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#1 Zukira

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Posted 13 August 2012 - 21:23

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Welcome to the fifth edition of the Grand Graphics Tournament. Every so often the artists gather together and do a battle royal for top bragging rights and a bit of a prize. Who wins?

Well, that my fellow players is up to you!


Below you'll find the entries. Please take a moment and look them over, and vote on them. You don't have to be a 'pro' to state your opinion on what you like best.

Please rate each entry on a scale of 1 to 10 with a vote of 10 being 'this blows my mind it is so good' and 1 being 'this is phale'.

I am not putting a 'limit' on the split for points in this round - anyone going all '10/10 however I'll question the validity of those votes. Sure you love the art but this doesn't help with narrowing the field for declaring a champion artist.

Please include a reason with your votes - Now that we are in the final round I'm asking you to comment on all three. It doesn't have to be technical. You can just say I liked this one best, or something along those lines but we all know an artist thrives on feedback so don't hesitate to really say what you think.

If your vote looks like you're trolling or joking I will contact you about it, and it won't count unless I'm satisfied that you weren't trolling.

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a 6/10 - I like it, it is a decent composition. / Good but could use (insert suggestion)
b 3/10 - I don't care for it. / Needs work
c 9/10 - I love it!


Voting closes at 23:00 Server Time on Sunday August 19th

Votes that do not have a reason will not be counted.


*artists, since this is the final you may NOT vote. Sorry! Just wouldn't be right. Do encourage friends and guildies to do so however.

Also, please keep the 'discussion' over on the theme thread instead of here. Just votes and bumps please on this thread.


#2 Zukira

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Posted 13 August 2012 - 21:23

This round's theme was music. I asked the artists to choose a song from a playlist I provided and create a piece of art based on the music. Below are the finalist's entries for this edition of the GGT. The voting will determine who ranks first, second and third and thus how much of the prize fund they'll receive.





A. Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce

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Lyrics http://www.lyricsfre...e_20071486.html



B. Take my Breath Away by Berlin

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C. Voodoo by Godsmack

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#3 Zukira

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Posted 13 August 2012 - 21:24

This was a close race no matter how you slice it.

Congrats to all three of you.

1st place Grimmhawk
2nd place Wesleysdf
3rd place Athdenald


Tally

A. 187.5 - Grimmhawk
B. 161 Ath
C. 186 Wes

Prizes dispensed
16:14 23/Aug/2012
[ Ignore ]	You sent Athdenald 132 FallenSword Points [ Reply | Trade | ST | Buff ]
	16:13 23/Aug/2012
[ Ignore ]	You sent Wesleysdf 252 FallenSword Points [ Reply | Trade | ST | Buff ]
	16:12 23/Aug/2012
[ Ignore ]	You sent Grimmhawk 385 FallenSword Points [ Reply | Trade | ST | Buff ]


Remarks - the low votes that were questioned stand. They weren't 'troll' voting. If I had to throw those votes out in this round there would have been votes in several other rounds that were thrown out as well, which would potentially have changed who was in this round.

#4 Assasin240

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Posted 13 August 2012 - 22:44

I based my votes on how well the piece portrays the song. I listened to each song 3 times while casting my vote and it was truly difficult.

A) 9/10 The song is amazing it conveys such strong emotions when I was listening to it, you know those rare moments when you get chills listening to music? This song was it. I was truly having a hard time on what to give this piece, since this is the finals I wanted whichever piece I give a 10/10 to truly be a masterpiece. Ultimately the reason I gave it a 9/10 instead of a 10/10 was because there was a slight, a very slight, difference in the piece and the song. When I look at the piece it has everything, however it does not convey the same amount of emotion as the song. The piece was just not as beautiful as the song and I really thought long about the vote. I feel real bad that I could not give this a 10/10 also sorry.

B) 6/10 I was really stumped on this piece. I listened to the song over and over and it just seems like the piece does not fit the song at all. From listening to the song it was good, I felt it did a good job in portraying love *if love was the theme of it*. Looking at the piece it just seem like a horror piece rather than piece about love. I went back and edited this vote. Someone explained it to me and while I had that original idea in mind, I believe that a different song should have been picked

C) 10/10 I was stuck between A and C on giving a 10/10. The song was great, very dark. Ultimately I gave it a 10/10 because I feel this piece conveyed stronger emotion than listening to the song. It just has everything from the snake the "venom bottle" in his mouth to the syringe. The veins add a amazing touch and displays the "snake bite entering his veins". The text is also amazing on piece. It really was a hard decision since I was tore between this and A, but I believe this piece is better.

Like I mentioned before, it was not easy to vote for a better piece. If you have any comments message me. Sorry to A again really wanted to give that a 10/10 as well.

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#5 Godblade75

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Posted 13 August 2012 - 22:50

9/10 This is BEAUTIFUL. Everything goes together perfectly, no flaws in concept of graphic design except one thing, the colors throw me off a little. I like my picture transformations more gradual.

