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Carlie
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Hello and welcome!

This is a spin-off of the original GFX Art Battle, but with some updated rules and changes. Please make sure to read the rules before entering, since they have been modified. Good luck, we look forward to seeing some creative artistic entries!

Competition Rules
1. Must be hand drawn, either on paper or in a program. It can then be manipulated in an graphics program. But unoriginal artwork cannot be used as the main focus. Copyrighted images cannot be used. All pieces containing copyrighted images will be disqualified.
2. Submissions must follow the current theme that has been chosen by a moderator for that week. If you submit more than one piece, please clarify which one you would like to be judged.
3. If your image is larger than 600 pixels wide, please provide a link to the image instead of posting it in the forum. Otherwise, the image will be cut off.
4. Artists cannot win in subsequent weeks. You can still submit, but if you won the week before, you cannot get first place again the next week.
5. After the deadline, a moderator will pick the winner, and they will be awarded a 25 AP award.

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crimsonblade55
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We need to settle on a theme...


Why not just make a AG Community Theme, or dare I say it...them!!!!(No I don't know who "them!!!" is referring to, I just thought it would make for an interesting theme)Anyways I shall continue to wait for judgment...btw did the procrastination have anything to do with being on the XAT chat earlier today Zophia?
thoadthetoad
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did the procrastination have anything to do with being on the XAT chat earlier today Zophia?

kinkyhappylolwhutgetoffamecrimson time?

I wish I was there with the camera, darn shame it be, darn shame it be.

my cat is still on my lap...WTF.
crimsonblade55
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kinkyhappylolwhutgetoffamecrimson time?


What? You know what forget it I don't think I want to know...
LordLoss
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How about a Spring Theme?

Zophia
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Belated judging, yay. Also, I'm skipping school to get this done now... Cause I'm stupid like that and stuff. And even though Cen is now online and we could technically do it together, I hate that I so often procrastinate away from responsibility and just don't get anything done. So... I judge alone anyway.

First, we have the Champion's Exhibit. Which kingryan seems very aware that he got.
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm193/kingryanv/dream.jpg
I guess that's basically what there is to say about that.

On the topic of Dreams... The theme this week... I find it really difficult to judge this, because dreams are so - strange, often. I've been having rather detailed and interesting dreams for a couple of nights, telling me stories... Fascinating, but also such a variable thing.
Therefore I won't go into comments of interpretation of the entries that aren't obvious jokes or just spelled out pretty clearly. This judging is based on the vibe from the pic, which possibly isn't a fair way to judge as it is merely my opinion, but just this round you're gonna have to put up with that.

First place goes to:
Gantic
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/blackcairn/AG/barrenfieldfrozenwithsnow.jpg
Frozen landscape and eternity symbol? Hmm~ As said, not really any comment. I often don't have any comments for gantic's works, but just because I see nothing to say about them doesn't mean they're not good. Obviously?
And looks like you were having fun with a digital spatula. :3

Second place:
Cenere
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/9621/dreamt.jpg
Though the - shading aid crotch lines should possibly have been removed for a more smooth image, well.
And I really hope no one gets upset about Cen's pic placing (since Cen is usually co-judge), but I just think it's well done. And good image of a dream creature...

Third place:
crimsonblade55
http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd349/crimsonblade55/SasquatchDreaming.png
Sasquatch is having dark dreams? Figment of subconsciousness seeming a little too real?
For a technical remark, it might be too dark for less bright monitors. Though the raging Sasquatch's ability to disappear into the darkness when I tilt my screen is kinda cool.

Everything else in random order

Apocalypse
http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr321/Apocalypse_ArmorGames/Summerlost.jpg
I'm not sure if there's a joke or if I get it if there is, but the idea of water leaking into reality from is dream is quite interesting.

Ogt2
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/1746/image38.png
Seems oddly surreal, and looks like it has an interesting dreamscape~

Zega
http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr165/96Zega96/Dream.png
I think this might be the entry of yours I've liked best so far. So you should posibly have credited someone for the cubes in the background.

Cholokid
http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee348/Cholokid34/hitlerv2copycopy.jpg?t=1239157555
Ah yes, the Hitler entry. So he thought it was a dream, but it actually wasn't, or he dreamt it while it happened or ... Dreams being a little too real are always an interesting theme to ponder upon.

ShintetsuWA
http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr218/ShintetsuWA/sig---57ArtSkillsCompetition.jpg
You have very abstract dreams? Abstract in the sense of spurs of light in endlessly twisting patterns. Maybe~
Is this the first time we've had a typical signature pic as an entry?

thisisnotanalt
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1121/anotherentryforme.png
Interpretation, you say? Hmm...

thoadthetoad
(s)Link(y)~
Dreaming of becoming a mod, little Thoadling? That, and a *vocabulary fail* ... Chainsaw! Ban chainsaw~

Pixie214
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/430/dreamsu.jpg
IDs are horribly greedy things, aren't they?

And finally...

fst6
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/fst6/me.jpg
Well... Good to know.

I hope that wasn't too bad of a judging. Cenere will come up with a theme and post it shortly~

Cenere
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Hm, I am tired. And Zophia promised me this two weeks ago:
Deadline: Monday, 20th
Theme: Moderators

howlett
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Nomad

Congrats on winning Gantic.

Oh and Cenere what do you have to do, draw a mod?

Cenere
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Jester

Oh and Cenere what do you have to do, draw a mod?

Well, you have to find that out yourself. I am just playing my theme-card, your job is to interprint it.
howlett
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Ah its not like I am going to do any good if I do figure out what it means I have the art skills of a blind butterfly.

Cenere
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Jester

I have heard blind butterflies are awesome artists...

Yes..

howlett
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Nomad

Then I have the art skills of Cen, oh yes I am an artist woot.Nah I'd never be as good as Cen I have the art skills of a dead cat.

Strop
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I thought I'd pop in to see how the judging went, and I agree that it is very difficult to judge a theme such as "dreams"! However I was pleased to see some trademark entries as well as some new developments.

A couple of things for the record:

shading aid crotch lines


Note that I never said anything about them crotch lines! I swear I didn't! When I said very subtle I was in fact referring to how the limbs transitioned into ribbons! Totally!

I think crimsonblade55's effort this time around is right up there but for a completely different reason than the lulz of $9000 HAIRCUT- effective use of lighting.

I reckon Cholokid should have written sch**** or something like that, since that would have made the joke even more obvious...to me...unless you don't know how to swear in German :P

And the new theme is moderators eh? I'll drop in something, though it won't be official. Well it would be official, just...just not an entry. Yeah.

COMING SOON!
howlett
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Oh I can't wait Strop, your a great artist.

crimsonblade55
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Shepherd

Hmm I am thinking of an idea that is extreme...I don't think we have ever figured out what dank, devoidless, and Moegreche look like though. You guys have any ideas on that?

Cenere
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Dank looks like a character from bleach (huge eyes, white hair), Devoidless is a huge black dragon with a red goatee, and Moe is a brain a a jar, being dragged around in a small cart by Flipsky the robot.

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