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Kealdra Arrikanez made certs a long ways back, but they aren't the best of quality. So she decided to hold a certification contest to get a new and better cert

What we're looking for
A certification with all the information of the current certs: Name, Owner, Gender, Found, Breed, Personality, Coloring

And maybe some more information for later in the future when me might introduce Seers, Shamans, or other magical abilitied creatures. Perhaps even herds and rankings as well, so it would be nice to have spots for those as well.

What will get you Bonus Points, things that we don't have to have, but want.
Have you ever seen the Soquili certifications? How you can color the certification itself? If you could make a certification much like that it would earn you major bonus points. However, we do not want to see the Soquili certs here. Do not copy the style in any way or the format. Make up your own cert. We just like the idea of being able to color the certification.

Being able to put a picture in the background. That's always a bonus.

And for major major bonus points if you could make it a tree theme, and give a branch for the 'fruit' of the Nequus to grow on we would love you forever.

Guidelines

Try to make it so the horses all fit nicely and the cert isn't to large. We do not want the cert to detract from the animal, rather make it stand out. Also, we want it to fit nicely like it belongs, not in a strange position. Its plently fine if the cert does wrap around the whole animal. It can just be a bubble in the left hand corner with grass at the bottom if you want. Make it look good and be creative!

Also, it is preferred that you make it Photoshop. If you don't have photoshop, that's fine, but at least make it compatable with the program. If you draw certs by hand, that's fine too. n.n

Prizes
First Place 20k and a free custom Bae or Jala Nequus, plus your certifications get used for the shop.
Second Place 10K and a free custom Bae or Jala Nequus
Third Place Freek custom Bae or Jala Nequus

Starting/Ending
Starts: June 11, 2006 @ 11:00AM PST
Ends: June 24, 2006 @ 11:00 AM PST
[NOTE: This may stop early if we see a certification that we absolutely love! So keep that in mind. However, even if we do see one we particularally like, we will keep the contest running for at least another two days to let others get their entries in who wanted to do so and perhaps our choice may change. wink ]


Bumping Contest

exclaim The person who bumps this thread the most will recieve 5K and a free custom Bae. exclaim


Please include bump01, bump 02, ect in each of your posts. One bump per post. And while your at it, chat, don't just say bump, that gets dull, just include the number somewhere in your post. No lieing! I will be watching!

Bobetta's Bumpers will be bumping, but they are not involved in the contest as they are already being paid for this job. Don't let them deter you from participatin. XP
Images for you to use

Here is images of the Bae and Jala. All three stages, their information included below. You may do one, or all of them. They are in PNG (except the Jala female, but she's easy to cert anyway), so don't worry about not being able to certify them.


Fruit
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e5/nequus/Flatsale/FSA1Fruitcopy.png
No Name
Owner: JTHMlover and Hyo.san
Picked: 4/29/06
No Gender Yet
Breed: Bae
No Personality Yet
Coloring: Black Overo
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e5/nequus/Flatsale/FSB5Fruitcopy.png
No Name
Owner: Blood_AngelX24
Picked: 6/4/06
No Gender Yet
Breed: Jala
No Personality Yet
Coloring: Roan Antelope

Foal Stages
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e5/nequus/Kealdra/FSA1Fillycopy.png
Name: Key Lime Oreo
Owner(s): JTHMlover and Hyo.san
Picked: 4/29/06
Gender: Female
Breed: Bae
Personality: Eccentric
Coloring: Black Overo
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e5/nequus/Kealdra/FSA2Coltcopy.png
Name: Solio
Owner(s): Trista_Bloodcourt
Picked: 4/29/06
Gender: Male
Breed: Bae
No Personality Yet
Coloring: Rose Red
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e5/nequus/Kealdra/FSB7Fillycopy.png
Name: None
Owner(s): Kesmi
Picked: 6/4/06
Gender: Female
Breed: Jala
No Personality Yet
Coloring: Arabian Oryx
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e5/nequus/Kealdra/FSB2Coltcopy.png
Name: Kelvit
Owner(s): Seiei
Picked: 6/4/06
Gender: Male
Breed: Jala
No Personality Yet
Coloring: Sable

