Be My Valentione Contest (NA) - Discussion Thread

[SilentPolaris]

I have a quick question, are we allowed to post pictures of our submissions elsewhere? I'd like to post my creation to my Tumblr and Facebook to share with family and friends if possible, but I don't want to share it with them if it will disqualify me from the contest.

[NeomiMidori]

I accidently used the wrong format for posting my image, is it possible to edit my post or delete it to put the correct image format?

[Rifaran_Farronhart]

I hope my entry is good, the rules did say that everyone would win if they followed the rules, which is putting your character name and server and title in the picture and following the theme. Yes I know I am terrible at drawing, but it didn't say you had to be good to win.

[ToshiPrower]

I also had difficulty in posting, so I have 3 with only one actually having the correct link. I reported my other two posts to try and erase them so that thread isn't clogged up with trash. The last post in that thread from me is my submission.

Thank you!

[JaydeDancer]

I have looked through some of the entries and people appear to be forgetting one crucial detail:

These need to be IN REAL LIFE creations! Not screenshots that you photoshopped into pretty pictures. These need to be gifts, essentially, that you can give to another real person. So drawings, pottery, baking, jewelry, knitting, flower arranging, ect.

You can create a drawing irl, scan it and color it in photoshop and that will work, but I don't think that screenshots with letters added onto it will count. Please correct me if I am wrong.

[ChiiSoSeriouz]

I have looked through some of the entries and people appear to be forgetting one crucial detail:

These need to be IN REAL LIFE creations! Not screenshots that you photoshopped into pretty pictures.

A lot of people didn't take one minute to read the contest rules. Devs even clarified it further in posts, and people are still posting screenshots. Typical.

[Syrehn]

I have looked through some of the entries and people appear to be forgetting one crucial detail:

These need to be IN REAL LIFE creations! Not screenshots that you photoshopped into pretty pictures. These need to be gifts, essentially, that you can give to another real person. So drawings, pottery, baking, jewelry, knitting, flower arranging, ect.

You can create a drawing irl, scan it and color it in photoshop and that will work, but I don't think that screenshots with letters added onto it will count. Please correct me if I am wrong.

They stated that artwork could be digital. If so then I don't see why someone using a screenshot and morphing it into a custom valentine's day card for someone would not make that "digital artwork".

[Espresso_Oo]

This is a TEST !

Character Name: Espresso Oo
Server: Sargatanas

Not your typical breakfast, but nothing compares to classic Chocolate Hearts, Chocolate-Covered Strawberries, and a hot Triple Cream Coffee Latte to begin Valentione's Day.




Work in Progress photos:
Materials | Strawberries | Hearts 1 | Hearts 2

Notes:

• The small hearts are made with 85% dark chocolate, and white chocolate respectively
• The large hearts are a mix of dark chocolate w/ strawberry pieces and white chocolate for a lighter look and sweeter taste
• Triple Cream Coffee is actually an Einspanner in-game; here, I made a Caffe Latte topped with Cinnamon instead to better fit the theme

[Syrehn]

This is actually bugging me so I'm going to expand a bit on my previous post.

While Bayohne didsay that it's not a screenshot contest he also said that both digital and physical artwork will be accepted. I don't personally believe that if someone draws a picture, scans it and then proceeds to plays paint by numbers in photoshop that it makes that art any more valuable as a gift or any more "digital" than if someone takes the time to plan out a screenshot (especially if they play FFXIV as a couple), bring it into photoshop and manipulate the image with the right typography and phrasing.

The end result of both mediums, regardless of how it started, would classify as digital art and I'd be highly irked if I saw anyone's screenshot turned v-day card/poster etc. entry rejected based on the fact it started as a screenshot. If you state you're going to accept digital art then it needs to encompass ALL digital art.

[Adeline]

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