General Stuff #1
THE Sig Contest V4.0 (finished.)
Archive: 219 posts
| Guess who is back? That's right sig contest is back. Winner gets a sticker! Woo hoo! And mad board respect for slaying all the competition... or something like that. this contest is over. ROUND 1 results: Ok, Yarbone is gone because he missed the deadline, and the first cut made was Maiden. ROUND 2 results: Reapor went missing and Zommy missed the cut. ROUND 3 results: CrestFallen missed the deadline, and the poor person who I had to cut due to rediculous competition was Moleynator  Round 4 Results: Coxy gone in a heart breaking elimination. Finals results: READ THE END OF THE THREAD CHEATER! List of People in thus far: Yarbone TheArmedReaper Coxy224 Zommy moleynator ir0nmaid3nfan theCrestFallen GrahamLif3 Rhyfelwr ONLY ORIGINAL WORK IS ACCEPTED EACH ROUND. This contest has been brought to you by the letter A and the number 3... also be sure to play Deja Boom! because it's high in fiber! ************************ ************************ Please submit your entries here (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=t=13051) ************************ ************************ | 2009-06-24 01:07:00 Author: LuckyShot  Posts: 713 |
| duhhhh... I'll join :hero: Movies... interesting! | 2009-06-24 10:03:00 Author: Yarbone  Posts: 3036 |
I'll join, but don't expect my normal quality.. I need to get used to Photoshop. | 2009-06-24 19:02:00 Author: TheArmedReaper  Posts: 1543 |
| Photoshop is far better than GIMP ArmedReaper, just more complex. I have to use GIMP though - andI'm in | 2009-06-24 19:40:00 Author: Coxy224  Posts: 2645 |
i've got Photoshop too... but i'm too used to Gimp  everything looks so complex! | 2009-06-24 20:23:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036 |
| Is thur still time to join? | 2009-06-24 21:02:00 Author: Bear  Posts: 2079 |
| of course, deadline for round 1 is going to be 2 Sundays from now - so July 5th I'll be judging if I'm not on the road (I'm going on vacation around then) But in that case the second I get online after that, I'll judge round 1 - and all entrants are accepted in the first round! | 2009-06-24 23:29:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Sign. Me. Up. What movie should I do? Hmmmmm... Got it. | 2009-06-25 00:01:00 Author: moleynator  Posts: 2914 |
| glad to see somthing i started still is going =] | 2009-06-25 03:19:00 Author: Snrm  Posts: 6419 |
| Photoshop is far better than GIMP ArmedReaper, just more complex. I have to use GIMP though - andI'm in I actually used paintshop pro, which is the combined simpleness of GIMP and the complex parts of photoshop, inwhich was really good.. | 2009-06-25 07:30:00 Author: TheArmedReaper Posts: 1543 |
| I'm in =] (holidays FTW) | 2009-06-25 14:32:00 Author: Unknown User  |
| Count me in =). | 2009-06-25 14:40:00 Author: TheCrestfallen  Posts: 40 |
| It's a shame to see this contest isn't active alot. I guess I start off first. I created a signature of the movie; X-men origins! I loved the movie and it was a must do. I also completed it by cropping a piece of the signature for a matching avatar! http://i43.tinypic.com/4uc393.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/11liowm.jpg Get this contest going people! | 2009-06-26 14:28:00 Author: TheCrestfallen Posts: 40 |
| Hey just as a reminder, please submit your entries to the entries for v4 thread... which is right here (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=t=13051) | 2009-06-26 21:37:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| I'll give it a go! I have always wanted to do one of these, but never got around to it | 2009-06-26 23:11:00 Author: GrahamLif3  Posts: 386 |
| Hi LuckyShot.. Sign me up!! I'll give it a go and hope I don't let myself down! | 2009-06-27 10:30:00 Author: Rhyfelwr  Posts: 606 |
| Hey man, glad to have you! I like your style, should be a good competition. | 2009-06-27 12:07:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| wha wha wha? I suck now. http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn95/molejack/harrypotterandthehalfbloodmole.png Gonna use it anyway.  | 2009-06-27 16:44:00 Author: moleynator Posts: 2914 |
| hey there's nothing wrong with a classic high res render over a sweet background, a really nice border and a money lighting effect! Do you cut your own renders moley? | 2009-06-27 20:53:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| hey there's nothing wrong with a classic high res render over a sweet background, a really nice border and a money lighting effect! Do you cut your own renders moley? I cut out half of this one. Thanks for making it sound better than it looks. | 2009-06-27 21:20:00 Author: moleynator Posts: 2914 |
| do we have to submit a matching avatar to go with it? because i noticed I am the only one who didn't do that in the submission thread :? | 2009-06-27 23:30:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| no avatars are required... and you are welcome moley. Hey do you guys care if I give feedback at the end of each round? Or should I not help anyone until the competition is over? | 2009-06-28 00:40:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Feedback at the end of each round is fine by me (Y) =] | 2009-06-28 03:22:00 Author: Unknown User |
| Yeah. I agree with IM. | 2009-06-28 07:44:00 Author: moleynator Posts: 2914 |
| When is judging going to start? Only three of us have posted our sigs so I was just curious | 2009-06-28 19:21:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| It's actually a week from today, not today... I think I posted a date for the end of this round, didn't I? EDIT:::: Yeah check out the 7th post, I put down Sunday July 5th as the date. | 2009-06-28 21:33:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Even if someone does not make a sig please knock out someone that has aswell. I hate getting through by default. | 2009-06-28 22:10:00 Author: moleynator Posts: 2914 |
| I've finally managed to get my entry in.. http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/richergraphics/SIGNATURE-STRIP-terminator.jpg I've posted this in the official entry post as well, not sure why there are two threads?? Too tired to think now... Feedback welcome. Rhy | 2009-06-29 00:29:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Wow! Your sig you made is really cool Rhy! I love the red eyes on the metallic head in the left corner!!!! | 2009-06-29 01:06:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| wish i could join but i dont have a chance against you guys :O | 2009-06-29 03:56:00 Author: Noremac469  Posts: 143 |
| Wow! Your sig you made is really cool Rhy! I love the red eyes on the metallic head in the left corner!!!! Glad you like it!!! It took ages to do. I really wanted to do something that I didn't completely rip from google (although I have used 4 other images so I'm not criticizing anyone who does that!! ).The model itself would have taken weeks to create, so this was already done with an existing t800 model, but all the surface textures, reflections and lighting was done by me to fit in with the other images in the final render. I then just exported it with an alpha channel and overlaid it over the rest. I'm not sure if its quite right. I preferred the whole head as it looked more impressive, but then it lost the contrast between foreground and background. The cut-outs on the other terminators aren't perfect, but they'll do! I just wish I could do a larger version!! Rhy | 2009-06-29 18:51:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| The reason for two threads is to compile the entries in the other thread, then talk about them here. It cleans up the whole competition and makes it infinitely easier to judge. | 2009-06-29 18:52:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| The reason for two threads is to compile the entries in the other thread, then talk about them here. It cleans up the whole competition and makes it infinitely easier to judge. Yeah - I got that after I posted! Makes a lot of sense. Rhy | 2009-06-29 18:54:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| i guess ill sign up for it xD hope its not to late =/ | 2009-06-30 23:24:00 Author: Zommy  Posts: 1232 |
| Can i use Band Of Brothers for this, even though technically it is a TV series, not a film? | 2009-07-01 00:15:00 Author: Unknown User |
| MOST DEFINATELY! I love band of brothers, and it might as well have been 5 movies... Epic 10 hours of film making there. And Zommy, you can join up until July 5th! So yeah you're in! | 2009-07-01 02:02:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| It's a shame to see this contest isn't active alot. I guess I start off first. I created a signature of the movie; X-men origins! I loved the movie and it was a must do. I also completed it by cropping a piece of the signature for a matching avatar! Get this contest going people! I like the overall look of this one and I'm intrigued (as I am with all artwork) how it was done? Rhy | 2009-07-01 18:56:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Clint Eastwood sig ftw | 2009-07-01 22:54:00 Author: Zommy Posts: 1232 |
| http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll199/TheArmedReaper/pulp-fictionSIG-1.png | 2009-07-02 21:31:00 Author: TheArmedReaper Posts: 1543 |
| sweet sig reaper | 2009-07-03 00:14:00 Author: Zommy Posts: 1232 |
| Coxy - love that signature. Nicely done! Rhy | 2009-07-05 17:35:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Thanks, I wasn't sure if it was in on time or not, so fingers crossed! I was first out last sig contest so I'm hoping to stay in a little longer this time! I'm not greatly experienced at making sigs, most people are better than me | 2009-07-05 17:42:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| Do i still ahve time to make one? i completely forgot and now i have a bit of spare time =] | 2009-07-05 19:41:00 Author: Unknown User |
