EVENT: October Calendar Contest Winners!

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  • eatwithspoons
    eatwithspoons Posts: 54 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    I'm sure it's been said, but the runner ups were better than the winners.

    Ah yes, the eternal "grass is greener" argument. I'd have to disagree though.
  • Maho_ - Dreamweaver
    Maho_ - Dreamweaver Posts: 24 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    fruitluips wrote:
    I'm sure it's been said, but the runner ups were better than the winners.
    Ah yes, the eternal "grass is greener" argument. I'd have to disagree though.
    As my high school art teacher told me many, many years ago: "Change the judge(s) and you'll change the winner(s) every time."

    It's all subjective; all the images picked are winners. An Honorable Mention is just as good as a 1st/2nd/3rd place, there's just not a prize to go along with it. b:victory
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  • Thelegion - Lost City
    Thelegion - Lost City Posts: 256 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    GRATZ TO ALL....

    Sorry to say this but this comp have become bored, i think

    Sorry if i offence someone but i MUST say it.

    many nice work i see, in this comp are verry bad ones but still is a comp someone have to losse.
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  • Coraline - Lost City
    Coraline - Lost City Posts: 867 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    I personally like DivineMaiden's so pretty...Very good everyone :)
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    eatswithspoons "*roll eyes* real money for virtual property? That's definitely not allowed"

    Lol what?
  • Bearleeable - Lost City
    Bearleeable - Lost City Posts: 445 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Congratz everyone, very nice calendars for October :)
    This is my entry... which I didn't attach properly to my email ^^; (found out too late -sigh-)

    http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs50/f/2009/284/2/3/PWI__Midnight_Nurse_by_MissJojo.jpg

    WOWSERS that would have easily won IMHO
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  • Bearleeable - Lost City
    Bearleeable - Lost City Posts: 445 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    would be interesting to know how i placed, so I know how much improvement i need...Although by the looks of the ones I've seen i got a HUGE ways to go.
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  • DivineMaiden - Dreamweaver
    DivineMaiden - Dreamweaver Posts: 50 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Coraline, Thank you! I'm happy you like it! b:cute
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  • Thelegion - Lost City
    Thelegion - Lost City Posts: 256 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Ah yes, the eternal "grass is greener" argument. I'd have to disagree though.

    Well spoon nothing personal but , since u make the Comp and not Dvorak this realy bad, i will say why:

    1- no mention the strange rules u apply
    2- Bad winners (Why? What u think?)
    3- Many Nice artist left cauze the comp have bad prices lately
    4- no much time to work on it= trash sumissions less quality
    5- As GM no ipartial, an QQ as player (like me)
    6- ALl PWI people no have time for vote (xpantion coming)

    well i can go on and more and more... sorry but is i see
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  • FatherTed - Dreamweaver
    FatherTed - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,723 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Well spoon nothing personal but , since u make the Comp and not Dvorak this realy bad, i will say why:

    1- no mention the strange rules u apply
    2- Bad winners (Why? What u think?)
    3- Many Nice artist left cauze the comp have bad prices lately
    4- no much time to work on it= trash sumissions less quality
    5- As GM no ipartial, an QQ as player (like me)
    6- ALl PWI people no have time for vote (xpantion coming)

    well i can go on and more and more... sorry but is i see

    1 - It would be nice if the rules were a bit easier to find. A nice sticky with the rules listed maybe b:victory

    2 - Completely personal opinion. I might consider some of the non-winners better, but that doesn't mean they are more deserving. It's individual opinion.

    3 - Why should the prizes even matter? It's about sharing your art.

    4 - It did seem a bit short to me, but when you look at how awesome so many of the entries were . . .

    5 - I have no idea what you are trying to say.

    6 - I don't think these contests were ever put up for player voting? That's not the point of the contest, in my opinion.
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    Thanks for the sig Ophida :3
  • Yaxana - Sanctuary
    Yaxana - Sanctuary Posts: 232 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Congratulations to the winners! And the runner-ups of course. Although my wallpaper didn't win, I plan to participate in the next competition as well. It was fun for me to make a wallpaper since I haven't made one in years.
    Anyway, here is my wallpaper, in case anyone is curious. ^^
  • Deceptistar - Sanctuary
    Deceptistar - Sanctuary Posts: 10,454 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    aw you erased my post on your pre-released thread spoons xD
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  • Nishadaa - Heavens Tear
    Nishadaa - Heavens Tear Posts: 13 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Congrats to the winners b:victory

    But for me it was the last time i take part on this contest. And no...its not because i have not won, thats absolutly peripheral.
    I don't like and don't understand the way the judges seem to pik their favourites. Thats just easy said what i mean and...just one of more reasons.
    So , bye bye b:bye
  • Toxickiss - Heavens Tear
    Toxickiss - Heavens Tear Posts: 152 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    I was just curious, when do the prizes usually get mailed out? b:thanks
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  • mefy
    mefy Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Congratulation to the winners... the calendars look great. This was my entry http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo52/lokihadesset/pw3.jpg?t=1255441433 ...and better luck next time!
  • FatherTed - Dreamweaver
    FatherTed - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,723 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    I was just curious, when do the prizes usually get mailed out? b:thanks

    Just a guess, but I'd say after the next real maintenance - so probably next week?

