2016 Halloween Avatar and Background Contest --WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Prizes [applauses] will be awarded.

Only one entry per post!!!

Members can enter as often as they like, but only three "Official Entries" per person....please mark those entries "OFFICIAL ENTRY" for the votes to be counted.

Please Note:
To promote more winners and wider member participation, each member may only receive one winning entry per contest. If a member has more than one entry in the top voting counts, the one that received the most stars will be counted as their winning entry

***Theme: HALLOWEEN or FALL/AUTUMN***

Contest rules:
All Terms and Conditions apply to all artwork.

Please review the Rules for Avatars and Mini-Profile Backgrounds and Terms and Conditions

How to re-size your mini-profile background image for ATS 5/3

Animated backgrounds are not allowed.

and

ATS Avatars should be no larger than 170 pixels wide by 240 pixels tall, with a maximum file size of 75kb.

ATS Mini-Profile Backgrounds should be no larger than 200 pixels wide by 700 pixels tall, with a maximum file size of 150kb.

ATS Signature Images should be no larger than 600 pixels wide by 70 pixels tall, with a maximum file size of 50kb.

The posting of any image that violates the ATS Terms & Conditions will result in an immediate account termination.

Pixel Space: The new "visible" space for background images is 198 pixels wide and 420-480 pixels tall depending on other factors in your mini-profile and what type of computer is being used to view the site (example: tablet vs. PC).

Based on this, the recommended size for the most common member profile (1 line or no custom title) is 200 X 435. If a two-line custom title is used, the recommended size is 200X445


The contest runs from Friday September 30, 2016 until 11:59 PM, EDT, Friday, October 28, 2016.....
You may vote at any time during the contest for your favorites!!!!
Voting continues until 11:59PM, EDT Sunday, October 30, 2016 .....Winners will be announced the following Wednesday, November 2 , 2016.

There may be some size changes to accommodate the new, longer backgrounds...and those entries are more than welcome.
I know I will be shopping for a cool, long version Halloween background!!!!

a reply to: DontTreadOnMe

*flips open laptop, gets out unnecessarily sensitive gaming mouse, opens photoshop... Waits for Photoshop to load... Still waiting.... It opens... Cracks knuckles*

Let's do this...

Haloween ideas have come a long way, rather than just pumpkins and witches its much more imaginative. peace

Ghosts and goblins and ghouls, oh my !

You know I won't pass this up. Been saving images since July.

a reply to: rogertom

Nothing wrong with the classics though...



This is the contest I look forward to the most. So many talented folks, and I get to wander around saying "wow" a lot.

a reply to: CranialSponge

My first wow...

Followed closely by ewwww.

a reply to: seagull

This is the contest I look forward to the most. So many talented folks, and I get to wander around saying "wow" a lot.

Me too!!!!

OFFICIAL ENTRY #1 OF 3

Let me know what you guys think! (it repeats seamlessly if your post is super duper long)

Halloween is about my favorite holiday as well...and I'm looking to sport a new long background or two.
If anyone is interested...I would be more than tickled to have a long background using this as the main theme:



or this one......got this one....thanks CranialSponge!!!!!!!!!!!
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I don't think they would look good together....the colors would clash, so whichever..
Thanks.

OFFICIAL ENTRY #1
Something is waking up...

Let the fear and games begin...

a reply to: DontTreadOnMe

Here ya go....

a reply to: CranialSponge

Thanks.....it's just what I had in mind!!!!!

Official Entry #1

a reply to: DontTreadOnMe

Your welcome !

Loving these!!!!!!!! Keep them coming guys!

a reply to: CranialSponge

should put ATS on that tombstone

OFFICIAL ENTRY #2

These are just too much fun to make and I'm having difficulty choosing which ones I like best!

OFFICIAL ENTRY #2!!!!


This one took a great deal of time to make, and was actually a request from the avatar thread, but I think it fits in perfectly with this contest.

Let me know what you guys think!