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10/10. Utterly hair-larious.
(EDIT: Dear Lord, it's body wash not shampoo. That's even better.)
(EDIT: Dear Lord, it's body wash not shampoo. That's even better.)
0/10, get your edgy OC off this website!!1
Good for a chuckle, and even once you get past the joke, it's a quite good photo, what with the pretty background and the composition.
Good for a chuckle, and even once you get past the joke, it's a quite good photo, what with the pretty background and the composition.
>>Trick_Question
Which guideline are you worried it breaks? With the context of the title it seems pretty obviously prompt-related; it's definitely pony; I'm not seeing any connection to any participant's prior work; I don't see any flagrant anonymity breaking; it's not identified by reverse image search as having been posted elsewhere. We've had bad pun entries before, and we've had photographic entries before.
… I guess it does hoof the line of an M rating, what with that scandalously undressed Celestia.
Which guideline are you worried it breaks? With the context of the title it seems pretty obviously prompt-related; it's definitely pony; I'm not seeing any connection to any participant's prior work; I don't see any flagrant anonymity breaking; it's not identified by reverse image search as having been posted elsewhere. We've had bad pun entries before, and we've had photographic entries before.
… I guess it does hoof the line of an M rating, what with that scandalously undressed Celestia.
>>horizon
I didn't know if this counted as "own work". Again, I don't have a problem with it—just making sure it wasn't an issue. Carry on.
I didn't know if this counted as "own work". Again, I don't have a problem with it—just making sure it wasn't an issue. Carry on.
>>Trick_Question
Can anything in this world truly be original? After all, there's nothing new under the sun.
Can anything in this world truly be original? After all, there's nothing new under the sun.
>>Trick_Question
To be serious for a moment: This seems perfectly fine to me — keep in mind that "your own work" is going to be interpreted with the standards of the media that you're using for your art. While the Celestia and Twilight and Amethyst pony figurines are all objects made by someone else, the art of photography is in the composition, framing, lighting, etc., of your subject. These are objects that nobody before has placed in these relative orientations to capture photographically. It's the same with this round's other photo of the statue, and my photo of the river: what we're being asked to judge it on is not the subject it shows, but the artistic merit of the photo and the story it tells.
It's also the same with Photoshop-based entries such as the one with Celestia against a show map of Equestria. It uses resources which are individually non-unique, but they are components of an overall work which required assembly, and it's in that assembly where the uniqueness (and artistic merit) lies. It's the difference between ingredients and a cooked meal.
Judging-wise, I think it's fair to factor a piece's overall level of effort (or lack thereof) into your scoring, but there's a pretty clear history of works like this being acceptable. Last round's exception, the disqualified broken-glass piece, was an exception because it used a single existing art piece and applied a simple post-processing transformation (some output levels manipulation) that didn't seem to rise to the level of independent artistic effort. Taking a photograph of something, regardless of your opinions of the result, is definitely artistic effort.
To be serious for a moment: This seems perfectly fine to me — keep in mind that "your own work" is going to be interpreted with the standards of the media that you're using for your art. While the Celestia and Twilight and Amethyst pony figurines are all objects made by someone else, the art of photography is in the composition, framing, lighting, etc., of your subject. These are objects that nobody before has placed in these relative orientations to capture photographically. It's the same with this round's other photo of the statue, and my photo of the river: what we're being asked to judge it on is not the subject it shows, but the artistic merit of the photo and the story it tells.
It's also the same with Photoshop-based entries such as the one with Celestia against a show map of Equestria. It uses resources which are individually non-unique, but they are components of an overall work which required assembly, and it's in that assembly where the uniqueness (and artistic merit) lies. It's the difference between ingredients and a cooked meal.
Judging-wise, I think it's fair to factor a piece's overall level of effort (or lack thereof) into your scoring, but there's a pretty clear history of works like this being acceptable. Last round's exception, the disqualified broken-glass piece, was an exception because it used a single existing art piece and applied a simple post-processing transformation (some output levels manipulation) that didn't seem to rise to the level of independent artistic effort. Taking a photograph of something, regardless of your opinions of the result, is definitely artistic effort.
And since I really should be offering reviews if I'm commenting on art pieces:
I'm really going to have to think about how I'm judging this, because the art here is kind of at right angles to the average submission. But I can say unambiguously that this was worth a grin. It certainly works on a storytelling and humor level, with its commentary on the naming conventions of the show's Twilight-analogues, and its composition tells the story at a glance.
