Photoshop Contest: Super Secret Stealth

It is Friday once again, meaning we’re kicking off another entry in Zelda Informer’s weekly Photoshop Contest. As you may have noticed from Monday’s Caption Contest, I’ve been looking for any way to shamelessly allude to this week’s release of Metal Gear Solid V. The Photoshop Contest is no exception. This week, the contest will involve the characters of the Zelda series engaging in steal missions and tactical espionage action. Head inside to start the operation and to also see the winners of last week’s contest: Free Week #4.

Last Week’s Contest:

Our monthly Free Week provided contestants with a few unique images to ‘shop with, many of them inspired by last week’s .gif post.

Best Submissions

Artist: THIEF

Challenge Mode

The challenge last week was randomly goofy. If contestants were inclined to accept, they would need to include a Poe in their entries as well as set Link aflame. Artist Sweswe was our Challenge Mode winner, submitting a rather lively Zelda house party. Some highlights include a heated Zelda-Link-Marth love triangle and a pleasant portrait of Shigeru Miyamoto. Great job.

This Week’s Contest: Super Secret Stealth

The Zelda series is no stranger to steal segments, asking the player to sneak around undetected by enemies and guards. Link infiltrated Hyrule Castle in both A Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time, and he successfully slipped by Moblins in The Wind Waker‘s Forsaken Fortress. These achievements in stealth prove that the characters of the Zelda series are capable of secret missions of cunning and espionage.

Contest briefing: your mission this week is to show a character of the Zelda series on a super secret stealth mission. The details of this mission are entirely up to you, so feel free to include any combination of sneaking, hiding, and infiltration. Your mission allows you to use anything from the internet to complete your submission, but you’re more than welcome to make use of the images in our gallery below.

General Rules:

• Submit your entries in the comments section below.
• To save images from the gallery, right click the image in the gallery (without opening the image in lightbox) and select open image in new tab. Go up to the address bar and delete __small from the URL. Hit enter, right click, and save!
• Photoshop is not required to enter the contest. Any image manipulation software can be used to create your entry.
• Please refrain from using offensive material (racial, sexual, overuse of offensive language, etc.) We want to make the contest fun and accessible for fans of all ages.
• Everyone is entitled to their own opinion at Zelda Informer. In fact, we encourage discussion based on those opinions. However, please do not insult other fans’ work. What may be funny to one person may not hold true for another…and that’s OK.
• Have fun and be creative!

Deadline: Submit entries no later than next Wednesday at midnight: 11:59 p.m. PST on September 9. Entries submitted after this Deadline will not be considered.

Challenge Mode

For those that who want to test their skills with something more challenging, we have a Challenge Rule for you to follow:

1. Your entry must include Sheik with cyborg enhancements

OR

Your entry must include Tingle piloting a mech

OR

Your entry must include Ganondorf with an eyepatch and robot arm.

If you think you’re up to the challenge, include the phrase Challenge Accepted with your submission. Remember, Challenge Mode submissions follow the same rules and guidelines of the base Photoshop Contest in addition to the Challenge Rules.

Good luck!