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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Contest Results!
Well I want to thank everyone again for such a great contest. You've all really made my first contest a great experience for me. I have been contacted by our guest judge and he and I have worked out the results of the contest. I am going to put everyone's place and the critique that Grifter99 and I put together below. Thanks again and congradulations to the winners. Remember 1st place get a no holds bar request from me I will draw what ever they want colored and complete. Second place gets line art drawn of any character they want. So without further delay:

First Place:
Ms.Random! This piece has a unique blend of soft tones in a water color finish. Gives the subject added depth in her femininity.
Strong sense of light and shade. Nice use of "haloing" the hair.

Second Place:
Star Petals!(first entry) Excellent use of colors. Realistic shading on the subject and BG. Great effort on BG and overall pallet of colors. The BG compliments the subject perfectly!

Third Place:
Ace Gallagher! A strong contender. Good use of hue with shade and light. Strong contrasts with the leaves. A good effort on the BG as it compliments the subject well.

Fourth Place:
PriestessPower444! A solid effort with pencils. Unfortunately, the subject gets lost in the BG. They compete for the eye's attention. BG could be done in B&W or light gray scale to help the subject pop. Possible scanner problem, We really wish we could have seen the original we bet the colors would really pop out then!

Fifth Place:
Star Petals! (second entry) Good effort on this one. Pencils gave it some texture. Good BG as well. Unique idea of incorporating Orihime's Shun Shun Rikka.

Sixth Place:
Sad Angel! Nice effort but color needs to be a bit richer. The BG looks like it was an after thought. This is another piece we would have liked to seen the original of, scanners can reduce colors too much and it was so beautifully contoured just too "bright"

Seventh Place:
7th Place: Wings Dont Fail! A unique idea with a creative look. The lack of color gives it some depth but not enough. The BG looks rushed and unfinished. Even a Goth piece needs some polishing. It just looks very 'last minute'. With more time, this one could have ranked a lot higher. We really loved the hair coloring too!

Special Words from our Guest Judge Grifter99: "Congratulations to all that participated. Everyone has a unique style and all these works are a testimony to the diversity of their creativity."

And I just wanted to say again Thank You to ALL! I really feel good that so many people took an interest in my contest. I really appreciate all your efforts and I am so glad to see a piece of mine taken in so many unique directions. Thanks again and Winners can PM their requests at their convienence.

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