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SOTW #34 (Sig Of The Week, Week 34)

A weekly sig contest thread where the site's GFX crowd flexed their Photoshop chops — and the image host in question doubles as a slur-laced relic of the era.

This is a continuation (page 2) of the Week 34 'Sig Of The Week' contest thread on Fkn0wned.Com, where members submitted signature graphics for community rating. Regular NecroticNecro clarifies the mandatory image-hosting rule for entries, ZoaQ drops in a sig submission, and -Still Life- compliments Necrotic's text work while asking about hidden detail in the design. It's a small, casual corner of the forum, low-drama, mostly just members showing off GFX work and chatting about upload rules.

necro your text is amazing on that sig. but what does it say under 'Necrotic Necro'?— -Still Life-

SOTW Image Uploading: ALL Sig Of The Week Entry's must be kept under Niggorex.com!— NecroticNecro

[V] SOTW #41 (2010) — Sig of the Week Voting Thread

Four signatures, one Steam prize, and Bon walking away with the win again.

A Sig Of The Week voting thread from Fkn0wned's Art & Design section, where members submitted signature graphics and the community voted for their favorite. Signature #4 ran away with it at nearly 70% of the vote, prompting some good-natured ribbing about the winner (BONxFIRE) collecting a prize yet again. Light, casual replies with quick votes and one-liners rather than any real drama — a snapshot of the forum's regular GFX/design culture.

Have fun with your steam Bon— majrbrawl

I voted for #4...since you win these all the time Bon, can I has that steam plz?— fkngames

SOTW Image Uploader Announcement (Niggorex.com)

The Sig Of The Week crew gets its own image host — and even the site's mascot admits the skin outshines fkn0wned's own.

A member known as Niggorex announces the launch of a personal free image/file hosting site to be used for Sig Of The Week (SOTW) entries, laying out public vs. registered uploader tiers and basic usage rules. Super moderator NoNamE! replies approvingly, jokingly noting the new site's design looks better than fkn0wned's own. It's a small, practical infrastructure post for the GFX/signature crowd rather than a drama thread, capturing the era's habit of members running their own side hosts for the community.

holy shit dude, the skin for that is even better than fkn's— NoNamE!

Enjoy Niggorex!— Niggorex

SOTW #38 Winner - RivaL Takes the Halloween Sig Contest

Halloween-themed sig battle: RivaL takes first, gets crowned, and the GFX crew shows up to salute.

This is an archived Hall of Fame post from Fkn0wned.com's GFX Basement, announcing the winner of the 38th weekly Signature of the Week contest, run around Halloween 2007. RivaL took 1st place (their first win), with Demfire and Archies rounding out 2nd and 3rd. The thread is a short, congratulatory affair typical of the SOTW ritual — staff posting the winning showcase image and reward sig, followed by community members dropping quick props.

Good job on your first win.— Shifty

Nice Job RivaL.— DJSketch

SOTW #25 - Sig Of The Week (Star Wars Theme)

GFX artists dust off the lightsabers for Fkn0wned's 25th Sig Of The Week contest.

This is the weekly Sig Of The Week thread in the GFX Basement section, hosted by longtime member/mod Shifty, announcing round #25 with a Star Wars theme requested by the community. Standard contest rules applied: sigs hosted on PhotoBucket, a week for submissions, a week for voting, and the winner getting posted in the Winners Section. Demfire claimed the first entry, and .Still Life dropped in shortly after, giving a small glimpse of the site's active graphic design crowd.

This Weeks theme will be Based around Star Wars (as requested) Have Fun and be creative— Shifty

woot first entry— .Demfire

SOTW #23 - Sig of the Week Contest (Fkn0wned Theme)

Week 23 of Fkn0wned's signature contest, themed on the site itself

A recurring weekly graphics contest thread where members submitted custom-made signature images (banners) hosted on an external imagehost, competing for a winners banner, front-page feature, and reputation points. This edition's theme asked designers to base their sigs around Fkn0wned itself. Only one entry and a stray reply are visible on this archived page, but it captures the GFX Basement's community-contest culture.

This Weeks theme will be Based around Fkn0wned Have Fun and be creative— Shifty

My Entry ^^— aKari

SOTW #36 Vote

Seven sigs, one crown — the week Shifty and Sideways duked it out in the GFX Basement's weekly showdown.

This was the voting thread for the 36th 'Sig Of The Week' contest, a recurring GFX Basement tradition where members submitted signature graphics and the community voted for the best one. Shifty, a Co-Manager, posted the poll and rules (self-voting banned, IPs monitored for spam votes). The field included Sideways, SpaceOddity, SubZero, Shifty, -Still Life-, waLLa, and ZoaQ, with Shifty narrowly edging out Sideways in the final tally out of 43 votes cast.