| ROUND 1 JUDGING TIME... kind of GrahamLif3 - I like this one, makes the movie a part of the sig, gets the screen name in there very cleverly. It's way too big imho, but not going to hold that against it. Could use a border, but animation is a huge plus... especially when it's done well and tastefully like here. TheCrestFallen - Man this one is cool. Very impressive font work - my only suggestion is you don't HAVE to fall in love with texture effects on every part of the sig. Make some layers crisp and clear with textured ones around them, and they will stand out more and you still have the sweet textured look at the same time. MoleyNator - Great colors, simple and elegant border - something that was lacking in other sigs this round. Lots of credit for the manual render cutting... and not losing any definition when shrinking the photo. I would add layers to your sigs to make them more detailed... maybe even just some C4D's then go to layer options and make them really transparent, play with the colors, throw texture or blur effects in. Great job with the lighting effect too. My only real gripe is the text is boring... it should have a more imposing shadow or color or maybe even an effect on it. Still like this sig. Rhyfelwr - Sweet 3d render, very high res and cool sig. This sig BEGS to be a pop out sig, which I know you are all over the transparency tricks with PNG's. Also it is lacking a border, which could be contrasted by having the render ignore the border and pop out but have the rest of the sig still in the confines of the border. Zommy - Man this is an amazing concept. Love the old look, can't explain how PERFECT the text is. I mean PERFECT, I love it. I hate the border though. You should hilite (or mask if you will) around the gun, or around the focal point of any sig if you're making a fade or a darken style border like this. You still get the appearance of a clean and professional sig border, but you won't end up messing with the picture itself... like in this case it just goes RIGHT through the gun, which looks ok by his hand and maybe even his face, but the barrel should have definitely ignored the border and just been drawn as is. You get through because it's still sweet, and the text is the best placement and style I've seen in a long long time. TheArmedReaper - This is instantly classic. High contrast, very eye popping... I would like to see your screen name is some cooler font, maybe surrounded by bullet holes to incorporate it instead of using start black and white simple text - which works, but think how cool it would be if it was kind of a mean text all shot up. Just a thought. Coxy224 - Was this saved as a transparent pop out sig? If so, it has to be uploaded to another site like photobucket, lbpc somehow kills transparency effects when you upload here. I like the placement of the text, and overall just a nicely made sig. Color of the text matches the render which is cool, and you have the border in there ignoring the render on the top part where it pops out which I love! Pretty much what I was talking to Zommy and Rhy about, you did. Maiden and Yarbone still have like 9 hours before the day is over... So no one is cut yet. I must say this is insanely hard to judge, these are really good sigs - and I can't think of any one reason to cut anyone yet. But I must, and I will... after the last two sigs are in. | 2009-07-05 20:13:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Thanks for thecompliments Lucky It was meant to be a pop-out sig, **** you LBPC servers! | 2009-07-05 20:21:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| Ok I gotta start a 15 hour road trip now. I'll be back on when I find a hotel with internet somewhere tonight when I stop to finish. Great job again guys, this was the best showing in one of these things I've ever seen. High quality stuff. | 2009-07-05 20:24:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Thanks for the kind words Lucky.. Sorry you have to do so much travelling though!! I felt your comments were constructive and fair!! Your point about the border and the front layer ignoring it was very valid and I should have thought about that (I could also have put a shadow on the border and then a shadow on the front layer, which would have made it stand out even further). Shame I don't have anything bigger than 500x100 as it makes life very restricted. *goes away kicking himself* I must admit, I'd hate to be in your shoes - there are some very cool sigs here. Rhy | 2009-07-05 21:42:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| HOLD ON! i don't need to make one, i has ma gears of war sig, and there is a gears film being made, so i'm k ^_^ But yeah, i AM still making one right now even though i'm too late, i just wanna see what i come up with. But i have my reasons for not being able to make one tonight, so.... yeah =] Congrats to everyone who made them, they are all great =] Edit - I'll just post it here 'cos it's too late for it to be judged i think (anyone who wants to feel better about their sig look down now >_< lol) http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r449/ir0nmaid3nfan/BoBsig1.jpg It seems to busy, but mehh.... That was just a quick one for fun really lol.... | 2009-07-05 23:14:00 Author: Unknown User |
| wow... i'm such a n00b! :O I thouht the deadline was the 7th >_> bye... | 2009-07-06 12:36:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036 |
| Thanks for the comment, LuckyShot. | 2009-07-06 15:37:00 Author: TheCrestfallen Posts: 40 |
| lol is it good to be the person who had the most text for the comment xD and im amazed you like it! spent 5-10 mins on it | 2009-07-06 18:22:00 Author: Zommy Posts: 1232 |
| Yeah Maiden, I'll take your entry because of the circumstances... so here is the feedback. LOVE band of brothers, but you're right seems a bit busy. The render would have been much better in front. Then the picture of all the men which is iconic of the series should be stark contrasted, and behind the render of the one guy. I like this sig a lot, but unfortunately it seems rushed which it most likely was. I'm sorry but with the quality of the other sigs already - I have to cut you already. Which sucks because I love your sig work. I hope your grandma is doing better. I would come back and remake the Band of Brothers one - just because it's a great concept and is very close to being a spectacular sig. I would also look for a higher resolution render of the pic with all the men standing in line - OR just make it solid black, like a shadow. Again sorry, someone had to go | 2009-07-06 21:09:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Yeah Maiden, I'll take your entry because of the circumstances... so here is the feedback. LOVE band of brothers, but you're right seems a bit busy. The render would have been much better in front. Then the picture of all the men which is iconic of the series should be stark contrasted, and behind the render of the one guy. I like this sig a lot, but unfortunately it seems rushed which it most likely was. I'm sorry but with the quality of the other sigs already - I have to cut you already. Which sucks because I love your sig work. I hope your grandma is doing better. I would come back and remake the Band of Brothers one - just because it's a great concept and is very close to being a spectacular sig. I would also look for a higher resolution render of the pic with all the men standing in line - OR just make it solid black, like a shadow. Again sorry, someone had to go Yeah, i completely agree with all your points lol, but as i said it was rushed and the circumstances at the time i was making it were... not great =[ but yeah... lol Hopefully when sig contest v5 comes around i'll be in a better position to make one =] edit: and i would ahve expected to go even if i had more time  'cos the others were pretty **** good! lol congrats to everyone else =]---------------- Now playing: Trivium - Poison, the Knife or the Noose (http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/trivium/track/poison%2c+the+knife+or+the+noose) via FoxyTunes (http://www.foxytunes.com/signatunes/) | 2009-07-06 21:18:00 Author: Unknown User |
| Best sportsmanship ever right there. | 2009-07-06 21:35:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Artwork? We should get a bit more information about the details next time, for example; size ( 500 x 200 ). Artwork can be anything though. | 2009-07-06 21:46:00 Author: TheCrestfallen Posts: 40 |
| Well typical sig dimensions meaning they don't take up the majority of a post and they're wider than tall. And I should be more specific on the artwork thing - Use pre existing artwork, like the mona lisa or statue of david for example, something some people would recognize and then go nuts. But honestly this one is basically a free for all so I can see how creative you guys can be, because I need something to separate you all out. The sigs last round were all really good and hard to judge, this just adds another aspect. If you guys want to agree on a max dimension that's fine - but you all have to agree at the start of a round Edit: My proposed pixel max would be 200 tall, 600 wide. | 2009-07-06 21:58:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Allright. Deadline? Thanks | 2009-07-06 22:01:00 Author: TheCrestfallen Posts: 40 |
| Yeah I was going to post that - Judging every sunday from now on, results and next round info out on Monday. Does that work for everyone? | 2009-07-06 22:02:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| meh, going to Greece about 2 days for a week. Won't be able to post after, i'll just create one before, don't worry. It will work for me. | 2009-07-06 22:04:00 Author: TheCrestfallen Posts: 40 |
| Can i just point out that (as far as i know) there is a size limit for sigs on here? So surely the max size should correspond with that? | 2009-07-06 23:46:00 Author: Unknown User |
| Yeah but most (90%) just reference an image in their sig with the IMG tag, and not the actual signature picture uploaded SIGPIC tag. I think my sig picture is still the first one I uploaded, here Edit::: guess that doesn't work unless it's actually in the sig. It's this one... http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=298&pictureid=2895 | 2009-07-07 02:54:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Oh i know they CAN be different sizes, but wouldn't it be easier if all sig's in the comp. were limited to the forum max? Not that it matters =] | 2009-07-07 03:14:00 Author: Unknown User |
| Yay artwork, I have a good idea for this one! I better get busy | 2009-07-07 16:54:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| OK - I'm a little lost - forgive me for being really thick! 1) Have we set a size limit yet - I was working to 500x100 but I've noticed a lot using 500x200px - is this the forum limit? 2) Using "original artwork" I always thought was created from scratch - not photos manipulated and layered... :S 3) By "render", do you mean a composite of layers, rendered to one image or a 3D render from for instance 3D Max (which I wish I had!!) I'm looking forward to this round - there is some serious competition here! Rhy | 2009-07-07 23:19:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Sorry for anyonethat saw this in the other thread, If you have alrady seen then this is your warning. http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn95/molejack/Artwork.png AAAAAAHHHHHHHH! I am tired and graphiced out... | 2009-07-07 23:38:00 Author: moleynator Posts: 2914 |
| http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn95/molejack/Artwork.png AAAAAAHHHHHHHH! I am tired and graphiced out... Ooooh - like this better than your first... Now I need to come up with something really good! | 2009-07-07 23:42:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| oh great artwork... this is where i gun epic fail lol oh well ill give it a try xD | 2009-07-07 23:44:00 Author: Zommy Posts: 1232 |
| Ooooh - like this better than your first... Now I need to come up with something really good! Not really... I have seen far far better from you. What do you actually like about it? I thought this would get me kicked out. :hero: | 2009-07-07 23:48:00 Author: moleynator Posts: 2914 |
| im gunna end up out this time i suck at art ones unless i draw something lol will do it at school lol got plenty of time! mean while i made a statue of liberty one which im not proud of... i like moleys cos its simple but effective | 2009-07-07 23:57:00 Author: Zommy Posts: 1232 |
| Not really... I have seen far far better from you. What do you actually like about it? I thought this would get me kicked out. :hero: If you think some of mine were better, you must have been looking at someone else's work! To me, it's quite original. I'm not a great lover of re-hashes of existing artwork, and I thought you used a very simple composition effectively. There's a nice contrast of colour, while you've managed to keep them all working well with each other. I like the way the brushes come over the border, and the way the map effect looks like splats of paint. I like simplicity and this to me is appealing. Rhy | 2009-07-08 00:11:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Simple is so easy though. I guess I don't like the idea of making good stuff in less time than it takes me to make bad stuff... Thanks for the compliments. I'm sure yours will be amazing! | 2009-07-08 00:34:00 Author: moleynator Posts: 2914 |
