Silkroad Online Forums

A community forum for the free online game Silkroad Online. Discuss Silkroad Online, read up on guides, and build your character and skills.

Faq Search Members Chat  Register Profile Login

All times are UTC




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 28 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: Large Art competition!
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:51 pm 
Banned User
Offline

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 4200
Location:
Artist Corner
Well, I think to practice your photoshop 'skills' to the max, you should make more then 'just' signatures. So I thought we could have a Large Art competition! But first I think we need to set up some rules.
What do you guys think the rules of the competition should be?

    What should the min. or max. size of the canvas?

    What time-limit should the artists have for a piece?

    What should be the subject of the first round? :P



If you got more that should be discussed; Please, do post!

_________________
<<banned from SRF for proof of botting. -SG>>


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:52 pm 
Active Member
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 787
Location: The netherlands
isn't that like..sigwars?

_________________
Quote:
Shave a single hair....really? Just yank that pubic hair shit off your face.
Your mom made it sound like a phuckin bean stock is gonna start growing off your face and seek vengeance for cutting it.


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:00 pm 
Ex-Staff
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 5607
Location: darkroot garden
So its like LPwars?

_________________
Image
<3
0len


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:04 pm 
Banned User
Offline

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 4200
Location:
Artist Corner
Yeah, more like LP wars.. larger art then the sigs :P

_________________
<<banned from SRF for proof of botting. -SG>>


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:06 pm 
Ex-Staff
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 5607
Location: darkroot garden
Sounds good. If enuff people are into it i'll sticky it.

_________________
Image
<3
0len


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:26 pm 
Ex-Staff
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1197
Location: Artist's Corner
Ill play :)

I think 800x600 is a good res.

_________________
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:34 pm 
Active Member
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 566
Location:
Azteca
Rizla wrote:
Ill play :)

I think 800x600 is a good res.

+1, any bigger and I personally would spaz out from having to zoom and scroll about. >,>

a week is fine, maybe start it so LP Wars' voting is on Thursday, and Sig Wars voting stays on Friday.

and first subject. hmph. childhood? be it cute kiddies stomping about on swing sets or something from your own childhood you remember and still have a hidden obsession with. rainbow brite, meep!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:38 pm 
Banned User
Offline

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 4200
Location:
Artist Corner
Elikapeka wrote:
Rizla wrote:
Ill play :)

I think 800x600 is a good res.

+1, any bigger and I personally would spaz out from having to zoom and scroll about. >,>

a week is fine, maybe start it so LP Wars' voting is on Thursday, and Sig Wars voting stays on Friday.

and first subject. hmph. childhood? be it cute kiddies stomping about on swing sets or something from your own childhood you remember and still have a hidden obsession with. rainbow brite, meep!


ctrl+ +/- ftw? :P

_________________
<<banned from SRF for proof of botting. -SG>>


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:39 pm 
Ex-Staff
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1197
Location: Artist's Corner
yeah and the space bar for your hand tool, never have to zoom out.

but anyway, I think this should be a monthly thing, not a weekly thing

800x600 >> 350x100.

_________________
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:41 pm 
Ex-Staff
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 5607
Location: darkroot garden
A month is a long time. Mayb fortnightly.

_________________
Image
<3
0len


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:43 pm 
Banned User
Offline

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 4200
Location:
Artist Corner
reK wrote:
A month is a long time. Mayb fortnightly.


wha? o.o'

_________________
<<banned from SRF for proof of botting. -SG>>


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:44 pm 
Active Member
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 566
Location:
Azteca
Snudge wrote:
ctrl+ +/- ftw? :P

*gasp* I sure feel smhart. :oops:


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:47 pm 
Ex-Staff
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1197
Location: Artist's Corner
reK wrote:
A month is a long time. Mayb fortnightly.


it takes a long time to do a good piece at 800x600 when you're holding down clients/school :D

either way whatever is decided, I would compete when I could. I also think they shouldn't have categories for this. If somebodies putting that much time in it should be something they personally want to do.

_________________
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:49 pm 
Banned User
Offline

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 4200
Location:
Artist Corner
Rizla wrote:
reK wrote:
A month is a long time. Mayb fortnightly.


it takes a long time to do a good piece at 800x600 when you're holding down clients/school :D

either way whatever is decided, I would compete when I could. I also think they shouldn't have categories for this. If somebodies putting that much time in it should be something they personally want to do.


Making someone able to pick his own subject makes it harder to vote. Voteing will go more by personal tastes then objectivity due to several styles that will be used. :)

_________________
<<banned from SRF for proof of botting. -SG>>


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:50 pm 
Ex-Staff
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 5607
Location: darkroot garden
Ok then, monthly. :wink:

_________________
Image
<3
0len


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:29 pm 
Ex-Staff
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1197
Location: Artist's Corner
Snudge wrote:
Rizla wrote:
reK wrote:
A month is a long time. Mayb fortnightly.


it takes a long time to do a good piece at 800x600 when you're holding down clients/school :D

either way whatever is decided, I would compete when I could. I also think they shouldn't have categories for this. If somebodies putting that much time in it should be something they personally want to do.


Making someone able to pick his own subject makes it harder to vote. Voteing will go more by personal tastes then objectivity due to several styles that will be used. :)


Id rather deal with biased votes than have a large piece of work I care nothing for.

_________________
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:33 pm 
Banned User
Offline

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 4200
Location:
Artist Corner
Rizla wrote:
Snudge wrote:
Rizla wrote:
reK wrote:
A month is a long time. Mayb fortnightly.


it takes a long time to do a good piece at 800x600 when you're holding down clients/school :D

either way whatever is decided, I would compete when I could. I also think they shouldn't have categories for this. If somebodies putting that much time in it should be something they personally want to do.


