We are launching the first contest here on PSDTUTS. We have some great submissions coming in regularly to the PSDTUTS Flickr Group. We'd like to honor some of these top submitters by showcasing their work on the PSDTUTS Web site and give a prize away to the entry that stands out from the crowd.
About the Contest
The theme this first month is Learning and Applying Your Knowledge. There is no limit on subject matter. We'll be looking at how you take techniques learned from any tutorial here on PSDTUTS and apply it in your own work.
Consider the stages of learning. Usually, you do the tutorial and apply the techniques on a similar image. You learn from it. Then you step back and think about how you can use these techniques to create a unique project. You work to personalize what you've learned. Then you create an awesome design.
Feel free to mention the inspirational tutorials on PSDTUTS, specific techniques you learned from them, and how you creatively applied these techniques in your Awesome Entries.
We have plans to to offer something similar to this contest every month. Depending on the success of this contest, we'll keep this going. So, let us know what you think!
How to Enter
All submissions to the PSDTUTS Flickr Group from now until the end of May are eligible. There is no limit on the number of entries you can submit.
Posting submission to the PSDTUTS Flickr group:
- Create your Awesome Entry.
- If you don't have a Flickr account, then sign up for one.
- Become a member by going to PSDTUTS Flickr group. In the top, right-click Join This Group
- Upload your submission to your Flickr account and place it in the pool PSDTUTS
If for any reason you do not want your submission to the PSDTUTS Flickr Group to be considered in this contest, that's fine. Leave a comment under your submission indicating so. Otherwise, we're assuming everyone would like to get showcased or be the lucky winner. We want this contest to enhance an already thriving community. This contest is only one facet of the Flickr Group. Someone may want to continue to use the group to get feedback on their work, for example. And that's great too.
Deadline
You have from now until the End of May. So the last day for all submissions is May 31st, 2008.
First Prize
We will be choosing one exceptional entry that will receive the prizes listed below.
- 1 year PSDTUTS Plus membership
- $100 Cash to a PayPal account OR Amazon voucher
- Entry Showcased on PSDTUTS
Second Prize
- Complete Vector or Texture Set, of winner's choice, from GoMedia's Arsenal
- Entry Showcased on PSDTUTS
Third Prize
- $50 in FlashDen Credits
- Entry Showcased on PSDTUTS
Showcasing Top Work
We will also select works that are great and showcase them on the PSDTUTS Web site. Keep in mind the theme for this month and good luck. You may see your work featured on the site.
Choosing a Winner
The staff at PSDTUTS will be choosing the winner. We'll be looking for those that use creativity, good design, interesting concepts, personality, and utilized this month's theme to its fullest. We will announce the winner and showcase the top work during the first week of June. Good luck to everybody!
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User Comments
( ADD YOURS )Erik L. April 25th
You list it as a First Prize. should it not be a Grand Prize because it is the only prize that will be awarded?
( )D. Carreira April 25th
Well, thats good!
David Carreira
( )Seraphim Collective April 25th
Whoa! I’m in! I can’t wait to see what other people come up with.
( )Brent Nelson April 25th
Good luck to all! Too bad there can only be one weiner.
( )Michael Castilla April 25th
Good luck to the winner! Maybe i’ll try something and submit it.
( )D. Carreira April 25th
@ Brent Nelson:
Yeah! I think it can have first, second and third prize.
But that’s my opinion.
David Carreira
( )Daniel April 25th
Good idea…
Surprised who win the first prize
Daniel
( )Constantin Potorac April 25th
OMG! I have to admit I was looking forward to see some contests like this from PSDTuts.
This is an amazing idea. Unfortunately I am very busy here but I really hope I manage to make something till the deadline.
This is a great idea and I am looking forward to participate on all the contests.
( )Rick Flores April 25th
do we already have to be members of psdtuts.com to enter, or can we enter something if we are just regular visitors?
( )Ben Griffiths April 25th
My entry will suck, but I can’t resist a good competition
( )Daniel April 25th
nice to hear that ! best of luck to all!
( )giackop April 25th
yeahhhhh!! great idea!!
p.s. congrats for sean to be part of the team of psdtuts..
( )Jonathas Scott April 25th
My own will be the Awesome and first prize winner !
heheheh. (at least for mom)
( )Diego Mattei April 25th
I welcome the initiative. A short time ago I made a contest of similar characteristics and to my surprise, there was formidable work.
( )I hope to have time to submit some work.
Colin Stein April 25th
this’ll be awesome! i think it’ll really bring the community together even more!
i doubt i’ll even try….but maybe! who knows? there are so many talented people here! props!
( )Danilo Friolani April 25th
how do i place my pics in the pool?
( )Ahmet April 25th
I thing winner will be Fabio
( )Qbrushes April 25th
nice idea…
( )ZaFaR April 25th
Great idea! surprised, Well good luck to all from me! and Unforunately i am very busy boy with my films graphic projects, so i think i will be out for it, and i also hope to take part in it, there are so many talented people are,and there will be only one winner up.BEST OF LUCK TO ALL!
( )Qbrushes April 25th
@Ahmet lets hope he doesn’t join
( )wtrshpdwn April 25th
Where does it say what the monthly theme is?
( )Caco Barros April 25th
Great!!!!
( )Lamin Barrow April 25th
Thats great… Now i have a fun project to work on.
( )HamBoneZ April 25th
I will probably gat a try if I have time (I am in the rush of a final semester at college )
- BoneZ
( )Christian Mejia April 25th
The heat is on! I have been part of the PSDtuts flickr group for a while now and I have already seen some phenomenal designs there! More reason to challenge yourself, eh? Good luck to everyone who enters… including me!
