Round 2: The 2011 Custom Art Competition

[TheKoopaDasher]

Welcome, VGBA users, to Round 2 of the 2011 Custom Art Competition.

The theme for Round 2 is Teamwork. Whatever your preference, be it the Mario Bros, Ratchet & Clank, Sonic & Tails, or Banjo & Kazooie, Teamwork plays a large part in almost all gaming. No matter if we are playing cooperatively with a friend or trading strategy with an AI, we learn that we must work together to succeed. For Round 2, your goal is to capture that sense of companionship, friendship, teamwork, comradery, and cooperation and showcase it in your design.

The main rule of this competition is that your art MUST be custom-made by YOU. Your art can be done using any method you choose (digital, pencil, charcoal, markers, colored pencils, etc), but every piece of art on your box design must be created by you. While you are allowed to use premade templates, ratings logos, developer logos, and game logos, using premade versions is not required, and you are encouraged to be as creative as possible with how you implement these elements in your design. Using premade images in your box presentation is acceptable, but the box design itself must use ONLY custom-made art.

For this competition, your boxes will be judged by a secret panel of Judges. You will be given scores out of 10 points in each of five criteria:

Creativity: Is it unique? Is this a new design or is it a tired idea?

Presentation: Is the box presented in a way that complements it, or is the presentation lacking, and takes away from the appeal of the box?

Attention to Theme: How well did the box apply the rules of the Round's theme? Is the theme barely noticeable or uniquely intertwined?

Art Quality: A great design can be damaged by the overall quality of the art. Are there noticeable mistakes (smudges, stray markings, etc)? Are the figures disproportionate? Does the chosen style seem strange for the game?

Overall Appeal: When you see it, does it appeal to you? If you saw it on the shelf, would you want to buy that game?

You should be sure to do your best in each of these categories. An amazing box with a generic presentation will get a low score, just as a box with a great design that ignores the theme will get a low score.

Once all of the scores have been completed, a Leaderboard will be posted listing your rank in the competition, based on score.

Boxes MUST be submitted to me via PM by 11:59 pm PT on Friday, June 17th. No extensions will be given on this deadline. If you do not submit, your plank will be removed from the Leaderboard. I will ask you to NOT submit your box to the main site until this Round is completed and the Leaderboard has been posted.

[ZombieDeadpool8]

Thanks for the round 2 theme! Also while I'm at it check out my round 1 entry please.
mmm, the journey continues...

[RoarShark]

Got the perfect idea... no I am not sharing.

[Ronthis the Werewolf]

Not bad C:

[tmrd]

I'm not in this comp haha, but I am just saying, this round gave me a tad of inspiration for a box. Thanks Koops.

[Daemon]

Wait...so everyone goes on to Round 2? When will there be judging?

[TheKoopaDasher]

Wait...so everyone goes on to Round 2? When will there be judging?

The judging has already been done for Round 1. Did you miss the thread with the Leaderboard?

And yes, everyone goes on. I grew tired of watching people who deserved to stay in competitions be voted out in Round 1 due to unfair pairings and popularity votes. With the Leaderboard, everyone stays in, everyone can compete, and even if you have a bad Round, you still have a chance to catch back up, rather than being voted out. It's a win-win for everyone.

[tleeart]

Wait...so everyone goes on to Round 2? When will there be judging?

Octoberfest was the same. Instead of eliminating people, the winner is decided by highest total points in the end.

[twoxT]

I got an idea.
Hopefully it'll be better than my first box...

[MysticTikal]

This will be fun.

[Ronthis the Werewolf]

Sadly, I have to drop out :\

[tleeart]

Sadly, I have to drop out :\

Even though you still have a week to work on it?

[Ronthis the Werewolf]

Even though you still have a week to work on it?

Yeah D:

I have so many things coming up in this month, plus I haven't even started yet.

[Higashi89]

Geez... I really would like to join in but I don't have a scanner, maybe my drawing will be somewhat blur =P

[tleeart]

Today is the day, contestants! I just turned my design into Mr. Koopa. Have you? I wish everybody luck that's still in this thing!

[TheKoopaDasher]

Alright kiddies, time's-a-wastin'. Get your shit in before it's too late. Only about 9 more hours to go.

[twoxT]

Submitted...
At 11:59 at my place...

[TheKoopaDasher]

Submitted...
At 11:59 at my place...

Still 45 minutes left before the deadline. It's 11:59 pm Pacific Time

[ZombieDeadpool8]

Posted, I very nearly had no time and it didn't turn out exactly as planned, exam season and all that, but it's posted. All I can do is hope....

[TheKoopaDasher]

This will unfortunately be the last round of the competition.

Due to severe lack of interest, as well as competitors choosing not to submit, combined with the seemingly rushed work that is evident in the submissions, the competition cannot and should not continue beyond this point. I will post the results soon.

My apologies to those in the competition who did submit, but apparently no one on this site has time to actually make boxes anymore.