Task:
Make an SHL or SMJHL-related signature using Microsoft Paint or similar alternative software (such as GIMP or Paint.Net). You CANNOT use Photoshop for this tournament.

**Excluded are users that have won prize money in previous contests and those that got a 4/5 grade or better in one of their weekly submissions before.** 
This is mainly a contest for beginners to compete with other beginners.

Rules:
The signature must be related to the SHL or the SMJHL in some way. The art could involve a player, a team, or a favorite league memory. Ultimately, it must be drawn in PAINT or a related software.
The signatures must be in JPG or PNG form.
The final sig must be 400x200 pixels.
Artwork should be submitted before Friday, January 28th @ 12 Midnight EST

Enter for a chance to win some sweet, sweet, SHL cash:
First Place: $5M
Second Place: $3M
Third Place: $2M
Fourth Place: $1M

Everyone who doesn't win a prize is allowed to submit their sig for grading and receive a 2x bonus. Make sure to write a note in the weekly submission thread that your sig was part of this contest so the graders are informed.


How to submit:
You can send submissions and/or questions to @Ruggsy through a private message on the forums or on discord (Ruggsy#7042)


If you have any questions about what would be appropriate for this tournament or are just looking for general help with graphics, please feel free to join the Graphics Discord. Or message @Carpy48 or @Ruggsy directly on the forums or Discord.

For inspiration, some submissions from earlier editions of this contest (keep in mind these previous tournaments were not restricted to beginners): 
Example 1 
Example 2 
Example 3 
Example 4 
Example 5

Whelp. I won 4th in the last Paint contest cause there were only 4 people. Lol

Kiwi Söderberg-Snooks || RD || Nevada Battleborn
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 225lbs
Number: 38
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S78 31OA in SMJHL Entry Draft - Nevada Battleborn

S78 WJC Team Czechia Player - Silver Medal

S79 6OA in SHL Entry Draft - Chicago Syndicate

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SMJHL Regular Season Stats

S78 - NBB || 66 GP || 5 G || 22 A || 27 P || 4 Wins || 81 PIMs

SHL Regular Season Stats

Conner Snooks || LW || PHI/EDM/NOLA/WPG || NBB || Retired

Birthplace: Swansea, Wales, UK

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 190lbs

Number: 19

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S60 Undrafted FA - Nevada Battleborn

