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Round 16: Final Evolution!

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Navenna

PostPosted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:58 pm


Judging will be different this round because everyone will be submitting five avis. I'll try to explain as best I can.

Every avi will be judged individually with this criteria:
10 Creativity/Originality
10 General Appeal
10 Matching
10 Layering
10 Theme (How well it works with the EI)
(50 total possible points)

Add all five avi's stuff together for a total of 250points possible per judge (4 of us will be judging this round) and 1000 points possible overall.
PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:56 pm


DanJF
Comments from Dan:
Here are my final entries. I used stages 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the trick or treat tote. I added a bit of my own comments to each. Thank you guys, this contest has really made me evolve into a true tekteker. I was never in a contest like this before, and it was tons of fun! <3 I love all you guys, I had a great time!



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User ImageI really love this avatar, the stripes flow through the avatar so well... <3


Dee - 10.8.9.9.10. = 46
Great job, Dan. I like weirdness in the layering, and how this avatar turned out. You spreading out colors was nice, and your little details are always great. I'm not sure if I liked the yellow, but it doesn't take away too much.

Navi-
10.7.9.6.10=42
The biggest downer on this avi for me is just how awkward and bulky the layering is. Especially at the bottom of the dress. It's a cute idea and you did a good job getting the stripes to carry though the entire avi but the overall look is a tad awkward.

Xin -
9.8.8.8.10 = 43
Nice. The stripes are, indeed, excellent, but there are like several different textures, and that makes the avi.. a bit... awkward, like Nav said.

gray- 8.7.7.7.10= 39
I think that some of the oranges do not match, the layering is a tad sloppy and i feel that if you hosted a norm tektek comp in the DR and gave them that pose of the Ei, there would be atleast three people who came up with the same if not very simular designs

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User ImageThis one was the most difficult for me to make. The poses for that stage left me stuck, but I eventually feel i got the colors and the flow down pat, and it turned out to be quite successful. wink


Dee - 10.9.9.10.10. = 48
Ah, great job, Dan. For me, these colors would have been hard to match, but you did wonderful. I definitely liked the amazingness in the layering of this avatar, and it catches my eye. Very interesting, and it keeps me staring. xD I would say, the reds are fine, except for the pants. Usually, I wouldn't care if a color was a bit off, but I think the pants stood out a bit too much.

Navi-
10.10.8.10.10=48
I'm really impressed with this avi. The tans are multiple shades and yet all matched. The reds are a crazy shade, though the shoes are off. But it's the layering that I really love on this one. It's super creative and you did an amazing job not showing any skin.

Xin -
10.9.7.9.10 = 45
This is very... Um.. what's the word? Unique! [in a good way] The reds are a little off and blockish, but the layering [as always] is spectacular.
P.S. The scores I [and Nav's, actually] gave you are a palindrome ;]

gray::
10.8.7.7.6= 38
a few things really bother me about this avatar, if you hadent have posted anything about the form of the ei you were using i would not have known that you intended the mouth to be the main focus. its not emphasized and i find myself looking more towards the mummy. another part of the layering that bugs me is the belt. its very eye drawing especially since its the black bold but it doesnt look like it layers well, it really sticks out off the avatar and gives a three d feeling not in a good way.

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User ImageThe colors on this were a b***h to match, lol. However, it was worth it, this is my personal fave.


Dee -
10.10.10.10.10 = 50
Dan! This is absolutely amazing! I think you deserve 50/50. Great spreading out the colors. You chose hard colors to work with, and you did an amazing job at making them look great! I love the oddness in this avatar, and overall, I think it looks wonderful.! (:

Navi-
10.9.9.10.10= 48
Again, I'm impressed. The color distribution is amazing on this, especially with the hard colors you're using again. It could have done without the book, which has that light strip that keeps distracting me.

