i thought thornins was great, sorry, but barkers freeking knocked me up side the head, its amazing, it doesnt even look as though somone could have made it with photoshop (to me enyways)
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The judge is running late....
Yes... Yes... I know I'm being a bit of a procrastinator right now.
I had to get through 50 pages of the history of computers for my tech class today....
Thorinn: (please log in to view the image)
++ Blending
++ Colors
+ Text
+ The use of the Liquify option (I am guessing that the squigley lines were created using Liquify, is my guess correct?)
+ Most of render used
= The effect you used on the background isn't a favorite, but it works
- Font and text could have been centered on the blade a bit more
- Border
Barker: (please log in to view the image)
++Lighting: it seems almost like a summoning
++ Blending
+ Background
+ The ring of "text"
+ Border
+ Most of render used
- Greenish cloud don't quite match the render
Very close duel. I found the entries quite hard to judge, and perhaps that is my fault - I shouldn't have given you so much space to work with. I envy both of you, and might I say that in my mind both of you are in the top 10 signature makers on this forum. It was a pleasure to judge this duel, and I apologize for being late.
And now to announce the winner:
After much debating, I have come to this conclusion. While both of you did an excelent job and your entries stunned me, Bark won me over with his magical lighting and background combination. Therefore,