7/10 While this is a wonderful piece, didn't cut the expectations at this level, far surpassed by A and B. However, it does reflect the song nicely.

10/10 Dude, you outdid yourself. This is fricking genius. The text is beautiful, everything, lighting, concept, dude. This is amazing.

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#6 BraveKath

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Posted 13 August 2012 - 23:46

A - 8/10 ... lovely graphics, but for me didn't capture the song that I know very well. Just felt there was so much more potential.

B 6/10 ... cool graphics but strange with the song, at least for me.

C 10/10 ... spot on with the song and just amazing piece of work. Really loved it.

#7 Kayesha

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Posted 14 August 2012 - 00:40

This was certainly a hard one. All these show the work of someone who deserves to be here. That being said.. here are my votes:

A. 6/10 I see the link from the song to the work. And the work is well done but, I had a few issues. I do not see it as an album cover for the song. The text definately throws it off. I am not feeling the text.
B. 8/10 I see the connection to the song. it's in a weird twisted way but, I see it (maybe cause I am weird and twisted.) There are a few things that bother me. The body coming off the table looks strange, I feel as if naturally the body would not stay that stiff so it looks off. I think you should have done something different with the text. I see why you did it but, I think considering the song, it actually doesn't fit.
C. 10/10 I do not think you could have done a better job. The image fit the song perfectly. You can feel the music in the image. It would also make a great album cover. I have to say you blew me away!! (if you could shrink that into a decent sig, I would LOVE to buy it)

#8 DarkWillie

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Posted 14 August 2012 - 02:31

a. 6/10 - I am not sure how to feel about this piece. It is quality work for sure, but there is something about it that does not seem to flow. Not sure if it is one thing in particular either... just something with the text and the image outside the window that does not match the interior. And the interior does not seem to match to me. The execution was well done, there is no doubt... but it does not seem to flow into a single picture.

b. 5/10 - Great concept. There are several things that jumped out at me when I first saw this that just did not seem right. The image of the woman on the bed... she seems to be a spirit already, but then there is a spirit coming out of her? Not feeling the text in this one either. And the bed is an examination bed, not a hospital bed... not a common place for the spirit leaving the body, just sayin'. And the skull in the cabinet door?

c. 9/10 - WOW! Very impressive piece! Why not a 10? The snake does not seem to flow to me. It may have been the artists intent, but the body of the snake on the right side is upside-down... but it does catch the spirit of the song.

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#9 YouNoSeeMe

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Posted 14 August 2012 - 16:05

a 9/10 - I think it goes really well with the song
b 9/10 - eventhough the pictured doesnt go with how i feel the song is(loves top gun...lol) its still an awesome piece.
c 10/10 - you surprised me with this one... i think its your best work.

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#10 zeder

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Posted 15 August 2012 - 02:05

1st.... I know all 3 songs very well & love them in the context that they were originally presented.
2nd.... Judging these graphics were the hardest ever.
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A) 10/10 This song does produce emotions when listening to it. Does the graphic hit the mark? To me it does.

B) 7/10 The graphic is excellent but, it doesn't seam to portray the song. ( I think I know where you were going with the idea, but it misses the mark. Sorry)

C) 9/10 Again the song produces emotions when listened too. I loved the dark veins of this piece.

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#11 Noeni

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Posted 15 August 2012 - 06:00

These are really beautiful pieces well done I've listened to the songs over and over and they are great choices of songs.

1.9/10. the song is beautiful I like the feeling from it. you can feel the love.But it doesn't look like the cover for an album.

2.8/10. It didn't capture the feel of the song and doesn't look like an album cover,could have been a couple at the touch of their lips a breath of air swirls from the lips in a romantic setting

I stand corrected the album cover part I'll eliminate

3. 10/10. Looks like a cover of an album everything about it is good

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#12 athdenald

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Posted 15 August 2012 - 07:46

These are really beautiful pieces well done I've listened to the songs over and over and they are great choices of songs.

1.9/10. the song is beautiful I like the feeling from it. you can feel the love.But it doesn't look like the cover for an album.

2.7/10. It didn't capture the feel of the song and doesn't look like an album cover,could have been a couple at the touch of their lips a breath of air swirls from the lips in a romantic setting


The theme wasn't for the piece to look like an album cover. That was just a suggestion.


Let the MUSIC move your soul

Include the name of the song, and musician on the piece - (research it as playlist.com is notorious for screwing up listings. I'm thinking 'cd cover' but you're not limited to that.



