Heres how it will work:
Depending on the number of submissions, I would like to rotate a new one in every day, starting on October 15th (With banner source included in that particular day's drawfriend). The day before Halloween, I'll compile them all into a post and toss a vote on the side bar for best of the best. The winner will be spotlit on the top of the blog for the actual holiday, and a few days after.
Requirements:
There are a few requirements for the sake of consistency, primarily in size/type.
- The banners must be transparent .png files (I will probably change the background color of the blog, so using the normal EQD Blue might not be the best idea ever! Expect Black or Luna blue.)
- Required Size: 1000px by 350px (these can be scaled down if needed)
- It needs to have "Equestria" used in some way shape or form (Equestria nightmare, Equestria doom, Equestria Trixieisthebestpony, ect)
- Pinkie Pie is not allowed to maim/cook/eat Rainbow Dash
- No gore. Keep it clean
- Source (How else will people raid your Deviant art/Tumblr/ect?)
- Name
- Link to image
Submit everything to [email protected] with BANNER in the subject line.
And above all, have fun with it! Our banners are rarely serious business, so ridiculousness is more than welcome.
134 comments:
Jelfes ruined my post...and my childhood
ReplyDeletehmm.... I wish I could draw... or vector... or had Photoshop...
ReplyDelete@Am I late Yet?
ReplyDeleteThank your for stopping Jelfes' streak with your posts
@Am I late Yet?
ReplyDeleteYour childhood ruined my post.
OMG MUST DO.
ReplyDeleteImma try
ReplyDelete@wackyteen
ReplyDeleteSo do I, every day I visit this site.
Let's do this thing!
ReplyDelete@amddude
ReplyDeleteYou are very Danka shane indeed!
Also...I'm sorry for ruining your past Flutterfan...my childhood couldn't help itself
Wish I had a photoshot cause I just thought of my design......
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ReplyDeleteDanka shane?
ReplyDeleteI just saw my error, ugh.
*you
Well at least one of us saw you error!
ReplyDeleteLooks cool, more pictures to add to the, 'EqD Banner,' folder!
ReplyDelete...I predict a storm of "Cupcakes" related banners...
ReplyDeleteHuh, exactly two days prior to the end of the BronyState Art Competition I'm running. :P
ReplyDeleteFun idea though. I'm sure you'll get some pretty epic banners and designs.
also, for the knowlege lackers : Danka is german for Thanks
ReplyDeleteDankashane Herr Doktor!
@Am I late Yet?
ReplyDeleteI'm confused. Is this the part where I contact the FBI? :/
My mind just hatched an idea!
ReplyDeletei predict that someone should make a banner with all the other characters /gilda nightmare moon discord and derpy going as the mane 6 trick or treating . i would pay to see that considering that i cant create it my self
ReplyDeleteOooooh, sounds like fun. I'm in.
ReplyDeleteWhat is this 'Halloween' thing? Can you eat it? Does it taste like pancakes?
ReplyDeleteYes, you can eat Halloween. It tastes more like sprinkles, though.
ReplyDelete@ Am I Late Yet?
ReplyDeleteGood to know that you stalk EqD solely to take away something that Jefles doesn't even do now.
*Jelfes
ReplyDeleteI swear, his name changes every other day...
Spikely...Yes, we are always watching.
ReplyDeletePonyson! Just doin' mah job...
yay more events!
ReplyDelete"Pinkie Pie is not allowed to maim/cook/eat Rainbow Dash"
ReplyDeletehmmmm so Pinkie can do that to other characters?
@wackyteen
ReplyDeleteSame here...
@Pinkie Pie
ReplyDeleteBut if you eat it then everypony will be sad becuase theres no holiday and they won't want to come to your parties anymore. Besides why eat halloween when you can eat cupcakes and pies?
Oh, It is ON.
ReplyDelete@Am I late Yet?
