Talk LIMS #8: Final Results!

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  1. DetHiggins

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    Re: Talk LIMS #8: Challenge 9 - Now Up!

    Mine's in. Sorry it took so long. I hope I'm not too late.
     
  2. Dragonfly

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    Re: Talk LIMS #8: Challenge 9

    Round 9 Voting

    Small change in voting rules: I'm going to take pity on you all, and say that you only have to vote for 2 least quality icons this time ;)

    Voting Rules:
    ~ 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.
    ~ Votes for least quality Must have a reason, or they will not be counted. Reasons for best quality are strongly encouraged ;)

    (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)

    We have one person using a skip for this round ;)

    *Please keep in mind the Pop Art theme for this round when you are voting*
    (that being said 'it's not pop art' is also not an acceptable vote)

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    05[​IMG] 06[​IMG] 07[​IMG] 08[​IMG]
     
  3. Urban Legend

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    I agree with saying "It's not Pop Art" should not be acceptable ... because I feel we all have our on views on what is considered Pop Art and what isn't ;)

    Least:
    08 The main crop on this one is way too distracting it takes away most of Catherine's face and the things going on in the background don't really fit.
    05 Kind of Blurry.

    Best:
    06
    07
     
  4. GregNickRyanFan

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    Man, this was really, really hard. Everyone did an awesome job!

    LQ:

    08- I love the coloring, but the crop is a little distracting.
    01- The text is a little bit blurry.

    BQ:

    03
    05
     
  5. Mrs. Sanders

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    Least:

    01: A little hard to tell it's Catherine on that icon, maybe those border lines should have been thinner... I don't know...

    08: Loved the coloring, but too much things on the background and the unusual crop distracts the attention from the subject

    Best:

    03
    07

    (All the icons were great, considering how hard it is to achieve that pop art effect)
     
  6. Mad_Maxine

    Mad_Maxine Dead on Arrival

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    le ast
    04 color is a bit over whelming too sharp
    08 distracting croop and background

    best.
    07
    02
     
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  7. Florry86

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    Great job everyone in trying and achieving the pop art effect ;)

    Least
    02 - there is something odd with the coloring and Cath's face seems to blend with the wall behind her.
    05 - the concept of the icon is really nice, but it would have been better not to color Cath's face

    Best
    07
    03


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    In all honesty, I don't agree with the statement: " 'it's not pop art' is also not an acceptable vote". Since it's a pop art theme (being that the difficulty was to achieve a pop art effect), I honestly don't understand why we shouldn't express such a statement. I mean pop art was an art movement with its own techniques: though they were quite different from country to country, I think some things cannot be considered pop art even if you percieve them like that. Oh well that was just my honest opinion on the matter ;)
     
  8. cathwillows

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    Least
    05 - there is way too much purple going on. Catherine doesn't stand out enough.
    04 - the background is very distracting. Overall the icon is too dark.

    Best
    03 - Just perfect!
    02

    And I agree with Florry. As the theme was Pop Art why not "criticise" that one or more icons aren't Pop Art? We all know that everyone gave his/her best and all icons are good, but icon-making is about always learning new techniques. Personally, I've never tried the Pop Art style and it was interesting to experiment with it.
     
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    Least:
    5- i love the concept, but catherine doesn't really stand out from the background.
    8-the coloring is fantastic but the crop is really severe, and distacting.

    Best:
    3
    7
     
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    Re: Talk LIMS #8: Challenge 9 - Voting!

    Least
    02 - The image is too bright/ not contrasty enough
    01 - Mad props for drawing Cath, but I think the text placement is odd. It looks like it's falling onto her head.

    Best
    03 - I love the colors, comic-book-esque look to this, and the "freeze!" speech bubble.
    05 - I like the use of the halftone background, even though it is very purple.

    P.S. Hi, I'm new here! :) Glad to find many talented artists here.
     
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    Least:

    05 - The purple is really distracting from Catherine, and the icon as a whole seems a bit blurry...
    01 - Hard to tell who Catherine is, which takes away from the effect.

    Best:
    02 - Perfect!
    08 - Really nice effect, works well.
     
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    Re: Talk LIMS #8: Challenge 9 - Voting!

    LQ
    2 - too bright
    8 - not so sure about the crop

    BQ
    5 - quite slick
    4 - it's very pop art, a bit overdone maybe but it's obvious what theme it represents
     
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    Least

    05: Blurry, and the purple is too overwhelming
    08: The crop is too extreme and the background is busy and distracting

    Best

    07. Great balance of colour and great use of texture.
    03. Nice use of effect without losing the detail.
     
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    LQ
    04 overdone, looks very unsharp and dark (though i REALLY like the colors!)
    01 cathrine looks really weird, esp her nose

    BQ
    08
    05
     
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    Least:
    1- Catherine looks not really Catherine, she looks weird
    5 - looks a little blurry and the icon is too much purple

    Best:
    3 - great comic book effect and colouring
    7 - like the pop art idea of the icon
     

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