Gorbash Kazdar
2006-01-15, 06:02 PM
Okay, folks - the moment you've been waiting for. The winners for the Portrait Contest are:
Art
Best Realistic/Comic Art: Dawn Van'Wynteer (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11357815 78) by PandaGaki
A clear winner in this category and the biggest landslide, with about half the total votes cast and a full 6 more than any other entry in this category.
Best Anime/Manga Art: Avanaco "Avi" Istas (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11334975 39) by Wukei
Another clear winner, with more than half the votes and a full 5 more than any other entry in this category.
Best Stick Figure Art: Qoppa-en-san, ettin bard (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11353630 65) by palcosmo
This category featured a tie between Qoppa and Ulrich the Bitter by Izekichi; the tie was broken in favor of Qoppa.
Best Computer Rendered Art: Malager Grimvale (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11335722 76) by Ragnarok
The voting was tight here, but Malagar was the clear winner, edging out the next nearest by two votes.
Best Other Art: The Snow Queen (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11346279 04) by Phasm
Another clear win here, though again only by two votes over the next nearest.
Best Interpretation of the Character: Kobun the Scalebreaker (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11357790 57) by Skyserpent
Kobun pulled away in this category, making him the clear winner.
NPC Design
Best Ally: Donovan Silverwind (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11335569 22) by Tarkahn
The tightest category of any; this one featured half the entries in the contest getting at least one vote. Qoppa-en-san and Donovan Silverwind both had one more vote than anyone else, and their tie was broken in favor of Donovan.
Best Adversary: The Snow Queen (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11346279 04) by Phasm
The Snow Queen ran away with this one, with four more votes than any other entry in this category.
Best Character Bio: Kobun the Scalebreaker (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11357790 57) by Skyserpent
Another tight one, with Kobun edging out the next nearest contestant by a single vote.
Best Low Level Character (CR 1-5): Ulrich the Bitter (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11336209 51) by Izekichi
Another tie here, between Avi Istas and Ulrich, with the tie breaker favoring Ulrich.
Best Low-Mid Level Character (CR 6-10): Ashadur the Red (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11335676 91) by heretic
Another category where the winner took it by a single vote, but still a clear winner!
Best High-Mid Level Character (CR 11-15): Twilight (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11335156 94) by Sucros
Yet another tight one, but Twilight emerged the clear victor.
Best High Level Character (CR 16-20): The Snow Queen (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11346279 04) by Phasm
Another big win for the Snow Queen, with three more votes than any other entry in this category.
General
Funniest Character: Saint Kalauz, the Icy Avenger (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11335502 96) by The_Glyphstone
Saint Kalauz owned this category, emerging the clear favorite.
Best Overall: The Snow Queen (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11346279 04) by Phasm
Only Best Ally was closer than this one, but the Snow Queen again pulled off a victory.
Gorby’s Seal of Approval: Donovan Silverwind (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11335569 22) by Tarkahn
Picking the winner for my award was rough this time. Normally, I find one or two clear favorites after I read through the entries, but this time there were so many I really liked it was very hard to choose! In the end, I'm giving the nod to Donovan Silverwind.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Art
Best Realistic/Comic Art: Dawn Van'Wynteer (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11357815 78) by PandaGaki
A clear winner in this category and the biggest landslide, with about half the total votes cast and a full 6 more than any other entry in this category.
Best Anime/Manga Art: Avanaco "Avi" Istas (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11334975 39) by Wukei
Another clear winner, with more than half the votes and a full 5 more than any other entry in this category.
Best Stick Figure Art: Qoppa-en-san, ettin bard (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11353630 65) by palcosmo
This category featured a tie between Qoppa and Ulrich the Bitter by Izekichi; the tie was broken in favor of Qoppa.
Best Computer Rendered Art: Malager Grimvale (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11335722 76) by Ragnarok
The voting was tight here, but Malagar was the clear winner, edging out the next nearest by two votes.
Best Other Art: The Snow Queen (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11346279 04) by Phasm
Another clear win here, though again only by two votes over the next nearest.
Best Interpretation of the Character: Kobun the Scalebreaker (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11357790 57) by Skyserpent
Kobun pulled away in this category, making him the clear winner.
NPC Design
Best Ally: Donovan Silverwind (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11335569 22) by Tarkahn
The tightest category of any; this one featured half the entries in the contest getting at least one vote. Qoppa-en-san and Donovan Silverwind both had one more vote than anyone else, and their tie was broken in favor of Donovan.
Best Adversary: The Snow Queen (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11346279 04) by Phasm
The Snow Queen ran away with this one, with four more votes than any other entry in this category.
Best Character Bio: Kobun the Scalebreaker (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11357790 57) by Skyserpent
Another tight one, with Kobun edging out the next nearest contestant by a single vote.
Best Low Level Character (CR 1-5): Ulrich the Bitter (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11336209 51) by Izekichi
Another tie here, between Avi Istas and Ulrich, with the tie breaker favoring Ulrich.
Best Low-Mid Level Character (CR 6-10): Ashadur the Red (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11335676 91) by heretic
Another category where the winner took it by a single vote, but still a clear winner!
Best High-Mid Level Character (CR 11-15): Twilight (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11335156 94) by Sucros
Yet another tight one, but Twilight emerged the clear victor.
Best High Level Character (CR 16-20): The Snow Queen (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11346279 04) by Phasm
Another big win for the Snow Queen, with three more votes than any other entry in this category.
General
Funniest Character: Saint Kalauz, the Icy Avenger (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11335502 96) by The_Glyphstone
Saint Kalauz owned this category, emerging the clear favorite.
Best Overall: The Snow Queen (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11346279 04) by Phasm
Only Best Ally was closer than this one, but the Snow Queen again pulled off a victory.
Gorby’s Seal of Approval: Donovan Silverwind (http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Contests;action=display;num=11335569 22) by Tarkahn
Picking the winner for my award was rough this time. Normally, I find one or two clear favorites after I read through the entries, but this time there were so many I really liked it was very hard to choose! In the end, I'm giving the nod to Donovan Silverwind.
Congratulations to all the winners!