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• Voting will be open for at least 24 hours.
• Whichever entry gets the most votes, wins!
• OP will cast deciding vote in case of tie
• Voting will end when OP declares a winner.

Fairy Tales

Theme

Create an image that captures the essence of a fairy tale, bringing to life its enchanting and timeless atmosphere. The goal isn’t to illustrate a specific story, but to craft a scene that feels like stepping into a magical world.

Voting process

Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.

There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.

Rules

• Follow the community’s rules above all else
• One comment and image per user
• Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
• Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged but not required (we’re all here for fun and learning)
• OP will declare winner in case of a tie
• The challenge runs for at least 7 days from now on
• Down votes will not be counted
• Voting and final scoring will be done in a separate post.

Scores

At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins!

The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!

VOTING HAS STARTED

You can now vote for this week's challenge!

• Voting will be open for at least 24 hours.
• Whichever entry gets the most votes, wins!
• OP will cast deciding vote in case of tie
• Voting will end when OP declares a winner.

Charades

Theme

Pick a movie or song and try to see if anyone can guess it.

Voting process

Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.

There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.

Rules

• Follow the community’s rules above all else
• One comment and image per user
• Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
• Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged but not required (we’re all here for fun and learning)
• OP will declare winner in case of a tie
• The challenge runs for at least 7 days from now on
• Down votes will not be counted
• Voting and final scoring will be done in a separate post.

Scores

At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins!

The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!

VOTING HAS STARTED

You can now vote for this week's challenge!

• Voting will be open for at least 24 hours.
• Whichever entry gets the most votes, wins!
• OP will cast deciding vote in case of tie
• Voting will end when OP declares a winner.

Covert Cryptids

Prompt

snapshot, of A tall sasquatch in a business suit, wearing a hat and sunglasses, hiding behind a newspaper, trying to blend in with the crowd in a busy street, wide angle, shot with a disposable camera --ar 4:3 --v 6.1

Theme

Crypto-zoologists have been looking in the wrong places to find Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and all those other creatures.
They've been living among us this entire time!

For this challenge create an image of a cryptid trying to blend in with human society.
Feel free to browse through the list in that link, there's a couple of really fun ones I haven't heard of before.
Edit: And here's another even longer one. https://www.cryptidophilia.com/what-is-a-cryptid/

Voting process

Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.

There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.

Rules

• Follow the community’s rules above all else
• One comment and image per user
• Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
• Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged but not required (we’re all here for fun and learning)
• OP will declare winner in case of a tie
• The challenge runs for at least 7 days from now on
• Down votes will not be counted
• Voting and final scoring will be done in a separate post.

Scores

At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins! It’s that simple this time :)

The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!

Previous entries

Prompt: fantasy movie, battle scene, a An insect knight wielding swords in a battle stance is in a castle courtyard, the insect knight is surrounded by guards with drawn halberds, action shot, wide shot, shot on 35mm film --ar 16:9 --v 6.1

Covert Cryptids

Prompt

snapshot, of A tall sasquatch in a business suit, wearing a hat and sunglasses, hiding behind a newspaper, trying to blend in with the crowd in a busy street, wide angle, shot with a disposable camera --ar 4:3 --v 6.1

Theme

Crypto-zoologists have been looking in the wrong places to find Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and all those other creatures.
They've been living among us this entire time!

For this challenge create an image of a cryptid trying to blend in with human society.
Feel free to browse through the list in that link, there's a couple of really fun ones I haven't heard of before.
Edit: And here's another even longer one. https://www.cryptidophilia.com/what-is-a-cryptid/

Voting process

Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.

There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.

Rules

• Follow the community’s rules above all else
• One comment and image per user
• Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
• Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged but not required (we’re all here for fun and learning)
• OP will declare winner in case of a tie
• The challenge runs for at least 7 days from now on
• Down votes will not be counted
• Voting and final scoring will be done in a separate post.

Scores

At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins! It’s that simple this time :)

The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!

Previous entries

Prompt: https://s.mj.run/FqK6OjkPEAY https://s.mj.run/Crgbdbu7aIA Fantasy movie, A centipede bus, cinematic lighting, shot on 35mm film --ar 4:3 --sref https://s.mj.run/C67DQnlVebU --iw 0.6 --v 6.1

An attempt at bringing a codex seraphinianus image to life. The original is one of the prompt urls.

VOTING HAS STARTED

You can now vote for this week's challenge!

• Voting will be open for at least 24 hours.
• Whichever entry gets the most votes, wins!
• OP will cast deciding vote in case of tie
• Voting will end when OP declares a winner.

Patriotic Pumpkin Party

Prompt

A Halloween pumpkin with a horrified face that serves as a poutine bowl. Melting cheese curds are coming out of its mouth, there are French fries coming out of the hole on top. Brown gravy sauce is pouring out of its eyes, nose and makes a puddle of sauce.

Theme

It's october and Halloween is coming soon. I know Halloween is not celebrated everywhere in the world, and that's the reason I wanted to make this challenge.

The goal of the challenge is to have a carved Halloween pumkin that represents your country, state, province or city. As I live in Quebec, I made sure my Halloween pumpkin had something to do with Poutine, one meal that Quebec is known for. Please in your answer, post what country / territory / city your pumpkin represents. The carvings could show a flag, your national animal, or whatever you think represents where you live.

