uNi 14,767 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Calling all graphics designers! Are you a Rockstar Games fan with an artistic flair? Are you overflowing with creative juices? Do you want to be in with the chance of showing off your wares to the GTA community AND enjoy winning prizes? If you tick at least....well... all of these boxes, GTANet needs you! We're looking to add a little spice to our header on this here website, and where better to look than our community to help us achieve it? Requirements! Must be Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead or Rockstar Games themed Can be a mixture of Rockstar titles, or just focused on one game Can comprise of in-game screens or official artwork Shouldn't contain any text Our header on GTAForums is a good example of our style Must be at least 1900 × 600 pixels in dimension Win! Our three top picks will win a GTA IV: The Complete Edition copy on Steam. Additional favourites may be picked as well We'll credit the winner(s) on our Team page! Submissions can be posted in this topic or you can send them to us privately via any method on our Contact Page until 29th April 2020. GTAFanClub, REXX, 𝓦𝓸𝓵𝓯 and 20 others 20 3 Link to post Share on other sites
GTAFanClub 2,310 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Great idea, I'll give it a try. Louise cassidy, Kirsty, Spider-Vice and 1 other 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Americana 6,209 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) Give me a minute. Image Edited April 21, 2020 by Americana REXX, RyanDri3957V, MyNameIsNotImportantBro and 10 others 8 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites
DownInThePMs 2,588 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) When is the deadline for this? Edit: nvm i just read the last sentence Edited April 20, 2020 by DownInTheHole Link to post Share on other sites
honeyclem 6 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) . Edited April 22, 2020 by honeyclem Kirsty, GhettoJesus, Earthbound and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
CrysisAverted 39,817 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Make the prize returning my sig LeakyLine, Sanches, Kirsty and 3 others 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Yhdf 2,409 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) Luckily, I've remade one today with this idea Edited April 21, 2020 by Yhdf Improved the drawing a bit / Changed aspect ratio -7-, Earthbound, OscarMikeDetroit and 18 others 18 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
gig 2,265 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Yhdf said: Luckily, I've remade one today with this idea -snip- Jesus tapdancing Christ that's awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
Yhdf 2,409 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I can add more characters, if needed Link to post Share on other sites
REXX 31,313 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) UPDATE: Modified my submission slightly, made it more GTA.net orientated This shall be my final submission. Previous submissions (not using these) Edited April 21, 2020 by REXX Added final submission. CRAZY AL WARD, OscarMikeDetroit, RyanDri3957V and 14 others 13 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Americana 6,209 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) Banner. Edited April 21, 2020 by Americana Link to post Share on other sites
DownInThePMs 2,588 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) Mine wanted to go for a more classic gta 3 comic book style original without filters Edited April 21, 2020 by DownInTheHole WanteD1, Flachbau, savidge and 23 others 25 1 Link to post Share on other sites
CarimboHanky 27,308 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 im a bit rusty but gonna try getting something done before the deadline. Happy Hunter 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sanches 10,870 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) Tried to make it shaped like GTAF header. Edited April 21, 2020 by Sanches Lioshenka, Itscoming2020, LeakyLine and 25 others 5 23 Link to post Share on other sites
Wazabi 207 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I made 3 versions for now, I can make banners for all the GTA's and for all the GTA 5 characters if needed. I've put my watermark on it just to make sure, I'll send the ones without them to the moderators if they want it. These pictures are downscaled, all of them are 1900x600. I can make another banner with this style that is thinner with more pictures if needed. Kirsty, newb0rn, Fahad Eabd and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Lioshenka 1,149 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, uNi said: Calling all graphics designers! Are you a Rockstar Games fan with an artistic flair? Are you overflowing with creative juices? Do you want to be in with the chance of showing off your wares to the GTA community AND enjoy winning prizes? Will there be only one header, or will they interchange like the current slogan under the logo does? Edited April 21, 2020 by Lioshenka Link to post Share on other sites
uNi 14,767 Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 The headers will rotate yes. REXX, RyanDri3957V, (Vip)Met and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Mudi_Singh 22 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) Edited April 21, 2020 by Mudi_Singh neo92boi, REXX, Developing Zeus and 7 others 7 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
(Vip)Met 1,999 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, uNi said: The headers will rotate yes. The current header is so narrow but you requested a larger header of 600px. Does this mean that there'll be more space between the black bar (with the logo and search bar) and the threads area? Edited April 21, 2020 by (Vip)Met Link to post Share on other sites
