Freestyle graphics

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Create the most beautiful, inspiring picture you can, using the computer as your primary tool.

Former winners

Here are the winners for the last nine years:

Rules

  1. Hand-in

    Entries in the freestyle graphics competition must be delivered through the web-based compo system as a Zip or RAR archive containing the following items:

    • The picture in full resolution.
    • Three in progress pictures, showing the workflow.

  2. Allowed formats

    • PNG (.png)
    • JPEG (.jpg/.jpeg)

    We recommend that you deliver your entry as PNG, as it is a lossless format. If you want to deliver your entry as JPEG that's naturally fine with us, but don't be cheap on the quality setting.

    In-progress pictures must also be in JPEG or PNG format.

  3. Text in pictures

    There should not be text in the picture, unless it is part of a texture or is part of the picture in a logical way (i.e., if you make a picture of a car, you are obviously allowed to equip it with license plates).

    Specifically, text used for statements will most likely result in disqualification. If you are unhappy with the performance of the network, this compo is not the proper place to vent your frustration.

  4. Originality

    All elements of the picture must be created by you, on a computer. This prohibits use of fonts, clip-art, photos, stuff you "found" at deviantArt and so on.

    Brushes are considered tools, not elements. This means that you are allowed to use brushes not made by you.

    You may use a scanned paper sketch (drawn by you) as a work step. If you do so, include this as a work-in-progress-shot.

    Specifically, we do not allow images competing in the Rendered Graphics competition to enter this competition.

  5. Pre-selection

    A jury will select a maximum of 25 pictures to be displayed during the show. The jury's decicion is final, and there is no room for appeals.

    Pictures not selected for the show can not be voted for.

  6. Deciding a winner

    The winner will be chosen from a combination from popular vote and jury vote. The popular vote will account for 67% of the total score, and the jury vote will account for 33%.

  7. Number of entries per participant

    One entry per participant. Co-productions are allowed. If multiple people cooperate on a picture, neither will be allowed to hand in other pictures.

  8. General rules

    The general rules for the Gathering 2010 creative competitions apply to this compo.