NOTICE: The official starting date has
been pushed back to February 14th. Hopefully, TREC will be finished (or at least
the actual walling will be) by that point.
I've already contacted a number of interested parties on the subject and have
received quite a few positive replies. It's time to put out the official
thread.
Arete is Minitokyo's first purely
Amano-based "walling" competition. It will encompass one round,
feature one scan, and have one aim--honor.
Hosted by the SchattenRand,
Arete is nevertheless open to the whole
public of Minitokyo. There is no restriction--any who wish to join may by simply
replying in this thread or giving me a shout through private messages. The aim
is honor--and honor will, indeed, be granted to the ultimate winner.
The Process
Arete, as previously mentioned, is one
round. All participants are welcome to nominate as many Yoshitaka Amano scans as
they like in this thread, and non-participating members who express interest
will be allowed two nominations each. A running tally of nominations will be
kept on SchattenRand's group
page, under the heading of Arete, so
please check there to make sure you aren't nominating something that's already
been nominated.
Nominations will be accepted from this day forth. Participants do not have to
nominate if they do not wish to, though it is heavily encouraged so that the
eventual pool is comprised of a wide variation of scans.
Voting will begin on a date (to be announced later) not long before the starting
date, February 14th. The submission date will be March 14th, which will give
each participant exactly four weeks to finish their works. These dates are
subject to change based on the participants' schedules, but the reason it has
been pushed back so far is due to kuroimisa'sRotten Egg Challenge (which is
still accepting participants, incidentally).
The voting process will be open to participants only. Each participant is
alotted one vote, and must cast it. If a
tie occurs, the second-tier judges will decide between a pool including the tied
scans and the most popular scan after those.
The Rules
The Rules are simple.
Each entry must be in the form of a 1600x1200 desktop design (wallpaper).
No entry may utilize any scan, artwork, etc., outside of Yoshitaka Amano's
artwork and/or the designer's own works.
Multiple scans are allowed at the discretion of the designer, but each wallpaper
must focus primarily on the scan chosen in the voting process.
There is no theme. Each designer is free--or, perhaps, trapped--to take the
wallpaper anyway he chooses.
Judging
Judging will take place in a two-tiered system. The first tier will be the
participants themselves--each participant must grade each entry on a 10 point
basis. These scores will be tallied and added into the final score.
The second tier of judges will be non-participants who have expressed interest
in the competition to me. There will be no less than three and no more than five
judges. Those interested should PM me, and I'll give them more information about
what will be required of them.
Prizes
As of yet, no prizes have been announced. The ultimate goal of this competition
will be to bring honor on yourself and on Yoshitaka Amano's artwork. In view of
this, SchattenRand will host
your entry in full thumbnail view for two full months after the competition, and
the small thumbnail will be featured for four further months.
REASON: It's a more different style to the usual Amano style (probably because
it wasn't drawn with acryl / watercolour pens) - and it's simple, elegant, and
very striking <3
REASON: I love the Sandman Dream Hunters story. Once again the style is a little
different because the eyes are even more narrower than usual, but the Fox is
beautiful <3 I love the Fox
Well I suppose I will nominate just these two at the moment.
Hello Omni... I just read this thread... I am too busy at the moment. But I am
happy that every participant will have 4 weeks to finish the wallpaper. That
makes it a lot easier for people like me who are busy in their day lives with
things far from walling, graphics etc. and only find time for walling in the
late evening... I will come up with some suggestions of scans of Amano's artwork
within the next days...
Since I'm working full time I don't want to commit myself too early. I eager to
participate, it's just that I can't really judge my workload until the date gets
a bit closer. So I suppose you can put me on a tentative/hopeful list?
Well, the roster's still tentative as it is, partially because there are a few
people like you, but mostly because, as there's 2 months left until it starts,
people's plans are fairly indefinite.
I'd hoped to relieve those kinds of stresses though, partially through having it
announced so early, partially through the competition length.
