Congratulations to the winners!
What a spooky Top5 this is. It is Beauzelbub's first first place! Alexander and "Artist who loves reading" share the second place.
STATS:
This time there are 39 pictures in this contest. From 56 uploads 17 were disqualified:
6 were no SP-Studio pictures
1 were double entries by the same person
11 were disqualified for different reasons - mostly for not matching the topic
Happy Halloween! Do you like creepy clowns? 🤡
My treats for you are 15 new items, inspired by iconic horror films. They will be useful for all kinds of clowns and monsters. The costumes belong to Pennywise (Stephen King’s It, 1990 & 2017) and Art (Terrifier, 2016).
From Silent Hill to Lavender Town… Create a SP-Studio picture based on a horror game or any creepy video game moment.
This will be a fun challenge for Halloween season! From experience I know Freddy is very popular, so you might want to pick something more unique. 
You can recreate a character, scene or cover art from the game – or show somebody playing it. Pictures about creepypasta are allowed as long as they are about a specific video game.
Examples: Resident Evil, Until Dawn, Alien: Isolation, Amnesia, Dead Space, Silent Hill, P.T., Soma, Phasmophobia, Outlast, mouthwashing, Five nights at Freddy's, Inscryption, Alan Wake, Telltale's The Walking Dead, Little Nightmares, Limbo, I'm on Observation Duty, creepypasta about Sonic.exe, Herobrine, Lavender Town...
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-2025-10
The rules are as always:
Congratulations to the winners!
What an unbelievably close result in the Top3! Alexander beat Benaan by a single point, and Random amy received the most points in the public vote.
STATS:
This time there were 124pictures in this contest. That's A LOT! From 154 uploads 30 were disqualified:
7 were no SP-Studio pictures
12 were double entries by the same person
11 were disqualified for different reasons - mostly for not matching the topic
Custom color options for 24 places were added today!
Until now, you had no control over the colors of outdoor places, but that changes with this update. I added custom color options for 24 of them, which is something I planned to do for a long time. It brings many advantages. For example you can remove snow from snowy landscapes, change the sky from daytime to nighttime or make the colors of buildings match your personal taste. Give it a try, and I am sure you will find many ways to use this new creative freedom.
You can expect a similar update for the indoor backgrounds in November – and a Halloween related update in between.
Dress up your character in alternative fashion styles like punk, goth or hippie!
Any subculture with a unique style counts. You can use OCs (your own made up characters) or recreate famous characters.
Examples: Beatnik, biker, emo, flapper, goblincore, goth, greaser, grunge, heavy metal, hip hop, hippie, hipster, lolita, punk, raver, rockabilly, scene, skater, surfer...
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-2025-09
The rules are as always:
Congratulations to the winners!
I am especially happy to see "Artist who loves reading" climb to the top for the first time after being around for so many contests. It was a difficult vote because there were so many amazing film posters to choose from. Thanks again for everybody who joined! It was a pleasure to see all your pictures.
STATS:
This time there were 25 pictures in this contest. From 40 uploads 15 were disqualified:
6 were no SP-Studio pictures
4 were double entries by the same person
5 were disqualified for different reasons - mostly for not matching the topic
How about some elaborate new hairstyles and more hair dye experiments?
Usually I would not care much if a new film is the most successful Netflix film of all time… but in this case I really liked the hairstyles of the main characters. Hair like this was missing from the SP-Studio until now, so they inspired this update. It will be useful for Kpop fans and haters alike, because there can never be enough hairstyle options.
There was also a bug fix by Lars some days ago. He solved a problem that appeared when you loaded the save URL of a picture, changed items and then saved and loaded it again.
Recreate an iconic FILM POSTER!
Pick an iconic film poster of your choice and recreate it in the SP-Studio! No matter if it’s Jaws, Pulp Fiction, Ghostbusters, It, The Godfather or Barbie. Just remember to base your picture on an existing poster design. This contest topic was requested from the community and I am looking forward to which movies you choose!
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-2025-08
The rules are as always:
Congratulations to the winners!
Alexander's beach scene made the top spot, followed by SpookyRookie's bloody safari revenge. Benjamin and Jareen2 share the third place with the same amount of points. The next contest topic will be revealed around August 5th.
