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FINAL SCORES

Kagome - 81.45%
nimbus - 77.48%
Hover - 76.30%
Kyuu - 75.94%
Veenilla - 67.48%
Casanova - 56.0%
Mintea - 52.67%
Sminkle - 40.67%

-GrilledTofu-'s Judging
Theme (25%)
Wow Factor (20%)
Creativity (15%)
Quality (10%)
Camwhorishness (10%)

Kyuuchan

It might be difficult to the viewer, to understand who you are trying to portray. I can
see the somewhat appearance of a super hero, but it's hard to judge.
I can see clearly you have embodied another personality, I love the way your eyes look back at the camera. I love the contrast between the red and black and green.
The costume and the excellent make-up add an impressive aspect to your photograph.You are the main focus, but the leaves are a little bit distracting, tighter crop?

Theme: 18/25
Wow Factor: 18/20
Creativity: 13/15
Quality: 9/10
Camwhorishness: 8/10

Veenilla

Overall the picture montage it's very cute and childish. I love the outfit and the sunglasses, which have an awesome reflection on them. I don't understand why you chose to have two pictures combined into one. I don't think it was necessary. Instead you could have added something else a background, props, etc. The second picture looks more like a superhero, the first one is looks like a super model.

Theme: 22/25
Wow Factor: 17/20
Creativity: 12/15
Quality: 8/10
Camwhorishness: 10/10

Hover Crab
This picture is hilarious. I love it greatly. The aspect of superheroes that no one ever thinks about. I do wish for a few things: another prop to make you look more like a superhero like a cape draping down behind the seat, also the large window is distracting and too bright. The camera is slightly tilted I don't know if that was on purpose or accidental.

Theme: 23/25
Wow Factor: 17/20
Creativity: 15/15
Quality: 9/10
Camwhorishness: 9/10

Casanova Kiss

It's hard to see your attempt at portraying someone with supernatural powers. I see the orb, but that's all I see. I like the make up and the lighting in your face, but I don't see the anger of a super villain or the costume of one either.

Theme: 15/25
Wow Factor: 15/20
Creativity: 10/15
Quality: 7/10
Camwhorishness: 9/10

Previously Kagome_Kitsune

What is great about this montage is the comic book feel of it. Not your plain colorful comic book, the dark, black and white, mysterious comic book. I see the personality of a mad mime. I like the lighting of the second one more than the first one. I wish the background could have been different, darker more evil?

Theme: 22/25
Wow Factor: 20/20
Creativity: 13/15
Quality: 8/10
Camwhorishness: 9/10

omg its nimbus

This put a big smile on my face. I love the colors of everything, making you stand out greatly. I love the sly expression on your face and the addition of your dog add another live subject adding even a more comic relief. The angle threw me a little bit off. and the clothes in the back are a little distracting, but I understand why they are there.

Theme: 24/25
Wow Factor: 19/20
Creativity: 14/15
Quality: 9/10
Camwhorishness: 9/10

Mintea Drops

I understand the idea of trying to portray a comic book superhero but the story doesn't seem to flow very well. The last picture is my favorite. I wish you could have put more effort on that than the rest and it would have been a great entry.

Theme: 15/25
Wow Factor: 15/20
Creativity: 10/15
Quality: 5/10
Camwhorishness: 9/10

Sminkle is a Parasite

I don't see a superhero. I'm sorry. I don't know what else to say.

Theme: 0/25
Wow Factor: 5/20
Creativity: 5/15
Quality: 5/10
Camwhorishness: 10/10

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Sher!ock's Judging
[scores first; then comments]

---Kyuuchan
Theme (20/25)
Wow Factor (16/20)
Creativity (15/15)
Quality (8/10)
Camwhorishness (9/10)


---Veenilla
Theme (21/25)
Wow Factor (14/20)
Creativity (10/15)
Quality (4/10)
Camwhorishness (10/10)


---Hover Crab
Theme (25/25)
Wow Factor (20/20)
Creativity (15/15)
Quality (10/10)
Camwhorishness (9/10)


---Casanova Kiss
Theme (10/25)
Wow Factor (10/20)
Creativity (4/15)
Quality (8/10)
Camwhorishness (8/10)


---Previously Kagome_Kitsune
Theme (25/25)
Wow Factor (20/20)
Creativity (15/15)
Quality (8/10)
Camwhorishness (10/10)

---omg its nimbus
Theme (25/25)
Wow Factor (20/20)
Creativity (14/15)
Quality (9/10)
Camwhorishness (10/10)


---Mintea Drops
Theme (23/25)
Wow Factor (6/20)
Creativity (5/15)
Quality (3/10)
Camwhorishness (5/10)