Vote for your favorite Signature and good luck to the entries!!— Shifty

Voting for your Self is Prohibited - On doing so you will be dropped from the Week...— Shifty

Custom Avatars for Sale by Shifty

A supervisor was hand-slinging custom avatars for $3 a pop — free if you were cool enough to be Staff or 1K Club.

A thread in the Other Trades subforum where longtime Supervisor 'Shifty.' advertised a custom avatar-making service, showing off a handful of example designs made for other members. Avatars cost $3 via PayPal, but were comped for Staff and members of the '1K Club' (a post-count status tier), highlighting the site's little internal economy and hierarchy of clout. A small, mundane but very of-its-era slice of forum commerce and community status culture.

They cost $3 unless you're in the 1K Club or Staff where they are free.— Shifty.

Contact me if you're interested. Peace out.— Shifty.

fkn0wned SOTW #2! (Signature of the Week - Movies theme)

Round two of the GFX Basement's signature contest — theme: 2008-2009 movies, judged by adjustment layers and PSD proof.

This is the second installment of the 'Sig of the Week' contest run in the GFX Basement, hosted by admin jChase after a successful 20-entry debut week. The theme was movies released in 2008-2009, with strict dimension and technique requirements (mandatory adjustment layer, PSD required to verify authenticity). ZoaQ was quick to post an entry based on Transformers 2, showing off a screenshot and gating the PSD/pass behind a private message restricted to GFX team and admins. The thread captures the casual, competitive creative culture of the forum's design subcommunity.

Hai guyz! Last week was awesome, we had 20 entries, and a great signature was crowned the winner!— jChase

Only given out to GFX TEAM AND ADMINS !— ZoaQ

SOTW Winner #26 - c01Dcu7

The week GFX crown went to c01Dcu7, filed away in the Hall of Fame forever

A short, formal Hall of Fame post from the GFX Basement's 'Sig Of The Week' contest, announcing c01Dcu7 as the 26th winner. Posted by GFX staffer pato, it includes the winning signature showcase, a reward sig for the winner to use, and a brief admin congratulations. Notable mainly as a small time-capsule of the site's graphic design community and its recurring contest culture — and for the fact that pato's account had switched from GFX staff to 'Banned' by the time the page was archived.

Good Job on winning this weeks SOTW.— pato

SOTW #22 Winner - Pato

Round 22 of the sig-making wars crowns its champion.

This is an archived Hall of Fame entry from Fkn0wned.Com's 'Sig Of The Week' contest, posted by longtime Co-Manager 'Shifty'. It announces Pato as the winner of SOTW #22, complete with a reward badge signature, a showcase image of the winning graphic, and a brief admin comment praising the work. These posts served as a running trophy case for the site's GFX community, honoring the best signature-making entries each round.

An awesome sig. Well done.— Shifty

SOTW Winner #25 - MuusiK^

A Star Wars-themed sig earns MuusiK^ a third SOTW crown in the GFX Basement's hall of fame.

This is an archived Hall of Fame entry from Fkn0wned.Com's 'Sig Of The Week' contest, announcing MuusiK^ as the winner of SOTW #25 back in August 2007. The post, made by forum member/moderator Malware, showcases the winning signature (a Star Wars-styled graphic) and includes a short admin comment praising the design as worthy of the member's third win. It's a small, quiet snapshot of the site's GFX/signature-making subculture rather than any major drama.

This is one great looking signature really worthy the three wins!— Malware

SOTW Winner #28 - Pato

Round 28 of the forum's signature-making contest crowns Pato — announced by a co-manager who'd later end up banned.

This is a Hall of Fame archive post from Fkn0wned's GFX-adjacent 'Sig Of The Week' contest, formally announcing Pato as the 28th winner. The post follows the standard SOTW template: a winner banner, a reward signature graphic, a showcase image of the winning CS:S-themed sig, and a brief admin congratulations. Posted by 'Shifty,' a co-manager at the time — notable in retrospect because a later snapshot of the same page shows their account status changed to Banned, a small time-capsule detail of forum drama playing out between archive crawls.

Good Job on winning this weeks SOTW.— Shifty

SOTW Winner #34 - Shifty.

The GFX Basement crowned its 34th Sig Of The Week champ — a Star Wars-themed showcase from Shifty.

This is a short Hall Of Fame announcement post from Fkn0wned.Com's GFX Basement, where a weekly 'Sig Of The Week' (SOTW) contest recognized the site's best signature graphic designers. Manager Niggorex posted to declare member Shifty. the winner of round 34, awarding them a special winner's signature banner and showcasing their entry (a Star Wars-themed piece). It's a small but telling artifact of the site's active graphic design subculture, run alongside the cheat database and forum sections.

