2009-03-02, 18:04 | Link #1 |
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SOTM 2009 - March (Half Face Portrait) - Entry Thread
!!!Welcome to the SOTM!!! ~Congratulations to KiNA for winning the February Contest!~ The theme chosen for March is - Half Face Portrait. 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 Monday, March 1st, 2008 and lasts until Friday, March 20th, 2008. Entries will be gathered and put up for voting on Sunday, March 22nd, 2008. 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!!! Last edited by Solace; 2009-03-02 at 20:59. |
2009-03-02, 21:34 | Link #4 |
Kira_Naruto, the ecchi
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Please make sure the face is your focal point.. not something of a BG.. For example, the Yuki signature in my description is disqualified as its only a BG, not the focus of the sig.
@ Kagari, yes, that BunBun signature is accepted as her face is covered XD And I'll assure you, making the face as focus is gonna bring some headache if you understand sig composition.
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2009-03-02, 21:40 | Link #5 | |
Anxious bookseller
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Basically this is gonna be who can pull off the best dramatic crop
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2009-03-03, 02:36 | Link #11 | |
Black Dragon
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I think it would look better withou the smudge the mask's border. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Just wondering, does a sideview of a character is allowed? Is the half of his face after all. Example of what do I mean
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2009-03-03, 05:55 | Link #15 |
Kira_Naruto, the ecchi
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How hard actually to find a full face picture? Then place the render so only half of the face shown.. I really dont get it when peoples complicates easy stuff.
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2009-03-03, 06:17 | Link #16 |
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I went the mask route. It seemed logical that a half covered face is usually because someone is wearing something over it, like a blanket, a ninja mask, a scarf, a gas mask, that kind of thing. Half covered can also include hands, signs....you name it. And if you can't find a good stock that you like with those elements already included, make your own. You can cover up part of the face using blending of other elements such as another stock or c4d, brushes, or by simply leaving half the face out of the signature (like my current Mariya avatar). So don't shrug off a good stock just because the face isn't already covered. Be creative!
Composition is more important for this theme than the stock though (stock is important because it's not fun to work with something you don't like of course, but the key is in how you make it work). Get at least a third of the face covered up and then focus on keeping the face the main element of the signature while still making the whole signature appealing to look at. Start with an idea, and find elements to support it. The signature will pretty much build itself. ^^ Don't be afraid to use this thread for help. Even "failed" ideas could be one step away from turning into successes with the right piece of advice.
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2009-03-03, 06:41 | Link #17 | |
Constellation
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sometimes, a cut full face pic doesn't really work that's what makes it hard I think thanks for the tip anyway ^^
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2009-03-03, 07:51 | Link #19 |
sleepyhead
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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You just have to think more into it, there is no impossible and doesnt really work with this theme; you are just not used to it. If you stop using that formula you find in 99.99% of signatures: [ random abstract BG ] + [ copy/paste character(s) in the middle ] + [ random abstract BG again ] ...you may end up with something that isnt just a different color theme of the generic *coughsimpletoncough* composition I have seen since god knows when on this forum.
Briliant idea KiNA, gratz to you! (and rep as soon as I get around to spreading some) Unfortunetly I can see contestants just searching for a render that cheats/"solve" the theme and apply the boring formula as always.
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