October 2008 Contest Discussion

[T Paul]

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.

[Usurpator]

Hello T Paul,
this will be my first contest here! :-D
Is it allowed to create the 2 faces and include them in a nice "poster" composition?
cheers

[T Paul]

* Turn the provided photo into either a hero or a villain.

Although nothing says your hero or villain can't have two faces.

[zakum]

Love it, very topical

[lcramer53]

I just stopped by to see the entries and was surprised to see only one, Lonk's, and that's why I have to leave a comment, Brilliant Lon!! You made me smile on a not-so-smiley-day.

[Kraellin]

lol. that's brilliant, lonnie! however, now i wont enter. cant beat that one then again, if one were to do bailout man's nemesis...!

[T Paul]

I'm hoping to see a lot more entries! Don't let LonK intimidate you.

[pixeltek]

Originally Posted by T Paul

Don't let LonK intimidate you.

How could I not!!! His entry this month is SPECTACULAR!!!! That and the fact that he's won the last 10 out of 12 contests (something like that)...

He's just that good

[K_GiMiNi_M]

u guys are chickens

[skydog]

Lonnie...great photo...I'm sure that is tax payer's money paying marking sure the wall street guys get their bonus money this year.

(from Kraellin here. moving this to the proper thread. contest posts only in the other thread)

[Kraellin]

and things are heating up! ( ) nice one, gimini!

[pixeltek]

Originally Posted by K_GiMiNi_M

u guys are chickens

not chicken...it's more of a why bother

...and i don't mean that in any way other than he's just that good and gonna win any way...it takes some of us, like me, a long, long time to get a decent contest entry...and quite frankly i just don't have the time to put into something that for sure someone else is gonna win

btw: great entry K_GiMiNi_M -- but now this has turned into a "bail out" contest

[0lBaldy]

I found this to be a very difficult contest! I just plain could not come up with an executable idea for a submission!
There is still plenty of time left, so heres hoping we can give these two a run for their money!
I think that Lonk and K_GiMiNi_M happened to come up with great ideas.. Which I have thus far failed to do... Although, while surfing the web for something pertaining to Mighty Mouse (which the subject photo reminds me of) I came upon a great ad/poster made for Disney which fit the contest pretty good but seeing as how all I did was chop the head and I'm not inclined to do a complete composite to copy the idea, I am not entering it... but if someone else is so inclined....
here is the Ad/Poster with the chopped head

[T Paul]

Heroes and villains come in a wide variety...don't forget your run of the mill monsters and aliens as well as super heroes and so on.

I hope to see a lot more entries. It doesn't hurt to enter and others may offer tips to help you improve. Give it a shot!


~T

[Kraellin]

nice one, cathy! flame on!

[CathyH]

Thanks Craig. I hope to see your version soon.

[T Paul]

Here's some inspiration:

Creating scenes from multiple images

Fantasy Lights

Daylight to Wild Night

Comic Book Coloring

Mental Wave Explosion

Fireballs and Explosions

Energy Spheres

Texture Faces

Creating a Zombie

Zombie 2

Vampire

Fangs

Alien

Alien 2

Werewolf

Hair/Fur

Robotic

Transparent Bodies

Statue

Good/Evil

Have fun and don't forget to share your creative techniques!!

[0lBaldy]

T PAUL, What a great list!

If it is not a sticky somewhere, it should be!

Wonderful resources, Thanks

[T Paul]

Glad you like it. I'm hoping it will inspire others to create some entries...hint, hint.

[CathyH]

T Paul, those are great links.
And Craig I love the laser beams, he's got that - "if looks could kill" look.

[Kraellin]

hehe, thanks, cathy, but now that janet has also entered, i'm only guaranteed 5th place

[T Paul]

Only a couple more days left to get your entries in!!!! Show us your creativity!

~T

[Usurpator]

This is my first contest, one question - I see several of the entries contain pictures/images not created by the contestant and (C) someone else.
Is that ok, or is there a rule about it?
I'm asking for the next contest as my entry is already posted (entirely (C) me, have I overdone it?)

cheers!

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[CathyH]

You are suppose to us copyright free photos if you add. T Paul must not have expected that because she didn't have that in the rules this time. But in the past she has had this as part of the rules. "Any item added to the photo must be copyright free. "

And you can change your entry right up till the close of the contest.

cathy

[Usurpator]

My entry is mine all mine down to the last drop!
:-D So I won't change it.
cheers!

[Erico Dias]

Originally Posted by LonK

Look! Up in the sky.
It's a bird.
It's a plane.
It's BAILOUT MAN!

(Hero or villain? ...to be determined)

Originally Posted by Joeven

Arrr...a freakin pirate. I just want to vote too!

Joe

Very good job!

[CathyH]

I had some extra time yesterday so I played with this and changed my entry.

[Kraellin]

did i win yet?

[Janet Petty]

Congratulations again LonK. You did an awesome job!!!

Janet

[CathyH]

well done Lonk. Keep up the good work.