ReplyDeleteNo. No it is not. "Danke" is German for "thank you."
anyone else get a laugh over the
ReplyDelete"Pinkie Pie is not allowed to maim/cook/eat Rainbow Dash" rule :D
I challenge someone to make a dash getting revenge banner
I think I'll actually try this out. :) I'm actually getting a lot better at drawing thanks to ponies!
ReplyDeleteInb4 5 million cupcake Banner Entries
ReplyDelete@P. Pony Ponyson You mean comment? I do that plenty... Also, no, it's always been Jelfes(jell-fs is the pronunciation), though people always seem to pronounce it as jeff-ullz when the, 'l,' quite clearly comes before the, 'f.'
ReplyDelete@Ikusa GT NVM re read the rules
ReplyDelete@Am I late Yet?
ReplyDeleteUh, Danke/Danke schön...
@ Rainbowed
ReplyDeleteWell, it's pretty darn close, and I'm sticken to mah dayam 'Merkin Aksent!
"Luna Blue". Didn't know that was a new colour.
ReplyDeleteIt's like midnight blue, but cuter.
ReplyDelete@ Jelfes
ReplyDeleteNope. Firsting.
@ Celestia
We'd still have Nightmare Night, though.
Actually, I'm not sure if it's supposed to be the 'Equestrian' Halloween, or a different holiday.
@amddude no credit?
ReplyDelete@Celestia
ReplyDeleteBut I've never heard of 'Halloween' and I know every, and I mean every holiday, because it's always best to know when to theme a party for a holiday or to know when somepony will be away.
@P. Pony Ponyson I think general speculation goes with their version of Halloween.
ReplyDeleteYou know, speaking of the banners, is there a place where we can see them all?
ReplyDeleteI may not have DRAWN my banner, but I believe I have successfully recreated the original poster for A Nightmare On Elm Street... with PONIES.
ReplyDelete*crosses fingers*
@ Pinkie Pie
ReplyDeleteIt's the equivalent of Nightmare Night that takes place only beyond the Fourth Wall Mountains. It's more fun, too, if previous experience is considered.
It seems like an awful waste just to let the old ones vanish...
ReplyDelete@P. Pony Ponyson
ReplyDeleteReally? I'd like you to find one time that I've, "First,"-ed. I think you'll find it difficult to do so since I never have.
How, and why, do these posts keep drifting back to me and my commenting, as well, why do so many of you care that I comment? For that matter, why do so many find it necessary to be the first to comment?
@Pinkie Pie
ReplyDeleteHalloween is held on the same day as Nightmare Night, its fallen into disuse.
That would probably make it taste moldy now that I think about it.
@P. Pony Ponyson
ReplyDeleteBut you can eat it?
@ Jelfes
ReplyDeleteThat brings up two interesting things. 1- I would have to dig back pretty far to find an example. I don't remember you doing it recently. 2- It's possible that there is a 'Jefles' on Blogger with the same profile picture. Who knows?
Second question: No idea.
Third question: Again, I'm not sure. I've done so once, but I can't quite remember what made me want to.
too bad i cant make any sort of digital art whatsoever D:
ReplyDelete@ Pinkie Pie
ReplyDeleteOui, Madame Pinkie. Vous pouvez manger l'Halloween.
A better question would be; 'Why did I write that in French?'.
The answer?
Je ne sais pas.
@Pinkie Pie
ReplyDeleteIf anypony can it would be you.
Just e-mailed my entry. This gonna be interesting.
ReplyDeleteI can draw, but I can't Photoshop. I don't have it. I also can't vectorize. Quite honestly, this means that I have plenty of artistic ability, I just can't use it here.
ReplyDeleteI drew one that's "Crazy Pinkamena" related, but it's not cupcakes-related. I also abused the shit out of the zoom blur effect. Woot?
ReplyDeletePinkie's not allowed to maim/eat Rainbow Dash? Aw. You're no fun! :D
ReplyDeleteLa rareté est le meilleur poney.
ReplyDeleteAh the French.
