*EMTC stands for Emote Monthly Themed Challenge.  Perhaps it is a lame title for now, but I am open to suggestions if anyone has a better idea.

And thus ends my first EMTC!  With a whopping 32 entries, I feel it was a decent success. I will be contacting `Synfull soon and the results should be posted either later today...or tomorrow.  And then I will post February's Theme!


ALMOST 30 ENTRIES! THAT'S HOW MANY I WAS SHOOTING FOR!

I have decided, as a resolution of sorts, to run an emote contest each month during the year 2010. It should keep me busy and about, but not be so difficult as to interfer with the raising of the new born I will be having in the near future. And, it should stretch the imagination muscles of all my fellow emoticonists out there!  Each month, I will pick a theme.  Those who want to participate will have the rest of the month, or at least within a day or two of the end of the month, to hit me with submissions.  And the great part?  A 3-month sub for the winner! (with the possibility of a 1-month sub or so if the judging becomes really hard )  To keep things fair, the winner of the previous month will be offered a spot to judge...since they won't be able to participate in the next month's contest.  I want to be sure everyone has a chance of winning and stuff.  But those are the boring details that I will get into if this thing runs smoothly and attracts enough attention for me to continue to give out subs!




ARRR!  For the first theme, I want to see Pirate emotes! Make a huge pixel ship crawling with scurvy sea-vermin emotes...or depict an emoticon stealing internet. It just needs to have something to do with pirates...and with emotes!

Judge(s):
=SparklyDest
`Synfull




Only new submissions for this.  The emote must be submitted after the theme has been announced.

Please submit your piece in the form of a .png or a .gif.   

The piece must include an emoticon of some sort.  Kinda the point, really.

In case it isn't completely obvious from your deviation, mention in your artist comments how the emote deals with the theme please.

Please NOTE your contest entry to =SparklyDest as that will make it easier for me to keep track of the entries.

You may enter as many times as you want.

Deadline January 29th, 2010, midnight EST

*Should I be having a baby around this time, I will quickly tie up the loose ends and start the next theme as soon as I am home and have the time to do so Hopefully the fetus won't pop right then, but who knows with these things?



A 3 month sub to the winner
A free emote request by !ManiacalMuffin
An animated avatar request by =Seiorai
An animated emote request by ~moohug4
An emote request by ~Chrysshart
An avatar request by ~brave-bom
A journal feature by =SparklyDest
A month feature in a custom box on =SparklyDest's page
A journal feature by =Seiorai
A journal feature by ~KimRaiFan
A journal feature by `Mirz123
A journal feature by =TeaR6446
A journal feature by =bigfunkychiken
A journal feature by !ManiacalMuffin
A journal feature by ~Desopilar
A journal feature by `krissi001
A journal feature by ~Caeser1993
A journal feature by !Marc-pHX
A journal feature by ~moohug4
A journal feature by ~Chrysshart
A journal feature by `mintyy
A journal feature by *Oktanas (First Place Only)

Possible 1 month sub by =SparklyDest should she decided to give one to an honorable mention
Static emote request by :moohug4: should there be an honorable mention.
An avatar request by ~brave-bom should there be an honorable mention.

Prizes donations are extremely welcomed here.