Adults
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e5/nequus/Kealdra/Soyoka_Adultcopy.png
Name: Sokoya
Owner(s): Twiddle
Picked: 4/25/06
Gender: Female
Breed: Bae
No Personality Yet
Coloring: Yellow Streak
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e5/nequus/Kealdra/FSA2Stallioncopy.png
Name: Solio
Owner(s): Trista_Bloodcourt
Picked: 4/29/06
Gender: Male
Breed: Bae
No Personality Yet
Coloring: Rose Red
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e5/nequus/Kealdra/Ryugen.jpg
Name: Keahi
Owner(s): Ryugen
Picked: 6/1/06
Gender: Female
Breed: Jala
Personality: Noble
Coloring: Royal Gold
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e5/nequus/Kealdra/RE1copy.png
Name: Blood & Ice
Owner(s): Mimiru_13
Picked: 6/2/06
Gender: Male
Breed: Jala
Peronality:
Coloring: Blood and Ice

Current Certification
Here is an example of the certification we have currently. You don't have to look at it if you do not wish, but it is advised. As well, somewhere on the certification make sure to include Nequus shop by lostlinx and Kealdra Arrikanez
Lineart by Kealdra Arrikanez/Coloring by [in this case Kealdra Arrikanez]
And somewhere on the cert give yourself credit for designing the certification.
http://photobucket.com/albums/e5/nequus/Sokoya.jpg
Entries

Here is where all the entries for the contests will go.

As well, here is the form we would like you to fill out when you enter your certification.


[color=red][b]Certification Contest Entry[/b][/color]
[size=9][b]Name of Participant:[/b]
[b]Cert w/ no Nequus image:[/b]
[b]Cert w/ Nequus image:[/b]
[b][Optional] Your views on the Contest:[/b][/size]


Current Entries
Certification Contest Entry
Name of Participant: Ryugen
Cert w/ no Nequus image:
GoldCert

Cert w/ Nequus image:
Keahi
Blood & Ice

[Optional] Your views on the Contest:
Seems fun! And a cool way to see other people do some certs, so a fun creative exersize.

Certification Contest Entry
Name of Participant: Twiddle
Cert w/ no Nequus image: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/Twiddle/blankcert.png (It's 24 over the size limit, so you'll have to resize it << *doesn't know how* xD;; )
Cert w/ Nequus image: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/Twiddle/foaloncertkeylime.png
[Optional] Your views on the Contest: Lotsa fun! :3


Certification Contest Entry
Name of Participant: Emmyata
Cert w/ no Nequus image:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/Emmyata/Nequus.png
Cert w/ Nequus image:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/Emmyata/Keahi.png
[Optional] Your views on the Contest: Great way for me to practice making certs and to see how other make their's. Also love the lineart! And since I don't know where to put this I'll stick it here: The background on the cert is changable as are the colors of the outside, the leaves and the text. The Nequu is resized to 65% but it can be larger and still look okay, I just thought it looked best this way. Side note: This was FUN to make!


Certification Contest Entry
Name of Participant:Hotaru-neko
Cert w/ no Nequus image: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/Hotaruneko/nequusamplezzz.jpg
Cert w/ Nequus image: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v178/Hotaruneko/newsamplenequuscopy.jpg
[Optional] Your views on the Contest:I really enjoyed making this cert because you kept things open ended, and at the same time gave enough information for us to do our job. It's very orginized and you gave a ton of samples which every certist LOVES, because nobody likes to hear after they've submited their peice it's unuseable because it doens't fit a particual piece of lineart... and if that happends here that's our falt for not checking first, lol. x3;

Overall it's been a very plesent experience. <3


Certification Contest Entry
Name of Participant: dbz2004
Cert w/ no Nequus image: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/dbz2004/cert%20contest/cert_example.jpg
Cert w/ Nequus image: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/dbz2004/cert%20contest/cert_example_equine.jpg
[Optional] Your views on the Contest: Very challanging, but fun to do.

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Golden Knight

15,750 Points
  • Spirit of the Smackdown! 100
  • Task Accomplished 100
  • Mystical Adversary 25
Certification Contest Entry
Name of Participant: Ryugen
Cert w/ no Nequus image:
GoldCert

Cert w/ Nequus image:
Keahi
Blood & Ice

[Optional] Your views on the Contest:
Seems fun! And a cool way to see other people do some certs, so a fun creative exersize.

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ninja the background and gold frame are separate in photoshop, so you can use the 'color' or 'multiply' tool to replace the background shades to better suit whatever Nequus goes there. Or just stuff a picture there. Woo.

Golden Knight

15,750 Points
  • Spirit of the Smackdown! 100
  • Task Accomplished 100
  • Mystical Adversary 25
1) ((not really the best bumper but gonna try and get people to pay attention))

Annnnnnbody out there? o_o Olly Olly Oxenfree.....


Seriously. A two year old could probably outcert me.

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Actually. I like it a lot Ryu. I love how the gold makes Keahi stand out, and the silver compliments the Nequus. n.n I don't know what it is, but its very appeasing.

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