| So is my entry acceptable since Rhy says it has to be our OWN artwork? http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr198/Grahamstyl3/rebelt1i.jpg | 2009-07-08 01:24:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| I would accept it, but im not in charge. Neither is Rhy so Luckyshot is the only one who can answer that. | 2009-07-08 01:46:00 Author: moleynator Posts: 2914 |
| Luckyshot!! Where are you Luckyshot!? | 2009-07-08 04:09:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Lol, while I'm all about No rules on art week - that sig did make me rethink the size limit of this contest. That is one HUGE sig. And yeah I know my sig down there is pretty big, but pop outs look smaller than their dimensions because they have just a bit popping out. Look, clarification has arrived. Original work means it's not a sig you made before, and you didn't rip it off. You can manipulate the heck out of pre existing stuff, as long as it's not like just a cool image you found and stuck your name on it. Anything that can be considered ART means anything basically this is nearly a limitless topic. So now to focus on the 7 people left and not me - what size in pixels would be a good max? | 2009-07-08 06:36:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| I think the maximum should be 500x 300... :/ | 2009-07-08 07:38:00 Author: TheArmedReaper Posts: 1543 |
| So is my entry acceptable since Rhy says it has to be our OWN artwork? Lol - I'm no judge and I'm glad Luckyshot clarified the requirements. I didn't say it had to be original artwork - I just prefer work that has originality in it. My last version for instance used about 4 layers of existing photographs that were pinched from google. It was only the main front layer on the left that was rendered especially. Personal preference only and I only commented becuase i was asked. BTW - I like the photography one you've done as I too am heavily into photography! Just for the record, I would go along with 500x300, if that is what is being set, but a max of 500x400 would give more scope to have slick "pop-out" sigs. If its set at 500x400 and the whole area is filled in, it might be a bit cumbersome, but then this is up to the artist to judge what is considered best for the composition! Rhy | 2009-07-08 12:38:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Why need a bigger sig anyways? :O (then like 500 ? 300) I always use 350 ? 150 | 2009-07-08 13:42:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036 |
| I tried the 600 x 200 on this last one and it was pretty big but it was a lot easier to have that much room in a signature. It makes it easier to incorporate MORE without it getting crowded too easily. | 2009-07-08 16:45:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Ok so here's the verdict, and I played around with this a lot. Starting in round 3 the max demensions will be: 500 by 150 pixels for rectangular sigs and 500 by 250 for pop out sigs with the majority of the sig not to exceed 150 pixels tall Thoughts comments? | 2009-07-08 16:47:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| I think that sounds about right LS - though i'm not in it anymore :'( | 2009-07-08 19:20:00 Author: Unknown User |
| maid3nfan- I totally have seen that tutorial before on how to make the fire-girl! Nice choice | 2009-07-08 22:29:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| maid3nfan- I totally have seen that tutorial before on how to make the fire-girl! Nice choice aha yep - used it so that i know what to do with the tools i it ie. the warp tool etc. But i was rather happy with the outcome, so it became y avatar/sig. though i am making a lot of them at the moment so i don't expect it to be one of my best for long =] at least i hope it isn't, as i would ratehr improve, not get worse =] lol ---------------- Now playing: Green Day - The Static Age (http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/green+day/track/the+static+age) via FoxyTunes (http://www.foxytunes.com/signatunes/) | 2009-07-08 22:32:00 Author: Unknown User |
| right its original artwork? ill draw something then or not original? i wanna draw [enter blink-182 song here that is censored on here but isnt really rude in anyway or shape but still im not gunna argue cos this *enter blah-dee-blooh here is alrady super long so i end it here...]! lol i can draw right? i go get a pencil if i can. ill do something like a portrait of a person xD i got 50/50 in a art exam for accuracy of drawing i was AMAZED!!! i drew a panda eating bamboo | 2009-07-08 23:47:00 Author: Zommy Posts: 1232 |
| right its original artwork? ill draw something then or not original? i wanna draw [enter blink-182 song here that is censored on here but isnt really rude in anyway or shape but still im not gunna argue cos this *enter blah-dee-blooh here is alrady super long so i end it here...]! lol i can draw right? i go get a pencil if i can. ill do something like a portrait of a person xD i got 50/50 in a art exam for accuracy of drawing i was AMAZED!!! i drew a panda eating bamboo Any artwork is fine, but original is nicer in my opinion. :hero: | 2009-07-09 00:15:00 Author: moleynator Posts: 2914 |
| ok thanks. ill do it tommrow in school during RE lessons... | 2009-07-09 22:20:00 Author: Zommy Posts: 1232 |
| Finally got my entry in... http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/richergraphics/SIGNATURE-STRIP-Rhy2.png Bit different, but I hope it's OK. Feedback welcome as I'm always trying to improve. Rhy | 2009-07-10 00:39:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| i like it, one thing i dont like like so much is the art text, sure its well done (so nice job on that) but i just think it could be somewhere else and it would look so much better. may just be me, but it looks out of place. nice job on the rest though! oh its a shadow xD still looks out of place lol and the dripping is a bit pixelly | 2009-07-10 23:41:00 Author: Zommy Posts: 1232 |
| i like it, one thing i dont like like so much is the art text, sure its well done (so nice job on that) but i just think it could be somewhere else and it would look so much better. may just be me, but it looks out of place. nice job on the rest though! oh its a shadow xD still looks out of place lol and the dripping is a bit pixelly Thanks for the feedback Zommy. I must admit, I had problems with the text. Initially, I wanted to get a mirror reflection of the lettering without the main lettering actually appearing, but the reflected image wasn't clear enough - then I took ages trying to get the positioning right to create the shadow.. guess it didn't work out quite right I know the drip is a bit pixelley - it is only about 1 px wide, so it didn't render well... Thanks for the positive comments. Rhy EDIT _______________ Coxy - quite like your entry. Looks holographic! so good use of foreground to background blur! | 2009-07-11 10:43:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Thanks Rhy, I really love the text on your one - and pop out sigs are always amazing! | 2009-07-11 11:28:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| ok for artwork i decided to draw one i ust finnished it at 1am and now im gunna get it up onto my laptop. im gnna do another one which is cartoony then ill decide which one to post instead of my statue of liberty one xD | 2009-07-12 01:23:00 Author: Zommy Posts: 1232 |
| Yay judging today! Woot woot! | 2009-07-12 16:42:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Is that today! :| Well, it was fun being in whilst I was | 2009-07-12 18:14:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| Is that today! :| Well, it was fun being in whilst I was Awww - don't be so hard on yourself - you have real talent! P.S. - IceMaiden really likes it too! Rhy | 2009-07-12 21:41:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| everyone who wondored lucky is judging on monday(tommorow) http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=293&pictureid=4872 my entry its chibi | 2009-07-12 22:23:00 Author: Zommy Posts: 1232 |
| Darnet, this was the only thing I had to look forward to today... Sad isn't it? haha | 2009-07-12 23:05:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| I judge today, write up the feedback and such... but post it all tomorrow and update the first post with results . EDIT:::: ArmouredReaper is the only one without a sig in right now. | 2009-07-12 23:29:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| I came back to LBPC too late ): | 2009-07-13 00:16:00 Author: Trap_T  Posts: 431 |
| Ok round 2 results: CrestFallen - Again, just a beautiful sig through out. The text is obviously not meant to detract at all from the sig, but it could still be a small cursive font, like Jekl... Obviously that would be a subject to address when you would actually add in the name later. I would throw in your screen name from now on just to give me an idea of what you can do with text. Again texture is used through out the whole thing, and it would just draw so much attention to part of the sig if it was clear and surrounded by textured graphics. But I am still a huge fan, in this case - it's just a great looking sig. GrahamLif3 - This is HUGE! But it's within the confines for this round, just watch out next round has smaller size restrictions. I love the faint city kind of textured over the darker streaks of background. The render is VERY clear and high res, but a bit blurred on the top right - can't tell if that's on purpose to look like it's reflecting the background or if you just cut the render a bit too close and soft edged the camera. I see the same font as in your avatar, which I love.... good choice. Also nice work spreading the words around the sun burst, my only gripe is no border and the cannon rebel tli text may be a bit too much, makes it cluttered. Moley - man this is a cool artsy graphic! It's just so dark and almost muddy. I really wish this was the same sig with more vibrant colors, more contrast you know? The border is great, clean cut but still carries on the design of the sig just offset from the rest of the background. I'm not a fan of the text at all - sorry. I really can't make out what it says before messed up because the blurry effect around it just doesn't work with the purple right there. Good overlap of the brushes though. Rhyfelwr - Man those 3D renders are sweet. Not sure why the screen name shows up twice... someone said they didn't like the black text on her arm, but I have to go the opposite way and say I love how it's super imposed on there... could be a bit cleared, less pixelated around the edges of the text, but it follows her shape beautifully. However I hate the other text... It looks straight out of a power point slide lol. Oh well, the background works well, and concept gets you mucho points. Great pop out as well. I see you nailed the sig max size on the dot... haha. Great sig. Coxy - Great concept, and amazing art work done here. I like the border, and the colors. I can't really give advice on the work, since it was original and from scratch - I just really like it! Is that enough? You need to start working on getting your text to flow with the sig... you can tell that it's an after thought in most of your work. Look at the ridiculous work Yarbone does with text, and see how much it can improve the overall appearance of your sig (see moleynator's sig) Zommy - Hand drawn skills!!! But really no work done to it outside of that. It's a cool drawing but kind of falls short as a sig. I know you didn't want to edit it at all, but think of the awesome stuff you could have done with it. Thrown in FF13 background, make him look like he was fighting, maybe some lighting effects to give him a shadow... and obviously could have played around with color. Or if black and white was good enough, you should have contrasted it way more, give it depth in some places... or at least you could have if you wanted to, which you didn't want to. God this kills me to do, but I have to knock out... Zommy. It was good work and original, but just had little to no signature elements in it this round. I'm sorry I got ya with the art subject. Good job to everyone else... good luck in round 3 | 2009-07-13 07:12:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Unlucky Zommy! Elements, eeh? Righty-oh then. Let's get busy! Oh yeah, In the OP it says "THE SECOND ROUND IS..." still. | 2009-07-13 08:56:00 Author: moleynator Posts: 2914 |
