Contest Customizing Contest: What's on the 13th Floor? {winners announced in post #2}

Question! I understand no photoshop, but are watermarks okay?

 

@AnchixDPx No, watermarks should not be included. Entries will be presented anonymously, so identifying yourself on it in any way is against the rules.

 

I have a question regarding the "spoiler" …

Spoiler: Brave enough?

I am not sure what kind of connection our creations are supposed to have to the atmosphere you created in your story. If the scene that unfolds is unexpected it can be practically anything from a gloomy dystopian scenario filled with monsters to a rainbow meadow inhabitated by glitter unicorns …
Do the concepts of the customizations have to relate to the "unluckiness" of the 13th floor?

 

@evie the kid The scenario was left open ended on purpose to encourage a variety of interpretations, so you decide! You could go with an unlucky interpretation of the hidden floor or maybe whatever you place there is actually a really lucky find! It's up to you.

 

@Amet Cool, thank you! This will be a very interesting challenge - I'm very much looking forward to everyone's interpretations!

 

I hope there are lots of crazy mods! Dacchan needs some monster friends hahaa!

 

Do you want before and after face-up/mod photos?

 

@Luckyl Just the finished work from the required angles is fine!

 

Thank you!

 

Another clarification question:
Entry type: (faceup, tattoo, modification)
So if your entry has a face-up, mods, and tats what would the entry type be, all of them?

And what would classify small modification vs large?

 

I have a question. If the entry has both a face-up and multiple tattoos, what should the three pictures be of? A close up of the faceup, a detail shot of one tattoo and a full body shot to show the faceup and the rest of the tatoos?

 

@Luckyl yes, if you end up doing all three, you would just list all three. And, a small modification is things like eye opening or closing, slight facial restructuring, or pierced ears. A large modification would include things like a full dye job, carving a skull on one side of a head, or carving a music box design over a whole doll, just as a few examples -- if you have something specific you are wondering about, please feel free to come to Ask the Mods, and we can tell you in more detail.

@FastFeet For something like that, yes, what you wrote would work. Or alternatively, you could do a photo collage if needed for some aspects; one with a collage of 3 views of the faceup, another showing various angles of the tattoos, and then a full-body shot (for example).

For anyone else wondering about photos, what we're looking for is a selection of photos that will allow people (and voters!) to see every side of the work you've done. So one photo straight-on, then one of each profile side are the best options.
Then if you are doing a faceup, and tattoos, and a modification, a collage is definitely an acceptable way to do it, since you would have a little more work to show.

 

Thank you so much for the clarification! I will contact a mod if I have further questions about modifications.

 

This coincides perfectly with my plan for the new doll that I just received today!!

 

I noticed that we will be uploading photos directly to DOA when we enter, correct? Is there a size limitation on the photos?
Is it the same photo entry format as the Triathlon :"Photos must be submitted in JPG format, 600 pixels on the longest side. Oversized photos or photos sent in the wrong format will disqualify your entry."

 

@Luckyl

Thank you for catching that! Looks like we forgot to include it! Yes, it uses the same requirements.

 

My pleasure! Thanks for the quick response.

 

This weekend is the last chance to enter this contest! Sunday evening at 11:59pm (EDT) is the cutoff point, so make sure to get your entries in before then!

 

Can mods include pieces and/or head parts of other dolls? Or must every modification be hand sculpted?

 

@Dybbuk Yes, modifications can use parts of other dolls, as long as they are all on topic. Things that are not allowed would be, for example, to sculpt an entirely new body part or head from clay, to use a Monster High body instead of an on-topic BJD body, or add a Pullips head into the mix, things like that.

 

@AirimirOfGondor : Thank you so much for the clarification!

 

Winners have been announced in post #2!

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First of CONGRATULATIONS to the winners!! That's amazing!!!!

Secondly, I can say that the tar clown flowne was my entry and it will be a bitch to remove haha x'D

 

@Marha - Can I second that sentiment? My entry is the Dollshe guy with the bird skull on his head and I'm dreading scraping all that tack off. Your doll was definitely something I wouldn't like to run into on the 13th floor btw.

Also seconding the congratulations to all the winners! It was such a cool contest to take part in and see all the wonderful entries. Lots of creepy little dollies (which are my favorite) xD This was so fun, I can't wait for next year's contest (hopefully)! I never really do the contests each year because of time, but this year I had surgery and was stuck at home for a week and could finally crank out an entry. ^_^

 

OOooh!! I didn't understand your at first tbh but the more I thought about it the more I loved the idea!! I just wish the tack had been darker.. But it was great!

 

Congrats everyone!

While there were so many good ones, I have to say I'm happy to see the little gold scorpion won a prize because I LOVED that little guy!! I have a soft spot for fantasy tinies, but I never would have thought to have painted one like that. So cool!

Mine was the mouse, by the way, and I...might actually keep her faceup for awhile because she's supposed to be a creepy weirdo anyway. XD

 

May I ask those who participated: Did you use dolls you already had, or did you end up buying cheap heads/etc. to do what you did?

 

I used a doll head that I already had and my bf was so kind to let me borrow the neck piece to me

 

I used a doll I already had. She needed a new look anyway. :P

 

Oh boy I'm so exited I won I didn't expect it, I just hoped very hard XD Thanks to everyone who voted It was very exiting as there were so many good entries!

@Fate, I was lucky, I had just impulse bought the doll I used and she is a faulty cast from the days D-Storic send out uncured dolls, so she's very discolored and needed a face-up completely covering her, it really pushed my creativity

 

@Marha : Thanks! I really had a hard time with the theme because I didn't want to permanently mod my doll into a monstrous creature and then never be able to sell it XD So I just played with sticky tack, the bad thing (er thing I learned) is that sticky tack does not take paint or blush very well. So it was a process. I was hoping it would look like it was "growing" from the head but I think I needed to blend it better. Otherwise it was just for fun and the thrill of competing! I rarely ever get to do things like this.

@CloakedSchemer : Your mouse was definitely creepy! I too was wondering how many people were going to keep this look on some of their heads. I think mine is coming right off.

@Hasel : Congrats!!!! Yours was most definitely impressive. I was also shocked to know it was a Narae!! You transformed her. What prize are you going to choose? Sorry for being nosey lol

 

Congrats on winning, @Hasel ! Yours was my favourite, I love the design SO much. It hits all the right spots with the colour scheme and impact

It was wonderful to see so many great entries, everyone had a really unique take on theirs

 

For the winners -- please wait until you receive word from a mod before discussing prizes. Certain mods are in charge of handling the prizes, and we are still finalizing the specific of how we're handling it. But don't worry! You will all get conversations (probably from me ) to tell you what to do soon!

 

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners!!