Good Job on winning this weeks SOTW.— Niggorex

SOTW #13 - Sig Of The Week (Freestyle Theme)

Week 13 of the forum's beloved sig-making contest — freestyle edition, open to all comers.

This is a recurring 'Sig Of The Week' (SOTW) contest thread from Fkn0wned.com's GFX Basement, hosted by founder Niggorex. Each week had a theme, a submission window, community voting, and a winner announced the following week; SOTW #13's theme was open 'Freestyle.' Members were directed to host their signature images on an affiliated image host (clan2020.net) rather than attaching them directly. The thread shows the routine, structured side of the forum's graphic design culture rather than any major drama.

This Weeks theme will be Based around FREESTYLE Have Fun :thumbsup: and be creative :pinch:— Niggorex

SOTW #21 - Hitman Themed Sig Contest

Week 21 of the sig wars: forum's GFX crowd gets a Hitman-themed prompt and a week to flex Photoshop skills.

This is the 21st installment of Fkn0wned.Com's recurring 'Sig Of The Week' contest, a staple of the GFX Basement subforum where members submitted custom-made signature graphics around a weekly theme. Week 21's theme was based on the Hitman video game series. The thread lays out the usual contest structure — open entry, a Monday-to-Sunday submission/voting cycle, winner announced the following week — and pushes members toward an image host (muffinhost.com) for uploading entries. It's a routine but community-defining ritual thread, low on drama, showing off the site's active graphic design culture.

This Weeks theme will be Based around HITMAN - THE GAME Have Fun and be creative— Niggorex

SOTW #32 Vote: Proxy Accusations Boil Over

A signature contest vote thread turns into a proxy-voting accusation storm.

This was a weekly community vote thread in the GFX-focused 'Sig Of The Week' section, where members voted for their favorite forum signature design among entrants like Dragon13, Shifty., Log1c, and others. Dragon13 led with 11 votes out of 50 cast. The thread's second page devolved into minor drama when accusations of proxy/vote manipulation surfaced, prompting a co-manager to publicly defend the fairness of the process and vent frustration at repeated suspicion.

Then someone has used a proxy AGAIN and an admin has noticed and fixed. But I'm sick of the fucking accusations.— Shifty

SOTW #4 Winner: [FkN]8-bit's Gorillaz Sig

The week a Gorillaz-themed sig won fkn0wned's 'Sig Of The Week' crown

A short announcement post from the GFX Basement subsection of fkn0wned.com crowning [FkN]8-bit as the winner of Sig Of The Week #4, with a showcase image of the winning Gorillaz-styled signature. Posted by admin [FkN]memOrex in December 2006, it's a quick congratulatory note rather than a discussion thread, typical of the site's graphic design/showcase culture running alongside its CS:S and BF2 hacking scene.

Well done 8-bit— [FkN]memOrex

SOTW #15 - Sig Of The Week (Freestyle Theme)

Fkn0wned's weekly GFX showdown returns with a freestyle theme — who threw down the best sig this round?

This is the 15th edition of Fkn0wned.com's recurring 'Sig Of The Week' contest, hosted in the GFX Basement section. Founder Niggorex posts the weekly rules, schedule, and theme (a freestyle open theme this round), directing members to host their signature image submissions on an external image host. A handful of members reply with their sig entries, image-hosted and posted as forum code snippets rather than full designs described in text. It's a low-drama, routine community-activity thread showing the site's graphic design culture in action.

Congratulate the new GFX Crew members

The day fkn0wned handed out its graphics team badges — cue the pile-on of congrats and jokes.

A Site News announcement thread welcoming newly appointed members of the site's GFX (graphics design) Crew, followed by community members chiming in to congratulate them. Typical of the forum's internal culture, where design/signature-making talent was recognized with a semi-official team role. The thread ran at least two pages, suggesting decent community engagement for a staff-announcement post.

New Member Asks About Userbars

New guy asks where everyone's fancy sig banners came from — turns out he just didn't know the magic word: 'userbars.'

