We have the next all new Psdtuts+ Design Contest to kick off this month. We’re partnering with one of our sister sites MacAppStorm for this one. Give us your best lightening themed wallpaper design with a Mac feel that you’ve got. For you Mac lovers out there, this will be a fun contest!
Up for grabs are numerous cash prizes, a vareity of Mac applications, and a 1-year membership to Psd Plus. This is going to be a Mactastic contest! Learn all about the contest and how to enter at the jump!
Contest Winners!!!
After a great deal of deliberation, we have decided upon the winners of our desktop wallpaper competition (in conjunction with Mac AppStorm). There were so many fantastic entries, choosing only ten winners was incredibly difficult, but the results are in. To view the winning entries visit Psdtuts+ Wallpaper Competition Winners announcement on Mac AppStorm.
Also, stay tuned to Mac AppStorm as a huge selection of contest entries will be showcased in a new post there shortly. There was a truckload of creative entries into this contest. Thank you to all the entrants. Prizes will be distributed to the winners over the next few days.
About the Contest
This is a joint contest with our sister site MacAppStorm, which is a great place to learn all about Mac applications. Submit your best lightning themed wallpaper design with a Mac feel that you’ve got. Wow us with your talent and creativity!
Read on to find out more about Judging Criteria, How to Enter, Prizes, Terms & Conditions, and learn about our Sponsors. Entries are open between now and the August 28th. So, get your entries in before August 28th, 2009 Eastern Standard Time. We’ll be announcing the winners mid-Septermber. Get creative with this contest and have some fun!
Contest Judging
We will be judging this contest based on a few criteria:
- Practicality and professionalism of design.
- Originality and artistic direction.
- Mac feel and creative application of the theme.
- Attention to detail and level of pixel perfection.
- Adherence to the Terms & Conditions of the contest.
How to Enter
To enter the competition, contestants may submit any number of wallpaper designs via the following instructions:
- Submit your design via the MacAppStorm Wallpaper form.
- Submit a JPG image with a Minimum resolution of 1920 pixels by 1200 pixels
- Entries must somehow incorporate the AppStorm logo and/or the Apple logo
- Also, here is the AppStorm Logo to use in your wallpaper design.
Prizes
- First Place Prizes:
- $250 Cash
- 1 year Psd Plus membership (valued at $117)
- Things, Pixelmator & ExpanDrive
- Second Place Prizes:
- $100 Cash
- Things, Pixelmator & ExpanDrive
- Third Place Prizes:
- $100 Cash
- Pixelmator & ExpanDrive
- Fourth & Fifth Place Prizes:
- $50 Cash
- ExpanDrive
- Sixth through Tenth Place Prizes:
- $50 Cash
Terms & Conditions
- Entries must be submitted via our MacAppStorm Wallpaper form before midnight August 28th, 2009 Eastern Standard Time.
- Entries into the competition must be entirely your work.
- Plus memberships will be issued from the date of notification of the winners. They are not redeemable for cash.
- Judging of the winners will be done by the editor and writing staff of MacAppStorm in conjunction with the Tuts+ Manager. Our decision is final.
- Staff or regular writers of Psdtuts+ and MacAppStorm are not eligible to enter. Occasional contributors (i.e. people who have had less than 2 pieces of content published on the site) are eligible to enter.
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Wow guys, its not hard to understand, ENTIRELY YOUR WORK, means ENTIRELY YOUR WORK! If you didnt make the brushes, THEN NO, if you didnt take the picture THEN NO!
Wtf is so hard to not understand about that?!!!
Chill dude, chill.
it’s not allowed to use the apple logo isn’t ist?
u can just simply draw the apple logo, dont complain for no reason
Well, here’s my second (and last) entry into this contest. Quite fun and simple…
http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs48/f/2009/224/4/8/PSD_Tuts_Appstorm_Entry_2_by_thirdaxis.jpg
Any adjustments to this design I can make? I wasn’t going to make another entry but I’m kind of contest-starved right now. LOL!
My first effort and my first time in a competition. Go easy!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41406374@N03/3817456442/
didn’t understand, that’s a banana?!
it’s my first entry: http://www.flickr.com/photos/golifter/3817925073/
please comment
Hey guys just wanted to know ur opinion on my project file , i didnt finish it jet its just a quick example
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40844392@N08/3818816520/in/pool-psdtuts
WoW, nice one, keep going
Looks cool – what did you do to create the watery effect?
a couple of entries from me. thanks for any advice!
