So... Erm... Look, I'm so, so, so sorry for all this contest mayhem. I know I've already said this on my main blog, but the guilt of all this has been tearing me up inside.
Quote Image Credit: Google.
I'm just apologizing now. Gosh, I feel like such a.. jerk.
So enough of this apologetic crud. The contest winning rankings I've came up with are.......:
I bet you were all expecting this being the ranking order.
1
2
3
(Not getting anything "prize"-like due to the contest, but will still get something similar to the prize later- ha, fairness.)
4
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As you can probably tell obviously as a non-brainer know, it's been pretty difficult to choose the winning order. All your contest entries are different compared to everyone else's. (Don't take that the wrong way, I love the diverse interpretations.)
For one, we have Rainbow's entry with such an accurate art style to the art style of Jamaasian foxes (foxes on AJ) with the features I say are how they look in the story (like how they stand upright due to reasons). To the point of the story when this contest was open, the only way you guys knew how Twinkle and Duke could release their Elemental Powers (ice and fire) externally was through their claw-tips. (Now since their EPs have been growing and adapting and just being in them longer in general, they now can release their EPs in bigger ways than just through their claws.). I just adore the accuracy and just how great it looks. It looks like she took some time in her entry, which makes me just so.. so happy.
For two, we have Reachie's (aka Gamer/Queen's) entry with such a deep symbolism. I just find how she found and used all these symbols to represent the drawing very clever. I really like the symbolism of Fierdan being the light surrounded by the darkness of his self due to his wrongdoings. (Wow, it's deep, haha.). Gah, this picture describes Duke's relationship with Fierdan when they meet and Fierdan's relationship with Soulless so well with the background darkness being the more evil character and the white character being the vulnerable victim. Haha, yeah.. Even though I like the explanation in this entry better than Rainbow's, I like the actual artwork of Rainbow's better and understand her's more clearly. To be honest, I'm not that sure if Fierdan (the white character) is a fox or a human. So that's a bit confusing.
For three, we have arcticpenguinii's entry with all the different symbols which make it so unique. I like how he used the characters' representations (like fire for Duke, ice for Twinkle, green for Dawn, and heart for the love). I just adore how he took the contest prompt and answered it by creating an artwork completely different than anything I or anyone else would immediately expect. At first, I didn't like how he didn't draw any of the characters, but now I really like the uniqueness of his piece where he used their symbols instead. I can also imagine and "hear in my mind" all the different characters yelling out the quote like a battle cry. I also really like how the words of the quote all have different fonts indicating different characters having emphasis on a specific part of the quote. I ranked it third place because the drawing does look kinda intense to look at (like, too intense) and it looks kinda messy and cluttered (not sure if that was intended or not). I like how Reachie used the symbols in her drawing to an elaborating level whereas Arctic only used the symbols already clearly revealed in the story chapters.
I ranked Empurr's (aka Mutant's) entry fourth place just to be fair for the most part. I really do like how you drew Duke and Twinkle in human form, but your drawing isn't why I'm ranking it 4th. Unlike the other entries, she didn't include an explanation paragraph explaining why she drew it the way she did. She also used a picture/photo editing program that I didn't really want people to use in the contest. I do like how she drew the picture compared to some of the other entries, but I didn't rank and judge the entries based on the drawing itself. I also put following the contest rules and entry explanations into affecting my ranking decision as well.
Hope I wasn't too hurtful in my ranking explanations. I tried to not be.
For ranks first through third, please specify on the comment section of this post, on the main blog (The Jamaa Mist) comment sections, and/or on DA if you would still like to have the AJ items as (part of) your prize.
I also have another prize (drawings, haha) to the winners in ranks first through third. I just need to finish coloring them in fully.
Okay, goodbye for now.
Thanks for being so kind and not hating on me due to posting this so late- even when I nearly begged you guys to. You guys are all amazing Mystical Sparks! :D <3
The One, the Only~
