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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:03 pm
|†|-|§|Wєℓcσмє|§|-|†| Hello all! I propose we have ourselves an avatar contest. I've entered a few contests here and there and done remarkably well. Not to mention I've been a Top Ten Winner in both the Cosplay Avatar Arena (twice - three if you count my other account) and the Original Avatar Arena (once). I'd like to see how I can do in concerns to running a small contest here in the guild. //Welcome// ||Rules|| ||What You'll Win|| ||How to Enter|| ||Want to be a Judge?|| ||Contestants|| ||Judges|| ||Challenges|| ||Entries|| ||Judging||
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:12 pm
.....†..........................................Rules Please follow all of Gaia's ToS. Be polite! Do not challenge a judge's rating or opinion. Respect everyone and everything they do. Be dedicated! Do not join and then never come back! Please post all entries here - NO EXCEPTIONS! I don't want a bunch of PMs. Read the entire front page on every new challenge! Once posted in the thread and updated to the front page, entries cannot be changed. Please avoid excessive chat/text/IM/1337 speak. I do not like it! Who I let into the competition WILL be decided by your talent. If you have a question that has not been answered here, feel free to ask it in the thread or PM me. Post all entries and forms here in the thread. (Except judgings, which ARE PM'd to me) ||Welcome|| //Rules// ||What You'll Win|| ||How to Enter|| ||Want to be a Judge?|| ||Contestants|| ||Judges|| ||Challenges|| ||Entries|| ||Judging||
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:27 pm
.....†..........................................What You'll Win  What's a contest without prizes? The winner of this contest will win a whopping 20,000 gold! Okay, so to some of you that may not be "whopping" exactly, but it's a decent amount, no? Now, there is a catch, like there is with every contest. In order to enter, there is a fee. Mind you, this fee goes directly towards the prize. It's 1,000 gold to enter and I'm hoping for anywhere between 10 and 20 contestants. Now, if we only get 10 or say, 15, I will front the rest of the gold for the prize. Sounds fair, right? Good. Now just remember, the contest will not proceed if we do not have at least 10 contestants. I will wait two weeks, as that seems a reasonable amount of time. Now, for those of you wary about losing your entry fee, this is how it will work: You will send the trade. I will not accept the trade until we have at least ten contestants. That way, if we cannot get enough contestants, I can just cancel the trade and you will not lose any of your gold. That should leave you feeling relieved. ||Welcome|| ||Rules|| //What You'll Win// ||How to Enter|| ||Want to be a Judge?|| ||Contestants|| ||Judges|| ||Challenges|| ||Entries|| ||Judging||
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:36 pm
.....†..........................................How it Works Alrighty, this is how you apply to become a contestant. I already warned you up above that you'll need to send in an entry fee, but that can wait. First, I want you to fill out this form and post it in the thread. I will then determine if you should be a contestant or not. If I have chosen you, that is when you send the trade and I will list you as one of the contestants. [color=darkred][b]Username + Avatar:[/b][/color] [color=darkred][b]Why should you be a contestant?[/b][/color] [color=darkred][b]3 to 5 exemples of your work:[/b][/color] ||Welcome|| ||Rules|| ||What You'll Win|| //How to Enter// ||Want to be a Judge?|| ||Contestants|| ||Judges|| ||Challenges|| ||Entries|| ||Judging||
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:47 pm
.....†..........................................Want to be a Judge? Alright, this is easier than being a contestant. The only drawback is that you don't get a prize. So you'll be judging out of the goodness of your heart! I'm only taking 3 judges! You have to fill out a form, just like a contestant. As a judge, you promise to remain active and always judge fairly. Obviously, you aren't allowed to take any bribes from a contestant. If you do, you'll both be bumped from the competition. You have to rank the contestants based on a judging format that will be posted further down. Just like a contestant, I would like you to post this in the thread. I will let you know if I've accepted you as a judge and then I'll add you to the ranks. When I do that, that's when I would like you to add me as a friend so I can send you PMs in a more efficient manner. Here is your form to enter as a judge: [color=darkred][b]Username + Avatar:[/b][/color] [color=darkred][b]Why should you be a judge?[/b][/color] [color=darkred][b]What do you like to see in an avtar?[/b][/color] ||Welcome|| ||Rules|| ||What You'll Win|| ||How to Enter|| //Want to be a Judge?// ||Contestants|| ||Judges|| ||Challenges|| ||Entries|| ||Judging||
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:53 pm
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:59 pm
.....†..........................................Judges n7aphasia Username + Avatar:n7aphasia Why should you be a judge?I like to look at the creations of others What do you like to see in an avatar?Originality...ya know something that looks good but isn't that common BrokenMirrorsNeverLie Username + Avatar:BrokenMirrorsNeverLie What do you like to see in an avatar?I like to see matching colors, but I'm also a fan of clutter. I also like to see people stick to a theme. It has to flow right and not look bulky or awkward. ||Welcome|| ||Rules|| ||What You'll Win|| ||How to Enter|| ||Want to be a Judge?|| ||Contestants|| //Judges// ||Challenges|| ||Entries|| ||Judging||
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:04 pm
.....†..........................................Challenges The challenges will be done on a weekly basis. Meaning each contestant has 7 days to come up with an entry and post it in the thread to be judged. Each week I will post the requirements for each challenge right here. So check back every week! FINAL CHALLENGE: Alright everyone, this is the last round and the final challenge! I'm going to go with another open theme where you can choose from the options listed. I'm sure you've seen "7 Deadly Sins" themed contests before, yes? Well, we're going to go in the opposite direction. We're going to do the "7 Contrary Virtues" instead! So, here is a site where you can learn about the 7 Contrary Virtues. And here is a list of the actual virtues themselves!
