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EC Talent Contest! (UPDATE!)

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Micah, Nov 23, 2006.

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  1. Micah

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    Empty Closet Talent Contest 1

    The first Talent contest is here!

    This contest will be a Visual Art contest. Participants will create a picture by hand relating to the chosen theme ("A Person").

    Theme: For the theme "A Person", any representation of a person is acceptable, as long as it doesn't involve anything that breaks the forum rules (ie no porn). Otherwise, how you represent the person is completely up to your creativity.

    Media: The image should be produced by hand, Anything from a pencil sketch on a school notebook page to a portrait in oils on canvas. The image should then be photographed/scanned onto the computer and submitted. (No computer enhancements/graphics for this particular competition - sorry)

    Time Frame The competition will run for 4 weeks, closing on the 6th of January. All entries must be submitted before this date.

    Submission:
    All work should be submitted to the following email address, along with the title of the picture and your Empty Closets user name:
    [email protected]. [Note: ".net" not ".com"]

    Please note: By submitting an entry, you are stating that it is entirely your work, and not someone else's. You are also giving Empty Closets permission to host the image for judging.

    Judging: Once everyone has submitted their entries, the images will be hosted. Each pictures' artist will remain anonymous until the judging is over. Judging will be done via a poll in the Forums.

    Prize:
    Winner(s) of the competition will recieve the unique forum title "EC Competition Winner" along with an increased inbox space. The number of winners will be determined by the number of entries. The more people that enter, the more winners there will be.

    So get drawing!

    Please Note! The time frame has been extended by an extra 2 weeks! So get drawing folks.
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    Good luck everyone. I'm looking forward to seeing what you all produce. :slight_smile:
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    The first entry has already arrived!
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    I'm assuming one entry per person...
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    I wrote it in the other thread, but I just thought i'd mention that this is like a trial competition in terms of future ones. How this competition goes (ie how many people enter, how well judging goes, number of problems etc) will be an indication of how often (if ever) we hold them in the future. So get drawing !!

    :grin:

    -and yes, one entry per person :slight_smile:
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    If anyone does send more than one entry, I will ask you which one you want to enter. So if you send an entry and later decide to send a better/different one, that's no problem (as long as it's before the closing date, obviously!).
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    There's about 1.5 weeks until all submissions must be in guys :slight_smile:

    So far the number of entries is extremely slim, so start drawing! Don't be put off if you don't think you're good enough - all skill levels are welcome.

    Also remember that this is a trial comp! So its sucess depends on you guys!
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    If scanning/photographing your entries is a problem, you can always post them to me for scanning - though you need to allow time to get through the post to the UK at this busy time of year.

    EC Competition
    PO Box 15
    Hereford
    HR4 9WX
    United Kingdom

    If you want it back just ask, and include the address to send it to. I'll pay the return postage.
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    Bah, I can't draw! :dry: All the best to those who can!
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    Me neither...even my stick men look all wonky...:icon_sad:
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    Hey, someone has to vote for the winner. It might as well be us. :wink:
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    Four days to go, and only one entry so far. :frowning2:
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    Really? I thought we had six days...better get working then.
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    Oops - yes six days!! I've been thinking it's the 18th today for some reason (even though my PC is telling me it's the 16th)... :eusa_doh: :icon_redf
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    I hate to break it to you all, but with how busy I am lately, I just don't have time for hours of leisurely drawing... Perhaps next time we try this there might be a prize of some sort.. even if it's small???

    I seem to remember a contest that was held here where whoever got the most links to here from other sites won an iPod?? perhaps it was a different forum..

    Anyway.. to make it worth the while of whoever runs this place, perhaps it could be a little more open ended as far as the medium :icon_wink and that the contest was to make advertising stuff?? Perhaps banners or other promo images... Something to generate a little traffic to EC.

    just a few thoughts..

    (or perhaps an extension?) :slight_smile:
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    Yes, the iPod was offered by the owners some time ago for getting links to here on other sites, but that competition didn't get anywhere (mainly I think because other sites didn't respond to requests for links - I tried some myself).

    The current talent contest doesn't rely on other sites, people or organisations. Just do your own thing and enter it! :slight_smile:

    Once this one is over we can discuss ideas for the next one. I'm thinking something computer-generated next time, as that avoids the scanning/photography issues.

    I can't afford to give away iPods though. :frowning2: The idea is that people take part for the fun of it. :wink:
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    That's a good idea. It would allow people to do something over the holiday period. 6th January 2007 for emailed entries, and a few days later for postal entries (as long as they are posted no later than 6th Jan)?

    We can be fairly loose on the interpretation of "a person" too. It doesn't have to be a whole person (just a face for example is OK), and could be cartoon style, a group of people, or whatever you like.
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    An extension would be AMAZING. We're going away from the 19th-27th to a place void of all technology/internet. So not only would that mean I don't have to finish it tomorrow, but also I would have something to do while I'm away :slight_smile:.
     
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    Re: Empty Closet Talent Contest!

    Due to the low response to the contest, consider the extension to the 6th of Jan 2007 granted.

    I know I've said it before - but remember that this competition is a sort of trial one. So get to it! :grin:
     
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    I received another email entry today - thanks!

    One week to go now.....
     
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