Xin -
10.9.9.9.10 = 47
I <3 this one, you did a really good job with the matching, and it's obvious that the main focus of the avi is the face. The book is kinda iffy for me... And I keep wanting to say more green, but then I notice all the greens there are, and then I wanna say more tan/brown, but I notice that there are lots... Same with the purple -highfive-

gray::
10.7.9.9.10=45
the shoes and the book bug me. perhaps brown socks and green shoes and no book?
this is definatley my favorite out of your colection though the shorts are a bit off color wise. i like that you used the black belt to seperate the colors and that its unoticable but still there so that the colors flor but dont get to messy, you definatley have a clean cut look!

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User ImageOn this one I used the blood spattered dress, and I felt I needed a more complicated color scheme, and i think it all looks beautiful together. <3


Dee -
10.10.9.10.10 = 49
Great job, Dan. (: I really like the specks of red in this one. I'm amazed at how you could get so much red, and I didn't even know what you used for some of them until I looked at the list of items [ which is good a good thing ]. Again, great color usage and spreading. One thing, I'd say is, that you need some brighter blue/teal down towards the bottom.

Navi-
10.9.8.10.10=47
I love the tiny hints of red you've got all over this avi. It looks amazing, even if some of those reds are mismatched. I would have liked to see the teal of the hair/sash/gloves repeated at the feet as it doesn't seem like quite the right shade down there.

Xin -
10.9.9.9.10 = 47
This avi is great. The pixie is like a few shades tints off, but I think that's all I can really say..the feet look funny...

gray:
10.8.7.8.10=43
The layering is very unlike you its just a bit unflattering, your tones of color also bug me theres blue thats bold theres baby blue and then theres teal the teals match but the other ones do not. this really is one of the low points in your colection, my opinion of coarse.


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User ImageI needed a dramatic finish, and when I saw the hair with the scarf and earmuffs, I felt that gave it the drama it needed. I tried to make the white a little more random and sporratic, like it is in the hair.


Dee -
9.9.10.8.7. = 43
Definitely not my favorite, but fine. Points off because I couldn't tell what item you used. Dramatic, good. Color spreading, good. But I think you could done with a better finish. This is an amazing avatar, but it didn't fit the round.

Navi-
9.8.10.7.6=40
The layering on this isn't my real issue with it... but you'll also notice that I took off for theme points. I did that because (without your comments) I wouldn't have known what EI you were using, if any. It's more centered around the hair than anything else to me.

Xin -
9.9.7.8.8 = 41
I really like the hair, and the avi is dramatic. Um... the top/head of the avi looks great and then towards the bottom, everything got lighter... More whites and grays.. Should've sticked with [heehee] dark black.

gray:
8.7.8.6.6=35
i loathe this avatar
black white and gray for the final round dan?! the layering though complicated i wonce again dont think is flattering. the gloves bug me i think white medical would have suited you better. the whole focus like navi said is around the hair, i dont know were or what the tote is in this avatar and its a poor end to a pretty good colection.





Judging totals:
(Add up all your individual scores and post them here.)

Dee -
236/250
Overall, Dan, I think you did wonderful! Your avatars have definitely improved. Truthfully, at first, I didn't think you were so great, but now, you're one of my favorite tektekers in this competition! You worked with hard to work with colors, and your avatars were eye catching. (: Great job. (:


Navi-
225/250
Overall, this is an amazing group of avis. They all looks amazing and I'm deeply impressed with the color scheme you picked to work with. You've really stepped up your game for the final round and I think you deserve to win because of it.

gray:
200/250
i like a few peices of your colection but i think that it was a bit of a disapointment, you have a keen eye for layering, and perhaps im just being extra judgmental because its the last round but though i think this colection is better than..... well you know. Its not the best you could have done. you have a good chance on winning.

Xin -
223/250
Dan: You have a great style, and your extreme layering skills never cease to amaze me. Your tekteks have been consistently getting better. Nicely done.



End total:
(All judge totals added together for final score)
884/1000

Navenna


Navenna

PostPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:23 am


-Le Chien Chat-


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gray:
6.7.7.6.7=33
i feel someone new to tektek could have made this avi its not what i would expect from you

Dee - 7.7.8.8.10 = 40
Eh, this one's okay. Not the best color spreading, not that it was required, but color spreading definitely adds to avatars. It's all just a bit odd. Beautiful items you chose, but together, they don't look so hot [ sorry my math teacher got me into saying that T__T ] . The layering in the shoes isn't the greatest. I think you did well at layering the middle part of the avatar, but the rest is just, not that great.