---Sminkle is a Parasite
Theme (10/25)
Wow Factor (11/20)
Creativity (4/15)
Quality (6/10)
Camwhorishness (8/10)


-=-=-=-=-=- COMMENTS -=-=-=-=-=-


---Kyuuchan
At first glance, it's a really cool shot. You really pop, yet you've still got a hidden feeling. It seems like you contrasted it a lot, especially on yourself, but maybe that's just the contrasting colors that are naturally there. It's also a little dark in the middle, and I know you were going for "invisibility," but I'd never have guessed that if I didn't read it. (I thought maybe fireballs and magical flying kung fu first.) I had to take away theme points, 'cause I know I wouldn't see "superhero" if I didn't already know the theme, but you get creativity points for the interesting setting, idea, and costume/make-up. I don't mind the dull facial expression since the make-up makes your face more interesting anyway. Overall, fairly good.


---Veenilla
Very cutesy. I like the little stars around you, but I hate those yellow lines. They just make it more obvious that this a poor quality shot. I like the Asian text, but I hate the English text. It's hard to read, and it's not even pretty. You could've easily gotten a better font off of Paint, or you could've tried flamingtext.com. Honestly, you wouldn't have gotten such a low quality score from me if it weren't for those yellow lines and the text. The first pose isn't flattering or helpful to the theme, but the second is strong and very superheroy. If you wanted to use a second pose, maybe it should've been like pretending to fight or showing us your powers. I feel like you should've done something a little more exciting to make up for the poor quality you knew you'd have. I want to give you extra points somewhere, but you didn't give me much. Overall, it's okay.


---Hover Crab
I. Love. This. Picture. My favorite this time. The idea is so creative and cute. The scene has some accessories, like the photo on the wall, so it's not boring, but they don't catch your eye, so they aren't distracting. I don't think your pose is bad at all. I don't care if we don't see your face quite so much. The TV is hilarious, although it does look a bit pixely, but I don't care about that either. The soft quality of the photo matches the sleepiness of the hero. The only reason I found to take a point off was because I looked at the TV before I looked at you. (probably because its a lot brighter than the rest of the shot.) Great job!


---Casanova Kiss
So just because you're holding a white orb of light and you've got text that say "Super Villains," it fits the theme? The following critique will likely sound very critical, because there's not much I like about this photo. In fact, I think the only thing I like is that it's darkened to disguise a bright daytime sky as something more like night. Your pose is only slightly interesting, and your costume seems nonexistent. Your face is boring, and the text is lame. The forest background is okay but I don't get the point. This shot has almost no personality in my opinion. I expect a lot more next time, and I know you can do better.


---Previously Kagome_Kitsune
I really like this entry a lot. It's very comicbookish, and I like the mystery in the shots. I usually hate text in entries for this contest, but you pulled it off nicely. It looks like it belongs. Your poses, especially the second one, are interesting. The setting also keeps with the comic book theme. Your costume and make-up are superb. I know you said it's a villain, but I like how the words "People always judge a book by its cover," invite you to question that. I like to imagine that maybe it's a misunderstood, kinda dark hero. One issue (probably the only one) I find is that it's kinda dark, especially in the middle, which is mostly where you are. Not too bad, though. Overall, excellent. Keep 'em coming.


---omg its nimbus
Amazing picture. Your stance is very superheroy, and I like your outfit. The dog is the perfect touch! I also like all the clothes hanging around. I noticed they're mostly all white, which is good because that means they don't distract from you. Over to the right, I feel I get a bit too much of a view of the yard, and it's slightly distracting, but it's not too big a deal. I think if you cropped the ceiling fan out, it'd be less distracting, too. (You lost a quality point for minor distractions.) Overall, though, I can see you were very aware of your setting, and you pulled it off. You lost a creativity point for the underpants idea, but you could've lost more without your creativity shining through in your other choices (like setting and the dog). Ultimately, this picture proves you're still someone to watch out for.


---Mintea Drops
I really don't like this picture. What you went for could have been pulled off for a high score, but it wasn't. The text is ugly, the boxes are extremely messy, and overacting isn't becoming. It took me forever to even understand what was going on here, and now I realize that you were going from normal person to superhero at the sound of trouble. I understand why you chose b&w, but it made this VERY boring. Comic books can have bright, vibrant colors, too, y'know. At least this fits the theme. In my opinion, you're lucky people dropped out.


