Castle Paradox

Ysoft_Entertainment

Alright folks, its time to cast your vote.
Here is what you do.
Give each entry a certain amount of points.
The point system is 1-5, 5 being the highest, 1 the lowest.
In case of a tie, I will cast the vote to break it.

You are welcome to leave a comment about the artwork.
The voting end date is next Saturday, March 31st

Here are the entries:

Newbie_Power - Refia

TwinHamster - Lauretta

Lauren

Fenrir-Lunaris - Freki

the_dude257 - Feona

Uncommon - Feather

Rinku - Palette 0

HarlockHero - Moxie Pluck

Komera - Shera

Inspiration - Roberta

PHC - Pengirl

Battleblaze - Anna

Onlyoneinall - Janie

Jack - Kathleen

James Paige - Pixel Angel

For the sake of simplicity, copy the following to your post:

Newbie_Power - Refia:
TwinHamster - Lauretta:
TwinHamster - Lauren:
Fenrir-Lunaris - Freki:
the_dude257 - Feona:
Uncommon - Feather:
Rinku - Palette 0:
HarlockHero - Moxie Pluck:
Komera - Shera:
Inspiration - Roberta:
PHC - Pengirl:
Battleblaze - Anna:
Onlyoneinall - Janie:
Jack - Kathleen:
James Paige - Pixel Angel:
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TwinHamster · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:36 am Post subject:

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Newbie_Power - Refia: 3
TwinHamster - Lauretta: 2
TwinHamster - Lauren: 1
Fenrir-Lunaris - Freki: 3
the_dude257 - Feona: 1
Uncommon - Feather: 5
Rinku - Palette 0: 5
HarlockHero - Moxie Pluck: 4
Komera - Shera: 4
Inspiration - Roberta: 2
PHC - Pengirl: 3
Battleblaze - Anna: 4
Onlyoneinall - Janie: 3
Jack - Kathleen: N/A
James Paige - Pixel Angel: 5
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Newbie_Power · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1762

Newbie_Power - Refia: N/A
TwinHamster - Lauretta: 2
TwinHamster - Lauren: 2
Fenrir-Lunaris - Freki: 4
the_dude257 - Feona: 1
Uncommon - Feather: 5
Rinku - Palette 0: 3
HarlockHero - Moxie Pluck: 4
Komera - Shera: 5
Inspiration - Roberta: 1
PHC - Pengirl: 1
Battleblaze - Anna: 4
Onlyoneinall - Janie: 2
Jack - Kathleen: 4
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Ysoft_Entertainment · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:56 pm Post subject:

Add this one to your list too please
James Paige - Pixel Angel

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Bob the Hamster · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:03 pm Post subject:

Really good entries this time. Even the ones I voted lowest I still enjoyed.

Newbie_Power - Refia: 3 good job on implying lots of shape to her hair with only a few pixels

TwinHamster - Lauretta: 2 I hate to vote so low, because this really made me smile.
TwinHamster - Lauren: 3 Ow! Hotness! Oh my experience points!

Fenrir-Lunaris - Freki: 5 Always with the furries :) Your style is inspirational.

the_dude257 - Feona: 2 She goes to Hogwarts, doesn't she? :) The spellcasting background is a nice touch

Uncommon - Feather: 4 Very nice. Those glasses really worked well.

Rinku - Palette 0: 5 You are going to finish that sprite-sheet and include her in a game, aren't you?

HarlockHero - Moxie Pluck: 5 Same goes for you! :)

Komera - Shera: 5 I am awed. I can't cope with large-scale drawing in the tile editor myself.

Inspiration - Roberta: 1 *laugh* It looks like you just slapped lipstick on the Robot from your game, but it still brought joy to my heart. A dwarven robot chick. What will they think of next?

PHC - Pengirl: 2 Nice vest. Where does she shop?

Battleblaze - Anna: 5 A little rough on the edges, but I can more than forgive that for the sake of the overall effect. I think this one is actually narrowly my overall favorite.

Onlyoneinall - Janie: 3 A little pillow-shaded, but the eyes are great.

Jack - Kathleen: 3 wild west and a pink sunset!

James Paige - Pixel Angel: N/A (thank you for letting me in under the wire!)

Newbie_Power · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1762

Pixel Angel - 6

*gets smacked*

Alright! 5!
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Onlyoneinall · **Bug finder** Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 746

Newbie Power, why not just EDIT your post and make things easier?

Newbie_Power - Refia: 3
TwinHamster - Lauretta: 3
TwinHamster - Lauren: 3
Fenrir-Lunaris - Freki: 4
the_dude257 - Feona: 2
Uncommon - Feather: 4
Rinku - Palette 0: 4
HarlockHero - Moxie Pluck: 4
Komera - Shera: 4
Inspiration - Roberta: 2
PHC - Pengirl: 3
Battleblaze - Anna: 4
Onlyoneinall - Janie: 3
Jack - Kathleen: 4
James Paige - Pixel Angel: 4
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Iblis · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:44 pm Post subject:

This was a really good set of entries this year. I guess this contest works better when not full of retarded fighting.

