Contest: VOTE December 2025 Art Challenge -- Make it Seasonal -- Please Vote!

[Starscape]

Welcome to the voting thread for the 245th Trek BBS Fan Art Forum Challenge!


Our Festive Theme for December was "Make it Seasonal" and described as:

Make It Seasonal
Everything seems to sparkle a bit more at Christmas, doesn't it? Bedeck your Trek in tinsel, garland, red and green, mistletoe, holly and ivy, candy canes, popcorn chains, etc. Let your art shimmer like a star. Or create something wintery with snow and ice that will have us reaching for a cup of raktajino just looking at it (if your local climate refuses to obey orders, cotton balls, construction paper, bits of glass, tinsel, etc), Let's see your frosty Ferengis, snowy starships, and icy IDICs.

It may be the final day of Christmas but we can extend our holiday celebrations just a little longer as we decide on our winner for December, who will be decorating their profile with the coveted golden “Fan Art Challenge Winner” badge and earn our utmost respect? Please pick your favourites from the three entries below.


Our festive entries:

@Firebird
Harry Kim's Christmas kiss on the Holodeck goes awry, thanks to Tom Paris.

@Smear-Gel
Mariner and her Elves.

@Starscape
A journey into an alternative dimension using an Eaglemoss model, a bag of tinsel, fairy lights and a touch of post-processing.

Thanks for voting!

 

[Michael]

Not sure where to put this, so I’m more or less randomly putting it here …

Some time soon I gotta update the list of past contests. Last one I added was way back in February!

Well, it took me a few months, but over the holidays I finally found time to update the long-running list of past contests. Everyone let me know if you spot a mistake.

For those who are keeping score: @Starscape (25 wins overall) is just one win away from catching up with me in the pole position. @B.J. (20 wins overall) had a phenomenal streak this past year, climbing up to the third position, leaving behind @Cyfa (19 wins overall) on fourth place. What’s cool is that with both @korblborp and @jerriecan we had two newcomers taking home wins in 2025. Keep at it, guys!

 

[Smear-Gel]

Am I supposed to vote even though Im in this or not vote? I'm not sure what the etiquette is.

 

[Starscape]

We're fairly loose with the etiquette here, @Smear-Gel. Do whatever feels right for you.

I usually vote for an entry other than mine, but I'm sure there's been cases of others voting for their own entry. And if you just want to see how the poll is going without influencing the result there's the "No vote" option.

 

[Michael]

^ Yes, that’s what I’m doing as well. I’m always voting, even if I submitted an entry myself, but would never vote for my own. But I know some people will not vote when they themselves are taking part, and that’s completely fine by me as well. And I’m sure there have been people who are voting for their own entries, and I don’t really have a problem with that either. Heck, in actual democratic elections politicians are usually expected to vote for themselves.

 

[Firebird]

I'm also in the camp of voting for other's entries if I'm in the running for the month.

Though, of course I'd like to vote for myself.

 

[Smear-Gel]

All fair takes! I guess it's good to just play things by how you're feeling each time.

 

[Starscape]

Congratulations, @Smear-Gel, you are our December winner! The "Fan Art Challenge Winner" badge should soon appear on your profile.

Also, thank you to everyone who submitted entries and voted.

Don't forget to check out January's Challenge (and also November's which is still hanging in there waiting for entries but only up to the end of this month).

 

[Michael]

Congrats, @Smear-Gel, on a well-deserved win! The golden badge is now yours!

 

[Smear-Gel]

Congrats, @Smear-Gel, on a well-deserved win! The golden badge is now yours!

It was fun participating!