[Batty]

Second Annual User Appreciation Item Design Contest!

[COLOR="#00A86B"]Here we are again, guys! The moment every user anticipates during event time: THE ITEM CONTEST DESIGNS! Now, as you all remember, I took suggestions from each and every single one of you users, compiled them into a list, had you vote, and heres the reveal! Since this is a user appreciation event, I decided I wanted to see what you guys had really been craving. So let me stop jabbering my jaws, so you guys can run to your nearest art medium and get going!

HERE ARE YOUR WINNERS!

First | Espy, Industrial [Entry One]
Second | Cupcake Dolly, Sugar Lolita [entry one]
Third | Ultima, Leather and Lace

Batty's Pick| Quiet Mans Leather and Lace entry

Runner Ups!
Leather and Lace| Cupcake Dolly & Tiva
Grimms Fairytales| Quiet Man Cometh & Twigg [Entry Two]
Industrial| Pink Pantzer & Ginger [entry Two]
Sugar Lolita| Espy [Entry One]

[Batty]

Everything you need to know!

Here are some of basic rules for you to go by:

✪ All designs have to include the following items: Head, arms, top, bottoms, and feet. Each entry may have up to 15 items. More is a no no, less is just fine. Just make sure you don't exceed the 15 numbered limit.
✪ There are FOUR CATEGORIES. Each participant can only enter each one of these twice. No mules allowed
✪ As always, there will be first,second, third place by highest vote. There will be runner ups of course, that will be allowed to win more than once.
✪ Do not PM me your entries. Please post them right here in the thread.
✪ DEADLINE IS JUNE 15TH!
✪ Last one, there will be no exceptions for late entries, unless extenuating circumstances occur. In which case, shoot me a PM, and we'll talk. <3

WINNING THEMES

Leather and Lace
Pretty self explanatory. Sets must include leather items, and lace items.

Grimms Fairy Tales
Everyone knows about the Fairy Tales of Grimm! [if you don't FOR SHAME!] For this one, ANY story from the books of Grimm can be done. There are two volumes of stories, check out the full list here.


Gothic Industrial/Angelic Industrial
Out of all the themes chosen, this one is the most confusing, but one I'm looking forward to seeing! So industrial fashion. What is it EXACTLY? Well, Industrial Fashion can be a lot of things. Post Apocalyptic, Technological/Electromechanical [circuit boards, etc], Bio-hazardous.. in short? Futuristic. As for the angelic side of it? Just have it be more innocent!
Example One || Example Two || Example Three || Example Four || Example Five


Side Note* Completely different from the Rainbow Rave, AKA, Cyber Punk.

Sugar Lolita
As for Sugar Lolita, think sweet lolita, but using more of a girlie undertone. Pastels, Candy Floss, Cavity inducing sweetness!

[Batty]

Winning Shinies!
Drum roll please!

As always, every entry that wins will be made in to items to be released, runner ups included. You'll also receive the following:

✪ 25 Anka Tokens just for entering!
✪ First Place; 5,000 Aurum + 100 Anka Tokens and their items made.
✪ Second Place; 3,000 Aurum + 50 Anka Tokens and their items made.
✪ Third Place; May's ADI, and their items made.
✪ Battys Pick; 2,000 Aurum, and their items made.

ALL RUNNER UPS WILL ALSO HAVE THEIR ITEMS MADE.

[Batty]

Please your Mistress~

Leather and Lace
Ultima
Entry One

Okie. Submission good enough done.
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/...SITYdesign.jpg

1. Leather corset. Kind of a halter design with belts holding it up. Bows on the bottom of the corset.
2. Leather armbands. The guy's is the same as the girl's.
3. Lace undershirt (girl's design). Turtleneck semi-transparent lace that extends to the fingers.
4. Leather mini skirt. Attached belt, wih zipper to the side.
5. Leather gloves (girl's design). Fashion gloves that cover little more than the fingers.
6. Lace leggings. Semi-transparent leggings that end around the knee.
7. Leather boots (girl's design). Thigh-high stiletto boots with details down the entire boots and bows just above the heels.
8. Leather vest. Open vest with leather attachments.
9. Lace undershirt (guy's design). Assymmetrical, only covers one arm, sleeve ends in a leather band.
10. Leather gloves (guy's design). Fingerless gloves.
11. Pants with belts. Pants (or capris?) with belts coming down from one side belt loop, and lace from the other.
12. Leather boots (guy's design). Platform wedge boots with belt details.

