Vincent van Sticker - A PSP Art Contest - **Round 1 WINNER ANNOUNCED**

[Taffey•]

Round 1 Winner:


CyberSora

"Spring Time Darkness"








Welcome to the first ever Vincent van Sticker LBP PSP art contest! The concept is simple:

Create an original art piece in LBP PSP using nothing but stickers.

It should be no surprise to you that I'm crazy for stickers, so I thought I'd spread the joy and see what all of you might come up with. Like any good contest, this one has a theme, and that theme is....... (drumroll please)

Bloom or Doom

Ahh, springtime. Bright sunshine, chirping birds, and colorful flowers abound everywhere. What could be more beautiful than.... wait. What's that? Oh no, it's.... THE APOCALYPSE!!!! (or rather, "ApocalyPS3" as it were)

In honor of the changing seasons, create a beautiful and cheery scene of springtime for all to enjoy. Or, if you're in a slightly darker mood, create a horrible scene of destruction and mayhem!



The Prizes
Now we get to the good part! The contest winner will receive his or her choice of the following:

• One FREE premium LBP DLC pack of the winner's choosing.* (This prize option is for NA (US and Canada) region games only. At this time we do not have the ability to send out EU or Asia region codes.)

-- OR --

• One FREE month of LBPCentral donor status. No ads! Custom title! Bonus forum features! Did you hear me? NO ADS!!

Had enough? Well too bad, because there's more. The winner of this contest will also be given the option to be a judge for Round 2 of the next Vincent van Sticker contest. Your friends will be SO jealous!

* Premium LBP PSP DLC is defined as any of the available "level" or "theme" packs currently available for download, including The Gardens Level Pack, The Savannah Level Pack, The Wedding Level Pack, The Canyons Level Pack, The Sack That Time Forgot Level Pack, or the Lurve Level Pack. Any additional DLC of equivalent or lesser value that is made available before the end of the contest may also be chosen as a prize option.



The Deadline
The deadline for this contest is 11:59pm MARCH 17TH, 2010 Greenwich Mean Time. Your entry must be received BEFORE MIDNIGHT GMT on the 17th or it will be considered late. For shame!


The Rules

1. Stickers only! No game-provided objects allowed.
2. No corner edited shapes. All art must be composed exclusively of stickers.
3. All art must be created on a rectangular piece of "basic cardboard" material. It can be any size you like, but it has to be cardboard and it has to be a rectangle. (Yes, a square by definition is a rectangle. Didn't you study in class?)
4. Follow the theme. If your artwork has nothing at all to do with the theme, it will not be considered.
5. You can submit up to two entries per round, although of course you can only win once per round.
6. Participants cannot win twice in a row. This means that if you win this round, you can't win the next one. If you won the last one, you can't win this one. You can still participate of course, but just for fun.
7. Judges may also enter the contest and participate, but just for fun.
8. To enter the contest, simply post a picture in this thread. Having trouble getting a good picture? Taffey can help! Put your art in a level, publish it, and post here - Taffey will take care of the rest. Be sure your art is fully visible by adding an appropriately adjusted camera zone.
9. Read the disclaimer. Yes, we have a disclaimer. Read it I say or I will send a swarm of angry leprechauns after you!

The Disclaimer
By participating in this contest, you agree that you understand that the judges will make their decisions objectively, fairly, and in an unbiased manner. You also agree that there is no place for whining in an excellent contest such as this one, and any belly-aching or other distasteful behavior will result in public mockery and being pelted with soggy apricots. Finally, by participating you agree that the point of this whole thing, win or lose, is simply to have fun and enjoy yourself. This is, afterall, a video game.



The Judges

1. "Mad Bomber" Taffey
2. "Green Thumb" jeffcu28
3. "Beautiful Disaster" salieri

Why are you doing this?
Why not? I think this kind of contest might help push people outside of their comfort zones a little bit and try something they hadn't thought of before. I'm also eager to see what tricks everyone has up their sleeves, and of course I just like seeing the surprising and creative things people come up with. The real reason I'm doing this, however, is that I just want to see the LBP PSP community grow, learn, and have fun.