#13 fs_kyotenshi

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Posted 15 August 2012 - 20:04

A 10/10 I love everything about this piece, it fits well to the song, definitely my favorite :D
B 6/10 The art doesn't portray the song that well imo. But it looks pretty good nontheless, I like it except for the text and double image of the girl there which I find bothering.
C 7/10 I don't like this one all that much, sure it fits well to the song and the idea is good, but that's about it really, the snake looks too unnatural on the right side, and it looks overtopazed on some places, like on that finger on the left side, the syringe and ampoule, which I find the most annoying cause those outlines are so visible.

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Posted 16 August 2012 - 08:21

A/ 7 a nice piece of art but I really do not like it or the choice of music.

B/ 8 a nice twist turning a love song into something about death not just a straight up copy of what the original was about.

C/1 I just do not like this the snake is very poorly done and does not look like it belongs there . while the image fits with the song i feel it's similarity to tineye searches (14 results) shows how little work was actually done to produce this entry.

Edit subsequent to my voting one of the above players contacted me seeking to influence my vote ,I was extremely surprised by this as it struck me as being outside what would be considered fair behavior.

#15 Swifthuntress

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Posted 16 August 2012 - 08:53

A: I give this one a solid 7 loved the song the picture I belive should have had more vivid colours in the backround than in the fourground. But it was a great composition.

B: I give this a Solid 10 loved all the different uses of graffics in this avi. It shows what a good all round avi maker can do when they put their minds to it. Along with the song it also shows what a good sense of humour and fun this person has.

C: I give this one about a 2 as everone else is gushing over it i will explain myself.. while searching for my own avi's i have seen tineye's site myself.. an gee what a remarkable resemlence there is for his avi to look like the one being promoted right now... theirs does not have the snake... ok so you did some work... errrrrrrrr where is the snakes tail? seems to be missing ?
but yes your music and your avi go very well togeather that is a given.. but i dont give points for lack of work... this is about Avi MAKING at least the others made their own.

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Posted 16 August 2012 - 12:00

1 - 8/10 nicely done, appropriate for the song
2 - 2/10 - nice avi, sorry, just don't get the connection
3 - 10+/10 - simply awesome!

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Posted 16 August 2012 - 13:04

based on work and liking of course...spent an hour listening to all songs and trying to figure out who did what to the entry

1. 9,5/10 - I love all the lil details like love birds, clock in the bottle and how you used the window...it goes with the song...almost made me cry (said almost :P)...technically flawless...you didn't get 10 because of the size...could have been just a few px bigger to show all the lovely details


2. 9/10 - gave me so much trouble...wanted to find the stock to compare your work with, so I had to google x-ray, hospital bed and finally got it under hospital room (stupid me)...then I opened the link to the song and almost peed my pants...dude, you rock!!! :lol: let's get to the technical side of it...seeing the original stock can say you did some serious amount of work, but some things could have been blended lil bit better...but, solid 9 deserved


3. 6/10 - hmmmm...you picked a great stock for it ...just didn't do the work it deserved to have done to it...snake is a nice touch but it's poorly blended in, feels like it's missing some parts on the right side and it's missing a shadow...disslike the lines around the fingers and syringe...parental advisory sign was totally unnecesarry, ruined the whole piece for me...so, yeah, 6 it is

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#18 Zukira

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Posted 16 August 2012 - 14:50

If your vote looks like you're trolling or joking I will contact you about it, and it won't count unless I'm satisfied that you weren't trolling.



For the record - I've reviewed the stocks, if I didn't think the piece passed muster for being up to par for the GGT the artist would have been notified.

Sometimes things show up on tineye even if they have had a fair bit of work. Just because it shows up on tineye doesn't mean it is a slap. I've also seen psd files throughout the GGT from various artists when there was a question about the level of work that went into things.

Artists however shouldn't be messaging people trying to get them to change their votes. Yes, many of us can guess who did what, but in the spirit of the event let's at least pretend at the anonymity.

Please bear that in mind before slinging barbs. Not liking a piece is one thing, slinging mud and trying to influence votes is another.

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Posted 16 August 2012 - 18:24

1st.... I know all 3 songs very well & love them in the context that they were originally presented.
2nd.... Judging these graphics were the hardest ever.
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A) 10/10 This song does produce emotions when listening to it. Does the graphic hit the mark? To me it does.

B) 7/10 The graphic is excellent but, it doesn't seam to portray the song. ( I think I know where you were going with the idea, but it misses the mark. Sorry)

C) 9/10 Again the song produces emotions when listened too. I loved the dark veins of this piece.

Edit: I did a image search for all 3 pictures & only found one pic on Tineye. Those that "smack talk" about a "text slap" really need to try it for themselves, I would really love to see their work with that same picture. Photo editing is NOT an easy job whether you have GIMP, PHOTO SHOP or some other editing program & those that say it is haven't done it before.

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#20 fs_danieldirt

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Posted 16 August 2012 - 21:27

A. 8/10 Fits the theme nicely. Done well

B. 6/10 I think a better song could've been chosen to this art

C. 10/10 Love it, the cracks in the skin make it looks really good.


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