Newbie_Power - Refia: 3. I like it. Red Mages are always cool, and it's drawn pretty well.
TwinHamster - Lauretta: 3. Nothing really special but it's pixelled well enough.
TwinHamster - Lauren: 3. Not as clear as Lauretta but more interesting.
Fenrir-Lunaris - Freki: 5. A typical hero sprite for Fenrir, but it's still better than everything else here.
the_dude257 - Feona: 1. Kind of an amusing pose, at least, but it's not drawn very well.
Uncommon - Feather: 4. I like this pic a lot but is Feather not a goth anymore or something?
Rinku - Palette 0: 4. This is really good except for a few weird parts.
HarlockHero - Moxie Pluck: 4. Love the design and style, but some parts (notably the hair) don't look quite right.
Komera - Shera: 4. An extremely well pixelled picture that isn't really that interesting to me.
Inspiration - Roberta: 2. It's okay, but it's not very clear.
PHC - Pengirl: 3. Simple, but interesting to look at. Good design.
Battleblaze - Anna: 3. This is pretty good, not so great at the pixellation but it's a decent drawing.
Onlyoneinall - Janie: 2. This is pixelled well enough but it's not very interesting.
Jack - Kathleen: 4. I like the design of it a lot but the execution is somewhat lacking.
James Paige - Pixel Angel: 4. Very awesome, but the contrast is really low and I can't quite see all of it.
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Uncommon · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:23 pm Post subject:

Iblis · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I'm not saying she was ever a stereotype, I always just imagine her with the white and black makeup and everything. Seems like that's how she's always looked before.
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Onlyoneinall · **Bug finder** Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 746

Feather always struck me as a female Uncommon since I first saw it...
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Uncommon · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:05 pm Post subject:

Okay, that's just 'cos I haven't made a color picture of her since the portraits for the battle system demo a couple years back. I decided I kind've like her better without it, especially with how horribly it turned out in pixels. She's also developed a couple more piercings since then, perhaps to make up for it.
It's funny, if I ever leave a character alone for a while, they always come back a little different, which is why it's important I keep plugging away at the comic, and not let these guys get the better've me.

Rinku · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 690

Newbie_Power - Refia: 2
TwinHamster - Lauretta: 1
TwinHamster - Lauren: 1
Fenrir-Lunaris - Freki: 2
the_dude257 - Feona: 1
Uncommon - Feather: 2
Rinku - Palette 0: N/A
HarlockHero - Moxie Pluck: 3
Komera - Shera: 4
Inspiration - Roberta: 1
PHC - Pengirl: 1
Battleblaze - Anna: 1
Onlyoneinall - Janie: 1
Jack - Kathleen: 2
James Paige - Pixel Angel: 5

Yeah, I'm too critical.
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HarlockHero · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject:

Newbie_Power - Refia: 3 - I love red mages~ <3
TwinHamster - Lauretta: 1 - I like slimes, but sorta slopped together
TwinHamster - Lauren: 3 - For some reason, I really like the coloring here
Fenrir-Lunaris - Freki: 4 - I can't make any sense of it, but that's because you use the arcane pixelling techniques that actually look good not zoomed in. Kudos.
the_dude257 - Feona: 1 - Keep at it, the_dude.
Uncommon - Feather: 3 - A nice change of pace, but would have liked a more "pixel dependent" picture.
Rinku - Palette 0: 4 - Surprisingly great for someone who NEVER DRAWS.
HarlockHero - Moxie Pluck: N/A
Komera - Shera: 5 - Above and beyond; and yes, He-Man's sister for sure has the upper hand on him.
Inspiration - Roberta: 1 - Incomprehensible; sorry.
PHC - Pengirl: 3 - CUTE! and a nice clean style without any clutter. It works.
Battleblaze - Anna: 1 - Sorry, but this is MISS Pixel; the jaw is square, the breasts look like rock hard Olympian pectorals. Sad...

Also the outline is inconceivable; did you use the stroke tool or something?
Onlyoneinall - Janie: 1 - This looks like a girl who would make a good friend in real life, but don't care for the drawing, sorry.
Jack - Kathleen: 2, Good pose, good character, good background, but unpolished and the same complaint I gave Uncommon, make it more pixel-dependent.
James Paige - Pixel Angel: 5 - Glad they let you into the contest. If I had to critique anything, it's that parts of the wings look too angular, a bit of anti-aliasing would soften the curve. I like it a lot, though.

Yay~
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