(I got lazy coloring/shading the guy >>;)

Illusion
Entry One

I just couldn't pixel the outfit for the life for me. But this is an entree for Leather and Lace. (Do mind the slackerness of the art...)

Completed with Hat, Hair, Vest (With little belt/buckle thingy's that are wrapped around the shoulder must I note.), neck tie, Belt (simple belt >3) pants (bottom buckles included) Cuffs, and Shoes (I forgot the Black laces, if this gets made.. Remember. The. laces. xD) Believe me when I say it all looks better on paper (but it's not as colorful </3)

Quiet Man Cometh
Entry One

Okay, here's my leather and lace thing. It's pieced together so that I could remove some of my sketches that were around it.

Items:
1 Leather tunic/vest with heavy lace lapels (think heavy table cloth stuff) and three studs on left side.
2. Leather pants with studs running down left leg. (Undecided on how many)
3. Fishnet gloves with ties at the wrist (I love these! Saw a pair at the halloween store in the steampunk section. ;))
4. Circular tinted glasses.
5. Victorian style leather shoe with brass heel.
6. Gary Oldman hair courtesy of Bram Stoker's Dracula ;)(not brain head, the younger version. Looks similar to Sampson hair but no bangs and smoother).
7. Forgot. There's a white collar with short cravat that you can see with the vest.

CupcakeDolly
Entry One

Leather and Lace #1



Head: Collar
Body: Vested belt coat
Arms: Detachable sleeves
Legs: Double-belted pants
Feet: Belted boots

Fauxreal
Entry One

This is for the Leather & Lace, but it's decidedly leather.

Head - cute leather cap
Top - A leather corset top that it connected to small shoulder straps by grommets and basically open criss-cross corset strings across the bust.
Arms - a leather trench coat with a tall collar and side fastenings.
Bottoms - leather pants with armor pads
Feet - Big leather boots with a single buckle belt across the ankle.

Yes again - sorrry for my awesomely awful pixel skills.

Pink Pantzer
Entry One

1) Buckel head display
(This would rest on the forhead comming down the nose between the eyes)
2) Buckel chest lay
3) Laced coreset
(Lace covering the stomach and boobies)
4) Buckle arm rest
5) Short buckeled bottoms
6) Buckeled chaps

Tiva
Entry One

Entry for leather in lace.

1. Veil
2. Head pearls (Ropes)
3. Comb pearls
4. Capelet
5. Corset (Leathery texture failed on the sides)
6. Armlet gloves
7. Skirt (Couldn't pixel in stirrup straps for the skirt)
8. Shoes (The black and blue portions are suspose to be lace over a blue solid)
9. Parasol (Lace but apparently I made the pattern too small to tell)

Grimms Fairytales

Quiet Man Cometh
Entry One

Pay no attention to that left arm there, it's mangled.



I confess! I did this solely so that I could have the swans. ;).
Look is based on Grimms' fairy tale "The Seven Swans" (or six, depending on who you ask), along with the star/night/sun dress theme that shows up in a couple fairy tales. Same with the red shoes. I like bright colours with a fairy tale, hence the blue/yellow/red thing.

List as follows:

1. Swans in front of the avatar by the feet (guy on the right looks a little funny because I was playing with wing poses).
2. Swan flock behind the avatar.
3. Swan wing in place of right arm (should be left)
4. Star top (basic wide neck shirt with black halter. Hanging stars from collar).
5. Belt with hanging stars, removable.
6. Navy blue dress (starry night thing) with hanging stars, drawn empire waist or with removable belt. Either way. Fabric coming through slit is sun/daytime themed and primary yellow.
7. Tiara with cliche swan necks making heart (I know! Don't bug me :p)
8. Bright, primary red sparkley Dorothy shoes!
9. Layered mantle of many different kinds of fur with sun clasp.

Edit: forgot. The halter strap around the neck is black to match the black detail at the base of a swan's beak, and I put little ties on the dress shoulders for fun.

Twigg
Entry One

Here's my entry!

