# Studio hAAAlloween Contest!
## BRIEF:
*Spooky Season is here! Whether you love old horror movies, dressing up, or just want an excuse to make something with a vampire on, this is the perfect opportunity to use Dither Boy! We're asking everybody to dither something spooky using our latest free palette.* @everyone @here
## RULES:
- Create something inspired by Halloween using Dither Boy.
- Use the FREE Halloween Palettes in your entry!
- Post the design to a social media platform and tag us (social media links below). Paste the link to your post in the Entries channel!
- MUST ENTER BY OCTOBER 30th
- Enter as many times as you like
### Tag:
- @ studioaaacom on Twitter or Instagram
- @ studio_aaa on Tiktok
- @ studioaaa.com on Bluesky
## PRIZES:
*More users entering will mean we will choose even more winners! Keep entering to increase your chances!*
**TWO MAIN WINNERS WILL WIN:**
- Glitch Machine for Adobe After Effects
or
- The next Studio AAA software (unannounced, not telling any details yet)
Runners up will be able to choose one of the below from the Studio AAA website:
- Vintage Paper
- Screen FX Kit
- Glitch Machine
- VHS Textures
- Grunge Paper
- Printer Trash
## RESOURCES:
### Pinterest Board for ideas:
https://pin.it/2FXjFTAGr?hidden=true
### Prompts:
- A poster design based on your favourite horror film
- Dither Boy'd skull (it's a classic for a reason)
- Some spooky custom text (maybe "Boo" or "Trick or Treat")
- Dither Boy'd Pumpkin
- Haunted houses and Graveyards
- Moons always look great dithered, you could even add a witch or bats in front of it!
- Layerblend a Dither over your favourite halloween character
- Spiders and Cobwebs
### Dither Boy Tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/@studioaaa?hidden=true
### Creatives to follow for inspiration:
- Caroline Dietl @ caroline.dietl
- Nothing Lasts 4 Ever @ nothin.last4ever
- Foie Graphics @ foiegraphics
- Piper Ferrari @ piperferrari_
- Niko Virolainen @ wrdmediafiles
- Kinnat Sóley @ merchbabe
- Harry Vincent @ harry__vincent
### Public Domain Assets:
*(just in case you need a hand sourcing images!)*
- **UNSPLASH** (does have a premium plan to unlock even more photos, but the free plan is solid)
- **PIXABAY**
- **PEXELS**
- **RAWPIXEL** (be aware you need to filter out AI images as there are lots here now)
- **PUBLIC DOMAIN IMAGE ARCHIVE** (thousands of out-of-copyright images)
- **RIJKSMUSEUM** (museum archive of artwork, photographs, posters etc)
- **PUBLIC WORK** (public domain photographs)
# Studio hAAAlloween Contest!
## BRIEF:
*Spooky Season is here! Whether you love old horror movies, dressing up, or just want an excuse to make something with a vampire on, this is the perfect opportunity to use Dither Boy! We're asking everybody to dither something spooky using our latest free palette.* @everyone @here
## RULES:
- Create something inspired by Halloween using Dither Boy.
- Use the FREE Halloween Palettes in your entry!
- Post the design to a social media platform and tag us (social media links below). Paste the link to your post in the Entries channel!
- MUST ENTER BY OCTOBER 30th
- Enter as many times as you like
### Tag:
- @ studioaaacom on Twitter or Instagram
- @ studio_aaa on Tiktok
- @ studioaaa.com on Bluesky
## PRIZES:
*More users entering will mean we will choose even more winners! Keep entering to increase your chances!*
**TWO MAIN WINNERS WILL WIN:**
- Glitch Machine for Adobe After Effects
or
- The next Studio AAA software (unannounced, not telling any details yet)
Runners up will be able to choose one of the below from the Studio AAA website:
- Vintage Paper
- Screen FX Kit
- Glitch Machine
- VHS Textures
- Grunge Paper
- Printer Trash
## RESOURCES:
### Pinterest Board for ideas:
https://pin.it/2FXjFTAGr?hidden=true
### Prompts:
- A poster design based on your favourite horror film
- Dither Boy'd skull (it's a classic for a reason)
- Some spooky custom text (maybe "Boo" or "Trick or Treat")
- Dither Boy'd Pumpkin
- Haunted houses and Graveyards
- Moons always look great dithered, you could even add a witch or bats in front of it!
- Layerblend a Dither over your favourite halloween character
- Spiders and Cobwebs
### Dither Boy Tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/@studioaaa?hidden=true
### Creatives to follow for inspiration:
- Caroline Dietl @ caroline.dietl
- Nothing Lasts 4 Ever @ nothin.last4ever
- Foie Graphics @ foiegraphics
- Piper Ferrari @ piperferrari_
- Niko Virolainen @ wrdmediafiles
- Kinnat Sóley @ merchbabe
- Harry Vincent @ harry__vincent
### Public Domain Assets:
*(just in case you need a hand sourcing images!)*
- **UNSPLASH** (does have a premium plan to unlock even more photos, but the free plan is solid)
- **PIXABAY**
- **PEXELS**
- **RAWPIXEL** (be aware you need to filter out AI images as there are lots here now)
- **PUBLIC DOMAIN IMAGE ARCHIVE** (thousands of out-of-copyright images)
- **RIJKSMUSEUM** (museum archive of artwork, photographs, posters etc)
- **PUBLIC WORK** (public domain photographs)