I've been invited and I thank omni for this. I am writing on a daily basis so
not quite sure yet if I can promise to participate but it seems intriguing. More
of me later but sooner than you think
There is a nice set of Tarot cards - Dream has scanned all of them - so maybe it
would be a nice idea to narrow the choice of scan for the wallpaper to the
chosen Tarot card?
i'd really love to join this contest...i just have to see how school is
going.
i can probably tell after the first week or 2 from classes. but 4 weeks seems
reasonable enough even if i am busy. so, you can count me in.
if i see it being too much time, i'll let you know way ahead of time :3
i have no nominations, since i feel all of his works are equally qualified.
hope i can join xD
Hey, sure, it's open to everybody. Welcome aboard, eh?
merged: 01-08-2006 ~ 10:52am NOTICE: The official starting date has
been pushed back to February 14th. Hopefully, TREC will be finished (or at least
the actual walling will be) by that point.
Quote by kuroimisaOkay, here are a few
nominations I guess:
REASON: It's a more different style to the usual Amano style (probably because
it wasn't drawn with acryl / watercolour pens) - and it's simple, elegant, and
very striking <3
NOTICE: The official starting date has been pushed back to February 14th. Hopefully, TREC will be finished (or at least the actual walling will be) by that point.
I've already contacted a number of interested parties on the subject and have received quite a few positive replies. It's time to put out the official thread.
Arete is Minitokyo's first purely Amano-based "walling" competition. It will encompass one round, feature one scan, and have one aim--honor.
Hosted by the SchattenRand, Arete is nevertheless open to the whole public of Minitokyo. There is no restriction--any who wish to join may by simply replying in this thread or giving me a shout through private messages. The aim is honor--and honor will, indeed, be granted to the ultimate winner.
The Process
Arete, as previously mentioned, is one round. All participants are welcome to nominate as many Yoshitaka Amano scans as they like in this thread, and non-participating members who express interest will be allowed two nominations each. A running tally of nominations will be kept on SchattenRand's group page, under the heading of Arete, so please check there to make sure you aren't nominating something that's already been nominated.
Nominations will be accepted from this day forth. Participants do not have to nominate if they do not wish to, though it is heavily encouraged so that the eventual pool is comprised of a wide variation of scans.
Voting will begin on a date (to be announced later) not long before the starting date, February 14th. The submission date will be March 14th, which will give each participant exactly four weeks to finish their works. These dates are subject to change based on the participants' schedules, but the reason it has been pushed back so far is due to kuroimisa's Rotten Egg Challenge (which is still accepting participants, incidentally).
The voting process will be open to participants only. Each participant is alotted one vote, and must cast it. If a tie occurs, the second-tier judges will decide between a pool including the tied scans and the most popular scan after those.
The Rules
The Rules are simple.
Each entry must be in the form of a 1600x1200 desktop design (wallpaper).
No entry may utilize any scan, artwork, etc., outside of Yoshitaka Amano's artwork and/or the designer's own works.
Multiple scans are allowed at the discretion of the designer, but each wallpaper must focus primarily on the scan chosen in the voting process.
There is no theme. Each designer is free--or, perhaps, trapped--to take the wallpaper anyway he chooses.
Judging
Judging will take place in a two-tiered system. The first tier will be the participants themselves--each participant must grade each entry on a 10 point basis. These scores will be tallied and added into the final score.
The second tier of judges will be non-participants who have expressed interest in the competition to me. There will be no less than three and no more than five judges. Those interested should PM me, and I'll give them more information about what will be required of them.
Prizes
As of yet, no prizes have been announced. The ultimate goal of this competition will be to bring honor on yourself and on Yoshitaka Amano's artwork. In view of this, SchattenRand will host your entry in full thumbnail view for two full months after the competition, and the small thumbnail will be featured for four further months.
Participants (tentative roster)
omni, kuroimisa, smilebit, tecnophreak, Regenbogen, Hanazaki, Makhan, DREAM,
biriwilg, OracleAngel, candy-chan, DernierCri, chrno, kalicodreamz, Tama-Neko
Arete
And wherein, then, lies your virtue?
