RE: Project Custom-The Elite Fan Creations Tournament BY INVITATION ONLY!
Wes1234
Effect: 8.5/10 The font is advanced and has a plethore of effects. The background has a lot of texture and the makeover on the eyes of Glaceon look great.
Color Usage: 8/10 You're consistant with most of the color, but the eyes of Glaceon do stand out. It doesn't ruin the color scheme, but it does conflict with your quote.
Effort: 8/10 You have spent a lot of time on it and it all turned out looking good.
Originality: 8.5/10 Your banners are unlike anyone elses, but I can't put my finger on how they're different.
Relation to the challenge: 7.5/10 You expressed your style in great banner, but there are still many more effects that you can add to convey your art.
Overall: 8/10
Total: 48.5/60
Boracay_Jason
Effect: 8.5/10 Your effects are great, but they are so abundant that they seem crammed. The Stun Spore effect is nice.
Color usage: 7.5/10 You have a great colors scheme, but the green almost covers up Torterra.
Effort: 7.5/10 It's similiar to your first draft, which could have some improvement.
Originality: 7/10 The image you used is common and used on many other pieces of art. The text is plain as well.
Relation to the challenge: 7/10 Your quote suits the banner well, but it doesn't reflect you as an artist as much.
Overall: 7.5/10
Total: 45/60
Moneyking
Effect: 8/10 The swirling circle looks great and it goes well with the ghosted layer.The font could show up better as well.
Color Usage: 8.5/10 The colors are diverse and suit the Pokemon well; however, something about the colors behind Empoleon are less significant than the colors behind Chimchar and Roserade.
Effort: 9/10 You've made sme huge improvements from your first draft. Great makeover.
Originality: 9.5/10 I've never seen anything like it before, but I can bet we'll be seeing more banners like it soon.
Relation to the challenge: 9/10 I like the message you are coveying and it works the best with elemental types, which you used.
Overall: 9/10
Total: 53/60
Andyman
Effect: 9/10 The fractal frame-like ghosted effect is amazing. The clock in the background suits the banner and the simple, yet ghouly font works with the banner.
Color Usage: 9/10 Everything is working together nicely.
Effort: 9/10 Your first banner was just as cool, but you put that much effort to make a very different banner. Nice job.
Originality: 8.5/10 I've seen similiar things, but this is not a copycat banner by any means.
Relation to the challenge: 7/10 This is your own major blow... It doesn't display any of your beliefs or show who you are as an artist.
Overall: 9/10 Make a good conveying message and you're in good shape.
Total: 51.5/60
INFERNAPE
Effect: 6/10 The font is actually hindered by the cool fire effect, which makes it hard to read.
Color Usage: 6/10 The color scheme works, but the images look sloppy. There is white around the images, which don't give them a professional appearance. The background is also pixel-y.
Effort: 6/10 You put effort into it, but I think you can do so much more.
Originality: 7/10 The Kirbymon are unique to your style, but here they don't make a big impact.
Relation to the challenge: 7.5/10 Your message is correct, but it would've been nice if you delivered a stunning banner with it.
Overall: 6/10 I think you should keep trying with the Kirbymon, but they can be greatly improved through more shady and cleaner edges.
Total: 38.5/60
Charizard88
Effect: 6.5/10 The shadow effect in the background and in the font is nice, but those dots completely ruin it.
Color Usage: 6/10 Everything is fine aside from the Charizard and the dots. They seem out of place.
Effort: 7/10 You originally made an avatar, so it's nice to see you started from scratch.
Originality: 6/10 The font is the only part of originality here.
Relation to the challenge: 8/10 Your message is interesting and it's nice to see you kept a Dark-type theme.
Overall: 6.5/10 Just remove the dots and find something to replace Charizard with. Also, the border seems plain.
Total: 40/60
pika2
Effect: 7/10 You really have a nice effect, but it covers up everything. I can only tell that the Pokemon on the far right is Darkrai because of the white thing.
Color Usage: 6/10 Hard to say... Dark seems to be your theme, but most of your color is destroyed by the lighting effect.
Effort: 8.5/10 You put in a lot of effort. Your original banner was animated and completely different.
Originality: 8/10 I haven't seen something like this yet, but I can't say I'll be seeing it again.
Relation to the challenge: 7.5/10 It's a cool saying, but it doesn't express yourself as an artist.
Overall: 8/10 You're good and have potential, but next time let your artwork be known by all... By having it lighter.
Total: 45/60
Princess of the Dark
Effect: 9/10 You have a nice font, that is one of my favorites. It goes well with the Electric-type theme. The clouds are nice, but I wished they just looked a little bit more like real clouds. The lighting is cool too.
Color Usage: 8.5/10 It's bland. I know they work well with Zapdos, but you are capable of making some amazing art.
Effort: 7.5/10 You did a good job. Your first draft turned out to be your final, which isn't great. There is always something you can improve on if it isn't the ultimate banner.
Originality: 7.5/10 It all seems to work together well, but it doesn't seem fresh.
Relation to the challenge: 5/10 Well, this isn't a quote nor does it express yourself as an artist.
Overall: 8.5/10 It's good. This will hopefully giev you an idea of what you need to do to make the ultimate banner.
Total: 46/60
Abaxter94
Effect: 6/10 Well, there isn't much going on here other than mixing. The lack of transparency is disappointing.
