PinkPT Subtext King/Queen 5---Winner Announced

[Ammer]

The different lines represent a line of a poem, which replace one another on the set:

From purple's deep and lucid depths
I've wandered far away
The journey wore me out until
I'd faded in to gray.

I'm a bit confused; is this poem something you made up or are these lines from an actual poem?

[Fiddelysquat]

The different lines represent a line of a poem, which replace one another on the set:

From purple's deep and lucid depths
I've wandered far away
The journey wore me out until
I'd faded in to gray.

I'm a bit confused; is this poem something you made up or are these lines from an actual poem?

I wrote it myself.

[Robert]

Judges, please rate/review each subtext. Remember, give reasons for your ratings and constructive criticism.

Please choose 3 people to eliminate by Wednesday December 7

_jade_em_
Dreaming within an azurite veil

.:Requiem:.
Spellbinding Spectrum

Anubis
Multicolour Glow

Blk Mage
Lost within the Rapture

Fiddelysquat
From purple's deep and lucid depths
I've wandered far away
The journey wore me out until
I'd faded in to gray.

Forest_Majesty
Peerless Pixel Perfection

Jen
See digital, See colours

mjrinella
Mislaid in the vortex

paperfacesX022
Purple Majesty

pattypus
Pixelated Purple

Stephanie
Purple Haze

Twinkle
A digital dream...

WIS
Digital Haze

Xil
Only we let the purple in

[Ammer]

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Judges Note's: I really was proud of everyone this round. There was a definate improvement from last round and I actually think that the majority of these subtexts were original and not biting off one another. Excellent job everyone!

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_jade_em_
Dreaming within an azurite veil

I like your wording here; I can see how you thought that signature was of the azurite type but still, it can be confusing to those who don't know what that means. But than again, this signature is giving off a confusing vibe so I can see why you put that there. Good job overall.

Rating: 8/10

.:Requiem:.
Spellbinding Spectrum

I like the description here; the signature is spellbinding as in it's entrancing and the colours do seem like a spectrum. Nice job.

Rating: 8/10

Anubis
Multicolour Glow

I can see where you got the multicolour glow idea from but compared it just doesn't have a certain flare. I don't know, it seems as if something is missing. Like perhaps you could've put "Luminescent Glow" or something. I don't know, it just seems as if it's missing something.

Rating: 7.75/10

Blk Mage
Lost within the Rapture

I don't see how this one really relates to the signature. I mean, I can see where the lost and rapture idea came from but it really doesn't capture the main focus of the signature. It's as if you were trying to be so different and/or original that you made your subtext completely and almost irrelevant.

Rating: 5/10

Fiddelysquat
From purple's deep and lucid depths
I've wandered far away
The journey wore me out until
I'd faded in to gray.

I think that this subtext is good but perhaps it's a bit too deep for this signature. But than again, simple is not always the best route to follow. I also think the poem itself is really nice but still, this subtext doesn't really match the signature. I can see where you added in the colours and how it would relate but it just doesn't really relate (The subtext as a whole). The first two lines I believe would stand well on their own. Good effort however.

Rating: 6.75/10

Forest_Majesty
Peerless Pixel Perfection

Now that I know what I'm talking about, I like this subtext a lot. I also like how each word began with 'p' and how you managed to pull together a decent subtext with a set limit. Good creativity.

Rating: 9/10

Jen
See digital, See colours

Compared to many other subtext, I would think this is one of the most basic subtexts. I'm not saying it's bad; it's just doesn't really "move" me as the other subtexts did. It's clear and I can see how it would fit -- So I won't dog you on that.

Rating: 7/10

mjrinella
Mislaid in the vortex

I like this one; I'm especially liking how everyone this round used pretty original subtexts. Perhaps "Misled into the Vortex" would work as well but I like yours, so no worries.

Rating: 8.25/10

paperfacesX022
Purple Majesty

I like this one and it's quite interesting why; purple is the dominant colour in this signature and this is why I believe the word "Majesty" compliments it. Good use of the colours paperfacesX022!

Rating: 8/10

pattypus
Pixelated Purple

You see, this one would work if the entire signature had variations of purple within it. I can see why you'd put it in, but it doesn't really match. I mean, there's only one area with purple, perhaps focusing more on the other colours would've helped you.

Rating: 6/10

Stephanie
Purple Haze

Again, it's not entirely purple, but I can see where you got the "haze" part from. But still, you lose points for only concentrating on purple.

Rating: 6/10

Twinkle
A digital dream...

I like this one; it does have that "digital" effect to it and it does seem dream-like. Good job.

