Allrigh so here it is. I want to start out a project of retrospectives. How it shall work? Older members that have been around for a while will be able to write reviews on influencial wallers of the anime wallpaper community. Why? for the fun of having a picture book our descendants can look at. How? read on dear member.
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After 15 weeks of procrastination, this is finally taking form! Thought I had forgotten about yall folks? Oh no no noes.
So I ended up writting this bloody template. Right now I'm leeching off friends for help with the website where the
reviews and info should be upped. If by any chance you *adore* coding websites or you have free hosting space to give
out~ pm me and you will recieve FREE one love declaration!
But for now I pasted everything in here, and will edit the writely page soon enough for the other community friends to
take consequent action. So yeah this means that you guys should have what you need to start writting, wich is our main
goal for now.
Hoping you'll gladly still participate,
cheers.
N.B.
If you are newly interested- no problem since there is no due date. Simply affirm who you want to review, and ask your
questions <3
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--About the
Project
Purpose
You might wonder why this was started int the first place. The project is an idea started by one person and developed by
many, aiming for the construction of an archive (as wide as possible) of past influences and artistic currents in the
anime wallpaper community. The project is intended to be inter-community. This means old wallers and other sites
communities are also to participate.
Ethical Disclaimor
-The Retrospective Project is NOT an attempt at boosting artist's egos while being reviewed by fans
-The Retrospective Project is NOT trying to exclude wallers that would not be considered as "influencial" from
being reviewed.
-The Retrospective Project is NOT striving for fame in any way
-The Retrospective Project is something criticizers should probably cooperate with in order to enhance it, not ignore
and let die.
Objectivity
There seems to be confusion about this. Please know that if you intended to review your favorite-waller-of-all-time
(wich is not impossible), you are not to only write an essay of praise. The same criterias should be applied for reviews
set on a more negative note. Your personal taste in wallpapers should not be felt throughout your review. Restrain
yourself from giving your opinion in the description about the artist's history and works, you will have a specific
place later on in the essay for that.
Of course discussing objectivity is not quite fulfilling as it does not really exist. But using your right mind, you are
certainly capable of obtaining some sort of neutrality towards the essay and this is what you need to keep in
mind.
-->Qualifications
Reviewer
If you have been in the communities for long enough you know it. A good approximation would be at least 1 year/6 months,
but it can vary. You need to have seen your reviewed waller evolve and proliferate, or else you will not be able to have
a good point of view on his/her overall gallery. Reviewers will be able to review as many wallers as they want to.
Reviewed waller
Well someone that has enough walls to fit in every category. The waller can be long dead or still very active. You
don't need to know him/her personally, just as long as you have followed his/her works. DONT pick your best friend
and praise him/her. Be the as objective as possible.
-To get a diverse pool of artists and generations, wallers will only be able to be picked once. So make your choice and
propose/ask for whoever you want first!
-you can review someone close to you because you know him/her. But remember, objectivity is the key! Don't just
praise the waller, pointing out negative aspects is always interesting ( as long as it is kept respectful).
-You cannot review yourself, silly.
-->Things
to know before starting:
This is intended to be the most independent, professional and objective possible. Meaning you will need to write this as seriously as you can, think of it as a school essay(but a FUN essay). Subjective matters like comparing wallpaper forums with hatred or bad-mouthing community members will not be accepted. We are one big happy carebear family. Also remember that since this is serious business, you will need to write impersonally ( i.e. no "I"s). On a more technical note, be sure you can find the needed information and files about the artist before choosing anyone. You can't review a waller if any trace of his/her existance have been erased and you don't have any archive to dig into.
When Picking a Wallpaper, remember to:
-Not just pick personal favorites. If you know your taste differs a lot from the majority try to go with the majority,
you can always choose something you really like for "special mention"
-Check the feedback. If that wallpaper ever was submitted to forums, try to find the thread/page where users comment,
and note if it was positive/constructive/etc.
-Read the artist's commentary. Maybe it would be a good idea to plug several words on what pushed the artist into
this piece.
Writing about the Wallpaper:
You are indeed here to place foward the interesting aspects of the wallpaper, positive and negative are both welcome.
Here are things that should be found in your text:
-Criteria on wich you based yourself for selection, followed by the title (e.g. Most influencial: .:Summer with
Evangelion:.)
-Objective information and description of the wallpaper. The date it was created, anime/artist it features, style and
composition. Maybe something interesting to note?
-Community's feedback on the wallpaper. Was it popular? How much? Any "highlight/daily pick/contest
winner"?
-Explain why was this wallpaper chosen (i.e. main paragraph)
-You can also talk of the technique of the wallpaper. Try to stay objective (e.g. Things like "Too much green,
green is not a nice colour" isn't acceptable but things like "The balance of green and blue was a bit off
and it gave the composition a feel of..." are. Pointing out things that were not seen as technical errors or
difficulties then might be an interesting idea. (e.g. "outer glow was popular at that time but right now it looks
like a newb low-effort method..")
Sharing your review:
When finished, be certain to re-read a couple of times and edit the vocabulary and syntax. Everything will be read
before uploaded on the net but you also need to make efforts yourself. Afterwards, send the following to
retrowalls@gmail.com:
-The review, with a minimum of format organisation. Subtitles, and paragraphing please. The text can be in a .doc file,
or anything that works with both mac/PC
-The 4 wallpapers, full size and acceptable quality
-It may sound stupid to say, but please state who you are reviewing
-The nickname/name you want to be used as a signature
-How is it fastest to contact you (forum pm/valid email)
-Love declarations to candy-chan is also accepted
You should then recieve an answer with updates about your review being processed to the database. You may be asked
permission to edit English grammar and syntax.
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Wallpaper Artists/Graphists/Wallers;
The list of examples was taken down in perspective of a wider range of requests. The goal of this project is not to ego boost some already "elite" wallers but to have a look on the past history and artistic currents of the anime wallpapers world. Cheers
Taken wallers
-AkashaNosferatu --> DevilDude
-Bantam --> w00tazn
-candy-chan --> smilebit
-Cynical126 -->Tama-Neko
-DernierCri -->DREAM
-drell --> smilebit
-Kalicodreamz -->highknees
-Kev --> candy-chan
-Kuroimisa --> smilebit
-Kenzotsuke --> bromithia
-MeteorCloud --> smilebit
-Minato --> smilebit
-Ocelotisun --> smilebit
-OracleAngel --> DayBreak
-Phong --> Frozenwilderness
-red lee --> w00tazn
-redxxii --> Kalikodreamz
-rem --> 5stringDNA
-sammo --> jackalx66
-Sandy --> Meg
-Sarcastic69 -->Tama-Neko
-Semanga --> candy-chan
-ShiNN --> winterlilac09
-Shinta --> 5stringDNA
-SirBoingalot --> |Osiris|
-Tama-Neko --> Meg
-Tatekane --> Kalicodreamz
-Zero --> 5stringDNA
There are 16 participants and 28 retrospectives to be expected so far
There will be no due date. This means whenever the template is done, you will be able to send your reviews and it will
be posted on a site that is for now yet to come.
The project is intended to be inter-community. This means i would like old wallers and other sites communities to also
participate. So diffuse away!
If you want to participate, help organise, have anything substantial to say~ post as you wish young child!
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