S60 WJC British Isles Player - Gold Medal

S61 13OA in SHL Entry Draft - Philadelphia Forge

S61 Vyacheslav Onoprienko Trophy - Most Underrated Player - Finalist

S62 WJC British Isles Player - Gold Medal

S64 Ryan Jesster Award - Best Rookie - Winner

S68 Made All-SHL 3rd Team

S69 Challenge Cup Winner

S69 IIHF Great Britain Player - Bronze Medal

S73 Challenge Cup Winner

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SMJHL Regular Season Stats

S60 - NBB || 66 GP || 11 G || 7 A || 18 P || -46 || 11:56 ATOI

S61 - NBB || 66 GP || 28 G || 21 A || 49 P || -6 || 17:10 ATOI

S62 - NBB || 66 GP || 21 G || 22 A || 43 P || 1 || 16:58 ATOI

S63 - NBB || 66 GP || 28 G || 35 A || 63 P || 26 || 18:12 ATOI

SHL Regular Season Stats

S64 - PHI || 66 GP || 24 G || 18 A || 42 P || -1 || 18:42 ATOI

S65 - PHI || 66 GP || 27 G || 30 A || 57 P || 18 || 20:42 ATOI

S66 - PHI || 66 GP || 33 G || 38 A || 71 P || 5 || 19:15 ATOI

S67 - PHI || 66 GP || 37 G || 52 A || 89 P || 26 || 21:55 ATOI

S68 - PHI || 66 GP || 48 G || 51 A || 99 P || 35 || 21:30 ATOI

S69 - PHI || 66 GP || 38 G || 34 A || 72 P || 13 || 20:53 ATOI

S70 - EDM || 66 GP || 43 G || 53 A || 96 P || 6 || 21:16 ATOI

S71 - EDM || 66 GP || 29 G || 36 A || 65 P || 30 || 18:02 ATOI

S72 - EDM || 66 GP || 24 G || 40 A || 64 P || 43 || 16:43 ATOI

S73 - EDM || 66 GP || 22 G || 32 A || 54 P || 43 || 16:05 ATOI

S74 - NOLA || 66 GP || 31 G || 32 A || 63 P || 28 || 19:53 ATOI

S75 - NOLA || 66 GP || 19 G || 36 A || 55 P || 23 || 16:40 ATOI

S76 - NOLA || 66 GP || 18 G || 35 A || 53 P || 12 || 16:58 ATOI

S77 - WPG || 66 GP || 6 G || 23 A || 29 P || -8 || 18:12 ATOI

:AlerisApple: || co-GM Nevada Battleborn || S63 - S77

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S60 - WJC - Team British Isles Gold Medal

S61 - WJC - Team Young Guns Group Stage

S66 - WJC - Team British Isles First Round

S66 - NBB - SMJHL Regular Season 1st Place Finish

S66 - NBB - Nour Harrak Winner (Best GM Duo)

S66 - NBB - Four Star Cup Winner

S76 - WJC - Team Ice First Round

Whelp. I won 4th in the last Paint contest cause there were only 4 people. Lol

I'm in a similar boat, I won a random first round like 15 seasons ago and haven't made anything since haha.

In fact mine is the last example

     

Grats to the winners! Thanks everyone who participated.
We had a tie for 4th place, so both will get the prize. 

First Place: $5M  @doritomancer
Second Place: $3M @ajwllmsn
Third Place: $2M @"vulfgravy"
Fourth Place: $1M @marco999
Fourth Place: $1M @lespoils

Congrats to the winners. Nice job everyone.

Spack Jarrow    |    S65 to S66                                                                         SHL   |         Aurora
                                                                 ···
POSITION      HAND     HGT      WGT                                     LINE     PP    PK     TPE
Left Wing       Right       5'10       185                                           2       X      X   1,400+
                                                                 ···
SHL - REGULAR SEASON
·  S     TEAM NAME                     GP       G        A        P     +/-       H     PIM       ATOI
·  66   Winnipeg Aurora               66      18      30      48    +3      94      32      16:49
·  65   Winnipeg Aurora               66      16      25      41   +28      53      26       18:21
                                                                 ···
SHL - PLAYOFFS
·  S     TEAM NAME                     GP       G        A        P     +/-       H     PIM       ATOI
·  66   Winnipeg Aurora                 5        1        3        4     +2        7        2       17:06
·  65   Winnipeg Aurora               14        5        2        7      -9      12        0       18:41
                                                                 ···
SHL - HISTORY
·  S62 - Drafted 1st Round, 4th Overall by Winnipeg Aurora of the SHL.
                                                                 ···


