Eorzea's Next Top Model - Cycle 3 Final Round!

Welcome back one an' all, for th'final round in Cycle 3 of Eorzea's Next Top Model! It's been a long an' gruelin' process for our models, but after months o' effort we're now down to our final four! Each o' these models has risen to the top an' is ready to compete for th'final title!

Here's how this last round is going t'work.

Our models were each given th'opportunity t'cap off their shots with a freestyle shot - anythin' they wished! That's what's leadin' off each o' the albums we'll be presentin' to you. So, what I need you t'do is this: look over each model's album an' judge it as an entire piece. Figure who has shown th'strongest performance throughout th'contest an' give their name! Th'results, combined with judge scores, will determine our winner!

Remember, only vote for one person this time!

So, without further delay, here's our models!

Adeline Urusa

Eirwen Mackenzie

Flare Anderfel

Jinx Fireboot

Let the votin' commence!

Eirwen Mackenzie is my winner and the reason is simple.
It is easy to make cute looking falafel or miqote, but to make a cute hyur is masterpiece to me. :rolleyes:
10 out of 10 would bang. :cool:

Adeline Urusa, I choose you!

Jinx Fireboot

but wow great job everyone!

flare anderfell for sure!
its not only a beautiful screenshot but his character is perfect. most lalafell look comically er, wrong? to me but i love his lala

ADAM JUDGING YOU WITH GUEST RONGI PONGI

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Since we're judging overall;

My top pick:
Adeline! Your screenshots stand out the most out of all of the finalists. By far, your screenshots impress me the most. Never fails to impress! Maybe. Your shots were kind of weak at the beginning! But as you went along, it got a lot better! Your freestyle shot is gorgeous and a nice way to finish. Overall, your pictures are creative and vibrant!

The others:
Eirwen! Sorry! It was a close pick between you, Flare and Adeline, but Adeline won me over with her freestyle shot. I love all your pictures and they are superb! Your pictures are amazing through and through, but you seem to have faltered nearing the end. Nonetheless, you are a master at screenshot effects and the angles!

Flare! Another close call! I had difficulty choosing between you three (why do you guys have to make it very hard for me!?). I loved how you opted to always try to tell a story with your pictures, and it's a wonderful thing! Though, I think that you kinda fell short somewhere near halfway through, but you managed to pick up the slack and raised your standards again! As with Eirwen, I picked Adeline over you because of the freestyle shot.

Jinx! I'm going to admit that you started out kind of slow but progressed at a good pace. However, I'm very sorry that it wasn't hard to decide since I think overall, some of your shots lack the oomph that the other three have. This doesn't mean that you did badly! Don't think that! I liked a lot of your shots and I know you have improved a lot - that freestyle shot proves it! Personally, if we were only judging the freestyle shot, yours would be my top pick!

Eirwen and Adeline are a tie for me. ;-;
But I guess I'll go with Eirwen because that desert picture is simply amazing.

Everyone has some amazing shots, but my overall favourite album is Eirwen :)

My final vote is going to have to be cast for Eirwen! Often so well done and a master of framing! Beautiful work, and good luck!

Flare, your shots always held such a BRILLIANT amount of humor and skill. I was always happy to see them and this one is no different!

Adeline, your shots are often treated with a skilled hand and careful tweaking of angles, and you're a master of makeup!

And last, but never least, Jinx! I absolutely adore what you've brought here and your overall portfolio! It was simply awesome to watch you grow.

Adeline Urusa

First I wanna say, Congrats to the Final Four! Everyone did great and this was really close for me! :D

I honestly went though all the shots, remembering which ones I liked and added it all up. To me Jinx and Flare had stronger portfolios over all once I added everything up.

One came out, one picture ahead so my vote goes to: FLARE

I think what did it for me was the final picture, seeing both were tied on number of pictures I really liked up until then!!

Both were great shots! In the end I think what put Flare ahead was the fact that I got confused on Jinx's. The two Lala's looks so similar (like twins) and I honestly thought he was the Monk because both looked so similar... so went back and re-look at his pictures again to realize he had the heterochromia eyes. >.<

But I loved both of your pictures! :D

Bumpity-bump. GET VOTING!

I vote for Adeline. The background fits the character's outfit so well and I love the pose and camera angle a lot. It looks like a screenshot from a scene in a game or movie, rather than a character posing for a shot.