A newer member named Edgo asks where forum users got the little sig banners (like 'Fkn0wned user', 'css player', 'Proud to be an aussie') seen under people's posts, wondering if they were custom-made or sourced from a site. A few regulars needle him for not just Googling it, one jokes the banners link out to another site, until someone points out the actual term is 'userbars' rather than 'banners' and drops a link to a userbar site. Mundane but charmingly typical of the forum's low-stakes, sig-culture chatter.

whats are googles for.. i always search my things at googles or yahoo.. try not to be lazy.. not a good thing— haha.1

Thanks guys and i did use google but had no success because it was called "USERBARS' not banners— Edgo

Yeh m8 they are called userbars— sammo

Congrats Tdx622 - GFX Crew Promotion

Half the forum congratulates a guy nobody recognizes until someone remembers he changed his name

A short congratulatory thread announcing that Tdx622 was promoted to the site's Graphics Crew. The bulk of the replies are members admitting they have no idea who he is, since he'd apparently gone quiet after changing his username, prompting staff (Adora, Emrys, TheJah) to vouch for his history and past work in a private crew. It's a low-drama, feel-good 'minor update' thread typical of the site's internal promotion announcements, ending once someone puts a name to the face.

Who is he? i have never seen him lol, congratz none the less :)— OJJ

He has changed his name which is why you all don't remember him.— [FkN] Adora

OH IT'S HIM, never looked the name but I've seen you— kennutz

AcTiViZoN's Redone Beach Wallpaper Edit

A noob posts a Photoshopped beach wallpaper for critique — and the forum votes for the original almost unanimously.

In the Photography subforum of Art & Design, member AcTiViZoN shared a photo edit of a stock beach wallpaper, asking for ratings and critique. A string of regulars, including some heavyweight long-time members and a moderator, weighed in — most agreed the edit added glow and extra light sources but preferred the smoother, softer original. It's a small, low-drama slice of the forum's creative side, a casual C&C thread typical of the Art & Design section's photo-editing culture.

It's sharper that's alright but this did you take the first pic by yourself ? Don't think so— NIX

I think you added to much lightsources, however i do like the softness of the original— jbfkenpwns

same as others, i love also the original one more smoother.— sikret7238

SOTW #24 Vote

34 votes, one snippy exchange, and a sig contest that quietly reveals who mattered on Fkn0wned in mid-2007.

This is a weekly 'Sig Of The Week' voting thread in the GFX Basement's SOTW subforum, where members voted for their favorite forum signature graphic among entries from Exon, Nath0r, Shifty, p0mp, Ballistic, demfire, AnthraX and others. Co-Manager Shifty posted the poll, praised the improved quality of entries over the previous week, and reminded voters of the anti-self-voting and anti-spam rules before revealing he'd voted for demfire's sig, which ultimately won with 6 votes. A minor bit of friction appears late in the thread when a low-post-count member takes a jab at Shifty, and longtime member Malware jokes that whoever he votes for tends to end up banned.

Voted for demfire! Awesome sig..— Shifty

Lol shifty, your mum never learned you to be friendly and kind?— Novix

Dam the guy I vote for always gets banned...— Malware

SOTW #43 - Freestyle

One week, one theme, a pile of Photobucket signatures — and a shot at a free Steam account.

This was the 43rd installment of Fkn0wned's weekly 'Sig Of The Week' contest in the Art & Design section, hosted by Emrys of the FkN Graphics Crew, with the theme set as 'Freestyle'. Members and regulars posted their signature graphic entries (hosted on ImageShack, TinyPic, and Photobucket) for a chance to win a spot in the SOTW Hall of Fame and a Steam account, following the usual week-long submission and voting cycle. A mix of longtime FkN staff (admins, smods, graphics crew) and newcomers dropped entries, with some self-deprecating commentary and a first-time poster promising critique write-ups for future rounds.

Was really going for simplicity ;)... I know i'm not gonna win but I thought I would break the ice here :p— ap3x

Sweet tits, two entries per person!— Puree

ah I phail:— JuMx

SOTW #27 - Sig Of The Week Contest Thread

Week 27 of the sig-making contest — Photoshop newbies, size-format nitpicking, and one guy fresh off getting banned still judging entries.

This is a weekly 'Sig Of The Week' contest thread from Fkn0wned's GFX Basement/SOTW board, where members posted signature graphics they'd made for feedback and votes. The back half of the thread has a few entrants (Rebelz, Marc347, mcmag4) posting their signature images, with mcmag4 openly admitting he was new to Photoshop. SubZero, posting despite having a 'Banned' group tag by the time of these posts, gives sizing critique on submitted sigs. Low-drama, workaday thread typical of the GFX community grind.

actually yes im sorta new.— mcmag4

next time make the picture a little smaller something around 400x200— SubZero

Best of luck to everyone!— Rebelz

SOTW #40 - Stock Theme Sig Contest

A signature contest that shut down mid-vote because the guy running it, shifty, never showed up.

