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Minami · Aug 27, 2010, 01:33 PM // 13:33

I haven't seen Tzu on msn for a long time now... :S

Hi Yun! ^_^

Konig Des Todes · Aug 27, 2010, 09:24 PM // 21:24

Feel free to add that umlaut - the only reason why it is Konig and not with the umlaut is due to my in-game character being unable to have the umlaut.

And sorry, don't mean to annoy you.

ravensong · Aug 28, 2010, 08:53 PM // 20:53

what is this I dont even...

~
Ok here are my answers:

1.) The sooner the better.

2.) Maybe too many categories... I think 3-4 is enough...

3.) I dont care about rewards since Ill be the donor of in-game stuff. I would love that art book, though, Tzu...

4.) Completely based outside of Nolani. More sites the better!

5.) Yes!!!1 I dont want any lame plushies interfering...

6.) Uhm... sure.

7.) Big end party is enough I think.

8.) Yup.

9.) I think it is fine... cant think of anything...

10.) Yeah it should definitely be more related to GW2!

11.) Yes!

BladeWind · Aug 29, 2010, 12:11 AM // 00:11

I'm glad this is back!

If you would like, Tzu, I could ask to get some publicity on this thread from GW-en.com,GWmag and other places, in the hopes there is even more activity?

It's up to you of course!

Hope you all have fun!

YunSooJin · Aug 29, 2010, 02:06 AM // 02:06

zomg its Blaz!

Minami · Aug 29, 2010, 09:19 AM // 09:19

Well... I got an idea for the contest... But I decided that I'll do it because of the Nolani community and the nice chat/talk and constructive criticism people give and receive here.

I will enter my piece into the official contest if I decide to do that later on, but that remains to be seen. Depends on how i feel about my pic, and how other people like it too.

I started working on some textures, making sure to take screenshots of the progress, no matter how crappy it might look

Here's an UV layer on the model top, with my little message textured on it. xD
Wonder if anyone knows already what profession it will be ^_^

Of course this top will drastically change in appearance :P

(LOL jpg compression FTL)

Tommy's · Aug 29, 2010, 10:11 AM // 10:11

Mesmer? :3

You're going to do something 3d again?

Minami · Aug 29, 2010, 06:46 PM // 18:46

Tommy, nope, not a mesmer. Only the shape of that top is relevant really, and even that will change somewhat ^_^

And yeah, 3D. Maybe. We'll see how easy it is to create what I'm thinking of.

Konig Des Todes · Aug 29, 2010, 09:33 PM // 21:33

Looks rangerisk.

Tzu · Aug 30, 2010, 01:30 PM // 13:30

first off, I dont have the internets in my apartment because of some [wrote the whole story then deleted it because of WOO off-topic much]. Point being that I can only use the university internets, and Ive been too busy to bring a laptop and get online before now. Hopefully I can do the internets in my own, comfortable chair at home by the end of today, or tomorrow. Sorry for being awol so much. :/

Tommy: is it too late now? D: So sorry about that, but if you paid out of your own pocket or some such, just remind me when I get on msn and Ill meet you in-game and give you the gold.

YunSooJin: Ill be submitting something this year, but I dunno about Blue. likely he will procrastinate until the last week and then decide to participate or not.

BladeWind: Sure, absolutely!

I think, if Guildmag lets me, I would love to cover the workshop myself, but I havent talked to them about it yet. ^^' Will do next time I get online, but my time is almost up already (have a lab course in 10).

Minami: My money is on necromancer!

Also, welcome back everyone! Blaz, Konig, Kiya, Aeronwen, Espy, Invertation, Raven, Frostkisses, Verene, Penguin and Tuna! It's unnervingly nice to see those familiar names in red on grey.

frostkisses, I'm really looking forward to your contribution!

I will make the artbook award an option. Maybe a "best of the workshop" award, which you can sign up to compete for if you are OK with giving me your real (last) name and address so I can ship the artbook to you. If we get too few participants I would cancel the whole ordeal as it would be a shame to hand out a signed artbook (and pay for shipping) just like that. That sound reasonable to you?

Deatgs Corrupter · Aug 30, 2010, 02:02 PM // 14:02

1.) When would you like the workshop to open? Keep in mind that the deadline for submitting your entry to the official art contest tends to be around the 20th of October.

SOONER THE BETTER

2.) Which winner categories would you like to see? Do you have any favourites, or any new ideas to add? Do you think we have too many or too few categories?

CATEGORIES WERE GREAT LAST TIME

3.) What kind of prizes would you prefer? Money, ectos, weps, consumables, commissions, etc.? Would you accept real-life rewards, such as an artbook or the Ghosts Of Ascalon book? I would be the one to handle the shipping.

W/E ppl donate

4.) Do you think the workshop should be partially or completely based outside of Nolani, such as in a blog, deviantart or an imageboard? keep in mind that this would invite guild wars players and artists from every web-based community site, not just GWG.

THE MORE THE MERIIER

5.) Do you think we should have separate art categories for different prizes, so that costumes, paintings, props, 3D, writing, photo-manipulations (the list goes on) are judged independently?

NO

6.) Do you think we should reward "watchers" more than we already have (the "smileyface" award), so that even though you're not contributing as an artist, you should be rewarded for good critique and helpful comments?

