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Squashbuckle
Joined: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 5043 Status: Offline |
Leaves are changing, the air is taking on a distinct chill, and black pets are back in the palace shoppe. Days like this really make me want to take out a big scary knife and stab some squash. It is time for the annual piratey pumpkin carving contest! Rules:
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Honorable mentions will receive small pumpkin furniture. Any questions you have about this event should be asked here. The Entry Thread is for entries only. Happy Halloween! Para leer las instrucciones del evento en Español, da clic aquí. Gracias, Geena. ---------------------------------------- Polly Hunter Captain of Flocktarts Avatar by Hedvvig ---------------------------------------- [Edit 3 times, last edit by Squashbuckle at Nov 15, 2009 7:32:52 PM] |
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Amyrosee
 Joined: Mar 2, 2008 Posts: 14 Status: Offline |
Ohhh shiny! Hehe nice competition i must say. But i really can't get a pumpkin and start craving . Because i'll pretty much emm what's the word for it... Destroy the whole house? lol Good luck to who ever will participate!!! |
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Synful
Joined: Dec 17, 2004 Posts: 5001 Status: Offline |
Any chance of OM dolls and/or eggs being awarded for OM favorites as in years past? If we photograph our bloody fingers do we get extra points? Are you going to get Nut first with the goop? Enquiring Minds want to know! ---------------------------------------- The name is Synful. ------------------------ Avatar by myself |
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Amyrosee
Joined: Mar 2, 2008 Posts: 14 Status: Offline |
I think if there was any OM eggs or dolls he would of mentioned it. But as you spoke of it , it would be a great idea. But for the bloody fingers i'm afraid it wouldn't be such a pretty sight to give extra points for :P Hmm for the last question i think he would really want to answer that! hehehe =] |
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Squashbuckle
Joined: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 5043 Status: Offline |
OMs are welcome to give extra prizes as they see fit, but the only prizes I can guarantee for this contest are those listed above. ---------------------------------------- Polly Hunter Captain of Flocktarts Avatar by Hedvvig |
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taelia
Joined: Nov 24, 2003 Posts: 818 Status: Offline |
Things that have come up previous years: One pumpkin per carving, or can another gourd be added/incorporate? Any embellishments, things stuck on, hats etc? And rearrangement of bits of your pumpkin? Cut a bit out somewhere add it on (cocktail stick or innards etc) elsewhere. ty for running this. ---------------------------------------- Ryanne, Midnight. Many Male Indigo and some Atlantean items available at Atlantis tailor on Gaea. |
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soulfood
Joined: Aug 12, 2004 Posts: 449 Status: Offline |
Ahhh, the one contest I wait for each year. Are we allowed more than one entry? ---------------------------------------- ~Shannal~ SO Barnacle for Brains Future Queen of Riot if things go my way... Beautiful avatar made by Adida! |
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Squashbuckle
Joined: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 5043 Status: Offline |
Use only one pumpkin per entry, please.
This is a carving contest. Hats, clothing, Mr. Potatohead ears, and other non-pumpkin bits are not allowed. I won't disqualify people who have some marker ink showing on their pumpkin (it's often needed for pattern transfer), but that won't help your score as it shouldn't show up in the lit picture anyway.
You can rearrange bits of your pumpkin, but keep in mind that entries that look like a jack-o-lantern will score much better than those that look like piles of pumpkin cubes.
You may produce more than one entry, but please put all of your entries in a single post in the entry thread. ---------------------------------------- Polly Hunter Captain of Flocktarts Avatar by Hedvvig |
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Mythidiot
Joined: Jul 3, 2009 Posts: 8 Status: Offline |
This is rad. Im new, any links to previous winners? Mythidiot on Sage ---------------------------------------- Mythidiot on Sage Pillaging on the Large Gurnard (hop on when you see me on) |
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Apollo
OceanMaster Joined: Sep 27, 2005 Posts: 6767 Status: Offline |
I can't speak for my colleagues, but it is certainly traditional that Oceanmasters look favorably upon the Great Carving of the Pumpkins. :) |
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Perlarim
Joined: Mar 19, 2004 Posts: 25 Status: Offline |
Pumpkins go international! Post in Spanish here === ¡Las calabazas se hacen internacionales! Para leer las instrucciones del evento en Español, da clic aquí . ~Geena en Midnight y Jade ---------------------------------------- ~Geena en Midnight y Jade |
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lilymoon
Joined: Jul 10, 2006 Posts: 220 Status: Offline |
Yay! This is one of my favorite recurring events! Thanks so much for bringing it back this year :) I sure hope I have time to enter this year! /me loves seeing all the creativity and pure coolness of pretty, glowing pumpkins!! ---------------------------------------- ~ Faeree ~ Illustrious Wanderer on all oceans Avatar by Chiichan :) |
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Bustywraith
Joined: Sep 3, 2006 Posts: 15 Status: Offline |
here's a link to last years winners winners 2008 ---------------------------------------- Saltykate of Midnight SO of the Six Pounders |
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Cronus
OceanMaster Joined: Jul 17, 2003 Posts: 740 Status: Offline |
I volunteer to eat any leftover pumpkin seeds. ---------------------------------------- Current avatar by Happyharlot Tinfoil, popsicle sticks, and paste make for a nice shiny new hat! |
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aahsjpw
Joined: Nov 20, 2006 Posts: 159 Status: Offline |
I'll be entering. I love Halloween. ---------------------------------------- Greenslope - Viridian Ocean/Malachite Ocean Avatar by me. |
