Posts by Janina

This is the first topic chosen from the new topic poll. It’s an open topic, so it’s up to you what you make of it! Classic angels on clouds or demons between burning flames? This is no religious contest though, so don’t be afraid to think a bit further. Maybe you draw inspiration from a horror film like “The Exorcist”? AC/DCs “Highway to Hell”? OPM’s “Heaven is a Halfpipe”? The tv show “Supernatural”? Or maybe a travel destination is your personal heaven on earth? OCs are allowed. You can just concentrate on "heaven" or on "hell". But you are also allowed to combine both topics in one picture.

Please remember: You are only allowed to use the SP-Studio, so do not edit with additional software (no cutting, drawing or filters). Don’t resize your picture. Of course it must be your own creation.

Rules for uploads: When you upload your picture, please add a fitting TITLE and your NAME! Use the same name for all your uploads. Names like anonymous, idk or me are not allowed. Too many use them.

Jury members are not allowed to talk about what their pictures are before the voting phase is over.

Upload your picture here: https://pollunit.com/en/polls/sp-studio-contest-2025-04

The rules are as always:

1. CREATE a SP-Studio picture about the topic of the month
   
2. UPLOAD your unedited picture until the 20th
   
3. VOTING will start on the 21st (jury votes count x2,5)
   
4. THE WINNERS will be announced at the start of next month

Sometimes this happens after an update when your browser cache still trys to load old files.

So apart from your device, which internet browser are you using?

Congratulations to the winners!

This was extremely close, with many stunning pictures and only 0.5 points between Alexander and -. I am a little bit sad to only add the top5 to the Hall of Fame, because I really liked the whole gallery.

➤ View the full ranking + stats for this contest HERE

📢 THE VOTE HAS STARTED!

You can now like your favorites. I can already tell a Top5 will not be enough to showcase every picture which deserves a top spot. So many of you have outdone yourselves this time! 👍

The end results and names will be revealed in early April. Good luck everbody!

STATS:

This time there are 30 pictures in this contest. From 49 uploads 19 were disqualified:

9 were no SP-Studio pictures

0 were double entries by the same person

10 were disqualified for different reasons - mostly for not matching the topic

The most popular artworks are Girl with a Pearl Earring (Johannes Vermeer) and Starry Night (Vincent van Gogh). Both were picked 4 times.

From Da Vinci to Picasso, from van Gogh to Warhol… art history is full of iconic paintings. Pick one artwork and try to recreate it in the SP-Studio! You are allowed to choose a painting, sculpture or even performance art. It can be really old or contemporary, but it must be a known piece of art! No hobby artists and no commercial designers. You are not allowed to just pick a random manga or comic character. Only unique artworks that stand on their own are permitted as inspiration for this contest. For example the famous Superman image by Andy Warhol would count if you try to recreate this pose.

Examples: Mona Lisa (Leonardo Da Vinci), The Son of Man (Rene Magritte), Starry Night (Vincent Van Gogh), The Scream (Edvard Munch), The Girl with a Pearl Earring (Johannes Vermeer), The Creation of Adam (Michelangelo Buonarroti), The kiss (Gustave Klimt), The Two Fridas (Frida Kahlo), Marilyn (Andy Warhol), Composition C (Piet Mondrian), Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (Caspar David Friedrich), Drowning Girl (Roy Lichtenstein), Hand with Reflecting Sphere (M. C. Escher), sculptures by H. R. Giger, performance art by Joseph Beuys…

Tip: There already are three versions of American Gothic, so you might want to avoid this.

Please remember: You are only allowed to use the SP-Studio, so do not edit with additional software (no cutting, drawing or filters). Don’t resize your picture. Of course it must be your own creation.

Rules for uploads: When you upload your picture, please add a TITLE (the piece of art & artists) and your NAME! Use the same name for all your uploads. Names like anonymous, idk or me are not allowed. Too many use them.

Jury members are not allowed to talk about what their pictures are before the voting phase is over.

Upload your picture here: https://pollunit.com/en/polls/sp-studio-contest-2025-03

The rules are as always:

1. CREATE a SP-Studio picture about the topic of the month
   
2. UPLOAD your unedited picture until the 20th
   
3. VOTING will start on the 21st (jury votes count x2,5)
   
4. THE WINNERS will be announced at the start of next month

Congratulations to the winners!

This time there seemed to be not much debate about which artwork deserves the top spot. Jareen and Yolli share the 4th rank with the same amount of points.

➤ View the full ranking + stats for this contest HERE

You might remember the discussions about this topic in the feedback area.. now it's actually online!

This update is brought to you by Lars (LGK), who coded an exciting new feature for the SP-Studio: You can now SEARCH for items!

The search is an experimental function for now, so you need to activate it in the SETTINGS first. By the way: This new Settings tab also contains the language selection. Once activated you will see the search icon next to the category selection. You can use it to quickly access any items without browsing the categories. The search recognises the names of the items as they are displayed in the item options (I will improve the titles for the hairstyles during the next days).

