Don't know if many/any of you have visited, but my sig is a link to the website I run, dedicated to Asian DVDs.

On one page I have a "Genres" section, and I think it looks really boring, just being plain text.

I know the sort of thing I want for this page, but I'm not very good at artistry (correct word?) on computers. So for anyone who wants to help, here is what I am wanting to do:

For each of the genres:
Action
Animation
Category III (Equivalent to "Over 18s only")
Comedy
Drama
Erotic
Fantasy
Gunplay
Gambling
Heroic Bloodshed
Martial Arts
Sci-Fi
Supernatural/Ghost
Suspense/Horror
Swordplay
Thriller
Triad/Cop
Wuxia (sort of martial arts where the martial artist is able to fly and do unhuman things, in the physical sense)

I am wanting to create a little picture of that word, but done in the theme of the genre. For example, "Action" would be sort of edgey and exciting looking, with a knife as the "t" or something like that... get the idea?


If anyone can create some little picture for any of these genres I would be most greatful. However, there is criteria for the image. Size: about 40 pixels in height, but definitely no more than 55-60. Length, about 180 pixels.

You can make them smaller than these sizes if you wish. The sizes are just a general guideline, but I would like them all to be roughly the same size.

Do not make any that are too rude too show on the site...


To give people some incentive to create some, if anyone makes quite a few which I use, to show my gratitude I will send that person a free DVD (of my choice)!

I will be trying to create some at the same time, so the quicker you are the better!

If you are interested in helping and have any questions about anything, then PM me.


Thanks in advance to all that help.

I'd help if I wasn't going away!
Will see if you still need help when I'm back

drawing on a comp is hard. a very useful skill though.

looks like you did a pretty good job without help.

is crouching tiger hidden dragon a "wuxia" film?

I'd draw for you, if I could draw.

Favourite?

Tough question. Originally it was Martial Arts, as that is what got me into Hong Kong cinema in the first place. Then once I'd seen loads of martial arts films, I began to broaden my horizons in HK cinema. I saw things like Wuxia, which can be either brilliant or crap depending on how it is handled, and then onto the mega-gunplay flicks like John Woo's Hard Boiled... then to general action. A lot of these general action films had quite a bit of comedy in them, so then I started checking out the comedy stuff, and then I saw some comedy/suspense/horror things, and then plain suspense and horror films, which started to get me into Japanese cinema... and then Korean cinema...

So there is no short answer. When done well, all of those genres can offer some films which I've thought were brilliant, and I would find it hard to put anyone above the other.

But for mindless popcorn entertainment, you can't beat a big gunplay/action/martial art film.