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Here Comes the Muffin Man
Vice Captain

PostPosted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:00 am


Judging Rubric::
/10 Creativity/Originality
/10 General Appeal
/10 Matching
/10 Layering
/10 Theme
/10 Progress through epic
/60 total
PostPosted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:03 am


261//300
Pugnacious Banana
my entries. n___n

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once upon a time there was a pretty princess [she is at first a man because i wasn't sure if i had to use both gender bases >_>]. one day, a demon possessed her and she started to turn into a demon herself. she starts wearing less clothes and having scary expressions. o_o;

i tried to add more black and less white with each evolution, and tried to use darker shades of pink (dark pink = red) and blue with a darker skintone so that the last one would look like the opposite of the first one~


Gin: 8, 8.5, 9, 9, 9, 9 = 52.5

FelicityRoze: 10,8,7.5,8,10, 9= 52.5
Pug, from knowing and talking to you pretty much every day until the time came that my messenger broke, i know that the AT style is not your prefered style. I know that you dont really like the layeres and layers of crap and strict matching that the AT general tastes abide by, however regardless of that distaste for it your amazing at constructing it.
I also find it hillarious that the two princess avatars are in princess drag. and that as he's turning into an evil demon he turns female. That made me lol.
?To get specific, the matching on a few of your avatars is completely off but the layering is awe full (not awful, but awe full aka full of awe.) my favorite is actually the one with the least layering as she's turning into a demon.

I agree completely with the others on your progress.

Dee: 10. 9. 10. 9. 10. 9.5. = 57.5
You improved a lot throughout the competition, Pug.
I really like the first and last tekteks that you made for this round.
Creativity/originality, good. Interesting theme.
General appeal is nine. I think general appeal for me is usually always not ten for like guys because I can't like the ugly bulkiness. I guess it isn't your fault but it like makes things less appealing. Also, the middle one to me isn't as appealing as the othes. But maybe that's because it's in the middle of the evolution so she's like in the middle and stuff so it's messed up or somtehing.
Matching was very good in my opinion. You're really good at keeping the same shade of a color in each tektek.
Layering wasn't intense enough for me. I think it's cause when I make my tekteks I intensely layer which is probably bad and ugly to people, but yuh. That's why we have diff judges for diff opinions. Sometimes I think you could have made the layering better.
Again, theme is good and you followed the rules well.


Lin: 8, 8.5, 8.5, 7.5, 9, 9 = 50.5
I'm really glad we got to see the final collection from you because this is really nicely done. You've been a solid competitor since the beginning but you've really shown a lot of finesse in the later rounds, including this one.

I really like the theme, it's a cute idea and well executed + well explained. The middle avatar is the one that could use the most improvement, as the layering is pretty sloppy and the matching on the pinks is more off than in your other ones. The white bits also looked somewhat tacked on. But overall, other than very minor shade issues and slightly off layering in certain parts, I really like these aesthetically. My favorite is definitely the second, then probably the fifth. C:

Autio: 8.8.7.7.9.9 = 48
This is an interesting concept and collection, overall well-executed.
The third avatar is really sloppy in terms of matching & attention to detail, and the head on the fourth is a bit of a mess, but the rest are really quite good. A very solid effort from you.

Here Comes the Muffin Man
Vice Captain


Here Comes the Muffin Man
Vice Captain

PostPosted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:06 am


252.5
Jamais Changeant
The evolution of a Beauty Queen:
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Infant Dress-Up ~ Toddler Pageant ~ Teen Losing Interest ~ Young Adult Proud Winner ~ Adult Beauty Star

Eliza showed promise at a very early age. She was always getting into her mothers closet and throwing on the nicest clothes she could reach. As a toddler her mother honed on her natural beauty and while she was still too young to understand what was happening she took the crown. As a teen she began to lose interest, but her mother made her stick to the pageant scene despite her ill behavior at times. As a young adult she was more interested than ever. Her renewed passion was rewarded and she became queen on the pageant. Her fame blossomed from there and as an adult she was an on-screen beauty.


Gin: 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8 = 53

Dee: 9.5. 7.5. 9. 8. 2. 9. = 45
Creative theme, yes.
General appeal, decent.
Matching, good.
Layering, nice.
Theme, good theme, bad following of rules.

My favorite ones would probably be the first one. Because it's like she's little and she's trying to be all grown up, so it's funny looking in a good way, because it's supposed to be funny looking.
I also like the one when she's a teenager. The bubble blowing helped show that she didn't really care at that time.

Good transition from each tektek with the eyes.
She looked older or more mature every time.
But a lot will be taken off for theme.