Making someone able to pick his own subject makes it harder to vote. Voteing will go more by personal tastes then objectivity due to several styles that will be used. :)


Id rather deal with biased votes than have a large piece of work I care nothing for.


You have a point there ^^;

_________________
<<banned from SRF for proof of botting. -SG>>


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:12 pm 
Regular Member
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 321
Location:
Sparta
cool idea. i'm up for it. :) lay down the rules and set a date

_________________
Image
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:34 pm 
Banned User
Offline

Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2133
Location: .........
Yep...sig's aren't ALL art...i'm in :)

And this some of my pics. Eh, very old, maded 2-3 years ago :)

http://img65.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzouy8.jpg

My logo maded for forum ^^

Image

And, i lost all my digital paintings :(

Anyway, nice idea, i'm in for sure :D

_________________
<<banned from SRF for bot admission. -SG>>


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:26 pm 
Banned User
Offline

Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 3806
Location: Heaven
I think every 2 weeks is fine, but we do need a theme. If you don't like the theme don't participate.

_________________
<<banned from SRF for proof of botting. -SG>>


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:31 pm 
Ex-Staff
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1197
Location: Artist's Corner
TwelveEleven wrote:
I think every 2 weeks is fine, but we do need a theme. If you don't like the theme don't participate.


I see why you believe a theme is needed, but did you also know that freestyle IS considered a theme?

Also, with the scale of these projects, you are going to have less participation than sigwars, and if you cut that participation down even more with themes you may not be including enough people, or the people who do participate arent going to be giving it there all. An LP should be something YOU want to do, they require a larger investment in time, etc. If every theme isnt something everyone wants to do, participation is going to take a serious hit.

Themes could be incorporated, but they would have to be very loose themes, or if y'all cant live without them, why not make every other competition themed, and every other comp freestyle? Just some thoughts.

_________________
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:36 pm 
Casual Member
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 64
Location: Come find me
Less frequent means better pictures and more 'hype'. I also agree with Rizla on the theme topic, if there are strict themes and someone misses a deadline, however if this person still wants to enter said work but the theme restricts it, it would be very unfair as 800x600 takes much more time than 300x150.

_________________
Charles Caleb Colton wrote:
We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not know them because we hate them.

Image


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:23 am 
Banned User
Offline

Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 3806
Location: Heaven
Rizla wrote:
TwelveEleven wrote:
I think every 2 weeks is fine, but we do need a theme. If you don't like the theme don't participate.


I see why you believe a theme is needed, but did you also know that freestyle IS considered a theme?

Also, with the scale of these projects, you are going to have less participation than sigwars, and if you cut that participation down even more with themes you may not be including enough people, or the people who do participate arent going to be giving it there all. An LP should be something YOU want to do, they require a larger investment in time, etc. If every theme isnt something everyone wants to do, participation is going to take a serious hit.

Themes could be incorporated, but they would have to be very loose themes, or if y'all cant live without them, why not make every other competition themed, and every other comp freestyle? Just some thoughts.


I was thinking more in the way of very broad theme's like outer space, planets. Stars.. Lakes, oceans.. Etc..

_________________
<<banned from SRF for proof of botting. -SG>>


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:28 am 
Global Moderator
Global Moderator
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 9967
Location: västkustskt
When I was more into the graphics community, they never had "sig wars". It was always art competitions: one per week, you get 3 stock photos and must use on, on any standard wallpaper size (800x600, 1280x1024, 1600x1200, etc)

_________________
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:40 am 
Active Member
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 918
Location:
Artist Corner
well, can we submit now, this is an old piece of mine, im assuming that its freestyle

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs11/i/2006/ ... azumak.jpg

thats mine, i dont know what u guys wanna do bout scalling

_________________
Image
Image
_____________________!!!!!!Rogue 7X !!!!!!
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:27 am 
Ex-Staff
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1197
Location: Artist's Corner
save your submission for now aazumak, nothing has been officially established yet.

we need to hold an informal "meeting" where a post will be made that allows interested parties to voice their opinion about which issues are most important to them. If conflicting points of view are presented, a voting post will be made covering all issues in debate, and from there an official protocol and schedule will be formed.

that would be my proposal.

_________________
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:51 am 
Banned User
Offline

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 4200
Location:
Artist Corner
Ok, I've read through the comments and liked some of the stuff I saw.


    Deadlines: I think everone agreed by now that 2-weekly is going to be OK. If you don't think so, please do say.

    Size: 800x600 seems to have the most support. Hoewever, I do support the idea of all-round wallpaper-sizes[800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024 etc. For me, stuff that is i.e. 1024x500 fits as well. For that could be used as a wallpaper. This is debatable though].

    Themes: Now this is a gnarly subject. I think we'll have a vote on this one, or just a tryout. We'll either go with a freestyle-competition, as Rizla proposed, or with a set render, as Dom propsed, and have people use that render.



Ok, this is what I came up with for now! If you don't like some of the stuff I put up, once again, do say so!

_________________
<<banned from SRF for proof of botting. -SG>>


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:44 pm 
Active Member
User avatar
Offline

Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 918
Location:
Artist Corner
i think that sizes will always be a prob, so we should have teh links for them on the page


second, the 1st one should be freestyle to work us into and then we can think of nice broader themes after that.

_________________
Image
Image
_____________________!!!!!!Rogue 7X !!!!!!
Image


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 28 posts ] 

All times are UTC


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 5 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group