Contest #19: Spriting Challenge - VOTING

[Silverthorn]

Hey, here is something funny:

Do they look familiar? Wait, where was this again? Ah, right, the winning entries of Contest #1, a spriting-challenge, with 79x79-dimensions. 21 entries in total. In a way, it's comparable to this one. Do these sprites look mindblowing to you? (this is a question that the reader should answer himself)

Regardless of what you think, I personally think, the average level of this contest is heaps higher than it was 3 years ago. Those that are new to spriting / have a slower learning-curve are clearly disadvantaged then. Which leaves just a handful of people producing sprites at an awesome level.

Then, there is the issue about the different tastes. I am pretty sure I can find for nearly any sprite somebody who thinks that it's great. The easiest thing would be to directly ask the author. I personally look at my works through rose-colored glasses, partially because I actually like what I did and partially because I'm proud that I managed to create something. Flaws? "Nah, it's perfect". Ask me a year later and I'll hide his face under a blanket. The point is that people managed to participate and create something decent is, at first, something to cheer for. The starters in the Olympic Games generally like to receive the gold-medal, breaking the world-record is secondary. It's perfectly fine not to vote, but a little more reasoning would've certainly helped strengthening your point.