1. it is encouraged for you to not use EI's while building these avatars, if you chose to use certain forms of the EI's once you may not re use the item from a different evolution later on in the collection.---

You used both 6th and 9th gen of the Masquerade EI.

2. do not repeat items as shown in my example, that example is only given to dumb down the challenge and show evolution. Minimum repetition is fine but if you overdo it points will be taken from theme---

Again, with the Masquerade items. I myself think that using Masquerade in 4/5 tekteks you made is too repetitive. It helped you too much to keep the same expression.

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Your general theme is nice, but I'm slightly disappointed in the fact that you used Masquerade so many times. Though they were small items and hardly noticable, I wished you would've followed the guidelines a bit more.


Lin: 9, 9.5, 9.5, 9, 6.5, 9 = 52.5
Your collection is beautiful, as I would expect from you. C: It's a creative story and the progression is good. It is definitely a much subtler transition than what pug went for, or what I went for last cycle (mine was literally on fire, lol) and you have to look much closer to see it, but especially with the great description it does come across.

I am a little dissapointed as well that you used so many instances of the Masquerade, but I'm torn as to how much I should really dock from your score for it. You did use at least one (up to three) instances of Masquerade in 4/5 of the avatars, but you generally used the same evolutions (I.E. freckles, which, granted, adds to the continuity of the avatars). Plus, Masquerade's evolutions were never really progressive, meaning it just changed completely from one item to another instead of building on the last. So the use of the Masquerade doesn't stand out. Still, it was in the rules so I do have to take off some points.

Other than that snafu, well well done! I love the face on the baby. XD

Autio:9.9.8.9.9.8 = 52
Very creative idea, and well-executed as always.
You can really see the evolution of the character throughout, and they work well as a series.
The teenage one is definitely my favorite. She has a lot of character, probably because her face is a little less painted looking.
[I honestly don't think the Masquerade should count in the EI rule. It's such a small item, and I know I use it on almost every avatar I make. So I haven't taken any points for that.]

felicityroze: 9.9.8.9.7.8=50
I love the idea, and i love the evolution through age this was a great way to interpret the theme. As dee mentioned you were not supposed to repeat items especially EI's so im a little disapointed there, especially since when reusing them you pretty much just used blush over and over again when there are plenty of other makeup items on gaia.
As far as transitions go you are the Twilight of this season, you started out an amazing tekteker and you finished, an amazing tekteker.
PostPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:33 pm


261//300
Pugnacious Banana
my entries. n___n

User Image User Image User Image User Image User Image

once upon a time there was a pretty princess [she is at first a man because i wasn't sure if i had to use both gender bases >_>]. one day, a demon possessed her and she started to turn into a demon herself. she starts wearing less clothes and having scary expressions. o_o;

i tried to add more black and less white with each evolution, and tried to use darker shades of pink (dark pink = red) and blue with a darker skintone so that the last one would look like the opposite of the first one~


Gin: 8, 8.5, 9, 9, 9, 9 = 52.5

FelicityRoze: 10,8,7.5,8,10, 9= 52.5
Pug, from knowing and talking to you pretty much every day until the time came that my messenger broke, i know that the AT style is not your prefered style. I know that you dont really like the layeres and layers of crap and strict matching that the AT general tastes abide by, however regardless of that distaste for it your amazing at constructing it.
I also find it hillarious that the two princess avatars are in princess drag. and that as he's turning into an evil demon he turns female. That made me lol.
?To get specific, the matching on a few of your avatars is completely off but the layering is awe full (not awful, but awe full aka full of awe.) my favorite is actually the one with the least layering as she's turning into a demon.

I agree completely with the others on your progress.

Dee: 10. 9. 10. 9. 10. 9.5. = 57.5
You improved a lot throughout the competition, Pug.
I really like the first and last tekteks that you made for this round.
Creativity/originality, good. Interesting theme.
General appeal is nine. I think general appeal for me is usually always not ten for like guys because I can't like the ugly bulkiness. I guess it isn't your fault but it like makes things less appealing. Also, the middle one to me isn't as appealing as the othes. But maybe that's because it's in the middle of the evolution so she's like in the middle and stuff so it's messed up or somtehing.
Matching was very good in my opinion. You're really good at keeping the same shade of a color in each tektek.
Layering wasn't intense enough for me. I think it's cause when I make my tekteks I intensely layer which is probably bad and ugly to people, but yuh. That's why we have diff judges for diff opinions. Sometimes I think you could have made the layering better.
Again, theme is good and you followed the rules well.


