In recent years we have noticed a decline in the boards participating & art being made in the Holiday Fan Art Competition. While we understand the past two years have been tough on many of us, we thought it would be a good idea to ask everyone if they have any thoughts on if we should make any changes to the competition to support greater participation.
Some suggestions we have already received include: allowing more time to make art by starting the board sign ups sooner; allowing boards to sign up into December; opening the competition up for more art forms; and providing a support thread to discuss where and how to make the holiday fan arts.
Please share your thoughts on the ideas above as well as sharing some of your own
ETA: Information for the poll which has been added -
The options:
Two parts of the competition: Icons & Wallpapers
The wallpaper part of the competition will remain the same. We will also have a part on the Fan Art board where icons can be submitted. Both art types will be voted separately as we don't believe you can compare an icon to a wallpaper. You would be able to submit a holiday-inspired set of 3-5 icons into the following categories (one icon set per category):
General
DC & Marvel
Female Celebrities
Male Celebrities
Music Artists
TV Shows - Present
TV Shows - Past
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Although these categories are the same as our categories on
you will not be restricted to only submitting topics which has a board on
.
The first round of voting for the icons would be icons in each category against each other (similar to how round 2 currently works). We may then do a second round where the winners of each category are then put into one poll to determine an ultimate winner. With another round of special awards awarded according to various categories (similar to how round 3 currently works). These details are yet to be discussed fully/decided upon. Please feel free to share your own thoughts on this to help our decision making
Icons Only
The competition will be run in a similar manner to how it is run now, however instead of submitting wallpapers (or art from the following sizes: 400x300px, 800x600px, or 1024x768px) as you do now, it would be 3-5 icons (100x100px). Every board will have the opportunity to sign up, as they do now. You will be able to submit a set of 3-5 holiday-inspired icons per board. Round 1 voting will be the same as now, on each individual board (any board with only one submission will automatically go into round 2). Round 2 will be held on the Info Center board with each category having individual polls (same as now). Round 3 will be the same as now, with all icons submitted eligible for the various special categories.
In both suggestions usernames will not have to be added to the icons since they are smaller works of art. They will be included in the OPs with the art.