Voting process

This challenge will follow a slightly different format. Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.

There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.

I hope this format will give everyone the opportunity to take their time and have an equal chance at earning votes. It can be a one-off if this turns out to be too time consuming or impractical.

Rules

• Follow the community’s rules above all else
• One comment and image per user
• Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
• Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged but not required (we’re all here for fun and learning)
• OP will declare winner in case of a tie
• The challenge runs for at least 7 days from now on
• Down votes will not be counted
• Voting and final scoring will be done in a separate post.

Scores

At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins! It’s that simple this time :)

The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!

Previous entries

As we discussed elsewhere. I figured it would be good to bring one more mod into the community, preferably somewhere in the American time zones.
I'm usually pretty active but if there's one thing I learned it's that you should never make yourself indispensable. The other mods in the list haven't been active here for some time, though M0oP0o indicated he'll be back in a month or so.

Basically what I'm looking for is someone who is active in this community, likes to help along with the challenges when necessary, and can react to the occasional report.
Experience is not a requirement, this is a relaxed community and it doesn't require a lot of your time.

So, let me know if you're interested below. I'll consider anyone who has a solid history of posting in this community.

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• OP will cast deciding vote in case of tie
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Prompt: 2d illustration, low angle, A girl holding up an umbrella, wearing rain boots, looking at the camera with wide surprised eyes, around her hundreds of frogs are falling from the sky, it’s raining frogs in a storm --ar 4:3 --v 6.1

Theme

Oh no, the gods are real and they are pissed!
Every single god that has ever existed has suddenly decided to take action and is busy with smiting and casting plagues for whatever petty reason they can think of.
This week's challenge is for you to create your own vision of whatever mean, silly or ironic punishment a god might inflict on the world below.
Choose a god (or make up one of your own) and decide on a fitting form of divine punishment for whatever reason you can think of. From the classical swarms of locusts, to the weirdly specific finding-mice-in-your-mustache-if-your-name-is-Alan kind of curses.
Gods are petty and pretty much take offense to anything :)

Format

This challenge will follow a slightly different format. Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.
There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.

I hope this format will give everyone the opportunity to take their time and have an equal chance at earning votes.
It can be a one-off if this turns out to be too time consuming or impractical.

Rules

• Follow the community’s rules above all else
• One comment and image per user
• Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
• Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged but not required (we’re all here for fun and learning)
• OP will declare winner in case of a tie
• The challenge runs for at least 7 days from now on
• Down votes will not be counted
• Voting and final scoring will be done in a separate post.

Scores

At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins!
It's that simple this time :)

The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!
Previous entries

Prompt: 2d illustration, low angle, A girl holding up an umbrella, wearing rain boots, looking at the camera with wide surprised eyes, around her hundreds of frogs are falling from the sky, it’s raining frogs in a storm --ar 4:3 --v 6.1

Theme

Oh no, the gods are real and they are pissed!
Every single god that has ever existed has suddenly decided to take action and is busy with smiting and casting plagues for whatever petty reason they can think of.
This week's challenge is for you to create your own vision of whatever mean, silly or ironic punishment a god might inflict on the world below.
Choose a god (or make up one of your own) and decide on a fitting form of divine punishment for whatever reason you can think of. From the classical swarms of locusts, to the weirdly specific finding-mice-in-your-mustache-if-your-name-is-Alan kind of curses.
Gods are petty and pretty much take offense to anything :)

Format

This challenge will follow a slightly different format. Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.
There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.

I hope this format will give everyone the opportunity to take their time and have an equal chance at earning votes.
It can be a one-off if this turns out to be too time consuming or impractical.

Rules

• Follow the community’s rules above all else
• One comment and image per user
• Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
• Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged but not required (we’re all here for fun and learning)
• OP will declare winner in case of a tie
• The challenge runs for at least 7 days from now on
• Down votes will not be counted
• Voting and final scoring will be done in a separate post.

Scores

At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins!
It's that simple this time :)

The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!
Previous entries

I wanted to ask what you think of a possible change to the scoring of the weekly challenges.
Right now most of the scoring is based on who gets the most upvotes. It works well for keeping things impartial, but those who post early will get more views and more chances at being upvoted than those who post later.
We already try to make things fairer by awarding bonus points to the last two images and a penalty for posting within the first 24 hours.
That last one got some feedback with some valid points, so I would like to suggest something different.

I want to see if having a separate submission and scoring post might work for the next challenge. Everyone can submit their images for at least 7 days and then I put them all together in a new post with separate replies to let people vote for at least 24 hours. Maybe even wait with posting until the weekend to get the most out of it?
I'd be happy to hear your input on this. It's a bit more work, but I don't mind doing it if it makes things more fair. And I hope I can automate the tedious stuff.

Nothing much changes on your end, but it might make the whole experience more fun and less of a race :)

edit

Thank you so much for your input and appreciation. I've heard some great arguments and will keep these in mind.
I'm going to give this a try for the coming challenge. But to whoever wins next, feel free to ignore all of this and try something different for the challenge after this.
Just know I'm always happy to help out in whatever way possible.