Grimm theme: Snow White (Not to be confused with Snow White and Rose Red; they are 2 different stories entirely)


Head #1: Snow White Hair (Hair black as ebony)
Head #2: Poisoned Comb
Top: Bodice (or, as called in the tale, "stay-laces")
Top #2: Matching 3/4 sleeve length top
Bottom: Matching skirt
Feet: Red hot iron shoes. (From the story: "Not knowing that this new queen was indeed her stepdaughter, she arrives at the wedding, and her heart fills with the deepest of dread when she realizes the truth. As punishment for her wicked ways, a pair of heated iron shoes are brought forth with tongs and placed before the Queen. She is then forced to step into the iron shoes and dance until she drops dead." Unfortunately I've never pixeled shoes of this style before, so I didn't know how to go about doing it. ^^; )
Hands #1: Magic Mirror
Hands #2: Poisoned Apple (not shown on avatar. forgot to put it in her hand. D:)
Face: Red Lips (Lips red as blood).

Not my BEST pixeling, although I love the hair I've made. <3 Thanks for looking!

Fauxreal
Entry One

I call this one - Trispheestiltskin!


Head : We have a curly green hat
Eyes : Long curly eyebrows
Nose : A crooked long nose
Face : A long curl beard
Top : I can't draw, but it was suppose to be a pair of suspenders. It would go under the jacket.
Arms : The jacket with gold threads running through it.
Bottoms : Brown highwater shortpants? I don't know what they are called with gold threads going though the waistband and shinbands
Feet : Curly leather shoes

Pink Pantzer
Entry One

Well here is my next one!

Grimm's fairy tales
The frog king



1. King fly crown
((The crown is ment to be a little twisted and jagged))
2. King fly choker
((A choker with a fly in the middle of it))
3. King fly mossy wrap
((This would be on the arms comming up to flow down the chest))
4. King fly just there undies
((They would be slim and small with a fly holding the strings together))
5. King fly mossy leg viens
((These could be on both legs or just the one))
6. King fly buzzing staff
((The fly is ment to be flying up the staff to be held at the top))

Twigg
Entry Two

Um... okay so I kinda went a little overboard on this one.
^^

I chose the Grimm theme. Rapunzel this time.

I wasn't originally gonna pixel EVERYTHING, (almost everything), but I just loved the idea so much~
ANYWAY.

Click here!

Explanation for the item choices:

Long hair: Obvious. But I chose to have the hair up in the back from this quote= "Rapunzel had magnificent long hair, fine as spun gold, and when she heard the voice of the enchantress (or Gothel in some versions), she unfastened her braided tresses.."

Cut hair: "In her anger she clutched Rapunzel's beautiful tresses, wrapped them twice around her left hand, seized a pair of scissors in her right, and snip, snap, they were off, and the lovely braids fell to the ground."

Tears/Shut Eyes: After the enchantress/Gothel cut her hair, she sent Rapunzel away, and blinded the prince. When the prince finally found Rapunzel again, she wept and "two of her tears wetted his eyes and they grew clear again, and he could see with them as before."

Pregnant Belly Skirt: I did this for 2 reasons. One is because in earlier tales, Rapunzel innocently says, "Frau Gothel, tell me why it is my clothes are all too tight. They no longer fit me." indicating pregnancy. Two is because I've always wanted to see a pregnant belly option on avatar sites because I know some members are proud mommies. <3

As for the color options... I love pink.. and gold... and the white just went nicely. So I have 6 color combinations for each~

Thanks for looking!

Tiva
Entry One

My entry Grimm's fairy tales

Rapunzel

Pregnant

The Babe

The prince

Item list

1. Hair Long
2. Dress normal
3. Dirt on feet
4. Sleeves
5. Hair short
6. Dress Pregnant
7. Scissors
8. Baby
9. Thorns head
10. Thorns Leg
11. Shirt
12. Hair in hand

Arikana
Entry One

HERE'S MY ENTRY FOR YA, BATTYZ!! <3

Hansel & Gretel

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...sign_page2.jpg

THE WITCH
1) hooked nose; like those traditional witch ones...so extra large and with warts. Though I had no clue how to draw warts. >.<
2) walking cane/staff/stick; pretty self-explanatory as well.
3) worn cloak with patches; can have two versions a short and long, I drew the short one only but the long would pretty much be the same thing but extended and with more patches where the witch fixed the holes in the cloak.
4) worn apron with patches; pretty self-explanatory as well.

COLOURS: Come in white base with black accent, black base with red accent, brown base with green accent. Nothing bright. The white shouldn't be a pure white since it should like an aged white. Feel free to include wrinkles in the clothing as well to show how it has been worn daily over the years.