| told you i hate art work sigs lol and the bit about contrast i couldnt do because i had to use a camera to put it on by using my camera on my phone lol | 2009-07-13 16:54:00 Author: Zommy Posts: 1232 |
| Thanks for that Lucky, I'll do my best to get the text to flow, it's one thing I've always found really good on your sigs. Now I've gotta do my best to stay in! | 2009-07-13 17:20:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| I still feel bad making cuts, sorry Zommy. Fixed OP moley, thank you! | 2009-07-13 18:01:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Thanks for the feedback! Haha I will definitely be making a smaller sig next time | 2009-07-14 15:00:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| PLEASE!! No more posts in the entries thread... unless of course they are entries. Thank you! Say what you want over here... | 2009-07-14 17:12:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Bad luck Zommy - Thank for the feedback Lucky - I did have problems with the text and you're right - the text on the right did look like it cam out of PowerPoint!! - or Paint... or www.mycheapfreebieimageeditor.com! (nooooo - don't click on the link!! )Looking forward to the Elements round! Rhy EDIT ___________ Just finished my entry. Feedback very welcome.. http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/richergraphics/SIGNATURE-STRIP-Fire.png I think I'm going to adopt this one! Rhy | 2009-07-14 19:48:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Hey so what is the REQUIRED sig size this round? Edit- just kidding, I found it by the way, Rhy your sig is nice as always.... show off *cough cough* haha just kidding | 2009-07-15 16:12:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Hey so what is the REQUIRED sig size this round? Edit- just kidding, I found it by the way, Rhy your sig is nice as always.... show off *cough cough* haha just kidding Thanks Graham.. as I've said to a few of the others - I wasn't sure if it was going to be well received. My wife seems to think that the sig text isn't very readable - and I have to admit on reflection, it isn't that clear, but I wanted it to look like it was being torched! To me, i can read it quite clearly, but thats probably because I know wat I'm looking for. In more self-criticism, I'm not sure about the quality of the flames coming from the dragon's mouth. It looked great on a black background but when it has the transparency, it sort of looked "added" and not part of the overall sig.. :S Pleased with the dragon and fire render though.. - It might have looked better without the flames from its mouth and then blending the sig text with the flames at the bottom. Hmm... I'll have to re-size it to use as my normal sig though... shame. Rhy | 2009-07-15 19:27:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| yeah, that one is pretty good :O | 2009-07-15 21:07:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036 |
| Thanks Y! Graham - this is your best sig yet - the composition is nicely balanced and the texturing/layering you've used looks really cool. Rhy | 2009-07-16 19:41:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| id like to start participating in these contests. to practice my photoshopping skills XD can someone refer me to the page that the rules/requirements are on? and the page where it says when the next round starts? thanks guys :] | 2009-07-17 02:22:00 Author: gofurr360z  Posts: 886 |
| You can't enter until this competition has finished, so you will ahve to wait for v5.. There WAS a SotW, but it's died... *hint* someone restart it*hint* | 2009-07-17 17:43:00 Author: Unknown User |
| Coxy - another very good entry! That must have taken some cutting around! Like the background as well. Rhy | 2009-07-18 18:39:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Thanks, but it's nothing compared to yours! Look at the text for goodness sake - you're is blended brilliantly will the fire. And I love that border too | 2009-07-18 18:49:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| Man the competition is getting crazy good - my job isn't fun this week... and I think we may have lost Moley... I hope not though, he said she's gone for a week. | 2009-07-18 20:31:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| she...? O_o Err... I can only think of one way to stay in. If I do this weeks and next weeks today and then the rest in the 2 weeks after. Would that be ok? | 2009-07-19 10:20:00 Author: moleynator Posts: 2914 |
| Moley - love the new banner. Mudkipz FTW! | 2009-07-20 09:46:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| Rhy - amazing! I mean not much critisism here, it's a shame my parameters I gave are too big for the forum. The only way I could improve your work is to throw in some faint graphics for a sweet depth and layering look... like C4ds or just like generic tattoos in black and white work really well... like star burst and all kinds of crazy stuff you can find. Also this would help your border, which is sweet in color, but could use a bit of depth. Graham - WOW, this is getting rediculous. This is awesome, I love the painted drop shadow and layering and texture... the colors are familiar *cough current sig, cough* and I think the transparent layer you used might even be the same graphic thats on your current sig... but guess what? It's awesome on both! I absolutely love this sig... and yes I noticed the 3 lines out to the left, just a sweet artistic touch, I usually like more involved or polished text, but yours fits, so can't say anything bad about it. Coxy - that looks professional. Well done, very high definition everything, and I LOVE the text on his shell. Not sure why you have your name twice, I would have thrown Bowser in there or something like that, maybe Fire or whatever - no harm done with that. It doesn't look like fire though! Looks like red lightening which is still elemental so I like it! Moley - also a very professional sig. Great coloring around the render and use of border with the layering of the render. The text is interesting and has depth and you definately put some intermediate layering in there to spice up the background. I hate this round, you guys are too good. CrestFallen - I really like the... oh wait - he couldn't enter due to issues. Everyone stop by and wish him well, I hope things work out - and I'll miss his work in this comp. So the odd man out is Moleynator - and it's not a bad thing at all... I can't believe how much everyone has stepped up their game, the only separation was there really wasn't a water feel other than the color blue which is probably my fault for having no idea what mudkip is (here comes the flamespray from coxy) But you did great, and I don't know how long I would have stuck around with this level of quality. | 2009-07-20 11:04:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Wow, somehow stillin the competition Thanks for the kind words Lucky - I'll have to really step it up for the next round though! Unlucky moley - twas a really nice sig. But Lucky.....how can you not know Mukipz! He's like the most known pokemon on the internet! | 2009-07-20 16:09:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| I guess cause I'm 27 and never watched pokemon | 2009-07-20 16:24:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| haha, then you'll have no clue who it is I'm 14 and I've watched it before and had to put up with everyone saying how brilliant a Mudkip is :/ | 2009-07-20 16:52:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| I'm honored to be here still with such awsome talent... I quite liked the mudkipz one (how can you not know who mudkipz is! *tut*.. err.. what's pokemon? lol) Seriously, I only know because my stepson loves pokemon... or pokeyermum as we like to call it! Coxy - you're 14????????????? OMG you amaze me!!!!!!! In a good way too! Looking forward to the next round although I guess I've peaked out now so I'll probably have to give way to the serious competition left. Rhy | 2009-07-20 20:27:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| haha, thank you Rhy I may be young but I've been taught by some of the best. And lets not forget that Yarbone, one of the best, is also quite young! But yeah, generally professionals and people with more experience make better sigs. I fear it may be me to go out next, my sigs haven't been the best recently Good luck everyone though | 2009-07-20 20:36:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| I only know mudkipz due to Code. Anyway, congrats to everyone who got through, and unlucky Moley :'( | 2009-07-20 21:23:00 Author: Unknown User |
| CrestFallen - I really like the... oh wait - he couldn't enter due to issues. Everyone stop by and wish him well, I hope things work out - and I'll miss his work in this comp. He has just posted a thread you might want to check out... https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=p=243053#post243053 Shame - he was good. | 2009-07-20 22:07:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Yeah, it's a pity | 2009-07-20 22:27:00 Author: Unknown User |
| OK - my reflections entry did take *** ages!!!! http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/richergraphics/SIGNATURE-STRIP-Reflection-1.png Believe it or not, this is not text superimposed over a photograph. In fact, the backgound isn't a photograph at all!!! I know some will complain about the height, but the scenery in the original render was so clear, I didn't want to dilute it too much. The larger original looks miles better than this What do you think? Rhy EDIT __________ OK changed the height cause I was cheatin like a gypsy!! | 2009-07-21 22:54:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| love it as always | 2009-07-21 23:04:00 Author: Unknown User |