STATS:
This time there were 18 pictures in this contest. From 29 uploads 11 were disqualified:
5 were no SP-Studio pictures
3 were double entries by the same person
3 were disqualified for different reasons - mostly for not matching the topic
It's time for a VACATION!
Show your characters sightseeing at famous locations, relaxing at the beach, embarking on adventures at a summer camp or partying at a ski resort. It is up to you what type of vacation you choose. This is an open topic, so you can base your picture on an existing film, show, book or even song – or you can just use made up characters (OCs). As long as it’s connected to the topic “vacation” it will count.
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-2025-07
The rules are as always:
Unfortunately I had no time last week and then my vacation started and we had eight friends over for a couple of days. But now I am back!
Congratulations to the winners!
It was an exciting fight between Supernova and Radioactive Man, but in the end Alexander's winning streak was broken by Le Fiou! By the way: Le Fiou was already with us when the SP-Studio picture contests started back in 2010. But let's not forget the others, because there were many creative superhero ideas in this contest. Jareen and Rodrick share the 4th place with the same amount of points.
STATS:
This time there were 30 pictures in this contest. From 43 uploads 13 were disqualified:
5 were no SP-Studio pictures
4 were double entries by the same person
4 were disqualified for different reasons - mostly for not matching the topic
➤ View the full ranking + stats for this contest HERE
The next contest topic will be revealed tomorrow.
The vote has ended, but I have a crazy week and don't know when I will find the time to announce the winners and start a new contest. It's not helping that it's the hottest day this year so far (in Germany)... I avoid sitting in front of the computer as good as I can. 🫠
I just want to let you know that I did not forget about the contest. The winners will be announced as soon as possible!
Update: The Domain and data transfer was successful! And it looks like there was no downtime at all. 
I don't expect any errors, but anyway: please report anything weird. So far it looks like this server migration worked smoothly. Thanks a lot to my good friend foosel for her technical support.
Later today SP-Studio.de will move to a new web hosting provider. Therefore, there may be loading errors (that may also affect the blog and forum), but the plan is to keep the downtime as short as possible. The picture contest is not affected. If the forum and blog wil be down during the server migration I will keep you up to date via BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram and Jareen's Discord fan server.
See you on the other side! 
Join the new contest! After the last topic turned out to be a bit too complicated I picked something free and easy from the topic poll.
Invent your own superhero!
This contest is for OCs (original characters) only, which means no "famous" superheroes like Batman count. Upload a picture of a superhero or heroine you made up yourself. It can be an old OC you created in the past or you can come up with something special for this contest. A superhero can be somebody with superpowers or who is just good in fighting evil. You can just show a cool costume idea, but if you want to explain your character's backstory you can do this as well. The comments of your uploaded picture are a good place for this, because there is more room for text than in the title.
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 (your superhero) 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-2025-06
The rules are as always:
Congratulations to the winners!
This marks Twig's first appearance in the Top5.
STATS:
This time there were 11 pictures in this contest. From 20 uploads 9 were disqualified:
0 were no SP-Studio pictures
1 were double entries by the same person
8 were disqualified for different reasons - mostly for not matching the topic
Today is your final chance to vote!
Next time I will try to find a topic which appeals to more people.
Oh, I nearly forgot the forum post about the new contest. This one was another favorite from the topic poll.
Pick a film (or book, play or show) that takes place at least 100 years in the past and tries to capture this time period. Historical dramas, biopics and even authentic Western movies count. The rule “at least 100 years ago” won’t be applied too strictly because often a long period of time is covered. Small Fantasy elements are allowed as long as the setting and costumes strive for historical authenticity (like The Prestige or The Witch). No Game of Thrones! 🙂 And no OCs this time.
Examples: Sense and Sensibility, Titanic, Braveheart, Richard III, Gladiator, Les Misérables, Shogun, Bridgerton, Cleopatra, Downton Abbey, The Prestige, The Witch, Little Women, Amadeus, Ben-Hur, Elizabeth…
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 (the film/book your picture is based on) 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-2025-05
The rules are as always:
Six dirty items have been added to the SP-Studio!
This update was inspired by a poll for my 5$+ Patreon supporters. They chose a topic that affects us all: environmental pollution. These new items will be useful for everyday images as well as for post-apocalyptic scenarios.
This update also solves problems with loading times that some users have experienced in recent weeks.