This was the 40th installment of Fkn0wned.com's 'Sig Of The Week' contest, themed around a required stock image, in the GFX Basement's dedicated SOTW board. Members egawge, DJSketch, BEG!, and Devlin1991 posted their signature entries competing for votes, with some light back-and-forth over whether entries followed the stock rules. The thread fizzled out when members noticed voting hadn't opened and the round dragged past its deadline, ultimately closed by admin pato with Devlin1991 arriving too late to properly enter — a small, mundane, very of-its-era moment of forum bureaucracy.

I think it's because shifty isn't here. Sorry Devlin, too late.— Rebelz

dam nm lol always next weeks— Devlin1991

didn't this end yesterday??— jacal

SOTW #23 Vote

Only three sigs entered, one guy nearly cries about it, aKari wins in a landslide anyway

A weekly 'Sig Of The Week' vote thread from Fkn0wned.com's GFX Basement, where members voted on submitted forum signature graphics. Co-Manager Shifty opens by grumbling about the low turnout (only three entries: aKari, 8bit, and jorskobe) but runs the vote anyway, reminding everyone that voting for yourself gets you disqualified. aKari ends up winning comfortably with 23 of 33 votes, while a few regulars drop in to cast votes and hype each other's work.

Very disapointing week this week but I can't fuck up the system so the 3 sigs entered will have to be entered. I want to see better enthusiasm in SOTW 24— Shifty

not many people entered maybe ill get into 24— infusedmedia

8Bit i voted for u its good— jcomp6

SOTW #37 Vote

56 votes, one abstract sig by Futerix, and a whole subforum built around signature bragging rights.

This is a weekly 'Sig Of The Week' voting thread from Fkn0wned.com's GFX Basement scene, where members submitted signature graphics and the community voted for their favorite. Futerix took the win with 14 votes (27.45%) over Shifty's 10, out of 56 total votes cast, with several members dropping compliments on Futerix's abstract-style entry after the poll closed. It's a small, casual slice of the site's graphic design culture — low stakes, friendly vibe, mods enforcing a no-self-voting rule.

nice sig man i luv de abstract— ynaggo

futerix, his looks great— Cud

Wtf, I forgot to vote but I posted who I was going to vote for— DCLXVI

[V] SOTW #40 - Music

Five music-themed signatures, one week, and a Smod who wasn't shy about her pick.

This is a Signature Of The Week voting thread from Fkn0wned's Art & Design section, round #40, themed around music. BONxFIRE (of the Graphics Crew) posted five entrant signatures for members to vote on, with the usual rules against self-voting and IP/spam checks. Turnout was modest — nine votes cast — with Signature #4 narrowly edging out Signature #2, while a handful of regulars chimed in with quick one-word or one-line votes and opinions.

The kids want techno!— majrbrawl

Oh my, #3 of course. The other ones are IMO nothing compared to #3.— Kimmi

1 ftw!!! :p— Yunyun

Sig Of The Week #33

The GFX crowd's weekly sig-making showdown, round 33: edit-button rage included.

This is a Sig Of The Week entry thread in the GFX Basement section, where members submitted their signature graphic designs for week #33 of the ongoing contest. Regulars like JuKeZ posted multiple revised entries after struggling with a broken edit function, while others like PaRaNoID, sickalicious, and Dragon13 dropped in single submissions. It's a low-drama, casual creative thread showing off the site's graphic design community rather than its hacking/cheat side.

I couldn't register at niggorex.com, but here is my entry.— JuKeZ

The edit button really needs to be fixed— JuKeZ

guess ill try out— PaRaNoID

SOTW Vote Suggestion Thread

A user politely asks: could someone please tell us the theme before we vote on these signatures?

In the GFX Basement's Sig Of The Week feature, member Rebelz raised a small but sensible suggestion during the SOTW #38 voting round: the weekly theme wasn't being stated anywhere in the voting thread, making it hard for voters (as opposed to entrants) to judge entries fairly against the intended theme. A couple of other members chimed in, one agreeing it would help, another puzzled since he assumed the theme was always posted in the submission thread. A minor, functional back-and-forth typical of the site's GFX community trying to improve its own contest process.

No where in the thread does it say the SOTW theme.— Rebelz

Yea i agree, would help— banak

Don't understand what you're saying, isn't there always a theme given when at the thread where people submit works :/— Don Ruski

12,000 PhotoShop Shapes

A user named 'Industry' drops 12k Photoshop shapes on the GFX crowd and everyone just says thanks

A short, low-drama software-sharing thread in the Red Light District's Software subforum, where staff member Industry posted a RapidShare link to a massive pack of 12,000 Photoshop shapes for the site's graphic design crowd. Replies were brief and appreciative, with a few regulars and an up-and-coming GFX member chiming in with quick thanks. A fairly ordinary but representative slice of the forum's GFX/software-sharing culture from early 2008.

