It's turning to midnight in Great Britain, and it already is in just under half the world. I doubt I will get any more entries, so no-one would object to me closing 2 hours early, I'm sure.
Before I go on about the sets, I want to congratulate everybody, and I would also like to thank you all for all the help and work that you have put in, you have definitely put in a lot of effort, and I wish I could reward you all, but I'm a tad financially stretched at the moment, sorry guys.
Close Runners Up...
Shifty, I really love your set. The grey background gives it a shimmery effect, but the colour in the front really contrasts well. This is a superb set, and perhaps I could give you consolation in the fact that there was so much competition. I would like to give you, say, a codestone? I may use your set, because I really like the font and the general feel of it.
I also think that AutumnElf put a lot of effort into her sig, and that shows. The av is beautiful, but the sig makes my heart skip a beat. The text in the background adds to the charecter, but doesn't take away from the main focus of the set. You combined each element well enough to make a brilliant set. Again, if there wasn't so much competition, this would have gotten up in the main prize spots, so I would like to offer you a codestone also!
2nd Place goes to...
Silja, I absolutely adored your avatar, but I can't help but feel you chose the wrong image on the signature. It just feels a bit wrong, and there is no focus. It is for this reason, that I want to give you second place and make the promise that if I ever need to use just an avatar, and no signature, I will always use your avatar. If I were to dream of the avatar that I most wanted, I would actually say it is this one, partly because of the theme, but also becasue of the beauty that you have put onto it.
Winner...
Darklegendary, in my last 2 set contests, I really couldn't decide between them all, and first place was difficult to call. In this contest it was easy, because as soon as I laid my eyes upon this set, I fell in love. I really like the way that you have been really experimentive with this set. I would go on more, but I think my best bet would be just to say that te praise you got in Top Graphician was definitely deserved, I cannot find anything wrong with this set. I love it. Oh, and you used a Blood Brothers quote. Yay!
Prize Winners:
If you would either like to post a link to a trade here, or PM me if you want your username to remain secret, then I will offer as soon as I can.
Again, I would like to thank everyone for the sets that you have clearly put so much effort into, and I really would just like to give you all 100k for your efforts, but my bank account doesn't stretch to that. I'm afraid you'll have to suffice with my great thanks.
If your name didn't get mentioned up there, it's just that I couldn't select all of you. I had difficulty narrowing it down to 2, as you can see, so I really think that you all deserve a pat on the back.
You all have very promising careers as graphicians among you.
Yours awestruck,
~ Matt