I created a topic a couple days ago to see if there was still a need for keys it only got to about two pages but that seems like enough. Basically I have two keys from a friend invite email and everyone I know practically already has one so I'm going to hold a very simple giveaway. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to but If not ill just do it elsewhere. And if only one person enters they will get both keys.
1. Create a 1680 x 1050 background
2. Must contain the word "analog" in it somewhere
I will give a key to the two best in my opinion, Ill post the winners On Wednesday morning.
So the theme should be "analog" ?
whats this background for? website?wallpaper?logo? I'm guessing a wallpaper since the image is so huge? It would be helpful if we know wat its gonna be used for..
it;s going to be used as a wallpaper and there is no theme
(http://i41.tinypic.com/zv29g7.png)
Hope you like it. (So I win lol)
the preview:(http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/294/sc2small.jpg)aand the link to the full thing: http://img268.imageshack.us/i/sc2kont.jpg/ (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/sc2kont.jpg/) Enjoy
(http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q47/justin4everlife/analog.jpg)
A bit bright ;p but Here ya go~ i hope i win!!
Everything on this pic is 100% mine, except for the brushes which i think i got from deviantart.
-have photoshop file to prove it just in case :)
here is my work :D
(http://i43.tinypic.com/xc1yk7.jpg)
(http://img571.imageshack.us/i/analogbubble.jpg)(http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/1200/analogbubble.jpg)
http://img571.imageshack.us/i/analogbubble.jpg/ (http://img571.imageshack.us/i/analogbubble.jpg/)
Thanks for the contest! I stayed up til 2:00 am tonight even tho I should have been studying for my final on wednesday. ??? hahah But this is SC2! Much more important! GL everyone!
(http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6241/analogmolton.jpg)
Click:
(http://img178.imagevenue.com/loc471/th_84765_analog_122_471lo.jpg) (http://img178.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=84765_analog_122_471lo.jpg)
And thanks for making this contest ;) .
this is my entry!
click to full view :D :D :D :D :D
Thanks for the contest good luck to all and me here is my:(http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8852/analog.png)
(http://hand4hand.net/b3t4v/beta_key_wallpaper.jpg)
Mirror (http://hand4hand.net/b3t4v/beta_key_wallpaper.jpg)
I'll keep my fingers cross that you'd like it! ^^
Ringlas, that's ridiculously awesome.
Can you post a tutorial on how you did that???
Honest to god I've watched hundreds of photoshop tutorials but i still have no idea how you did that.
Quote from: ringlas on May 04, 2010, 02:47:40 PM
(http://hand4hand.net/b3t4v/beta_key_wallpaper.jpg)
*FAKE*
(http://hand4hand.net/b3t4v/beta_key_wallpaper.jpg)http://www.atheistnexus.org/photo/photo/show?id=2182797%3APhoto%3A175652
Quote from: precrafter on May 04, 2010, 05:58:05 PM
*FAKE*
(http://hand4hand.net/b3t4v/beta_key_wallpaper.jpg)http://www.atheistnexus.org/photo/photo/show?id=2182797%3APhoto%3A175652 (http://www.atheistnexus.org/photo/photo/show?id=2182797%3APhoto%3A175652)
^ lol... exactly what i was going to say. All he really did in that was type Analog with a gradient+bevel+white glow on it.
When it comes to photoshop contests you always got to look out for this. These days everyone can torrent their photoshop, read up a few tutorials and make a half decent looking picture. Either by following step-by-step tutorials or just pulling artwork from others and slapping more stuff on it.
But honestly the easiest way to tell is to judge the timing vs. quality... contest was started YESTERDAY, the artist who created the original piece most definitely took more than 1 day. Same with any other submission with unrealistically good artwork for the amount of time taken... not gonna point anymore fingers though 'cause I'm too lazy to google for proof
Anyway I might draw up something for you later tonight (<_< if I don't fall asleep)
Dam you guys beat me 2 it, I found out it was fake too :D
Greetings,
I didn't have the time for anything too custom made or high-quality so i went with a standard space wallpaper.
(http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7213/analogwallpaper.th.jpg) (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/analogwallpaper.jpg/)
And here are few bits of info of what i put into my layers (before the final flattening) to achieve that look (in case anyone is wondering :) ).