| Hey I just got back from Idaho and am very glad to see I made it through another competitive round of sig-madness! Thanks for the compliment Rhy and of course, lovin' the positive feedback Lucky Can't wait for next round!!!! | 2009-07-22 03:38:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Very nice Rhy. I really like the simplicity of it, and the text is my favourite part. Nice reflection as well. This is going to be a tough round | 2009-07-22 08:18:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr198/Grahamstyl3/reflect-1.gif Here is my entry.. It is a little different from the traditional 'reflection' but I like how it came out! | 2009-07-22 17:48:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| And that just leaves me then Slowly slowly catchy monkey, something about a tortoise. I dunno - I tend to do mine and then spend the rest of the week perfecting it I like the smudge border on yours Graham, and I thought that was a pretty nice take on the theme. | 2009-07-22 20:11:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| Thanks Coxy! I can't wait to see what you make! I have a feeling that this may be my week to go! Rhy has all the fancy equipment where he can make 3d objects which I don't have so he has an advantage there! Is there going to be another round after this? Or is only 1 person going to be eliminated? | 2009-07-22 20:32:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| I think it's going to be me eliminated this time This is what I've made so far: http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e56/Snoogyface/Reflection_Banner.png I'm not sure it's good enough to go through yet - hence I'ma keep on changing it until I'm happy. | 2009-07-22 21:24:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| I really like that one Coxy. And also Grahamlif3's sigs. They are smooth like O_o... How do you do that? :O | 2009-07-22 21:48:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036 |
| This is definitely the closest round so far. I'm so nervous haha! I just think I have a chance of going because mine is an abstract reflection. Coxy, did you make the sunglasses on your own? | 2009-07-22 22:38:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Graham! Hey the sig is supposed to be 150 by 500, or 250 by 500 IF it's a pop out, which I just gave the extra room so people wouldn't feel limited to non popout sigs... so yours is way huge... I guess I'll let it go - I'm really not a stickler for rules.. at all. | 2009-07-23 01:41:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| AHH! I was going to make a pop out one, but the technique i had totally did not work, I'm so sorry! if you really want me to change it I can... I might have to start over, but I can haha | 2009-07-23 01:55:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| It's cool, it's just sooooooooooo big lol. | 2009-07-23 02:13:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Ahh sorry again... I wish Coxy would submit is final one so maybe you could start judging EARLY | 2009-07-23 02:45:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Oh god... it's close!!!!!!!! Graham - nice abstract concept - again, your layering is well put together and I like the use of the cross section bottom left. Text is very well done too. Coxy - this is (in my opinion) your best work so far. The thing that really struck me was the minimal use of colour on a black and white background which came off really well. Looking at mine again, it seems a little simple compared with yours, even with the advantage of 3D programs!! Oh well, I like simple - It's my thing. I don't know about your views, but I sincerely think I have a problem this week. I like the idea of early judging if Coxy has finished!!! BTW - IF I stay in, this is the last time I go first! Rhy | 2009-07-23 18:49:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Oh god... it's close!!!!!!!! Graham - nice abstract concept - again, your layering is well put together and I like the use of the cross section bottom left. Text is very well done too. BTW - IF I stay in, this is the last time I go first! Rhy Haha thanks rhy! Like i said this is definitely one of the closest rounds so far. When you say that this is last time you go first, do you mean first to post your sig? | 2009-07-23 19:31:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| If you guys want I can judge now since they're all in. I need all 3 of you to agree though. | 2009-07-23 22:52:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Agreed. Please judge now! I'm so nervous haha! edit* I looked in the entry thread and I definitely do now see Coxy's.... | 2009-07-23 23:36:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Yeah, mines posted now :/ I'm pretty happy with it, but it could well be my turn to leave. Good luck to everyone. [I'm fine with the judging being early too] | 2009-07-24 10:23:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| When you say that this is last time you go first, do you mean first to post your sig? Thats exactly what I meant! - I need to know how good teh competition is! lol If you guys want I can judge now since they're all in. I need all 3 of you to agree though. Yeah - definately - go for it. Rhy | 2009-07-24 19:34:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Well I'm pretty sure I've been one of the last to post my sig each round. Generally finish mine first too and then spend the rest of the time tweaking it I'm not so sure I'll make it through this round though - it's going to be a very difficult choice. Good Luck Lucky! | 2009-07-24 20:38:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| I think we are all unsure about who is getting eliminated this round haha! I tend to make it and just post it. If I keep looking at it too much I will start to second guess what I created. Yeah good luck Lucky! When do you think you will post the results? | 2009-07-24 20:50:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Now I guess... this makes me so sad. I'll go into as much detail as I can, be right back guys. | 2009-07-25 03:20:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Ok had to break this one down numerically... Scores out of 10 equally weighted, because just straight opinion on my part could not separate ANY of these 3 sigs. So I scored them based on the following: Traditional Sig values: borders, flow, color scheme, etc. Nailing the theme: How well you handled "reflected" theme Text incorporation: Basically how sweet was your text in the sig? Creativity: self explanatory Each scored out of 10 and weighted 25% each, this is as professional of a judging job ever done in a sig contest! Lol, well at least by me it is. Here we go... Rhy! An early favorite to win it all, you constantly impress - and this is no exception. I want to see the original you mentioned being much more detailed. Scoring: Traditional Sig Values: Great appearance of a standard long thin sig, even with the actual dimensions being higher than it looks. The border is solid, but has a suspect spot near the mountain line at the far left part of the sig where I can't tell why the render shows through the border. The colors are solid, not over the top, and very balanced for the nature aesthetic scene you went with. A solid 9 out of 10 here. Nailing the theme: Ummm yeah, perfect ripple effect on the text, and mountain reflections, the perspective is exactly the same throughout the reflection, and nothing looks out of place. 10/10 here. Text Incorporation: Again, the text looks like it came out of MS Word or power point, but this time it's almost majestic how it stands out in front of the mountains, and wraps backwards along them. Unreal look to the text, how do you make your font by the way? (answer that when this is all over) I gotta give you a 10 again. Creativity: This is crazy good too, since you generated the scene yourself, and the pop out gets big points since it works soooo well... Plus rippling a reflection and using water like that wasn't the easiest choice but you went with it anyway... a solid 8 out of 10 here. Average: 9.25 Graham, definitely my favorite sig of the contest was yours last week, it's just cool. And cool is win. On to the scores shall we? Traditional Sig Values: Nothing traditional about this one, loses points for being so high vs wide, but the colors are great. The fading border to transparent is again very cool (and also very win) You took a chance on this one knowing it could hurt, and I must say I don't see this being used ever as a SIG, but it's solid mostly here: 7 out of 10 Nailing the theme: Took some explanation, but makes a pretty sweet idea into a pretty sweet sig. I love the quadrant effect you put in the bottom left portion of the sig, splitting it up adding contrast and coloring that replaces what would have been empty boring space, also almost reflecting each corner of the sig in one place. I give you a 9 out of 10 for such a risk here. Text Incorporation: I have spent A LOT of time doing text, just check out the beer one in my album of my profile, that one took like 3 hours of playing with bubbles. This is very creative and cool looking work that had to take you a long long time which will net you a perfect 10. no complaints here Creativity: So yeah, what hurt you before pays off here. I've never seen anything like it, and I love it. Completely original look, idea, and implementation of that idea gets you the perfect score here: 10/10 Average:9/10 Coxy, the young gun who will kick all of our collective behinds in graphic arts some day when he gets to our age... Let's see how you did. Traditional Sig Values: This is the most sig like sig of the bunch, and would most likely be used everyday. The border is a bit thick but has a very cool lighter effect - and I love when you can still see the sig through the border. Black and white is always cool and will always stand out, but to throw in the rainbow was EPIC win. 9/10 here with my only gripe being pixelated lines on the border around the corners, not sure if that was intentional but it looks odd, and the thickness isn't consistent on the border, it's thicker at the bottom vs the other three sides. Nailing the theme: I spent a long time searching for this picture, so I don't know where you got it, or if the reflection was already there, but this is a beautiful reflection interpretation incorporating not only the basic reflection of what's around, but also the rainbow effect and some graphic overlaying layers make this very cool. 10/10 here, yeah I said 10! get excited. Text Incorporation: This is another very strong improvement for you. You have the perspective nailed, and placement works well here. Your faults? Well unfortunately I have to compare you to your competition, and I would like to see it BEND with the curves of the glasses, like Rhy's bent around the mountains, also a little more depth would have done a world of good just for overall looks. You can avoid that "stuck here" look and make it LOOK like part of the glasses with an emboss effect, then copy it and paste it on top of itself, move it back a layer and Gaussian blur it a couple pixels to REALLY make it look like blends in. Still your best text to date 8/10 Creativity: I give you full marks for the text placement, and the designs I see within the glasses. The rainbow helped a ton just to give an overall... "woah! that's cool looking" to the average eye. My girlfriend liked yours the best because of that - I don't know which I like the best and I haven't kept a running total, so I don't even know who loses yet - but you lose creativity points due to it just being a picture, from somewhere with a great job in the one glass of the glasses... and only because the other guys MADE mountains, and created their whole thing as a reflection of their