June, 2009: Gothic Beauty

[Homelet]

Originally Posted by davidosaurio

midnight for what time zone?
also, do you know if this applies even when the contest theme is posted late?

The contest theme is always posted late, as we usually have it only after the preceding contest is judged and the winners announced...

The deadline wasn't very clear back a few months ago, until Alex posted a countdown indicating clearly and precisely the remaining time to each and every contestant anywhere they be on the world.
I don't know why there's no countdown this month, but, back in the old times, some entries even happened to be accepted several days after the month began.

That's pretty cool when you're late, be it the fault of your timezone or simply because you were pushing the detail and didn't see the clock, or because Michael Jackson died and you've spent the 5 last days crying the Niagara falls out, or even when the work is done but the connexion is down and you just can't post, and you throw your computer through the window and must find another one, losing even more time...

But I think the countdown is clearly the best option, as this kind of posts can be found on just any contest thread that didn't have one, so please, Mr Alvarez, give us the countdown back, and give our nerve a rest so that the ones here who still have the smallest bit of sanity in their twisted brains don't lose it !!!

Or is it that the countdown disappears when it reaches 00:00:00 and that's why I didn't see it this month ? No ! It can't be ! Pleaaase give us a sign !!!!!!

[Homelet]

Originally Posted by jack_irons

If you do a google image search you can see Manet doing this with the reflection of the barmaid in "A Bar at the Folies Bergere", and if it's good enough for Manet I'm not going to argue.

Wow, I wouldn't even have guessed there was a mirror behind her, and am still not sure about it... I'm far from being an expert in reflections, though, and recognise mine are generally far from being perfect or even just right !

No offense at all for Manet !

[bferrante]

I cant tell you guys enough how much I appreciate the feedback. I can tell you that it was my intention to have the reflection line up. There are many things that I need to continue to work on and that is the roses and better detail in the reflected image. The roses are turning out to be the biggest pain in the butt as well as lining up the reflection. I only wish my work could be on the same level of some of the artists on this site let alone a master like that. Thanks again for the feedback next month I'm definitely going to put an ongoing update in the W.I.P. section so I can benefit from any wisdom I can. I would pick anyone's brains.

[MattVG]

Originally Posted by littlewati

usually they announce when the contest is closed though, don't they? so is it open till then?

They used to have a countdown timer and they'd announce that the pieces had been collected and that the contest is closed, but hey haven't for the last few months. What I said before is based on the contest rules. It's what I go by when I submit my own entries in the contests. I don't know if it's correct but it doesn't conflict with the rules so it must be close to the truth

EDIT: Erm... right. Homelet already answered.

[Atriace]

Originally Posted by kraal

what exactly are you saying in that piece the reflection matches up

If you look closer, I think that you'll agree that Monet's piece doesn't match up. I'll try to demonstrate: Analysis of Monet

As you can see, if the reflection is to be believed, she'd have to be shifted right in the picture.

bferranti had the same issue: Analysis of bferranti's Gothic Beauty

Thankfully, he seems to have corrected that. Good work, bferranti! Keep it up.

[Eaglecaste]

Originally Posted by Homelet

The contest theme is always posted late, as we usually have it only after the preceding contest is judged and the winners announced...

The deadline wasn't very clear back a few months ago, until Alex posted a countdown indicating clearly and precisely the remaining time to each and every contestant anywhere they be on the world.
I don't know why there's no countdown this month, but, back in the old times, some entries even happened to be accepted several days after the month began.

That's pretty cool when you're late, be it the fault of your timezone or simply because you were pushing the detail and didn't see the clock, or because Michael Jackson died and you've spent the 5 last days crying the Niagara falls out, or even when the work is done but the connexion is down and you just can't post, and you throw your computer through the window and must find another one, losing even more time...

But I think the countdown is clearly the best option, as this kind of posts can be found on just any contest thread that didn't have one, so please, Mr Alvarez, give us the countdown back, and give our nerve a rest so that the ones here who still have the smallest bit of sanity in their twisted brains don't lose it !!!

Or is it that the countdown disappears when it reaches 00:00:00 and that's why I didn't see it this month ? No ! It can't be ! Pleaaase give us a sign !!!!!!

Well said. It's great, if for whatever reason you were held up finishing your work...however, those who've posted within the monthly deadline may have benefitted from that extra time too.

[henes]

[Rezeroth]

Here's my entry. Some Gothic bug-ish lady.



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[A.Alvarez]

Hi all...

yeah, the timer was cool, dunno why our forum admin stopped adding it, but I will bug him about it.

There were a lot of cool submissions, definitely was difficult to judge. papaninja, your entry is awesome, but it wasn't picked because she just isn't gothic... more 50's betty page. anyhoo, here are the winners for Gothic Beauty!



-Alex

[MattVG]

Congratulations winners! See you all next contest