ty— ISAACPWNES

noice— ynaggo

ty— DarkHour

SOTW #40 Delay

A GFX contest running two weeks late sparks light bickering over who's rooting for who

A member named jacal asks why Sig Of The Week round #40 has stalled for two weeks. Manager Niggorex explains the staff have been busy and short-handed with 'shifty' away, promising to post the new round on Sunday. The thread devolves into some light teasing between members over favorites in the contest and a running joke about who deserves admin, ending amicably with agreement that SOTW is a good competition.

so whats happing with the SOTW #40 its been open for like 2 weeks now??— jacal

Shifty isn't even in SOTW 40 ya little asslicker.— -Shikari-

Yepp, But i think its a good Competition.— Keskin^

Sig of the Week Voting - Should Voting Be Mandatory?

Should Fkn0wned force everyone to vote in Sig of the Week before letting them back into the forums?

A member named Sideways proposes making voting in the 'Sig of the Week' (SOTW) contest mandatory, arguing low turnout (31 votes among 42 online members) makes the poll feel unimpressive. The idea gets some cautious support but is mostly shot down by regulars and staff, who argue it would let people who only care about hacks or porn just click the first option to get past a forced vote wall. Admin Shifty and Super Moderator DCLXVI close out the debate agreeing the plan would backfire, and the suggestion is dismissed as unworkable.

Everyone should be REQUIRED to vote.. on the current SOTW there is 31 total votes, there is 42 members on right now.— Sideways

imagine you are a person who just wants hacks or porn, and you really want them, and don't want to do anything before using them. If voting was compulsory, that person would just press the first sig on the list— DCLXVI

Yep, exactly. Case closed.— Shifty.

Design This the Best! — Junnyerr's GFX Competition Thread

A member launches his own rival sig contest to SOTW — with an Assassin's Creed account on the line and a self-deprecating punchline as the pitch.

This was a short-lived GFX competition thread started by longtime member Junnyerr, pitched as a scrappy alternative to the forum's official 'Sig Of The Week' contest, greenlit informally by Ap3x and TUX. Entrants were asked to design a sig or banner using one of two provided renders of Phil Harris, with the week-one prize being a free Assassin's Creed account. The thread got only a handful of replies — some banter about the quality of the renders and a couple of jokes — before fizzling out after just one entry was posted.

Well this is like SOTW but a nigger is running the show here.— Junnyerr

Brilliant idea for a black guy though :)— pikachu

Are we allowed to use stocks of him? Because those renders you just posted are crap hehe.— Kimmi

The 'How to Cheat in Photoshop CS3' E-Book Request

A cheekily-titled e-book request that had half the forum confused about what exactly you 'cheat' at in Photoshop

In the Requests subforum of the Red Light District section, member Peski-Ruski asked for a copy of a Photoshop CS3 e-book about creating photorealistic montages, offering forum points as a reward. Sammo quickly supplied a link (unverified, gated by low post counts), and the thread devolved into a long string of low-effort 'unhide'/'interested' bumps typical of points-gated request threads, with several posters puzzling over the misleading 'cheat' framing of the title. A GFX staffer (pato) and a range of regular members dropped in mostly just to bump visibility rather than discuss content.

You owe me very big time for this, i expect alot of points!!!!— sammo

hmm cheat what in photoshop?— Epic Failure

i dont want to see it, but ill post anyway, to feel the pain, then ill cut myself in the corner— LoverOfGods

COOLEST B0otSk!ns & LogOn Screens!

One member dumps a mega-gallery of custom Windows boot screens and login screens across three posts because the forum wouldn't let him post them all in one.

Started by anarchie65 in October 2007, this thread was a straightforward showcase of custom Windows XP-era bootskins and logon screens, ranging from movie/game-themed designs (WarCraft III, Halo, FIFA, Pirates of the Caribbean, Firefox) to novelty 'Hacker' and 'Virus Edition' skins. The OP had to split the gallery across three consecutive posts after hitting the forum's image-posting limit. The rest of the thread is classic low-effort appreciation replies ('nice', 'thx', 'sexy', 'owned') typical of a customization/download thread, with a few members singling out favorites like the NVidia and Virus Edition skins.

Sorry, but you have posted more images than you are allowed to— anarchie65

virus edition LOL deffinately getting— Paws

The NVidia one looks AWESOME!— Rebelz

The Shittiest Thing in Teh World

Rockforce posts a self-deprecating GIF and the GFX Basement mostly just shrugs and vibes.

A short, low-stakes GFX Basement thread from January 2007 where user Rockforce shares a self-mocking image sig/graphic, joking it's the worst thing around besides his own signature. A handful of regulars drop in with quick one-liners of approval or mild ribbing, including a jab from a since-banned member. Nothing dramatic — just a quiet little moment of forum camaraderie in the graphics subforum.