dreams in the sky, so by comparison even with the coolness you get an 8/10 here. Average:8.75 So Coxy is out, and I'm heart broken and I made it as professionally judged as possible, weighing everything I could. Thank you for your hard work and awesome sigs Coxy. You will win one of these, and soon I'm sure. ON TO THE FINALS>>>> bum bum bum! | 2009-07-25 04:08:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Wow that was really close! Coxy, you definitely have a lot of talent and great job on making it to the final three! Rhy... Bring your A game because it is on! May the best man win, and thanks for the feedback Lucky | 2009-07-25 05:18:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Just a friendly reminder from the judge: THIS IS THE FINALS! Don't hold back, use everything you got! <evil laugh> Oh yeah, feel free to hit the thanks button on the posts with feedback... it helps pay for your sticker at the end LOL I thought I would have been thanked a couple times going into detail each round - | 2009-07-25 05:30:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Experience wins out this round I'm afriad, but I'll be back you guys I've enjoyed this sig contest and I can't wait to see who wins. I'm not sure who my moneys on - could go either way. What I do know is that Luckys jobs going to get harder for this. I can always take pride in youngest to get this far in the sig contest V.4. Good Luck you two. I'll try and make it even closer next time | 2009-07-25 09:02:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| I thanked you on every feedback you have given because, hey, I really do appreciate it! | 2009-07-26 00:51:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| lol, wow! Thanks man... hows the sig coming? | 2009-07-26 01:05:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Ummm... no where at the moment! Rhy hasn't replied to my questionnaire I sent him yesterday morning... And his information about himself on here isn't that... full? | 2009-07-26 15:59:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Sorry for the delay guys.. have been busy with my... other life! Graham - I'll give you some info now as well as put you under the spotlight! I just cannot believe I have got this far and I'm not sure how on earth I expect to compete against the likes of Graham. Coxy's entry was indeed awsome and I really thought he would come out on top! My wife, IceMaiden loved it too. I really need to get cracking! Rhy P.S. - Lucky - i think I'd already thanked a lot of your posts but I've now thanked all of them!! XD | 2009-07-26 16:38:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| I can't wait to answer your questions! I have a really neat idea of what you should make for me. Though it will be challenging and if you can pull it off... We shall see... | 2009-07-26 18:09:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Rhyfelwr - you used two smileys in that post! :3 it increases your awesomeness. :arg: OT: .... err... Rhy - did you really make that background thing yourself? :O | 2009-07-26 18:27:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036 |
| it increases your awesomeness. :arg: Aw shucks - thanks, although i really don't deserve it OT: .... err... Rhy - did you really make that background thing yourself? :O Yep sure did. It was created in Terragen, using various heightmaps and layering with fractals to obtain the right look. There is no way I could have achieved this using normal Photoshop overlayering. Here is the original (which I prefer but couldn't use) http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/richergraphics/RhyfelwrLakeRender.png In all honesty, without you trawling through google or any other pic search engine you can think of, you won't find it, becuase it doesn't exist! If you want one doing, just let me know. | 2009-07-26 19:29:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Just got back! Congrats to everyone that made it through! I herd I liek mudkipz. | 2009-07-26 20:16:00 Author: moleynator Posts: 2914 |
| I have to say congrats to Lucky, this is quite the sig contest. Highly contested and incredibly fun! I've enjoyed it and I can't wait for when we have to face you next time. Also, I love the way you've split up the final and the subject matter is excellent | 2009-07-26 20:53:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| You should send me those questions asap Mr. Rhyfelwr | 2009-07-26 21:10:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| You should send me those questions asap Mr. Rhyfelwr Done my friend!! | 2009-07-26 22:11:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr198/Grahamstyl3/Rhyfelwr.gif This is what I made for you Rhy- feedback much appreciated! | 2009-07-28 15:43:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Well.. as you can see, I've adopted it!!!! And I'm kinda fussy about what I use! Pro's Colour range is absolutely spot on - love it Text effect is great Like the grittyness (if that's a word! )Good tonal use throughtout Depth of contrast is fantastic Love the textured edging Like the semi-translucent (Sheeps skull?) effect. Gotta have points for including the Balrog. More points for keeping it fairly simple! Con's The bubbles effect on the left looks a little out of place The translucent effect behond the Balrog head is .. erm.. what is it? The Balrog itself is a magnificant ancient demon and it just seems a little understated. The "Warrior" font just looks a little "slapped on" rather than being integrated into the rest, like the rest of the sig font. No real inclusion of Celtic theme.. Overall (although I can't score it for obvious reasons) I would mark this very very highly. Superb work and thank you so much for doing it. Still having problems with yours!! XD Rhy | 2009-07-28 17:44:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| I'm glad you like most of it! I really couldn't find a fantastic Balrog picture, and this is the best I could find. I wanted it to seem like he was coming out of the darkness. I personally like the bubbles on the side, but I had a feeling you would either think they were very artsy, or a failure *shrugs* And as for the warrior, I tried to do the same effect as your actual name on it, but you couldn't see it so I had to make it drop a shadow... Can't wait to see what you come up with! And I am HONORED you actually put it as your main sig! | 2009-07-28 17:56:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| the only thing i can come up with is that... the bubbles don't really fit with the sig. Mainly because they don't look torn. Really awesome sig! :arg: | 2009-07-28 18:37:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036 |
| Just saw your post on my profile. Please don't misunderstand me, if I didn't think this sig was better than fantastic, I wouldn't use it!! Sorry if I offended in any way.. ;( | 2009-07-28 18:47:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Oh gosh no you didn't offend me at all, it's just there seemed to be more cons than pros that's all! and Yeah when I look at the bubbles they would fit better if they were ragged like the actual sig.... schucks | 2009-07-28 19:06:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| you make teh awesome sigs though! :hero: | 2009-07-28 19:31:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036 |
| there seemed to be more cons than pros that's all! My fault...  sorry.I've just finished yours, so you can pick it to bits to make yourself feel better - I really don't mind!! XD http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/richergraphics/SIGNATURE-STRIP-500x250-GrahamLif.png Hope you like it :S Rhy PS - let the judging commence!!! | 2009-07-28 20:46:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Ok so judging.......... will be at the END! Part two can commence though: Ok, you think part one was hard? Part 2 - You make NEW versions of the sigs made in round 1. Only this time, you remake the sigs made by each other. So graham will be remaking this: http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/richergraphics/SIGNATURE-STRIP-500x250-GrahamLif.png And Rhy you will remake this one: http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr198/Grahamstyl3/Rhyfelwr.gif Only do it in your style, with everything in your arsenal, and take your time - no deadline... this is IT. Winner gets a sticker of his choice, controlling interest of the Sig Contest Dynasty (runs v5), and there's a special surprise for Graham when this is all done. Good luck guys, it has been an honor running this contest with you all. (you too coxy if you're reading this! but not you yarbone, because you didn't even make a single sig! Jerk!) | 2009-07-28 21:37:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| A special prze for Graham? Rhy, you should boycott this! | 2009-07-28 23:09:00 Author: Unknown User |
| Oh my goodness a special prize for ME?! Oh boy! And Rhy! I better put this as my default sig IMMEDIATELY! I will edit this after that and give pros and cons! EDIT: Pros: -You got the colors SPOT ON! Great work on that! -Sunburst! Ahh! Love it! -Incorporation of the Canon (I think you put T1i) lens, nicely done. -I love how there is just one segment of 'realistic' lens and the rest is gritty with a drawn-in feel Cons: -Ahhh... Hmmm... I don't want to sound mean, but I don't like pictures of myself in actual sigs. Sorry! I should have told you -Is the second circular metal piece supposed to be the inside of the camera? I can't really tell.. :/ -I wish the writing was just a LITTLE more legible in the gritty parts of the lens. I can read most of it, just the "T1is" Overall great job! Hmmm question for Lucky--- Do we start from scratch or do we have to use the sig the other person actually made and edit it from there? | 2009-07-29 00:38:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| haha... that's you in the sig? It's really big though O_o I found an awesome setting on this forum yesterday. You can prevent the images from being automatically resized. Just check out the user CP... i can't really tell where i found the option... but yeh ... You should try it. | 2009-07-29 08:11:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036 |
| Glad you like it.. shame about the portrait - as you said, I didn't know otherwise I would have used my other background I was going to use.. Yeah the size does look quite overpowering but it is within the rules size (500x250 if pop-out). I know what you mean about the type on the lens being hard to read. I originally had all the lens with out any effect, but it looked too stark against the styled background so I added part of the lens ina similar style. Yeah, the second circular part is the camera mounting plate for the lens, where you can see the light capture plate .. and other stuff! Very interesting twist from Lucky - didn't see that one coming. Should we send each other the original layered files? .psd suit you? | 2009-07-29 14:22:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| I got an interesting message from your wife Icey.. She said she told you not to use the picture of me in it haha. I will definitely check out the thing you are talking about Yarbone! Hey I found out how to do it! Good find Yarbone! | 2009-07-29 16:44:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| there's one problem though. If someone posts really big pictures, they won't get... scaled down meaning the whole page will look akward <_> So i changed it back xD | 2009-07-29 18:41:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036 |