Navi-
9.7.9.9.10-44
I really wish there was red on the feet of this avi... and that you'd picked a different skin tone since you covered the rest of it up so much. The shads in the pinks are off a little, the skirt and sugarplum sleeves are a brighter shade than the hair and socks.

Rejudged based on later findings:
6.7.9.9.7=38
I still wish there was red on the feet and you had used different skin... but I also wish you hadn't used this hair as it's from the same EI as what this avi is supposed to be based off of but is not the focus of it... but steals the attention away.

Xin -
9.6.6.9.8 = 38
I don't like the Kelp o' th' Lock... It doesn't match... A lot of the colors are like somehow off...

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Dee - 7.10.9.7.7. = 40
This is my favorite from your avis this round. By looking at this, I hardly notice the biancamella. It's a cute and nice avatar, but it's too, not amazing. It's nice, but not amazing. And for the last round, for making it here, I think you could have made a better avatar that could have been way more amazing. And I'm sorry, for overusing amazing in this horribly bad critique. D:

gray: 9.9.9.3.3=33
This avatar is origanal and its cute but the layering is almost nonexistant and i cant even see your EI that tiny sparkle in the corner of her shoulder? thats hardly what i would call formed around! though i do like how the blue in the face pops!

Navi-
8.10.8.7.7- 40
This is the first of the avis I started to see a pattern with. That sparkling dress and those little sleeves. Also, the one pose of the biancamella used is tiny and hardly the focus of the avi, which knocked it down with theme points for me.

Xin -
7.9.9.7.6 = 38
This is such a simple avi, and not in a good way... Also, the Biancamella doesn't even look like it should go there... D:
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Dee - 9.7.6.8.10 = 40
It really bothers me that you have absolutely NO GREEN on the head or on the top of the avi somewhere. D: This could have been a nice avatar, if you figured out a way to get some green on top, but since you didn't, it's not the best [ not saying you ahve to be the best. that's just how i talk ] . The pinks don't match. Interesting layering and color choices, though. They work well together.

gray:8.4.6.7.5=30
didint you already use that form?
The layering is nice but its an ugly avatar, sorry but it is. you didint spread the jade well enough and its definatley torso heavy- bottom heavy thanks to the cape


Navi-
8.8.8.8.7-39
There's the dress and sleeves again. I'd have liked to see the green on the head. It's an interesting choice of colors... but doesn't take it far enough because the head is just pink/white. Also, now that I look at this the hair is the only item that I see from the biancamella... which makes me think the first avi out of these is supposed to be centered around the necklace rather than the hair... which was not my impression when I was judging it. =/ I am going back and rejudging it because of this.

Xin -
10.7.8.7.7 = 39
The sleeves, the hair, the socks... Um... I'm sure the cloak was difficult to match and you did a good job with it, and I really like the mask. I think showing a little more skin would've been good. ^_^

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gray: 7.5.4.5.9=30
im not a fan of this avatar, its very uncompleted, naked and it looks like you have a medical set going. i cant tell if your biancamellia form was suposed to be on the head or the sleeves, but im guessing the sleeves since thats a great match. the head looks especially naked as do the legs

Dee - 10.7.6.7.10 = 40
This looks nice, but it seems something's missing. This looks very unfinished. It would be a great start to a great avatar, but I just don't like it. And I'm not giving you all forties on purpose. xD

Navi-
7.6.4.5.10- 32
Oh thank goodness, it doesn't use the dress or sleeves. It does, however, look incomplete. Hair would have been a great addition. I marked you down for using the nurse skirt, shoes, and gloves for matching. A set is super uncreative and disappointing to see in the final round.

Xin -
10.8.6.7.10 = 41
This is a really cool avi. I like the color combo, but you need more black if your going to incorporate that color. The purse was also unnecessary, and you used a set.

