Preserved Topic: **JANUARY 2003 SIG CONTEST** (Page 1 of 3)

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a pleasant New Years.

I have never run a contest before so be patient

This month's theme is Jewelry.

I believe the rules basically boil down to no recycled sigs and keep the file sizes reasonable. If there's anything else let me know...

Uhm, yes. Nothing to add here. Well, there are some guidelines about sigs in general...

DB summarized it shortly; "As always, file size, dimentions, creativity, and quality of workmanship will be under consideration."

And.. please leave your original signatures at the door, and only use signatures for this month's competition in these threads.

well here goes only a quick one but it's a busy time of year!!!!!



Cheers Aroma

Thank you for pointing out the guidelines, Mahjqa. I was so excited about running the contest your FAQ slipped my mind.

Sparked by a post by reitsma , Here's my entry although I know I can't win this contest.



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Although those are good overall guidelines, the rules are entirely up to the *host*. ( the winner from last month)

Man, this lost all sorts of details when I shrunk and made it transparent. Spent so much time over lapping the links in the chain and now you can't even notice it... *sigh* Not happy with the clasp so didn't add it yet either but will work on it...

Peace,

hmmmm... would a dog collar work?

I'll post my nice jewelery here when i can find them

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Wolfen>> A dog collar will be fine as long as it has some flashy bits

I've intentionally left this kind of open because I don't want to limit anyone too much. I am looking for stuff that fits within the general guidelines of a sig, is put together well, and is creative. The most important thing is for everyone to have fun. I like what docilebob did at the end of his contest with creating a thread with just the entries so I may give that a try around 01-27-03.

i slapped a little something together this mornin


1st version
i have some small finishing touches to do but other than that its almost done
*edit - ok i think its done

is it ok to have more than one entry moth?


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k, lets see how this looks:

*cough*

Yam those are pretty crappy chains, working on it now...


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K, here's my new one, which *hopefully* won't look as crappy:

sorry, but this one is a little bit too
large for my head....or I'm dreaming
because I can read something about
"SIG" in the topic

edit by mahj; no other signatures than competition entries, please.

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Bling.

Yo yo syn, dat sigs da bomb!

EzRa-D, unless our host decides differently, there is no limit to the amount of sigs one can enter. Must say you've done a pretty good job on the ring, there. Some things you could try are changing the highlights of the gem to color dodge or another blending mode.
Flagman, yours is really high for a sig. For your next try you might want to work more vertically.
Oh, and everyone, please, no one-line posts like 'good sig, man!'. Helpful comments are good, but please keep it cconstructive.

You wanna know whats ironic about Synax's sig?
Pease click to see Insiders hand and pinky ring
It's that I actually do have a ring that says INSIDER on it. Made with real silver. Some stories witht that ring too... Used to fit on my ring finger for one.

Anyway thats not an entry. Heh.

edit> no worries, just cleanin up da place.

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You have a ring with your handle on it?

What a loser... ;-)


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Mahj - j/k sorry, ill try to keep my posts more constructive. i took your advice and changed the highlight layer blending to Overlay (tried color dodge and it didnt change much) and that seems to work much better what do you guys think?

Flag: i think the chain links are too circular should be more rectangular if your trying to get that gold chain look and the whole thing is just too big for a sig i think.

Synax: actually the bottom of the ring seems like it should be straighter or something...

*i just realized its actually synax .. sry!

[This message has been edited by EzRa-D (edited 01-04-2003).]

That's because the highlights are sticking out whereas the darker parts are blending in with the drop shadow. I should fix that.

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EzRa-D
Flag: i think the chain links are too circular should be more rectangular if your trying to get that gold chain look and the whole thing is just too big for a sig i think.

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ya, I kinda forgot it was supposed to be a sig...just dissregard my entries..

Flagman, don't worry about it. You have a good beginning. I am sure you can modify your entries to fit within the guidelines. Synax pointed out a useful faq for chains. No need for you to pitch your hard work.

Also as Mahjqa stated there is no limit to the number of sigs you can enter.

I don't have any time to do anything else right now, so I just shrunk it and rotated it...



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To the forge men!

Returns a bit later with a neckless he should have given to his girlfriend for Christmas.




Retail Value: $250 Buckazoids
(Sorry Roger not today)

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Maskkkk, maybe your gemstone is missing some highlights and/or reflections, it now seems to be dull instead of shiny. Attention is drawn to the nice chains now..

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kaboi - I can see it as a Jewel, but not as jewery could you explain how it is worn? It is a really nice piece of work though.

no sigs

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gee whiz dan - getting a bit picky aren't we?

i reckon it's worn in the belly button.

...but i can find an alternative home for it with you.

no sigs

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Its a cut stone for an engagement ring, I'll try to make the ring if I can get some free time today.

But if the belly button fits well...

Thank you Emperor for deleting the non-contest sigs. Good stuff guys. Looking forward to seeing the ring, kaboi.

>>..but i can find an alternative home for it with you. <<

LOL!

BugFix!

OK, file size KILLED me on this one, but I made it, so you have to look at it


<EDIT> OK, I fixed it but the file came out ALL Wacky. Will fix it and repost </EDIT>

Later,

C:\


~Binary is best~

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C:\ Thats awsome really smooth

nice one ...but it sems that the second hand isnt quite right in the last quarter

visite my Blackbrain

Very nice Cprompt =)

But yes, there is a twitch right after the 45 second mark where the fixed end of the second hand slides down a pixel =(



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Ah, OK, I didn't see that before I'll fix it soon enough.

Thanks for not flaming me on the file size

Later,

C:\


~Binary is best~

that thinggie I wear around my neck :]



no sigs

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