---Sminkle is a Parasite
I understand you were rushed, but I'm not going to go any easier on you because of it. This doesn't have much to do with superheroes at all, just the fact that your underwear is outside. Your pose is interesting, but it doesn't help with the theme and well, neither does much else. I see some wall sockets and a bag. The bottom text isn't centered vertically, so there's a big white space underneath it. I don't really like the text anyway. Your picture should be good enough that it can tell the message itself without text, but in this case, it woud all fall apart without it. On the bright side, you're at least the obvious subject of the photo and it doesn't seem far from camwhorey. I hope you can find more time next round.


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---Armic Judging---
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Kyuuchan

Theme 23/25
Wow Factor 19/20
Creativity 14/15
Quality 8/10
Camwhorishness 8/10

+: Nice interpretation of the superhero. The styling is very strong and the idea of fading into the dark is quite clever. The pose is perfect for the shot, channels the Japanese lone warrior theme, the eastern idea of the superhero.

-: Contrast and the filters are a bit too strong. Whilst the dark background is clever, it strongly clashes with the big colours.

Veenilla

Theme 22/25
Wow Factor 17/20
Creativity 13/15
Quality 7/10
Camwhorishness 10/10

+: I love the comic quality to it and how you used a prop such as the sunglasses to act as anime eyes. Its quite a lively shot, I like how the two shots with their slight movement gives the impression of lots of energy and I don’t mind the added glow.

-: Without the context of Sailor Moon it doesn’t exactly give the message of a superhero.

Hover Crab

Theme 21/25
Wow Factor 16/20
Creativity 13/15
Quality 8/10
Camwhorishness 8/10

+: At first glance it just looks like a simple photo but I like how there is a hidden humour to it.

-: Lacks a little bit of impact, the tv screen’s presence is a little too strong whilst everything else is muted.

Casanova Kiss

Theme 22/25
Wow Factor 18/20
Creativity 14/15
Quality 9/10
Camwhorishness 9/10

+: I really like this shot but that’s because I see where you are coming from. Reminds me of those X-Men teenagers, the new generation of superhero. Like a 21st century version of Rogue. I love the mood and you really have a strong presence in the shot.

-: I wouldn’t say you are a supervillain rather an urban superhero.

Previously Kagome_Kitsune

Theme 24/25
Wow Factor 20/20
Creativity 15/15
Quality 10/10
Camwhorishness 9/10

+: I always have a problem with people doing the split screen effect, cause it usually isn’t cohesive. However you really did well to give the idea of spilt personalities and the two photos flow together really well. There is a lot of graphic work with this shot, the blinds are usually mundane but create this nice dynamic line. The black and white scheme is really quite perfect, a little too much or too little would have overbalance it all..

-: I’m having trouble thinking of a negative. The text is probably a little too much and you could have done a lot with just the merging of the two photos.

omg its nimbus

Theme 22/25
Wow Factor 17/20
Creativity 14/15
Quality 9/10
Camwhorishness 9/10

+: I knew the reference to that book as soon as I saw it. I was actually quite surprised by your shot, not what I thought but it really shows off your diversity that you can deliver a quirky photo. Your dog really adds to this shot.

-: The problem I have with it is that your expression doesn’t match the idea and is a little muddled. However your body language and everything works.

Mintea Drops

Theme 20/25
Wow Factor 15/20
Creativity 13/15
Quality 6/10
Camwhorishness 8/10

+: Your superhero outfit is quite cute and there is a quite a lot of effort in the photos.

-: I think this is a case where less is more. I understand that you don’t have the same graphics programs and camera as everyone else however if your photo was just your last frame, it would have had more impact. Keep it simple don’t feel you have to complicate it to make it fladhy. The idea of a dual identity is really a staple of the superhero but it didn’t need to be as emphasized as much.

Sminkle is a Parasite

Theme 13/25
Wow Factor 17/20
Creativity 12/15
Quality 7/10
Camwhorishness 9/10

+: I like it cause its not the usual photo. The body angles that you created are quite amazing. It’s a little avant-garde.

-: The idea of the superhero isn’t quite in this shot and isn’t the main feature of the shot. Its not a bad shot but the theme is confused. The monotone scheme kinda saps the photo’s energy. I can see that you are in the process of changing just a little superhero prop would have made the shot a little less vague.

Oh yay!
after a long day at work, it's great to come home and see that the pictures are up!
=] pictures are really good this round
and I can't even pick out my favorite right now

I'll come back to vote and do critic (if I'm not as lazy as I was last round lol)

and thanks squirely~! I'm glad you like my picture that much lol
it makes me feel a lot better after my picture last round being super crappy

my critique. 8D this is actually my first really long critique thingy.
don't hate me for it though. it's just a little cc+c.



i'm still thinking about who'll get my vote though.
gonk