Contest: Create our future FFX Default Avatar Images - Win A Prize

Discussion in 'Community Events' started by Nelly, Feb 24, 2013.

  1. Nelly Community Leader

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    Nelly's First Contest

    I am looking for three images that will be used as default avatar. We have one image for males, one for females and another one for "unknown" genders. I was thinking about using different colors for each type of avatar - yet they should look all the same, style wise while using the gender colors to make them look different. Blue should be used for males, the pink color code for females and the yellowish color code for "unknown"

    The values are:

    yellowish #FFCC33
    Blue: #359CE3
    Pink: #F72C95

    I am totally open to what you come up with, it just has to follow some guidelines:

    1.) The site of the images must be 192 x 192 pixels for the large version, 96 x 96 pixels for the medium version and 55 x 55 pixels for the small version.

    2.) The background color should be either black or #121212 and you should leave some padding space, so whatever you come up with is in the center of the image. Remember that we need three sizes of the same image, so it's important to make sure the avatars look nice if they are at their smallest size

    3.) The avatar image should include "FFX" somewhere is possible, but it doesn't have to be the main feature of it.

    Since this forum is an artist forum, you are free to design whatever you think would look best. You don't have to create tons of images or convert them to their right size yet - just show off what you can come up with, and if you are selected as the winner, then you can convert them to the required size.

    Prize: USD 50.00 via Paypal

    If you want to join this contest, simply create something nice, attach it to this topic and we will go from there. I am not sure yet if I pick the winner or if there will be a poll, so these details are not set yet.

    Questions? Comments? Do let me know!


    Quick update: You can submit your entry until March 10th.



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  3. PDR Artist

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    Let's say we win the contest: would we have to recreate our entries in the 3 different sizes? Or are we essentially just scaling/resizing it down to those sizes? OR is this something that the forum software does on its own anyway?



  4. Nelly Community Leader

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    You would just re-size it if you are the winner, meaning it's important that the smallest one still looks nice after re-sizing. The forum software only re-sized uploaded avatars but not the default set :)



  5. HiPcavallo Community Guide

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    I'm not sure if I''ll even go in this direction but would I be able to do something sort of like I did here and incorporate all three colours and just make the main colour more prominent in each one? And are we allowed to deviate slightly, for example adding lipstick to the girl avatar, facial hair to the boy avatar, and keep the unknown avatar more neutral, or even just use different patterns or something provided they all use the same base? D:



  6. Nelly Community Leader

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    What a great banner! Well, I am open to everything as long as it looks nice for all three sizes. I would not even mind if the different sizes are slightly different images - like a full zebra for the lagre, a part of the body and the head for the mid size and the head only for the small one etc. I am totally open for any ideas as long as it looks great.

    All ideas are welcome :)



  7. JDCoolPenguin Artist

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    Thinking I might enter this one.
    Can foresee myself having issues with a 55px version of anything though, but challenge accepted.



  8. APPLJAX Premium

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    This sounds exciting :-D Goodluck maybe I will give it a shot if I get time.



  9. JDCoolPenguin Artist

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    What would happen if you liked, for example, the male and female designs from one entry, and the unknown gender design from another entry?
    Would you do 2/3 of 50 to the male&female winner, and 1/3 of 50 to the unknown winner?



  10. Nelly Community Leader

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    Good question!
    However, I doubt this would happen. And if it happened, I would find a way to deal with it - even if that means coming up with another prize :)



  11. JDCoolPenguin Artist

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    No worries. Only reason I asked is in case I don't find the time to put as much effort into the unknown avatar (the last one of the 3 I will be doing), and end up submitting something that's not at the same unbeatable standards of the other 2. Haha.



  12. Nelly Community Leader

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    I updated the deadline to March 10th today to give a few more people a chance to join because of all the recent updates etc. That said, you can submit your entries until March 10th.



  13. HiPcavallo Community Guide

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    To be honest I think we'd be better off just sticking with a full set instead of mixing them up. I don't doubt we could end up in that situation but personally I'd rather go with the overall best set so things at least remain more consistent rather than picking the best individual ones and having them completely mismatched.

    Thanks for the extension Nelly, I know I could definitely use the extra time D:



  14. JDCoolPenguin Artist

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    I agree, but this is why I chose the combination in that example, where the one person had the best Male and Female design, and one person had the best Unknown Gender design. As I think that would be the only acceptable combination.

    I don't think you can really split up the male and female, because like you say it would be a complete mismatch, BUT, I think, it is POSSIBLE, that the Unknown Gender avatar could come from a different set.



  15. ENlighten Community Guide

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    Excited to see some entries. Good luck to everybody participating!



  16. JDCoolPenguin Artist

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    Running out of time... got no time... ahhhhhh.



  17. beo Premium

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    Good luck everyone !



  18. JDCoolPenguin Artist

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    Well, I haven't had as much time as I'd of liked, but here is my entry:
    entry.jpg
    Very happy with my entry for the male avatar though :)

    JD



  19. HiPcavallo Community Guide

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    I'm cutting it close to the deadline, I may not have enough time to finish the detailing and blending. If I don't can I just post what I have when its due and give you the finished versions once they're done? (For the sake of voting you can use whatever I initially turn in, it'd be pretty unfair for those that met the deadline otherwise) D:



  20. JDCoolPenguin Artist

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    I'd say that's fair, but it's not my opinion that matters xP