Rating: 9/10

WIS
Digital Haze

Even though this subtext is close to Stephanie's subtext, I think it matches the signature very well. It captures the digital aspect as Twinkle does as well; good job.

Rating: 8.25/10

Xil
Only we let the purple in

I like how you used a personal pronoun; it makes it that much more poetic. But still, the purple factor is slightly bothering me. But it can still work as purple looks as if it's taking over the signature, like since you let the purple in, it's dominating the signature itself.

Rating: 7/10

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I choose to eliminate...

1. Blk Mage
2. Pattypus
3. Stephanie

Warnings to...

1. Fiddelysquat

Last edited by Ammer on Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:25 am, edited 1 time in total.

[Forest_Majesty]

I hate to sound iffy or upset (which I am not ), but I just would like Ammer to know and the rest of the judges that "peerless" and "perfection" are not contradictions, as Ammer stated. I understand where you are coming from- but Dictionary.com can state it better than me:

Main Entry: peerless
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: superior
Synonyms:aces, all-time, alone, baddest, best, beyond compare, excellent, faultless, gilt-edge, greatest, incomparable, matchless, mostest, nonpareil, only, outstanding, perfect, super, superlative, supreme, unequalled, unexampled, unique, unmatched, unparagoned, unparalleled, unrivalled, unsurpassed, world class

I used Robert's recommendation of synonyms and I just wanted to clear up my usage of "peerless."

[Ammer]

I hate to sound iffy, but I just would like Ammer to know and the rest of the judges that "peerless" and "perfection" are not contradictions, as Ammer stated. I understand where you are coming from- but Dictionary.com can state it better than me:

Main Entry: peerless
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: superior
Synonyms:aces, all-time, alone, baddest, best, beyond compare, excellent, faultless, gilt-edge, greatest, incomparable, matchless, mostest, nonpareil, only, outstanding, perfect, super, superlative, supreme, unequalled, unexampled, unique, unmatched, unparagoned, unparalleled, unrivalled, unsurpassed, world class

I used Robert's recommendation of synonyms and I just wanted to clear up my usage of "peerless."

I see; I accept that.

I used Microsoft's Word quick "Lookup" feature and it stated that it was a loss of an equal. But, I'll re-edit mine.

[Forest_Majesty]

I see; I accept that.

I used Microsoft's Word quick "Lookup" feature and it stated that it was a loss of an equal. But, I'll re-edit mine.

Thank you for being so reasonable

[Ammer]

I see; I accept that.

I used Microsoft's Word quick "Lookup" feature and it stated that it was a loss of an equal. But, I'll re-edit mine.

Thank you for being so reasonable

You're welcome.

And it seems I must've read the definition in the wrong sense. I misinterpreted it so no biggies.

See, just point out my errors and I'll be happy to fix 'em.

[Blk Mage]

I wouldn't go as far to say the subtext was completely irrelevant. But then again when making it, I assumed it wouldn't go to well anyhow because off the bat the signature went with purple, so shades of purple or something like that probably could've suffice. But nope I had to go all freaky and go "Lost within the Rapture." So after looking at it for a bit longer I guess you could say the background with the shard type things sticking up and the purple being the predominate colour, it reminded me of somewhat Twlight zone, moment type of thing. But instead of going flatout Twinkling Twlight or something, I went lost because it looks kinda dreamy and whatnot, and rapture which is basically like a twlight type thing. Not exactly saying oh no your wrong, but just telling how I looked at the signature this round. yep.

[Bangel]

"Purple Haze" (Stephanie's subtext) is a song by Jimi Hendrix.

My ratings later, just wanted to point that out.

[Robert]

"Purple Haze" (Stephanie's subtext) is a song by Jimi Hendrix.

My ratings later, just wanted to point that out.

I don't think she meant it in that way, considering when I made the signature I assumed that would be one of the subtexts.

[Stephanie]

"Purple Haze" (Stephanie's subtext) is a song by Jimi Hendrix.

My ratings later, just wanted to point that out.

I don't think she meant it in that way, considering when I made the signature I assumed that would be one of the subtexts.

Sorry, I had no idea that was a song.

[Bangel]

Because I'm not going to say it over and over again in half of these subtexts, purple is such an urgh word. Synonyms, damnit, synonyms!

_jade_em_
Dreaming within an azurite veil
I like the word azurite here. I like the phrase itself, for the signature does look like everything's been veiled in the purple, moreso than the explanation that it's just some mixture of colors (though, technically, it is).Good job.

