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Basan
12-15-2007, 8:08 PM
Well folk, there (http://www.warboards.org/showthread.php?t=32241) ya have it. For the upcoming melee map making contest in Jan' at the WC Townhall we'd like to have a tasteful avatar and signature set. Since my artistic drawing skills pretty much stayed in the Stone Age, I'd like for all interested artisans of the CC forum to present us their envisions of those items. Apart the usual kudos, I thought to also make this an interesting thing and am making it a drawing contest as well, in which I'll have to still see if any judges (3 more tops) are willing to help out. ;)

Best of luck for all the contestants (and us to judge). :)

Edit add: The items which are being judged are: Theme compliance (in a binary form, yes or no :P), Appealing graphic visuals and the Combination/Complexity level used (filters, shade effects, granulations, etc. etc.) of the presented work. In this last one you obviously don't have to go "the more the merrier" routine. If it suits your needs it doesn't have to have all kind of SFX into it. ;)
The judging scale is from 1-10 being the later a perfect entry (except the compliance item in which a yes or no will kinda solve things).

Rules
- It must be your own original work, so no ripping off other artists.
- Exception to this rule is that you may use crops from Blizz's images, game screenshots, World Editor screenshots or similars to the above. You can also make your own drawings as a basis to it. That obvious might earn you a few extra points in the complexity/combination dept. :)
- All crops used and not made by you must be linked to so we know from where you got'em from.

Judges
- Basan
- GrassDragon
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Constestants
- BlackHawk (entry pending)
- Fallen
- FrankZ0509 (entry pending)
- Lithium

Imagery entry period
- Since it seems that it wasn't explicit enough the period would end at the end of the year (aka today included) but since no one seems to have grasped it am extending it 'till tomorrow. That way we may have some other competitors entering since they might use the free day to put up some work.
Since the map competition is due to end in the last day of January, we're extending this competition to the 20th of January so we have some time to see all the works that will be delivered and still judge it on time to use it for the map competition.

TheOutcast
12-18-2007, 11:06 PM
I'm just being stupid here, but, is this Avy and Sig thing representing the melee map contest in the WC Town Hall or what? Just asking.

Basan
12-19-2007, 1:22 AM
Yes, it is. *Duh* Haven't I just linked to the thread where we're detailing how's the contest going to happen? ;p

SgtHK
12-23-2007, 3:33 AM
Are there any additional rules for this contest? Or do we just go for the plain "make it look good the best you can" theme?

Basan
12-23-2007, 7:01 PM
The additional rules, if it wasn't glaringly obvious by now, is that it must be your own work and not a ripped off one. Apart original drawings you may use crops from Blizz' images, game screenshots and similars. :)
*Meh* Just went in and edited the initial post with those. Please give it a reread. ;)

BlackHawk
12-24-2007, 1:29 AM
I'll judge or submit; whichever you need.

FrankZ
12-25-2007, 7:00 AM
I'm in. I can judge or upload my monsterpiece. Whatever you like, Basan.

Basan
12-25-2007, 1:39 PM
Since we already have two judges, and although I'd like at least a third, maybe you two (BH and Frankz') should submit your pieces to start sparkling up the competition. ;)

Faiien
12-25-2007, 2:35 PM
if BH makes one i will
iam lazy -_-
i need some competition to do anything

FrankZ
12-25-2007, 8:13 PM
Okay, fine. I'll be working on my piece some time this week (after I finish that program some guy over the net paid me for :cool:).

Faiien
12-25-2007, 8:58 PM
/question
we can use blizzard characters correct? just asking...

editzords
ok i made one to start up the competition
the avy is real simple...i dont really like making avies cause you cant pack details into it
the sig was kinda complicated...well...not extremely complicated but 21 layers and about 2 hours
i was messing around with lighting and stuff and i think it turned out acceptable XD
well i hope you guys like it or w/e and i hope this jump starts the competition
i might add more later
enjoi

GrassDragon
12-30-2007, 3:06 PM
This competition isn't going to win itself kids!

Faiien
12-30-2007, 3:48 PM
hey ive tried
not only have i not gotten any response from my sig
it seems like nobody is even monitoring this

Basan
12-31-2007, 10:08 AM
Fallen, it'd be kinda biased if the judges spoke what they think of your entry before all are contestant's entries are delivered, wouldn't it? ;)
As a side note, may I note that you avy telling Illidan doesn't blend in that nicely with the Jan' mapping contest set. :concern:

Edit add: And since no one had taken the X-mas free days season to put up some work I've just updated the initial post with some data alongside extending the entry delivery period up to tomorrow (included). No more freebies from that point onwards, ok? :P

Lithium
01-03-2008, 5:56 PM
I'm not sure what we're supposed to make. A sig w/a warcraft render basically? If so, I'm in.

Faiien
01-03-2008, 7:04 PM
correct me if iam wrong but is this competition still on?

Lithium
01-03-2008, 7:40 PM
Well, Here's my entry, and if hte contest isn't going to take place anyways, doesn't matter. I'll donate it to whoever PMs me first.

http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x32/XyberForce/warcraftcopy.png

GrassDragon
01-04-2008, 4:52 PM
correct me if iam wrong but is this competition still on?

Yes, the competition is definitely still on.

Lithium, you need to provide links for the stocks you used.

Lithium
01-04-2008, 6:19 PM
Here's the original stock: http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/wow/en/downloads/wow_wp_tauren_1024x768.jpg

Basan
01-07-2008, 6:06 PM
Edited the initial post with the latest contestant. And we also have revised the delivery date period up to the 20th Jan' since the map competition judging will only start in Feb'. :)