( )goldenthunder April 25th
Yay, prize for Fabio! Haha – This is way cool Sean, can’t wait to submit mine!
( )nitos April 25th
yeah!! cant wait to send my work!
( )Joefrey Mahusay April 25th
Wow very interesting. Good Luck to all of us.
( )rybaxs April 25th
i wonder who’s the winner? hello winner! please share a blog about your experience before and after u won.. hehehe.. just thinking in advance about this exciting competitions… yaho0!
( )rybaxs April 25th
sorry about this,, just testing my gravatar.. thanks! XD
( )K3VIN April 25th
Cool..
( )will join the contest to try my luck… haha
Sean Hodge April 25th
@wtrshpdwn – There is no limit in topic. The focus for this month’s theme is on the process of personalizing what you learn here in tutorials at PSDTUTS. So, we’ll be looking at who applies the knowledge they gain here in the most creative and polished way.
@David Carreira – I’ll look into more prizes. Maybe not for this first contest, but we’ll see what the future holds.
I understand home theme and topic are interchangeable words and could lead to confusion. Focus on reading the About the Contest section. As it explains what we’ll be looking for this month. We’re keeping it really broad to kick things off.
Also, any member of the PSDtuts flickr group is eligible to participate, but I think we’ll have to exclude Fabio. I’m sure he’ll understand.
Good luck to everybody!
( )DonnieYodha April 25th
Hell yeah! I will submit one.. it’ll be embarrassing, but I just can’t reseist!
( )imedia51 April 25th
I’ve got two questions:
1- Any limits to how many entries?
2- How about if the particular image is already a part of the pool? Should we just add a link in a comment to this blog entry?
( )Saswata April 25th
I m so gonna win it!
( )Shane April 25th
Looking forward to seeing the entries.
( )arnaud April 25th
Fabio excludes of the contest
Great idea, let’s go work !
( )Fabio Sasso April 25th
Hey guys, this contest will be really cool… I will be just watching.
good luck to everybody
( )Jin Y April 25th
May I make one humble suggestion: please set a Dimension in the rules. I foresee many great works in the pool, it’d be easier to judge if everyone used the same dimension(maybe 1 dimension for landscape and 1 for horizontal). also it’d be neat if the designs are desptop wallpaper friendly dimension wise too.
( )Diego Mattei April 25th
I stayed with the doubt … which are the work of Fabio? As to know why they do not want to participate
( )Diego Mattei April 25th
Sorry, I feel a stupid to have asked that … who is already, just not as recognized by Fabio.
( )Constantin Potorac April 26th
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( )Sean Hodge April 26th
Fabio writes for us almost every week, and therefore is practically a member of staff at PSDTUTS. He’s one of the leaders of this community. It’s great to see the inspirational work that Fabio regular submits to the PSDTUTS pool. It’s great to see him participate and be active, but it wouldn’t make sense for him to be eligible to win.
I’ve sent a message asking Fabio if he’d like to help judge the contest though. I think that would be great. Also, I should have thought about whether writers are eligible in the rules before this got started.
It’s actually unlikely that we would choose a winner from anyone that writes for us regularly. Doing so would look like we are picking favorites. Though some writers only write for us occasionally. How does everybody feel about this issue?
( )Harry April 26th
Awesome im gonna enter soon!!!
( )Sean C. April 26th
I’ve learned so much here it’s unreal! I hope to be a competitor for this contest and future contests; as long as Fabio isn’t my competition!
HEHEEH
( )Sean Hodge April 27th
@imedia51 – No Entry Limit. We can’t enforce this, but the idea is that your creating new entries for this contest and not resubmitting old work. If your considering doing that then think about at least improving a past design.
@Jin Y – Having Dimension limits is a good idea. We’ll likely do that on a future contest. Desktop wallpapers would make a good future contest. For this contest though there aren’t any dimension limits. Though keep in mind that to be displayed on the PSDTUTS site an image would need to scale down to 600px or less.
Announcement, Fabio has signed on to help us with judging entries!
Good to see we have some entries already. Thx.
( )Constantin Potorac April 27th
I have just finished my work and I have to admit it is looking great.
Also I am glad to hear that Fabio will take part in choosing the winner. At first I wondered why will he not participate but now everything is clear.
I this I will post my work soon. Just need to make some minor adjustments and I will join the contest participants.
Good Luck to everyone.
P.S. Happy Eastern for those who celebrate it now. “Like me”
( )Qbrushes April 27th
shouldn’t there be a special section within the PSDTUTS pool so some of us know Wether its worth trying or not
i mean there is a lot of very professional talent if you know what i mean
( )Constantin Potorac April 27th
I don’t think you need to know the competition. At least you can look into the Flickr group and see the competition.
You need to know that you will get some experience and also get to keep the art you make and use it in your portfolio.
( )Sam Barracca April 28th
I love Photoshop contests! I actually have a piece that I think I’ll enter soon, after some tweaking. =]
( )CPG April 29th
A great idea to create this contest.
( )PSD TUTS is a place of choice for this contest.
I’m in !
rubayath April 29th
I’ll win!~
( )Danny May 1st
Finally a contest! I really like the idea for this one
( )Sean Hodge May 3rd
I updated the contest with a couple more prizes from GoMedia’s Arsenal and FlashDen. Thanks to those sponsors.
( )socialtalker May 3rd
i decided i am going to enter, because pushing myself is the only way i am going to get any better.
( )Pepekun May 3rd
Necesito trabajo.
( )Mukarram May 14th
Hi to all ….
Ya competition willl be tough…. But shud try to get some drops .
( )dude March 12th
can you sign up to psd tuts without a membership just for the competition
i have to sign up to yahoo then flickr but yopu dont have to be a member to join the cometetion right cheers duder
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