uNi 14,767 Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, (Vip)Met said: The current header is so narrow but you requested a larger header of 600px. Does this means that there'll be more space between the black bar (with the logo and search bar) and the threads area? Yes an no, is just how the responsiveness of that theme works like, it will show more of the banner on lower res and less of the banner in higher res if that makes sense. (Vip)Met 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Featured Comment Kirsty 38,173 Posted April 21, 2020 Featured Comment Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) To clarify, the header is for GTANet.com, not GTAF. Edited April 24, 2020 by Spider-Vice RyanDri3957V, DownInThePMs and gig 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Spider-Vice 44,984 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 We'll be rotating the headers every so often, with the winner being our first and main header. Link to post Share on other sites
ChengizVlad09 1,417 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) I have never been good enough at things like this sadly, but here's the possible idea for some of you who are tech savvy: Two-toned or multi-tone, pencil sketch alike Architectural Theme - maybe one should be forums blue to highlight the correlation between the Net & Forums. Good screenshots of prominent places and objects from GTA Universe, such as bridges, signs, billboards, railroads and buildings, or even simplified versions of city outlines made to look like they've been drawn. Simplistic in style, but with visible details. Something that's similar to cover & general art from 3D Era games - check out SA for the best example. Like I've said, I absolutely have no idea how to work in Photoshop or similar applications so don't be to harsh, but this is the closest I could do on my own when it comes to the general idea. It's nowhere near as artsy as I would like it to be, but it's just for the sake of reference anyways: Sketch: Painting: Edit: Finally managed to get on the right track with the idea: Whoever is artsy enough is more than free to "steal" the idea, but I will definitely try it out myself as well, now that I'm an expert in Photoshop - just a joke 😋 Edited April 21, 2020 by ChengizVlad09 E•MO•TION, WanteD1, GhettoJesus and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Americana 6,209 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 These are interesting, gives me a Grand Theft Auto III hype. Link to post Share on other sites
REXX 31,313 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Some great submissions! I have just updated mine Link to post Share on other sites
deathfr1enss 16 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) Mine! Edit: GTA themed Edited April 22, 2020 by deathfr1enss DownInThePMs, WanteD1, OscarMikeDetroit and 13 others 16 Link to post Share on other sites
FAH-Q 861 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, Kirsty said: To clarify, the header is for grandtheftauto.net, not GTAF. Ok cool, that makes sense. Thanks for clarifying! @deathfr1enss Nice work! Edited April 22, 2020 by CallTheCoroner Kirsty 1 Link to post Share on other sites
IzzyBlues 2,010 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) Question: I'm not talented enough to make a banner, but how are you guys looking at scaling the banner for monitor's with higher resolution displays? 1900x600 as a minimum is too low to be frank, and I'm personally not a fan of banners that are looped like the one we have currently. Is there a reason why you guys are opting for that resolution as a minimum? Just so you have an idea of what I mean, if you look at the r/pcmasterrace subreddit banner as an example, that particular image has a width of 4320 and scales cleanly depending on the resolution of your monitor (I'm at 2560x1440p and the banner cuts out with the image of the three monitors with the red lighting). This is just my opinion and all, but having a higher width image that scales properly depending on whether you are using a phone, or whatever resolution you are running at would look a lot more professional and pleasing to the eye. If you guys are taking the effort to make a new banner for the website, you might as well do it properly (not to discredit anyone's submissions or idea's). I'm kind of surprised nobody has brought up this point earlier to be honest. EDIT: I just realized that the contest is not even for the forum, but in saying that I think the forum could do with a new banner. Edited April 22, 2020 by IzzyBlues93 Link to post Share on other sites
The Lucky Mole 160 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 So, you want the aspect ratio to ideally be 19:6? Link to post Share on other sites
uNi 14,767 Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 3 hours ago, IzzyBlues93 said: Question: I'm not talented enough to make a banner, but how are you guys looking at scaling the banner for monitor's with higher resolution displays? 1900x600 as a minimum is too low to be frank, and I'm personally not a fan of banners that are looped like the one we have currently. Is there a reason why you guys are opting for that resolution as a minimum? Just so you have an idea of what I mean, if you look at the r/pcmasterrace subreddit banner as an example, that particular image has a width of 4320 and scales cleanly depending on the resolution of your monitor (I'm at 2560x1440p and the banner cuts out with the image of the three monitors with the red lighting). This is just my opinion and all, but having a higher width image that scales properly depending on whether you are using a phone, or whatever resolution you are running at would look a lot more professional and pleasing to the eye. If you guys are taking the effort to make a new banner for the website, you might as well do it properly (not to discredit anyone's submissions or idea's). I'm kind of surprised nobody has brought up this point earlier to be honest. EDIT: I just realized that the contest is not even for the forum, but in saying that I think the forum could do with a new banner. More than half of the users access our network with mobile devices. Link to post Share on other sites
