Last week we did an artist-specific challenge, so I thought we'd do a skills/style challenge this week. I've been meaning to follow up on one of vaguelyclear 's suggestions she made a long while back but just never found the right time to do it. But in combination with fan art, her proposal for a texture round seems like it could be really difficult and yet ( Read more... )

All right, all right! Let's ring the starting bell, wave the green flag, shoot the gun, or just yell "START!". That's right, Challenge Three has officially kicked off! I just want to take the time to welcome our newbies and hug our veterans. Here's to another 10 rounds of fun, excitement, and bonding.

Now, let's have some fun, shall we? As you ( Read more... )

Woot!  Well, soldiers, we've made it to the last round.  This is the final battle to determine who wins the war.  It's been a blast and a privilege modding for you.  This round, all the points (entering, voting, and winning) are DOUBLED, so make sure to get your icons in.  Don't think you are in/out--last challenge's winner eeked by in the last ( Read more... )

This week our regular round and bonus round are dedicated to non-icon projects.  I'm particularly excited for this Bonus Round--Banner sets.

As you all know, this challenge has been particularly slow-going on the banner front.  Even having alternates did not really help because they were all MIA.  While I'm going to enforce a deadline policy next ( Read more... )

Don't worry--you still have all weekend to do Round 8!  However, I decided to post Challenge 9 and Bonus 3 early because they are quite involved and will take more time, so I thought you might like two weekends to work on them.  Please read all the rules again because they have all changed to reflect the week's theme of "other than icon projects ( Read more... )

Wow, are we already to Round 8?  This is when things really get exciting.

Wiith the lull over the past two weeks as everybody's RL has been keeping them busy, it left me wondering what you guys were all up to that was keeping you away.  Then it drifted to what all our Twilight characters like to do, and I realize we pretty much know what they like ( Read more... )

We're up to Round 7, folks, which means it's time to tighten the belt even more.  Only one icon per round now, so every little point will count.  Don't foget to not only enter, but vote & promote.

This week, we are going to dedicate the round to portraits.  According to Merriam Webster, a protrait is " a pictorial representation of a person usually ( Read more... )

We're halfway through the challenge, so it's time to up the stakes and get down to business. This is the last week for multiple entries, and then it will go to down one icon per round.  So, get all the points you can!

This week's rounds are dedicated to "power in numbers"--the importance of friendship, love, and having a safety partner.  With BD ( Read more... )

We're halfway through the challenge, so it's time to get serious and really up the game. This week's rounds are dedicated to "power in numbers"--the importance of friendship, love, and having a safety partner (Don't laugh at that. My "first kiss" was from my kindergarten safety buddy. Having to hold hands while you walk down the treacherous school ( Read more... )

Okay, so I have a plethora of round ideas, but I'm waiting one more week to unleash them all so you can use BD spoilers.  And since last week's round was tough on you guys, I'm going to give you a more straight forward round this time.

This week's quest is to make funny icons.  I hate how it sounds--"Be funny.  NOW."  But, funny icons seem to be a ( Read more... )