Object of the Fortnight – Discussion thread

[toe_head2001 1,831]

55 minutes ago, Manc said:

Just thought I'd post this.

 

Why'd you post it here?  Maybe you meant to post it in the Comedy topic.

[Manc 218]

Sorry for posting on wrong page.🙃

[Djisves 580]

4 hours ago, Pixey said:

I'm afraid photos are not allowable.

Fixed it! All by myself!

 

EDIT: Here's the "homemade" eMap for anyone who may have need for it

Spoiler

 

 

Edited February 18 by Djisves
added eMap

[Pixey 4,912]

4 hours ago, Djisves said:

Is this how far the "no photos" rule applies?

 

I didn't make the Rules @Djisves I'm just the one (who gets jumped on) who tries to keep the rules the same for everyone.  This has been the rule since 2016.

 

2. Your entry must be 100% made using Paint.net. Don't use another image editor. Don't use stock images/photos (in full or parts thereof).

 

 

[Ego Eram Reputo 2,789]

5 hours ago, Djisves said:

Fixed it! All by myself!

 

Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I'm a woman's man, no time to talk....

[toe_head2001 1,831]

Yep, @Pixey is correct.

 

The idea is for you to create everything yourself in paint.net.  If the language of Rule #2 is ambiguous, we can amend it.

 

As a reminder, the rules were not created by some dictator; they were created in an open discussion.  So, in effect, we all wrote the rules, based on the consensus of that discussion.

[ANONYMISS 17]

1 hour ago, toe_head2001 said:

Yep, @Pixey is correct.

 

The idea is for you to create everything yourself in paint.net.  If the language of Rule #2 is ambiguous, we can amend it.

 

Top marks for ambiguity in a sentence containing the word 'ambiguous'.

Amend which?

 

The language of Rule #2. Or  the Rule #2.

[toe_head2001 1,831]

18 minutes ago, ANONYMISS said:

Amend which?

 

The language of Rule #2. Or  the Rule #2.

 

Are you trying to be a wisenheimer? How are these different?

[barbieq25 1,071]

@ANONYMISS & @Djisvesif the two of you go back to the very first page you will see the discussion of the rules & how they came to be. If you don't like the rules, don't enter the competition. Nit-picking is not going to help you win the competition but shows mean-spiritedness. 

[Djisves 580]

42 minutes ago, barbieq25 said:

Nit-picking is not going to help you win the competition but shows mean-spiritedness.

I was genuinely surprised that an eMap I made from a photo (and then I used said eMap to create the shine in my Bishop) broke the rules. I did comply with @Pixey's decision immediately and uploaded a new image; I even said I was going to in the same post I expressed my surprise. I'm not nitpicking and I find the reaction to my post a bit over the top.

 

9 hours ago, toe_head2001 said:

The idea is for you to create everything yourself in paint.net.  If the language of Rule #2 is ambiguous, we can amend it.

The idea is fine, the wording is fine, the rule is fine. I like it and I vote to keep it as it is. I understand this competition is to showcase what can be done using PDN alone.

I just wish that everybody follows the rules.

[Manc 218]

Latest comp would let me post direct. Says file is to large.

Had to use image host.

A reason would be helpful.🙃

[Pixey 4,912]

10 minutes ago, Manc said:

Latest comp would let me post direct. Says file is to large.

 

Which Competition @Manc?  You have posted this in the OotF thread.  Do you mean the SOTW?

[BoltBait 3,274]

32 minutes ago, Manc said:

Latest comp would let me post direct. Says file is to large.

Had to use image host.

A reason would be helpful.🙃

 

Every user has a small allotment of space they're allowed to use when uploading graphics to the message board. You've used up all of your allotment.

 

Going forward, you'll need to find somewhere else to host your image files.

 

[Manc 218]

14 minutes ago, Pixey said:

 

Which Competition @Manc?  You have posted this in the OotF thread.  Do you mean the SOTW?

Yes @Pixey the latest comp.

Gossamer thingy.🙃

 

 

[Manc 218]

42 minutes ago, BoltBait said:

 

Every user has a small allotment of space they're allowed to use when uploading graphics to the message board. You've used up all of your allotment.

Thanks @BoltBait

Didn't realise that, no big thing.

Just nice to know. Cheers.😀

I'll use image host from now on.🙃

Just made a lot of space on the board.

I just thought it only applied to a persons gallery.

Edited Monday at 10:07 PM by Manc

[Ladybug 264]

@BoltBait, how do we remove the files from here and link them to an offsite? I now use NicPicHost but in the beginning I did post images directly on here.

[BoltBait 3,274]

39 minutes ago, Ladybug said:

@BoltBait, how do we remove the files from here and link them to an offsite? I now use NicPicHost but in the beginning I did post images directly on here.

 

You can manage your attachments here:

 

https://forums.getpaint.net/attachments/

 

From there, you can sort by type and size.

 

[MJW 1,324]

On 2/19/2021 at 5:02 AM, Djisves said:

I was genuinely surprised that an eMap I made from a photo (and then I used said eMap to create the shine in my Bishop) broke the rules. I did comply with @Pixey's decision immediately and uploaded a new image; I even said I was going to in the same post I expressed my surprise. I'm not nitpicking and I find the reaction to my post a bit over the top.

 

I asked that very question about eMaps on April 26, 2018. I never got a direct answer, but in the end concluded they were forbidden. I can see both sides of the argument: on the one hand, the use of photos is forbidden; on the other hand, they're separate from the object being created. Creating decent environment maps is quite difficult (at least for me), which is why I used variations of the same one in a bunch of entries.