1. Lighter color at 20% opacity - the white line
2. Soft light at 100% opacity - the font filling (Cambria Bold)
3. Vivid light at 20% opacity - the font's edge
4. Overlay at 80% - gradient from light blue to black
5. Linear light at 100% - soft gray-light blue with a 105mm lens flare filter at 130%
6. Normal at 100% - earth (cut and adapted from Najoomi's beautiful earth*)
7. Normal at 100% - dark blue sphere to give the earth it's eclipse like shadow
8. Luminosity at 60% - dark background with tons of stars (grain filter/1 pixel white pencil/various star brushes**)
9. Normal at 70% - purple Clouds filter with very high contrast
And of course the usual image adjustment/random filter/dodging and so on.
Credits:
*Najoomi.com for the earth
**whomever made the brushes
As it is now the image is also nice to use the hue or channel mixer sliders on to get a blood red look or whatever.
Hope you enjoy it:p
Just a quick update putting text on an image doesn't really violate anything I said but obviously id much rather give the keys to people who made an image rather than just putting text on an image created by someone else.
AND
Wednesday morning I'll also post probably a similar contest with another key to win, and I have EU sc2 beta account that I don't use whatsoever if you guys have any ideas on how to give that away let me know only catch with the EU account is that I cant have any of the information changed.
Quote from: RAEN on May 04, 2010, 06:56:37 PM
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But honestly the easiest way to tell is to judge the timing vs. quality... contest was started YESTERDAY, the artist who created the original piece most definitely took more than 1 day. Same with any other submission with unrealistically good artwork for the amount of time taken... not gonna point anymore fingers though 'cause I'm too lazy to google for proof
Anyway I might draw up something for you later tonight (<_< if I don't fall asleep)
Well the time depends on what kind of background you make and how you make it. Just because it's original doesn't mean it can't be posted on the same day as the thread; there are those eager people.
But I do think that there should be some sort of verification process to make sure it's authentic (maybe if 800b800 likes it, he can ask for the photoshop file, containing all the layers and stuff).
Quote from: chopstiks on May 04, 2010, 09:21:11 PM
Quote from: RAEN on May 04, 2010, 06:56:37 PM
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But honestly the easiest way to tell is to judge the timing vs. quality... contest was started YESTERDAY, the artist who created the original piece most definitely took more than 1 day. Same with any other submission with unrealistically good artwork for the amount of time taken... not gonna point anymore fingers though 'cause I'm too lazy to google for proof
Anyway I might draw up something for you later tonight (<_< if I don't fall asleep)
Well the time depends on what kind of background you make and how you make it. Just because it's original doesn't mean it can't be posted on the same day as the thread; there are those eager people.
But I do think that there should be some sort of verification process to make sure it's authentic (maybe if 800b800 likes it, he can ask for the photoshop file, containing all the layers and stuff).
I'm not saying nothing can be original within day 1, I was mostly referring to the one piece in question... I'd love to meet someone who can pull off a photo-realistic render of a fantasy planet floating around space in such detail within a day. I know most of the abstract ones can be done fairly quickly...
But I do agree with you. Going through design school I've seen crazy shit happen within hours. You know... assignment's due tomorrow morning and we're still playing SC on campus LAN :cheers: lolz... same story in every major. But yeah, good motivation can turn blank page into amazing artwork very very fast. As I'm about to show you in another hour or so when I post mine ^-^ ((no i'm kidding it's a 2 hour hack job, nothing amazing))
here other wallpaper :D
(http://i44.tinypic.com/2zten9l.jpg)
Going to announce winners at 1PM EST, I know I said morning but I lied ;) . So still a good amount of time to submit something, and if anyone has seen an image that has been submitted to the contest before just post a link or some type of proof and I'll note it
well mine was original. really want a beta key :-)
ok... yeah, i'll shut up and upload now lol
Seems everyone is going for the good ole photoshop renders...
so I'm trying something else, went for line art, might not suit everyone's tastes but I like my desktop clean cut simple (i'm assuming it's for your desktop <_<)
Everything drawn specifically for this, won't find it anywhere else lol.
