Curse

KiyaKoreena · Nov 03, 2008, 02:53 AM // 02:53

I think I got in the top 20 with mine. *crosses fingers* My husband doesnt think he got near the finals, but at least we have a pretty desktop wallpaper now.

guevera verreuil · Nov 03, 2008, 03:25 AM // 03:25

I liked my entry this year more than the last one which got top 100 :S

Hopefully, I did better ^..^
*crosses all fingers and toes*

Should we post our entries here or no?

KiyaKoreena · Nov 03, 2008, 06:54 PM // 18:54

Might as well post 'em here.

I guess someone has to go first...

My entry:

My husband's entry:

There are larger versions of both at http://hw2008.kirins.net

guevera verreuil · Nov 03, 2008, 09:11 PM // 21:11

oh mai.
lookit all that detail o.o

so...*coughs* i didn't exactly finish mine but i have a reason! i don't have a sewing machine so everything was done by hand.. and that's faux suede which is rather thick xD
and i didn't know that the belt got twisted up like that, but these were the best shots of the outfit not *me*

KiyaKoreena · Nov 03, 2008, 09:21 PM // 21:21

Hehe I like your caption. There always seems to be one part of an outfit that just doesnt cooperate come photo time.

awiedman · Nov 03, 2008, 11:07 PM // 23:07

Here is mine

one funny thing is i forgot to put a full picture of my costume in the submitted photo
and we took the pictures on saturday. i finished the photos on sunday and sent it in with my rits name miss spelled

here is a close up on the inset picture

kinda hard to see the mad king it seems some times

and here is the whole costume while im running the flag

i still had fun even if i dont win a mini panda this year

Mamath · Nov 04, 2008, 03:07 PM // 15:07

Here's my entry. A little b/w comic, I hope it's readable...

The inking's sloppy but then it was very rushed. My bad! ^^;

*EDIT* Lemme just say: oommmgggg Anet release the contest results already. I wanna seeeee xD I was refreshing the main site all day today. :P

guevera verreuil · Nov 04, 2008, 07:27 PM // 19:27

*squeals*
honorable mention ^.^

man...i'ma have to step up next year xD

KiyaKoreena · Nov 04, 2008, 07:53 PM // 19:53

Congrats Guevera.

Im so disappointed, going to go binge on Halloween candy now.

Tender Wolf · Nov 04, 2008, 10:59 PM // 22:59

Doh! I was so proud of my work and thought I'd at least get an honorable mention. I mean, it's 100% original and has never been done before. Not to sound like a jerk but some of the winners, well, they just weren't that good in my opinion. But meh, I enjoyed making my entry and I'm not just gonna get rid of it. Observe...

I was digging through my basement and happened to come upon an old Barbie doll (Butterfly Art Barbie, who was discontinued years ago due to having a large tattoo on her stomach) and another one given to me by a friend's younger sister with the new and unusual feet. A head swap, some sewing, and gluing later, I came up with this:

Barbie as Tender Wolf!

I know that hasn't been done before. lol More detailed shots could come later. Be sure to see Urgoz's Longbow and Howl in there as well.

And the elite druid armor and the flowers in her hair, not to mention the witch hat that could be acquired before. muhahahahaha I couldn't cut her hair though because with that particular style it would have poofed out, so I had to leave it as it was. I think it still comes close, I didn't even have to repaint the face because it resembled my character's so much.

Nemesis Xero · Nov 04, 2008, 11:07 PM // 23:07

Love your costume Guevera, congrats on the honourable mention

And that comic is just great

KiyaKoreena · Nov 04, 2008, 11:09 PM // 23:09

Very accurate looking Tender Wolf. :-)

They should have extended the honorable mention list like last year.

Chicken of the Seas · Nov 05, 2008, 12:38 AM // 00:38

Great stuff i've seen this year though I'm kinda dissapointed that the Gwen costume won...yes, its very magnificently done but its not exactly Halloweeney...not to mention it was done not intended for the contest. And that Photoshop picture stealing one... -shrudders- I ended up not submitting anything because I've been busy but i'm pleased with the other results.