| Lol I'm going to have a 1 by 2500 pixel line image just to mess up the forums for you guys! Lol, no but seriously, you two guys do whatever you want to remake each other's sig, use original materials from each other, or start from scratch. Also I think the winner should make theirs into a tutorial, so take screen shots while you make them! Of how you're doing what you're doing so the whole community gets something out of our fun little contest. | 2009-07-29 22:15:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Okey Dokey. I don't know if I am going to start from scratch or not. I will have to draw out some ideas and see what I come up with! This is it, Rhy! May the best man win! Good luck and let me know if you have any questions and what not! Thanks for being a most excellent host LuckyShot! | 2009-07-29 23:44:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| You are very welcome! Remember no time line - so don't settle for anything you don't want me to see. And by time line I mean deadline | 2009-07-30 02:53:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| And by potatoe i mean peanut :arg: so yeah... What are the prices <_> | 2009-07-30 07:15:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036 |
| Lucky you are a genius. This last section of the contest has been superb. I loved ompeting an even now I'm out I'm enjoying the final. Really loved the two sigs that were made. Rhy, yours has a great colour scheme and a lovely focal point. Graham, yours looked amazing together an I loved the red colours. Can't wait to see who wins! So close now, good luck to you both Oh, and thanks for the mention a few posts back Lucky | 2009-07-30 12:40:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| Can't wait to see what you come up with! And I am HONORED you actually put it as your main sig! Hey - likewise - that's what I do it for!! Only this time, you remake the sigs made by each other. Only do it in your style, with everything in your arsenal, and take your time - no deadline... this is IT. Winner gets a sticker of his choice, controlling interest of the Sig Contest Dynasty (runs v5), and there's a special surprise for Graham when this is all done. Good luck guys, it has been an honor running this contest with you all. (you too coxy if you're reading this! but not you yarbone, because you didn't even make a single sig! Jerk!) I so didn't see that one coming!! Winner gets a sticker - yay.. errr what's a sticker? :S I wonder what the special prize for Graham is.... Can I have one?? LOL A special prze for Graham? Rhy, you should boycott this! Yeah - this is favoritism at its worst!!! Just kidding Lucky I got an interesting message from your wife Icey.. She said she told you not to use the picture of me in it haha. Fekt like a pratt when you said you didn't like it either - I should listen more! Okey Dokey. I don't know if I am going to start from scratch or not. I will have to draw out some ideas and see what I come up with! This is it, Rhy! May the best man win! Good luck and let me know if you have any questions and what not! Thanks for being a most excellent host LuckyShot! I think I'll try to keep to your theme, but just mess it up a bit I may need to ask some questions.. I'll have to see how I go.Fully agree about Lucky being host - maybe he should host the next one!! Lucky, after reading your messages, I guess this wouldn't go down too well lol. You are very welcome! Remember no time line - so don't settle for anything you don't want me to see. And by time line I mean deadline Thank god for that. Really loved the two sigs that were made. Rhy, yours has a great colour scheme and a lovely focal point. Graham, yours looked amazing together an I loved the red colours. Can't wait to see who wins! So close now, good luck to you both Thanks Coxy - I must admit, I have been nervous competing with you guys and din't expect to get this far. I'll just do the easy bit and let Lucky do the hard bit! Rhy | 2009-07-30 20:43:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Oh and I hope I didn't offend Yarbone - I was just messing with him because he missed the first deadline. NOW....... This deserves some messing with for the following reasons: Yarbone makes sigs daily, and has no reason to miss a deadline when he was PMed about it the day before/of/given a day to get one in Yarbone has participated in Sig Contest before. Actually, Yarbone has WON sig contest before... Actually, Yarbone has RAN SIG CONTEST BEFORE and used to bug people every week to get their sigs in and not miss the deadline... ANNNNNND, he did it the FIRST week. SO no I don't hate you - you're still one of my favorite people, but come on! I have to joke with you after all that. | 2009-07-30 21:57:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| :arg: alright I get it. xD btw, when i ran the contest i just wanted people to not miss the deadline. K, maybe it wasn't really cleaver, but you know. I just can't stand it when people miss the deadline because they just happen to be on the toilet or something! D: | 2009-07-30 22:02:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036 |
| Rhy- I need to ask you for ONE thing.. If you don't have it then I will have to come up with something else. Do you have the lens part of the sig you made on a transparent background..??????????? | 2009-07-31 16:09:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Rhy- I need to ask you for ONE thing.. If you don't have it then I will have to come up with something else. Do you have the lens part of the sig you made on a transparent background..??????????? No problem... http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/richergraphics/lens.png ______________________________________ EDIT Sun 2/7 I am really having problems with this!! I can find good Balrog images and make a decent enough sig, but all I'm doing is using existing googled images... I've decided to take a plunge and download/learn ZBrush. No, I've never used it before, but I want to see if I can create a 3D Balrog head that can then be imported into my rendering software to get the lighting right.. This may take a while!!!!! | 2009-07-31 19:48:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| I finished my final entry for this spectacular Sig Contest but I am going to wait until Rhy can finish his so we can post around the same time. Good luck rhy! I'm sure you will hit a home run | 2009-08-02 23:59:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| I have now finally finished my entry - sorry for the delay... http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/richergraphics/SIGNATURE-STRIP-Balrog.png As I put in my entry post, I had to use err... 1,2,3 programs for this to create the Balrog from scratch. I've posted a few screenshots in this album (http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/album.php?albumid=612) if anyone wants to see the development. Not very interesting I'm afraid!! LOL After all that time, I'm not sure if I like it and I'm pretty sure Graham is going to wipe the floor with me...oh well, it was fun while it lasted! Hope everyone likes it. As usual, feedback is most welcome. Rhy Oh... Graham, you haven't broken your PC by any chance have you?? | 2009-08-04 00:01:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Holy ... **** That's good | 2009-08-04 00:10:00 Author: Unknown User |
| Did you PM graham, he was done with his waiting on this. Great job as always man... the screen shots were awesome. | 2009-08-04 00:25:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Ok Rhy, I love it! I can't even think how long it must have taken and how much effort you've put in to it. Really sums up how seriously high the competition has been in V4.0 - immense. We'll eventually find a winner though and I can't wait to see what Graham's got in store for us | 2009-08-04 00:34:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| Oh my... I am going to post mine now.. I don't know how I feel about mine anymore! They are so totally different haha! *edit* Egads! Haha I hope you guys somewhat like what I created.... http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr198/Grahamstyl3/lenssig.png | 2009-08-04 00:45:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Lol no backing out and remaking now! Oh wait, can you do that? I don't know... who makes the rules around here? looks around confused. EDIT:::: oh wait that's me that makes the rules.... Time to judge - thanks guys, amazing work as always and I'm not looking forward to breaking this one down. | 2009-08-04 00:52:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Do you think the results will be in by tonight? Ahh I'm so excited and nervous haha! | 2009-08-04 01:00:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Dudes, you are seriously good at this! Good luck to both of you! Icey | 2009-08-04 01:02:00 Author: IceMaiden  Posts: 1057 |
| Aw thanks Icey! You have one very talented husband and it has been an honor competing with him! This has definitely been the highlight of LBPC for me, competing in this amazing competition! | 2009-08-04 01:03:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Oh dear. I'm afraid I don't want to judge this one.....wait - I don't have to! Good luck Lucky, this one is not going to be easy for you. Loved the last banners from you both and I can't choose between them. | 2009-08-04 01:05:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| @Graham - that;s really good, and you HAD to get the bubbles/circles in around the edges in one of your sigs didnt you? lol nice work | 2009-08-04 01:13:00 Author: Unknown User |
| Ok going in alphabetical order: Graham: First Sig: 10/10 for text. Far and away the best of the competition. You nailed Rhy down and captured what he wanted with an amazing style. I love how you use that torn page drop shadow ? much like the telephone pole sig a few weeks back. It works well? an idea for the future ? and write this down because you will thank me? Take that AWESOME effect of the torn page look with the drop shadow? and then have the main focus render of the sig POP out over the torn page border, it would look 3d like it's popping out of the screen! Man I?m going to make a sig like that now? haha. Ok I love the circles! I really do like abstract never before done tricks and risks. You obviously know by now most want that same type of drop shadow effect so that they blend in with the rest of the sig. I disagree whole heartedly, and instead argue they needed the texture of the brush work to blend in? and then you could have RAISED them off the page with the drop shadow OUTSIDE instead of inside, making them look like they were torn out of the sig and are laying out to the side. I give this sig overall 9.5/10 with the .5 from the slightly odd look of the circles no QUITE connecting with the rest of the sig, and the bolrog needed a bit more contrast, if even just some glow in the eyes ? just something since it's a bit too dark. Second Sig: Low and behold the circles are back. And no I didn?t write the above feedback today ? it was a while ago and how AWESOME is it that you raised the circles off the screen like they are drops coming off the rest of the sig, and I SOO called that last sig. Haha. Moving on. Colors: 10/10, beautiful. Creativity: Fluid flow, stark contrasting non fluid render. Awesome lighting effects, 10/10 Text: 10/10? the tribute to your