Did u make that :|— Shifty

Damn... that's hawt.— SheepyMilk

lol it's not the shittiest thing...lol— AKULA

Signature I made for a friend

A member posts his sig work and the resident GFX Crew gently rips it apart, rule-of-thirds and all.

In the GFX Basement, user dgrock shared a signature graphic he'd made for a friend (hosted via ImageShack) and asked for feedback. Members of the [FkN] Graphics Crew, including ProVocation and zanderdanmark, gave detailed critique covering composition, lighting, text placement, and pointed him toward the tutorials section to improve. dgrock took the criticism well and thanked everyone, with kennutz chiming in to reinforce the same points. A small, ordinary but very typical GFX community exchange — critique culture over clout.

good job on keeping everything in the same style and color. you did follow the rule of thirds, another good thing. however there are so many random things slapped on the bg idk where to look.— [FkN] ProVocation

Text doesnt really work well tbh. I suggest you read some tuts and try using some c4ds.— [FkN] zanderdanmark

thank you for the Tips guys— dgrock

Req. by Darkness - signature critique thread

EqueL drops 4AM sigs, gets told the distort effect looks 'pixalated' by the FkN Graphics Crew leader

A member named EqueL posted a set of signature graphics made for a request called 'Darkness' in the GFX Basement's requests area, admitting they were thrown together at 4AM through creative block. The thread turns into a small back-and-forth critique session typical of GFX forums of the era: [FkN] TheJah, leader of the graphics crew, criticizes the pixelation of the distort effect and gives technique advice, EqueL pushes back defending the effect, and [FkN] GodPower chimes in praising one version but asking for a borderless edit. It's a low-drama, workmanlike slice of the forum's graphic design subculture rather than a major event.

Nothing really special, my creative block kicked in after I resized the stock >.> As always made at 4AM.— EqueL

im likin it dude but u really gotta fix the quality of ur sigs man effects of nice but there pixalated dude try to really focus on that man— [FkN] TheJah

THAT IS DISTORT, how many times I have to repeat :(— EqueL

A sig i made for Emrys <3

OJJ posts a "1337" sig that's basically a recolored Google image — the GFX Basement is not fooled.

OJJ shared a signature graphic dedicated to Emrys in the GFX Basement, casually admitting the images were 'taken from google.' Several members (DarkRood, mystical, ZeuS, SNK) immediately called out the lack of actual effort or editing beyond color changes and text, sparking a round of playful-but-pointed criticism. Emrys himself weighed in to defend the critics rather than the OP, and things devolved into mockery before mod TheJah locked the thread, citing spam and image ripping. A minor, very typical GFX-section spat that ended with a lock and a lesson about crediting real work.

images taken from google. cnc— [VIP] OJJ

You start it with PS and you end it with Paint?— [1K] ZeuS

Only thing 1337 about this is image and how long it took him to make this is...— [RnR] SNK

First Sig of 2010 — pheonixinwater's C&C Thread

New year, new sig: the GFX Basement crew rings in 2010 with a Will.I.Am smudge and a car sig nobody can agree on.

A GFX Basement regular, pheonixinwater, kicked off January 2010 by posting a new signature (a smudge piece using a Will.I.Am stock photo shared by fellow designer BONxFIRE) along with two versions of a separate car-themed sig, asking the board for critique. The thread is a classic slice of forum graphic-design culture: members trade polite, detailed feedback on smudging technique, hair rendering, color choice, and text placement, and debate whether v1 or v2 of the car sig works better. It's low-drama, purely craft-focused, with a small crew of regulars (BONxFIRE, Zionq, viper107, and newcomer b3balla03) chiming in with constructive critique.

Great smudging, i love the bright colors :) only thing that's not that great is the rendering of his dreadlocks/hair imo— BONxFIRE

smudging looks great. The only thing that bothers me a bit is the left side, it messes up the flow for me— Zionq

reminds me off multi coloured dread locks <3— viper107

Zander's Sig Request

One crew member wanted a signature, offered a Windows key as payment, and got it done in a day.

A quick, routine request thread in the GFX Requests section where [FkN] zanderdanmark asked for a custom signature, casually offering a Windows key as a thank-you if the artist wanted it. Member kennutz delivered a finished sig the next day, Zander approved, and a graphics staffer closed the thread as filled. A small, everyday snapshot of the forum's GFX Basement culture — quick turnarounds, casual bartering, and staff keeping the request queue tidy.

