Graphics contest info thread

**arcane** · 02-06-2008 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by Loki440

Cough Cough Second from the Left Cough Cough

ill take better pics when its done

but that is the prize board

Somebody is going to be stoked as hell when that board shows up at the door.

**Loki440** · 02-06-2008 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by arcaneboarder

Somebody is going to be stoked as hell when that board shows up at the door.

i put a little too much pearl on it today, self control must learn self control. still looks awesome

**LandLockedboardingGS** · 02-06-2008 10:20 PM

YO Lok, I saw your shag bottom yesterday.....I dig
I am going to start experimenting with some of that good stuff.. i juts did astroturf today

**mc99david** · 02-06-2008 10:31 PM

im not in this one, but my friend ace, who hs done a lot of my art work before will be entering one if he can pull if off in time

**destroyerofpottery** · 02-07-2008 12:58 AM

Originally Posted by Loki440

Cough Cough Second from the Left Cough Cough

ill take better pics when its done

but that is the prize board

heeeey! I recognize one of those!!

::does happy dance:: so pretty!! so excited!

**Loki440** · 02-07-2008 01:07 AM

Originally Posted by destroyerofpottery

heeeey! I recognize one of those!!

::does happy dance:: so pretty!! so excited!

lol

**Loki440** · 02-07-2008 12:27 PM

A Better Picture

**dcphotos** · 02-07-2008 12:55 PM

That's a sweet prize. mine is not going to be a prize winner I'm afraid but I'm putting one in nonetheless.

**Fat Bastard** · 02-07-2008 12:59 PM

Holly #### that's nice! Is it just the picture or are there really lines runinng diagnol. Godam those boards are sweet...

How many have you made now?

Composite ones in the future?

**Loki440** · 02-07-2008 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Fat Bastard

Holly #### that's nice! Is it just the picture or are there really lines runinng diagnol. Godam those boards are sweet...

How many have you made now?

Composite ones in the future?

Cough cough Composites you say, actually the lines you see running diagonally, is because that deck has fine weave texalium on it

**dcphotos** · 02-12-2008 06:58 AM

I have screwed up my graphics entry beyond belief. Stupidest thing ever.

I was going to enter one board here and one in slalom. The one here was going to be really pretty, inlayed with zebrawood. One element of the graphic is the outline of my state cut out on a scroll saw. I put the mother ####er in there backwards. Baskwards. Just pulled it out of the press last night, took the tape off and it's ####### backwards. So I have a whole deck with a backwards Alabama on it.

I might finish it anyhow and put my text and other graphics on there in mirror image. Damnit. I still have one for the other contest I'll enter here and there, but I wanted two.

**EBasil** · 02-12-2008 07:31 AM

Shucks, I done heard you folks down in 'bama're pretty backwards, anyway.

I feel your pain, though. Dang.

**dcphotos** · 02-12-2008 08:24 AM

Weeeel, we ain't barkwards at all, we tend to move a bit slow sometimes though. Guess that's what I get for working in the shop late at night, around beer o'clock.

May not be a total loss. I'm thinking I can do the text graphics backwards. It will look cool if I hold it up to a mirror.

**Doc Frye** · 02-12-2008 03:44 PM

So, when are we going to be able to start posting our boards for the graphics contest? I have quite a few hours left of work to do, but I'm getting very excited. How many days of voting will there be? This will be my first entry in a Silverfish contest. Thanks.

**Loki440** · 02-20-2008 02:33 AM

ok that basically says it, anyways was finishing up the the prize deck with a coupel steps to go, and completley FUbared it, well not really just enough that i would feel right giving out that deck.

So ill be starting a new one tomorrow, and it will look better as well cause i wont have the mistakes that i had in this one.

Oh well live and learn

**SylviaJane** · 02-20-2008 04:09 PM

Hello Everyone, I am Sylvia. I'm new to Silverfish. I just found it online. It seems like a great board. My friend and I started shaping longboards, mainly pintails. I love to create the deck art. I noticed a bunch of tips for building, which I'll have to dip into later.

This contest seems like good fun. I am definitely going to take part, but there's hardly anytime left

**sniffleless** · 02-20-2008 09:30 PM

Yeah time is getting short. Glad you wondered upon us anyway. Maybe you can get something together in the week or more we have left. You have until march 7 to get an entry posted. Good luck.

**jspats40** · 02-20-2008 09:36 PM

well i just started repainting my first home made board, so i guess i will enter it!

**tomlarry@hotmail.com** · 02-24-2008 06:57 PM

whats a good graphic designing software cuz i need to resize a graphic but when i do it gets all pixilated so i need a software that doesnt do that?!?!?! cuz i need to print my image in paper and then put it on the decks

**Loki440** · 02-24-2008 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by tomlarry@hotmail.com

whats a good graphic designing software cuz i need to resize a graphic but when i do it gets all pixilated so i need a software that doesnt do that?!?!?! cuz i need to print my image in paper and then put it on the decks

the key is to start of high resolution then downsize as needed, going the other way never works well