The offical skin off thread

[deano_ue]

ok as much as i would love to see vertex go insane with all the debating he is right about one thing, if this is going to happen it need to be started


so this is it


the first in hopefully a line of "the freedom reborn skin off"

the rules are as follows

• each pair will be assigned a character and mesh for that round,
• now the catch if the character has multiple costumes, if you can skin them to the assigned mesh then you have choice in costumes
• if the mesh has hidden items then you can hex but no skoping.
• if you win you will progress to the next round of the tournament where you will be given a character
• characters will be randomly drawn from all sources including avatars
• all entrys must be new work, if you've skinned the character before you may use elements like extras but the skin but be 90% new work, if questioned you may be asked to show comparison picks
• you will be given a week's deadline from the day you are given the assignment, so if you get it on a tuesday you have to the next tuesday to complete the skin and get it to the judges, if you miss the deadline you are disqualified and your opponent is give a bia to the next round.
• if both entrys miss the deadline then both are out of the contest
• there will be no excuses, but with exception, if something serious in real life happens we're not gonna be heartless

now onto judging and marking, the easyiest was to do this is with a group of 3 judges,

• a judge will mark each entry out of 10 and average of the 3 will be your final score.
  e.g if judge A marks an entry 6, judge B marks it 8 and judge C marks it 4, making 18/30 so 18 divided 3 so the final score is 6/10
• now a judge can enter the competition his/her self, but they can not mark there own work. to combat this the other two judges will mark the skin out of 20 and divide the total by 2 instead of 3
• what the judges are looking for are
  
• faithfulness to the source
• use of techniques
• skill of the artist


• the judges will each assign the characters



• prizes may be awarded for the top 3, but that will be determinate at a later date, and what they will be i've no idea

so who wants in.


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Entrys

tomato
bildamn22
the hitman
murs47
daglob
Xenolith
Sayg
ultimate_evil
jakew
flying fox
Carravaggio
tap

[Tomato]

Wait... a competition wherein I don't have to waste my time skoping or meshing an insignificant piece into place in order to look hip in front of the new generation?

I'm in.

[Courtnall6]

There's about a 98% chance I won't be entereing this contest (still suffering from stupid burnout) so that gives everyone else an actual shot at winning! 

[billdamn22]

Count me in.

[deano_ue]

somehow i think this is dead before it begun

[Courtnall6]

somehow i think this is dead before it begun

Sadly that seems to happens alot around here...

[House Quake]

somehow i think this is dead before it begun

Sadly that seems to happens alot around here...

A lack big rounds ones I say. 

[style]

There's about a 98% chance I won't be entereing this contest (still suffering from stupid burnout) so that gives everyone else an actual shot at winning! 

A little confident there aren't you.

[The Hitman]

I'll throw in, for what it's worth.

[daglob]

I want to do this, but I suddenly found myself with a lot to do (comes under the heading of previous comittments). What kind of time limit are we talking about?

[murs47]

I just finished my semester, so I'm in!

*takes skin off*

This was a great idea. Now my innards can get a nice tan.






But seriously I'm in.

[deano_ue]

excellent more people. the deadlines would be a week to the day from you receive the character.

[Podmark]

excellent more people. the deadlines would be a week to the day from you receive the character.

I was wondering about that. I won't be able to enter then, I'm not home enough to finish an entry in that time frame.

[Tomato]

umm... yeah, a week is very shortish, wouldn't you say? Especially when some of us are only just recently getting out of the "one skin a month" thing.

[murs47]

2-3 week deadline maybe?

[deano_ue]

ok a fortnight then, one skin a fortnight

that suit everyone

[Gremlin]

ok a fortnight then, one skin a fortnight

that suit everyone

I think people should agree to this by virtue of the fact that a fortnight is the coolest unit of time ever.

[daglob]

I'll do it.

[Tomato]

that suit everyone

No. I demand over 9000 days and a fuzzy sweater.

[deano_ue]

that suit everyone

No. I demand over 9000 days and a fuzzy sweater.

you'll take a fortnight and a flannel shirt and be happy

[Xenolith]

I'll give it a go.

[Gremlin]

Hey, UE, who's judging this?

[Figure Fan]

[Sayg]

I'm not that good but i would like to join.

[Gremlin]

I'm not that good but i would like to join.

Heck of a way to make an appearace, Sayg. I admire that. Welcome to the boards!

[deano_ue]

thats 7 entrants so far, we need an even number so come one guys lets get this to an even 8 or 10

and to answer you're question grem, 3 judges have been asked and picked but i'll wait till we have all our contestants

[murs47]

Murs48 says he's in too.

We're even steven now. 

[daglob]

thats 7 entrants so far, we need an even number so come one guys lets get this to an even 8 or 10

and to answer you're question grem, 3 judges have been asked and picked but i'll wait till we have all our contestants

Hopefully none is named Simon...

[deano_ue]

Murs48 says he's in too.

We're even steven now. 

no double ups.  i see what you did there

[Tomato]

Aww...Tomato Lantern wanted to enter too!