HANSEL
5) shirt with stripes on the arms; pretty self-explanatory, and my apologies that the colouring wasn't great here but I can't exactly colour on white out tape. >.<
6) striped shorts; pretty self-explanatory.
7) leather shoes; pretty self-explanatory.

COLOURS: Clothes come in green base with red accent, blue base with orange accent, and purple base with yellow accent. Shoes come in brown, black, and white.

GRETEL
8) quadruple striped bandanna; pretty self-explanatory.
9) quadruple striped vest; tied together at the front with string.
10) quadruple striped skirt; pretty self-explanatory, plus with frayed ends or tassels at the end/edge.

COLOURS: See picture since there's too much to type up here. >.> If you have trouble reading any of my writing, feel free to ask me for help. :3

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...sign_page1.jpg

BACKGROUNDS&ACCESSORIES
11) gingerbread house; where the witch lives, made of graham crackers and covered with various candies such as candy cane door arches, gumdrop doorknobs, and other candies. Edges of roof and walls are covered with icing. Optional window panes are made of clear sugar.
12) forest w/ beautiful white bird; the forest that hansel and gretel were left and lost in, plus the beautiful white bird that lead them to the clearing in which the witch's house is located. Bird and forest can be worn separately.
13) vase of treasure and precious stones; an ornate bronze vase with golden designs, filled to the brim and overflowing with treasure/gold and precious stones. Also can be worn as separate piles of treasure/gold and precious stones on head, held in hand, or in piles by the feet.
14) loaf of bread; the loaf of bread hansel and gretel brought with them the second time their father took them out to the forest so that they could make a breadcrumb trail since they couldn't collect pebbles from outside to create a pebble trail like the first time they were taken out to the forest. loaf is handheld, the breadcrumb trail and pebble trail are by the feet.
15) wood stove; the wood stove where the witch was planning to cook hansel and where she ultimately died when gretel pushed her in, slammed it shut and locked the bolt. it is black with gold trim. sorry my picture of it looks really ugly. >.<

COLOURS: For the piles of precious stones, I used sapphires, emeralds, rubies, amethysts, and I wanted to use diamond but didn't have a clear pencil crayon. >.< Treasure/gold is obviously gold in colour. For everything else, just go with the picture's colours.

There. Now that was a pain in the ass to type up. @.@;;

Gothic/Angelic Industrial

Ginger
Entry One

Industrial Gothic Entry #1 (Currently modifying for the Industrial Angelic for this same set)

My first pixel session on Paint. Please be kind lol..



edit; Here is the Industrial Angelic version that goes with the set. The wings are also to be included in the Industrial Gothic outfit except in that maroon color I used.

Entry Two

Industrial Angelic Entry #2 (Working on the Industrial Gothic part to this outfit and will update as soon as it is finished)

Belts, belts, and more belts! This set is aimed more at future technology, hence the circuit pattern throughout. Includes: Top with studded side collar, face mask, left glove with studs, skimpy bottom with attached, draping belt, left thigh belt, right thigh belt, and a pair of boots. All belts have studs, and I was sure to include each of the three colors on every pose. There is also a tiny ear chain that is kind of hard to see, but that might just be me because I can't find my glasses.


Industrial Gothic Entry #2:



The same outfit with different coloring. I'd have done mechanical wings for this outfit but I didn't know how to draw them. Instead I will reference you with a picture:

Would be recolored to match both outfits

Espy
Entry One

Gothic Industrial, Set 1

Lines
Half-colored...bleh

Pink pantzer
Entry One

Oh my I actually made something this time around!!

Gothic Industrial


1. Hazardous Monocle.
(The straps are belts)
2. Hazardous Bat Cover
(This is a bat that opens its wings to cover the chest area)
3. Hazardous Bottom Belts
(Not really much to explain)
4. Hazardous Arm Tubes
(The tubes would flow with a glowie color)
5. Hazardous Boots
(The right boot would have the same glowing tubes)

Oh my I should be shot for the cheesieness of it all =dies= I read the rules and first page and couldnt see a format to post in so I hope I did good =hides=

Fauxreal
Entry One

I'm entering this is Gothic Industrial.

Pointedly Industrial

Head - a pointed sort of Fascinator
Neck - a huge pointed collar
Top - a two piece jacket one is over the shoulder and connects to the sleeves by belts the other is sort of an asian cut over the bust
Arms - pointed sleeves
Bottoms - a pointed skirt
Feet - Big, long pointed boots.

