Castle Paradox

Lucier · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:30 pm Post subject:

NOTE: my voting is somewhat harsh, but only because i understand the point of this contest was to create an appealing woman out of pixels. Your woman might be extremely cute and well done, but if she isn't sexually appealing then i just can't give you the full 5 points.

Newbie_Power - Refia- 3 This is cute and well done. It's much better than most of the sprites we see in the OHR, but it's not exactly sexy, which is definately what this contest was about.

TwinHamster - Lauretta- 2 Cute, and despite the fact that she's a blob, you didn't take the easy way out on shading her.

TwinHamster - Lauren- 1 I don't care for this one near as much as Lauretta. It's nearly impossible to tell what's going on in this picture when you look at the smaller version.

Fenrir-Lunaris - Freki- 3 This shading and detail on this sprite are extremely well done. I have a problem, though, with the fact that Freki's head is so large. I can see the appeal of a wolf woman, but a wolf woman with a huge head? no thanks, i'll pass.

the_dude257 - Feona- 1 Sorry, but the shading is all wrong on her body and her large black coat renders her could-be feminine curves impossible to see. I do, however, like that you took the time to create a background for her.

Uncommon - Feather- 2 Feather could be a very sexy lady. Her shoulder is revealed and she's looking back at you with a "come hither" smirk on her face. However, if you had chosen to maybe remove the piercing or the glasses, you would've had more colors to work with to give her a more lifelike shading job. As of right now she's just some pixels to me, not a real woman.

Rinku - Palette 0- 2 Here we have more of a feminine figure. The breasts are well-defined and Palette 0 is scantilly clad. Rinku knew what he was doing! I have to say though, that she has some serious thunderthighs. I know you were just trying to accentuate the fact that she was only wearing a loin cloth, but you wound up bringing her thighs out too far and caused her to look heavy. The shading is quite nice though, and you did a great job of really stretching those 16 colors to make her all she could be.

HarlockHero - Moxie Pluck- 3 Very sassy! I love the fact that you put the highlights on her black (leather, perhaps?) catsuit to show off her curves. The red gogo bootd are also a really nice touch. I just wish you would've gotten a little more creative and maybe went with a more close-up view of her, much like Uncommon did, instead of opting for the full body shot. With the details we would've been able to see in her face then, this picture could've made the jump from cute to sexy.

Komera - Shera- 3 I want to like this, but there is just something off about it. The hair is phenomanoly done, it looks absolutely stunning. Her body, though, leaves something to be desired, which is strange of me to say since she is wearing such a small dress... I think it's her legs and boots. The legs are sort of awkwardly posed and shaded, and the boots especially turn me off. I also feel like, since you chose to do it as a tilemap, you should've just gone ahead and made her even larger, so you could've put more work into her face to make it a little more soft, as well as add more shading to her curves to add some more realism to the drawing.

Inspiration - Roberta- 1 I just don't understand this one. Is that a beard? You shaded this as if there were 5 different suns shining from all different angles down onto this piece.

PHC - Pengirl- 2 Very cute, sassy and true to your style, but Pengirl just isn't the kind of girl you get funny feelings in your pants over, she's just too safe.

Battleblaze - Anna- 2 I understand what you were going for here, but Anna looks too young for me to not feel like a pedophile for lusting over her. No girl past the age of 10 wears her hair in a side ponytail with a big green bow/barret stuck to it. Just like I said with Uncommon, I wish you would've chosen to sacrifice, say, the green colors, so you could've added more shading to her skin to make her look more realistic.

Onlyoneinall - Janie- 1 Janie's got some serious baby fat on her face, which makes me think she's only 13 MAX. I can't lust after a 13-year-old, especially when she looks as sad as Janie does. I suggest trying out new shading techniques on faces to try to get a more realistic technique down (IE eyes generally have shading above and below them to show they aren't just slapped on the face, but rather are part of the face). Also, I need to see some skin! As of right now, Janie's just wearing a plain old green shirt, which is fine for everyday wear, but she's entered in a Miss Pixel Contest, where she needs to get all gussied up.

Jack - Kathleen- 2 I like this idea a LOT. Sexy cowgirl in a provocative pose. You definately understood what this contest is about! I wish you would've either chosen to remove the background all together to give you more colors to work with on her, or that you would've done what Komera did and made her huge so you could reeeaally shade her up nicely. To be honest, if you had just shaded her better, i would've picked this as my favorite. She obviously has great feminine curves and a pretty face, which a lot of the other submissions forgot to include.

James Paige - Pixel Angel- 4 Yes! Wonderful! You used the 16 colors perfectly, there's so much attention to detail and the shading is very lifelike. I also love the fact that you really played up her body by posing her leaned back slightly, it really accentuates her chest. She's got an extremely sexy, womanly body, which most people didn't understand was a major factor in this contest. I have a problem with her face though. I feel like she could have a more delicate face if you would've shrunk her eyes down some and played up her lips a little more. But besides that, I love this!
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Ysoft_Entertainment · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject:

To me, James' entry look like Bratz doll which is something I don't find attractive.

My personal favorite is Moxie Pluck it was done really well. I also like Newbe's entry its on par with any old school console game characters.
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LongeBane · Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Posts: 312 Location: Tomorrow

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

Shadowiii · **It's been real.** Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 2460

Newbie_Power - Refia: 2
TwinHamster - Lauretta: 3
TwinHamster - Lauren: 1
Fenrir-Lunaris - Freki: 3
the_dude257 - Feona: 0
Uncommon - Feather: 4
Rinku - Palette 0: 3
HarlockHero - Moxie Pluck: 4
Komera - Shera: 4
Inspiration - Roberta: 1
PHC - Pengirl: 2
Battleblaze - Anna: 0
Onlyoneinall - Janie: 0
Jack - Kathleen: 1
James Paige - Pixel Angel: 4
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Rinku · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 690

Rules say no 0's, only 1-5 sir.
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Ysoft_Entertainment · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:14 pm Post subject:

I will assume that he meant 1 not instead of zeros
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Uncommon · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject:

But he had all those other ones that weren't zeroes, so he couldn't have meant one. The votes only work as they are if he moved them all up by one.

Ysoft_Entertainment · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:16 am Post subject:

sheesh, I will pm shadow about the votes then. if he doesn't change the votes, I will assume take 0s to be ones.
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Komera · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 711

Newbie_Power · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1762

Is it because Longbange (sp?) insulted Onlyoneandall in the thread where she shown off new art?
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Uncommon · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:02 pm Post subject:

Komera · Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 711

I was clarifying/stating the obvious.
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Newbie_Power · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1762

Should you guys even argue about the obvious?
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Ysoft_Entertainment · Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:42 pm Post subject:

ok, ok, since shadow didn't change the 0s, I will count them as 1s, I will not add 1 to every vote, just the ones that are 0s.
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Onlyoneinall · **Bug finder** Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 746

Lmao, disregard his edit. He asked me on AIM if I saw what he graded my picture, I said yes a 1, and he was like SO YOU WANT ME TO CHANGE IT? OKAY FINE I WILL SINCE YOU FORCED ME. He's a weirdo sometimes.
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