Preserved Topic: + --- July Sig Contest --- +

After checking the previous months' sig subjects, I had a few ideas. I was going to go with the "Age of Enlightenment" but figured that might be a little limiting. Scientific Instruments was my next choice but it might possibly be too similar (for some, lol) to last month's Torture topic so how about The Ancient World?

For the purposes of the contest, I'll define the Ancient World as 3000 BC to the fall of Rome or thereabouts.

Pretty wide subject...

Good luck

Amerasu: Excellent choice

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Emps

FAQs: Emperor

*knows lots of recycleable sigs*

Well I'm not gonna be around PS for all of july, I am fucked once again.

I think that Crip has a pretty nice sig for this

Oh man, I got all these DnD inspired Ideas but I don't want to do something gimmicky. This ones gonna be tough.

One question: are we limited to western civilization (the whole Rome thing) or is that open? I originally wasn't going to enter this month (I mean, how do you top winning your first sig contest?), but the subject is sooooo tempting. Must... resist...

Suho, you're definitely not limited to the west. There are so many amazing ancient civilizations, it would be a shame to focus on Rome only so go for it. Anything ancient - worldwide.

Cool. Good choice. That leaves alot of open territory...

The whole world? Crap, that's what I was afraid of. Now I'm going to have to enter. *sigh*

Please give us (me) an example of something that happened around 3000 BC so that we can know what the earlier limit is.

I don't think that it is wise to keep asking questions. The thing is to be creative. Take the given phrase and apply your own ideas to it. Take it for a spin. Don't disreguard the idea in its entirety, but use it as a starting block, and build on it. Use it simply for inspiration.

If you see the title and think 250,000 B.C. then go for that, if you see it and think 19th century use that as well. And if you think of something completely off the wall from that go with it.

The rules apply loosely in these halls, your wearing a strait jacket but it doesn't have to be on that tight.

[This message has been edited by WarMage (edited 07-03-2002).]

I understand not everyone is into history so here's some brief info to help you out - I'd define the ancient world as anything between the Sumerian civilization (around 3500 BC) right through to the fall of the Roman empire (300- 400 AD). That's about 3500 -4000 years worth of material you can draw from. Famous civilizations from this time period include Greece, Rome, Egypt, Celts & Druids, Carthage, Aryans, etc... Structures include things like the Great Wall of China, Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge. Many ideas via these links:

http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/By_Time_Period/Ancient_History/

However, if you want to make a stone age axe or something else that may fall out of the time realm I mentioned, then go for it. I won't be picky

This looks interesting, I think I'll give it a try!

--Press Alt+F4...It's might do something special--

[This message has been edited by AltF4 (edited 07-03-2002).]

so when you have a sig to display to vote on? do you just post with it? or is this discussion for the contest?


[This message has been edited by No Name Trowa Barton (edited 07-03-2002).]

When you have a sig for this contest you should post it in this thread. Please don't use your regular sigs here, as this thread can get really graphic-intensive. There is no voting for or against signatures, it is up to this month's judge (and last month's winner) Amerasu to decide about the winner for this month. (Who gets to start and judge the next competition.. and so on and so forth.)

If you don't know how or where to host your sig, take a look here.

[This message has been edited by mahjqa (edited 07-03-2002).]

hmmm, some how the word 'berzerker' comes into mind.... hehehehe

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'Me no here. Me go bye. Leave me message. Me reply.'

Wolfen's Sig Site

Hey ya know <A HREF="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/">National Geographic</A> might be a good place to check....

Maskkkk

[emp edit: no sigs]


- Face the Present

[This message has been edited by Emperor (edited 07-05-2002).]

Just a friendly reminder, folks... don't forget to turn off your sigs unless they are actual entries.

Wolfen and Maskkkk, maybe you could edit those sigs out? It would make it less confusing for Amerasu (and the rest of us), I think.

Thanks...

OK I guess i'll go first.......



[This message has been edited by aroma (edited 07-05-2002).]

then i'l do the next one <img src="http://www.blackbrain.net/sigjuly.gif">



[This message has been edited by Blacknight (edited 07-08-2002).]

OK, I guess I'm up next.

There I was, whining and moaning about the whole Roman Empire thing, and then I come up with a sig that's so Western Civ 101 it's not funny. How i(r)onic.