@Pinkamina Diane Pie
ReplyDeleteHave you tried a free alternative? Something like GIMP or paint.net?
I just submitted!
ReplyDeleteHmmm.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking Exorcist, Nightmare on Elm St. Or Friday the 13th....
Nah... How about Dawn of the Dead.
Pinkie's not allowed to do anything to Rainbow Dash. Pinkamena, however...
ReplyDeleteLet the real games begin, no Halloween for sissies, ok?.
@wackyteen
ReplyDeleteI substitute Photoshop with GIMP and Illustrator with Inkscape, both of them are free, and run on the same basic principle and have the some of the same kinds of ups and downs their higher quality cousins do. But the actual knowledge to draw and use them is something I can't help you with, hope this at least helps some.
To everypony, I offer you a hint:
ReplyDelete'Pinkie Pie' isn't allowed to kill 'Rainbow Dash', but no pony said anything about Meanie Pie or Pinkamena or Monochrome Dash or Rain-bail and Dash.
~Loop Holes!~
@Nightmare Moon Nice try but that's invalidated by the no gore rule.
ReplyDelete@Ikusa GT
ReplyDeleteIsn't it Twilight's job to say that? jus sayin.
inb4 50 banners of Pinkie Pie killing or maiming scootaloo dressed as rainbow dash.
ReplyDeleteOh god, that's sick, why'd I have to post this comment? I hope nobody reads this.
@Ikusa GT
ReplyDeleteI never said it had to be violent. Gore implies innards and organs. Death can come from more than disembowling or dismemberment. If all death counted as gore, there wouldn't be any grimdark with deaths.
@Nightmare Moon You win this round >_>
ReplyDeleteDash in a zompony costume, Pinkie dressed as a zombie slayer .
ReplyDeleteDash says, "Pinkie Pie, you slay me."
And then Pinkie 'slayed' Dash with a foam bat that squeaked.
@Nightmare Moon
ReplyDeleteyou? having a playful idea showing restraint. perhaps theres hope yet.
I suppose even you need a holday every now and again.
@Celestia
ReplyDeleteOh, dear sister. Did you really think I was only capable of pain, anger and misery?
I wish a Pinkamina would come out of my computer screen... I'd give her hugs.
ReplyDelete@Nightmare Moon
ReplyDeleteOf course not, just slightly more inclined to it. Besides you were being grim earlier.
pfffft
ReplyDelete^Sister and (slightly)political issues right there.
@P. Pony Ponyson I made a vow a long time ago to never, "first," as a point to others that, no, you do not need to post a, "first," once, nor any other amount than zero. That's not the only reason I comment so early on pages, simply put, it's because I'm addicted to ponies.
ReplyDeleteFunny enough, the current banner is in .jpg format while the last one had no transparency xD
ReplyDeleteRough Transparency Added (corrected):
http://imgur.com/KLHqI - Happy Birthday FiM! (Previous Banner)
http://imgur.com/XXXLS - EqD Pinkamena Computer (Current Banner)
*insert shameless self-promotion here*
I'm not much of an artist so sadly I won't be able to participate. If I may just put an idea out there since there are so many limitations on Pinkie Pie, may I suggest my idea? Well I will either way.
ReplyDeletePinkie Pie having Dashy for dinner (not eating her, eat with her), both of them sitting at opposite ends of a circular wooden draped table, lit by a single red candle. Dashy could be sitting on a chair with a look of terror, as Pinkie Pie brings the food (muffins, stake, w/e) cheerily to the table. Or if you want more impact maybe tie Dashy to the chair?, Have Pinkie stare psychotically at Dashy?, Reverse the roles? Possibly sketch a less then pony like face on one of them, something dark and twisted? Oh and please do remember no gore.
@cursormortis
ReplyDeleteThat's not the main problem. I have no idea whatsoever about how to use those programs. Like I said, I can draw with my hand, but not with my computer.