This round is the hardest yet because there are so many rounds where different people shined.

Adeline: Your shots are so lively and adorable. Each shot has its own unique feel; whether you’re out in the world on an adventure or partying with friends, there’s an ever present feeling of fun in all of your shots. Your colorful wardrobe and thought for costume details is fantastic. I’m a total sucker for sharp dress so many of your shots particularly speak to me. In your most recent shot it looks like you’re a masked caper out to fight crimes against Lominsa under the cover of night. That one and your bubbly house party are my favorites in the collection.

Eirwen: That shot with you and the bow with the cove behind you is simply divine. With the framing and positioning, it looks like something that should be on the cover of an epic adventure novel. Your shots use A+ positioning and color very well. Your costumes all either blend nicely or contrast to add the right pops of color in each shot. Looking back over your entire portfolio, it’s staggering how beautiful all your shots really are.

Flare: You have super creative concepts and come up with things I never would have dreamed of. You also make great use of this creativity making shots that are immediately endearing while also being great compositions. I’m torn between the Mad Hatter, the worm and the giant teddy bear as my favorite shots of yours. Your entire portfolio is full of fun and whimsy and I wish this wouldn't end so I could see more of your adventures.

Jinx: Looking through your portfolio, there is so much bold, rich colors; never so much to be busy or cluttered, but a perfect balance of dark and light. Lots of red tones in the ambiance play up your character’s fiery hair. In the most recent shot, the contrast of the greens also makes the lalas hair pop. You use both great positioning and lighting to create rather singular shots and I love them all. My faves of yours have to be the Jynx in the bathtub and the Cowboy Bebop cosplay.


Anyways I spent a literal eternity going back and forth on which portfolio was my fave and have decided on Eirwen!!!!!! I'm just taken with your way of telling engaging stories with expression, fashion and environment all in perfect little frames.

Adeline Urusa!

I gotta go with my gurl Adeline. The shot is so iconic, the background fits in with the entire shot. It's a complete piece with a perfect amount of lighting augmenting the shot and pose. A+

More BUMPing it up! Go check out our entire portofolio's, forum people! ;)

Have not voted till now so can take my opinion with a grain of salt but I have enjoyed Eirwen's shots the most.
However the mad hatter pic really hit home with me as probably my all time favorite of the lot lol. :P

Well we've finally reached our destination. The finale!

I would just like to Carbunclegulate all the models that reached this far! You guys showed your stuff, kept improving, and wasn't afraid to take risks and put yourself out there for all to see in splendor. Amazing work!

I've looked over the portfolio's for the past couple of days now, over and over. Still trying to decide who my vote was going for, and after much internal debate. I've decided to cast my vote for:

My ENTM - Flare Anderfel!

Not only is your last shot, just so amazing in everything I was looking for, but looking back to your entire time here you showed such style, uniqueness, and the ability to wow me in many different settings and poses! I truly feel you are the top, and you are my vote for the title.

Good Luck to you all, and may the best model win!

Eirwen Mackenzie for consistently being awesome

This is by far the hardest vote so far, as it should be. The four remaining contestants have submitted some tremendously wonderful entries this cycle, and you are all quite deserving of the title of Eorzea's Next Top Model. However, my vote goes to....

Eirwen Mackenzie! ... for having what I believe are the best overall entries from start to finish. Although there were some weeks where you did not earn my vote, your shots were consistently excellent. In any given week, you combined wardrobe, lighting, framing, composition, expressions to wonderful effect, and I think you have proven yourself to be an outstanding competitor through and through.

Adeline Urusa, it was exceedingly difficult to not cast my vote in your direction. You earned my nod for many of the weeks, and I believe that your work was among the strongest throughout the entirety of the competition. I think you started strong and ended with a bang, but I feel that Eirwen got a slight head start on you to put you just a half step behind at the finish line.

Flare Anderfel, bravo! Your work has been among my favorite these last few weeks, and your freestyle shot is wonderful beyond words. If there is an award to be given for someone showing the most progress throughout this cycle, you would have my vote hands down. Your earlier submissions, though good, pale in comparison to your latest entries. If you can continue at this quality, you will be a shoe-in for Top Model in the next cycle.

