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PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:37 pm


:.Cosplay Crazyness.:

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User: SugarBeat_Angel
Character: Prince Zuko
Anime: Avatar The Last Airbender

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User: Ragatode
Character: Link
Manga: A Link to the Past; Ocarina of Time

The above two contestants created their cosplay costumes out of what is available on Gaia.
They were allowed to cut and paste things together to create the look they were going for.
They were not allowed to steal Avatar edits from other people.
Nor were they allowed to commission Avatar edits for their characters.
They were reqired to create the cosplay outfits entirely on their own.

You will grade them on the following criteria:

Originality: Is the character one that you might not see cosplayed often?
Creativity: Did they use their resources in a creative way to achieve their goal?
Punctuality: Did they follow the formula to create the character? (i.e. Gaia items only...)
Similiarity: Do they look like their character? (Do not account for hair or physical differences...)

You will grade them on a 1-10 scale.
1= Bad Example
5= Fair Example
10= Good Example

You must grade both cosplayers or your grade will not count.

Your grades will be discarded if you grade based on the following:
Friendship with a Cosplayer
Favor of one Cosplayer over another
Bribery from a Cosplayer
Likeness of a particular Character over another

Final Grade will be determined as follows:
Grading will go on until Aug 20th, 12:00 Am PST
At the end of the grading session, totals will be counted.
Whoever has the highest total wins.
Whoever does not win automatically recieves a consolation prize.

A prize will be rewarded to 2 random people who give grades.

Please report any cheating by contestants, including:
Bribery
Asking for high grades
If they didn't create the avie themselves

We want this to be an honest contest so vote honestly!

All rules were set in stone before the contest even started.
The rules do not reflect personal feelings against any of the contestants.
We know people here are honest and do not expect any of the rules need to be enforced.
The rules are just necissary.

Start grading!
Cosplayers... You can not grade... Sorry!
PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 12:39 pm


:.Process of Creation.:


SugarBeat_Angel
So here is my entry along with the transformation 'slides' and some examples of what my character is supposed to look like. Posting it here so people will know I'm not cheating... I actually made this costume by myself and with only Gaia Online Items... As the rules require.

Examples and Process:
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Ok... So young Zuko isn't an example of what my avatar is supposed to look like, but he was staring up at me with those sweet amber eyes and... How could anybody say no to a face like that!? He's so cute, I had to put him in there...

No, I did not forget to make my avie partially bald... This is a cosplay contest. As a girl, I doubt you'd shave your head just to achieve the exact look that your semi-bald character has. At least, I wouldn't. So as long as we are clear that it is cosplay instead of 'make your avatar look exactly like the character contest' then we're good.

Idiot #1: Oh, well what about your eyes? Your avie doesn't have amber eyes!

Me: *kill* It would be called contacts in the real world...

Idiot #2: But your costume doesn't look exactly like that Prince guy's...

Me: *kill* I have never seen a flawless cosplayer... We work with what we are given...



Ragatode
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1. I created an new avatar with gold refined hair and copied into paint.
2. I previewed a green sleeping cap and copied onto the naked avatar image in paint.
3. I then previewed green longjohns and copied into paint.
4. I then previewed elf ears and copied onto naked avatar image.
5. I previewed a green kilt and edited the colors to match with the top, making it look like one piece.
6. For the top, I used a fitted olive shirt.
7. I used a red leather belt also.
8. The gloves are brown work gloves cut-and-pasted on the rest of the stuff.
9. For the shoes, I cut-and-pasted enforced tundra boots.
10. For final touches, I added in the sword and shield since it does not affect the rest of the avatar much.