                       |    S61 to S64                                                                      SMJHL   |        Armada
                                                                 ···
SMJHL - REGULAR SEASON
·  S     TEAM NAME                     GP       G        A        P     +/-       H     PIM       ATOI
·  64   Anchorage Armada          66      23      27     50     -34     86      32      22:07
·  63   Anchorage Armada          66      28      34     62      -1      79       12       21:51
·  62   Anchorage Armada          66      22      44     66       0     100      12       19:05
·  61    Anchorage Armada          66      13      19      32     +9      68      26      14:42
                                                                 ···
SMJHL - PLAYOFFS
·  S     TEAM NAME                     GP       G        A        P     +/-       H     PIM       ATOI
·  64    Anchorage Armada           4        1         2        3      -1        8         0     22:03
·  63    Anchorage Armada                               --- Missed Playoffs ---
·  62    Anchorage Armada         14        3        6        9     +1       24         6     19:09
·  61    Anchorage Armada          10        2        5        7     +8       15         0     14:20
                                                                 ···
SMJHL - EXHIBITION
·  S     TEAM NAME                     GP       G        A        P     +/-       H     PIM       ATOI
·  61    Mexico City Aztecs          40      12      14      26      -8        -       28       17:13
                                                                 ···
SMJHL - HISTORY
·  S64 - Award (Winner) - Elias Armia Trophy (Commissioners' Award of Excellence).
·  S64 - Award (Winner) - Anchorage Hall of Fame.
·  S64 - Award (Winner) - Anchorage MVP.
·  S64 - Award (Winner) - SMJHL All-Star game.
·  S63 - News - Anchorage Forward of the Year Award named Spack Jarrow Award.
·  S63 - Award (Winner) - Anchorage MVP.
·  S63 - Award (Winner) - SMJHL All-Star game.
·  S62 - Award (Nominee) - Elias Armia Award (Commissioners' Award of Excellence).
·  S62 - Award (Nominee) - Raymond Lindsay Trophy (MVP as voted on by the league).
·  S62 - Award (Winner) - Anchorage MVP.
·  S62 - Award (Winner) - Anchorage Leadership Award.
·  S62 - Award (Winner) - SMJHL All-Star game.
·  S61 - Contest (Winner) - Won all-star logo contest.
·  S61 - Award (Nominee) - Elias Armia Award (Commissioners' Award of Excellence).
·  S61 - Award (Winner) - Anchorage Leadership Award.
·  S61 - Role - Voted as Captain of the Anchorage Armada.
·  S61 - Drafted 1st Round, 13th Overall by Anchorage Armada of the SMJHL.
                                                                 ···


                       |    S61 to S66                                                                         IIHF   |   Switzerland
                                                                 ···
IIHF - REGULAR SEASON
·  S     TEAM NAME                     GP       G        A        P     +/-       H     PIM       ATOI
·  66   Team Switzerland              12        2        5       7     +3        11        6      16:41
·  65   Team Switzerland              12        1        0       1      +1        16        4      14:50
·  64   Team Switzerland              12        1        1       2      -4         8         2       9:53
·  63   Team Switzerland              12        1        0       1      +2         1         2       7:14
                                                                 ···
IIHF - PLAYOFFS
·  S     TEAM NAME                     GP       G        A        P     +/-       H     PIM       ATOI
·  66   Team Switzerland               1        0        0        0      -1         1        0      14:39
·  65   Team Switzerland               3        0        1        1      +1         5        0      12:41
·  64   Team Switzerland               1        0        0        0      -1         0        0       8:52
·  63   Team Switzerland               3        0        0       0      -2         1         2       6:45
                                                                 ···
WORLD JUNIORS - REGULAR SEASON
·  S     TEAM NAME                     GP       G        A        P     +/-       H     PIM       ATOI
·  63   Team DACH                       12        4        3        7     +4        9        8      18:35
·  62   Team DACH                       12        1         3       4      -4       12        2      18:32
·  61    Team World                       12        1        3        4       0       17       10      14:51
                                                                 ···
WORLD JUNIORS - PLAYOFFS
·  S     TEAM NAME                     GP       G        A        P     +/-       H     PIM       ATOI
·  63   Team DACH                        2        1         1        2        0        6        0      22:13
·  62   Team DACH                        2        1         0        1       -1        5        0      21:48
·  61    Team World                        1        0         1        1      +2        1         0      15:42
                                                                 ···
IIHF & WORLD JUNIORS - HISTORY
·  S65 - Award (Winner) - IIHF Gold with Team Switzerland.
·  S64 - Award (Winner) - WJC Bronze with Team DACH.
·  S63 - Award (Winner) - IIHF Silver with Team Switzerland.
·  S63 - Award (Winner) - WJC Bronze with Team DACH.
·  S61 - News - Transferred to Team Switzerland of the IIHF.
                                                                 ···

amazing art from everyone!

Godwin Lupercal || Center || Colorado Raptors

Height: 6'1" | Weight: 205 lbs. | Number: 58

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S64 |

Good stuff everyone! Was fun but also so annoying to make a paint graphic lol

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