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Self Portrait Contest
Replies: 75Last Post Feb. 15 4:53am by Chiefette
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This is a contest for those of you to show more than one side of your creativity. The main goal within this contest is for you to take a picture of yourself. Make it as plain or as crazy as you like, and then draw it. You will need to show us both the photo and the drawing. Judging will be based on artistic ability, creativity, and accuracy. EVERYONE has a chance!

Rules
~The photo must be taken within the last 7 days(please be honest, we want a fair contest)
~You must do the work on your own. No helpers/friends.
~The "drawing" can be done in pencil, marker, paint, pen, oils, charcoal, etc. As long as it is hand done, no limitations.
~You must include the background within the photo
~Two entries per person

There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
Good luck. The contest will end January 15th.

RULES ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE!

I AM CHANGING THE DEADLINE TO FEB 14th!  Spread the word!

Post edited at 9:08 am on Jan. 7, 2010 by Chiefette

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Can I cheat since I already have one made from a long time ago this year?

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What if I use photoshop? The smudge tool is just like charcoal.  

Also I have a self portrait I made a long time ago.

Post edited at 4:49 am on Dec. 4, 2009 by DarkEyes

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Nope. They need to have a photo, and a drawing. No photoshop will be considered as the drawing. If you want to photoshop the original and then draw that, that works.  Also, the portraits have to be new.

Post edited at 4:52 am on Dec. 4, 2009 by Chiefette

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it sounds fun:l

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does it have to be a photo of my face?  because i have some oddly angled photos that i could probably draw

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I would say it has to be of your face, but not a straight on shot.  It can be angled.

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You should allow digital paintings.  They are still hand done, and take just as much skill, sometimes MORE skill, than "regular" drawings.  

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I prefer to keep it to hand done drawings only.  Comparing digital to hand done drawings is not a fair comparison.

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Can I just work from life and post of a picture of myself to accompany it?
Working form photos is a bad idea.

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Quote: from big mac at 2:24 pm on Dec. 4, 2009

Can I just work from life and post of a picture of myself to accompany it?
 Working form photos is a bad idea.


No, part of the contest is being able to draw, or paint the picture.  The photo will be compared to the drawing.  I am looking for accuracy, and not just artistic ability.

http://www.bsu.edu/web/jmckalip/CourtneyDraw.JPG
This is what I am looking for, except with a photo of yourself.

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ehhhhh i'll think about it.

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I cant draw with like paper and pencil or whatever the fuck.
But I can draw on photoshop. (example-not me. not finished either)
If we could do that I'd enter.

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Na, it's gotta be hand done.  Maybe next time we can do a photoshop contest like this, but I don't want to change the rules around.

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Quote: from big mac at 11:24 am on Dec. 4, 2009

Can I just work from life and post of a picture of myself to accompany it?
 Working form photos is a bad idea.


I agree that this would be a decent idea. Working from a photograph already does half the work for you. It simplifies what is seen 3-dimensionally, and information is often lost. It's far more impressive for a drawing to be done from life. What about posting a picture with roughly the exact position and lighting?

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