So I found out about this contest on DA for an anime poster for DA’s first appearance at an anime convention which just happened to be Anime Expo in LA.  God knows how long the contest has been running, but I just found out about it on the 25th.  Mind you, the deadline is the 29th at 11:59 pst.  It took me a whole day to get an idea, lay it out and actually start it.  So I really didn’t start it until the middle of the night on the 26th.

Needles to say, I workd my ass of for a few days straight.  I didn’t really work on it Saturday due to me making prior arrangments almost a month ago and there was no way I was gettin out of them.  So I worked my ass of Sunday trying to get this thing done.  I actually managed to cobble something pretty freaking sweet together.  So i go to output and find that the file isn’t a high enough resolution.  So i have to output again.  Keep in mind the first output was less than 5 minutes before the deadline and the second output was going to take longer due to the MASSIVE size.  Oh, did I mention that DA wanted a 24×36″ poster?  Minimum pixel size was 2400×3600.  I can’t speak for anyone else, but having Illustrator pump out a 24″x36″ jpg at any resolution over 72dpi is going to tkae some time.  Time that I didn’t really have.

Needless to say, I missed the deadline by about 30 seconds.  Give or take about 10 seconds.  So now I’m pissed and don’t really have anywhere to direct my anger.  Maybe I’ll a beer (or 3) and go to bed and figure out what the hell I’m going to do with this goddamn poster in morning.

FUCK!

Oh and you check out the poster here