Round #11 - Challenge #1 - Voting

[hermionesparkle.livejournal.com]

Wow!! 15 sign ups and 14 of you entered the first challenge! I am floored. Thanks so much for participating!

A skip has been used for jane948.

Rules:
- Vote for 2 icons of the least quality. Reasons such as 'I don't like' or 'It's too plain' are not allowed. Actually think about why you are voting out the icon. If the icon is too plain, why is that bad thing? What could have been done to improve the icon?
- Also vote for 1 icon that you feel is the best quality. The reason for this one is optional but encouraged.
- Keep your icon identity hidden until after the results are posted. Do not vote for yourself or get anyone to vote for you.
- You do not have to be a participant to vote (the more the merrier!).
- Positive votes do not take away from the amount of negative votes. This will change in the event of a tie.
- One person will be eliminated as the result of the voting.
- The comments are screened.
- If you entered and do not vote then you will not be eligible for Community's Choice or Mod's Choice.
- Voting will be open until Monday at around 11 PM ET.




Examples:

Least favorite:
12. The texture really takes away from the focus of the icon and throws off the balance.
120. The image is very sharp in spots including Buffy's hair line & facial features. It could have looked better with either some contrast or using a blur tool.

Favorite:
04. Beautifully cropped.
166. The coloring really makes the icon stand out from the others.


2 least quality icons: # - reason # - reason 1 best quality icon # - reason (optional)

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5.		6.		7.		8.
9.		10.		11.		12.
13.		14.

Comments

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

2 least quality icons:

12 - The background colors are very bright while the colors of the image are muted. The effect for me is that the two fight with each other. There doesn't seem to be a "reason" for this background. The image could be a little sharper.

11 - I really like the image and the composition, but the image looks a little over-sharpened, or over saturated or something. I also think it might have had more impact if the background had a little bit of gradient. The patch of green next to her head bleeds into her hair and seems random.

1 best quality icon

6 - I like all the icons, but I think this one has a background that works really well with the image. It adds a lot of interest and texture, but doesn't overpower the image. I especially appreciate that the light and shadow are consistent between the image and the background.