2009-08-08, 12:37 | Link #1 |
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SOTM 2009 - August (Scale/Perspective) - Entry Thread
!!!Welcome to the SOTM!!! ~Congratulations to Solace for winning the July Contest!~ The theme chosen for August is - Scale/Perspective. What is that? See here for details. About the SOTM: The Signature Of The Month contest is open to all members of the Animesuki Forums. The goal of the contest is to provide a fun and competitive way of showing off and improving the signatures and personal skills of contestants. The winner of each months contest is given the privilege of choosing the theme for the next month. About the SOTM Theme: Each month prospective contestants are given a theme to base their entries on. This theme is decided by the winner of the previous contest. The theme can be anything, as long as it does not break forum rules regarding inappropriate material. At the end of the month, voters choose which entries they liked best out of all submitted entries and a new winner is decided. Themes cannot be used twice in a row. The Rules of the SOTM:
About the SOTM Entry Process: Every month, a new entry thread is created. Each month's entry thread is a central spot meant to give contestants a chance to create and improve their entries as well as their skills, in addition to providing them a place to post their official submissions. The thread is solely about helping contestants with entries, and as such these things will not be tolerated:Anyone disrupting the thread will be asked to take it privately, to the SOTM Generic Discussion Thread, or if the offense is severe enough - reported to the moderators.1. Nonconstructive and negative criticism (if you truly dislike something about an entry, be polite and helpful) This Month's Entry Period:: This months entry period officially starts Friday August 7th, 2009 and lasts until Friday, August 21st, 2009. Entries will be gathered and put up for voting on Sunday, August 23rd, 2009. Voting will end on the following Sunday. The due date ends at 11:59 (midnight basically) UTC/GMT. The polling will be up one day later after 11:59 (again, midnight). I will try to be as lenient as I can with last minute submissions but only slightly. It is up to you as a contestant to know what your time zone is in relation to UTC/GMT. I cannot do this for you. Here is a site that can help you figure that out: http://www.worldtimeserver.com/convert_time_in_UTC.aspx Good luck to all contestants, and most importantly, have fun!!! |
2009-08-09, 00:18 | Link #5 |
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Both examples are the types of things I am looking for. I know this theme won't be popular, but the reason I chose it was because I wanted to try and push people out of the comforts of merely adding pretty backgrounds to an image that fits the theme.
I was inspired to use this theme by one of our fellow members, Radiantdreamer. His thread is full of wonderful creations that highlight how manipulating perspectives can create a unique and eye catching image.
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2009-08-09, 15:23 | Link #7 |
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this seems too complicated x.x
so could something like this work? she's, uhm, small compared to the rest of the signature... edit: or this? not that I'm going to submit if it does, I was just playing around in photoshop.... ~ edit2: sugoi, the entry period ends just on my birthday (ok I'm going now jeez x.x)
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2009-08-09, 18:09 | Link #8 |
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@ vandakiara, I am not sure myself what is fine with the theme and what is not... so I can't be sure that those 2 would pass the test.
I would want to know before working with them, if any of those 2 renders would work with the theme Spoiler for first one:
Spoiler for second one:
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2009-08-09, 23:10 | Link #9 | |
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@ganbaru:
I think that the second one fits perspective more than the first one. Quote:
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For those confused on what the theme is, the two images Evil Rick used are good guidelines, as well as my original 5cm example and my comments about Radiantdreamers photos. You can also get a few ideas of what is ok from what I've just approved. As always, feel free to ask if you aren't sure. When I have some free time I'll gather up a few more examples if there's still confusion.
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2009-08-10, 11:16 | Link #15 | |
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The pop-up style comes very usefull to catch the idea of perspective very well, but a bit of color wouldn't be bad.
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2009-08-10, 12:21 | Link #16 | |
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After Rick quoted your picture, I noticed that there's bleed over of white past the official borders of the sig and around & inside the text.
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2009-08-10, 15:02 | Link #18 | |
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Furono's signature counts because the birds eye view offers a wide perspective of the city below, in short there's a sense of scale when you look at it. To help offer more inspiration, here's some ideas of what I'm looking for: Spoiler for Images:
I do want to mention that I will likely deny any entry that is a direct crop. While I have nothing against using a nice source with perspective already in it, I do want to see more effort than just borders and text. I'll probably gather up all these examples and put them in the second post of the thread later for easier access.
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2009-08-10, 15:07 | Link #19 |
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We can use those right? Since Im having a hard time finding a source, obviously like you said as long as its more then a direct crop. I just need a back up plan incase I dont find anything on my own.
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