August 2008 Contest Discussion

[Doug Nelson]

Add your comments, questions or general discussion about the Contest entries here. This is also a great place to share your techniques or ask others about theirs.

Most members are eager to hear comments/suggestions about their entries, so please take the time to help each other out.

[philbach]

Well Doug, I like your present Avatar. It sort of represents the frustrations of life. However I will try to cook up something. I wonder what sort of mood you want to express in your new avatar.

[Kraellin]

well, i thought about entering this one, but decided, uhm.... no.

[Cassidy]

caught between a rock and a hard place with Doug, I have a fluffy duck but has army boots on, lol, tried the rainbow connection but totally undoes everything

[Cassidy]

nazi rainbow land? Nup doesn't fit in 50 x 50, personally think he fits in best chained to desk with qwerty imprinted on his forehead

[Kraellin]

btw, doug, i've always liked your current avatar. sorta states the position quite well, i thought

[Doug Nelson]

Unless someone is holding onto their entry for the last minute, it looks like 100% of the entries will be in the top 5.

[Janet Petty]

Is it just me or does everyone else have the same or similar problem? At 50 x 50 pixels, I can't truly see the submissions. Wouldn't it have been easier on the eyes to have them submitted a tad larger and scale them down later?

Just call me too old and blind...

Janet

[0lBaldy]

I have acquired a new found respect for Icon makers!

BTW, Doug... I like your present Iconic Identity Bestest!

Janet, I agree they are small.. but they are life size and the way they would be seen on the www so I think it is appropriate for judging.. (Besides when I shrunk mine it helped hide all those mistakes)

[Ruzzez]

I have found that I have a talent for making lousy avatars. I am waiting to submit until I come up with one I like or I run out of time.

It would help if Doug had more information in his profile.

[Kraellin]

janet, not only does it hide mistakes as OB mentioned, but it also raises problems and that's the real trick. dithering and anti-aliasing take on whole new meanings in a 50x50 format

and ruzzez, see, now here's a really good reason all of you shld have taken advantage of when doug was sitting in the chat room all by his lonesome for hours at a time

[Kraellin]

lol, lonk. your entry just cracks me up!

[des151]

Just another smiley face.
Ray

[des151]

Sorry, I'm a day late, just ignore mine. Thanks

Ray

[LonK]

Thanks, Craig. Surprised you didn't submit an entry.

[Cassidy]

Oh dear Lonk, Duck Nelson, I dared not say it, so cute and love your execution, and totally surprised Craig you did not enter

[Kraellin]

doing the work wouldnt have been hard, but putting 'doug' in an avatar; that part got me and did me in and i guess that's why i thought yours was so good, lonk. i remember doug being in on the duck thread, so it just fit

[T Paul]

This was a close contest, and the winner is....
LonK

Top 5:
LonK - 26
0lBaldy - 25
Lorraine - 25
Cassidy - 23
CathyH - 22
oltenius - 22

[Janet Petty]

Congratulations to LonK and kudos to the Top Five. Way to go.

Janet

[0lBaldy]

Congratulations Lonk... It quacked me up!

[Kraellin]

hehe, nice one, lonk. gratz!

[palms]

congratulations Lonk and all others this was a fun challenge

Palms

[Lorraine]

Congratulations, LonK.

Lorraine

[CathyH]

Well done, Lonk.
cathy

[Cassidy]

Well done everyone. Well deserved Lonk, congrats

[oltenius]

Lonk, Congratulations!
Dan

[LonK]

Thanks y'all very much for your comments, votes and felicitations. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised at the outcome. I'm hoping Doug will chime in with his reaction to our efforts.