avatar and classic ?GrahamLif3? with more color and splatter brush, plus the faint text of subject matter and foregn characters was epic EPIC win. Ok, I love this sig to death, top to bottom, the light rays coming out to the right are awesome ? could have used maybe a few more through the middle?. Splatter brush here and there for good measure works really well. Overall 9.9/10 because I always give room for improvement, I don't give perfect scores. more to follow, when I'm done typing it up. | 2009-08-04 01:19:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Rhy?s turn: Great work here, with tons and tons of effort put into each aspect. I love the sunburst effect, and especially how you cut it off to the left in the typical sig rectangular shape? paralleling the overall shape of the sig. Beautiful touch there. The exploded view of the camera is amazing as well, making for a great cetral focal point as well as nailing graham?s hobby. Speaking of graham, you threw HIM in there, and really worked the colors through out. I love the simple tight fitting border. I?m not a fan of the blotchy texture, but it doesn?t really look bad ? just not my thing. The text is awesome, and gets nailed with the curving around the lense. But you could have copied it and pasted it on top of itself, blurring the back one and making it darker to mimic the existing text on the lense exactly. Little room for improvement here: 9.45/10 Edge goes to Graham in round 1 2nd Sig: Epic win. You got in the torn page edges, and ANOTHER border on top of that just for the heck of it. I looks great ? think about using texture on those gradient borders you?ve been making like the resident evil one you did, just some canvas texturing would do wonders for the complexity of the border itself. There is no need to point out the complexity of the rest of this sig. The hand crafted Balrog looks so professional, I CAN?T believe you made it from scratch. The gradient light from the mouth could use a faint texture overlay, maybe a fire texture here. But seriously amazing job there. I love the text, it glows, like cryptic unholy writing that I shouldn?t be reading for fear of this thing in your sig coming and eating me. The texture of the background is awesome ? reminds me of the walls in the later stages of Doom 3? and I really appreciate the work you put into this ? for example the lava like texture masked over the balrog?s horns, then the fire work coming off of it? as well as how that same firey texture was carefully pulled around his mouth and jaw as well. Overall, this is just awesome? 9.95/10 Rhy gets the nod here, this is ridiculous ? winner to follow? | 2009-08-04 01:34:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| OMG Graham - you rock!!!! Serious improvement on mine and I feel that, after reading Lucky's first write up, I am so out - how on earth can I beat that!!! Icey thinks its seriously good and she should know, because she is seriously good at knowing what's seriously good!!! Before the final write up, I can honestly say I've thouroughly enjoyed this competition and am so honoured to be competing with some extremely talented artists here. Thank you to everyone who took part. Rhy EDIT _______ Aaarrrgghhhh - the tension is killing me!!!!! | 2009-08-04 01:35:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| AND THE WINNER IS... Rhyfelwr The last round could not be closer, it was basically a tie - and the tie breaker was the shear amount of original work Rhy put into his, literally creating the whole thing on his own - that intangible won him the contest. Round 1: http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/richergraphics/SIGNATURE-STRIP-terminator.jpg Round 2: http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/richergraphics/SIGNATURE-STRIP-Rhy2.png Round 3: http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/richergraphics/SIGNATURE-STRIP-Fire.png Round 4: http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/richergraphics/SIGNATURE-STRIP-Reflection-1.png Finals round 1: http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr198/Grahamstyl3/rhysigme.png Finals Round 2 http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j120/richergraphics/SIGNATURE-STRIP-Balrog.png Congratulations - Sig Contest V4 Champion, Rhyfelwr. Now pick out a sticker here (http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/xperience.php?go=shop&cat=4) and let me know which one it is... take your time to come up with some categories and rules, and start V5 so Maiden has something to do and Coxy can get some redemption. As for that second place guy... Graham, this was going to happen wether you won or lost - this was the extra something I had for you previously mentioned... On behalf of me and Maiden and Rhy and yarbone, and moleynator - we would love you to join the Sig Exchange Crew. (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=t=13522) You will get an invite momentarily to the social group, and will be added to the list of artists should you accept of course. This was awesome, and I hope you guys enjoyed my help/opinion/format as much as I enjoyed your artistry, originality, and hard work. Thank you guys so much - and oh man I am scared to enter the next one. PS - PLAY DEJA BOOM! RIGHT NOW, muah ha ha - shameless self promotion. But seriously, this is what I worked on while you guys worked on sigs, and is worth the play - check sig for details, and no flaming me for plugging my level! | 2009-08-04 01:50:00 Author: LuckyShot Posts: 713 |
| Oh that's great! Congratulations Rhy! I knew you would win! I am honored to have competed with ALL the fine competitors and I will be back next round to claim my victory!!! Thanks so much for letting me join such a prestigious group! CONGRATS RHY AND THANKS LUCKY! | 2009-08-04 02:14:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Congrats to Rhy, condolences to you Graham, but hey, you can be a sig exchange guy now! Good job to both of you, some amazing sigs, and to everyone else who competed, hope you all try again next time Now Rhy, no time to celebrate, your turn to make and judge the sig comp | 2009-08-04 02:18:00 Author: Unknown User |
| Haha yeah when I first read it I like "Oh my gosh I WON!" but I guess not. I guess I had my hopes a little high since Lucky considered TWO of my sigs to be "the best of the competition" schucks, I guess next time I will have to find the money to buy fancy 3D-making software so I can truly compete with Rhyfelwr. | 2009-08-04 02:52:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Congratz Rhy! I can't enter next round because I am going to italy in a couple of weeks. I will enjoy seeing all the new sigs that everyone will make though! I can enter in 4 weeks if you wanna wait! Haha! | 2009-08-04 02:54:00 Author: moleynator Posts: 2914 |
| Wow...just read all this from the beginning. This contest was beyond awesome. Ending was so tense. Sorry Rhy, but I was rooting for Graham at the end. I liked the abstractness of his better for the balrog. I'm a huge fan of simple and abstract and your balrog was a little to much. But, if overall in the competition, I agree with you winning. This was way to close. I think it stressed everyone out haha. | 2009-08-04 04:27:00 Author: Roanoake  Posts: 166 |
| wow, @_@ ...... I thought that was pretty close. Congratz Rhyfelwr!! :hero: and well done Graham. I really like the sig yuu made :3 | 2009-08-04 07:55:00 Author: Yarbone Posts: 3036 |
| Congratulations to both of you finalists - very good sigs. Of course Rhy steals the limelight, but don't forget how close this one was! I couldn't call it between you two - the quality was ridiculous in the final (and dare I say also in the semi-final with me )I'll be ready for V5.0! Time for me to get some payback. | 2009-08-04 15:55:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| I've been watching this quietly since it started. Very interesting. Now it's over, I have to say congrats to Rhy! And congrats to Graham for getting into the exchange! You both did exceptionally awesomely well. So...woo! Yeah, that's all. | 2009-08-04 16:13:00 Author: ARD Posts: 4291 |
| Just logged on for the first time since seeing the result at stupid-o-clock this morning. I wanted time to calm down and post a reply that made some sense... oh.. hang on..bit more coming out... WAAAHHAAYYYYYY!! :eek: OMG I WON!!!!!!! AAAARRRGGGGHHHH :eek:*jumps around a lot waving my arms ridiculously in the air*..... OK calmed down again now.. I do feel a little speechless (or textless if thats a word), because in the end, I truly feel that were both evenly matched. I suppose in the end, Lucky had an impossible task which I didn't envy (Oh god, its my turn next!) and he had to go either way on a knife edge. I felt that his marking was very fair and, on marks alone, we were indeed equal. Its interesting that earlier in the week, after using standard googled Balrog images, I did feel that it would be too easy and might get critisized for not being original... hence the work on creating it from scratch (That soooo took longer than I wanted it to!). From what lucky said, I guess that was what tipped it, but artistically, I thought it was a head-to-head. Graham.. my comiserations to you.. you were an awsome competitor and I worry about having to compete against you in the future! Lucky - I have to say that this contest was superbly hosted. It was well thought out, well constructed, well maintained and brilliantly written up. I think that my efforts in V5 will mimic many of your ideas I'm afraid! Congratulations for guiding a truly tense and exciting comp! I'll PM you about a sticker choice, but really, it was about taking part and I really enjoyed it. As a mark of respect to Graham, I would like to donate the same choice of a sticker to you.. you really deserve it and I don't feel right taking all the glory. BTW, all of the software I use is free (err Photoshop...not so free). The last package I used was ZBrush (in addition to DAZ STudio), which I learned in 3 days on 30 day trial... so anyone can achieve these results without breaking the bank. To all the other competitors.. you were all awsome!! I feel that there is going to be some SERIOUS competition in V5, judging the feedback I've read!! I'll be working on the format for V5 tonight, so certain individuals *ahem* won't have to wait long before getting stuck in! Again... thanks...so much Rhy | 2009-08-04 18:17:00 Author: Rhyfelwr Posts: 606 |
| Great work, again! Can't wait till next round to see what crazy themes you come up with! | 2009-08-04 18:47:00 Author: GrahamLif3 Posts: 386 |
| Rhy, I totally trust you to come up with some awesome themes - and you'll be a great judge too! | 2009-08-04 18:54:00 Author: Coxy224 Posts: 2645 |
| Congrats on the win Rhy all that practice on that 3D thing payed off =D Epic balrog you made Good luck being the judge lol ^^ if you need help judging, i have an idea just come back onto this page, and just look at the things Lucky commented on while judging and work that into your own will work like a charm XD C u soon | 2009-08-05 14:10:00 Author: AJ_187  Posts: 83 |
| Well done Rhyfelwr.. I've seen great sigs in this round. Sorry about not responding, but I became busy, and haven't had time to respond. :/ | 2009-08-09 18:25:00 Author: TheArmedReaper Posts: 1543 |
| Well done Rhy, you did a great job, congratulations. | 2009-08-09 19:13:00 Author: mrsvista  Posts: 755 |
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