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What do you think of Project Custom?


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Thanks....I still need scores from HS,PMJ, KG and Gamercal.....so whenever you guys can that'd be great.

-Black Rayquaza
 
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aightchall Dr. M is in the house and I got sum phat skoz fyall. Peep dis:

MUCKSTER
Effect: 7/10 Looks cool. I think that the whole simulation of lightning is a cool touch, but it's happening way too often. I don't really like the idea of thunderbolts in place of Badges, I mean this is still supposed to be a Trainer Card.
Color Usage: 8/10 Different shades of yellow, looks good, albeit kind of plain, but you can only have so many kinds of yellow. Rayquaza really stands out.
Effort: 8/10
Originality: 9/10 This is the first time I ever seen something like this. Still looks like a normal TC, as B-Ray pointed out.
Relation to the Challenge: 9/10 Fits the theme just fine, but it still looks like a normal TC.
Overall: 8/10
Total: 50/60

INFERNAPE (attack of all-caps names?)
Effect: 8/10 Ooh, this is different. I'm not sure I agree with making the top and bottom match the Pokemon. It makes the background look like it doesn't really belong. But a cyberspace theme, cool.
Color Usage: 8/10 Again, I don't agree with making everything match Porygon, but at least those two blend well.
Effort: 7/10
Originality: 8/10 It doesn't really stand out, but the cyberspace theme is pretty unique I think.
Relation to the Challenge: 8/10 Cyberspace isn't really an element. And it's not really a custom card. But you got the uniqueness factor down.
Overall: 8/10
Total: 49/60

Monkeyking63
Effect: 9/10 Awesome. Cool little Pokemon spot things. +1000 points because we have the same name.
Color Usage: 8/10 What's that white all over the side supposed to be? Anyway, nice use of color.
Effort: 8/10
Originality: 10/10 First of its kind as far as I know. I think your water Pokemon slot things are slightly not lined up.
Relation to the Challenge: 10/10 easy 10 points
Overall: 8/10
Total: 105353/60

Zzzdark
Effect: 9/10 I totally disagree with B-Ray here on pretty much everything he said. I think the ripple effect is sweet. FIRE!!!!!!
Color Usage: 8/10 The background is kinda plain, but the colorful Pokemon add to it. It's a good thing.
Effort: 7/10 Standard TC, +1 ripple for effect of FIRE
Originality: 7/10 The ripple effect is cool but when all is said and done it's still just a standard TC.
Relation to the Challenge: 8/10 Again, fits the theme well, but yawn, it's a standard TC. Nothing too custom about it.
Overall: 7/10
Total: 46/60

Wes1234
Effect: 9/10 Looks pretty cool. I like it. Don't agree with Eeveelution heads instead of Badges though
Color Usage: 8/10 Dude matches the background, nice. I also like how the names match the Pokemon color.
Effort: 9/10
Originality: 10/10 I've never seen anything like this
Relation to the Challenge: 10/10 When it comes to elements, you can't get much better than the Eeveelutions.
Overall: 9/10
Total: 55/60

Bellomence
Effect: 8/10 Not bad, not bad. The Cynthia sprite does not belong in this picture at all. At least recolor her or something.
Color Usage: 8/10 Great use of green. Purple flowers on the sides are kinda weird, but hey, flowers, fits the theme, cool.
Effort: 8/10
Originality: 10/10
Relation to the Challenge: 8/10 I disagree with the use of the Cynthia sprite. If you look at the others, the Trainer they used matched the card in some way. I also disagree with the use of two sets of badges; it makes the card unnecessarily large.
Overall: 8/10
Total: 50/60

pika2
Everything is great. I love every bit of it. The reflection, the way the colors blend... it's great. I also liked the use of the Badges from the box you carry on hand, and the reflection or whatever you did with them so they're not all flat was great. And you have Froslass. You, sir, get a 60 from me.

The-Sinnoh-Champ
Effect: 6/10 ARGH MY EYES RED ON GRAY ARGH ARGH ARGH. It's an eyesore to read the text. The border doesn't bother me as much as it does B-Ray, but it still looks out of place. The whole thunder theme is cool, but the giant Sugimori Manectric totally KILLS this picture. Also the little catchphrase is not needed. Also your thundercloud things aren't lined up.
Color Usage: 8/10 Decent, but god that red is so horrible.
Effort: 7/10 Looks mainly like a multiple copy and paste job.
Originality: 10/10 Sure, it's unique
Relation to the Challenge: 10/10 hard to go wrong here
Overall: 7/10
Total: 48/60 -10 for Lateness

THE GRAND SCORES

pika2: 60
Wes1234: 55
Monkeyking63: 53
Bellomence: 50
MUCKSTER: 50
INFERNAPE: 49
The-Sinnoh-Champ: 48 -10 for Lateness
Zzzdark: 46
 
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Oh, I forgot to account for lateness on my scores. TSC is acualy 45 -10.
 
