Forums → Art, Music, and Writing → [Closed] ArmorGames' Armatar Contest: Valentines Day!

183	72273

offline

MrDayCee

14,745 posts

King

Posted January 25, '14 10:00pm UTC

The Holiday Season is over and we're looking back at a fantastic Winter Edition of the Armor Games' Armatar Contest! A lot of original artwork was created and entered and those that contributed are entitled to receive their deserved Merit!

Remember to check in and comment on my profile and claim your well deserved reward!! =)

Now that the 'most wonderful time of the year' is over, Santa's gone back to the Northpole, the Christmas tree is put back in the attic and the snowman (probably) melted, we're coming up to an annual day of love and affection!

Ahuh... ahuh... that's right! Sooo... who's YOUR secret sweetheart?! Got anyone particular in mind?! Did you buy him/her a nice Valentine's present?! Maybe some flowers, chocolate or a beautiful card?! Yes?! Or... perhaps you're feeling creative and you're making your very own custom special delux Valentine's Card!! BUT WAIT!! First we need you to show an effort and submit some wonderful creations of art for our contest! *whispers* So you can practice on your drawing skills and amaze him/her! *winks* Well, the rules are still the same! Here they are...

# ARMATAR CONTEST GUIDELINES :

1) All entries must be appropriate. They cannot be offensive or profane in nature. Keep it clean!
2) The entry must be square, and at least 100x100 pixels in dimension.
3) Your entry must scale down well to 100x100. So if it is larger, make sure that it will still look good when it is scaled down to the actual armatar size. Here are a few suggestions about this :
~ Sometimes keeping it simple is better. If you go into a lot of detail, it might not look as great when you scale it down. So keep in mind what the final size will be and check often how it looks when it is scaled down.
~ Remember to save a lot while you are making it! Better to delete 20 -in between made- save files later on, than ending up with something you actually don't like...
~ If you are able to do vector, by all means! That can help with the sharpness of the image. However, since they are so small this is probably not a big issue.
4) Must be completely original. You cannot use elements from other pieces of artwork, the entire armatar must be 100% created by you.
Plagiarism will not only exclude your submission by means of disqualification, it will also exclude you from participation in any future contests AND will have further consequences!
5) Must be fitting to the current contest's theme. If a certain entry is debatable to whatever extend, a mod or admin will give the decisive and final ruling for submission.

The contest will remain open untill a few days after Valentine's day, so there's plenty of time for you to enter your artwork!

Are you ready? Then grab your pencils and paper, and/or your mouse and start making your wonderful original works of art! As always, be creative! Amaze us! =)

Oh shute! (oO) I still don't have any presents!! Right, I'm off to the store!! B-BYE!! *runs*

[img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8500/8253540719_7b89c6b013_b_d.jpg[/img]\r\n\r\nThe Holiday Season is over and we're looking back at a fantastic [b]Winter Edition of the Armor Games' Armatar Contest[/b]! A lot of original artwork was created and entered and those that contributed are entitled to receive their deserved Merit!\r\n\r\n[b]Remember to check in and comment on [url=armorgames.com/user/MrDayCee]my profile[/url] and claim your well deserved reward!! =)[/b]\r\n\r\nNow that the 'most wonderful time of the year' is over, Santa's gone back to the Northpole, the Christmas tree is put back in the attic and the snowman (probably) melted, we're coming up to an annual day of love and affection!\r\n\r\n[img]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5484/12140856476_f43c588dd7_o_d.png[/img]\r\n\r\nAhuh... ahuh... that's right! Sooo... who's YOUR secret sweetheart?! Got anyone particular in mind?! Did you buy him/her a nice Valentine's present?! Maybe some flowers, chocolate or a beautiful card?! Yes?! Or... perhaps you're feeling creative and you're making your very own custom special delux Valentine's Card!! [b]BUT WAIT!![/b] First we need you to show an effort and submit some wonderful creations of art for our contest! *whispers* So you can practice on your drawing skills and amaze him/her! *winks* Well, the rules are still the same! Here they are...\r\n\r\n[b]# ARMATAR CONTEST GUIDELINES :[/b]\r\n\r\n[b]1) All entries must be appropriate.[/b] They cannot be offensive or profane in nature. Keep it clean!\r\n[b]2) The entry must be square,[/b] and at least 100x100 pixels in dimension.\r\n[b]3) Your entry must scale down well to 100x100.[/b] So if it is larger, make sure that it will still look good when it is scaled down to the actual armatar size. Here are a few suggestions about this :\r\n~ [i]Sometimes keeping it simple is better.[/i] If you go into a lot of detail, it might not look as great when you scale it down. So keep in mind what the final size will be and check often how it looks when it is scaled down.\r\n~ [i]Remember to save a lot while you are making it![/i] Better to delete 20 -in between made- save files later on, than ending up with something you actually don't like... ;)\r\n~ [i]If you are able to do vector, by all means![/i] That can help with the sharpness of the image. However, since they are so small this is probably not a big issue.\r\n[b]4) Must be completely original.[/b] You cannot use elements from other pieces of artwork, the entire armatar must be 100% created by you.\r\n[b][i]Plagiarism will not only exclude your submission by means of disqualification, it will also exclude you from participation in any future contests AND will have further consequences![/i][/b]\r\n[b]5) Must be fitting to the current contest's theme.[/b] If a certain entry is debatable to whatever extend, a mod or admin will give the decisive and final ruling for submission.\r\n\r\nThe contest will remain [b][i]open untill a few days after Valentine's day[/i][/b], so there's plenty of time for you to enter your artwork! ;)\r\n\r\nAre you ready? Then grab your pencils and paper, and/or your mouse and start making your wonderful original works of art! As always, be creative! Amaze us! =)\r\n\r\nOh shute! (oO) I still don't have any presents!! Right, I'm off to the store!! B-BYE!! *runs*

