Shop Mobile More Submit  Join Login
×

More from DeviantArt



Details

Submitted on
February 20, 2005
Link
Thumb

Stats

Views
234
Favourites
0
Comments
24
×
Well I have been around trying to get people to vote in the last couple of days, and half of them seemed not to bother because they think going through all the entries was too much work for them XP Pfft.. voters..

Anywhoo, the voting's now closed, because I dont think anyone else is going to give any feedback now that most people have already been and done it, while others didnt feel like it. Here's the voting score total for each contestant, in decending numerical order (two or more sharing the same score are announced in alphabetical order):

Airlight - 7
EUAN-THE-ECHIDHOG - 5
Pink-Shimmer - 5
Rogerregorroger - 4
ZoDy - 4
Timyoshi - 3
Gilson - 1
Mikefox124 - 1
Dagg - 0
Tails90-Da-Kitsune - 0
Toshi21 - 0
Verace - 0
Yoshi-Rocker - 0

Euan and Pinky tie for second/third places, but at the moment there's no telling who gets what place. Also, I do kinda feel bad for the people who got very little or no votes at all. So, what I'm going to do to change all that is award bonus points!

This bonus points system is to make things a bit more interesting, but it may help turn tables around in current results. The system works like this: I will take one last look at each entry from the contest and write a small paragraph on my final thoughts from each entry. I will then award each entry a score out of 10, which will depend on my thoughts (if it's a generally poor picture, it scores low). The score I give will then be converted to bonus points, which gets added on to their existing voting scores.

Going in alphabetical order.....

