Cycle 2: Best Graphic Artist

2011 User Awards: Cycles & Polls
Because there are so many categories in the User Awards, we separate the polls into ‘Cycles’. If we did not do this, the polls would all go up at the same time, and users might find it difficult to vote in every single one. With the cycle system, we avoid this, because it is staggered--each cycle lasts 10 days. (Plus it creates suspense).

The cycles this year will go as follows:
Cycle One: General Nominations, Thread Nominations
Cycle Two: Writing/Video Editing/Art Nominations
Cycle Three: Best/Worst Member Nominations
Cycle Four: Miscellaneous Member Nominations

You are currently voting in Cycle Two.
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Work Samples:

Misty




DPWolf




נαуn




Jade




Chevalier




TheMagicalMisterMistoffelees




Laplace




Cody




Fayt-Harkwind


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First and Jayn
w00t.

 

Messed up the work samples for a second there, it's all better now. =]

 

My vote goes to Misty.

 

Misty just stands out to me...

Also, FFX tag is pretty...

 

Oh this was a tough one but Jade gets my vote.

 

Is there not an explanation needed for some of these? I can understand a few of them but I have no idea what half of them are. Like, what's the art supposed to be cause it's not all photoshop skills and super sharpening.

 

That's true, but shouldn't art also speak for itself? =]

 

Only in a gallery. Some of these aren't exactly clear on what the art is. I can probably guess but others may have difficulty understanding. It's not exactly a fair contest to begin with anyway.

 

Going with DPWolf. She made me this awesome Saix sig awhile back.

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There are a lot of good Graphic Artists.
But sorry guys, my vote goes to Jayn.
For me, she wins hands down.

 

I think Misty..hers just blows me away and it's just awesome

 

I'm sad to see That Jay and SkyCat aren't up there, Their good too.
My vote was for Jayn

 

@Fayt you just vote the one whose pics you like most, noone's a pro to make it a pro contest and start all that pro ****. You like it, vote for it, you don't, then you don't vote for it.

 

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Misty
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/323/8/e/chapter_one__guernica_by_...-d3375l6.png

http://i55.tinypic.com/2nics1s.jpg

Honestly? I don't think they're too special. The red blots don't work well in the first one and it doesn't look "altered" enough, and what the hell is that yellow orb thing randomly doing there in the second piece? Can't say I'm a big fan.

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DPWolf
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/4489/5863ad4b500cf2b59ad665e.png

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9118/sheisbydpwolf.png

Wolfie proves her versatility once again. I like the signature, wouldn't mind having something like that myself. Not too sure about the second one. Still, she's among the better graphic artists on KHV. There's no denying that.

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נαуn
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e267/Koibito49/Signatures/InuYasha_01.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e267/Koibito49/RPs/Alyss_2-2.png

Much like Wolfie, נαуn is one of our most artistically flexible members. Her second piece is brilliant. Beautiful and elegant, exposing just enough of the girl before the smart dots and curls kick in. Lovely.

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Jade
http://imgf.tw/357724615.png

http://www.imgftw.net/img//447196255.png

I like how Jade can make images colourful but not screamingly so. The first one is vivid yet subtle, and the second one is bold without being an assault to the eyes. Jade knows all the ins and outs of lighting and colour. It shows.

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Chevalier
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/Pekola/Tags/Roadoflights.png

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/Pekola/Tags/DuotoneAtaraxia.png

These are two solid signatures. I can almost copy the comments I made to Jade in regards to his first piece, but I'm not keen on the blur in the bottom right corner.
The second one looks pretty good, but the words could be more legible. It could use more light/dark contrasts. The whiteness is too dominating. It has an enchanting vibe to it though, and I do like it.

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TheMagicalMisterMistoffelees
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/320/4/4/versus_facit_by_loldalk-d2z78d1.png

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/045/8/f/the_color_out_of_sound_by_loldalk-d39k6qq.png

I am going to quote Fayt here.

The first piece is quite clever, but the second piece looks more like a nifty experiment than an actual work of art. If he could implement it into something greater and more varied, that would be awesome. He's definitely creative, and never seems to run out of ideas.

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Laplace
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z193/twilith_master/Signatures/HISTORIA-2.png

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z193/twilith_master/Signatures/SOTWAegis-1.png

I like them both for a number of reasons, but they're too similar. He shouldn't have entered both in the same contest. I can't say much more about them.

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Cody
http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x373/CodyMitchell/keeptheballrollingcopy.png

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x373/CodyMitchell/Yangcopy.png

More variable (or is that chaotic?) than Dalk's second piece but I don't know what to make of it anyway. The second piece is a decent signature, but I dislike the font of YANG. He's a good artist, but not the best of the lot.

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Fayt-Harkwind
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k427/Fayt-Harkwind/KamenRiderOOOPuToTyrasigfuzzy.png

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k427/Fayt-Harkwind/KamenRiderOOOanythinggoes-1.png[/SIZE][/CENTER][/QUOTE]

More creative than Laplace's set of signatures, but perhaps less so than Chevalier's. I like the first one better. The purple and green work surprisingly well. The second one is by no means bad, but too basic to hold a candle to some of the other pieces here.

Tough choice, especially between Jayn and Jade. I tihnk I was more impressed with Jade though.