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Hello and welcome to the Graphic Maker’s Cookoff 2010!
DAILY/WEEKLY CHALLENGE POSTING THREAD


Information
Each artist, like in the main Posting Thread, should have one post to cut down on load time. For posting Daily and Weekly Challenges, go back and edit your first post in this thread. For large images, please use thumbnails.

The Daily Challenges will be posted approximately midnight GMT on the day of and crossed off at midnight GMT the day after, with no other entries accepted. Weekly Challenges will be posted at midnight GMT at the beginning of the Cookoff and crossed off at midnight GMT the day after the Cookoff ends, with no other entries accepted. You can still post what you’ve made in the Main thread, but it will not be put in for judging.

Judging will be done in a first to fourth place format, and extra points will be awarded as well as the points for the graphic itself. For example, first place in a Daily Challenge will get +6 points for a blend, with a total of 12 points, second place will get +4 points with a total of 10 points, etc. These are the only part of the Cookoff besides the “Other” section where skill will be looked at as well as speed, but doing your best is encouraged throughout the Competition. The entire point is to challenge yourself to improve at a fast pace. If you are not satisfied with your own work, challenge yourself to do better.

Remember that your Challenge entries will not be counted unless they are posted here.

Form for posting:



Daily Challenges

[s]Daily Challenge #1: City Sightings
Duration: 12 midnight GMT July 11th until 12 midnight July 12th
Size Requirements: Minimun 600x400
Entries Per Person: One
Points Received: +8(first), +6(second), +4(third), +2(fourth), +1(entering)
What to do: Choose a city and create a blend featuring one thing you think that city is famous for. No buldings, statues, skylines or monuments can be used as the main images. Objects, inventions, people etc. You can use multiple images of your chosen subject.[/s]

[s]Daily Challenge #2: Pick A Continent
Duration: 12 midnight GMT July 12th until 12 midnight July 13th
Size Requirements: None
Entries Per Person: One
Points Received: +8(first), +6(second), +4(third), +2(fourth), +1(entering)
What to do: Randomly choose a continent (use a hat or someone's slipper to draw a name out) and create a graphic featuring at least 3 cities from that contient and include the name of the continent you picked.[/s]

[s]Daily Challenge #3: Most Wanted
Duration: 12 midnight GMT July 13th until 12 midnight July 14th
Size Requirements: None
Entries Per Person: One
Points Received: +8(first), +6(second), +4(third), +2(fourth), +1(entering)
What to do: Which country do you most want to visit? Make a graphic with all the sights you would like to see.[/s]

[s]Daily Challenge #4: Now You See It
Duration: 12 midnight GMT July 13th until 12 midnight July 14th
Size Requirements: None
Entries Per Person: One
Points Received: +8(first), +6(second), +4(third), +2(fourth), +1(entering)
What to do: Create a graphic featuring a cityscape but remove one building/statue from the scene. [/s]

Daily Challenge #5: The Four Seasons
Duration: ----------
Size Requirements: None
Entries Per Person: One
Points Received: +8(first), +6(second), +4(third), +2(fourth), +1(entering)
What to do: Create a graphic showing one city in the glory of all the seasons.

Daily Challenge #6: Location, Location
Duration: --------
Size Requirements: None
Entries Per Person: One
Points Received: +8(first), +6(second), +4(third), +2(fourth), +1(entering)
What to do: Create a graphic using a scene from a film or TV show that uses a real location in a city and try to find the same location as it is normally and show both the scene and the normal area. It doesn’t have to match exactly, as long as it is the same building/area/street.

Daily Challenge #7: Start Spreading The News...
Duration: -------
Size Requirements: None
Entries Per Person: One
Points Received: +8(first), +6(second), +4(third), +2(fourth), +1(entering)
What to do: Create a graphic using a song that is about a city or at least mentions a certain city several times. Make a graphic relating to that city and use lyrics from the song.

Daily Challenge #8: Crazy Capitals
Duration: -------
Size Requirements: None
Entries Per Person: One
Points Received: +8(first), +6(second), +4(third), +2(fourth), +1(entering)
What to do: Take the first letter of your Christian name and find a capital city with the same letter. Make a graphic of said city. Or if you have a weird name, use the first letter of your surname.

Daily Challenge #9: Spot The Tourist
Duration: -------
Size Requirements: None
Entries Per Person: One
Points Received: +8(first), +6(second), +4(third), +2(fourth), +1(entering)
What to do: Use as many of the following items to create a graphic that shows typical tourist traits. Use these items only.