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Synful
Joined: Dec 17, 2004 Posts: 5001 Status: Offline |
Oh dear, Cronus, there are NEVER any leftover pumpkin seeds in my home. But, if you want, I'll get an extra pumpkin and make you your own batch and mail them to San Francisco! :p ---------------------------------------- The name is Synful. ------------------------ Avatar by myself |
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Cronus
OceanMaster Joined: Jul 17, 2003 Posts: 740 Status: Offline |
That's ok. I plan on snacking on some of the fished creations. I can't wait to see what pirates come up with this year. ---------------------------------------- Current avatar by Happyharlot Tinfoil, popsicle sticks, and paste make for a nice shiny new hat! |
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Brigadking
Joined: Jul 22, 2007 Posts: 32 Status: Offline |
O.O I wasn't aware that you consume raw pumpkins! Just don't eat mine until I'm done lol |
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Cronus
OceanMaster Joined: Jul 17, 2003 Posts: 740 Status: Offline |
... Finished pumpkin not fished. I consume everything, life is too short to be picky. :-p ---------------------------------------- Current avatar by Happyharlot Tinfoil, popsicle sticks, and paste make for a nice shiny new hat! |
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BlackBeth
Joined: Feb 28, 2005 Posts: 1786 Status: Offline |
I have a question -- do the "lit" pictures have to be taken in the dark? (I'm asking because I had a lot of trouble as a judge last year trying to tell on some pictures what parts of the thing glowed, since the room was so bright around the lit pumpkin. I thought the point was to show how they would look in the DARK.) ---------------------------------------- Feylind Midnight Ocean Event Addict |
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Squashbuckle
Joined: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 5043 Status: Offline |
Yes, the lit picture should be taken in a dark room. The purpose is to show which parts of the pumpkin glow when you put a light inside. If possible, you should avoid using a flash for the lit pictures as well. ---------------------------------------- Polly Hunter Captain of Flocktarts Avatar by Hedvvig |
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nitelight
Joined: Sep 21, 2007 Posts: 145 Status: Offline |
Ok, I just came back to read everything to make sure I had it all and realized I didn't write 2009 on the paper for the progress pictures, but I have it without and with on the final picture (took another after I realized it had to have that). Will this disqualify me for not having that (so I shouldn't even bother to submit them) or will it be ok if I put both of the finish pictures with and without 2009 on it? ---------------------------------------- ladymelo Capt of Lex Gabinia Good Grief |
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Squashbuckle
Joined: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 5043 Status: Offline |
If you have it on the final picture, I won't disqualify you. The key is that I can tell it's this year's pumpkin, not from a previous contest. It should be clear that the progress pictures became the final product, so that's ok. ---------------------------------------- Polly Hunter Captain of Flocktarts Avatar by Hedvvig |
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dragon913755
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Umm.... Quick question before its too late... How strict is the 700x700 rule??? Cuz I noticed that mine (as well as many other's) pumpkin pictures are larger than that. Will this affect our entries? Oh, nevermind I guess... Lost track of game time and i guess it is too late, well here's to hoping that rule isnt taking into account ^^ ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by dragon913755 at Nov 1, 2009 4:43:00 PM] |
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Jsweetie24
Joined: Oct 17, 2005 Posts: 440 Status: Offline |
To the poster above, I believe there is still 7 hours worth of time left to post entries. :) ---------------------------------------- Jsweetie of Midnight Avatar by Shazbot. |
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dragon913755
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Oh is there? The post said it was Nov. 2 12:40something AM. Isnt that the deadline? Well either way, I'm just going to leave my pictures that size. I tried cropping them but it cuts them off. |
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Squashbuckle
Joined: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 5043 Status: Offline |
Try resizing instead of cropping if you can't crop any more. You have 6 more hours to edit as of the moment I post this, so there's still time. The 700x700 rule is so the forum formatting doesn't break and so the judges can see your pumpkins on thyeir monitors without scrolling. If an image is slightly larger, I won't disqualify it, but please keep in mind how large images affect the judges' ability to evaluate your entry. You're welcome to link additional higher-resolution images if you feel that the 700 pixel image doesn't show all of the details. ---------------------------------------- Polly Hunter Captain of Flocktarts Avatar by Hedvvig ---------------------------------------- [Edit 1 times, last edit by Squashbuckle at Nov 1, 2009 5:57:49 PM] |
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Angelt3ars
Joined: Aug 29, 2009 Posts: 3 Status: Offline |
i dont know how to do the images thing and i helped my friends to post the pictures and by the time we did it it was too late to edit the link thing so my post has the links but its not showing the picture pease dont disqualify me Prey of Sage |
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Squashbuckle
Joined: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 5043 Status: Offline |
If the links to all required photos are there, I won't disqualify you. ---------------------------------------- Polly Hunter Captain of Flocktarts Avatar by Hedvvig |
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Junazt
Joined: Dec 23, 2006 Posts: 4 Status: Offline |
when will they be judged? ---------------------------------------- ~You hold the answers deep within your own mind~ |
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