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hso_mods ([personal profile] hso_mods) wrote in [community profile] hs_olympics2012-05-20 11:48 pm
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Bonus Round 0

Hey shippers!
The HSO is starting in two weeks, and just like last year, we’re doing a swap meet as a warm-up before things really get going.

Rules
  1. Create a set of 2-6 icons or 1-3 banners (or both!) for one team that is NOT YOUR OWN.

  2. Icons/banners can feature canon art, fanart (ONLY fanart that you have permission to use!), quotes, lyrics, gifs, basically whatever you think is awesome! Remember that these are presents and not black solicitations. We're trusting you to put some degree of heart and soul into them!

  3. Upload them somewhere (cl.ly works pretty well!) and post/link them here with the appropriate title format (see below).

  4. If/when your team receives a gift (and feel free to request icons/banners if you are in need!) it would be nice to thank the gifter, even if you don't end up using any of the graphics! You are of course not obligated to use them or thank people or anything. But it would be cool of you to acknowledge people's hard work!

  5. This challenge will run until 11:59PM EDT on June 1. After that time, even if it's just by a minute according to the timestamp, no submissions will be accepted for points.


Title Format



[YOUR USERNAME] should be self-explanatory!

Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team that YOU belong to and to whom the points will go. Please use the characters and quadrant in the following format:
KANAYA<>KARKAT


Replace [TAGS] with any applicable tags (see the list). This section is optional!

Posts not using this format in the title will be understood to be unofficial discussion posts, no matter what they contain. They, like all comments on the comm, are subject to the Wank Policy.

Sample title:
FILL: MIMICRE (TEAM JADE<3KANAYA) - TAGS: DROWNING, DEPRESSION


Scoring
The first five entries from each team for this challenge will be worth 10 points each, and the next five will be worth 5 points each. While your team can absolutely submit more than ten entries, the eleventh entry onwards will not be for points; it will just be for fun!
This is not how most bonus round entries will be scored. This is more of a bonus bonus round! For info on the normal scoring system, see here.

All scored content must be created new for this round.

Resources

GNU Image Manipulation Program - Unfortunate name aside, GIMP is actually one of the better open-source image editing programs out there. If you don’t have any software like photoshop, this is the place to start! (Plus, it’s free.)
Lost and Taken - An excellent site for high-resolution textures.
Font Squirrel, Lost Type Foundry, and League of Moveable Type - Free font resources! And the best part is that they're all hand-picked or created by professional graphic designers, so you won’t have to slog through a million lower-quality fonts.
Icon-Extras - A pretty good resource for icon tutorials and the like. Also features textures, brushes, bases etc. that are particularly good for icons (rather than the all-purpose textures at Lost and Taken).

Note that DW icons are 100x100px.
Banners can range quite a bit in size depending on layout but are generally around 150-400px tall and 400-800px wide. This is pretty flexible, though.

We would prefer that any questions about this challenge or anything else in the HSO be emailed to homestuck.shipping@gmail.com, as we cannot guarantee that we will see and be able to respond to your comment in a timely fashion.
goblingrin: (Default)

Re: FILL: FERRROX (TEAM Dirk♥Jake♥Jane♥Roxy) - TAGS: NONE

[personal profile] goblingrin 2012-05-29 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
oh my goodness, this is absolutely wonderful! thank you, dear!
pyrokineticvampire: (Default)

FILL: pyrokineticvampire (dirk<>roxy) - TAGS: incest

[personal profile] pyrokineticvampire 2012-05-29 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
indigold: (Default)

Re: Hey

[personal profile] indigold 2012-05-29 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
oh gosh, thanks! I'm sure they wont :D
cephelapoda: (Default)

Re: FILL: Fish8a8y (Feferi<3Vriska) - TAGS: none

[personal profile] cephelapoda 2012-05-29 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
ahh I missed these! they're adorable oh my gosh
(reply from suspended user)
spritetacular: HEY SKANKS. (Default)

Re: FILL: Spritetacular (Gamzee<3Karkat) - TAGS: Blood, Flashing GIFs

[personal profile] spritetacular 2012-05-29 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
Awww thank you very much!
spritetacular: HEY SKANKS. (Default)

Re: FILL: Spritetacular (Gamzee<3Karkat) - TAGS: None

[personal profile] spritetacular 2012-05-29 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
Ahahah thank you very much, dude! 8)
puppyloverpearl: (Default)

Re: FILL: milkurabbit (Karkat<3<Dave<3Terezi<3Karkat) - TAGS: eye horror (?)

