Will there be one this year? I have such an amazing idea but can't tell anyone unless i know if there will be a contest! xD
MOD EDIT: http://www.guildwars.com/events/contests/halloween2009/
Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest 2009
tw1tchdp
im no farmer
Im sure there will be 1 coming aswell as wintersday
Zodiac Meteor
This goes in questions and answers.
But yeah, might be 1
But yeah, might be 1
Operative 14
I'm sure they're having one. 
They usually wait to announce it until about 10 days before the actual event however, if I remember correctly.
They usually wait to announce it until about 10 days before the actual event however, if I remember correctly.
Eragon Zarroc
keep an eye on nolani academy? O_o
Karate Jesus
I sincerely doubt it. They keep saying they don't have the time/staff for extra stuff, so why would they have time to judge this?
Operative 14
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I sincerely doubt it. They keep saying they don't have the time/staff for extra stuff, so why would they have time to judge this?
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There's a difference between adding new content, which involves design, coding, implementation, testing, redesign, new implementation, and bug fixes that can takes several people several weeks, and sitting down for an afternoon leafing through the entries for the contest and picking what they like. That excuse is applied to labor intensive jobs that would normally take weeks to do normally, not things like art contests.
Red Apple
Perhaps this time they will do a super mega special awesome contest for halloween and new year and reward us with something incredible from gw2, like yes! like HELL YESH!
AngelWJedi
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Perhaps this time they will do a super mega special awesome contest for halloween and new year and reward us with something incredible from gw2, like yes! like HELL YESH!
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Operative 14
I just want a minipet I can sell for about 1 million platinum.
>_>
>_>
El Presidente
Jensy
Awesome, Mad King Guard mini. Wish the contest wasn't the only way to get em, but what can ya do? 
Puebert
Ooh, free art books.
Shame I can't draw. :/
Shame I can't draw. :/
Reformed
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Awesome, Mad King Guard mini. Wish the contest wasn't the only way to get em, but what can ya do?
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KiyaKoreena
Wow, even less prizes available than last year. I would have thought since they have so many digital items available to choose from they would have more winners and finalist spots like 2007.
Time to get creating.
Time to get creating.
Yoom Omer
ooooh. artbook... If I only had a tiny bit of artistic skill, I'd try my best at this contest. I don't though.
Crap.
Crap.
Verene
Hell yes I am entering. I plan on killing two birds with one stone - Halloween costume and contest entry!
Jensy
I think I may have to enter somehow. Can't draw worth a damn, or sew, or any of that crafty stuff *despairs*.
Aba
Oh great another Mini thats gonna be going for 100k and ectos ....
Mini Mad King Guard,lol
Mini Mad King Guard,lol
slowerpoke
"due to the number of entries in the art contest, halloween event has been pushed back to november" 
Yoom Omer
It should, but remember that Anet is -7 UTC which actually means its only *calculating* about 15:45 where they live, if I got summer time/winter time correctly.
Still plenty of time till the end of the day, and they could also do it in 23:59 If they'd like. Or to delay it.
My vote is going for the delay.
EDIT: I did get the time wrong. it was 14:45 there and now its around 15:00. I hate timezones.
Still plenty of time till the end of the day, and they could also do it in 23:59 If they'd like. Or to delay it.
My vote is going for the delay.
EDIT: I did get the time wrong. it was 14:45 there and now its around 15:00. I hate timezones.
Regina Buenaobra
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They've had that issue for the last two years and they've held art contests for both Wintersday and Halloween.
There's a difference between adding new content, which involves design, coding, implementation, testing, redesign, new implementation, and bug fixes that can takes several people several weeks, and sitting down for an afternoon leafing through the entries for the contest and picking what they like. That excuse is applied to labor intensive jobs that would normally take weeks to do normally, not things like art contests. |
pumpkin pie
Holloween art contest = Holloween COSTUME contest make costume or you won't come in first for sure.
make costume or you won't come in first for sure.
Operative 14
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It takes more than an afternoon to go through all of the submissions for the art contests. Last year, it took several hours just to make a first pass through the submissions and discussing each one. We had to stay late at work, and that was even with the three (at the time) members of the Guild Wars European Community Team visiting us here in Bellevue. With only two people on the Community Team now, I expect it will take a bit longer than last year. We also give everyone at the company the opportunity to choose what pieces of art they like the most. Organizing and coordinating a contest is logistically challenging (and sometimes complicated), but definitely more than an afternoon's work.
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slowerpoke
I wonder if we'll see more plagiarism in the contest winners this year.
thedeadwalk!
Or, winners that aren't Halloween themed at all.
Qing Guang
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Holloween art contest = Holloween COSTUME contest
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And yeah, considering that there've been successful plagiarism attempts in both of last year's contests I won't be surprised to see more.
Fril Estelin
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Yeah, no offense to the cosplayers (those ARE neat costumes, I must admit) but it'd be nice if they'd actually let another medium win for a change.
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Qing Guang
I'm not saying they ought to make rules against it or judge them unfairly. Really, we're left with a conundrum: costumes take quite a bit of time and effort to create, but if we judge them on that and on their faithfulness to the original, they're guaranteed to win. My one real beef with those costumes is that they take plenty of skill, but no real creativity. Creative thinking, yes - it's quite difficult to create a pattern based on screens from anything, I'm sure - but not creativity. They're simply replicating an existing design. It would be nice to see someone win based on originality rather than simply the amount of effort and the "wow, I'm impressed they were able to do that" factor.
And actually, I felt the Gwen costume wasn't up to par with many of the other ones. While I do admire the use of accurate materials - that can't have been easy - I think the construction was a bit clumsy. The fabric parts stick out stiffly and almost unnaturally, while the whole costume seems fairly ill-fitting. Moreover, it's one of the more basic outfits in Guild Wars, without much detail work except on the gloves and boots. I wasn't nearly as impressed by it as I was by the family from the previous year, or even by the FoW ranger from the same year. My apologies to the creator, but I just found it "passable".
And actually, I felt the Gwen costume wasn't up to par with many of the other ones. While I do admire the use of accurate materials - that can't have been easy - I think the construction was a bit clumsy. The fabric parts stick out stiffly and almost unnaturally, while the whole costume seems fairly ill-fitting. Moreover, it's one of the more basic outfits in Guild Wars, without much detail work except on the gloves and boots. I wasn't nearly as impressed by it as I was by the family from the previous year, or even by the FoW ranger from the same year. My apologies to the creator, but I just found it "passable".
Verene
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Yeah, no offense to the cosplayers (those ARE neat costumes, I must admit) but it'd be nice if they'd actually let another medium win for a change.
And yeah, considering that there've been successful plagiarism attempts in both of last year's contests I won't be surprised to see more. |
This isn't to say that costumes should automatically win (some of the ones I've seen in the past winners definitely were outshined by other entries that did not place as high), but it's understandable why they would place high.
Me, I need a Halloween costume anyway (and haven't been able to do any cosplay for a while), so this is perfect
shoyon456
Couple questions regarding this contest I hope someone can answer:
If you carve a pumpkin can you submit the picture and template for your carving as ONE submission? - I just can't imagine actually somehow carving something well and not putting a template to it.
If you make a costume, do you have to be the one modelling it? - I might want to make one of the skimpy fem ele armors and I'm pretty sure anet doesnt want to see me in that...
Thanks!
And as far as the mini mad king guards... I feel that this won't be the only way to obtain them. Linsey has stated she wanted to get some new content into the Halloween event, and I'm thinking it will be somewhat like the polar for wintersday with some sort of miniquest. Just a hunch.
If you carve a pumpkin can you submit the picture and template for your carving as ONE submission? - I just can't imagine actually somehow carving something well and not putting a template to it.
If you make a costume, do you have to be the one modelling it? - I might want to make one of the skimpy fem ele armors and I'm pretty sure anet doesnt want to see me in that...
Thanks!
And as far as the mini mad king guards... I feel that this won't be the only way to obtain them. Linsey has stated she wanted to get some new content into the Halloween event, and I'm thinking it will be somewhat like the polar for wintersday with some sort of miniquest. Just a hunch.
KiyaKoreena
Like I said earlier, I'm disappointed there are less prize and honorable mention spots than the last two years. I really liked seeing all the different entries. No idea why they would cut down the places to even less than the hench bar contest, they HAVE to know lots of people have been working hard for their chance to show off and shine. I've won twice when doing costumes and my friends know my personal opinion when it comes to last year. If someone steals part of my entry from last year and it wins I might die laughing.
@shoyon456 I would say you could have one side of the entry picture as the final image and the other as the template if you want to share. There is a thread in Nolani going on for people entering to show off what they have so far and get tips for improving. I think closer to the due date more might post to get suggestions for final picture compositions to make their submissions more aesthetically pleasing.
You can have others model the costume you make. Easier to get good pictures that way too.
@shoyon456 I would say you could have one side of the entry picture as the final image and the other as the template if you want to share. There is a thread in Nolani going on for people entering to show off what they have so far and get tips for improving. I think closer to the due date more might post to get suggestions for final picture compositions to make their submissions more aesthetically pleasing.
You can have others model the costume you make. Easier to get good pictures that way too.
Villnar Shadowbane
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"due to the number of entries in the art contest, halloween event has been pushed back to november"
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They rifle through them pretty fast.
Minami
Unfortunately I have neither the time, nor the resources and knowledge to make costumes (I don't think I could hand sew a necro outfit in the time allowed for the contest).
Otherwise, I'd make a costume just because of the sheer number of costume pictures winning the past years.
However, since I have no chance at the costumes or pumpkin carvings, I gotta come up with something else. :S
Off to brainstorm! ^_^
Otherwise, I'd make a costume just because of the sheer number of costume pictures winning the past years.
However, since I have no chance at the costumes or pumpkin carvings, I gotta come up with something else. :S
Off to brainstorm! ^_^
Scythe O F Glory
Put a pumpkin on your head and take a picture.
Minami
LOL thanks, but I rather not :P
novawhiz
i finally finished my submission
positive critisicm is appreciated im kinda new to this so
thanks anet for doing art contest again!
positive critisicm is appreciated im kinda new to this so
thanks anet for doing art contest again!
novawhiz
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EDIT: Nevermind...
Tbh, I highly doubt that picture would place in the contest. Mainly because of the lack of anything Halloween in it, but also because it's political. |
Evil_Necro
Gah.. I wish I'm more capable doing something on my Mac.. But I'll think of something :P
cosyfiep
though the prizes are nice this time around, I did my try already and seeing as what usually wins ......I wont WASTE my time doing it this time around (and yes I can make costumes, just have no reason to make a guildwars one for a tiny chance at a minipet ....and my nieces [ages 2 and 4] are already booked for this month).