The Credits
I'd like to thank Cog for letting me *ahem* "borrow" such an excellent idea from the Leonardo da Stickerist contests for the PS3. I would also like to thank jeffcu28 for the excellent banner and for getting the ball rolling on this whole contest thing - it's really fun! Finally, I want to thank ConfusedCartman for all his hard work, support, and hours spent reading my nonsensical and rambling PMs.



Anything Else?
Nope, that's it. Now run along and get stickering!

[Taffey•]

Arrestor

"The Bloomy Queen of Doom"




BlueBulletBill

"Sunset Showdown"



CyberSora

"Spring Time Darkness"



famouscustard

"Doom by Moon"



Fastbro

"Sack Love"



Fastbro

"Cow Doomsday!"



Gilgamesh

"Forest Life"



TheNerd




TheNerd

"Bloom into Art"



Spark151




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-- Just For Fun --

jeffcu28




salieri

"Funflowers"



Taffey

"Mondays Suck"

[Gilgamesh•]

Interesting... I think I might get in on this. I'm all about destruction and mayhem.

[CyberSora]

I SHALL DOMINATE THIS COMPETITION IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO!

(Lol, sorry. Just the irony of my contest's winner actually hosting a contest is making me amp'ed up enough to be this contest's winner. Double Irony !)

[Spark151]

As rewarding the prize is, I cannot accept it.
Although, entering a contest will be fun.
The reward seems great, but I would never ruin the reptutation for someone else that wants to win it.
We know what this will be leading to.

To summarize, I'll enter the contest for free, so I do not want win any prizes.

One more question Taffey, can we do a theme of both? Bloom and Doom?

[CyberSora]

One more question Taffey, can we do a theme of both? Bloom and Doom?

Abstract art! FTW!

[Taffey•]

As rewarding the prize is, I cannot accept it.
Although, entering a contest will be fun.
The reward seems great, but I would never ruin the reptutation for someone else that wants to win it.
We know what this will be leading to.

To summarize, I'll enter the contest for free, so I do not want win any prizes.

Fair enough, and I absolutely respect that decision. It's great that you'll still participate though!

One more question Taffey, can we do a theme of both? Bloom and Doom?

Aha! Didn't take you guys long to figure that out, did it?

Combined themes officially ALLOWED!

[amazingflyingpoo]

Awesome contest Taffey! I am always amazed at the incredible things that you do with stickers (and sound), so this is perfect Also, the post was hilarious!

[TheNerd]

I just made Doomed art level. Can you please take a pic Taffey? I don't have a camera -_-

[Fastbro]

This is going to be my foavorite contest so far... I'm glad Taffeys a judge, if he was competing I wouldn't have a chance!

Ps. Beacuse I live in the EU, I it possible to pass the DLC prize onto someone that can use it?

[Taffey•]

I just made Doomed art level. Can you please take a pic Taffey? I don't have a camera -_-

Cool deal, no problem. I'll grab the level tomorrow and take a screen capture for you.

Beacuse I live in the EU, I it possible to pass the DLC prize onto someone that can use it?

You betcha. The prize is yours for the choosing. If you pick DLC it will be in the form of a game code redeemable only on the US PSN store. You can use it yourself (if you're able) or give it to whomever you like.

[Fastbro]

Don't you just hate it when your making a sticker masterpiece and you accidently select a sticker in the background bringing it to the front?

[Taffey•]

Don't you just hate it when your making a sticker masterpiece and you accidently select a sticker in the background bringing it to the front?

Welcome to my world.

[Fastbro]

Tried to take a photo, came out terrible. Please could you a take pic for me Taffey? I've just published it under the name "Sack Love" (As you can guess its bloom)

[Taffey•]

THIS JUST IN:

The identity of our mysterious third judge has been revealed! It's famed Imperial Gardener salieri!

Thanks salieri for volunteering as a judge for this first round of Vincent van Sticker.

Tried to take a photo, came out terrible. Please could you a take pic for me Taffey? I've just published it under the name "Sack Love" (As you can guess its bloom)

No problem - I'm on it!