Update 3There are a few late entries coming in so I am extending this comp until 20th November so If you were intending on giving this a go please get them in before then. This is the LAST extension of the competition!
Update 2YAY I now have an entry for my journal too!
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duhcooliesI have decided to run this competition until 8th November 2006 to give people enough time to think about it and submit their creations.
UpdateOkay, so as suspected i have not had many entries. So far only a few for the Avatar and none for the journal CSS. Hehe I have enough dA photography friends but sadly most are like me with graphics and CSS

The great entries so far are:

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PhotoCraft:thumb41497779: by ~
kittiquin[link] by ~
sundayxSo if anyone out there wants to provide entries please do! I will run this competition for at least another week. As you can see I don't even know how to pick the colour of links in CSS!
Scott
Original JournalTo cut a long story short....
Following a recent loss of a beloved pet budgie and a new more recent addition of a beautiful new bird to our family, I thought it fitting to turn over a new leaf here on deviantART.
Basically I feel in need of dA renovation, meaning that I would like a new Avatar and a new look CSS journal. Rather than grovelling to my friends for help I thought it might be a nice idea to run two competitions and give prizes from my own deviantdollars. The details are as follows:
AVATAR COMPETITIONBefore you start, please remember that nudity is not allowed on Avatars - mine included.
I need a new look Avatar. The avatar can be whatever you like. Some examples of my ideas are using photos in my gallery, a 3D modelled dA style Avatar or some other other digital creation.
CSS JOURNAL COMPETITIONI need a new look CSS based journal for general use (like this journal). I will let your minds run wild on this one.
PRIZES & CONDITIONSThe prize for each competition is a one year subscription or anything from the prints section of equal value.
The condition is that I like your entry the best (like any competition) and that I like it enough to use it. This means that there might not be a winner. This condition is really only just in case I do not get an entry that I like due to not many entries that suit my taste. If I choose your Avatar or Journal entry I may also ask for it to be slightly edited first to suit my tase in colour/style.
In addition to the prize, the winners will be featured in a journal with some thumbnail links to their works.
Scottb
Artistic Nude Gallery Director
Artist Relations Department
deviantART.com
Some prints availible for sale in my dA shop...:shop224994: :shop172199: :shop178025:
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If you still fancy a nice journalSkin I'm willing to make you one..