Please scroll down for the results of Round 3 and awards.
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Basic info -- recopied for reference.
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[x] Good day to all. This is a contest that which is very much different from all the other general contests. Only this contest, you have to be more creative with a limited amount of choices that are offered to you.
[x] The name of the game: As it is, it is called the Screencapture Contest, and as you may have noticed there are rounds to this contest meaning I will continue with contests in the same routine [with variables...well..varying.
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[x] Basically I will provide one or more screencaptures of various things. Whether it be Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, a picture of a book, or a landscape capture. You will then use those screencaptures to make your graphic [avatar, banner, etc.].
Rules:
- You must
only use the screencaptures given to you.
- You must use them to make the required graphic (ie. Round: Avatar)
- Your entry must be a newly made entry. [Preferably with some kind of signature.]
- There will be no limit to the entries, as long as it is entered by the date. Any entry given latter the date will be shown and recognized but will not be included in the judging (unless given a very good reason as to why you entered late).
[x] Judging: Judging the graphics will be up to other moderators and/or random members. However there will be no poll. I will survey individual people. There will be a 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, and honorable mention.
I've added another place called Host's Choice, because I always want a certain one to have an award.
[x] Awards: Will not be guranteed the best in the world. I will try and see if anyone will be willing to make the awards at the end of contests or I will do to the best of my ability to make them, though take my word for it, my skills suck and so does my paint program. Unfortunately due to the horrifying AU Crash of 2005, the awards and results were postponed and I don't intend to take this long to get the results out unless they're a second AU Crash of 2005.
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Screencapture Contest - Round 4.............
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Theme: Billy Boyd........................
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Graphic: Blend.......................
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Images:
Images Removed due to closing of contest.
Notes:
---The rules above apply.
---You do not have to use all the pictures.
---The initial blend must be 700 x 400 pixels.
---Anyone can enter --- no limit of participants.
---Post the
LINK to your entry in your post. Try not to use the image tool.
---Entry is due by Friday, December 31, 2005 at 11:30 pm EST.
---Good luck and HAVE FUN!
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Members Entered:
[x] Johnny's Fan -
Entry
[x] ~Shieldmaiden~ -
Entry
[x] Gilraen Ringeril -
Entry
[x] Ellethwen -
Entry
[x] Maetharanel -
Entry
[x] Ororuthiel -
Entry
[x] ViviElessar -
Entry
[x] Beriadanwen -
Entry
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Awards/Results of Screencapture Contest - Round 3 [Mr. Tumnus]
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Our 1st Place Winner:
Celebwen ___________ Our 2nd Place Winner:
Maetharanel
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Our 3rd Place Winner:
Tauquende ___________ Our Honorable Mention:
Elanor
The special Host's Choice award goes to
Johnny's Fan.
P.S.: Another close contest!
Don't forget to thank Thenidiel for putting up with my needs for awards!
P.P.S.: Image hosting is Photobucket, it can sometimes be down so check back later if that's the case.
P.P.P.S.: The Lady Eowyn's entry had two different pictures, one because the 100 x 100 image and one being enlarged so that we could see the font. Unfortunately due to the rules, I only accepted the 100 x 100 one which was what I used when surveying voters.