:bulletred:Airlight - Let me start by saying that this is nothing short of awesome. Once again Airlight never fails to impress with her phenominal artistic skills, with outstanding airbsuhing and 'plastic' shading all around, along with wonderful glitsy sparkly stars flung around in the eye candy-some backdrop. Finally, Airlight seems to be the only contestant who was committed enough to draw both couples in the picture instead of picking just one to stick by, showing she was willing to put in that extra bit of effort to draw, color and shade in. Finally, despite the fact that her entry was over 5 days late and is technically unfinished in places, it still succeeds in pleasing the eye of any viewer. Overall, the quality of the picture speaks for itself.
Score: 9/10
:bulletred:Dagg - To be honest, there isn't much 'Art' here to look at, as most of it is really just a photograph being used as the background for setting the scene. The drawing itself is basically Kirby and Shimmer sitting at a table and eating, but I can't say that a lot of effort was put into the art end of this entry.. still, for a unique idea of using a photo for the backdrop and for giving it a shot, I'll be fair (or rather, generous) and give Dagg a 4 for a nice try.
Score: 4/10
:bulletred:EUAN-THE-ECHIDHOG - A wonderful piece of art that clearly expresses the sense of love in the air that surrounds Pinky and Jelly. The cuteness and well-drawn picture aside, the scenery seems to be a bit predictible, having Jelly and Pinky sitting in the moonlight. Also, if you look closely in the shadow area of the characters, you'll notice the moon is barely visible behind the shadow layer of the characters, so I'm afraid I'm taking a point off for that.
Score: 6/10
:bulletred:Gilson - I cant blame Gilson for not being a professional photoshop master or at least for not being an artist at such calibur as myself, so I wont penilize him for that. The idea of the picture itself is unique, which is a good thing, however, the idea kinda slides off what the contest was focusing on; a picture to do with a possible future daughter doesn't exactly represent Valentine's Day. In the end, lack of professional artistic skills aside, it's still a pretty decent picture, but loses points for being a bit off-topic.
Score: 5/10
:bulletred:Mikefox124 - Now I certainly wasn't expecting to recieve an entry from someone who doesn't use deviantART, but has a Sheezyart account, which I see as a kind thing to do. As for the picture itself, it's a cute idea and I like the fact he made it a comic instead of drawing a single piece of scenery like all the other entries. The picture has no flaws but the fact that it's not a masterful work of art, but it's a decent comic at best
Score: 6/10
:bulletred:Pink-Shimmer - Pinky's entry for the contest can only be described in one word: cuteadorablific! :XD: seriously though, despite the fact that Pinky kinda rushed to get this done on time, the picture itself has it's good points in digital art quality: the shading isn't all that bad, the lineart is great, and the grass and flowers look utterly detailed. This is one of those "aww" pictures that you cant help but smile at. :D
Score: 7/10
:bulletred:Rogerregorroger - I feared that Roger's entry would had been overlooked by some people because it wasn't a picture, but I think the mini flash cartoon is great stuff. As fans of Roger would know, the graphics of the flash itself are quite simple, but the fact that Roger gave up free time on his hands to work on this and really put hard work into getting it done just in time for the deadline shows me that he was committed and had put in the effort to see it through to the end within the time limit. Need I say more?
Score: 10/10
:bulletred:Tails90-Da-Kitsune - Unfortunately, this picture isn't much. I know that Tails90 had kept forgetting to make an entry for the contest, and eventually, he managed to make something rushed in the last minute. His entry is the result of this, and with all due respect, it is poor.
Score: 2/10
:bulletred:Timyoshi - I'm glad Tim could make it in time to get his entry done just before the contest was closed from taking more entries in. As for the picture itself, it's creative to see that he combined the couple that is Jelly and Pinky with a classic scene from a classic featured length animation (Lady & The Tramp, for those who dont know). Overall, it is a cute picture, but not the best of the lot.
Score: 7/10
:bulletred:Toshi21 - Toshi's picture is fairly basic, and because it was done on the computer and not through his usual method, it kinda lacks quality. As for the picture itself, it's Pinky and Jelly holding hands with hearts in their eyes as they gaze into one-another. Cute idea, but it's nothing much. Sorry.
Score: 5/10
:bulletred:Verace - I was surprised that Verace got absolutely no votes at all, because I thought it was a pretty decent picture. He drew the scenery great, and the couple look so aww'ingly adorable. Also, the pencil coloring is pretty good for someone of his talents, and overall I can say this should had deserved more votes.
Score: 8/10
:bulletred:Yoshi-Rocker - I hate to be brutally honest, but let me just put it straight and simple: Crap. Utter, stinking crap. I really hate to sound like the next Simon Cowell, but comparing this to the drawings Yoshi-Rocker is capable of doing, I must say this is beyond poor, plus I know for a fact it was rushed pretty quickly because Rocker kept forgetting to do his entry and had made some lame excuse about forgetting to scan in his done-on-paper entry through the scanner in school. Another school week passes (during the deadline stretch) and he still didn't scan it and made other excuses. I really hate to sound cruel, but I'm only being fair. He only gets a point for at least submitting something.
Score: 1/10
:bulletred:ZoDy - Zody's entry is pretty good. It isn't perfect, but it's got enough to be considered at least decent in my book: It's colorful, romantic, bears a lovely cartoony style Zody is known for doing, and overall it's drawn well. I must point out, however, that size seems to be the real flaw with the picture, as not only does Jelly Belly looks like he lost a fair bit of weight, but it looks like Pinky had grown a tad larger as if eating a Super Mushroom. =P The picture loses points for that flaw.
Score: 6/10

And so that's my thoughts... but how does it affect the scores? Here's the final results:

:bulletred: :trophy:1st Place:trophy:: Airlight - 16
:bulletblue: :trophy:2nd Place:trophy:: Rogerregorroger - 14
:bulletgreen: :trophy:3rd Place:trophy:: Pink-Shimmer - 12
4th Place: EUAN-THE-ECHIDHOG - 11
Tieing for 5th Place: ZoDy & Timyoshi - 10
7th Place: Verace - 8
8th Place: Mikefox124 - 7
9th Place: Gilson - 6
10th Place: Toshi21 - 5
11th Place: Dagg - 4
12th Place: Tails90-Da-Kitsune - 2
13th Place: Yoshi-Rocker - 1

Congrats to Airlight for coming in 1st! You win a year subscription and 3 requests, courtesy of moi. ^_^ Rogerregorroger Came in 2nd place and wins 3 months subscription and 2 request pictures. Pink-Shimmer nails the bronze medal and also earns herself a month subscription + free request. =)

As for all those who fell in 4th place or under, do not worry; I will soon begin working on a special group picture featuring participants who didn't win anything. This is the consolation prize.