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gray::
10.8.8.6.10=42
this is a dramatic finish for you but some of your shades are off, the torso looks a bit sloppy, but like navi i love the texture of the horns aswell as how they were layered with head case and laurels. that dress may not have been the best pick since it limits your options but it also gives a stunning look so who knows maybe it did help you out!

Dee - 9.7.7.7.10 = 40
Doesn't look all that great. Looks okay, but the hair doesn't match. And looking at what Navi pointed out, I don't think you should have used the sleeves as much as you did, unless the challenge was to do so. You didn't do very well at color matching either. The hair, especially, bothers me.

Navi-
8.7.8.6.10-39
The shades are off, you used the sleeves again, the layering on the torso looks messy... but I do like the texture of the dress and horns.

Xin -
8.8.8.6.10 = 40
The horns and the dress go together very well, but dresses generally make the avi too simple... This avi is not your best work. :[


Judging totals:
(Add up all your individual scores and post them here.)

Dee -
200/250
I definitely think, Chien, that you could have done way better. A lot of your avis were wonderful, but I didn't see too much wonderfulness in these five avatars. Overall, in the competition, you did pretty well, but in this last round, I'm sorry to say but you didn't do very well.

Navi -
188/250
I was disappointed in this collection. The avis aren't to the level I expected. They used a lot of repeated items (biancy hair, the sleeves, and dress) but also a set in one... and often times the focus of the avi wasn't on the EI, as it should have been.

Xin -
196/250
I know you make avis way better than the ones featured in this collection. Your creativity level is beyond my imagining and I'm kind of upset that you didn't use your full abilities.

gray -
168/250
Your designs were simple with minimal layering, anyone in the DR could have created, they did not focus on the biancalla at all and when it did i couldent tell which pose you were suposed to be using, this was an incredibly poor round for you which is sad considering its the last. We all love you chien you are fantastic with tektek but this wasent good.

End total:
(All judge totals added together for final score)
752/1000
PostPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:26 am


-S a r a L a n g -


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gray:
10.7.10.8.10=45
I like the layering of the skirt, and how the top looks, nice job on layering this round the white layer on the skirt looks a bit awkward and I’m not a fan of the multiple winged anklets but what really bugged me in this avatar was that the colors are consistent except in the torso, there is definitely layers in the torso but it needs some light blue and or silver.


Dee - 10.7.10.6.10. = 43
Agreeing with Gray on the layering of the skirt. (: I like. But overall, in the whole avatar, too much is going on. The top overpowers the bottom by too much, and the items you put together don't work well together. More black on the bottom, or less black on the top would have been nice. For me, this is too much. Nice colors, but too much going on.

Navi-
9.7.10.7.10-43
The balance of this avi really throws me off. It's super dark on the top with little light accents and the exact opposite (light with dark accents) on the bottom. It makes it look a bit awkward. You did a nice job with the skirt layering, finding that same ruffle look to use in all three layers of it.

Xin -
10.7.7.9.10 = 43
This avi is.. good at the top.. and different at the bottom... It looks almost top heavy. The colors are uh.. off a little, but I like the layers of skirt. kinda :/

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Dee - 10.8.8.10.10 = 46
I like the creativity of this avatar. It flows very nicely. I would have liked it morei f there was more white on bottom, though. Some teals are slightly off, but it still; looks fine.

Navi-
10.8.8.9.10-45
The teals are off-shade with this. The blues are pretty well matched, though. The kelp ears/mini wings combo irks me as they kind of get in each other's way. I think I'd have liked it better without the kelp ears because the focus would go to the EI bird rather than the face of the avi, which is a bit plain.

Xin -
10.9.8.8.10 = 45
I like everything about this avi.. Except for the vest. It's just kinda...there. I agree with Nav, the bird looks a bit like a side item, but it's cool. Kelp 'o 'th Lock ears were needed, maybe a different black, head item

gray:
10.8.9.9.10=46
I really like this avatar, the only thing that really bugs me is that the ears are out of place and you could have had more white in the legs other than the belt which comes off a bit negatively

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Dee - 10. 7. 7. 7. 10 = 41
I don't like this one much. You used very strong colors, but I just don't like it. To me, the layering is unappealing and the skirt and shoes stand out too much. I think you should have done more with the pink, which would have taken this avatar to a whole new level.