My Entries
sorry, that last response has a bad link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27692555@N06/3817574363/
I like the look of this entry and the subtle text effect.
More Entries on My PhotoStream at Flickr
Hope you enjoy…i went old school MAC on two of them
This is probably the best contest ever held here of PSD Tuts.
Small versions of my entries. (So you can’t steal. ;D)
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y60/eitsuop/LOL-1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y60/eitsuop/entry2-2.jpg
it’s my first entry: http://www.flickr.com/photos/golifter/3817925073/
please comment
nice design
Oh COOL! I like the effect on this design. Very nice!
Thanks guys I’m glad you like it!!!
i like your design. but something is not right. maybe you should do something about the text. this is just a personal feeling. but overall its nicely done.
Here is mine guys
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40844392@N08/3821553932/
we have a winner
Thx Domenico I`m glad u like it man
my god!!! like it soo much!!
indeed i like it also alot. its an amazing piece of art.
i hope you will win this. im still thinking how to make mine. no inspiration.
Domenice and Thiago U really made to belive that i can Win this competition, cause u know its never happened, and also I never Win anything in my life/ I`m not a professional designer I`m just a student who finish 1year of Graphick Designer college. Thx a lot guys for ur Opinion ,I`m really happy that u like it
Sorry for my English
no problem man. me too i never won anything in my life. but we have to keep trying. i could never go to an art school. you should be grateful. keep doing this kind of work and you will get there im sure.
greets
I’m not sure I’ll enter. The other entries look so good.
http://aakansha.deviantart.com/art/Appstorm-wallpaper-132824286
what do you have to lose man? its not about winning its about having fun.
Exactly! It’s not about winning
But you don’t have a chance if you don’t enter either! I like the simplicity of your design – very Apple.
Thirdaxis is right
Don’t give up, you will get better.
Here is my first entry
http://arnovw.deviantart.com/art/Flying-AppStorm-133460625
Here is another fun wallpaper
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40844392@N08/3824019586/
as i expected. very funny and creative. nice
My second attempt, a slightly different approach to my first
http://3djelly.deviantart.com/art/MacAppStorm-Wallpaper-3-133553058
Nice pieces guys!
My Ideea:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonstyle/3829849370/in/pool-psdtuts
I like this one a lot. Judging by your thumbnail avatar, the rainbow effect is a trademark effect of yours?
Yes, That’s my style.
any oppimion about my design?
i really really like that one, that’s my opinion
My first two entries for a Psdtuts+ contest ever. What do you think?
Mac.AppStorm Lightning No. 1
Mac.AppStorm Lightning No. 2
here’s my entry, I hope you all like it; comments are welcomed, thank you!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77992719@N00/3833495116/sizes/o/
here’s my entry, I hope you all like it; comments are welcomed, thank you!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77992719@N00/3832984051/sizes/l/in/photostream/
second entry
cool I like rainbow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77992719@N00/3832987955/sizes/l/in/photostream/
third entry
hoz on earth did you create those lines they are cool ??
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77992719@N00/3834128496/sizes/l/
fourth entry
Man u r not allowed to use any stock images or brushes in the project, it sopouse to be only ur own work
i like your background its very good. but your logo looks like you just pasted it on top.
brushes are distributed freely on the internet, and you can use them with the creative commons license. I am not reselling anything, nor am I creating reusable templates, they’re wallpapers, artworks if you like. apart from that, I’m not using anything but my own stock photos and Photoshop’s default layer styles.
anyone can say that this stock image i use in the projects is my own, so
can we use brushes or not?
It have to be only ur brushes,if u didn’t made them than no,read the entery requirement ( entirly ur own work and ur own staff u made)
thx Slavik !
Npb dude
hey guys, here is our entry
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36036823@N07/3837049917/
I just finished my first wallpaper and I now see all those comments about “ENTIRELY your work” and I’m sad. I used like one image that I transform and one brush (The PSDTuts PLUS PACK Lines brush). Anyway, I’ll post it here and I will try to do another wallpaper on my own this time. Too bad, I was so proud of me lol. Here it is : http://www.flickr.com/photos/41664025@N02/3839781961/in/pool-psdtuts
very nice
I think the judges should say something about “Entirely your work thing”, but I strongly believe they meant: your work, not somebody else’s, it’s not like you put a brush in the middle of a white BG and say it’s your work. Brushes are tools to create unique pieces, and using somebody else’s brush (as long as it is legal to use) should not be considered copied work, therefore using should be allowed. Same thing for images – use if they’re yours, or bought under a license for use, that’s what the stock sites are for, alright? Ask any creative guy, he’ll tell you he can’t do cr4p without brushes or stock photos.