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Aqua Smeargle said:
Oh, I forgot to account for lateness on my scores. TSC is actually 45 -10.

Its cool.....it dosent really matter...I dont think his scores are gonna be higher than everyones...

-Black Rayquaza
 
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Hmm hmm... looks like people are waiting on me as normal -_-

OK, then let's see if we can't get this done, shall we?

MUCKSTER:

Effect: 8/10 - I like the concept, but it's SLIGHTLY too fast for me... normal thunder effects are slightly slower, and this could have done with that.
Color Usage: 8/10 - A LITTLE thick on the yellow, but other than that I don't see much wrong with it. Another colour may have been nice though...
Effort: 8.5/10 - Yeah, the effort is definitely there.
Originality: 7.5/10 - Can't say I've seen this on a TC, although everything fits stereotypically. Still, if it aint broke, don't fix it, right?
Relation to the Challenge: 10/10 - Well, it's a TC, and it's elemental... ya, that's that.
Overall: 8/10 - I would have rather seen slightly LESS yellow, since it was a little OTT here. But overall it's good.
Total:50/60

INFERNAPE:

Effect: 7/10 - The matrix background was interesting, but not what you would call a THEME in pokes... there's only one virtual family, and so it's not the best set to choose.
Color Useage: 9/10 - It doesn't blind you anywhere, but there's an interesting mix of colours involved. Good job here!
Effort: 6/10 - I can't see this taking THAT long to do... it's nice and all, but it doesn't look like it could take all that long to make.
Originallity: 8/10 - Well, you made a theme and stuck with it - gotta give credit where it's due.
Relation to the Challenge: 5.5/10 I - I'm not in total agreeance with the whole ELEMENTAL theme here... it's a theme, but the challenge stated ELEMENTAL TC's, and this isn't really that. Argue Normal Typed if you want, but the TC's theme isn't Normal Typed at all - it's a virtual theme, and the two words aren't the same.
Overall: 7/10 - I liked it overall, but it didn't relate to the challenge particularly well. The point of a custom TC has already been made, but it may have helped your chosen theme to make one...
Total: 42.5/60

MoneyKing:

Effect: 10/10 - Simply wonderful... I could actually stare at this all day, seriously.
Color Useage: 9.5/10 - The colours were kept constant throughout, and never did they get boring. Marvellous...
Effort: 10/10 - Honestly, how much time do you people HAVE for these things? This looks like it would take an insane amount of time to get as it now is...
Originallity: 9.5/10 - Well, I've never seen anything like it, so... it gets my props that way :)
Relation to the Challenge: 10/10 - It's a TC, it's elemental, AND it's custom - there wasn't anywhere to go wrong with this one!
Overall: 9.5/10 - Why you've not done anything like this before is beyond me (apart from round 1) - this is phenominal... you'd better keep this level up, otherwise you'll have me to attend to. And you don't want that...
Total: 58.5/60

Zzzdark:

Effect: 7.5/10 - I'm in the middle on this one.. the effect is cool, but it kinda detracts from the piece itself a little...
Color Useage: 4/10 - Orange isn't the only fiery colour you know!
Effort: 7/10 - Well, it's not as if no work went into it...
Originallity: 6/10 The effect isn't seen much, but the TC itself is a standard, as has been said...
Relation to the Challenge: 7/10 - I'll be fair; you have a TC, and Elemental Theme, but not a Custom here...
Overall: 6/10 - It wasn't TOO bad, but I'm sure you can do better...
Total: 37.5/60

Wes1234:

Effect: 10/10 - I don't even think I can DESCRIBE this... apart from breath-taking maybe.
Color Usage: 9/10 - Again, there's not a lot that I can say about this... it's just brilliant. The offset in water/fire is also wonderful - neither side is permanently equal, and the bars reflect this as well. Excellent effect!
Effort: 10/10 You put SO much into this that there's no way I could give less than 10... any less would be insulting.
Originallity: 9.5/10 - Eeveelutions may be an obvious thing for you to do, but they fitted perfectly... so there you go.
Relation to Challenge: 9.5/10 - TC? Check. Custom? Double-check. Elemental Theme? Well... mostly - it didn't stick to one element (nature of the Eevee I spose), so that's where the half went. It's REALLY good, but perhaps the theme could have been a little closer to the ELEMENTAL side... I dunno. Shoot me if you will :p
Overall: 10/10 - Get those nasty "fluke" thoughts out of your head now! You have more talent than someone like me could EVER have, and you use it to the fullest extent every round. Don't ever give this up.
Total: 58/60 (sorry, but MK's is that 0.5 of a point better IMO)

