Be My Valentione Contest (NA) - Discussion Thread

Hello ^^ I was just curious if I could still get a prize if I underwent a name change (and had already entered the contest)? Would I just resubmit the entry, or should I just wait?

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Originally Posted by Syrehn

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Oh man...

So just a heads up I won a screenshot contest on the forums...here's my portfolio: http://imgur.com/a/mWpbz#1

Here's a few shots where I had to coordinate a bunch of people...NPCs no less as well: http://i.imgur.com/Wccm0yl.png

http://i.imgur.com/MFweX6x.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SwjNB3n.png

http://i.imgur.com/rKhqwoT.png

http://i.imgur.com/ekjzlFJ.png

I also edit screenshots for my tumblr for fun: https://36.media.tumblr.com/55781cd1...o4_r1_1280.png

http://befunkycartoonizer.s3.amazona...45397large.jpg

http://befunkycartoonizer.s3.amazona...72659large.jpg

So yes I have experience doing all the thing you listed above ^ and what I can tell you is that yes, photoshop and editing are a bit hard to do at first. It takes awhile to learn and perfect it all...but once to get the hang of it, it becomes extremely easy to memorize and use actions/filters, things that are pre-loaded into PS that someone else made so that you can easily make your screenshot look cool.

The photos I took above took me an hour max, the hardest part actually coming up with an idea, or waiting on quote on quote 'perfect weather.

Now as I said in my earlier post, I agree that if you spend hours upon hours editing, your edited pic is a piece of art. But what I will say that as someone that has dabbled in all the fields you've stated, Digital/Real Life art is STILL the biggest challenge for me, and I give anyone that has the patience or mentality/talent to draw a huge thumbs up.

Ya know why? Because you are starting with a blank slate that YOU need to create by hand-drawing it. Now the same thing could be said with a screen in game, you are starting with a blank slate, but you have pre-rendered graphics helping your favor. You yourself don't have to come up with the models, just the idea.

As I stated in my post earlier, this particular contest is a way for people that DON'T have screenshot/photography talent show everyone their other talent, IE cooking/artistic abilities. If the mods did not allow digital art, they would look really mean to all the artists that have converted over to digital art...tablets costs normally between $100 to up in the thousands, so instead of those artists blowing $ on Real life supplies, they used it on their tablets/pcs because that is how THEY want to draw. Stop throwing digital artists under the bus just because you're mad that the mods won't accept your pre-rendered shot as an entry because you missed out on already awarded screenshot contests....give the rest of us a change to shine.

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I know wut I'm talking about art is hard and the mods don't want another SS contest so plz stop QQing kthx

It's not even remotely rage, nor is it QQing, and it's ridiculous that you think so. I've also won several screenshot contests, including the last one, so this to me is about fairness for everyone posting in that thread.

Again, you're putting emphasis on someone's time creating their art being more valuable than someone else's. Sorry but I've see a few of those images that you classify as digital art in the forums (the "blank slate" ones), and I thought "huh, that didn't take long in paint", however, I don't think they are any less deserving to participate/win.

My whole point was that the mods stated that they will be accepting digital art so in the spirit of fairness that should encompass ALL digital art regardless of how it started.

You accuse me of not seeing the other side but you yourself are so blinded by your own opinion that you refuse to see my points. If this was judged solely on your prejudice then the most recent entry for example, at the top of page 29, should be disqualified since it incorporates part of a screenshot and might not have taken as long to create as other digital art.

I have very clearly stated that I am aware this is not a screenshot contest, however, I don't believe that someone's submission that started out as a screenshot/uses parts of a screenshot should be discounted as the end result still qualifies as a type of digital art. That is my opinion whether you agree with it or not and since this is a discussion thread I am well within my rights to express it.

As I stated previously, no one persons time is more valuable then someone else's; if you don't agree with that that's your opinion and you're entitled to it. There is really no point in arguing with someone such as yourself who quite clearly refuses to be open minded to other views.

I also find it entertaining and a bit sad that in order to attempt to hammer your point home you bring your FC member (Talking Wind) to verbally attack me in this thread.

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