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HeroicStar

PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:27 pm


Sugar:
Originality: 10 I've never really seen a zuko cosplayer
Creativity: 9 avatar was done nicely
Punctuality: 10 everything used to make avatar was from gaia
Similarity: 8 looks alot like Prince Zuko

Ragatode
Originality: 7 I've seen several Link cosplayers
Creativity: 8 avatar''s nice
Punctuality: 7 everything was from gaia exept the sword and shield
Similarity: 10 Looks alot like Link to me
PostPosted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:13 pm


My grades for them:

May I state here that I neither know nor have met either of these contestants, nor do I recognize them in any way, shape, or form. My opinion is completely based on their cosplay and on no personal experience from either, nor was I bribed in any way. In addition, I have no particular love or hate for either character cosplayed, neither Zuko nor Link.

SugarBeat_Angel:

Originality: 10 I, too, have never seen Prince Zuko cosplayed before, in real life or online.

Creativity: 10 Done very well. How the top was done just took me away, to be honest. You can tell a lot of thought and work went into this.

Punctuality: 10 To be honest, I wouldn't have been able to tell it if I hadn't had the step-by-step by which to judge this.

Similarity: 9.5 There are differences in the outfit, but they are very minute and I honestly couldn't think of a way to have corrected them anyways.


Ragatode:

Originality: 8 I've seen Link before many a time, but hardly often when compared to how often I've seen some others. Not someone I'd be surprised to find here, but not someone I'd have guessed to have been cosplayed, either.

Creativity: 10 Although I (personally) find the real Link's outfit to be a bit bland (and no, I didn't let that part effect my grading), I think you put in a deal of work to find just the right outfit pieces to put it together just the way you wanted it. A simple yet effective selection of all Gaia had to offer.

Punctuality: 8.5 I took off a point for the sword and shield background effect simply because it does draw the eye away from the avatar and add an extra bit to it (and, of course, that bit doesn't come from Gaia). I considered the color edit done to the kilt (to match the top), and found it to be just a little too far from the actual item. I know I didn't recognize it but for the outline, and that's after hearing what it was.

Similarity: 9 I removed a little for the same reason as the last time: differences that really could not be helped much; however this one lost a little more because time was not taken out to change the eye color to the blue I've seen in all the images of Link. This isn't something that was impossible in any means for Gaia and would only have taken just a moment more...



Yes, that is how I grade these and why. 3nodding By the by, good luck to both of you!

HotaruTomoeIAA


donwehabajiba

PostPosted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:41 pm


If contestants are allowed to rate,

Sugarbeat_angel:

originality: I have never seen a prince zuko before. so...10/10.
creativity: the top was done VERY nicely. 9/10.
punctuality: 10/10. Everything's from gaia.
similarity: 9/10.

Me:

originality: Several link cosplayers. So...7/10.
creativity: It was done with a lot of work. I guess the kilt colors should not have been changed. 9/10.
punctuality: The sword and shield. A point from each. 8/10.
similarity: 10/10.
PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:46 pm


Sugar

Originality: 10 Considering I hadn't even heard of Prince Zuko till you came along...yeah I'd say I probably wouldn't normally see someone cosplay as him.

Creativity: 10 I don't even know how you did all of it even looking at the slides. Very impressive Sugar.

Punctuality: 9.5 My only question is the dark patch around the eye? I know it's on the character but was that an edit or can you actually do that on Gaia? *is perfectly willing to change that to a 10 if you can proove me wrong*

Similarity: 9 Excellent job. I can't see it being done any better.

Extremely well done Sugar 3nodding


Ragatode

Originality: 6 I've seen numerous Link cosplayers (don't take this harshly...I just went to Animethon at which I saw like 6 of em. Mostly different versions too)

Creativity: 8 Pretty nicely done. Very similar to Link.

Punctuality: 7 I'm gunna have to ding you for the sword and shield. Other than that...seems good.

Similarity: 9 The eyes...And the colors are a bit off in the boots and tights.

Very nice job of Link. He's probably my favourite video game character so thank you for not slaughtering him.

Good luck to you both 3nodding

Kai Shi
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donwehabajiba

PostPosted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:22 am


i see the judging is over now. Congratulations sugarbeat angel. heart It was fun to compete with an individual of your cosplaying caliber. xd
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