Hello and welcome! This is the official sign up thread for the 2011 GMC! Don't know what the GMC is? The Graphic Maker's Cookoff is a time for graphic makers of all kinds to increase their production and skill, and to challenge them to stretch what they're used to doing. Visit this thread for some more basic information.

This summer the GMC will take place between July 29th and August 8th. The theme is Lord of the Rings! Graphics can be made of any subject, but challenges will revolve around the theme.

Challenges will be based around experimentation and an effort to make you step outside your normal range. There will be daily challenges August 1-6. Challenges are optional, but encouraged.

This year we will not have judges in the regular sense of the word. Instead, we will judge one another. This is optional. You don't have to have your work judged. Your graphics will be judged against one another, not against those of other people. There will be various criteria, such as best text, best texture, best blending, most unique coloring, best avatar, best banner, etc. (Thoughts on this would be good. PM me.) Every person who wants to participate will be assigned someone else in the GMC. At the end of the time, you will rank that one person's work according to the criteria. It may sound confusing, but it's not too bad -- if something is unclear, just ask.

Rules! We all like those.
1) If you wish to take part in this, sign up here, on this thread. Right here. Where you're reading.
2) If you want to be part of the judging proccess, SAY SO when you sign up.
3) Late sign ups are allowed. Just sign here, then you can start posting.
4) Post all your graphics in the Official GMC Posting thread (currently not up, but that doesn't matter because you can't start yet anyway).
5) DO NOT COMMENT on other people's work in the posting thread! Comment in the Official GMC Comments thread (also not up yet).

Participants
Nurrantiel Mashiara // judging
Ennostiel // judging
Shadowcat // judging
Turwaithiel Rochben // judging
Elenthari // judging
Morgana // judging
Harthad
Maneth Eruvadhil
Lembas
Caunion // judging

Questions? Comments? Please direct them HERE

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Even In Darkness [Updating]

First off, this sounds amazing.
However, I'm going to tentatively say I'm joining. I'll be able to do at least something, I think, but I'll be out of town for a few days and I won't have my computer.

...I'm just confusing myself, so I'll make it simple: Joining and judging.

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~art credit~

I'll be out of town the first weekend, so no worries. Being around the entire time is not a requirement.


@Enno: The daily challenges will be posted daily, but they won't have to be completed daily. Just before the end of the cookoff. And as long as you post your graphics before the end, you're fine.

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Just became a college freshman; be on sparingly

I'll join this year's cookoff as well. I've never participated in one, so it looks like a nice challenge. I'd love to help with the judging as well. So in other words: joining and judging.

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Return of the Rings 2011- make it happen

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my unbiological sissy is Aerlinn

That sounds entertaining So...joining and judging.

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I'm joining. . .

I wont even try to judge because I know I'll love them all!

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AKA Crutchie


Click here to visit my site!

joining! not really up to judging because I would not be able to decide what I like the most lol

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Rawr I'm joining in

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Even In Darkness [Updating]

Sorry I didn't get back to you. Local timezone. GMT can cause too many hassles and such. Just go with midnight to midnight, your own home.

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Just became a college freshman; be on sparingly

Yes, sorry if that wasn't clear. You can make graphics of anything, but the challenges will all deal with Lord of the Rings.

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I'll like to join and judge if you like.

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I was cured all right.

But of course. Join right in.

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