When I think "Analog" I think of stuff like odometers, equalizers, old school dot matrix printers, and stuff with lots of knobs and wires in general...soooo that's exactly what I drew
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/Rainilla/randomstuffles/analog.jpg)
one hour
woooot!
RAEN - let me know how you want me to send it
totots - same deal ^
eolin - if you want a EU sc2 beta account ( information cannot be changed ) I dont use it at all if you want to use it let me know it would practically be yours. If you don't want that I'll give it to someone else who posted a wallpaper I liked
;D I love to see how they jump and bite against the injustice! I saw the contest late at night on Tuesday, the deadline being Wednesday in the morning and crucial timing goes for desperate measures! In the contest nowhere was said not to use pictures from the net and I did what any designer out there had done (or is doing as a matter of fact), plagiarized. Chance is 50/50 as any processional could say and I give it a shot. 8)
However, toward the angry users fighting against all "evil" I have one thing to say, "Get Real."
I agree and I did not say that you couldn't do that I had no problem with it, but people who made theirs from scratch deserve the keys in my opinion
effort is the key :-)
email to harvey@lanotdesign.com please ^_^
Quote from: 800b800 on May 05, 2010, 12:57:16 PM
I agree and I did not say that you couldn't do that I had no problem with it, but people who made theirs from scratch deserve the keys in my opinion
I agree absolutely! But I didn't have time to actually draw something good so I risk it because, after all I want it badly too! ^^ However, I will participate in your other contest with my own piece and I have enough time to do it! Personal thank you for giving such great opportunities for winning a key!
Got it! thanks for the key!!!! :-)
Quote from: ringlas on May 05, 2010, 01:14:45 PM
Quote from: 800b800 on May 05, 2010, 12:57:16 PM
I agree and I did not say that you couldn't do that I had no problem with it, but people who made theirs from scratch deserve the keys in my opinion
I agree absolutely! But I didn't have time to actually draw something good so I risk it because, after all I want it badly too! ^^ However, I will participate in your other contest with my own piece and I have enough time to do it! Personal thank you for giving such great opportunities for winning a key!
Very big thanks from me 2 for giving such great opportunities for winning a key :thumbsup:
btw i will participate in your second contest 2
Yes i'm very happy to have the EU account :)
You can email me all the details at id.inarius@yahoo.co.uk or via PM (whatever is easier for you).
Plus a very big thank you for this contest:)
Thanks for the contest, I had fun drawing... it was a good chance to try out a tablet i recently bought.
email to rainilla@gmail.com
Quote from: ringlas on May 05, 2010, 12:50:32 PM
;D I love to see how they jump and bite against the injustice! I saw the contest late at night on Tuesday, the deadline being Wednesday in the morning and crucial timing goes for desperate measures! In the contest nowhere was said not to use pictures from the net and I did what any designer out there had done (or is doing as a matter of fact), plagiarized. Chance is 50/50 as any processional could say and I give it a shot. 8)
However, toward the angry users fighting against all "evil" I have one thing to say, "Get Real."
@ringlas : hey, no hard feelings. The thing is, like I said, I went through design school, just graduated with a B.Des, and I kind of jumped on you there because I've had a few experiences losing similar contests to some kiddies who've read a few photoshop online tuts. It's one of the woes of the creative industry as every other guy can buy a camera and call themselves photographers, photoshop is getting easier to use, it's becoming harder for the average person to distinguish between professional and amateur work.
I might have been a little harsh, but I only intend to criticize the art and not the artist. I see you're a reasonable guy, I wish you good luck in the next one.
sent out all the information to the 3 people mentioned. Sorry to those who did not win I really wish I had more keys because I really liked some of the wallpapers you guys made but sadly I only had two keys but on a positive note If I get my hands on more keys I will distribute them to the people who participated in this contest rather than holding another one, and I have yet to pre-order and plan to soon so that's another key someone who posted a wallpaper will get so make sure to keep an eye out.
New contest at
http://darkblizz.org/Forum2/general-discussion/photoshop-contest-2/ (http://darkblizz.org/Forum2/general-discussion/photoshop-contest-2/)
sadly there will be only one winner, and I am also not the judge of the contest I just created it for my friend
@ 800b800 you rock!