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Did you know it's deviantART's 8th birthday this Thursday, August 7th?
That's right. And what better way to celebrate it than with a vexel contest!!
As the title of the contest suggests, it all revolves around the number eight.
I ask you to create a vexel with no more or less than EIGHT layers. That also means no more or less than EIGHT colours. I know you all wanted to trick me and thought you could put several colours on one layer. Not gonna happen! 
What to vexel, you ask? Well, in celebration of dA's birthday I was thinking the following. The theme of your vexel should be related to
Feel free to use deviantART stock, but be sure to list/credit stock according to the providers' terms. You may also freehand your entry.
It must be a new deviation, created for this contest and submitted to your gallery after August 6th, 2008.
You may enter as many times as you like, but you can only win once.
VEXELS ONLY - NO PHOTOS, PHOTOMANIPULATIONS ETC.
Submit your finished deviations to:
Just so you know, the gallery won't open before August 7th, but you may already start on your entries!
End Date: August 31, 2008
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See? It can be done!
Anything else you need to know.... oh right.
1st place: 1 year subscription
2nd place: 6 months subscription
3rd place: 3 months subscription
Be sure to be here on the 7th and celebrate with all of us. I can guarantee you a whole lot of fun, excitement and overall happiness!
That's right. And what better way to celebrate it than with a vexel contest!!
About the Contest
As the title of the contest suggests, it all revolves around the number eight.
I ask you to create a vexel with no more or less than EIGHT layers. That also means no more or less than EIGHT colours. I know you all wanted to trick me and thought you could put several colours on one layer. Not gonna happen! What to vexel, you ask? Well, in celebration of dA's birthday I was thinking the following. The theme of your vexel should be related to - deviantART AND/OR
- birthday AND/OR
- party AND/OR
- anything to do with the number eight
Feel free to use deviantART stock, but be sure to list/credit stock according to the providers' terms. You may also freehand your entry. It must be a new deviation, created for this contest and submitted to your gallery after August 6th, 2008. You may enter as many times as you like, but you can only win once. VEXELS ONLY - NO PHOTOS, PHOTOMANIPULATIONS ETC.Important Details
Submit your finished deviations to: Contests & Projects -> Contests -> deviantART 8th Birthday -> 8 years - 8 Layers
Just so you know, the gallery won't open before August 7th, but you may already start on your entries!
End Date: August 31, 2008A few examples of vexels with few layers
:thumb86683555: See? It can be done!
Anything else you need to know.... oh right.
Prizes
1st place: 1 year subscription 2nd place: 6 months subscription 3rd place: 3 months subscriptionBe sure to be here on the 7th and celebrate with all of us. I can guarantee you a whole lot of fun, excitement and overall happiness!
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or if you entered you can get help for more votes on your entry!
We can use 8 colors in 8 layers. We are alowed to use gradients (not gradient mesh, cause that's in vector) but we're not allowed to set either one of the 8 layers opacity to anything else than 100% ...
Right?
Have fun, and best wishes to all your entrants!!
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and not about 8
Be sure to limit yourself to 8 colours though!