Hey all,
We are in need of some Christmas world tiles and NPCs, and we want your help! If you've made world tile sprites before, but they haven't gotten commented on, or got lost in the abyss that is the Graphics forum, NOW is your chance to shine! If your tile(s)/NPC( are deemed good enough, I will be sending them to Tom, and you will have a chance to see them in-game! If your tile( make it into the game, we will award you with 500 gold per tile.

We will only accept world tiles and NPCs...this means no items, equipables, or monsters!
I have compiled a list of tiles I would like to see made...if you have any ideas that aren't listed, feel free to try them out.

Tiles:

- Toys
*Giant Teddy Bear *Giant Toy Soldier (Nutcracker)
*Small Christmas Tree
*Jack In The Box
*Toy Train Set
*Milk and Cookies
*Giant Snow Globe
*Ginger Bread Man Statue
*Presents
*Giant Rocking Horse
*Candy Canes
-Christmas Tree
-Decorations

*Garland *Christmas Ornaments
*Angel for tree
*Candy Cane Archways
-Snowy Objects

*Benches *Plants
*Trees
*Fences
*Street Lamps
-Roofing

*Tin Roofing *Shingle Roofing
-Miscellaneous

*Mudbrick Walls *Igloo Houses
*Ice Castle
*Candy Bridge
*Marshmallow Bridge
*Icefalls (sorta like waterfalls, except made out of ice)
*Shop Display Cases

NPCs:

-Santa's Helpers
*Toy Shoppe Elves *Sleigh Elves
*Reindeer NPC
*Ruldolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer NPC
-Christmas Folk

*Mrs. Claus *Children NPCs
*Jack Frost
*Frosty The Snowman NPC
*The Grinch
*Christmas Caroler NPCs

Remember, only images you created yourself are accepted! Please don't rip sprites and claim you made them. We can only use home made sprites because we want to be original and because of copyright reasons. Also, if you do anything that requires an outline (bushes, plants, etc.), try not to use black outlines...it makes the sprite look ugly in most cases. If you require an outline, just use a darker shade of the color you're using for the base. All images should be saved in PNG format. This is the best format to use when spriting, and the only accepted format on terra.

If you are having trouble with the colors, refer to this topic, as it has very helpful shading boxes in section 4: Learning to Shade. Please make sure that you keep the front-top perspective as well. Please keep in mind that we will only accept world tiles and NPCs...this means no items, equipables, or monsters!

If there are enough participants with good enough entries, there will be 3 top prizes awarded to the 3 people with the best tiles overall.
First Prize will be a small donation box,
Second Prize will be 80k (80,000) gold
Third Prize will be 40k (40,000) gold

Remember though, these top three prizes will only be handed out if there's enough good entries.

Good luck to everyone who participates, and remember to have fun

Edit:
Since there is no November 31st, the contest will end on December 1st, 2008.