Official invitation to

CyberSmithy would like to invite you to participate in this CS:GO weapon finish contest. Make a new finish for a CS:GO weapon that is themed in CyberSmithy`s brand style[drive.google.com].
You will find the information to get you started below.

• This is a weapon finish contest for the CS:GO Steam Workshop.
  
  
• Start date: Wednesday, August 15th 2018
  End date: Saturday, September 15th 2018 @ 11:59PM EST (GMT – 4) [ 4 weeks ]
  
  The winner will be announced the week after the contest concludes.
  
  
• The prize is a 50 EUR Steam Digital Gift Card.
  
  
• For the CyberSmithy`s CSGO weapon Skinning Contest, participants will create a fully original weapon finish.
  
  
• You are allowed to submit as many different finishes as you wish in the allotted time frame.

In this section you will find creation guidelines specific to the contest. General weapon finish guidelines can be found the Making a Weapon finish section below.

• Weapon finishes must be in the theme of CyberSmithy`s brand[drive.google.com].
  
  
• Finishes for any weapon may be submitted.
  
  
• While it is fine to use reference for inspiration your finish cannot contain elements from copyrighted works, reference to other IP’s, or make use of any images or material that you do not own.
  
  
• You must submit new work for the contest, you may not re-use assets you have previously created.
  
  
• All the artists that contributed to the finish must be part of the Steam Workshop entry. Please pay special attention to the submitting guideline noted below! Prize will be given to the person who submitted it to the workshop, and it will be their responsibility to divide the prizes amongst contributors.
  
  
• All submissions to the Steam Workshop for this contest must be final.

• You will need to own CS:GO to upload and submit your entry to the games Steam Workshop.
  
  
• The game is available for purchase here http://store.steampowered.com/app/730/
  
  
• You can read about all the different weapon finish types and how to create them here http://blog.counter-strike.net/workshop/finishes/index.html

Tips for Contributors

• Submit only high quality designs that were made by you. The entirety of the submission must be your creation; no clip art. It must be original content and if the work is the result of collaboration then every contributor must be listed in the contributor revenue share. The designs that you submit must be of high quality in execution.
  
  
• Vary the techniques, themes and finish types, and try to experiment with new ones.When putting together cases items that vary in technique. Technique is the type of artwork that is used. Graphic patterns and hand painted designs are examples of different techniques. If you are making finishes for a particular weapon you may want to make one with a technique that is under-represented, or hasn't been attempted yet.
  
  
• Certain types of finishes are also underrepresented in the workshop. In particular finishes that allow for flexibility in the way a pattern is applied to a weapon. These offer players a chance to get a unique version of a weapon finish.
  
  
• How do I design for a specific tier? Weapons with bright colors and designs that perfectly complement a weapon’s geometry end up in the upper tiers. Weapons with more subdued colors and/or more randomization in the pattern application end up in the lower tiers.

Examples of high tier weapons ( Covert and Classified )

AWP | Hyper Beast

Cartel - AK47

Examples of lower tier weapons ( Restricted and Mil-Spec)

MP7 - CLASSIFIED

P90 - MASTERY (Elite build)

• Since these are assets for a game,the best way to present them would be to use the workbench to get screenshots of your finish on the actual weapon.
  
  
• Presentation Shot: This image must contain at least 2 angles of your item(s). Post effects from 3d software or 2d programs like Photoshop are NOT allowed in this image. The only adjustments allowed are: Brightness/Contrast, Levels, Sharpness, and Hue/Saturation.
  
  
• Texture Sheet: This image should contain your textures laid out in the weapons UV layout.
  
  
• Concept/Reference Sheet: Any concept art, preliminary sketches, reference images, etc.

You must create a post with a link to your submission in the Contest discussion in the CyberSmithy Steam group to be eligible to win.

To upload your design to the CS:GO workshop

• Launch CS:GO
  
• Open the console
  
• type 'workshop_publish' and press enter.

Other Workshop requirements

• The title of your submission through the Workshop must include the tag ‘CyberSmithy-CSGO’. If this is absent your entry will not be considered for contest! This is an example of the format needed:

CyberSmithy-CSGO | YourSkinName

• Your Workshop submission should also link back to the Contest discussion in the description.

The winner will be decided by the community based on the amount of likes/upvotes/thumbs up.
It is recommended to share your creation on social media to increase your chances of winning. In the case of a stalemate the CyberSmithy team will decide the winner.

This thread is for information, asking questions, and receiving answers. Please do not promote your skins here. If you post links to your skins here, your posts will be removed. Thank you, and rock on!

Submissions and Discussion @ https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/groups/CyberSmithy/discussions/0/1745594817447917240/

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