I'm bad and drawing, I'm sorry it's not even. I'm just not good at that but I meant it to be more even.

Sugar Lolita

Fauxreal
Entry One

I understand if I'm the only entry the category gets thrown out - or whatever happens - BUT! here is one Sugar Lolita!


Head : She has a huge big double heart headband - I wanted lace around the hearts but I can't draw lace. At all.
Top : A basic white frilly lolita top with purple / lilac ribbons and collar and lace.
Arms : Basic white cuffs, with purple / lilac corset closures. More lace that I can't draw
Hands : Heart ring to match
Bottom : Lilac bloomers with purple / white ribbons and lace embellishments. One heart patch.
Legs : White classic lolita socks with lilac hearts and lace
Shoes : Shiny lilac classic lolita MaryJane style shoes with a heart opening.

Quiet Man Cometh
Entry One

Okay, Here's my not quite to Lolita-y attempt at Sweet Lolita. Is it passable?

For motif 2, replace the cupcakes and cherries with little skulls with bows. :)

1. Triple poofy pigtails with cherry ties.
2. "Whipped cream" esque top with rainbow sprinkle accents, cupcake bow, and pleated bottom,
3. Puffy white "icing" skirt with pleated underskirt (like a cupcake cup). Cupcake bows and rainbow sprinkle accents.
4. Minnie Mouse shoes with cherry accents.
5. Choker with rainbow sprinkles and cupcake bow or cherry (not sure which).
6. Cupcake bow wand-thing.

:)

CupcakeDolly
Entry One

Sugar Lolita #1:



Head: Curly ribbons
Arms: Striped sleeves
Body: Dress, Bunched blouse, striped corset (all on separate layers)
Legs: Striped full stockings
Feet: Striped platform boots
Other: Open and closed striped parasol

Espy
Entry One

Have some not-sweet-enough-to-be-sugar lolita. Just puke some pastels on it, or red and white, and you're all set to go. (You can tell how fond I am of sweet stuff and pastels...)

Spoiler for easy viewing...

And a link to the fullsize.
Royal pain in the...tooth.

1. Coat (Yes. There is gonna be a coat in every single set I design. Or almost every single >.>)
2. Sunhat with peppermint wheel deco
3. Shirt (F)
4. Floppy bow sash
5. Striped skirt
6. Striped boots (a bit hard to see the stripes. They're there. Trust me.)
7. Wavy (romantic?) ponytail
8. Shirt (M)
9. PANTSU (the deco = beads, not chains.)
10. Twin tails
11. Armcuff-y things
12. Dress (ever so slightly inspired by a certain friend's senior-ball-inappropriate senior ball dress.)
13. Giant double (butt) bow
14. Striped stockings

(Apologies beforehand, Fenfen, in case this monster wins.)

Entry Two

Pink Pantzer
Entry One

Hey hey batty!!! I did a sugar!!

Sugar Lolita

1. Blue berry swirled hair ribbon
2. Blue berry swirled choker
3. Blue berry swirled overall shorts
4. Blue berry swirled arm-warmers

5. Blue berry swirled heels

[Batty]

[Batty]

[Illusion]

I have a few ideas for Leather and Lace, and Sugar Lolita is an overall OK for a theme, but the other two...
I guess I have my work cut out for myself, I will need to research some Leather outfits... I have some cowboy outfits in mind though. :p
And one MOOORE thing.. What is Gothic/Angel Industrial exactly?

[Batty]

-points up-

The explanation is right there. xDD; GOOGLE IT, MAN.

[Mizeria]

-hugs battys contest-

I'm so excited.
two of my themes were picked
owo

[Mizeria]

Oh Oh Oh~
And will there be a staff pick as a winner?
-just wondering-

I've been meaning to ask that for a while..
xDD

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Are us non-artsy staff allowed to enter? *side eyes the Grimm section*

[Batty]

I do believe you are allowed to, Quiet.

Artists and Pixelists are not, however.

[Mizeria]

-feels ignored-

nu love for the mizzy baaatty?
-pouts-

[Batty]

MIZZY BABYYYY!~

-clings tightly-

This is my first contest, I'm a little scared. xD;

[Mizeria]

-point up to my question-
you missed mee
T.T


You'll do great darlin'
though I woulda loved to see YOUR designs for this contest
xD

You were always one of my favorites.

I'm excited to see what the rest of Tris will come up with though
^^

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Such joy runneth over! But one shall double check first. To my fairy tales!