Compositionally ... well, as I said, it works, and that's the biggest thing: the framing here sells the joke. I suppose I would have appreciated seeing, like, some sort of printout (or scribble) of Canterlot castle as a background rather than the ... fabric? ... you've got going on here, but it *is* a nice blue and there's something to be said for how it keeps the piece uncluttered. Still, right now I feel like it's the equivalent of a cartoon with three figures floating against a simple horizon line: there's exactly enough to tell the story and nothing more. As I said last round, yay minimalism I guess? It does a good job with what we get but there are definitely more ambitious pieces in the gallery.
I'm really going to have to think about how I'm judging this, because the art here is kind of at right angles to the average submission. But I can say unambiguously that this was worth a grin. It certainly works on a storytelling and humor level, with its commentary on the naming conventions of the show's Twilight-analogues, and its composition tells the story at a glance.
Compositionally ... well, as I said, it works, and that's the biggest thing: the framing here sells the joke. I suppose I would have appreciated seeing, like, some sort of printout (or scribble) of Canterlot castle as a background rather than the ... fabric? ... you've got going on here, but it *is* a nice blue and there's something to be said for how it keeps the piece uncluttered. Still, right now I feel like it's the equivalent of a cartoon with three figures floating against a simple horizon line: there's exactly enough to tell the story and nothing more. As I said last round, yay minimalism I guess? It does a good job with what we get but there are definitely more ambitious pieces in the gallery.
>>horizon
Keep in mind I haven't fully participated in any of the previous art rounds, so I did not know. :pinkiesmile:
I agree with everything you are saying 100%. I was only checking to be certain that I would know if this entry might be disqualified.
Keep in mind I haven't fully participated in any of the previous art rounds, so I did not know. :pinkiesmile:
I agree with everything you are saying 100%. I was only checking to be certain that I would know if this entry might be disqualified.
Not that I don't support Amethyst's continued education, but wouldn't the joke work better if it were Sunset Amethyst? Not that you can do much about that...
If only the Amethyst figurine wasn't so much larger than Twilight and Celestia. But I suppose there's not much you can do about that.
And this got a good laugh out of me, which I'm sure was the point.
And this got a good laugh out of me, which I'm sure was the point.
I am honestly quite surprised with how well-received this was. I mean, it didn't actually do that well in the end, but the competition was stiff, and I at least got some nice comments. And if it weren't for the people who thought that this was the absolute worst thing in the competition, I wouldn't have finally gotten the much-coveted "Most Controversial" award. So everything worked out in the end.
As you might have imagined, this picture began many months ago when I came across a bottle like the one in the picture. I immediately observed that the "Sunset Amethyst" sounded like a pony name. This thought was reinforced when I continued to see that bottle in the shower over the next few months. When these art rounds started, I knew that I had to find a way to submit a picture of the bottle to one of them. Luckily, it didn't take long for a prompt I could work with to come up.
I'm glad I was able to make this idea work, and that it prompted some stories. The three stories that came from this are the only ones I've read so far (and likely the only ones I will read), and I'm glad that I'll finally be able to comment on them without the risk of breaking anonymity (or at least raising the suspicions of anyone paying attention).
>>horizon
You always say the nicest things. :D
Yeah, that's a blanket that I hung up when I realized that the wall wasn't going to make a decent background. It was the best thing I had available, and I thought it worked well enough. I did think it would have been nice to put one of those castle playset things in the background, but I don't have any.
As you might have imagined, this picture began many months ago when I came across a bottle like the one in the picture. I immediately observed that the "Sunset Amethyst" sounded like a pony name. This thought was reinforced when I continued to see that bottle in the shower over the next few months. When these art rounds started, I knew that I had to find a way to submit a picture of the bottle to one of them. Luckily, it didn't take long for a prompt I could work with to come up.
I'm glad I was able to make this idea work, and that it prompted some stories. The three stories that came from this are the only ones I've read so far (and likely the only ones I will read), and I'm glad that I'll finally be able to comment on them without the risk of breaking anonymity (or at least raising the suspicions of anyone paying attention).
>>horizon
the art here is kind of at right angles to the average submission. But I can say unambiguously that this was worth a grin. It certainly works on a storytelling and humor level, with its commentary on the naming conventions of the show's Twilight-analogues, and its composition tells the story at a glance.
You always say the nicest things. :D
I suppose I would have appreciated seeing, like, some sort of printout (or scribble) of Canterlot castle as a background rather than the ... fabric?
Yeah, that's a blanket that I hung up when I realized that the wall wasn't going to make a decent background. It was the best thing I had available, and I thought it worked well enough. I did think it would have been nice to put one of those castle playset things in the background, but I don't have any.