[personal profile] puppyloverpearl 2012-05-29 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
This is beautiful :'D Thank you <3
henoticjinx: (Default)

Re: Mod Note

[personal profile] henoticjinx 2012-05-29 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
Oh dear, I'm terribly sorry about this! D: I did a banner for daveroxy, does that count or will I have to make another scourgecest icon to qualify? And do I just edit this post or make a new one? Thank you for pointing this out!
veebox: Zim + GIR ☆ Invader Zim (well that went MUCH better than expected)

[personal profile] veebox 2012-05-29 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
soooooo cool! these are great, thanks a bunch! :D

Re: FILL: chalaite (Dave❤Jade) -Tags:None

[personal profile] chalaite 2012-05-29 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
Yeahhh! I love how happy the song is, I'm not one for romance but it's like a good mood song hehe.
Thank you aa /// yes, I do. My Tumblr is Racheme and my dA is Chalaite.
I just cross post my stuff from Tumblr to dA after a few months so /shrug/
But I do talk more on dA when people leave me comments, Tumblr doesn't have a good messaging system I feel.

Re: FILL: chalaite (Dave❤Jade) -Tags:None

[personal profile] chalaite 2012-05-29 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
I thought the colors might be too saturated durrrrr.
But okay thank you u 3 u ) // <3
My Tumblr is Racheme and my dA is Chalaite~
myoldchina: (Default)

Re: FILL: [homebiscuitskillet] ([Dave<3John]) - TAGS: none

[personal profile] myoldchina 2012-05-29 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
oh wow that is fantastic
emmajb: I CON BY DARKHAKAO (Default)

FILL: emmajb (Dirk<>Roxy) - TAGS: none

[personal profile] emmajb 2012-05-29 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
Two icons and one banner for Dave<3Jade! (Art is mine ^u^)





chagrined: Homestuck: Dave with a bunch of alchemized sweet loot (dave sweet loot)

(frozen comment) Re: FILL: GJARBLE (BRO<3GRANDPA) - TAGS: BLOOD, DECAPITATION?, FLASHING GIFS

[personal profile] chagrined 2012-05-29 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
That banner is awesome.
chagrined: Homestuck: Dave with a bunch of alchemized sweet loot (dave sweet loot)

Re: FILL: volatiletimes (Team Jake<3Terezi)

[personal profile] chagrined 2012-05-29 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
yay, thank you! :D love it
eremiticantiquarian: (Default)

Re: FILL: eremiticantiquarian (Aradia<3Dave<3Tavros<>Aradia) TAGS: Alcohol

[personal profile] eremiticantiquarian 2012-05-29 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
I just sent my e-mail requesting to join Team Aradia<>Dave. If I get on it, I hope my points are transferred to that team.
inverts: (Default)

Re: FILL: Mousen (Jade<3John) - TAGS: incest

[personal profile] inverts 2012-05-29 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
aw yay! i love that icon that has them taking karkat flying!! what cute icons <3 <3 <3
eremiticantiquarian: (Default)

Re: FILL: eremiticantiquarian (Aradia<3Dave<3Tavros<>Aradia) TAGS: none

[personal profile] eremiticantiquarian 2012-05-29 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
I just sent my e-mail requesting to join Team Aradia<>Dave. If I get on it, I hope my points for this are transferred to that team.
inverts: (Default)

Re: FILL: watchfob (Dave<3Jade) - TAGS: none

[personal profile] inverts 2012-05-29 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
ahahaha that second one is super adorable! she looks very smug in his shirt, ehehe <3
inverts: (Default)

Re: FILL: psonu (Dave<3Rose) - TAGS: sibling incest

[personal profile] inverts 2012-05-29 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
oh wonderful! look at karkat's face, he is trying so hard to be grumpy. <3

FILL: FERRROX (TEAM Dirk♥Jake♥Jane♥Roxy) - TAGS: NONE

[personal profile] ferrrox 2012-05-29 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
One banner for my homies over at team john♥vriska!

:>
astrologicallydubious: (dirk / flag)

FILL: astrologicallyDubious (John<3Rose) - TAGS: none

[personal profile] astrologicallydubious 2012-05-29 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
some icons and a banner for dirk<>roxy!



banner!

eremiticantiquarian: (Default)

Re: FILL: gammacrank (kanaya<3vriska) - TAGS: none

[personal profile] eremiticantiquarian 2012-05-29 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
wow! not my team, but wow!! look at that fluffy mohawk! :3
pyrokineticvampire: (Default)

Re: FILL: astrologicallyDubious (John<3Rose) - TAGS: none

[personal profile] pyrokineticvampire 2012-05-29 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
Oh my gosh these are adorable, thank you so much!