introductionintroduction round one of the OVR06 DESIGN COMPETITION is upon you. this isnt your average competition or your average battle. this is my comp. and it goes by my word. it isnt a make something this big and whoever wins, wins. i put forth guidelines, rules and regulations and you're to follow them and whoever is able to make the best product out of what i provide for them wins. this is a challenge as well as a competition. if you dont like how big your canvas is, dont complain to me. just dont enter. if you dont like the theme. do the same as before- dont enter. your complaints will fall on def ears. this is supposed to take you out of your element and make you possibly create unlike you've created before. rulesrules the rules for this round are fairly straightforward. in the regulations i'll state what you work with, the theme, text and phrases you can use, dimensions and possibly color templates. once this thread is posted [when i click the post button], you'll have exactly 1 week [7 (seven) days] to complete it. if it doesnt match my specifications in terms of size, text, etc. you're entry will be ignored. each entry will be ranked and given points. the rank and points will be allocated as such; rank1 - 10 points rank2 - 9 points rank3 - 8 points rank4 - 7 points rank5 - 6 points and so on... the points you gain each round will be added up and whoever has the most at the end of this competition will win. what you win, i'm not sure yet but i've got time to figure that out. say you're not the best designer in the world but you can make solid pieces each round, you could possibly sneak in for the win at the end of the competition. you dont have to win every round to win the competition. but at the same time, if you're head and shoulders above the rest, you can easily take the cake. regulationsregulations here are the rules you guys and girls will have to live by. follow these to a T, make sure you dot your i's and you should be ok. remember, it's not about winning every round- it's about being consistant 'til the very end. theme the theme for this round is possibly a difficult one. the theme is the concept of obsession. do whatever you need to create something with that theme. think about something you obsess over, extreme cases of obsession, what it represents to you, etc. text the only text you can use for this piece is; so this is obsession? no other text is allowed to be on the piece. you can repeat it as many times as you want, but those are the only words you can put on the page. you may not take any words out, or only use a specific word. you must use the whole phrase, as you see it. you cant change punctuation. what you may do is change capitalization but that's all. dimensions dimensions for this will be awkward for some of you because it's so strong, vertically. dimensions are; 600x950 (width x height) photos photo choice is up to you as the designer. use any you want, but you may not use more than 1 photo. do whatever you want to the picture, manipulate it however you please. by photo i mean any sort of picture, scan, cel, or photograph. say you wanted to use a seagull in your design for this competition, you could either find one online, draw one and scan it, or scan your own picture, but if you chose to use one of those methods, that would be your 1 picture. NOTE you may not use another photo to manip. your 1 main photo. you can use the same photo to manipulate, but it must be the same photo. colors for color, you must use the following color in some way or another; C21903 miscellaneous for this competition, it will be 100% photoshop. no 3D STUDIO MAX or imageready or anything. all photoshop, all the time. miscellaneous2 when you're finished with your piece, feel free to PM your work. do not post it in this thread or any other thread. once i receive your work, it'll be uploaded on to my website. by then, i'll have made a page for this competition and all the entrants piece will be on display with credit given to each designer. also the points standing will be found here as well as my own website throughout the competition. so if you cant find something on here, look on my website. may the best designer win.
So does the photo have to be of a real thing, or is any picture allowed? And by C21903, you mean this, right?
Requesting clarification of photos and text You say we may use one photo? Or are we allowed to combine drawings and other work with photos? Do you mean specifically photos as in photography, or did you mean no combining multiple works total (for example, not that I'd do this, but could an entry have a render in the background, some anime drawing over that, and some other stuff all blended together... or would that count as multiple photos). Basically, what counts as a photo? In terms of text, "so this is obsession?" is the only text we are allowed... Are we allowed to only use pieces of that, for example only using the word "obsession" instead of the whole phrase. Are we allowed to use different punctuation, for example a "..." instead of a "?". Are we allowed to use different capitalization, such as capitalizing the first letter? Besides that, I think I'm clear on everything... How should we submit the work, in a reply post on this with a link to it uploaded somewhere, or PM you or what? Edit: Any limitations on medium or method of creation?
good questions. i was hoping you guys would ask questions 'cause that would help me clearify things for the future. first i'll define what i mean by photo: by photo i mean any sort of picture. whether it be a picture from an anime, a photo you took of a flower, a scan of your hand. i guess you could call it a "stock" or whatever. if you scan a drawing you cannot use it in conjuction with another picture or photo. if you scan a drawing, that's your 1. a 3d render would not constitute a photo and thus wouldnt count towards your 1. in terms of the text, you have to use "so this is obsession?" the whole thing, no change in punctuation but you may capitalize as you see fit. pretty much whatever phrase or word i supply, you have to use it as i've used it other than capitalization. no more, no less. also, PM me the piece by next saturday and i'll host them on my website and post each piece in the results thread or whatever i may do. in terms of medium limitation, for this competition, let's keep it 100% photoshop just for simplicity sake. i'll be sure to add these explainations to the original post.
I'm not good at gfx shit. However I may have a crack at it. We will see what my schedule has in store for me (finals this week. )
What if the image has text on it (foreign laguages like Japanese, where the text won't be confused with 'is this obsession?')?
