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Rainfalling Love's 1st BANNER CONTEST! <3
Welcome to all. Here are the contestants for RainfallingLove's very first Banner Contest!!

Everyone is allowed to submit their votes whether they're club members or not.
However, of course, the contestants themselves are not allowed to vote. XD

Here is how the voting will be judged. Obviously, who ever has the most votes wins. -.- To obvious for you?

Well then here's how the actual voting will be done!

Each person is allowed a total of 4 votes. With 1 vote per category.

CATEGORIES

In the contest, there are 4 categories in which you can win a prize. Each prize for each category is different. And will be kept secret until judgement day or when we're no longer accepting submissions.

Here are the categories ranging from greatest to least, each with a set of rules.

+ Best banner
the ultimate winner. the best banner overall wins in this category.

+ Best Special Effects
the greatest or most spectacular looking effects used on the banner. from rain to raibows or sparkly dusts or fractals, you name it. best banner in using special effects or graphics wins.

+ Best Effort
not for the greatest "looking" banner, but for the greatest effort put INTO "making" the banner. this is for those who may or may not have the highest skill or the best software, but still participated and did their best to make the banner look as great as possible. it will also be judged on how it represents what the club stands for.

+ Best Picture Used
the best couple pic used. if the banner doesn't have a couple in it, it'll be entered in the other categories, but not this one. now, try to understand, this isn't about using a "popular" couple, it's about the overall picture being used and its rarity.. finding good pics is not easy. so it will be judged on how common or how "easy to get" that picture is, but most importantly, which is the best looking and most lovable.

NOTE: All banners are qualified and meets the requirements to be entered in the 4 categories.



To vote, you must send me a PM at minitokyo of the username of the person you want to vote for
along with which banner (classified as #1 & #2 in order seen) and which category (very important) you're
voting that contestant for.

Each winner will get different prizes. Each contestant was allowed to sending a limit of 2 banners.
The theme of the contest was to make a banner that best represents the Rainfalling Love Club.
Meaning it must consist of rainy weather and/or a couple. (boy x girl)

And now that the info is aside, here are the contestants and their banners. For contestants with 2 banners,
by their side, they'll be classified as Banner #1 and Banner #2. In case you didn't understand when I
first said it.






username: makiyasha

software used: opencanvas

software version: The trail version of the latest version 4.00.09 (im not sure of the exact numbers but count it in as version 4.0 and its a trail ver so it doesnt have the full functions TT^TT)

your submission:
number one:

<a href="http://rainfallinglove.minitokyo.net/"target="_blank"><img
src="http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7408/mtxs4.jpg"></a>

number two:

<a href="http://rainfallinglove.minitokyo.net/" target="_blank"><img
src="http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5644/untitled2ns6.jpg"><a/>

picture used:

number one:
http://th134.photobucket.com/albums/q103/Mangamanda/anime%20couples/th_sadanime12.jpg

number two:
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3797/1102743877cturesan25nf6.jpg

(this is my fav pic ^^)

special graphics used: brushes,typing,layering,and lowered optimaxy
(no textures coz dont have any TT^TT) (i think just mainly brushes)

(plz do note that number one took me two hours no i think more then two hours TT^TT and number two took me less then one hour ^^)

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username: rika23

 

software used: PS

software version: CS2

number1:

your submission:
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/4687/rainnvq8.jpg

picture used: http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u95/candychix426/42n47x41.gif

special graphics used: +With Love of texture <3






software used: PS

software version: CS2

number2:

your submission:
http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/4568/rainap4.jpg

picture used: http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n32/1Anime_Princess/Anime%20Couple/couple-1.jpg

special graphics used: +With Love of texture <3 and brushies*which i blended it XP*

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username: fantasyillusion

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l173/fantasyillusion_/untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

software used: Paint

software version: The one that comes with Windows

picture used: http://e-shuushuu.net/images/2007-07-03-61460.jpg

special graphics used: None.

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username: marmaladeboyfan

software used: PictureIt 2001

software version: 2001?

first one:

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u27/tuxedo2004/rainfallinglovebanner1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

picture used: http://photobucket.com/mediadetail/?media=http%3A%2F%2Fi195.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz143%2FCouthie14%2FAnimeCouples26.jpg&searchTerm=anime%20couples&pageOffset=14

special graphics: soft edge, graph line background thing, watercolor texture

second:

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u27/tuxedo2004/vampykindofrainfallinglove.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

pictured used: http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h230/Anime_Punk14/Anime%20Love/?action=view&current=8e58f37a.jpg

special graphics: soft edge, rough edge, bright/contrast, cut & paste with flower and butterfly

*i give credit to selemental who helped me with this banner

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username: ShiaDemon

Software used: Adobe Photoshop
Software version: CS2

Submission:

Picture used: http://animeclick.lycos.it/prove/serie/KamisamaKazoku/KamisamaKazoku3.jpg

Special Graphics used: Animation, Text layering, and custom shape tool.

Yay *cheers* i hope you like it ^_^

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username: TreeFarieAaliyah



Software Used: Picture It 2001
Software Version: 2001?

banner #1:

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/taina1221/My%20Banners/RainfallingLove-TogetherforEtern-1.jpg

Special Graphics: feathery border, words, burning at border

(I hope that's what you meant for special graphics...)

Original Picture: http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/taina1221/Anime%20Couples/?action=view&current=TogetherforEternity.jpg

banner #2:



http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/taina1221/My%20Banners/RainFallingLove-cutebanner.jpg

Special Graphics: soft edge, rain, words

(I really don't know what that means...-.-')

Original Picture: http://s61.photobucket.com/albums/h58/taina1221/Anime%20Couples/?action=view&current=cutekiss.jpg

- If you have any questions, please ask me. Also, voting time starts 8/5/07 on Mon. Voting time ENDS at the
end of August. Sorry contestants for taking so long, but I want to make sure I give a good length of time for
people to vote and to decide a winner for all 4 categories. And we want everyone to have a fair chance.

Unlikely, if we can't get a winner for a category, I will choose random judges who will always remain unknown
to help decide for a winner.