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Post by pokemonscrap on Jun 12, 2014 10:54:40 GMT -8
Welcome back to Iron Splicer! This week's contest features two newcomers to the Splicing Stadium, pilesofpixels and moonbat! You will each have one week from the time of this post to create a collection of four original splices. Each splice may contain any number of sprites from the list given in the first post, but each one must contain and feature one particular sprite, the "Secret Ingredient" given below. Once your collections are complete, the judges will give each splice a score on the basis of your creativity and your technical skill, as well as a score for the entire collection, for variety and use of the Secret Ingredient. The contestant with the highest total score will be declared the winner, and will earn the right to continue on to face another challenger as well as a custom trophy by Lavatarorigin and the coveted title of Iron Splicer! Pilesofpixels, Phoenixsmoon, your very own Iron Splicer adventure is about to begin! Your Secret Ingredient is...  Vulpix!You know the rules! You have until 12:00 noon Pacific time (3:00 Eastern, 8:00 GMT) on Thursday June 19th to present us with your brilliant creations! (Please remember to enlarge your sprites so we can see your skills in detail!) A la epissure! |
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Post by pilesofpixels on Jun 12, 2014 11:08:21 GMT -8
Ohhhhh Lord it's starting to feel legit. Okay, okay, this is going to be fun and hopefully gets some real imaginative ideas made!
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Post by moonbat on Jun 12, 2014 14:31:20 GMT -8
Time to get to work!
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Post by pilesofpixels on Jun 15, 2014 16:12:12 GMT -8
Alright alright alright, half way done with these.  First up is this weird fox thing. Vulpix's tails looked like they'd work well as tongues!  Next we have a satyr guy! He's perpetually grumpy due to his short stature. Again, Vulpix's tails are great as a beard/hair combo |
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Post by moonbat on Jun 15, 2014 16:56:42 GMT -8
 I do agree. Vulpix's tails are the best. Its hair stuff also works good as an embellishment on a teletubby thing... Thing, |
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Post by Makkilemore on Jun 15, 2014 19:41:20 GMT -8
god DAMN Why am I so bad at splicing
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Post by kullenuska on Jun 15, 2014 22:29:25 GMT -8
let's play bingo on the judging
"perspective is a bit off"
"stray pixel"
"not enough [ingredient]"
"shading is weird"
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Post by pokemonscrap on Jun 15, 2014 22:57:26 GMT -8
let's play bingo on the judging "perspective is a bit off" "stray pixel" "not enough [ingredient]" "shading is weird" If you folks would quit making the same mistakes, we'd quit noticing them! |
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Post by Makkilemore on Jun 16, 2014 0:28:43 GMT -8
let's play bingo on the judging "perspective is a bit off" "stray pixel" "not enough [ingredient]" "shading is weird" If you folks would quit making the same mistakes, we'd quit noticing them! Call the repair crew cause Kullen just got demolished |
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Post by okami on Jun 16, 2014 3:26:25 GMT -8
god DAMN Why am I so bad at splicing Every time i look at iron splicer i think the same thing |
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Post by moonbat on Jun 16, 2014 6:10:21 GMT -8
let's play bingo on the judging "perspective is a bit off" "stray pixel" "not enough [ingredient]" "shading is weird" I feel hurt inside.  |
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Post by kullenuska on Jun 16, 2014 9:21:18 GMT -8
let's play bingo on the judging "perspective is a bit off" "stray pixel" "not enough [ingredient]" "shading is weird" If you folks would quit making the same mistakes, we'd quit noticing them! senpais stop noticing me ;-; theres only so much you can do with the perspective thing before you're scratching the entire sprite though, to be honest. source: i have reconstructed too many parts from original sprites because they are originally horrible |
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Post by imafancyman on Jun 16, 2014 11:08:00 GMT -8
Can I get a refresher on the line?
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Post by pokemonscrap on Jun 16, 2014 13:02:23 GMT -8
The current list of contestants is:
1. VGBMichael
2. Imafancyman
3. Learningtimebuster
4. Makkilemore
5. Okami
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Post by pokemonscrap on Jun 16, 2014 13:10:28 GMT -8
theres only so much you can do with the perspective thing before you're scratching the entire sprite though, to be honest. source: i have reconstructed too many parts from original sprites because they are originally horrible You're absolutely right, of course. Perspective is one of the hardest aspects to manage when you're making very involved and original sprites. It's unfortunate that it's also one of the aspects that jumps out the most when it's not done perfectly. I guess perspective is something that needs to be considered in the initial design phase of your creative process, if you're going for that perfect 40/40 splice. |
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Post by imafancyman on Jun 16, 2014 13:37:57 GMT -8
Alright, thanks. Could you tag me when it's time to compete?
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Post by pokemonscrap on Jun 16, 2014 14:29:10 GMT -8
Will do! Make sure you check the forum at least once every few days, or you may miss your chance!
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Post by imafancyman on Jun 16, 2014 16:26:18 GMT -8
Oh, I plan to.
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Post by pilesofpixels on Jun 17, 2014 9:06:37 GMT -8
If you folks would quit making the same mistakes, we'd quit noticing them! senpais stop noticing me ;-; theres only so much you can do with the perspective thing before you're scratching the entire sprite though, to be honest. source: i have reconstructed too many parts from original sprites because they are originally horrible Isn't scratch work good though?It gives great practice trying to get around the perspective problem and makes the sprite looks that much more cohesive. Sticking only to the parts available might make it look wonky, like working with a huge piece on trying to use it on a smaller base. |
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Post by Makkilemore on Jun 17, 2014 9:44:20 GMT -8
senpais stop noticing me ;-; theres only so much you can do with the perspective thing before you're scratching the entire sprite though, to be honest. source: i have reconstructed too many parts from original sprites because they are originally horrible Isn't scratch work good though?It gives great practice trying to get around the perspective problem and makes the sprite looks that much more cohesive. Sticking only to the parts available might make it look wonky, like working with a huge piece on trying to use it on a smaller base. You and I, we think alike. Many of the others are more insistent on getting everything off existing Pokemon. |
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