Bellomence:

Effect: 8/10 Yeah, there's a good crayon effect with the flowers in the background. Good work :)
Color Useage: 6/10 - Too much of a good thing here... this has more green than Muck's has yellow, which isn't good.
Effort: 8/10 - I can see this taking a while, so you get points there :)
Originallity: 8/10 - Well, I can't say I see many like this, but the links are again stereotypical... sometimes they work best though, which is the case here.
Relation to the Challenge: 10/10 - TC? Check. Elemental Theme? Check. Custom? Check. Full marks for having everything there :)
Overall: 7/10 - Well, it was nice, but a tad monotonous with the excess of green. I know it's grass and all, but green isn't the only colour of nature. What about fallen leaves for example?
Total: 47

pika2:

Effect: 10/10 - Holy wow... THAT is stunning.
Color Useage: 8.5/10 - It was cool, but like Bello's it was a LITTLE monotonous... a variation in colour is important as well, as almost ALL you have here is blue.
Effort: 8/10 - Oh yeah, that would have taken a while.
Originality: 8/10 - Water and Ice is an obvious combo, but you made them work... nice one!
Relation to Challenge: 7/10 - Elemental Theme? Check. Custom? Duh... check. Trainer Card? Ah... ahem... this ain't no TC I'm afraid - this is into the realms of banners. I'm not perfect at art, but I know what is and isn't a TC - this isn't something you'd ever find in-game (argue the others if you want, but at least they LOOK like they could be in-game if you got access to such modifiers), and so isn't a TC exactly.
Overall: 8/10 - The card banner itself is awesome, but it ISN'T a TC and so I have to take points off for that somewhat... nice artwork, but relation to challenge is key.
Total: 49.5/60

TSC:

Effect: 6/10 - Didn't give any kind of wow factor when I looked at it...
Color Useage: 7/10 - Well, looking at it, grey and red don't mix too well, and the background colours look a little dirty together... it's not BAD, but I just don't dig it that much I'm afraid :(
Effort: 7/10 - Fusion, that would have taken a while.
Originality: 7.5/10 - This isn't because of one already handed in... it's mostly because the items you've made the theme with are SO obvious to put in said theme... a stormy sea or something, THAT would have been more unique. Clouds are too obvious, and aren't original at all as a result.
Relation to Challenge: 9/10 - Well, it's a TC that is pretty custom and has an element to it... it's just a tad blatant in its correlation. Using less obvious links would have made it more customized, and so it would have been better that way.
Overall: 7/10 - Not too awesome, but not too terribad at the same time... this didn't really amaze me at all. Still, could have been worse, that's for sure.
Total: 43.5/60 (-10 for lateness)


gamercal's Scoreboard:
1st: Moneyking: 58.5
2nd: Wes1234: 58
3rd: MUCKSTER - 50
4th: pika2 - 49.5
5th: Bellomence - 47
6th: TSC - 43.5 (-10 for lateness)
7th: INFERNAPE - 42.5
8th: Zzzdark - 37.5



And that is that! Just so you know, I won't have time to judge next round. But B-Ray already knows this, so it's all good. I hope you all do well next time round!
 
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Wes1234:

Effect: 10/10 - I don't even think I can DESCRIBE this... apart from breath-taking maybe.
Color Usage: 9/10 - Again, there's not a lot that I can say about this... it's just brilliant. The offset in water/fire is also wonderful - neither side is permanently equal, and the bars reflect this as well. Excellent effect!
Effort: 10/10 You put SO much into this that there's no way I could give less than 10... any less would be insulting.
Originallity: 9.5/10 - Eeveelutions may be an obvious thing for you to do, but they fitted perfectly... so there you go.
Relation to Challenge: 9.5/10 - TC? Check. Custom? Double-check. Elemental Theme? Well... mostly - it didn't stick to one element (nature of the Eevee I spose), so that's where the half went. It's REALLY good, but perhaps the theme could have been a little closer to the ELEMENTAL side... I dunno. Shoot me if you will :p
Overall: 10/10 - Get those nasty "fluke" thoughts out of your head now! You have more talent than someone like me could EVER have, and you use it to the fullest extent every round. Don't ever give this up.
Total: 58/60 (sorry, but MK's is that 0.5 of a point better IMO)

Yeah, I thought that Moneyking would win out over me, but I'm still quite proud of it, regardless. Thanks for the compliment. xD
 
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Good work guys......I'm loving how competitive this is going....

