The return of my MS Paint contest - *Theme poll added*

[Aerosmith_Gal]

Edit 8/29/08 : Poll added (thanks for the suggestion, Julie)! Which theme would you prefer? Halloween or Romance? Please vote and let me know.

Poll will remain open for 14 days and then I will announce the theme and will start accepting entries!

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Hey everyone!

Well - I’ve been giving it a LOT of thought... and I’m strongly considering bringing back “Aerosmith_Gal’s Paint Program Art Contest.”

But before I make any decision I wanted to see who all would be interested in entering if I do decide to hold it again.

I had a few problems with it the last time I held it and some people who entered had their feelings hurt. That is why I stopped holding it completely - I felt so bad about the whole thing I was afraid I’d do something wrong again and end up hurting someone else along the way. I really didn’t want that to happen again!

However now that a few years have passed I feel confident that I can hold this without any problems whatsoever.

So please , if you are interested in the return of my Microsoft Paint based contest leave a reply here! I will only bring it back if I have at least twenty people interested in entering.

Details about the contest:

*All entries must be made entirely in Microsoft Paint.
*No tablets allowed! This is a new rule - all entries must be made with Microsoft Paint + a computer mouse.
*Obviously - all entries must be MLP related. G1, G2, and G3 ponies are all allowed as well as persona ponies.
*New rule - your entry must have a background (made by you) of some kind.
*One entry per person.
*I will be uploading all of the entries to photobucket so all entries must follow photobucket’s file size rules. File sizes must be no larger than 1024x768 resolution and equal 1MB or less.
*Save your entry how you want to save it as long as it is fits within the size range listed above. Be aware that how you save your entry could play a factor in whether or not people will vote for you! I strongly suggest saving your entry as a .png
*When the time comes to vote I ask you to please not vote for your own entry.
*Will accept entries from anywhere in the world - so yes, I will definitely ship prizes worldwide if someone outside the U.S. happens to win one.
*There will be prizes awarded for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. Prizes are to be determined - but won’t be anything too terribly extravagant.
*Contest will be held across both the MLP Arena and the MLPTP.

Edit to add:
*I will ask anyone who enters to either PM or e-mail their entry to me so that I can put them all on one website for people to view.
*There may be a theme announced for this contest - so please don't start on your entry yet if you are contemplating it! Wait for me to make the announcement on this thread.

I wish I had all of the wonderful entries from previous years stored on this computer to show everyone but unfortunately I do not.

Ok... I think that covers everything. If anyone has any questions at all please reply to this thread and I will answer them as quickly as possible.

Thanks so much for reading! Hope to get lots of interest this time around.

~Aerosmith Gal (Micayla)

*Will be cross-posted to the MLP Arena.

[Canazta]

I´m so in... although I really suck on paint.....

[HeavyHooves]

i'll give it a go, i started off doing artwork on paint and it would be good to have a go again, to be honest i still rely on my mouse when photoshoping!!!

[Deep_Purple_Pirate]

I'm in, for sure. I don't have any fancy grapics programs so I do all my work with paint.

[razzaroo]

Yeah, I'll do it. Sounds like fun.

[Hobomom and Mimic]

Sound like fun!

[Nessyb]

i'll give her a go, even thou i'm really shaky with the mouse:P

[Julie18]

I'm in too

[josiekat]

Well, I can't draw, so people might think a 4 year old drew it, or that maybe it's a bunny or something, but I think I'll give it a shot.

[Aerosmith_Gal]

This is great to hear! 8 people interested here and 7 over at the MLP Arena. So 15 total so far!!

I did some digging around last night and found the winning entry from the last contest (which was in 2005). Here it is - by the talented HollowZero.