Lin: 8, 8.5, 8.5, 7.5, 9, 9 = 50.5
I'm really glad we got to see the final collection from you because this is really nicely done. You've been a solid competitor since the beginning but you've really shown a lot of finesse in the later rounds, including this one.

I really like the theme, it's a cute idea and well executed + well explained. The middle avatar is the one that could use the most improvement, as the layering is pretty sloppy and the matching on the pinks is more off than in your other ones. The white bits also looked somewhat tacked on. But overall, other than very minor shade issues and slightly off layering in certain parts, I really like these aesthetically. My favorite is definitely the second, then probably the fifth. C:

Autio: 8.8.7.7.9.9 = 48
This is an interesting concept and collection, overall well-executed.
The third avatar is really sloppy in terms of matching & attention to detail, and the head on the fourth is a bit of a mess, but the rest are really quite good. A very solid effort from you.


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252.5//300
Jamais Changeant
The evolution of a Beauty Queen:
User ImageUser ImageUser ImageUser ImageUser Image
Infant Dress-Up ~ Toddler Pageant ~ Teen Losing Interest ~ Young Adult Proud Winner ~ Adult Beauty Star

Eliza showed promise at a very early age. She was always getting into her mothers closet and throwing on the nicest clothes she could reach. As a toddler her mother honed on her natural beauty and while she was still too young to understand what was happening she took the crown. As a teen she began to lose interest, but her mother made her stick to the pageant scene despite her ill behavior at times. As a young adult she was more interested than ever. Her renewed passion was rewarded and she became queen on the pageant. Her fame blossomed from there and as an adult she was an on-screen beauty.


Gin: 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8 = 53

Dee: 9.5. 7.5. 9. 8. 2. 9. = 45
Creative theme, yes.
General appeal, decent.
Matching, good.
Layering, nice.
Theme, good theme, bad following of rules.

My favorite ones would probably be the first one. Because it's like she's little and she's trying to be all grown up, so it's funny looking in a good way, because it's supposed to be funny looking.
I also like the one when she's a teenager. The bubble blowing helped show that she didn't really care at that time.

Good transition from each tektek with the eyes.
She looked older or more mature every time.
But a lot will be taken off for theme.

1. it is encouraged for you to not use EI's while building these avatars, if you chose to use certain forms of the EI's once you may not re use the item from a different evolution later on in the collection.---

You used both 6th and 9th gen of the Masquerade EI.

2. do not repeat items as shown in my example, that example is only given to dumb down the challenge and show evolution. Minimum repetition is fine but if you overdo it points will be taken from theme---

Again, with the Masquerade items. I myself think that using Masquerade in 4/5 tekteks you made is too repetitive. It helped you too much to keep the same expression.

-

Your general theme is nice, but I'm slightly disappointed in the fact that you used Masquerade so many times. Though they were small items and hardly noticable, I wished you would've followed the guidelines a bit more.


Lin: 9, 9.5, 9.5, 9, 6.5, 9 = 52.5
Your collection is beautiful, as I would expect from you. C: It's a creative story and the progression is good. It is definitely a much subtler transition than what pug went for, or what I went for last cycle (mine was literally on fire, lol) and you have to look much closer to see it, but especially with the great description it does come across.

I am a little dissapointed as well that you used so many instances of the Masquerade, but I'm torn as to how much I should really dock from your score for it. You did use at least one (up to three) instances of Masquerade in 4/5 of the avatars, but you generally used the same evolutions (I.E. freckles, which, granted, adds to the continuity of the avatars). Plus, Masquerade's evolutions were never really progressive, meaning it just changed completely from one item to another instead of building on the last. So the use of the Masquerade doesn't stand out. Still, it was in the rules so I do have to take off some points.

Other than that snafu, well well done! I love the face on the baby. XD

Autio:9.9.8.9.9.8 = 52
Very creative idea, and well-executed as always.
You can really see the evolution of the character throughout, and they work well as a series.
The teenage one is definitely my favorite. She has a lot of character, probably because her face is a little less painted looking.
[I honestly don't think the Masquerade should count in the EI rule. It's such a small item, and I know I use it on almost every avatar I make. So I haven't taken any points for that.]

felicityroze: 9.9.8.9.7.8=50
I love the idea, and i love the evolution through age this was a great way to interpret the theme. As dee mentioned you were not supposed to repeat items especially EI's so im a little disapointed there, especially since when reusing them you pretty much just used blush over and over again when there are plenty of other makeup items on gaia.
As far as transitions go you are the Twilight of this season, you started out an amazing tekteker and you finished, an amazing tekteker.

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