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Rules:
-All backdrop images submitted must be 500 by 500 pixels and saved in .png format.
-All backdrop images must be created by you, using any software, or drawing aids you want. No stock art or photographs, or anything that looks like a photo, please. AI, non-digital, etc are fine as long as the image meets the needed specs.
-There will be a horse standing in front of this. It has to look decent with a horse taking up most of the center of the images.
-The horses need something to stand on. It won't look right if you don't keep that in mind.

Category 1: December at the Showgrounds
-This year's December event theme is "December at the Showgrounds." We are looking for scenes you might see at a show. They might be a decorated areana or the bright Floriday/Arizona circuit, or in the showground barn aisles, or in the jumper ring, or on the cross country course. Anything to do with showing is fair game here. All showing disciplines are fair game.

Category 2: Seasonal Backdrops
-We are also looking to add 500 by 500 backdrops that are specifically December holiday-themed. Could be winter, could be summery December in Australia, could be taller versions of backdrops we already have. Any holiday this time of year is fair game. Just looking to pick up a wide variety of these.


Prizes:
-I will award 10 GMTs for every backdrop I use in the game. I will pick as many winners as backgrounds as I think are a good fit.
-This will run until approximately December 15th


Good luck! I can't wait to see your creations. :x








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EDIT

I am seeing a lot of entries with problems so I wanted to make a post clarifying what we need.

The first issue I am seeing is people not following the rules. Make sure your images are 500 by 500 and they MUST be either winter or showground-themed. Also no photos, AI that looks like photos, or photos that have had filters applied. These rules will be strictly enforced.

The next issue I am seeing is people forgetting that the horses need to stand somewhere and need to fit in the scene.

I will use this image that is already in the game and was just upscaled by Cavalynn on bluegrass as an example. The lower 1/3rd of the image is wide open and flat. There is nothing in the foreground and lots of clear areas for the horse to stand in.



A lot of the AI submissions forget that a horse has to fit in this image. Don't have stuff in your foreground that will fight the horse for focus. You are not trying to make a pretty picture. You are trying to make a picture that works for a game horse to be in.

We also have more winter submissions than showground ones by a mile and I mostly need showground ones. If you post more winter entries they are unlikely to win at this point, so better to focus your energy on showing.

Thanks everyone for the entries so far and good luck!