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Catherine Lu  

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How do you choose which style to use...

Journal Entry: Mon Apr 21, 2008, 12:18 PM
... when you're entering a contest?

It's always a struggle, personally, having to choose between the style I would LIKE to use, and the style I think the judges are going to be looking for. So I keep going, and keep going, and keep flip-flopping, and flip-flopping, until ... I realize I've changed around the style of the picture so much that it no longer looks cohesive.

There's always that compromise between what you think would make a good picture... and what you know (or at least, what you guess) the judges are looking for. Deviate too far from either, and there's no way you're going to win. That's just the way things are.

I guess I'm really just thinking about that Okami contest. I've always wanted to experiment with the style, but, at the same time, it really wouldn't match with the light-streaming-down-from-through-the-boughs-of-the-trees concept I was working on. Or, at least, I haven't thought of a way to pull it off so that it looks good.


... Either way, I'm still here, debating whether or not the judges really ARE looking for art done in the Okami style, or whether they're looking for our own interpretations of the game. There's reasons to go either way, so there's honestly no obvious answer. So. With that: I leave the decision up to you guys. What would YOU look for, if you were judging the Okami contest?

EDIT: Maybe I should explain a bit:

I think the main crux of this issue isn't really that it's a contest, but that the people sponsoring the contest are looking for high resolution pictures to possibly use commercially -- how does that change what they're looking for? How might that change the criteria that they use for judging? And how might we anticipate how to draw our images?

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  • Current Residence: PA, America
  • Interests: Drawing, Badminton, LOTR, reading, swimming, animals, Taiwan
  • Favourite genre of music: Chinese Pop / Orchestral pieces
  • Favourite style or digital art: Paintings. Mainly ... paintings.
  • Operating System: Windows.
  • Shell of choice: Crab shells - Cause they come with crabs
  • Favourite game: Chinese Chess - Yes, I am very much a dork.
  • Personal Quote: UWAH~!
  • Tools of the Trade: Open canvas, Oekaki, photoshop 5.5+CS2, pencil

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=Aquafeles:iconAquafeles: 1 day 4 hours ago
Thank you so much for the favorite! c: :heart: *is slow*

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Oh my, isn't that a contest? ♥
*Sandora:iconSandora: 2 days 18 hours ago
I absolutely love your choice of colors and execution of it. Lovely!

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~IDarkShadowI:iconIDarkShadowI: 4 days 8 hours ago
Excellent art!

You Rulez!

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~Fijeta:iconFijeta: 5 days 12 hours ago
your art is just incredible I hope to be as good as you one day

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I draws reels gaod:D
~kheleksul:iconkheleksul: 6 days 4 hours ago
hahaha, well. IT'S FINALLY OVER! Ish. Kind of. Well. At least I HOPE it's over for you, now, hahaha.

How was it, though? How did you do? :D

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~StriderDave:iconStriderDave: May 5, 2008, 6:41:08 PM
OM NOM NOM!

I'm bored, finals week sucks.

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*mooferz:iconmooferz: May 4, 2008, 1:33:39 AM
I love your painterly style and the way you work with colors and tones.

Keep up the kickarseness! :B

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~Seth-Cypher:iconSeth-Cypher: May 1, 2008, 12:52:56 PM
Hey, you've got a really good style and your gallery is really appealing to me, hope to see more of your stuff soon.

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=Toonikun:iconToonikun: Apr 27, 2008, 12:52:41 PM
hey hey~! thanks for the fav~!! :hug:

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~pd-inc:iconpd-inc: Apr 26, 2008, 11:41:23 PM
Thanks for the fav khel! :)

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Wow, thanks for the watch! I wanted the chance to flip through your book more but oto kiralama when I got back I couldn't find you! evden eve nakliyat Thankfully Matt let me look through the book he got from you.

Beautiful stuff!
~PlasmaFire3000:iconPlasmaFire3000: Apr 26, 2008, 1:59:37 AM
Hey Catherine,

Long time no see--in a relative sense (compared to Evan and Company). Final exams are bearing down upon you as well, I presume? Have a nice weekend and enjoy the great weather before it gets bad again later next week!

~Kevin

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*artbone:iconartbone: Apr 23, 2008, 11:32:02 PM
Hey dumb butt D: <3333

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~emina2492:iconemina2492: Apr 22, 2008, 3:44:27 AM
you're great ! ^-^ added you
~Arista:iconArista: Apr 21, 2008, 4:49:11 PM
Keep up with the lovely work and style. Great usage of colors ^_^ ~so watching ya~ XD heh
*littledigits:iconlittledigits: Apr 21, 2008, 9:19:59 AM
ur real purdy , a'hyuck :"D

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~ballisticbiscuit:iconballisticbiscuit: Apr 20, 2008, 7:05:38 PM Mood: Joy
i really like your gallery. your style is awesome. Keep it up!
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!nakliyatank:iconnakliyatank: Apr 19, 2008, 9:52:19 AMFlagged as spam
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I absolutely love your gallery! many nice works here, keep it up!
(I may have to fav some!)

Şehirler Arası Nakliyat

Ankara Evden Eve

ankara Evden Eve nakliye
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thank you
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Great gallery!
...a real pleasure browsing!!!
Keep up the good work!Ankara Nakliyat
Ankara Evden Eve Nakliyat
~TwilightKeybearer:iconTwilightKeybearer: Apr 13, 2008, 10:20:26 PM
Love your gallery. I'll be watching you!

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*radu-jm:iconradu-jm: Apr 13, 2008, 4:09:31 PM
Great gallery! :judge:
...a real pleasure browsing!!!
Keep up the good work!

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~CrimsonNinjaMasashi:iconCrimsonNinjaMasashi: Apr 13, 2008, 2:06:33 PM
Sorry to ask u but can I use to your art work to make Icons

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