I promise you I will come up with something else (most probably Asian Civ). This was the first thing that popped into my head, and I couldn't get rid of it until I made the sig. Now that my brain is cleared I can start thinking about something else.

Me, too.




Cell245

Suho, ha! I love bad puns.. how i(r)onic, that was good

Nice one, Docilebob! Like the shield and the coliseum too.

Woohoo! Go DB, I love that!

heh. docilebob seems to rock this contest!!!!!!

rock on!

Just bumping this back up to the top...

I guess it's a busy month for everyone...

(still busy)

[edit TP: Removed your sig ;-) ]

[This message has been edited by Tyberius Prime (edited 07-15-2002).]

Suggesting a time long passed... (perhaps?)...

Here's mine...

Nice one, Thumper.

ahhh thumpers entry is great

Fantastic work Thumper.

Thank ye!

OK, now things are starting to get cooking. Nice work, Thumper.

That's really nice, Silence. It sort of reminds me of a game graphic, from something like Age of Empires.

It's a good one

You want ancient?

"Dick Clark"

Thanks, amerasu. A lot of credit goes to mahjqa and his link to the isometric perspective stuff. It's one of my first forays into the pixal art thing.

ahhh the heck with it ... why not?

Played with a stone texture tutorial and came up with this goofy entry:



Cell Number: 494

[This message has been edited by BeeKay (edited 07-18-2002).]

Hmm, didn't turn out quite how I'd planned. I was goin' for a stonehenge in water kinda thingie. Oh well

Nice concept SB.

I'd say lose the water and focus on the stone a bit more, and you'd have a keeper

I like that a lot SB, but like DL said, I too think you need more rock texture and age and weathering added to make it, well more ancient .

Judges have mercy on me, if I made it any smaller you couldn't read it...



Maskkkk
- Face the Present

hehehehe. good one!

Thanks heheh

Maybe try it in the Far Side fashion with the caption below the image.

Hee hee...that's a trip Maskkk!



[This message has been edited by Thumper (edited 07-25-2002).]

I've been wanting to win a sig contest for years it seems. Jeez. I never win. Oh well, here's my shot.

Shine and shine.

[This message has been edited by Bmud (edited 07-25-2002).]

Just as a few side notes (also testing other bg color), this is my first time attempting a fadeing gradient. I now see i picked the wrong color.. And as another bonus, woot! I took those pictures last month! =D The great wall kicks.

Shine and shine.

[edits] woot!!! I think i fixed the color problem! [/edits]
(original)


[This message has been edited by Bmud (edited 07-25-2002).]

Bmud: Nice stuff - in fact all this months entries have been top quality so far

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FAQs: Emperor

you havent seen mine yet. wuhahahahahaha

Grumble.. Don't scare me.. o_o;; Damn, I'm going to lose again..

Shine and shine.

Don't worry, Bmud. He says that every month.

(This from the guy who promised an Asian-themed sig this month... with only two days left. *sigh*)

I have to go away tomorrow morning and won't be back until August 4.. and I won't have internet access either. This interferes with the content announcement unfortunately. So, do you want me to judge the contest a day or two early, before I leave tomorrow morning or wait until I return?

Amerasu: As it is the 31st now (here) it wouldn't be too outrageously early. Unless anyone has a sig they want to get in before the judging then I see deliver your judgement today(ish). If anyone has a sig they are working on for the competition then they should speak up pdq

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Emps

FAQs: Emperor

No problem, will do it before I go then. Thanks

guess I'll sneak this in at the last minute
Cheers!

Dave, your host doesn't seem to support direct linking. To make it a little easier for the judge & other people to see it, I've uploaded it at http://www.mahjqa.com/stuff/ivansig.gif , but that's only temporary. For questions about hosting, direct linking and so on, refer to the FAQ: http://faq.ozoneasylum.com/FaqWiki/shownode.php?id=238&sortby=rating

Did I make it under the wire?

The primary weapon among the Aztec was a one-handed wooden club edged with razor-sharp obsidian shards, the maquahuitl. The two-handed version is called a cuahololli.



[This message has been edited by moaiz (edited 07-30-2002).]

whew, wicked looking weapon !

Rare Thing Moaiz didn't post about the Moaiz in Rapa Nui

Actaully Wakkos a Moai would have been too obvious, instead I made a 'spaniard be good stick'

*Runs Away naked*

No! the stick no!!!