Jinx Fireboot, you are wholly deserving of this slot in the top 4 and a shot at the Top Model title. I've thoroughly enjoyed your entries and feel that you showed great growth and improvement throughout the cycle.

adeline because all i can see is batman. flare and jinx are really well done though :o

Adeline Urusa

Adeline Urusa

Flare Anderfel ^.^

Adeline Urusa

Adeline Urusa. I enjoyed seeing everyone's pics every week!

I had an extremely hard time deciding who to pick for this round. At the end of the day I felt like Adeline had the best overall portfolio in the end. I still absolutely adore her FFIX cosplay pic, and I love the general atmosphere from her shots. I feel like the top 4 all did tremendously, some staying more consistent quality wise, and others definitely learning and improving as they went along. Great job to everyone, but Adeline just hit me the right way to squeek it past the others.

My vote goes to Adeline! Not just because you're from my hood, but because your shots are amazing!

I choose not to vote, but I did want to give comments on everyone's portfolio.

First of all, I'm very jealous of the amazing collection of screenshots you all accumulated during this contest. I think next cycle I'll follow along just to make my own personal collection with the theme prompts :D

Adeline: You make this game feel like its a bit of everything, with your nods to FFIX, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil and perhaps Assassins Creed.

Eirwen: Your collection is so cinematic. Many look like clips from a movie.

Flare: Your SS were so fun and clever. You really encompassed what it means to be a lalafell.

Jinx: There was a refreshing simplicity to your shots. The lack of complication made it very easy to appreciate the theme with undeniable charisma.

Finally a big thank you to Rongi and Tyriont for hosting this contest and sticking with it through the holidays and the headache that goes along with organizing something like this of quality.

This is a really hard choice for me but ultimately I'll have to go with Adeline Urusa. Her collection is definitely the most unique and showcase the rich Eorzea scenery.

Eirwen /10char

Jinx, I choose you!

I'd have to pick Jinx in this set. Flare's a great second though.

I took the elimination pretty hard, and I've yet to make a farewell post, but don't think you've all been forgotten ♥

In this, the last hours, hour, last few minutes, I cast my vote after looking through and comparing all the albums. However, first a few words...

Adeline: You've had some ups and downs over the past months, but something that shines through as your strength are your cosplays. Sometimes subtle, sometimes too good (well, it was right in the beginning and I hadn't learned to recognise everyone's faces yet, but you made up your co-cosplayers so well that I had trouble telling which one was you!), and your final shot displays that skill once again. The rigging and moonlight creates a wonderful frame around your assassin. My favourite in your album is the one where you're cooking in the Bismarck, however. I know how hard it was to get good angles with all those invisible walls... The flour on your face was the perfect final touch.

Eirwen: You have also had some hits and misses, but when you get it right you rise to enviable heights! I can't pick just one single favourite from your album. Your strength in my eyes has been your ability to truly fit in, especially when interacting with NPC's. Your choices in outfits, the amount of lighting, little details like smudges on your face, all those things make you look natural in your environment and create stories that I don't need words to understand. With that in mind, your last shot is a beautiful screenshot, well balanced, well lit, but I'm missing the story.

Flare: One thing that has been pervasive in your screenshots has been your humour. It's a joy to look at your shots, and the funny ones are probably those I've enjoyed best during your journey - Mad Hatter, the woes of Lala-size, and ohhh the rat in the kitchen! XD So many laughs! I thank you for them ♥ The final shot really shows how you've grown, though. Lovely lighting, and the depth created by the clear foreground and misty background makes it so I don't mind that not much is going on around you. It fits together and gives the feeling of calm before the storm.

Jinx: You started out a little tame, but once you found your feet - or light more like it - you swept me away! Browsing through your album is a tale of growth, and you've become a master of lighting rivalling Epsil :p Not too bright and not too dark, you've truly learned how to strike a perfect balance. I have a hard time picking a favourite shot in your album... The field of Lavender, the steamy bath - lovely pictures, but you've really knocked it out of the park with that last one! The contrast of colour between the orange palette and the green, lighting that makes you both blend in and stand out, the balance in the picture. I love all of it!


It was a really hard choice, and for me it was neck-and-neck between Jinx and Eirwen. If it had been the final picture only, my choice may have been different, but as it stands the entire portfolios are to be considered, and my pick for ENTM cycle 3 is:

Eirwen