7.) Would you like the workshop to be more interweaved with in-game Guild Wars than it has been? We only had a small party last time, should we do more than that?

i dont know

8.) Would you want to be featured in a larger scale (podcasts, blogs, Guildmag) so that your art and/or progress becomes more public?

idk

9.) Is there a category of art you are partial to, which you think is not represented properly in the guild wars art community? Would you want us to push this further into the light with the workshop?

idk

10.) Do you want this workshop to be more related to GW2? Or not at all?

no

11.) Finally (for now ); WILL YOU BE PARTICIPATING IN THE HALLOWEEN WORKSHOP 2010?

yes.

P.S; Tzu where do you get your crafting foam from?

frostkisses · Aug 30, 2010, 09:59 PM // 21:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tzu

frostkisses, I'm really looking forward to your contribution!

*blushes*
im hoping i can make a viable attempt.. my scanner doesnt like me and i rage at my computer when i try to do anything digital

And welcome back Tzu, no matter your reaaaaaally long internet fiasco lol
i look forward to seeing your work as well. your costumes rock ^^

Charlie Dayman · Aug 31, 2010, 03:46 AM // 03:46

Tzuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

1.) When would you like the workshop to open? Maybe a month and a half in advance or so.

2.) Which winner categories would you like to see? The categories from last year's contest seemed good.

3.) What kind of prizes would you prefer? Gold, ectos, consumables, mini pets, etc. Though the art book is a really nifty idea.

4.) Do you think the workshop should be partially or completely based outside of Nolani, such as in a blog, deviantart or an imageboard? I don't see a problem with giving the contest more exposure and bringing out people from all corners of the interwebs.

5.) Do you think we should have separate art categories for different prizes, so that costumes, paintings, props, 3D, writing, photo-manipulations (the list goes on) are judged independently?That might be a good idea depending on the diversity of submissions. Last year's contest yielded a fairly large variety in entries.

6.) Do you think we should reward "watchers" more than we already have (the "smileyface" award), so that even though you're not contributing as an artist, you should be rewarded for good critique and helpful comments?Doesn't seem necessary.

7.) Would you like the workshop to be more interweaved with in-game Guild Wars than it has been? We only had a small party last time, should we do more than that? Sure, the more the merrier.

8.) Would you want to be featured in a larger scale (podcasts, blogs, Guildmag) so that your art and/or progress becomes more public? Exposure is always welcomed.

9.) Is there a category of art you are partial to, which you think is not represented properly in the guild wars art community? Would you want us to push this further into the light with the workshop? Can't think of any at the moment.

10.) Do you want this workshop to be more related to GW2? Or not at all?[ b]I don't mind seeing some GW2 themed entries (i.e. Blue's submission last year).[/b]

11.) Finally (for now ); WILL YOU BE PARTICIPATING IN THE HALLOWEEN WORKSHOP 2010? If my semester doesn't murder me.

Minami · Aug 31, 2010, 05:59 AM // 05:59

Tzu, you got it ^_^
As for the rest, I'll let it unravel in the workshop >

(I know I'll need help with some things

)

EDIT: By the way, if anyone has any tips on why GW and my computer freezes every single time I try to load the game, please do let me know :S
It loads the loading screen (after I choose my character), bar on bottom reaches 100%, then the whole computer freezes and I have to do a rough restart

Also, it doesn't matter if I try and load a character in Kamadan, Shing Jea, GTOB, or an empty Guild Hall...

YunSooJin · Aug 31, 2010, 06:25 AM // 06:25

reinstall gw? or it might be actually an issue with your HDD, in which case you'd need to replace it. i could suggest a faulty Video card but those usually have other symptoms too.. :s

Dutch Sunshine · Aug 31, 2010, 06:37 AM // 06:37

Of course you can make a post yourself Tzu! Oh and yeah, I'm keeping an eye on this forum

I got something in my planning stages already for this years Halloween

Minami · Aug 31, 2010, 06:39 AM // 06:39

HDD issue? Jeez I hope not....

This is my laptop, not a desktop

(

I'll try and reinstall GW tomorrow... sure hope it'll help. Thanks for the tips Yun

Aeronwen · Sep 02, 2010, 03:03 PM // 15:03

so are Tzu and Minami back online in comfortable chairs?

Tommy's · Sep 02, 2010, 07:57 PM // 19:57

Yay! I actually thought of an idea, that I might just stick with (normally I change ideas all the time

)

Also I was thinking (and no, not because of my contestentryidea

) maybe a Most Original Idea prize would be cool? So regardless of the medium used, the most original idea (this could be funny, this could be a very unkown lore thing, just something that fits the theme extremely well and wouldnt be likely that another person would come with that idea) gets rewarded. Just a thought.

Tzu · Sep 03, 2010, 09:22 AM // 09:22

I have my own internets back and in a comfortable chair, Aeronwen! XD

Deatgs Corrupter: I get my craft foam in a crafts shop (where they sell paints, yarn, beads and the like). The staff there actually don't have a clue what they're selling - if I ask for craft foam they say they dont know what Im taking about, and the item is just registered as "paper supplies" in their system, so yeah. Helps to know what youre looking for if you want to find a local supplier. Otherwise there are plenty of online sellers. From time to time you can get really good wholesale bargains on ebay. Hope that helps

YAY CHARLIE DAYMAN

Dutch Sunshine: yay! That's very kind of you! I will make a post in the Guildmag forum too, regarding content. ^^

Tommy: I think we debated having a most original reward before (and maybe we did, at some point, I dont remember) but it is difficult to pick a winner there. Whats original and what isnt is heavily opinion-based and has the judges disagree. We could try, but then we need some prerequisites, some guidelines which we all use for picking a winner.