The person who makes me a sig gets a windows key. If they want one of course.— [FkN] zanderdanmark

Hope you like it— kennutz

Thanks bro. Awesome work :)— [FkN] zanderdanmark

[REQ] Avatar

Guy asks for a custom avatar with 'much high colors' — gets exactly what he deserved.

A small, forgettable GFX Requests thread from July 2011 where member Charlie FkN Provider asked for a personal avatar with vague instructions ('high colors'). After an impatient bump got him a mild warning from graphics crew member ProVocation for bumping too soon, ProVocation eventually delivered a joke/troll avatar mocking the lack of detail in the request. EqueL chimed in riffing on the ambiguous 'high colors' request. A tiny, mundane slice of the GFX Basement's day-to-day request culture and community banter.

dont bump shit thats 1 day old. next time i'll warn you.— [FkN] ProVocation

there you go, this is what you get when you fill out soooo much information on what you want. and yes i iz srs!— [FkN] ProVocation

And "high" colors you mean, stoner colors or Faithful colors?— EqueL

Calling All GFX Guys: Background Commission for $5

RandyCandy offers $5 PayPal (or a bracelet?) for a YouTube-style site background, and the forum's GFX crowd shows up to argue dimensions

A VIP member named RandyCandy posts in the Buyers Section asking the forum's graphic designers to make a background and banner for his personal wallpaper site, offering a small PayPal payment. Several regular members (ZeuS, Guzziex, Uberkist, toastie) jump in offering to try it for free, joking about payment in Steam or a bracelet, and hashing out technical details like screen resolution and tiling. It's a small, casual slice of forum commerce culture — low stakes, friendly bantering, and amateur GFX work being traded for pocket change or lulz rather than serious money.

I want a background for my site... i'll give you like 5 bucks in paypal after i see it and like it— RandyCandy

Ill do it for a bracelet :3— Uberkist

Fuck you fkn0wned, i guess ill have to, Hold on randy— Uberkist

Wonder Arts - February Pack (GFX Resource Drop)

A GFX resource drop from 2011 that people were still saying thanks for years later

A short, low-drama resource-sharing thread in the GFX Resources subforum where staff member [FkN] Emrys posted a 'Wonder Arts' February resource pack (a linked preview image plus hidden download content unlocked by replying). The thread is a classic example of the forum's reply-to-unlock GFX resource culture, with a trickle of members dropping by over time just to say thanks or express interest. Nothing contentious happened here — just quiet, steady appreciation for a graphic design resource pack typical of the site's Art and Design section.

ty— bacardee

very appreciated— Magicc

i want badly— amragentxxx

SOTW #38 Vote

43 votes, one signature graphic crowned champion — the GFX Basement's weekly popularity contest lives on in the archive.

This is the vote thread for the 38th 'Sig Of The Week' contest in Fkn0wned.com's GFX Basement section, where members submitted signature graphics and the community voted for their favorite. RivaL narrowly edged out Demfire for the win with 43 total votes cast, while a few low-vote entrants like DJSketch and Archies popped in afterward to thank whoever voted for them. Standard low-key SOTW housekeeping thread, with the rule reminder that self-voting got you dropped from the round and IPs were monitored for spam votes.

WOW I actually got a vote, thanx for whoever voted for me.— DJSketch

Voting for your Self is Prohibited - On doing so you will be dropped from the Week...— Shifty

Inclined FTW :D:D— bobbafett07

BAPE X ANIME X PPL

A GFX artist drops a streetwear-anime mashup piece and the Basement shows love.

A short showcase thread in the GFX Basement where regular ThePanda posted a graphic design piece blending BAPE streetwear, anime, and portrait elements. The thread got a handful of approving replies from other members praising the aesthetic and creativity, typical of the low-key mutual-appreciation vibe of the Art and Design section. No drama, just a quick nod of respect between forum graphic artists.

nice one bb— Stewart

All about that aesthetic.— simonheros

The creativity in this is unreal. 10/10 easy— Mystik

Mediocre work - GFX Basement

A member posts self-admittedly rough smudge art and the forum's resident GFX critics deliver polite but honest feedback.

In the Art and Design section's GFX Basement, member CandleJack shared some digital art (smudge/render work) posted via imgur, self-deprecatingly titling the thread 'Mediocre work' and asking for critique and comments. A few regulars weighed in with genuine feedback comparing the two pieces, noting one smudge attempt looked decent though 'boring' while the other had visible mistakes. It's a small, low-key exchange typical of the forum's design subculture, where members workshopped GFX skills like smudging, C4D renders, and brush techniques.

I'm not sure where I was going with it as I was blasted at the time and it was my first try at smudging.— CandleJack

The smudging on the second one looks solid. Albeit kinda boring.— simonheros

try C4D's, fractals, splatter brush clipping masks etc.— Faux