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B&B contest: The beginning of Fall'
Photos are mine.
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A contest entry
- - Backgrounds & Borders of the Week - by Bear - Pink - Joyce & LV Angel - by Arkbear.
1034 points, ended September 14, 2008, 21 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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Just beautiful!! Most deserving of the Silver! Great work and awesome eye for designing.
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Wow this is astonishingly amazing. I love this so much. the suttle colours the purples and the blend of contorted images, so original and different to what I have seen so far. Wow this is by far I have to say my favorite so far.
Creativity~ 19.9
Blended~ 19.7
Colours~ 20.0
Originality~ 19.9
Seamless/neatness~ 20
Lost Vampyre Angels score: 99.5
Amazing work as I said by far my favorite.
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Wow, this is striking! Loving the whole thing here, very much The colours, blending, superbly done I am impressed Such a shame the other side doesn't show up on screen, where you have the words mushoom dance. Never been sure if thats AP or just my screen tho. I'm sorry to say I can see the smallest of seams in the border. Not where bear can see it tho...and I looked quite hard there. The one I see is lower down, just in line with the name of the contest, where the boarder begins again. But you've done a fab job, I had to look for it
And I see none in the main body. As I rule I usually prefer slimmer margins, I find them less distracting. But here that has worked really well. The colours seem quite font friendly. Would love to know what you used to create this Over all I think you have brought us a fantastic piece of art, thought outside the box with the design and put it together beautifully.
Creativity ~ 19.9
Blending ~ 19.7, I do see the smallest of seams in one place.
Colours ~ 19.9 they blend beautifully
Originality ~ 20, highest score I've given
Title/Rules ~ 19.7 having BG in your title can always be added later IMO
Total ~ 99.2...Wow! My top score so far
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This is excellent, how did you get the text just on the right side of the page?
this is very creative, i love it
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A lovely background here, love the border and the misty looking body as well, together they work very well. Best wishes
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Hi again Titia!
You have created an eerie mood with these mushroom pictures. The warping effect is beautifully applied on the (left) border. The undulating warping shapes echo the mushroom shapes. The foggy and shadowed background adds another layer of intrigue - it suggests an ideal environment (of moisture) for mushrooms to flourish.
The background appears seamless - good job with that.
What I like less are the words "mushroom dance" in bold with all caps - I see that the type has been manipulated using an effect, which I admire that you are able to pull off, however, I think it detracts from the wonderful mood of this background.
Font visibility and choice of font colors work very well.
1. design/composition 17.8
2. originality(of concept) 19.6
3. color(compatibility) 20.0
4. execution 18.0
(effects/clarity/resolution/seamless)
5. legibility 20.0
(readability/sufficient contrast between type and background.)
TOTAL 96.2
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This is wonderfully done, I love the left border pics. you used. Excellent job with this. Best of luck...Scott
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wow this is stuningly beautiful good luck in the contest
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Thanks. I didn't change the colours, they came out this way when I took a picture of fallen leaves. I blurred it for the background and used a small piece as a fading border. Then I put in the mushrooms and faded them. I used the 'twisting' brush (PSP9) to play a little with the transition of border into background. It's a bit hard to explain, because my PSP is in Dutch and I don't know the English names for all the effects.
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This is gorgeous! I love the soft coloring!
best wishes in this contest.
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Hi Arkbear,
Thanks for the uplifting comment you gave my creation.
About the seam: can't see what you see.
As for the hills and valleys.....we don't have them in my country. My country is as flat as a tray. The only 'hill' we have in the South is a cooky on the tray, compared to the hills and valleys you have in the States.
~Titia~
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Either way....still loving your entry
Good luck,
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Nice.
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Hello
Fall mushrooms ready for the chill and frost....so very nice ~
I totally enjioy your colours....you have not forgotten about the misty mornings of dew-point hitting the hills and valleys up North....splendid work ~
Incorporating a width of 225 is brave.....I like it!
This is the best Border I have seen yet.....lovely depth and fade ~
The seam is a tad noticebale.....got to:....Give me credit when used.....and slide your eyes down a tad.....you can see your line.....not a problem though...I am using the best eyes I have to find something to critique here....not easy, as you have entered something basically flawless
The right side is terrific.....loots of effort and well-noted.....I only have good things to say about this entry.......Good luck and God bless you!
Thank you so very much for entering the first B & B Contest,
Bear ~
Title....19.95.....hmm....perfect....yes
~Colours...19.4...I simply adore the colours.....the Font is perfect,.....love the Cranberry/Brown Font picking up on the smallest details i your left Border and *MUSHROOM* on right Border ~
Creativity...19.95....does not get much better than this ~
Presentation...19.95...The Misty Silver and steel blue hues Tones are gorgeous....the fade is basically flawless ~
First Impression...20....when I clicked on it....I went....Wow!
Bears Score: 99.25....best score from me, thus far ~
No editing once a Judge has touched your work or until after contest closes ~
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I really love this one and would be so pleased if I could use it... Thank you!
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You're welcome to use it ea. Thanks for loving it.
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