Round Two ☆ Challenge 03 ☆ Results
Unfortunately we have to say goodbye to another participant today. Thank you for participating and please stick around for voting and the comeback challenge. :) And for the remaining participants, please remember that voting is very important. The mods were unable to award a mod's choice this week because our mutual choice did not vote.
::ELIMINATIONS::
midoriho [-7]
::PEOPLE'S CHOICE::
thenylonkid [+2]
::MOD'S CHOICE::
There is no mod's choice this week.
::COMMENTS:: (Find your icon number HERE)
01: (+4)(-2) = 2
+ The coloring is really nice and the composition of the icon is very interesting.
+ Great use of split pictures.
+ the cropping is unique and the colouring of the image works well with the text and textures
+ Fantastic coloring and composition.
- Though the cropping is creative and interesting, it seems cluttered, as it confuses visual flow. The eye is first drawn to the larger image, the text, then to the smaller images. Maybe fewer images would've worked better.
- Too many things are going on and the eye can't seem to focus on anything. The text is barely readable, either.
02: (+3)(-4) = -1
+ No comment
+ No comment
+ No comment
- There seems to be too much going on in this icon. With the text and multiple textures, the icon looks cluttered and the eye doesn't get drawn into the subject of the icon.
- Too bright on certain areas and the white texture at the bottom looks off.
- The light texture washes out Ryo's face, and leaves little room for the contrast required to tell who he is. The text(ure?) at the bottom of the image is also a bit distracting, as it looks pixellated and out of place.
- The use of textures in the icon made it look crowded. The light texture and the text texture below doesn't match with the icon well as a whole. The font choice and text placement was okay, though.
03: (+1)(-8) = -7
+ No comment
- The composition of this icon is interesting but the use of blurred text is distracting. Since the text is blurred, the eye is drawn in to figure out what the text is saying instead of toward the subject of the icon.
- The words and outside edge of the picture were made blurry which distracts the object as a whole.
- the placing of the text shouldn't have covered his eyes as it kind of takes away the impact of the image and the colouring is slightly dull.
- Even though the crop is well done, the text is somehow a bit awkward on Nino. The text looks a bit too blurry. Maybe if it was put somewhere else or differently (less blurry at least), it would've looked better.
- Although the idea is original, the text is a bit too blur and takes the attention from Nino, who should be the most important part of the icon
- The soft coloring is nice, but the blurriness is taken a bit overboard, especially in the text.
- The blurry text is extremely distracting from the nice coloring and sharpening of the rest of the icon. The viewer has to look past the text to see the rest of it. If it were a dark brown (or similar) instead of black, something that blended with the overall look of the icon, it may have worked a bit better.
- The blurry effect on the icon was not able to compliment with the message it is trying to convey. It also made the quality of the icon low.
04: (+3)(-5) = -2
+ The text is really beautifully done, the red part is nice to look at, it just gives something extra. The crop is also done nicely!
+ Simplicity really works for this one, and the text stands out without being overpowering.
+ No comment
- The subject looks squished by how it's cropped.
- The way it is black and white looks dull. Perhaps a bit more contrast. I think the red should pop out a bit more too. No colors pop out enough and it makes the icon look a bit dull.
- the crop seems slightly awkward and the icon comes across pretty dull due to the greyscale
- The icon looks overly simple. There is not enough contrast between the grays so the icon looks flat and dull. The 'l' of 'love' and the 'c' of 'clockwork' are intersecting. I get that you wanted to focus on the word love but it would have been great if you were able to tie in the red with some color from the original image.
- Knowing that you did change something in the picture, it looks like the rectangle was just pasted in a hurry in a surface where you added the title.
05: (+1)(-5) = -4
+ The text and emotion of the photo go well together.
- The coloring is over-saturated. In the background it works, but not in the facial area. Perhaps a lighter coloring method would have done the trick.
- The lighting of the picture is too dark, and maybe incorporating the text into something that connects to the background would have been better.
- The yellows are unbalanced and too dark. It makes the subject look sickly and splotchy. The chosen font is unimaginative and the typography is plan. Could benefit from adjusting the spacing between the characters and choosing a smaller font size for the space the text is in.
- the picture from Nino, the background and the text aren't really put well together, it would've been better to somehow blend it more, to make it look more as a 'whole' in stead of 3 separated items put on one icon. Also, for the text, maybe a different font or a little adjustment, something bold for example, would have made it stand out a bit more.
- The coloring is a bit dark on his face, the shadows a bit too deep. We lose a little clarity in the deeper contrast. The text is distracting, largely because it's all one font and centered. It's not very visually appealing. Maybe mix up fonts, try larger and smaller sizes? The light texture is a nice subtle addition, though
There are EIGHT participants remaining in Round Two. Only the icon makers that survived Challenge #03 may submit an icon for Challenge #04. The new challenge will be posted soon.