Just a tip for you costume makers though, even if your costume is great, make sure you can see all of the main parts of it! Make it look as appealing as possible in you photograph so your audience won't have to wonder what a certain section of it looks like

Just something I've noticed that bugs me a little, but then again it might be the several years of photography I've had

guevera verreuil · Nov 05, 2008, 01:19 AM // 01:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by KiyaKoreena

Congrats Guevera.

Im so disappointed, going to go binge on Halloween candy now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis Xero

Love your costume Guevera, congrats on the honourable mention

Thank You ^^

I'm glad I'm getting some more skill pins. I'm crazy about those things

StarrTheInsane · Nov 05, 2008, 01:51 AM // 01:51

Gratz to the winners!

Mine didn't stand a chance. It was a coloring book style Mad King Thorn with a word search around it that could be printed out and given to kids. Since it didn't make it as a finalist and no one has seen it yet, I'm thinking of saving it and having a coloring contest with the restriction that submissions must locate a certain number of words in the word search first.

Kiya, I would have liked to see your diorama in the top 20 as you say. Alot of work went into setting the scene and I had fun exploring all the details.

Tender Wolf, I like your submission, but I have a strong hunch they had to turn it down as Barbie is a trademark of another company.

Chicken of the Seas · Nov 05, 2008, 04:33 AM // 04:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by KiyaKoreena

Might as well post 'em here.

I guess someone has to go first...

My entry:
-snip-

Holy cow, I read the other thread and like many others didn't realize that was an ACTUAL scene. I thought it was painted or manipulated, or both. I'm sure that if it was much easier to tell, you definitely would have made at least the top 20. Do you happen to have any more pictures of it from different angles and such?

EDIT: Nevermind, looked at the pics on your site

Mamath · Nov 05, 2008, 05:40 AM // 05:40

Yay, they're up!

That Gwen costume is pretty fantastic... Really looks like Gwen. Even the flute!

Took me a couple seconds to "get" the Trick or Treating Grenth one but I love it. xD Oh Grenth, such a joker. :B

Have to confess I don't get the Razah one though. I don't have the hero yet so maybe that's why. Anyone explain?

I really like the poster style entry too.

It is rockin'

Little disappointed (of course) that I didn't place at all since there's no other way really to get the skill pins here in Australia but at least there's one Australian on the finalists list.

I always want to see the finalists entries too though... *clicks uselessly at the white text*

KiyaKoreena · Nov 05, 2008, 01:57 PM // 13:57

Heh. I wonder if next year I should add some of the progress and detail shots to the main pic and resubmit. Maybe they didn't really take a good look at it. And I can tweak a few of the things that didnt turn out how I wanted. Now everyone knows what Im submitting next year! hehehe

Tzu · Nov 05, 2008, 04:50 PM // 16:50

The winner definitely deserved something for her efforts. Though her costume has been around for a while, she never got any publicity for it.

I didn't have time to make a Sylvari costume in the end, or, well, I didn't have time to finish it. It's still 70% in progress.

I was too busy making [see attatchment].

I won Best Costume at the London Expo the weekend before Halloween with it! YAY!

Makes me look like a drag-queen, but whatever, at least I won something X3

Oh, and TenderWolf: I quite like your idea. Did you make the bow yourself? 'sure is detailed O.O

Tender Wolf · Nov 05, 2008, 10:47 PM // 22:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tzu

Oh, and TenderWolf: I quite like your idea. Did you make the bow yourself? 'sure is detailed O.O

Thanks Tzu! Yep, I made the bow myself (it's supposed to be Urgoz's Longbow, since I had that before my Tormented one and it was something I was very proud to obtain), as well as the armor.

I'm glad you like it! And awesome job on yours as well!