Oh boy, I need some ideas.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I think its settled that Jelfes doesn't "first" on posts. And that Pinkie Pie doesn't know what hallo- Ahem nightmare night is. And that there are many bronies who want to participate but for some reason but can't. And that am I late yet is apparantly a notorious "first"-er who only does it to irritate Jelfes. So, now that that's settled, on with the post!!
ReplyDeleteSo, according to rule #4, could Pinkie Pie maim/cook/eat any pony that isn't Rainbow Dash instead?
ReplyDelete@Pinkamina Diane Pie
ReplyDeleteAh, I misunderstood. I thought you were saying you knew how to photoshop but couldn't because you didn't have it.
Is it okay if I just hand-draw everything with my tablet? I have idea how to vector, so my submission shall retain the imperfections of my drawing ability.
ReplyDeleteAlso, are light references to grimdark things such as fanfictions, tumblrs, games, etc, permitted? I'm not throwing any gore or blood in my submission, but I will be making references here and there to things that are pretty disturbing if you go and search for them.
"Pinkie Pie is not allowed to maim/cook/eat Rainbow Dash"
ReplyDeleteBUT YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT EATING FLUTTERSHY! ^_^
WOOHOOO IT ALMOST HALLOWEEN!!!!!! time to pull out that ghost costume and go "haunt" the school again.
ReplyDelete@Am I late Yet?
ReplyDeleteIt's 'danke schoen', bakayaro.
This is my chance! I'm gunna try and pull something together. :)
ReplyDeleteDamn, I wish I were an awesome enough artist to pull this off - but there are people out there that are so much better XD
ReplyDelete@cursormortis
ReplyDeleteIt's okay. Everypony makes mistakes somtimes. Ooh! I feel a friendship report coming on!
Dear Princess Celestia,
Today I learned that it's okay to make mistakes sometimes. Everypony makes mistakes every once in a while, and you shouldn't judge your friends by their mistakes and faults, but by their qualities.
Your faithful student,
Pinkamina Diane Pie
I'min.this will be so much fun!Except for the part when Ill be last lol
ReplyDelete@mycutiemarkisagun High five! xD
ReplyDeleteIt's actually funny as hell when the Fluttershy-fanatics rage at the slightest bit of aggression towards her. The more pure and innocent something is, the more satisfying it is to corrupt it.
I have a weird tendency to want to perform actions that are considered "Taboo" SPECIFICALLY to piss people off. It's FUN. <3 You with me?
What does "How else will people raid your Deviant art/Tumblr/ect" mean?
ReplyDeleteI love how that needed to be a rule.
ReplyDeleteCan i draw it by hand??
ReplyDeleteJust sent one =3
ReplyDeleteSethisto likes Cynder from The Legend of Spyro. I would suggest making a banner with Cynder dressed as Trixie and Trixie dressed as Cynder. It's almost guaranteed to win.
ReplyDeleteI'm TOTALLY doing a banner for Equestria Daily. I'll try to have it done for the next week :D
ReplyDelete@Jelfes
ReplyDeleteWhen you post a first comment you are either very lucky or you refresh EqD at the start of a new hour just to get a first comment.
When you keep posting a first comment it means you keep refreshing EqD every hour just to get a first comment. Hence, you have no life, it's time to stop posting and you should get out more.
And by "first" i mean posting the first comment, not a comment with "first" on it.
I think that people who keep "fisting" (or trying to) should get out more. There's no minor profit in that.
Well, but that's just my opinion and it doesn't means i have a problem with that...
May I ask why we are fighting about who makes "first" comments? Does it really matter? Do we really care?
ReplyDeleteBack on topic, I'm looking forward to this banner contest. I always enjoy the Drawfriends so this will be great.
Just sent it! Hope it gets chosen, but I'm not the best artist. c:
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ReplyDeleteWe can rebuild it. Better, Brighter, and Scarier!
ReplyDeleteTHE SIX BILLION DOLLAR BANNER!