    And grats again, btw b:victory
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    Thanks for the sig Ophida :3
  • eatwithspoons
    eatwithspoons Posts: 54 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Next maintenance we will try to get these out for you, barring unforeseen circumstances
  • Vladislias - Harshlands
    Vladislias - Harshlands Posts: 9 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Hum Oh got in the runners up ^^

    Cool 2 runner and 1 win so far :P

    (Studying art I must admit some runners up and winner make me a little confuse.. But oh well I'm not judge after all)

    Thelegion, DivineMaiden and Toxickiss (gosh you improved since last aprilb:pleased)

    Have done superb works. They would have been my winner.! (I'm probably corrupt by the corn candy of toxic, love them so much XD..yummy candy )

    Anyways! Have fun and happy halloween!
  • Myai - Heavens Tear
    Myai - Heavens Tear Posts: 163 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    My two top favorites are TheLegion's and Maho's.
  • Toxickiss - Heavens Tear
    Toxickiss - Heavens Tear Posts: 152 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Hum Oh got in the runners up ^^

    Cool 2 runner and 1 win so far :P

    (Studying art I must admit some runners up and winner make me a little confuse.. But oh well I'm not judge after all)

    Thelegion, DivineMaiden and Toxickiss (gosh you improved since last aprilb:pleased)

    Have done superb works. They would have been my winner.! (I'm probably corrupt by the corn candy of toxic, love them so much XD..yummy candy )

    Anyways! Have fun and happy halloween!

    Thank you for your kind words! You made my night! b:thanks
    I love how you put the pumpkin face in the moon on your calendar! Very good idea!
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  • Kagheryu - Sanctuary
    Kagheryu - Sanctuary Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited October 2009
  • Pyoot - Harshlands
    Pyoot - Harshlands Posts: 14 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Is there a competition every month, i didn't know about this xD
    heheh ^^;;
  • Kittennice - Heavens Tear
    Kittennice - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,744 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Talk about art theft.
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  • Kephras - Heavens Tear
    Kephras - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,472 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Y'know... this is just getting really old. The past three contests, so far as I've seen, at least one entry has had plagerism/copyright issues.

    Checked up on DA, out of curiosity. As per the original artwork, these be the rules:
    ● Please link back to my stock profile/credit me in your description, it makes it easier for others to find the file
    Checked all DivineMaiden's calendar-related posts. No mention of this anywhere.
    ● Please give me a comment with a link to your deviation so I can fav it
    Obviously not applicable to the contest.
    ● Not for commercial use
    N/A? Does PWI place any commercial value on these?
    ● Not to be used outside of dA without written permission from me
    THIS is a big one. Maiden, do you have permission from the artist/photographer?
    ● You're not allowed to make prints of your deviations that include my stock photos.
    ● You're not allowed to make prints of your deviations that include my stock photos.
    ...Yes, it's repeated twice. Still N/A.
    ● If you have any questions feel free to ask
    And to top it off, I checked the derivative artwork linked in the comments (ALL of them) and not one is the PW-ized one Maiden posted.

    ...Now here's the saving grace: Maiden's artwork (not the photo) is more than just a clever photomanipulation. It's been redrawn, I imagine over the labor of several hours, and shows actual work and effort. It's very well done, and quite frankly the ONLY complaint I have with it (re, terms of 'art theft') is that the original artwork (the photo) is not credited or linked, and that it's being used outside of DA without the artist's consent or knowledge (as per their wishes in the photograph post).

    ninja-edit: Agreed with FatherTed below.
  • FatherTed - Dreamweaver
    FatherTed - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,723 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    I agree that she should have linked to the original / checked with the photographer from DA, but I hardly consider this theft on the level of some past entrants who chose to cut/paste or use someone else's work entirely.
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    Thanks for the sig Ophida :3
  • Raydoit - Sanctuary
    Raydoit - Sanctuary Posts: 377 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Surely the winners were randomly selected....there is no way anybody thinks those maplestory calendars are better than therunner ups.
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    See its black and white now. It means I quit! How poetic and stuff.
  • Hakiii - Heavens Tear
    Hakiii - Heavens Tear Posts: 283 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    Surely the winners were randomly selected....there is no way anybody thinks those maplestory calendars are better than therunner ups.

    I thought the same thing, until I saw that my favorite runner-up was just done on top of someone else's stock. Why don't people make their own art anymore.
  • DivineMaiden - Dreamweaver
    DivineMaiden - Dreamweaver Posts: 50 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    I did credit her, on my deviantart account ofcourse:
    http://artyfairy.deviantart.com/art/Peaceful-October-138830847
    and ofcourse I had send her a note with the link to my art along with mentioning about using it in a contest with no real money prize (am I wrong?).
    (your post does remind me to made a comment link too, I usually just send note to photographers so thanks)
    I guess I hadn't post here on pwi-ized too yet, well here that.

    Also, as beautiful as the photograph is, there hardly any shadows in the skin, so if you do put it side by side with mine you can see it more clearly. I send several versions to this contest and the one in my account is the one I personally like best.
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  • Kagheryu - Sanctuary
    Kagheryu - Sanctuary Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    No, you did that today or yesterday, before it was like this: 1,2. I hope you learned something out of all this. Good to know you gave her credit though, despite being late.
  • _CaTrinka_ - Heavens Tear
    _CaTrinka_ - Heavens Tear Posts: 35 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    No, you did that today or yesterday, before it was like this: 1,2. I hope you learned something out of all this. Good to know you gave her credit though, despite being late.

    I don't know why u think she just posted it. It clearly states that it was submitted on October 1st under the details section.
  • Kagheryu - Sanctuary
    Kagheryu - Sanctuary Posts: 4 Arc User
    edited October 2009
    I've seen it before the edit, and I posted a screenshot to prove it. You can simply edit your comments or even change the deviation without the date being modified.