Color Usage: 6/10 The sprite isn't bad, but the colors don't compliment or contrast each other in a special way.
Effort: 8/10 You certainly did a lot of work making this sprite.
Originality: 7/10 Of course it's original, but it's not groundbreaking.
Relation to the challenge: 4/10 There isn't reall anything about it that says or shows anything about yourself.
Overall: 6/10 It's a good sprite job, but it doesn't feel like it's anything of a special interest to you.
Total: 37/60
Zzzdark
Effect: 8/10 Your animation is nice, but there isn't anything outstanding about it.
Color Usage: 8/10 All the colors go with the Pokemon. Well done.
Effort: 7/10 The longest part of this is probably the animation. The backgrounds are preset, so all you have to do is fill in a different color.
Originality: 4/10 It's good, but I've seen so many before.
Relation to the challenge: 4/10 It just seems like you put together a nice avatar for the contest. Nothing special.
Overall: 8/10 It's good, but you can do different things with that.
Total: 39/60
Bellomence
Effect: 9.5/10 This has so much going on, but it's not cluttered. The font is diverse and it goes with the piece. The glowing effect on "Art" is absolutely incredible. The background is fantastic and the ghost Cherrim is nice to see.
Color Usage: 8.5/10 It all goes together very nicely. The purple doesn't seem right, but I don't know if any other color would look better.
Effort: 9/10 I've made my fair share of banners and can say no matter how much time you spent on this, you certainly put in the effort. The effort shows.
Originality: 9/10 It's an original banner. The background is unique and I've never seen Cherrim used before. This banner makes me want to copy your style.
Relation to the challenge: 7.5/10 Simple saying that doesn't go well with Cherrim. If only you had put something a bit more clever that relates to you as an artist and Cherrim...
Overall: 9.5/10 Professional.
Total: 53/60
Lugia58
Effect: 8/10 The border is great and the button effect is nice, but they are common.
Color Usage: 8/10 Lugia and blue seem to fix well if you ask me.
Effort: 8.5/10 I can see you actually tried to make this great. I'd really like to see more from you.
Originality: 8.5/10 Once again, you did a good job at making something different.
Relation to the challenge: 8/10 You don't have a message to convey your inner artist, but that fact that you are a huge Lugia fan makes it show your true colors.
Overall: 8.5/10
Total: 49.5/60
Necro_Thy
Effect: 8.5/10 Very cool. The only problem is that when the animation starts, it all dissolves into a square. I like the rounded edges.
Color Usage: 7/10 There is no specific color scheme for this, but it doesn't look bad.
Effort: 9/10 It's obvious that you spent a great deal of tiem on this.
Originality: 8.5/10 I have never seen anything like that before.
Relation to the challenge: 9/10 You definitely have one of the best messages.
Overall: 8/10 Interesting. I can't wait to see more. Just try using a better image of a Pokemon. That Smeargle is a bit strange.
Total: 50/60
Bulbasaur45
Effect: 7.5/10 The glowing effect is cool, but the different shaded square borders take focus away from the Pokemon.
Color Usage: 7.5/10 It makes sense, but it doesn't seem special.
Effort: 5/10 It says Team Shadow and their saying, which makes it feel like you made it for something else and just using it here. You put in the effort to make it, but if you can do that, you're capable of cooler things.
Originality: 7/10 It's hard to say if it's special or not. It doesn't seem like it.
Relation to the challenge: 5/10 It doesn't show who you are as an artist.
Overall: 6/10 Try something new.
Total: 38/60
The-Sinnoh-Champ
Effect: 7.5/10 It looks good. Not much more to say.
Color Usage: 8/10 The color scheme is nice, but a deeper red would have been better.
Effort: 5/10 It's nice, but it lacks anything really special. It wouldn't be hard to make that. It seems like you made it for something else and are just using it for this.
Originality: 7.5/10 It's original, but it could use some improvements, especially with the fonts.
Relation to the challenge: 5/10 It has words, but they don't relate to this competition.
Overall: 7.5/10 Not bad, but I would like to see some improvements. You can be very good if you put in more effort.
Total: 40.5/60
MUCKSTER
Effect: 9/10 I really like how you did almost everything from scratch and the font turned out great.
Color Usage: 8/10 There isn't a central color scheme, but nothing looks bad. Everything seems to go together.
Effort: 9.5/10 Well, now I see why you're late.
Originality: 9.5/10 I can't say I've seen aything like it before. Remarkable.
Relation to the challenge: 9.5/10 You're a huge volleyball fan and it was suiting that you incorporated Pokemon into it.
Overall: 9/10 Incredible job. I like everything, although Hitmonlee's leg does look a little long. That's nothing, though.
Total: 54.5/60 (44.5/60)
Kevin Garrett's Standings:
- 1. MUCKSTER 54.5/60 (44.5/60)
2. Bellomence 53/60
2. MoneyKing 53/60
4. Andyman 51.5/60
5. Necro_Thy 50/60
6. Lugia58 49.5/60
7. Wes1234 48.5/60
8. Princess of the Dark 46/60
9. Boracay_Jason 45/60
9. pika2 45/60
10. The-Sinnoh-Champ 40.5/60
11. Charizard88 40/60
12. Zzzdark 39/60
13. INFERNAPE 38.5/60
14. Bulbasaur45 38/60
15. Abaxter94 37/60
