Challenge 2x06: Out of Focus
Nov. 2nd, 2009 11:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yvi posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
icon_styleWelcome to challenge #2x06, "Out of Focus".
For this challenge, each icon you make must contain a part that is out of focus or blurred. Whether you take pictures that are already out of focus or whether you blur certain parts yourself is completely up to you. It can be background or foreground.
Examples from my icon page:
Techniques:
* layers
* Gaussian and other blur
Tutorials:
* Add a creative zoom blur using Gimp
Rules:
1. From one to four icons can be submitted.
2. You have two weeks to submit the icons; that is, they are due on 16th of November (that's my time, GMT+1, so for some of you that will be the 15th of November).
3. Icons will be submitted in comments to this post. All comments will be screened, to preserve anonymity.
4. As soon as I can after the 16th of November, I will make a voting poll here. People will then have three days to vote.
There will be two sections in the voting: (a) "Best embodiment of style"; this you vote for whichever icon you think demonstrates the style/technique of the given challenge (b) "I just like it"; where you vote for whichever icon you simply like the best.
5. You are required NOT to post your icons anywhere public until after the voting is over, so as to preserve the anonymity of the entries.
6. When the voting is over, I'll announce the winners here. Discussion of the challenge will be encouraged, especially discussion and demonstration of techniques used. The entries will also be un-screened.
In short:
Due 16th of November, post entries here, don't show them elsewhere.
If you know any good tutorials for this challenge, please post a link.
And please pimp this far and wide!
Also, if you have any ideas for challenges you would like to see, don't hesitate to suggest them in the suggestions post.
For this challenge, each icon you make must contain a part that is out of focus or blurred. Whether you take pictures that are already out of focus or whether you blur certain parts yourself is completely up to you. It can be background or foreground.
Examples from my icon page:
Techniques:
* layers
* Gaussian and other blur
Tutorials:
* Add a creative zoom blur using Gimp
Rules:
1. From one to four icons can be submitted.
2. You have two weeks to submit the icons; that is, they are due on 16th of November (that's my time, GMT+1, so for some of you that will be the 15th of November).
3. Icons will be submitted in comments to this post. All comments will be screened, to preserve anonymity.
4. As soon as I can after the 16th of November, I will make a voting poll here. People will then have three days to vote.
There will be two sections in the voting: (a) "Best embodiment of style"; this you vote for whichever icon you think demonstrates the style/technique of the given challenge (b) "I just like it"; where you vote for whichever icon you simply like the best.
5. You are required NOT to post your icons anywhere public until after the voting is over, so as to preserve the anonymity of the entries.
6. When the voting is over, I'll announce the winners here. Discussion of the challenge will be encouraged, especially discussion and demonstration of techniques used. The entries will also be un-screened.
In short:
Due 16th of November, post entries here, don't show them elsewhere.
If you know any good tutorials for this challenge, please post a link.
And please pimp this far and wide!
Also, if you have any ideas for challenges you would like to see, don't hesitate to suggest them in the suggestions post.
(no subject)
Date: 2009-11-03 06:14 am (UTC)ETA: (isn't this post supposed to be set to "screen all comments"?)
(no subject)
Date: 2009-11-03 06:16 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-11-03 06:21 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-11-03 06:22 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-11-03 06:24 am (UTC)You can say that again!
(no subject)
Date: 2009-11-03 06:19 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-11-03 06:22 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-11-04 04:39 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-11-05 01:20 am (UTC);-)