Uh wait, about the submission number; you guys are doing this exactly fifteen days before halloween. ._. That means, if one is used per day, that means only fifteen entries will be submitted to the contest. Aw man!
ReplyDeleteNOOO ME WANTED CUPCAKE PINKY/RAINBOW/EATINGNESS!
ReplyDeleteWhat is Halloween? Can I shoot it?
ReplyDeleteNo... No Seth please.. DON'T POST A FUCKING FUCKOWEEN BANNER ON THE TOP OF THE SITE FOR THAT SHITTY DAY AND SOME DAYS AFTER! I BEG YOU! I DON'T WANT TO HAVE LOTS OF DRAWFRIENDS AND NIGHTLY ROUNDUPS PILED UP IN ONE DAY! I'M BEGGING YOU SETH! My computer is already lagging like hell for missing 2 days of EqD... Don't make me have to miss a whole week thanks to FUCKOWEEN!
ReplyDeleteSoul eater banner. SOUL EATER BANNER!
ReplyDelete@AntsProbablyAPony I KNOW! And the personalities match so well! The only one that isn't spot-on is Soul being Big Mac. But I can't think of anyone else who could do better.
ReplyDeletePinkie Pie is not allowed to maim/ cook/eat Rainbow Dash
ReplyDeleteUhhuh... who would want to do that anyway?? O.O
*fires up Gimp*
ReplyDeleteLets DO this!
@theblitz Have you read cupcakes? If you havn't dont. Just dont. Seth labled it as [FUCKING GRIMDARK] for a reason.
ReplyDelete>Sketched my mane six
ReplyDelete>Target is to colour, line, and detail two for every six hours that I AM NOT SLEEPING, or watching PONY
>Le mind: "Should be done tomorrow, then"
>Le me: "Challenge Accepted"
Anyone else hand drawing their own banners? No vectors or fancy photoshop tricks - just pen and paper (or in my case Bamboo pen and drawing tab), and your own jittery digits?
I like trains.
ReplyDeletePonies in trains. I like trains.
ReplyDeleteHalloween?
ReplyDeleteCupcakes, of course..
Heh heh heh..
@Jess887 i have heard of it :) BUT, I DO NOT WANT TO READ IT XP
ReplyDeletei think this pic is a the ring reference, therefore OMG NOOO THE RING.....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ReplyDeleteSpoiler Alert:
ReplyDelete(TIMMY AVERT YOUR EYES!)
-Rainbow Nuke
-Flutter-Fu
-Twiraep Sparkle
-Rainbow Glasses (uKNOW!)
-Smartypants (aka subliminal message to bronies)
-A Bazillion amount of meme fodder
BEST
EPISODE
EVAAAAAAAAAAAAR!!!
I hope someone makes a banner where Twilight is a vampire, Flutershy is a tree, and Scootaloo is a chicken. I predict that a lot of people are going to submit Cupcakes-related ones.
ReplyDeleteNo Pinkie eating Dash?
ReplyDeleteBut what if she's wearing a Gummy costume?
@lwllwThus the only way to save yourself is to make copies of your MLP episodes and introduce it to another person.
ReplyDelete@theblitz
ReplyDeleteCupcakes turn you into a retard. Those who want to do this read cupcakes, of course.
OH What a marvelous time of the year to return
ReplyDelete@fluttemadness You could use paint.net which is free and in quite a few peoples opinions is better than photoshop, thats what im using :)
ReplyDelete@CoatRack "pinkie pie is not allowed to maim/cook/eat Rainbow dash"
ReplyDeleteWait, so by no gore, that means no blood splatters, writings, etc?
ReplyDeleteworking really hard on my banner i hope i get a place :D
ReplyDelete@Knick-Knack
ReplyDeleteBy no gore they imply no ripping ponies entrails out and skipping rope with them.
Cool! I'll totally do my best :D
ReplyDelete:) it took ages but i sent it yay! I soooo hope i get in on any day it took 3 hours!
ReplyDelete