u/ClarkFable
1st: At a Glance
2nd: Snapshots From a Train Ride
3rd (three-way tie): Rush; Eden; Rue
The overall quality of the finalists this year was stupid high, and so I was a bit concerned the judgement process was going to turn into a sh**show--and thi
Six judges each picked their top three out of all the entrants (without ranking them): so the finalist’s below all showed up in at least one judge’s top three. Note, the judge’s did not see any of the entries’ original upvote counts on their entry posts (or any artist’s statements contained therein)—but they will be informed of the upvotes totals in this thread when they make their final selections. I did not participate in the judging in the last round, but I will for the final selection—which ultimately will be based on a scoring mechanism that includes judge’s final votes, community votes (in this thread) and a roundtable discussion among the Judges (which we hope to do a week from this
The time has come for our fourth r/oilpastel contest. Please upvote this post for visibility.
The rules are as follows:
Given the feedback from commenters and dms, I've decided to move the contest back a month and extend it a month, so it will start December 1 and end February 1 (two months). There will be a theme, to be revealed on December 1.
With that said, please provide any ideas, comments, suggestions, criticisms in the comments below. PLEASE UPVOTE FOR VISABILITY
link to last year's contest announcement: https://www.reddit.com/r/Oilpastel/comments/1hq1odo/the_2024_oil_pastel_contest_is_here_details_inside/
link to last year's winners: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Oilpastel/comments/1ixxc
I'm looking to run the 4th annual r/oilpastel contest during the month of November. Please provide any ideas, comments, suggestions, criticisms in the comments below.
link to last year's contest announcement: https://www.reddit.com/r/Oilpastel/comments/1hq1odo/the_2024_oil_pastel_contest_is_here_details_inside/
link to last year's winners: https://www.reddit.com/r/Oilpastel/comments/1ixxct6/2024_contest_winners/
The council has spoken, and here are the winners:
1st: Dreaming of Van Gogh’s Visualization
2nd: Blanche Dreams
The overall quality of the finalists this year was ridiculously high, and so I was a bit concerned the judgement meeting was going to turn into a sh**show. Nevertheless, even though there was a lot of variety in the Judges’ personal favorites, there was far more consensu
Ten judges each picked their top three out of all the entrants (without ranking them): so the finalist’s below all showed up in at least one judge’s top three. Note, the Judge’s did not see any of the entries’ original upvote counts on their entry posts (or any artist’s statements contained therein)—but they will be informed of the upvotes totals in this thread when they make their final selections. I did not participate in the judging in the last round, but I will when for the final selection—which ultimately will be based on a scoring mechanism that includes judge’s votes, community votes (in this thread) and a roundtable discussion among the Judges (which we hope to do a week from today)
Ten judges each picked their top three out of all the entrants (without ranking them): so the finalist’s below all showed up in at least one judge’s top three. Note, the Judge’s did not see any of the entries’ original upvote counts on their entry posts (or any artist’s statements contained therein)—but they will be informed of the upvotes totals in this thread when they make their final selections. I did not participate in the judging in the last round, but I will when for the final selection—which ultimately will be based on a scoring mechanism that includes judge’s votes, community votes (in this thread) and a roundtable discussion among the Judges (which we hope to do a week from today)