Those who voted/judged:
1. CedricDiggoryLover - [A-U Member]
2. Tanthoroniel - [A-U Member]
3. Herenya - [A-U Moderator]
4. ViviElessar - [A-U Member]
5. Aerwen Skywalker - [A-U Member]
6. Larael Greenleaf - [A-U Member]
7. Beriadanwen - [A-U Member]
8. Lady Silme - [A-U Member]
9. Alatariel - [A-U Moderator]
10. Linariel - [A-U Member]
11. Ororuthiel - [A-U Member]
12. Elf Girl - [A-U Member]
13. Arsarniel - [A-U Moderator]
Comments:
Everyone:
“Everyone did wonderfully, and if I could I would have voted for them all since there were some other very unique ons in the group. But alas, I can only vote for 4 people. *sigh* Brilliant work everyone!” –Larael Greenleaf
“Over all. I had a tough time voting! All were very good!” –Lady Silme
pirateoftherings:
“I like the color change and the matching border. I can't quite tell if the text color is white or a goldy yellow…mind/eye tricks, I like it.” – Tanthoroniel
“Good focus, nice writing and border, tinted image works well. Slight star brush in background? Whatever it is - looks good!” –Herenya
“I really like it. I loved the goldish tint. The text was tilted and placed very nicely good work!” –Lady Silme
“It's very simple, and I believe that the simpler the avatar is, the better. The text is easy to read and clear--my only suggestion would be to choose a different colour to saturate it with, otherwise, good job!” -Ororuthiel
~Shieldmaiden~:
“Interesting how you have brushes in the back of Tumnus and then the like little lightened box around his head, attracts your eye. And of course my new obsession, overlayed text,
” – Tanthoroniel
“Great border. Writing perhaps needs an outline?” –Herenya
“I liked the coloring in this one also. The font is nice. The one problem that it had, is the shadow is kind of confusing. But I also like the border! good job” –Lady Silme
“I love the brushes that you used around the edges, they give a lovely touch and make it slightly different. The colours are lovely too, they remind me of the scene where Lucy and Mr. Tumnus are having tea and Lucy is looking at the fire. Beautiful!” -Ororuthiel
Elenanna Lothendhel:
“I think the idea to have one picture on top of the other is quite ingenious! Putting the text right over where a line or something would be shown is also a good idea.” - Tanthoroniel
“Having the writing over the "join" of the two images is clever. Works well.” – Herenya
“I didnt think the colors went together that well in this one. But the font matched the theme well. It lacks in a border tho.” –Lady Silme
“Again, very simple, the text is clear to read and is easy to look out without getting confused. A couple of small brushes would have been nice, though. I like it a lot, though, don't get me wrong!” -Ororuthiel
Gwenneth:
“Simple yet beautiful. The text color matches his scarf! And there is a nice white border, he's also nice and light looking.” –Tanthoroniel
“Nice border, writing and picture! Looks good.” – Herenya
“Once again, I love the kind of faded background [actually I think that may just be the snow..lol
anyway... Overall the avatar is nice and simple, the text is easy to read, and the white border adds a lovely touch. Great job!” – Larael Greenleaf
“Very simple. Simple is nice tho. I liked it. Nice job. I liked how you made the text red to match the scarf.” –Lady Silme
“The first thing I notice is how 'glowy' it is, and how well the colour of the text matches the red in Mr. Tumnus' scarf. It's lovely, but again, maybe some experiment with colour would give it a little more of the 'wow' factor. It looks very wintery and pretty, though
” -Ororuthiel
The Lady Eowyn:
“I like the brush around the edges to make a border, its pretty and yet subtle. The text is placed nice, but it’s kind of hard to read, so a color change would be good. OH, and i just noticed you have two borders, nice.” – Tanthoroniel
“Very Christmasy/wintery. Image framed nicely. Writing hard to make-out.” –Herenya
“For one the I love the image used, and I love the way I can see all of Mr.Tumnus instead of just his head. A lot of people did just his head and I like this one because its different. I also love it because the "icy" border she used makes it look very wintery, which is how it's supposed to be in Narnia.” – Larael Greenleaf
“I love the brush you used to border the avatar, and I liked that in this one you saw more of the picture, instead of just his face. The writing wasn't very legible though.” –Beriadanwen
“Oooh, brushes! How lovely! [Can't you tell I'm a fan of brushes? 
] The amount of detail in there is lovely; my only complaint is the text, which is barely readable. This might be the way you've intended it, and it's only my opinion, but perhaps a lighter shade, or a shadow on it, might make it a little more readable.” -Ororuthiel
Maetharanel:
“I have admired avies made like this. Somehow the split images and small text just look so good together. I think that you colored the picture perfectly to match the background you picked. And then there are the little brushes that add that little something-something.” –Tanthoroniel
“Interesting! I like the background, and writing's nice.” –Herenya
“This one is very original. I really like it. The only flaw is that you can't really see the character's face really well, but it's really good.” - ViviElessar
“Great effects/texture! It looks very...elegant, wintery, pretty, cool, and it looks random (in a good way). As in not symmetrical. Okay, I'm done not making any sense
Awesome job!” –Beriadanwen
“Beautiful job! i love you style with the boxes and all. Nice job!” –Lady Silme
“The reason why I loved Mae's entry so much was because of the use of colour, the layout and the clarity. It's a very brave use of the colour/texture you used, but for me, it fits perfectly. It gives it that little bit of difference, thus making it stand out. The text is still perfectly readable so small--how an earth do you achieve it?! Lovely entry, well done!” -Ororuthiel
Taurquende:
“Another pretty light avatar. The edges are softened making you focus more on Tummus and the text. I like the color close to his scarf and going along the side, fills up the space that would have been there.” – Tanthoroniel
“Nice focus on the face/good writing, blurry background looks good!” –Herenya
“I like this one because in only features what's important: the character and the character's name. Simple colors and effects.” – ViviElessar
“I absolutely love how skillfully she kind of faded the background around Mr.Tumnus so that just Mr.Tumnus' picture is the focal point of the avatar. I also like how the text [very simple] is nicely placed on the side of the avvie. Again, most of the entries have the text on the bottom, and I like this one because the text is in a place you wouldn't normally look at.” – Larael Greenleaf
“Nice and simple! I love the glowy-ness and sideways text!” –Beriadanwen
“I liked this one alot. But again it lacked a border. Nice job tho!” –Lady Silme
“The lovely glowy effect, that's always a favourite of mine It's very simple and easy on the eyes, and the text matches perfectly with his scarf; a good choice. Well done!” -Ororuthiel
Johnny's Fan:
“Creative idea. You went along with a winter theme, and put holly and leaves as a border. I like it. And instead of saying “Mr. Tummus” you said something different, it looks good. I just noticed it looks like he is holding up the holly in the right top corner,
” – Tanthoroniel
“Good, like the holly down the bottom. Writing’s fine, but the holly in the top corners does detract slightly from the focus of Mr Tummus.” – Herenya
“I believe Johnny's Fan deserves some sort of recognition for her display of indivisuality in this contest. She used the same image everyone else did, but managed to make it very different from the rest. I like the Christmassy feel that the avvie has, including the "Always Winter" text which makes a lot of sense, since it is always winter.
” –Larael Greenleaf
“CHRISTMAS! In the holiday spirit are we Johnny's Fan? lol Very nice. But Lacks a border” –Lady Silme
“The little pictures around the edge are very nice, but I feel they really do not fit with the theme--but they do, at the same time! Again, easy on the eyes, good to look at, and very pretty.
” -Ororuthiel
Gilraen Ringeril:
“Again another avater in the style I've admired. Its nice how you faded/lightened the image. You added it to a white background, and then added brushes to liven it up. At first I didn't notice you had Mr. Tummus on there, but then I say it on the side. It looks good.” –Tanthoroniel
“Really interesting, with the stars and everything. Took me a while to understand choice of wording, however...” –Herenya
“!! Very well done! The stars are cool, and the text is perfect.” –Beriadanwen
“Nice! I like the colors. They contrast well! Then you put a white layer over. I like this one alot!” –Lady Silme
“I also like Gilaren's a lot--one of three entries that had different text than the others. Again, the colours you used are superb, as are the little touches such as the stars and the brush you used in the bottom left corner; overall, making it an exciting piece to look at. You should be proud of this!” -Ororuthiel
arwenevenstar:
“Blending the images, it looks a bit, odd but yet still good. I can see little bits of border around the frame. And again a text color to match the lovely scarf of his.” –Tanthoroniel
“Clever how Mr Tummus's arms frame the Mr Tummus image on the right. Merging of images perhaps needs to be blurred more?” – Herenya
“Nice blending! Good job!” –Lady Silme
“I love the blending! It made me look at the avatar again [if you understand what I mean], and is very well blended at that. There is still enough detail to see what is going on, and the fact that there is two pictures, and the text is clear and simple. The colour of the text is a little off, though, a darker shade of red would have been a little nicer. It's one of your best pieces of work I've seen, though!” -Ororuthiel
Elanor:
“Hmm.. a cross between two avatars. You almost have the style of some of the avies above and some of others. Its nice. The image looks a little lightened and color changes and then there is that little strip of white to seperate the two parts. And the text's background matches the half Mr. Tummus is on, nice job!” - Tanthoroniel
“Image and writing clear - nothing detracts from the focus of the graphic as Mr Tummus, interesting 'lighting'. Something about it works really really well.” –Herenya
“Very simple but beautiful. The colors are great and looks different.” –ViviElessar
“I like this one! I love the yellow glow!” –Lady Silme
“Again, I liked Elanor's a lot, it was very difficult to place in anything less than 1st place! The colours are lovely, the text matches perfectly, everything just works with everything else. The layout of it is also very eye-catching too, and makes the text a lot easier to read. Excellent work, Elanor!” -Ororuthiel
Celebwen:
“Although part of the face is cut off it still looks great! You added in part of the quote that always makes me laugh (Spare Oom) and then you have that little section, with his eyes and his name. Its a very creative idea.” – Celebwen
“Interesting, especially with the band down the right-hand side (though having the eyes looking upwards is a bit unusual. However, the direction of mr tummus gaze in both of the sets of eyes works well!) I like the 'leaf' in it, and though the writing above it is slightly hard to read, I don't think that really matters.” –Herenya
“This one is really good too. I love the effect on the right side with his eyes. The colors are great.” – ViviElessar
“My favorite, it immediately caught my eye. I love the colouring, and the sidebar is awesome.
Great text! Spare Oom!” -Beriadanwen
“I like the eyes on the side! Good job!” –Lady Silme
“Celebwen's entry was my favourite overall, and no wonder! It's very unique and the colours, yet again, are brilliant. I've never seen an avatar made in this way before, its very original and that's why I, personally, placed her entry at 1st place. The text fits perfectly with the pictures in question, as does the colour of it. It's simply stunning, and very lovely to look at.” -Ororuthiel
Arien Elensar:
“Mr. Tummus and his pipes. Can't play without melody. I like the off white background and the red-brownish swirl brush, it fades into the picture nicely. You have a few other brushed dots and then Meldoy as the text. Its very nice looking.” –Tanthoroniel
“Nice focus on the music... that in a way is more the focus than Mr Tummus.” - Herenya
”I like the border on the top and bottom!” –Lady Silme
“The musical brush that you used is a stroke of genius, I'd have never thought of that! The text fits nicely with the brush, and thus, the picture that you used; making it nice to see. The colour is also rather pretty, the text is clear and made sense--the only thing I would change is to make the picture of Mr. Tumnus a little more clear, perhaps adding a contrast to it--the detail is a little bit lacking. Overall, however, it is a very nice piece. ” -Ororuthiel
Eldarwen:
“The only animation, and a good one at that, seeing as I can't do them myself. Its nice how it fades from white with Mr. Tummus is a red scarf color to him, himself. I noticed it can be a bit hard to read the text, as it goes rather fast. I also saw that his name is mirror-imaged, which looks intriguing. Good job!”
“Nice and cool writing. However, it's a bit too fast for me to read or get a good look at...” -Herenya
“I like the animation! Adds a nice touch!” –Lady Silme
“The only one that is animated, and very nicely animated too! I think anything more than this, and it would have been too cluttered--this is perfectly put together. The water reflection effect in the text is also very nice, I wonder how you did that? The picture is also clear and uncluttered, due to the text being on a seperate layer. Very good job!”
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Host's Choice: I decided to do a Host's Choice award because it just seems like the one entry that I wanted to win an award never gets one.
So I wanna be biased because I'm running this show! But in the result of this I will not be voting on the entries, rather, picking and choosing which one I want as the Host's Choice. I loved Johnny's FAn because it felt very Christmassy and it tied into the time of that month with the cheer and the Christmas partying and eggnog. It didn't run THAT far away from the subject since the text says 'Always Winter' which is what Mr. Tumnus says.
Congrats guys!
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Thank you all that participated!
-[Kitoky]
....the Special Hosts Choice Award..*faints*...thank you! 