.:Requiem:.
Spellbinding Spectrum
I like alliteration. Figurative language is always great for subtexts (excluding onomonpoeia, which is more useless than figurative language... I'll save you the rant). I like the word 'spellbinding' there. Without it, I have to say the subtext would describe the picture enough... but it would suck. It's such a great and rarely seen adjective, too.

Anubis
Multicolour Glow
Eh. That's all it really is. Eh. It works, I guess. But the words are just so boring. I will stress this again- http://www.thesaurus.com. Whether you think you've just written the world's grandest subtext or not, PLUG YOUR WORDS IN IT AND SEE WHAT COMES UP. I quickly typed these words in, grabbed a random synonym, and came up with "Kaleidoscopic Brilliance" which I think has much more vibrance than what you have now. I do like how you've gone against just the purple and included all of the colors in your description as well.

Blk Mage
Lost within the Rapture
Really not feeling it, mate. Sorry. I like how you tried to go for more than what was right infront of your face (the image, obviously) but I honestly don't think this worked out. If you had said "Lost within the Heliotrope" or something like that, which includes both emotions and the image, I think you would have been much better off.

Fiddelysquat
From purple's deep and lucid depths
I've wandered far away
The journey wore me out until
I'd faded in to gray.
Aw, I like this one. Probably my favorite this round. The signature is very empty, and the two word subtexts would do it any justice, I don't think. This subtext would be great for the signature's both technical and visual aspects. I love the last two lines, for around the edges of the signature most of the color really is fading into grey. The adjectives and wording are superb, and all in all, I really love it.

Forest_Majesty
Peerless Pixel Perfection
As I said with Requiem's, I like alliteration. Not sure if it was purposeful, but hey, if it isn't, just smile and nod. Otherwise I'm really not a fan of this one. The word 'peerless' is a nice addition because it's not something you come across too often, but otherwise, it's just eh. I see the signature as something more of imperfection than perfection, but I guess that can be taken as point of view.

Jen
See digital, See colours
This one is more of an 'eh?' than an 'eh'. It doesn't make that much sense to me, and is really just very blunt. Yes, it has a somewhat digital feel. Yes, it has colors. But what about the digitality? What about the colors? This subtext just really states the obvious for me, I'd rather you had described one of both of the aspects instead of just saying they were there.

mjrinella
Mislaid in the vortex
Ooh, I like this one. Unlike Ammer, I see nothing wrong with the word 'mislaid'. Mislaid means lost, in a blunt sense, which I think works well with this signature. All of your words are great and vibrant, and I like that.

paperfacesX022
Purple Majesty
I'll say personally that I'm sorry for a certain person who pointed out an error in this before (and I could say so much more on that, but I'll save you the time). I think the word majesty really doesn't describe the purple in this particular signature well. It's a soft purple, not a bold purple. I suppose it works, though.

pattypus
Pixelated Purple
Since I've said it to everyone else, I like the alliteration. But other than that... boring. In this competition, you have to be ready to impress every single round. It doesn't matter at what stage the competition is in, you have to go above and beyond. Any random graphics maker can slap on a subtext, but this contest is for people who can go far beyond that. This doesn't, in my opinion. It's another one of those subtexts that could really be fantastic if it used some more colorful (pun not intended) words.

Stephanie
Purple Haze
Regardless if you knew or not, I still have to take off points for it being a song. All be warned, you should just chuck your subtext into google and see if lyrics come up for it, because you can bet I'm going to hound you if they do. Besides that, it's okay. It lacks the wow factor, but it works. The word haze describes it very well, I think, much like Jade's "veil" in her subtext.

Twinkle
A digital dream...
I like the word dream in this subtext. Everyone else went for... basically just random things about the color purple, but I really saw it as a dreamy kind of effect. The word digital is a good tie in adjective, and this one works pretty well.

WIS
Digital Haze
This is pratically a direct rip off from other subtexts this round, but there's this whole thing where I have no idea who submitted what subtext first and really don't want to go back and check, so you won't get points taken off for it. I think, personally, this is like Stephanie's with an improvement- it doesn't mention that goddang purple everyone is mentioning. There's really a lot more greenish blue than purple, anyway...

Xil
Only we let the purple in
Er? Um, I'm just going to go with Ammer and say it looks like the purple is dominating the signature and so the purple is being let in or something? In truth I barely understand this subtext, but it sounds poetic and that words, so there we go.

1. Jen
2. Pattypus
3. Blk Mage

[pattypus]

lol. I got ranked twice two times.

(And yes, I know it's a bad thing. )

[WIS]

Lol Dawn, I was actually the first one to submit a subtext. :3