183 Replies

offline

Drink

1,621 posts

Blacksmith

Posted February 2, '14 1:45am UTC

another submission until i can think of something else

a happy heart is a good heart

offline

MikaCinc

408 posts

Treasurer

Posted February 2, '14 2:55pm UTC

I'll add more with flags!
:'D

offline

Drink

1,621 posts

Blacksmith

Posted February 3, '14 2:51am UTC

im getting low on ideas now, my next submission a heart with the japanese word for love under it

offline

Bronze

2,417 posts

Shepherd

Posted February 3, '14 1:56pm UTC

Ok, I gotta say it. Please stop with the hearts, and show some creativity.

offline

Chryosten

17,384 posts

Herald

Posted February 3, '14 8:25pm UTC

I highly doubt that pang would accept that. He'll keep asking for more hearts until AG is overflowing with heart armatars and even then, he won't stop.

offline

Drink

1,621 posts

Blacksmith

Posted February 3, '14 10:17pm UTC

Ok, I gotta say it. Please stop with the hearts, and show some creativity.

not much can be done with this contest besides hearts, its not as easy as halloween or christmas contests

offline

Bronze

2,417 posts

Shepherd

Posted February 4, '14 2:57am UTC

Valentine's Day may be more limiting than Halloween but it certainly isn't hard to come up with ideas for. Hearts aren't the only thing that symbolize love. If you're having a hard time thinking of something, that's fine. Keep thinking, because that's when the best ideas are made.

offline

SSTG

13,055 posts

Treasurer

Posted February 4, '14 3:38am UTC

I'm out of ideas right now. I think that my traditional light bulb falling in love with an Eco light bulb is cool. You know, the love at first spark one, page 8.

offline

Drink

1,621 posts

Blacksmith

Posted February 4, '14 4:21am UTC

Hearts aren't the only thing that symbolize love

sure, but when its specifically valentines day the easiest and most common would be hearts :/ its be easier if this was the "love" contest, many more things and ideas would come much more smoothly. so i honestly dont think many great submissions will be made that doesnt have hearts but shows love. but it does give me ideas that i might do

offline

pickpocket

5,952 posts

Shepherd

Posted February 4, '14 5:27am UTC

sure, but when its specifically valentines day the easiest and most common would be hearts :/

Thats the point. The hearts are simple to make and are clearly very common, too common even. They were fine at first, but now they seem done to death. I don't mean to offend anyone by this or anything. Also, you don't always have to settle with what would be easy. Brainstorm some, work a bit more and ta-da! Originality! The more unique, the better!
And besides, the ones that stand out from the crowd are more likely to get picked. Good luck

offline

Drink

1,621 posts

Blacksmith

Posted February 4, '14 6:32am UTC