*humility *kindness *abstinence *chastity *patience *liberality *diligence
Obviously those aren't as easy to interpret as the sins. Which is why this is the final round. Now... as a bonus, you can earn an extra ten points if you also add the sin that goes against the virtue you choose. This is another chance to bring yourself up above the other contestants with your creativity! So go wild and have fun! Be sure to post the virtue you are going to interpret here in the thread. It's a first come, first serve kind of thing. You have three weeks for this! So on July 12th, you'd best have your entries in! ROUND FOUR CHALLENGE: Alrighty, this go around we will have... battle avatars! I'm sure you've heard of games like Street Fighter and such, yes? Well, obviously the characters in that have some sort of fighting spirit about their outfits. So it's up to you to create a tektek that looks like it would fit in with Street Fighter characters and such. You don't need a name or any special moves. Just make them have the right look. And please, try not to make them too simple. Make them look interesting and make them look like they're ready to kick butt!
ROUND THREE CHALLENGE: Alright, new challenge time! Since we've got such an influx of superhero items, your challenge this time around is to create a super hero or a super villain! You'll be given a bonus ten points if you do both! I also want a brief explanation of your hero or villain. This should be pretty easy, but I want it to be creative and detailed in appearance. So, you have until June 7th. That's thirteen days away. So get started now! ROUND TWO CHALLENGE: Mmkay, so last time we did mythological creatures. This time we'll do color combos! This means I'll assign each of you a set of colors that you have to design your tektek around. So if I give you red, white, yellow, then that means you can only use those colors and no others! Remember, try to make it good!
Babeison McGee - Yellow, blue, green.
Emsincal - Purple, pink, white.
lost in hope - Red, Black, gold.
Tamanta-chan - Gray, blue, orange.
I will give you until May 21 to turn these in. That's 11 days, people! ROUND ONE CHALLENGE: Alrighty, since it's the first week I'll go easy on you! I want each of you to create a tektek based upon a creature of legend from Greek mythology. I'm not asking you for gods, goddesses, or heroes. I'm asking for the monsters or creatures. Some acceptable creatures are:
Pegasus Dryad Centaur Medusa Nymph Naiad Satyr Hydra Cyclops Harpy Siren Minotaur
Those are just suggestions. If you'd like to choose another monster or creature from Greek myth, please post what you will be doing. From those of you who may be interested in a creature from the list, please post whichever one you would like to do. I'm sure that some of you will be interested in the same thing and I honestly don't want to see five Medusa. So if you're choosing a creature then post in the thread. This is a first come, first serve kind of deal here. First one to post that they want to work on a Satyr gets to work on a Satyr. Each time someone posts their choice, I will strike that one from the list (or add it and strike it if it is something I have not listed). For this first round, I will extend the deadline to ten days, starting today. So if you have not turned it in by the eighth day, I will send you a reminder PM. If you have not turned it in still by the tenth day, then you will be dropped from the contest. If you think you will not be able to make the deadline then please send me a PM to let me know and I may make an exception for you.