Tour bus
Museum
Map
Camera
Souvenir t-shirt
Shopping bags

Daily Challenge #10: Clearly Cultured
Duration: -------
Size Requirements: None
Entries Per Person: One
Points Received: +8(first), +6(second), +4(third), +2(fourth), +1(entering)
What to do: Think of a city that is culturally famous and use what it is famous for in a graphic. It can be music, dancing, museums, shops, restaurants etc.

Weekly Challenges

<img src="http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/7066/dcw1.png">
Duration: ---------
Size Requirements: Minimun 800x600
Entries Per Person: One
Points Received: +8(first), +6(second), +4(third), +2(fourth), +1(entering)
What to do: Design and create your own travel leaflet, detailing the sights to be seen in the city of your choosing. Must have 3 pages, one of which should depict famous sights with a few lines about each location.
Other:: Example <a href="http://www.hierographics.co.uk/portfolio/images/goldtrail-holiday-brochure1.jpg">here</a>

<img src="http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/8255/dcw2.png">
Duration: ------
Size Requirements: None
Entries Per Person: One
Points Received: +8(first), +6(second), +4(third), +2(fourth), +1(entering)
What to do: Create your own "You Are Now Entering Sign" using the stock image provided only. Choose any city and create sign with as whatever images and text you choose.
Other: <a href="http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/4388/107180829665003.jpg">Stock image</a>

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^ By me and my SS *squiggle hugs*

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Name on awards: Pandora
Favorite Landmark [for award pictures]: Lourve/Sphinx/Hollywood Sign

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The waves that C R A S H E D upon
The R O C K S that you were trying to step along

And in my head I heard them play a S O N G

Daily Challenges

Daily Challenge 1:
<a href="http://s940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/gmc-dc1-ladygodiva.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/th_gmc-dc1-ladygodiva.jpg" border="0" alt="Lady Godiva"></a>

Daily Challenge 2:
<a href="http://s940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/gmc-dc2-northamerica.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/th_gmc-dc2-northamerica.jpg" border="0" alt="North America"></a>

Daily Challenge 3:
<a href="http://s940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/gmc-dc3-italia.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/th_gmc-dc3-italia.jpg" border="0" alt="Italia"></a>

Daily Challenge 4:
<a href="http://s940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/gmc-dc4-toronto.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/th_gmc-dc4-toronto.jpg" border="0" alt="Toronto"></a>

Daily Challenge 5:
<a href="http://s940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/gmc-dc5-edinburgh.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/th_gmc-dc5-edinburgh.jpg" border="0" alt="Edinburgh"></a>

Daily Challenge 6:
<a href="http://s940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/gmc-dc6-cardiff.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/th_gmc-dc6-cardiff.jpg" border="0" alt="Cardiff Bay"></a>

Daily Challenge 7:
<a href="http://s940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/gmc-dc7-london.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/th_gmc-dc7-london.jpg" border="0" alt="London"></a>

Daily Challenge 8:
<a href="http://s940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/gmc-dc8-tokyo.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/th_gmc-dc8-tokyo.jpg" border="0" alt="Tokyo"></a>

Daily Challenge 9:
<a href="http://s940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/gmc-dc9-roadtrip.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/th_gmc-dc9-roadtrip.jpg" border="0" alt="Roadtrip"></a>

Daily Challenge 10:
<a href="http://s940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/gmc-dc10-paris.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/th_gmc-dc10-paris.jpg" border="0" alt="Paris"></a>

Weekly Challenges

Weekly Challenge 1:
<a href="http://s940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/gmc-wc1-stirling.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/th_gmc-wc1-stirling.jpg" border="0" alt="Stirling"></a>

Weekly Challenge 2:
<a href="http://s940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/gmc-wc2-rome.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad243/Frazzily/GMC/th_gmc-wc2-rome.jpg" border="0" alt="Roma"></a>

Name on awards: Ennostiel
Favorite Landmark [for award pictures]: Niagara Falls/Colosseum/Great Pyramids/Eiffel Tower/Stonehenge/Sydney Opera House

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Even In Darkness [Updating]

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Name on awards:
Favorite Landmark [for award pictures]: Statue Of Liberty/The White House/Mount Rushmore/Washington Monument

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^ By me and my SS *squiggle hugs*