Posted 07 January 2009 - 01:58 PM
Once again the quality of all the pieces was terrific. I'm not going to heap individual praise on each person, because each one had quality worthy of winning. I'll be honest this came down to two choices for me Ericnilla and Scumdogg.
Airot, Sunday with Imaginary Friend
The quality on this one was great, I just have no idea what the holiday is. Being that this was a holiday contest, that hurt her chances.
ReccoomKaboom, Salvation Army Santa Claws
The angle was too much for me on this one. He could have painted the Mona Lisa, but the angle would have been too much.
Tortle, KISS Meets the Turduckendon
I have to give big credit for having a fun idea. This seems not too far off from something Kiss would be a part of. It was just that the layout didn't do much for me. This will sound pretentious, but I'll say it anyways because it's my feeling. The poster felt more like a copy instead of homage. I can't give an exact reason, but that was my reaction.
But at the end of the day I was really deciding between Ericnilla and Scumdogg. Both were fun and funny with a great look. But by a hair Scumdogg got my vote. I always seem to talk about the fluidity and motion in Scumdogg's pieces. In this case it was the difference maker. I felt Frosty was involved, the Madball had control, and that the kids were really running.
My vote is for Scumdogg, but everyone did an amazing job! Thank you all for participating, it really is one of my favorite parts of the board.