Last, you all should listen to the people making the rules, not to those who invent them just because they can’t do something else creative.
That’s what I think too but a lot of people think that ENTIRELY your work means everything you have created. I mean, if I take a picture with my friend’s camera, or I paint a nature scene with his paint, is it my work or his? That’s stupid as that. Do I need to draw that Apple, or can I just go in Illustrator, paste an Apple logo and vectorize it? Bodgan is so right. If I had a giant telescope, I would that a lot of picture to use them but I don’t have one so I looked up on Internet for FREE space pictures and I got some. I didn’t violated copyright…
I think you better submit your wallpaper Joey, if you haven’t already, I find it quite inspiring.
Hey joey
you should just go for it. its q bequtifull zqllpqper qnd you should be proud of it.
keep going like this.
uhm this is whqt i meant. lol sorry
you should just go for it. its a beautifull wallpaper and you should be proud of it.
keep going like this.
Thanks Bogdan and Domenico. Comments are appreciated
My last entery work
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40844392@N08/3844486642/
you used stocks here (vector water for example).
3.bp.blogspot.com/_hSkvFEHktWA/SD0l46QoJOI/AA AAAAAAArc/r1…
You should read careful the rules. I think you comment other post on Psd about the same think. Now you use stock too. How we should understand you?
he used his own material. the water is used from a vaction photo.
http://www.testm.yoyo.pl/,warez/water_idk.jpg
this one you mean from his vacantions? this is a vector stock used in his work
nice work Slavik, there you go
Bogdan thx man
i think it needs to be clear if it is allowed to use stockphotos or not…
can anyone answer this question??
The buttom of the water was not a stock photo, it was a photo from my hollidays in Cyprus,so this is my own picture
Also the wave was done using After FX, and its not a stock image either
and the bubble? not stock either?:)
(and water, but nevermind)
i can show you a few twin bubbles
all I’m saying is: stock was born to be used, as long as you have legal rights to use it, i can’t see the problem!
Yep, as long as it is legal, I strongly believe you can use them.
Bogan bubble omg
r u killing me? look at the bubble tutorials, and u can know that u can do them in photoshop, and also look at mine bubbles reflection u will see that this is not a tock image
slavik very refreshing nice work man
Domenico Thx bro
I just finished my second attempt for the contest. I only used my stock this time!
Lines are my creation, not brushes like the 1st one.
Wow that is like the biggest fail ever. I forgot the link. Here it is : http://www.flickr.com/photos/41664025@N02/3845651559/sizes/l/in/pool-613394@N22/
fricking awsome man
Fun contest.
:^)
Here are my two entries. Both pretty similar:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepeej/3846321913/in/set-72157614114601178/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepeej/3847110032/in/set-72157614114601178/
Good luck everybody!
im doing my wallpaper today, i hope i can post a link later.
you guys are all awsome i wish i can be like the rest here. see you laters
hey guys,
here is my second entry.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36036823@N07/3851821278/
what do u think about it ?
hey Muhammed its nice. maybe do something about the shadow it doesnt look correct. i guess maybe its just me ok. but good work.
ciao
as you seem to have 2 light sources, and quite close, you shouldn’t really have the shadow at all, but a bit of ‘inside’ ones, like a bevel effect, to get it realistic somehow.
hey guys here is my entry
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41021834@N03/3851933974/sizes/l/in/pool-613394@N22/.
the lightning is not a brush. i followed this tutorial. http://tutorialblog.org/lightning/
domenico i love ur wor dude, well done man:)
Hah it’s 24th, I have to move my fingers
, to do at least on entry.
I know that there was lost of questions about it but someone could write what we can and can not.
Thanks!
why dont you read it? its all up there
My third entry.
Mac.AppStorm Lightning No. 3
My first entry.
http://robi23.deviantart.com/art/Macappstorm-134662035
i am from Poland can i take a competition?
Why can’t you? Let’s go, one day left!
Some New :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonstyle/3859340978/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonstyle/3859340834/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonstyle/3859244670/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonstyle/3859244580/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonstyle/3859244430/
Please appreciate
i send one of mine
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6264/wallpapermacbynelsongra.jpg
Really cool. We feel the Apple theme!