Okay, here are a few nominations I guess:
REASON: It's a more different style to the usual Amano style (probably because it wasn't drawn with acryl / watercolour pens) - and it's simple, elegant, and very striking <3
REASON: I love the Sandman Dream Hunters story. Once again the style is a little different because the eyes are even more narrower than usual, but the Fox is beautiful <3 I love the Fox
Well I suppose I will nominate just these two at the moment.
Nominating this scan:
Why? Just because I like it, I suppose.
Hello Omni... I just read this thread... I am too busy at the moment. But I am happy that every participant will have 4 weeks to finish the wallpaper. That makes it a lot easier for people like me who are busy in their day lives with things far from walling, graphics etc. and only find time for walling in the late evening... I will come up with some suggestions of scans of Amano's artwork within the next days...
Until then... ^_^
Because I am a hopeless romantic.
</3
using my 2 nominations
http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/125217/
that reminds me of Klimt
http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/92206/
too pretty~ Amano + faeries = love
good luck to the participants, I'm looking foward to more amano walls :3
Me will join this contest because its is wymsical. (o_<)
No nominations from me since i will wall any of the scans that you did not nominate in the entries here on the thread.
Goodluck to all and may you have fun!
oh why not~
I'll join in with the fun
count me in omni... you know I cannot miss this Amano madness!
I'm on board ppl!
It's about time, DC.
Since I'm working full time I don't want to commit myself too early. I eager to participate, it's just that I can't really judge my workload until the date gets a bit closer. So I suppose you can put me on a tentative/hopeful list?
Well, the roster's still tentative as it is, partially because there are a few people like you, but mostly because, as there's 2 months left until it starts, people's plans are fairly indefinite.
I'd hoped to relieve those kinds of stresses though, partially through having it announced so early, partially through the competition length.
Glad to know you're interested, though, Tama.
I've been invited and I thank omni for this. I am writing on a daily basis so not quite sure yet if I can promise to participate but it seems intriguing. More of me later but sooner than you think
chrno, wants to join too ^^ hope he's allowed to ^^
He's allowed to, but he'd better stop talking in the third person in this thread before omni goes grammar-nazi on him.
Welcome aboard, kid
There is a nice set of Tarot cards - Dream has scanned all of them - so maybe it would be a nice idea to narrow the choice of scan for the wallpaper to the chosen Tarot card?
Hmmm... Perhaps, but that seems to be a bit limiting.
Anybody else have an opinion?
Gotta start sending out notices soon...
i'd really love to join this contest...i just have to see how school is going.
i can probably tell after the first week or 2 from classes. but 4 weeks seems reasonable enough even if i am busy. so, you can count me in.
if i see it being too much time, i'll let you know way ahead of time :3
i have no nominations, since i feel all of his works are equally qualified.
hope i can join xD
Hey, sure, it's open to everybody. Welcome aboard, eh?
merged: 01-08-2006 ~ 10:52am
NOTICE: The official starting date has been pushed back to February 14th. Hopefully, TREC will be finished (or at least the actual walling will be) by that point.
Oh hell no, if oracleangel is joining!
DOMO!
Im joining as well! Thanks for the invintation.
Time to get your ass handed oracle!
I hope I'm not nominating too many items. I haven't scoured the Amano gallery in ages and I'm having a field day...
http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/200945/ - butterfly wings *heart*
http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/165116/ - wicked cool striping... I might just wall this anyway
http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/125324/ - just plain pretty
http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/125214/ - I like the contrast between red and green
http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/124154/ - I feel obliged to nominate more male scans
http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/92229/ - see comment above
http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/68310/ - gorgeous detailwork
http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/61006/ - more butterflies
http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/60988/ - Quenn of the world. Slick.
Okay, that's it, these are final.
Thanks for the extra work, Tama.
Nahh, I'll put these up tomorrow. Gotta get to bed soon, though.
Good to hear you're on board, DayBreak. I'll put you in the running tomorrow, as well.
i second this nomination.........
Um... Dream, voting hasn't started yet, and seconding nominations does nothing.
Wait your goddam turn, son.
I really need to get around to doing some nominations.