Navi-
10.10.9.7.10-46
This is one of my favorite avis out of all of them. It's so eye catching and uses such rich shades. The balance of colors isn't super amazing... but the overal effect is. You need that bright pink at the bottom and something to break up the almost n00bish look of the goth skirt.

Xin -
9.9.9.8.10 = 45
I really like this avi even though I'm not usually a fan of warm colored avis. The goth skirt seems a bit... *ahem* out of place. And the bottom of the avi lacks the pink.

gray:
10.9.9.8.10=46
Unlike your other avatars this one’s layering isint anything special. Im completely in love from the waist up but I’m disappointed in the bottom half. That skirt was a terrible decision and there should be some pink down there as well , its plain and just ugly on the bottom half

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Dee - 10. 7. 7. 6. 10 = 40
Interesting avatar.! : D I I like it but the layering on top is odd and confusing. I like what you did with the anklet and imp wing things. Too much blue on the torso, and too little gold.

Navi-
9.7.8.6.10-40
The layering on the torso is super bulky on this one. It looks awkward... very awkward... The distribution of gold is a tad funky, though again it ties into the layering... Also, you didn't really match the grey from the EI.

Xin -
10.7.7.7.10 = 41
I'm must say, I'm not quite fond of this avi. There are a lot of wings.. and not much... I'm thinking pants would've been nice...

gray:
9.6.7.8.10=40
This avatar can come off as one of two things, top heavy or balanced. I like the torso and the head layering, the rest not so much. When I say like I don’t mean love or even that I’m fond of it. this isn’t my favorite of your avatars. There is a lot of bold color and I can see what you were going for but you could have edited it a bit more.

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Dee - 10.10.9.10.10 = 49
I like it. (: I like this one. It's my favorite of yours of your five this round. Very interesting and eye catching. (: Good color spreading, and very creative. I think this avatar could have done without the cape.

gray:
10.10.9.10.10=49
This avatar may just have to be on the banner for epic tektekers 2 because its definitely Epic.
the bold colors grasp the eye and though its very complex its also simplistic because of the shoes you used I can tell it would have been hard, but I think it needs a bit more black down there.


Navi-
10.10.10.9.10-49
This avi is the most impressive of your collection. It's both complex and simple at the same time. The balance of red and gold is great. The use of the EI is great... but the black is the tiniest of downfalls. It's a little messy and needed to be on the bottom of the avi more than it is. If not for the cape the black distribution might not have bothered me as much.

Xin -
10.10.9.9.10 = 48
This avi is... EPIC. It's the most perfect avi ever. You could use a little more black here and there, but no more items, it'll clutter the pure-ness






Judging totals:
(Add up all your individual scores and post them here.)

Dee -
219/250
Your last avatar wowed me. (: It's so interesting and eyecatching. But the rest, I didn't like so much. You're very good at color spreading, but your layering goes overboard. So much is going on that sometimes the avatar looks bad.

Navi-
223/250
Matching has been a strong point in all your avis, though I sometimes noticed it's because you've used a lot of black and white which is easy to work with. Your red/pink kimono avi and your last one are really impressive but the others feel like stuff I've seen done with this EI a billion times, which really made me not like it. The first two avis and the fourth all had almost identical color schemes, which was boring to me even though you did a good job on each individual avi I'm not impressed with the overall collection of them.


Xin -
222/250
Cool collection! You seem to use the same items a lot... Shoes, gloves, hair.. You had a lot of blues and blacks and whites overall. Also, the use on the EI was very effective in all the avis :3

gray:
226/250
I really didint expect this great of a colection from you sara, you really displayed each form well, the avatars were complex with unexpected layering and in my opinion you worked hard and deserve to win even though you've struggled a few times through out it all.

End total:
(All judge totals added together for final score)
890/1000

Navenna

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