LIMS Challenge 05
Welcome to LIMS Challenge 05! If you need to refresh yourself on the rules and procedure, see this post.
LIMS Challenge 05: Sectusempra
This week we will focus on cropping. What I'm looking for is an extraordinary cropping, not just well centered images. It can be part of someone's face, their arm, their cheek, a blank space in between two people... I don't know, that I leave to you, all I want is for it to be out of the ordinary. Now, while I don't care if you use text, textures or other effects to complement your work, the cropping must remain the main focus of your icon.
Here a few examples that might help:
Acceptable Icons:
Credit from left to right: summer_kisses89, taigrin, loleiasbits, mine.
As you can see, they might have text and textures, but still what first catches your eyes is the cropping.
Unacceptable Icons:
It's a no all the way round and I'm sure you guys can tell why. They're both quite centered and even if you can't see their entire bodies all I did was crop the excess of background.
Ok, now we've sent Harry to a side, so he isn't exactly centered, and he seems to be sort of fading into the background so you can only see bits of him and... no, it's still not acceptable. First it's not the cropping what's doing the trick here and second I can still see quite enough of him.
Now I can't complaint about seeing too much of Voldy, it's pretty much just his eyes. Yet the icon is evidently focused on the texture and it wouldn't work without it.
Credit: All mine.
I hope I didn't confuse you guys too much. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment!
Rules of the LIMS:
* Failure to enter will result in elimination. If you will need an advance on a challenge, see this post.
* You may only enter brand new original icons. This means no using bases!
* You may NOT post your icon anywhere (not even for personal use) until the results are posted.
* You may use any screencap you like, unless otherwise stated in the challenge.
* Blending, Text and Animation are all allowed.
* Brushes, Textures and Gradients are all allowed.
* Only ONE entry per contestant is allowed.
* All icons must be 100x100 and under 40k in .gif, .jpg or .png format.
* Post your entries in a comment to THIS post.
* Remember to include the URL and the SRC when posting (see the example below).
* DEADLINE: Friday, MONTH DAY @ 6pm central time zone (GMT - 6:00).
* Should you need a skip comment to THIS post asking for one.
* If you are unsure of the time difference, compare your local time with the central time zone here.
Example of Submitting Icons:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e251/wizard__icontest/lims/winners/lims3--w4--xmwuahharry.jpg
The following people are eligible to enter:
_covergirl_
alfiri ♥
gamma_wow
i_we_you ♥
lauradumb ♥ ♥
li_potter ♥
mad_tenshi
noromancethere ♥
roxybaby2414 ♥
sunflower_pixie
sweethermione21
♥ means this person has a skip!
The following people have already entered:
carmineador, cookiegirl506, plaid_giraffe, teapartea ♥, stillxmyxheart ♥, xmwuahharry ♥
The following people have used a skip:
LIMS Challenge 05: Sectusempra
This week we will focus on cropping. What I'm looking for is an extraordinary cropping, not just well centered images. It can be part of someone's face, their arm, their cheek, a blank space in between two people... I don't know, that I leave to you, all I want is for it to be out of the ordinary. Now, while I don't care if you use text, textures or other effects to complement your work, the cropping must remain the main focus of your icon.
Here a few examples that might help:
Acceptable Icons:
Credit from left to right: summer_kisses89, taigrin, loleiasbits, mine.
As you can see, they might have text and textures, but still what first catches your eyes is the cropping.
Unacceptable Icons:
It's a no all the way round and I'm sure you guys can tell why. They're both quite centered and even if you can't see their entire bodies all I did was crop the excess of background.
Ok, now we've sent Harry to a side, so he isn't exactly centered, and he seems to be sort of fading into the background so you can only see bits of him and... no, it's still not acceptable. First it's not the cropping what's doing the trick here and second I can still see quite enough of him.
Now I can't complaint about seeing too much of Voldy, it's pretty much just his eyes. Yet the icon is evidently focused on the texture and it wouldn't work without it.
Credit: All mine.
I hope I didn't confuse you guys too much. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment!
Rules of the LIMS:
* Failure to enter will result in elimination. If you will need an advance on a challenge, see this post.
* You may only enter brand new original icons. This means no using bases!
* You may NOT post your icon anywhere (not even for personal use) until the results are posted.
* You may use any screencap you like, unless otherwise stated in the challenge.
* Blending, Text and Animation are all allowed.
* Brushes, Textures and Gradients are all allowed.
* Only ONE entry per contestant is allowed.
* All icons must be 100x100 and under 40k in .gif, .jpg or .png format.
* Post your entries in a comment to THIS post.
* Remember to include the URL and the SRC when posting (see the example below).
* DEADLINE: Friday, MONTH DAY @ 6pm central time zone (GMT - 6:00).
* Should you need a skip comment to THIS post asking for one.
* If you are unsure of the time difference, compare your local time with the central time zone here.
Example of Submitting Icons:
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e251/wizard__icontest/lims/winners/lims3--w4--xmwuahharry.jpg
The following people are eligible to enter:
_covergirl_
alfiri ♥
gamma_wow
i_we_you ♥
lauradumb ♥ ♥
li_potter ♥
mad_tenshi
noromancethere ♥
roxybaby2414 ♥
sunflower_pixie
sweethermione21
♥ means this person has a skip!
The following people have already entered:
carmineador, cookiegirl506, plaid_giraffe, teapartea ♥, stillxmyxheart ♥, xmwuahharry ♥
The following people have used a skip: