So, deviantART's 9th birthday is a little over a month away. What better way to celebrate than with a wallpaper contest.

^l8 and ^splintered13 proudly present the: DeviantART 9th Birthday Wallpaper Contest


The goal will be to create a wallpaper in one of the standard formats (see below) and to include at leaste one of the following themes: DeviantART, Birthday and/or anything to do with the number 9. The contest is open to all members to help encourage all members to create wallpapers.

• Starts: July 4th


• Ends: August 1st


• Only 1 entry allowed per contestant


• Accepted Resolutions


• 1024x768


• 1280x1024


• 1600x1200


• 1280x800


• 1440x900


• 1680x1050


• 1920x1200


• 2560x1600

*Note: Multi-resolution packs ARE allowed

All entries must be submitted to Contests > dA Birthday Wallpaper Contest.


Now to what everyone is looking for. What can you win? How many winners? Well, read below to find out.
After the dust settles, there will be 4, yes FOUR winners .
The usual 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be judged by ^splintered13 and ^l8.

These prizes will be:

• 1st Place - 1 year deviantART Premium Membership


• 2nd Place - 3 month deviantART Premium Membership


• 3rd Place - 1 month deviantART Premium Membership

Additionally, there will be also be a winner chosen by you the community. The winner of the community choice will earn themselves a 1 year deviantART Premium Membership. After the deadline (August 1st) ends, all entries will be put up in polls on ^l8's and ^splintered13's profiles for voting. If you aren't watching both really cool guys then you might miss the chance to vote so make sure both are on your today!


After the votes have been made and tallied up, the winners will be announced on dA's birthday - August 7th of course.

Best of luck to all who enter
^l8 & ^splintered13


The latest edition of Amazing Wallpaper Features: Volume 114 is out! Head on over to [link] and give some love to some great walls!