As a bonus Lars has also improved the keyboard controls to make the SP Studio more accessible. You can press the TAB key to navigate instead of using a mouse.

A big THANK YOU to Lars for this update!

📢 I just realized that the word carnival has 2 DIFFERENT MEANINGS in American English. I did not think of that! 😄

What I mean is the tradition to celebrate the carnival season around February by wearing colorful costumes. Like the famous carnival parades in Rio, Venice or in many parts of Germany.

In the US and Canada a (traveling) funfair is also called a carnival. But this is not what was meant with the topic of this contest. So please read the description if you are not sure if your picture counts. There already are some uploads with clearly show a funfair and no costumes.

Let’s celebrate the carnival season with some colorful costumes! No matter if you draw inspiration from Rio Carnival, Mardi Gras or the German Fastnacht. Make up creative costumes for your OC or recreate a carnival scene from a movie.

Please remember: You are only allowed to use the SP-Studio, so do not edit with additional software (no cutting, drawing or filters). Don’t resize your picture. Of course it must be your own creation.

Rules for uploads: When you upload your picture, please add a TITLE and your NAME! Use the same name for all your uploads. Names like anonymous, idk or me are not allowed. Too many use them.

Jury members are not allowed to talk about what their pictures are before the voting phase is over.

Upload your picture here: https://pollunit.com/en/polls/sp-studio-contest-2025-02

The rules are as always:

1. CREATE a SP-Studio picture about the topic of the month
   
2. UPLOAD your unedited picture until the 20th
   
3. VOTING will start on the 21st (jury votes count x2,5)
   
4. THE WINNERS will be announced at the start of next month

Congratulations to the winners!

With Hal Abarda its seems like a new face has risen to the top this time.

➤ View the full ranking + stats for this contest HERE

I also started to insert more of the old data in the contest table.

The next contest will start a bit later as usual, but I hope to get it online tomorrow.

THE VOTE HAS STARTED!

STATS:

This time there are 46 pictures in this contest.

From 66 uploads 20 were disqualified:

12 were no SP-Studio pictures

2 were double entries by the same person

6 were disqualified for different reasons - mostly for not matching the topic

The most common topics are The Willy Wonka Experience (4 pictures), Diddy (3) and Trump (3).

With 7 pictures I need help to decide if they match the rules. So please have a look at them. Maybe I just don't recognize the event.

Don't forget to upload your picture today

Every year starts with a look back: Your challenge is to create an SP-Studio picture about an event or important person from 2024. For example it could be your favorite film, a celebrity death or a funny viral news story. Any media release (movie, game, music album) and most news stories count. But you can also pick a personal event if it’s unique for this year. For example your wedding would count, but no picture of your annual Christmas dinner.

HATEFUL PICTURES ARE NOT ALLOWED. Please avoid any form of political propaganda. There are big conflicts at the moment which spawn a lot of hateful reactions. These contests are no place for things like this. Even if you mean no harm a picture without context can be misleading. So better pick a topic which does not relate to ongoing wars or similar political conflicts.

If you create a picture about any event which caused actual harm to people (like murder or a natural disater) please do not make it full of blood and gore. There were complaints about this in the past.

Please remember: You are only allowed to use the SP-Studio, so do not edit with additional software (no cutting, drawing or filters). Don’t resize your picture. Of course it must be your own creation.

Rules for uploads: When you upload your picture, please add a TITLE and your NAME! Use the same name for all your uploads. Names like anonymous, idk or me are not allowed. Too many use them.

Jury members are not allowed to talk about what their pictures are before the voting phase is over.

Upload your picture here: https://pollunit.com/en/polls/sp-studio-contest-2025-01

The rules are as always:

1. CREATE a SP-Studio picture about the topic of the month
   
2. UPLOAD your unedited picture until the 20th
   
3. VOTING will start on the 21st (jury votes count x2,5)
   
4. THE WINNERS will be announced at the start of next month

It's indeed Gizmo from Gremlins! Since this is one of my favorite Christmas movies I added his ears and mouth as the final updates. They will also come in handy for other monsters or animals.

I hope you enjoyed the advent calendar with all the different surprises. See you next year after my Christmas vacation!

Happy holidays and a happy new year to all of you!

Day 23: What strange ears are these..?

Day 22: A hot dog! While there already was a sausage in the food category, a hot dog with a bun was still missing. But I heard your hungry screams. So here it is in all its classic fast food beauty.

Day 21: One wish for everyday wear was about a cropped cardigan. You can use the "lock" button on a different shirt to wear the cardigan over it.

Day 20: Back to the 80s... Your character can now wear roller skates! Of course their colors can be changed to any wild combination.

Day 19: Cotton candy!

Sorry for the delay. I have not been well the last couple of days. In the end, I had demanded too much of myself with the daily SP-Studio updates, while I also had a stressful time in my job.

Day 18: A popular request was messy mascara after crying. And here it is! You can find it in the "skin / makeup" category and combine it with different shapes of eyes and eyelashes.