Just a note:We still need scores from HS and KG.....so if you see them, tell them I'm hunting them down (loads shotgun) lol

Hopefully I can bug (I mean get....yeah get) them to finish by tonight. If this is the reoccuring theme, we may switch to 5 Judges in the future challenges.....depending on what happens. Next Seasons Project Custom will definately not have 7....It looked sweet on paper but when it comes down to it, these judges just either dont care or cant find the time....and we all know Project Custom is more important than that xD

-Black Rayquaza
 
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WOW Thanks PMJ and Gamercal! Glad you liked it, I really feel like I pulled out my tricks, round 1 and this round is really me. Round 2 and 3, well there were some time issues for me. But Thank you so much guys! Can't wait for the rest of the scores!
 
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Moneyking63 said:
Can't wait for the rest of the scores!

Me neither.....if the scores arent in by tommorrow afternoon, Im just gonna cut the judges from Project Custom and move on....I have a schedule to keep.

-Black Rayquaza
 
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Hey BR, coudl we have other judges to stand in if the others odn't post?
 
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Im giving HS and KG till 3:00 PM EST......its 2:25 now. If they dont post their scores, they like Necro_Thy will be out of Project Custom.....I've sent IM's PM's you name it....and theyve just ignored me and you guys. I think you deserve more than that, but Im gonna wait until then to make any decisions.

-Black Rayquaza
 
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*sighes* looks like they aren't posting then... oh well. We'll be down a couple of judges then -_-
 
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Well, its time to move forward.....like those who dont turn in their work on time, judges are no exception. Heavenly Spoon:F and Kevin Garrett have been relieved of judging in Project Custom....so we still have an Odd number so things should go much easier.

On another note, lets go over this challenge.....

I was very impressed with some of the work that went into this.....espcially some of the Custom ones.....so congrats! I hope you all continue making Trainer Cards and create new, fun and exciting Trainer Cards!

First let me announce the winner of this challenge. Winning 3/5 Votes for a clear majority, Monkeyking63 is the winner of Challenge #4! Congrats Monkeyking. Wes and Pika2 tied for second with one of the other two votes each. Good work, you all are in, and congrats!

Now onto the bottom scores.....this decision was way harder to make. We actually had to go to a tiebraker vote for this one....two artists had two votes each to be out and I went to a friend for a tiebraker. Im sorry to announce The Sinnoh Champ is out. You didnt see the thread until late, and turned in a sub-par Trainer Card that was also late. I hope to see you in the next Project Custom, and hope that you will put some more effort into other works in your future. Congrats on getting this far :]

Everyone else is IN and will move onto Challenge #5. Without further ado,let me announce the next Challenge!

Challenge #5-Create an Avatar that has a Spy Theme. This Challenge is the only one in Project Custom that does NOT have to be pokemon related. Text and Animation is Optional.

I havent seen many avvys yet, and a Spy theme should be definately fun to watch. This challenge ends on Tuesday March 11th at 9:00 PM EST. Good Luck!

-Black Rayquaza
 
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Seems like kid of a random challenge idea, but it should be interesting to see what people come up with.

My new avi would almost fit into this contest... Eye spy, lol. :D
 
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WOW THANKS! I am certainly going to do much better then the last time I got immunity! Thanks so much everybody! I'll start working soon!
 
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Aqua Smeargle said:
Seems like kind of a random challenge idea, but it should be interesting to see what people come up with.

My new avi would almost fit into this contest... Eye spy, lol. :D

lol, Im experimenting right now, and my ideas not so easy....it might be random, but will definately be hard to pull off well.

-Black Raquaza
 
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Im working on mine, its gonna be sweet!
 
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Tuesday? we might need a little more time than that...
 
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I dont think that 3 days is too short....its an avatar. In fact, I just finished my example :]

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There it is....a TON of work went into this....about 4 hours. All done on Photoshop.....except I used a stickfigure animator for the basic stickfigure Image. I scratched the faces. The Backround was off Google and thats it :] LMK how you guys like it.....anyone is welcome to use it as theyre avvy :]

-Black Rayquaza
 
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