 Contest: Creative Color
Deadline: January 17, 2005
In light of the fact that I'm planning some pretty complicated contests, I thought I'd start the year with a color contest. Of course, Salli being Salli, it's a rather complicated color contest. ;)
Your mission: make a doll using blue and silver, with either green or purple. (But not both.) You may use other colors as minor accents, and for hair, but that's it. You don't need to use all three contest colors equally, but they should all be there.
I'm going to judge this contest especially on detail, design, and use of color. I'd like to see interesting accents, colors that go well together, and visually appealing designs. Think patterns and pleats, jewelry and accessories, balance and intricacy. (Good design doesn't mean the most outlandish, unusual thing you can think of, really it doesn't.)
Just so we're clear, the required color scheme is either blue/green/silver or blue/purple/silver. I can't accept entries that don't use these colors.
Contest Rules
- All standard contest rules apply here. Read them. Also follow the guidelines listed above.
- One entry per contestant, up to three dolls per entry.
- Your entry should have as little excess background as possible. If it has excess background, I may remove it. In such a case, I take no responsibility if quality decreases. (Do yourself a favorite and use the smart crop at GIFWorks.)
- Your entry should be no larger than 300x300 pixels and 30 KB.
Send me your entries as attachments with "Creative Color" in the subject line. Copy this form, and be sure to include all necessary information. Oh, and do remember to attach the doll. ;)
Your name/nickname:
Doll's name*:
Your email:
Your site**:
Base credit URL:
I can't accept entries without base credits, really I can't. I also need an actual web address, not just the site name. If there's some reason your doll will not be adoptable when the contest is over, let me know. (I don't usually adopt contest dolls, but what if I wanted to?)
*If your doll does not have a name, I may invent one for him or her to facilitate judging.
**If you don't have a site, do I have permission to link to your email address? I like to credit you somehow, but if you'd rather not display your email, just say so and I won't.
Examples
All of my examples use silver as the accent color, but your entry doesn't have to.
Awards and Judging
I'll be doing the judging, according to my system. (With possible advice from a judging group or panel.) There will be a poll for voters' choice.
Awards: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Places; Voters' Choice; Salli's Choice; Best Use of Color; Best Detail
Prizes: Banners and links for all (personalized awards guaranteed up to 15 entries), a doll request for the winner
Entries
These dolls are the property of their creators. If you'd like to adopt one, please visit the site of the creator and do it from there or email for permission.
Entries for this contest are displayed by order of entry and, as necessary, by size. Entry numbers are subject to change until the contest starts voting. Names in italics were provided by me, so please don't hold them against contestants.
The Fine Print on Fair Voting
If you're voting honestly, and you're pretty sure the poll is fair, there is nothing here you need to know. But someone always asks, so...
This poll determines Voters' Choice. The results of the poll are only a small portion of the overall judging, and placing or even winning does not guarantee an entry will place in the contest. If I'm suspicious but can't prove anything, I might not count these results into overall judging at all. Don't panic if you think someone is cheating - I watch these things closely, and I try to keep them as fair as possible.
Contestants are permitted - event encouraged - to invite others to vote. However, these invitations should specifically ask the voter to pick their favorite entry, reguardless of who made it. "I'm in this contest, please vote for your favorite," is great. "Vote for me in this contest" is not appropriate, and will disqualify the entry for Voters' Choice and possibly the entire contest, depending if it seems to be accidental or intentional, and how generous I'm feeling.
If you post a link in a forum I can't view if I'm not a member, it would be prudent to let me know. I will get referrals from your link, and when I can't see things, I get nervous.
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