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Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:10 pm
by Saturo
Taluwen wrote:
Saturo wrote: Why would you need skill? You could draw stickfigures for all I care, the stuff you would win with would be CREATIVITY, not the graphical quality. And why would you use a scanner? Just download gimp and doodle something up. It's significantly harder to be creative in a screencap contest, whereas anyone can depict anything in a picture.
What of those who cant handle GIMP? Not everyone here has a good running computer. Some here have a computer that barely runs WoW, I'm sure. So I'm suggesting something that everyone can participate in rather than only a handful.
Gimp is very cheap performance-wise. But if your computer can't even handle THAT (and then your computer would be below the absolute minimum specs for WoW) you can always use mspaint.exe, or equivalent. Your suggestion is actually far more limiting than mine.

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 2:05 pm
by Lisaara
How? When every bit of WoW is at your disposal? I make screencaps all the time with creative flare and even put them up on deviantart. Should try it sometime. Not that difficult.

I wasnt here to argue. I was here to offer a suggestion thats open to more people, whether or not you agree with it. :)

Either way, I love Mania's idea of Demotivational posters using caps. Would make an excellent contest!

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:48 pm
by Royi
i vote demotivation posters

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:20 pm
by lilatha
I dont understand those poster thingys so ill step down and wish all you the best of luck in this go go ROYIIII! /cheers

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:24 pm
by Mania
This is a brainstorming thread! Keep brainstorming!

(Not barnstorming like I typed the first time.)

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:29 pm
by lilatha
what happens if i barnstorm :o

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:37 pm
by Saturo
lilatha wrote:what happens if i barnstorm :o
You will most likely get hay in your hair.

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:38 pm
by lilatha
d'aw :(

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:51 pm
by Lisaara
And probably other unpleasant surprises in that hay..../giggle

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:55 pm
by Saturo
Such as horse crap.

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:07 pm
by Lisaara
Saturo wrote:Such as horse crap.
Yeah probably. Maybe a few spiders too.

(Shoveling horse crap isnt fun....just sayin. I had to do it at horse camp once.....makes you think twice about owning a horse.)

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:17 pm
by lilatha
Idk i would wanna do a comic for a contest but idk i have my own to worry about *trys not to blurt out her ideas for her own*

But its gotta be something we have to really think about so something funny and whatever it looks like doesnt matter as long as we can all tell what it is :3

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:51 pm
by zedxrgal
I'm all for captioning as I won't have to install anything to play. :lol:

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 9:35 pm
by SpiritBinder
I was thinking of these ones sometime ago. One was something like an Alliteration competition?

An alliteration is a sentence in which every word within the sentence all start with the same letter. With this type of format it would hopefully be easy enough to make them pet themed too.

E.g.

Steadily, static swirls simultaneously surround Skoll.
Silently shedding stealth, Skoll’s soul slowly swells.
Suddenly, savage surging sparks swiftly shoot skyward, shining, scorching, searing.
Spirit Strike!


Another idea would possibly be along the same lines, but have a pet themed Tongue Twister competition?

E.g.

Picky petoholic’s pick Petopia pensively previewing the prettiest of pet pictures.

(try saying that one 5 times as fast as you can! :lol: )

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 9:51 pm
by Royi
Mania did say she would be willing to run 7 contests at the same time.....at least i would guess she wouldn't mind.... :-O

Thanks for the good luck lilatha, I am going to try and do everything i can to win *cough* rig *cough* on of the contests....


I like that Allileration idea one too, that just requires typing. If someone would want to do a comic that would be neat too.

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 12:22 pm
by Bulletdance
Maybe something to do with the new pets in cata, no matter what type of contest. Seems fitting.

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2010 3:31 pm
by Siliverin
im down for a screen shot contest, the caption one or ever the demtivational one... i think the demotivational ones would be alot of fun to do

Re: New Petopian Forum Contest!

Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:30 am
by Adam-Savage
Taluwen wrote:
Sarayana wrote:I love Azu's idea of a creative writing contest. I'd also definitely be open for a screen cap contest, but with criteria (i.e., not just "show us a pretty picture") and the racial joke one would definitely be entertaining. :D
Oh yeah. I'd be up for that.
I would be as well. I suck at drawing and I lack creativity for it as well. I have Gimp but I hardly use it or even know how to use 95% of it's features. Screen shots are easy. You press a single button if you like what you see on your screen.