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Update: Effective 4/30/2004, all custom image requests are done on a pay-per-image basis. If you are interested in having custom graphics made for your site, please contact us for a quote.

If you are looking for free graphics, please visit our template gallery to choose a template for your request.

The Graphics Team here at Codezwiz is willing to volunteer their time in creating special graphics to fulfill your requests, however, please help us out by being VERY SPECIFIC with what you are requesting. If you do not specify what you want, and the graphic made for you is not what you wanted, you will need to make a new topic to request alterations. Your request will be added to the end of the queue. Failure to read these guidelines and follow them when making your request will result in your request being ignored and/or possibly deleted from the forums.

Valuable time is taken when creating these graphics and the graphics you are presented with after the work is done is the FINAL outcome. All requests are marked Completed once the artist presents you with the graphic.

NOTE: Please be sure you know what you are asking for when you make your request.

If you request a Flash movie for your banner/logo/sig/av, please make sure that is what you want, and that you will be able to use it in your site or in the forums you post in. If you request a regular image or an animated .gif, please make sure that is what you want.

We will no longer "convert" flash movies to animated .gifs or create flash movies when regular images or animated .gifs were requested to start with, or if you find that you are unable to use what you requested.

Due to the overwhelming number of requests we have been receiving, the Codezwiz graphics team has decided to stick to making ONLY banners/logos and sigs/avs and 88x31 buttons. If your request does not fit into one of these categories, you are welcome to post and perhaps someone from the community would be kind enough to do it for you. If not, you might want to visit our Downloads section and download Paint Shop Pro and give it a shot.

Please adhere to the 2 per month/30 days image request rule and give as much information as you can along with answers to these questions:

1. What colors do you want used?
2. What will your sig/av to say?
3. What height and width do you need the image to be?
4. Is there a limit on filesize?
5. What other graphics will need to be included?
6. Will the banner/logo be a regular image or animated?
7. If animated, will it be a Flash movie (.swf) or an Animated image (.gif)?
8. If animated, what will the image be doing? ex. jumping, rolling, etc
9. If possible, give a link to your site so that we can match the colors of your sig/av to your site.

Anything else you can think of to help us get your request right the first time is greatly appreciated.

Here are a couple of examples to give you an idea of the sizes for signatures and avatars:

The image above is about the maximum height and width you would want to use for signatures on most forums. 400 x 90 pixels is a pretty good size. Of course, you can go smaller, but going larger will probably violate the size limitations on some forums. To be sure of the size you need, check with the site on which you plan to use your sig/av. They will usually tell you where you put in your profile information what the maximum size should be.

The image above is the typical size for an avatar. The size is 100 x 100 pixels. Again, the maximum size for an avatar will vary from site to site, so it's a good idea to check to see what the maximum is for the site you are going to use the avatar on.

NEW!! All graphics created by the Codezwiz graphics team will now carry a small "CZ" in a corner or other inconspicuous area.

DO NOT REMOVE THE "CZ" MARK FROM YOUR GRAPHIC.
If you remove our mark from graphics we create for you, you will no longer be allowed to request images in this forum.

Codezwiz Graphics Team