HEAD 2 HEAD!!

- Two players enter shots anonymously. You send me your shot, and only you & I will know who's is who's.

- The shots are entered into a public poll. Shots will remain nameless until after the results are posted.

- The Winner moves on to the next round. The loser sits down and watches.

- This process continues in a bracket style elimination until only one remains.

- NO HOLDS BARRED! Anything goes, so bring your best stuff. Composites, edits, freeware, payware, stuff you made up that isn't public yet, secret beta projects, if you think it will give you the edge, use it. There are no themes, just your best against your opponents best.



Contest Starts JULY 6th 2009

Anyone interested please sign up here.
We need at least 16, DEDICATED TILL THE END, people.

1. Mic
2. B-Valvs
3. Firemonte007
4. Lunitic_8
5. RAFLeigh
6. Skoker
7. Mitch
8. Tcco94
9. SeanTK
10. TRflyman01
11. Crazee_Pilot
12. PerrierBaroudeur
13. BigTruck
14. Cantflywontfly
15. SubZer0
16. jime59


Sign up deadline is July 1st.  Hope to see some people get behind this one.

Would love to play, but I'm expecting a book from the library (probably tomorrow as today is a holiday). The subject is Gandhi and Churchill and is a bit over 700 pages.

I'll join.

I need to have Great Expectations read by tomorrow. I'm on page 55 right now.

I'll do it too   i love comps   and this seems like a fun one!!

ill play but in 3 weeks im off for 2

soo i dont know how that will work

Count me in Shaneo.

I will attempt to play...

Im in the process of trying to make my shots better, so im the underdog  ....

tcco94 wrote on May 27^th, 2009 at 1:57am:


i am to

i dont normally do normal shots but i might give it a try or i might not hehehe

Leigh wrote on May 27^th, 2009 at 2:18am:




Normal shots will NOT go far here. This is for your absolute best work, if that means a composite goes up against a normal shot, than so be it.

Anything goes, means ANYTHING. (well, except posting pics of real planes. )

This comp will start JULY 1st, 2009 so you will all have time to practice, and get through your exams.


All match-ups will be decided randomly by picking names from a hat.
From there, it's up to you and your skills to keep you in the contest.

It's single round elimination. When you're out, you're out.


IMPORTANT:  ALL SHOTS MUST REMAIN ANONYMOUS UNTIL EACH ROUND IS OVER!!

Leigh wrote on May 27^th, 2009 at 8:20am:



You can do a normal shot if you want, but.....

Here is how a SINGLE ROUND will work:


The match up is announced on Monday

The two contestants have until FRIDAY (NO EXCEPTIONS) to PM me the shot. If I have both on Friday before I log off, the poll goes up on Friday, if not, then Saturday. If I log on Saturday and only have one entry waiting, they are the automatic winner. 

On Sunday afternoon (USA) I will close the poll and announce who's was who's.

The winner then moves on to the semi finals, the loser goes home.


I think the 'anonymous' entries will add a very nice flavor to this comp, and will help to keep it focused entirely on the artwork itself.

Granted, some people's styles are unmistakable, so this could very well get interesting. Who's willing to change things up to throw us off?

ShaneG wrote on May 27^th, 2009 at 6:57am:


....make sure to match me up with someone easy 

....RAFLeigh your the favorite. Your shots are amazing.

aussiewannabe wrote on May 27^th, 2009 at 1:50pm:



It's a lot easier than you think. I can read a hundred page book in 10 minutes and tell you 85-90% of what it's about.

I use a technique called skimming. Pick out & read the big words, skip the small ones, your brain picks them up subconsciously. Within a week, you'll be surprised how fast you can go through a book.

ShaneG wrote on May 27^th, 2009 at 2:18pm:


I do the same if I just want to preview a book or an article. But to really enjoy a book I read at my own normal speed. That way in my mine I become absorbed into the story and its just like watching a movie, in color. So why rush. Some books you never what to end.

Bob

Shane, if you still need someone you can count me in. Shouldn't take up much of my time to post one pic against a winner.

We still need a couple of people for this one.

Contest Starts JULY 1st 2009






Anyone interested please sign up here.
We need at least 12, DEDICATED TILL THE END, people.


1. Mic
2. B-Valvs
3. Firemonte007
4. Lunitic_8
5. RAFLeigh
6. Skoker
7. Mitch
8. Tcco94
9. SeanTK
10. TRflyman01
11.
12.

Mitch. wrote on Jun 12^th, 2009 at 3:24am:



If & when needed.   


I didn't want to take the spot if someone else wants it. Having a certain number of people in this is critical for the operation of the ladder bracket format.

If we can get one more, and the last spot remains unfilled, I'll take it.

so what would Andy be? Andy or Andyo? lol

Hey, I'll join... hopefully I'll have my REX issues sorted out by the time we start!

When will this start, and how will I know it's started?

my vote would be to not know until it is your turn to go...how would we know? post on board or by PM?

I like the bracket idea better

I like the brackett idea as well.

So do we only do one matchup a week or everyone?

ShaneG wrote on Jun 20^th, 2009 at 2:05pm:


I think the 2 week option is better. Can I not be matched up for the first full week of July (the week of the 5th). That's really busy for me and I don't know if I will have time that week.

All matchups will be randomly picked.

This keeps it fair and exciting.

All matchups will be made at the same time though, so we'll know them all at the same time. (well, the first round anyway. )


I will post the Bracket up as soon as we have all 16 people, and then we'll start things off with the first two matchups on the FIRST MONDAY OF JULY (6th)  


There will be TWO matchups per week  If you would prefer to go a certain week, or not go a certain week, let it be known. While I can't promise anything due to the random nature of the selection, I can do my best to accommodate.

THE OFFICIAL H2H TIME LINE

FIRST ROUND ELIMINATION MATCHES

JULY 6-10    Match 1 & 2

JULY 13-17  Match 3 & 4

JULY 20-24  Match 5 & 6

JULY 27-31  Match 7 & 8

SECOND ROUND ELIMINATION MATCHES

AUGUST    3-7       Match 1 & 2

AUGUST    10-14    Match 3 & 4

SEMI-FINAL MATCHES

AUGUST 17-21  Match 1

AUGUST 24-28  Match 2

WEEK OFF : August 31st  - September 4th

FINAL MATCH

SEPTEMBER 7-11   FINAL

can you put me down for week 3

Turns out I'm not gone until August...do you still need a competitor or is this one of those "no mods allowed" type contests?

Im in if thats ok?! 

cantflywontfly wrote on Jun 23^rd, 2009 at 6:21pm:



Of course it's ok.


Two more people! 

Wheres Paul?

I'd like to join if it's not too late but the problem is I won't be around the first week due to vacation. Will be back on the 11th of June.

This is going to be good. I honestly can't wait to get started!!!

Sh*t i just found out that im going out of town on july 3^rd for a couple of days 

@Mic:  No problem at all.

@ Lunitic:  Contest starts on the 6th, so I'll make sure you're not in the first week, that should give you plenty of time.


Some good looking Matchups, the Bracket will be up soon.

SubZer0 wrote on Jun 24^th, 2009 at 5:36pm:




If you win your first match,  you won't have your second one until August. 

At most for this comp, you will only have to take four screenshots.

If you don't win your match, it's game over.

ShaneG wrote on Jun 24^th, 2009 at 5:05pm:


Thanks Shane, your a life saver!! 

Terrific job putting this together Shane, very professional!  I'm looking forward to getting my butt kicked