Entries are due by April 23! ||Welcome|| ||Rules|| ||What You'll Win|| ||How to Enter|| ||Want to be a Judge?|| ||Contestants|| ||Judges|| //Challenges// ||Entries|| ||Judging||
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:05 pm
.....†..........................................Entries This is where the entries sent in by each contestant will be posted. Judges check back here once all of the entries are in! ROUND THREE ENTRIES: lost in hopesPatience Patience - the state of endurance under difficult circumstances. I believe this is best portrayed by “Cinderella” so… those she doesn’t look like Cinderella, that was my inspiration. Even those she constantly was forced to do chores, criticized at every chance and abused by her step mother and step sisters, she remained patient and waited for everything to turn right for her, and in the end, it did. Anger The Opposite to Patience is Anger…..like unleashing a fiery wrath on a little defenseless city!!! -ROAR- And all because someone stole my peanuts crying ((lol jk)) Babeison McGeeDiligence This nurse is always diligant at work, always on time, always ready to take orders from the doc. Always bright and happy to help those patients. Sloth Look at this lazy sleepy head. Damn her, she slept in, Didn't go to work, AGAIN, now shes gonna be fired. What a dummy. Tamanta-chan Chastity: "The condition or quality of being pure or chaste. 2. a. Virginity. b. Virtuous character. c. Celibacy". I think that a bride is a good symbol of chastity, as she has restrained from sexual relationships, and is now ready to marry her partner, and give her love exclusively to him. Lust: The bubbly blonde bounces over to a guy: "Wanna spend some time with me?" -gives him puppy-dog eyes- ||Welcome|| ||Rules|| ||What You'll Win|| ||How to Enter|| ||Want to be a Judge?|| ||Contestants|| ||Judges|| ||Challenges|| //Entries// ||Judging||
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:06 pm
.....†..........................................Judging Each week the judges will send in their judgment of every entry and I will post their judgments here. The contestant who's entry gains the lowest score is essentially voted off. If you are voted off, you may still stick around and chat, but there is no need for you to continue with the challenges and you will not be eligible for the 20,000 gold prize. Form for Judging [b]Theme[/b]: (How well did they fulfill the theme/challenge?) [b]Colors[/b]: (Do the colors look nice and balanced?) [b]Flow[/b]: (Does everything flow nicely on the avatar?) [b]Extra[/b]: (If there is anything else that you did or did not like, then write it here.) [b]Total[/b]: (Add up the scores here) For each of those things, you will rate them on a scale of 1-10 (1 being the worst and 10 being the best.) Quote: BrokenMirrorsNeverLie's Judging Babeison McGee Theme: Using a nurse was a really great idea to portray diligence! The sloth counterpart is really cute too! (10/10) Colors: The purple, red, white combo works really well, which is good! (10/10) Flow: With or without the companion item it's still set up really clean and simple, so it flows well. (10/10) Extra: Like I said, the colors work well and the nurse theme is very nice, but unfortunately the only reason is works is because you used a set! There were other items you could have used to make a nurse avi that weren't standard issue "nurse" and "doctor" items. (5/10) Total: (35/40) + 10 bonus points brings it to (45/40)
lost in hopes Theme: Great job! You matched the theme well with both entries! (10/10) Colors: Well... I guess colors kind of don't matter with your first avatar, since you're sort of basing it off of a character. But more matching would have been nice. (7/10) Flow: It flows nicely and it's a very full picture. (10/10) Extra: It's very nice, but you could have still portrayed Cinderella's patience without the use of four Enchanted Books. That made it way too easy to make a tektek based off of her, since the Enchanted Book was made as a Cinderella item. (5/10) Total: (32/40) + 10 bonus points brings it to (42/40)
Tamanta-chan Theme: The perfect example for chastity should of course be a bride! Great job! The lust portrayal is cute, but not very "lusty." That's okay though, since the judging is on the main avi. (10/10) Colors: The colors actually work really well since there's a little bit of yellow and green spread throughout the clovers, bouquet, and butterflies. (10/10) Flow: It's all very elegant which is perfect for the theme and the tektek. It looks very nice and the butterflies help to even out the clovers. (10/10) Extra: What I really, really like about this is its simplicity and its lack of a set! Not one of these items is a standard "wedding" or "bride" item. Your diversity with this really helped! (10/10) Total: (40/40) + 10 bonus points brings it to (50/10) n7aphasia Babeison McGee Theme: 10/10 met theme challenge Colors: 10/10 Great combo Flow: 10/10 Doesn't look wyrd at all Extra: 6/10 ya kinda got lazy and used set items. Such a sloth XD Total: 36+10=46 lost in hopes Theme: 10/10 Great job meeting challenge Colors: 9/10 Although teh colors don't match it still looks great together Flow: 9/10 That wyrd thing on teh head unbalances teh avi but not ny much Extra: 5/10 u showed no patience in choosing avi items there where many other items u coud have used to make Cinderella Total: 33+10=43 Tamanta-chan Theme: 10/10 Great example of chastity(in theory that's how it is XD ) Colors: 10/10 Awesome a touch of green and yellow Flow: 10/10 great nothing seems out of place Extra: 10/10 I really love that green & yellow meet in teh middle like two different worlds commin' together in perfect synch XD Total: 40+10=50 ||Welcome|| ||Rules|| ||What You'll Win|| ||How to Enter|| ||Want to be a Judge?|| ||Contestants|| ||Judges|| ||Challenges|| ||Entries|| //Judging//
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:34 pm
.....†..........................................Past Rounds/Current Scores This is where I'll be posting the past rounds and the current scores of each participant. Top Scores lost in hope with a score of 315/320 Babeison McGee with a score of 305/320 Tamanta-chan with a score of 262/320 Emsincal with a score of 258/320
Past Rounds
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Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:00 pm
Is there a theme for this contest?
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Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 4:41 pm
Not particularly. The separate challenges will have themes, but the contest as a whole does not have a theme.
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:16 am
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