Misc LIMS #3-Challenge 6-Decades. Final Challenge-VOTING!

Re: Misc LIMS #2: Challenge 4-Supernatural Quotes

i just sent mine, they suck. this one was hard!!

 

Re: Misc LIMS #2: Challenge 4-Supernatural Quotes 'VOTING'

Misc LIMS #2: Challenge 4 "Supernatural Quotes" Voting!

Voting Rules: (Please read)
~ Absolutely anyone may vote! You don't have to be an 'expert'
~ Vote for the Top 2 of least quality, and the Top 2 of best quality. This round you must vote for the top 2 of least quality and the top 2 of best quality in both categories ie icon and text icon!
~ Votes for least quality Must have a reason, or they will not be counted. Reasons for best quality are strongly encouraged
~ There's a difference between "constructive criticism" and plain out rude remarks when it comes to voting for an icon, choose your wording carefully Remember to pm either me or one of the mods if you have any issue with voting.
~ And for this category I'd have to suggest don't vote for a quote because it's one of your favorite Supernatural quote if you're a fan of the show. This is to judge on the icon itself I hope this post makes sense I'm half asleep

Example:

Icon Category:

Least:
99 (reason)
77 (reason)

Best:
50
75

Text Icon Category:

Least:
14 (reason)
23 (reason)

Best:

24
88

(The votes will be added together to decide the outcome )

(the following examples may have been "borrowed" from other sources)

Good Examples:
34: Text is oddly placed
50: Icon is over sharpened
62: Image is too blurry

Poor Examples:
96: I don't like the colour (personal preference)
52: Tiny text/decorative brushes are unreadable (it's supposed to be that way)

Icons Entered:
9/10
1 skip used
E/C Lover, FallenForFlack and happyharper13 disqualified for not submitting an icon. Sorry ladies Jacquie can you add those names to the first page Thanks!

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Icons:

01: 02: 03: 04: 05: 06: 07:
08: 09:

Text Icons:

A: B: C: D: E: F: G: H: I:

If you have any questions please ask

 

Re: Misc LIMS #2: Challenge 4-Supernatural Quotes 'VOTING'

This is so hard.

Icon Category:

Least:
01: It's dull, could use some more colour or a little something extra. Also looks a little oversharpened.
09: Too oversaturated and dark.

Best:
02: Nice colouring, texture, and text.
04: Like the text.

Text Icon Category:

Least:
D: I love the quote but the text and background are just... grey. It need to pop a little more. And the pie looks more like a cookie.
I: It doesn't have any effects or anything to it, it looks like it could have been done in Paint.

Best:
B
C

Awesome job to everyone, this voting is getting harder. D:

 

Re: Misc LIMS #2: Challenge 4-Supernatural Quotes-VOTING UP!

Icon Category:

Least
01 - Not enough was done to the icon regarding coloring, saturation, etc.
09 - Oversaturated and as a result too dark

Best
02
07 - Nice coloring

Text Icon Category:

Least
I - maybe a black background isn't the best base to start off with. Also, you should have used two different fonts, a simpler one for the "why'd it have to be" might have worked better
D - The text should stand out more

Best
B - Just DUH!
C - Really cool.

 

Re: Misc LIMS #2: Challenge 4-Supernatural Quotes-VOTING UP!

Icon Category

Least
05 - The icon is dark and the red is bleeding into the background (pardon the pun!). Overall the saturation seems off.
09 - Castiel's face looks orange and the icon is quite dark.

Best
02 - The crop is fantastic and the colour well balanced. The text and light twinkle match the icon perfectly.
06 - The icon is sharp and beautifully coloured.

Text Category

Least
A - The font colours blend into the background in some places, making it hard to read.
D - The kerning on the font makes the text hard to read, it's also too similar in colour to the background.

Best
G - I love the shadowing around the font, really makes it stand out.
E - I love the colouring and texture, it really suits the quote you've chosen.

 

Re: Misc LIMS #2: Challenge 4-Supernatural Quotes-VOTING UP!

Icon.

Least:
05 - The icon is kinda dark and the red somewhat takes away the effect of the b/w icon and is a bit distracting.
06 - The crops works well, but it appears with such a close crop the quality of the image has been lost and it looks a little blurred.

Best:

08
07 - They're both just altogether great icons.


Text:

Least:
B - The background pic kinda takes away from the effect of a text icon.
D - It's a bit dull, it doesn't really "pop", the text doesn't really stand out from the background.

Best:
F
A - Both simple, yet effective.

Great icons everyone, it was really difficult to chose this round!

 

Re: Misc LIMS #2: Challenge 4-Supernatural Quotes-VOTING UP!

You can leave your vote as is, but let me repost my restrictions in the opening post of the challenge:

Restrictions:

We'll be doing one regulare icon, what you wish to do to this icon is up to you. And then for the second icon, where you can use any Supernatural quote you wish from any source and make a text icon out of it, for this icon you can use texture/brushes/text just no caps.

So everyone had a chance to use any sort of a brush / texture (and this appears to be a stock texture) so there is nothing wrong with it. Just as long as you don't use a Supernatural cap of any sorts you will be fine, so I don't really see your reason to be a valid one ... when using textures (or stock textures) was available to all. Especially when icons C, D, E, H and I all contain brushes/textures/images etc.

Then again I'm not telling you to change your vote I'm just pointing out that more than one icon used images

 

Re: Misc LIMS #2: Challenge 4-Supernatural Quotes-VOTING UP!

Icon Category:
Least:
1- is a little dull, could use a little bit more contrast
5-its really dark, especially over his face, could maybe used a little more contrast

Best:
2
7

Text Icon Category:
Least:
F- the fonts is really hard to read in certain spots, especially towards to center of the icon. the text blends into the background a bit.
A-some of the text also blends into the background a bit, especially the 1st and 3rd lines of text.

Best:
B
C

 

Re: Misc LIMS #2: Challenge 4-Supernatural Quotes-VOTING UP!

Icon Category

Least
# 4: The text is oddly placed. It looks like it's coming from Sam's head
# 8: It's hard to see the pictures

Best
# 6: Nice colors, great cropping
# 2: Very nice! Also love the colors on this one

Text Icon Category

Least
# G: A bit to plain. Love the quote though
# H: There's so much going on. It's hard to focus on one part

Best
# C: Awesome!
# A: Great background color, nice quote and I like the way you arranged the text

This was hard. All the icons are great, I would use 'em all. Well done everyone :thumbsup:.

 

Re: Misc LIMS #2: Challenge 4-Supernatural Quotes 'VOTING'

Icon Category:

Least:
05 - very dark, contrast is missing
09 - too oversatured, looks a little to dark

Best:
06 - great colouring and cropping
08 - wonderful photo frame effect, like the text and font


Text Icon Category:

Least:
A - Some parts of the text blends in the background, is a little difficult to read this
D - text and background have nearly the same greytone

Best:
G - like the text effect
F - really funny !!

 

Re: Misc LIMS #2: Challenge 4-Supernatural Quotes-VOTING UP!

Icon Category:

Least:
01 - The icon is kind of dull, there could have been done more in terms of coloring. Although it is oversharpened in places.
05 - It is a little too dark and contrast is lacking. Also the red doesn't really add anything to the icon.

Best:
03 - The text is a little overpowering, but the coloring is just beautiful.
06 - The icon might be slightly blurry, but the coloring is really nice.

Text Icon Category:

Least:
I - The black background is somehow not working very well and as it has already been mentioned, a different font for the first part of the quote would have worked better.
A - Some of the text blends into the background and is therefore hard to read.

Best:
F
D