, April 22(15:00 CST)

Winner shall recieve 7 cookies, and participants shall recieve 2.

Good luck to everyone!

Title: Re: Icon Contest VII
Post by: kawaiigurl on April 19 2006, 11:00 am

i was wondering wats a Duotone?? lol! is it based on CCS or TRC?? sowwie! im kinda confused ...lol  :XD:

Title: Re: Icon Contest VII
Post by: Okamirei on April 19 2006, 11:02 am

duotone is just a theme.  :sweatdrop: It can be either TRC or CCS, but the avatar may only be two colours

Title: Re: Icon Contest VII
Post by: Hack on April 19 2006, 11:09 am

so, is it like your set? ^Okamirei-san?

Title: Re: Icon Contest VII
Post by: babypigggy on April 19 2006, 11:29 am

awesome (:

Title: Re: Icon Contest VII
Post by: Okamirei on April 19 2006, 11:45 am

Quote from: hack.<3.fly on April 19 2006, 11:09 am

so, is it like your set? ^Okamirei-san?

hai, like this.

hm..perhaps I should post some examples up  :sweatdrop:

Title: Re: Icon Contest VII
Post by: bie liao on April 19 2006, 11:46 am

So it can be different shades of a color, but only two different colors.  Gotcha, that makes it easier!

Title: Re: Icon Contest VII
Post by: Hikari B. on April 19 2006, 12:11 pm

Does black and white count? Is it like green and white, blue and white, etc...?

Title: Re: Icon Contest VII
Post by: Okamirei on April 19 2006, 12:16 pm

hai, it just has to be two colours, that's all. :keke:

Title: Re: Icon Contest VII
Post by: kudan on April 19 2006, 10:41 pm

Eh, so if it's an animated avatar, it should be in grey scale? (because those animations I make are in full colour.)

Title: Re: Icon Contest VII
Post by: yume-chan on April 20 2006, 12:29 am

ah, duotone! I like it! ^_^

Title: Re: Icon Contest VII
Post by: Okamirei on April 20 2006, 07:45 am

Quote from: kudan on April 19 2006, 10:41 pm

Eh, so if it's an animated avatar, it should be in grey scale? (because those animations I make are in full colour.)

-nod- hai, it can