Thank you goes to everyone who participated in the contest!!! ^___^
  • Mood:
Add a Comment:
 
:iconfireballolivia312:
Fireballolivia312 Featured By Owner Jun 9, 2009
I've seen my five year old sibling draw pictures on paper with a crayon that came out better than your art. So don't you dare make such an attempt to gloat about how great of an artist you are. If anything, YOUR art is "utter, stinking crap".
I bet a lot more people would have a greater respect for you if you weren't such a degrading blob. HAVE FUN DRAWIN' THEM ARTZ, MR. ARTIST OF HIGH CALIBURZ. GDFGDFGZTWRTQWETEWTZHDXHDFGDFGZSGZGZSDGSZGSF
Reply
:iconzombiephlegm:
ZombiePhlegm Featured By Owner Oct 12, 2008
you egotistical piece of shit.
Reply
:iconleatherleth:
LeatherLeth Featured By Owner Aug 15, 2007
Haha, oh wow. Come back when you have the skill of a three year old, you overconfident, egotistic piece of shit.
Reply
:iconshokora-kegawa:
Shokora-Kegawa Featured By Owner Dec 25, 2006
Wow, this is disgusting.

I just wanted to voice that.
Reply
:iconkumoruu:
kumoruu Featured By Owner Jan 18, 2007
I second that notion.
Reply
:iconmikefox124:
Mikefox124 Featured By Owner Mar 7, 2005
*claps to Other Contest Partucipents* I Liked the Piccys, Congrats Airlight, Roger, and Pinky :clap:
Reply
:iconstriderknight:
Striderknight Featured By Owner Feb 22, 2005
It's amazing how your own self-greed leads you to stuff like this. And now you try to cover it by showing off a silhouette.

You sir, are...a real menace. Not just to me, but to so many.

I don't care if I already commented in this journal, it won't hurt replying again.

But I bet you're gonna continue on being conceited and live in that world where flattery is only accepted.

Good day.
Reply
:iconkoshi:
Koshi Featured By Owner Feb 22, 2005
Dude, you really are crossing the line with that comment about Yoshi-Rocker's artwork he willingly submitted for your contest. You think everyone wants to enter these things you set? You constantly pester for entries, and then you have the cheek to strip down people's self-esteem by labelling their artwork as 'utter crap'.

You seriously have no concept of criticism or etiquette at all. Sickening.
Reply
:iconcardare:
cardare Featured By Owner Feb 22, 2005
"Crap. Utter, stinking crap. I really hate to sound like the next Simon Cowell"

Ouch. A tad harsh, don't you think? Also, everyone hates Simon cowell. He wears his trousers up too high to help him deflect critisism when people throw it at him.

"had made some lame excuse about forgetting to scan in his done-on-paper entry through the scanner in school."

DeviantArt's not school, ya know. It's kinda voluntary.
I think next time you critisize someone's work, make sure if you'd accept the same critisism if someone gave it to you. Sorry if this feels harsh, but NC's got a point.
Reply
:iconnightcroshi:
nightcroshi Featured By Owner Feb 21, 2005
Hmm...
The public critique and humiliation is OBVIOUSLY so NECESSARY. I mean, how can you judge without calling art "utter crap?" That is just a way to thank people who actually enter your contest, I see. Very interesting. This is coming from someone who whines and complains about critique whenever I give it to you? You go crying whenever anyone has ANYTHING to say about ANY of your pictures, and now you turn around to insult people who took the time, people who actually CARED [I don't know how with your attitude], and drew pictures for you? :sarcasm:

Oh right, I forgot. You've become a 'photoshop master', and a 'artist of great calibur.' :sarcasticclap: And who decided this? Did you just crown yourself an amazing artist? That must mean a lot to you. Gosh, like.. noone else's opinions matters anymore. Just yours.

OMG JB YOU ROCK. Get over yourself. Pls. LOVE YA! :wave:
Reply
Add a Comment: