The winners of Art Contest #2!

[The Spirit of Time]

Alright everyone! I am really sorry for the delay, but I got busy with school which kept me away from the contest for a good amount of time.Anyway, to finish what I, and Shadow started, here are the results.

Ningamer

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The Spirit of Time's judgement

• Creativity: 3/3
  It is quite creative. I like how you took the theme of dreams beyond the stars. I would have never found a better theme myself.
• Quality and details: 3/4
  You never stop amusing me with the quality of your Pokémon. The only thing that caused you to get a mark deducted is the simple usage of a cup to draw the Pokémon.
• Shading: 2.5/3
  There are some flaws within the shading concept. I persoanlly like an overall shading, while you tend to shade only the dark parts. The sun and the moon are also flat, which is a problem.

Shadow's judgement

• Creativity: 2.5/3
  Background perfectly suits Musharna. The reason you lost half a point is because of the sun, which wasn't really needed among the moon and stars.
  
• Quality and details: 3.5/4
  Absolutely brilliant. My only criticism would be the moon and the sun, which look slightly flat.
  
• Shading: 2.5/3
  You lost a silly half just because the sun/moon do not have any shading, not even a light one. Nevertheless, I love how relaxing the over all shading is.

Overall Total: 17/20



RotomGuy

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The Spirit of Time's judgement

• Creativity: 1/3
  To be honest, it is really blank. There is nothing as a background, and you didn't even try to change the pose.
• Quality and details: 2/4
  The quality isn't also that great, considering that your picture is the same exact one as the source. Yet you did add some of its details
• Coloring: 1.5/3
  You were in a rush, that's for sure. Using such type of colors usually end up with a nice colorful picture, but you were too reckless why drawing. There are some parts drawn by pencil which are interfering with the coloring.

Shadow's judgement

• Creativity: 1.5/3
  There's no background nor scenery around the Pokémon. Also, you didn't change anything in its pose.
  
• Quality and details: 2.5/4
  Decently drawn, although I can see some minor flaws here and there. It also looks kinda flat.
  
• Coloring: 2/3
  Some coloring is out of the Pokémon, and it seems like you rushed through it.

Overall Total: 10.5/20



SK

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The Spirit of Time's judgement

• Creativity: 1/3
  Again, it isn't that creative at all. We have seen the same thing over and over again.
• Quality and details: 2.5/4
  The head looks slightly larger than it should be. The nose isn't that great either.
• Coloring: 2/3
  Although the resolution isn't that much, yet I can see that the coloring was really good. It seems reasonable and smooth.

Shadow's judgement

• Creativity: 1.5/3
  To be honest, it looks way too plain with no background or anything around it.
• Quality and details: 3/4
  Pokabu is very neatly drawn, but there are some minor problems with its body proportions.
• Coloring: 1.5/3
  The shading looks a bit poor, and doesn't really help to make Pokabu look more realistic.

Overall Total: 11.5/20



Kirby-Chan:

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The Spirit of Time's judgement

• Creativity: 3/3
  I just love this idea.
• Quality: 2.5/4
  The farm and the grassland look slightly basic 'cause of the usage of a ruler. Other than that, the Pokabu look really nice, except for one's face.
• Coloring: 2/3
  Let us be truthful. The patter used is beautiful and adds its own print of joy.

Shadow's judgement

• Creativity: 3/3
  You presented something which is very different from all the other pictures, as your drawing has got a lot of orginiality and creativity. Well done!
• Quality and details: 3/4
  I can clearly see that you put a lot of effort into your drawing, and it has paid off exceedingly well. However, I am still able to spot some small issues, particularly some Pokabus looking a bit 'mechanical'. That's why you lost a mere half.
• Coloring: 1.5/3
  To be honest, this is the only noticeable downfall in your drawing. The colouring is not persistent and doesn't go in one direction. The ground under the cute Pokabus kind of 'immerses' into them in some places, too. Nevertheless, it's not something which is downright major, and you still managed to pull off a decent job out there.

Overall Total: 15/20



With the results presented, we come up to this conclusion:

• First Place: Ningamer
• Second Place: Kirby-Chan
• Third Place: SK

Good Job everyone! I would like the winners to PM Shadow to sort out a way to get their prizes. As a reminder, the prizes are:
-1st place: Adamant, TRU Arceus holding a Life Orb.
Choice of moveset: Judgement, Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Shadow Force.
---OR---
Swords Dance, ExtremeSpeed, *plus two of the mentioned moves above*

-2nd place: Male, Adamant, WORLD08 Lucario holding TM75 Swords Dance.
Moveset: Force Palm, Bone Rush, Sunny Day, Blaze Kick.

3rd place: Male, Modest, level 1 Piplup with no held item.
Moveset: Agility (egg move), Substitute, Surf, Grass Knot.

Thanks for those who participated, and hope to participate again!

[RotomGuy]

Well, I did rush and the picture blurred. But I did keep the pose and no backround so... heh.

[Ningamer]

I won? Awesome! Congratulations to Kirby-Chan and SK, too! Tough luck, RotomGuy!

Heh, I lost half a mark for using a cup to draw. :3

And Shadow, my original intention was to have a sunset fading into night, which is why the sun is there. I decided not to color it though, which is why it looks slightly out of place...

Thanks, guys!

[The Spirit of Time]

Originally Posted by RotomGuy

Well, I did rush and the picture blurred. But I did keep the pose and no backround so... heh.

I am really sorry. SK actually beat you with 0.5, so it isn't that much of a difference. I apologize again.


Congratulations to you Nin. I hope you enjoy your Arceus! xD

[RotomGuy]

... FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[SK]

Give my prize to RotomGuy ^^ I don't need it, I'll just take the pride of being 3rd.

Grats to everyone. I'll be in the next contest too, if you have another.

[Shadow]

Congratulations to our winners!

Also, RotomGuy, there's no need to feel bad AT ALL. You did a pretty decent job in my opinion, and so I'll try to give you some sort of a consolation prize to make you feel better

[The Spirit of Time]

Originally Posted by SK

Give my prize to RotomGuy ^^ I don't need it, I'll just take the pride of being 3rd.

Grats to everyone. I'll be in the next contest too, if you have another.

That's a very nice share SK. If you really agree, then RotomGuy should ask Shadow for the prize.

[SK]

Yeah, I really don't want/need the prize. I'd probably only accept the prize if I got first.

So Rotom you can go ahead and set up a trade with Shadow for the 3rd place prize. ^_^

[RotomGuy]

? I serisouly think I can only accept one. What would the consolation prize be anyway?

[Shadow]

Well, since SK offered to give you his prize, that saves me the effort of looking up a consolation prize for you

[SK]

Teehee, no prob Shadow. o3o

You know, we should have a Halloween-Based Pokemon Art Contest in late October. ^_^

[RotomGuy]

Or a fakemon contest

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by SK

You know, we should have a Halloween-Based Pokemon Art Contest in late October. ^_^

Originally Posted by RotomGuy

Or a fakemon contest

Those ideas are actually pretty good, although the former is too soon right now. We'll surely consider them for our next contest, though.

[The Spirit of Time]

I was thinking of a Halloween, but that will be really too soon. Not only that, but we are going to have tests in October, which isn't really nice.

I do like the idea of fakemon. I will try to find a suitable time for it. Although it would be nice if you invite some people to the tournament next time.

[RotomGuy]

Yeah. 4 people isn't really enough.

[The Spirit of Time]

In the first contest, I did have a lot of members, but it seems that they have left the forums, so they didn't participate. Some suggestions from you guys that can increase the popularity of these contests is always helpful.

[Shadow]

Well, we already improved the quality of the prizes a lot more than the previous ones, so I'm sure this is not the case. Maybe because of all the Black & White buzz, or because it wasn't properly advertised? I can't find a convincing reason, to be honest.

[The Spirit of Time]

Me neither. The prizes were really great. Two events and one Pokémon that is totally complete for a competitive team. That is more than enough. Maybe we had to advertise in a better way.

[RotomGuy]

I can put another banner in my sig if you want.

[Shadow]

We'll be sure to contact you for advertising the next art contest, as it might be one of the more effective ways to bring in extra participants.

[The Spirit of Time]

Yeah. I do create banners. I might create one later on. For the time being, let us relax and and wait for the next contest.

[Jason_Henge]

Guys, the winners were announced. Prizes were given out. Discuss via PMs and close this thread. =/ The topic is over.