The Official Banner Help Thread - Style Sheet Needed!

This will be the official thread to get help with banners you are working on or to recruit someone to create a style sheet to go with your graphics before submitting them.

Banner Makers:

• Post your works in progress for feedback or to get help on something you're stuck on


• Post your finished banner artwork and put the word out that you need a style sheet made

Style Sheet makers:

• Check this thread often for artists seeking your services

Everyone else:

• Offer your feedback, advice, and/or (constructive) criticism

 

So what does everyone think of the current banner in here? Any comments would be appreciated.

 

Thanks! The things I wasn't really sure about were whether the LACWAC banner in the background was too pronounced. I might try a level adjustment to make the blacks a bit lighter. Also, I noticed just now that the VersionText color should be changed from black to white, and my background image is the wrong color at the bottom, meaning that it doesn't blend into the background color on the bottom. You can see this on the post confirmation page, as the background image extends down into the footer of the page.

Edit: I think I've got the VersionText and background image corrected.

 

I made some adjustments to the style sheet, as I didn't really like the link colors for the normal and visited states. I also realized that the ad holders weren't showing up, so I fixed the glitch.

 

So a few of you have suggested we run a contest for the style sheet makers among us. At the moment, I have two banners that desperately need a good style sheet. One was uploaded to the system without a style, and the other is a banner that has not yet been uploaded. If we ran a contest, who would be interested in participating?

 

Thanks Xan! I was having trouble coming up with something for the Poofism, and the lack of creativity was starting to get to me. In frustration, I just started typing "Yarael Poof" over and over again, and that's when I got the idea.

I've actually made some changes to the size limitations recently, which you can read about in the banner tutorial thread. Since most people these days have at least a 1024x768 screen resolution, I felt it was OK to extend the width of the main banner image to up to 950px. I would encourage all banner makers to take a look at the new standards, and check out the advanced banner graphics thread for an explanation on how a banner like our current one is made.

 

How wide are the main and background images?

 

You are allowed to make your main image up to 950px wide if you wish, which means you should probably be able to fit the title on the main image. Keep in mind though that if you change the width of the main image, your background image must be exactly the same width or a multiple. For example, if you changed your main image to 820px wide, your background image needs to be something like 820px, 410px, 205px, etc.

 

OK everyone, here is a new LACWAC banner made by Gry Sarth that needs a style sheet. Check it out!

FYI, the body background should be #CCCCCC and the left background should be black.

 

Gry, that is the exact size of the image you sent me. Perhaps it's possible you cropped the main and back images to that size?