First topic message reminder :

Well, we got a few hits and misses, but overall, everyone did a great job! :D











Rage - Drea Hardy - Pistolkitten


Akasha:
10/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
9/10 - Creativity
9/10 - Picture
9/10 - Overall
She's pissed! lol I love it! I really love your poem too. Awesome job!
Phoebe:
10/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
10/10 - Creativity
9/10 - Picture
9/10 - Overall: Very creative idea. The picture doesn't wow me but it's still good. Same with the poem. Good job.

Toblie:
10/10- Represents
10/10- Creativity
10/10- Picture
10/10- Overall.
Great shot, she really looks mad and the papers on the floor I can just see her throwing them down as she walks away from the barbies in disgust. I like how my eye is drawn to the girls then back to ur model as we wanna see why they look so horrified. I can't fault this except the candle that's my own little pet peeve it's in her way.

Total: 115/120

Euphoria - Mistee Rayn - RepulsiveDesire


Akasha:
8/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
10/10 - Creativity
10/10 - Picture
9.5/10 - Overall
Ooh, I looove this picture! And I love the poem...short, sweet, and to the point! lol They work well together. I love how maniacal and sinister your model looks and the guys in the cages. Freakin awesome! I wish I could switch yours and Vid's though. lol Because I think yours would have worked better for plain joy and Vid's would have worked better for euphoria, but maybe that's just me... Awesome job!

Phoebe:
10/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
9.5/10 - Creativity
9.5/10 - Picture
8.5/10 - Overall: The picture is great, as always. But the poem is too short, it doesn't describe the picture. I know you can do better. But otherwises well done.

Toblie:
10/10- Represents
10/10- Creativity
9/10- Picture
10/10- Overall
What a great picture u really did this well. I love the man meat in the cages and she looks so pleased with herself. The smoky effect is great. I can't find anything wrong except I thing it's a little to smoky but then it would probably lose its affect. Really good.

Total: 114/120


Joy - Shane Stone - vidkid20


Akasha:
10/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
10/10 - Creativity
9.5/10 - Picture
9.5/10 - Overall
I love how you took a different angle on joy. The poem is intense and the picture represents it well. I love the grungy-ness of it. Awesome job!

Phoebe:
10/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
10/10 - Creativity
10/10 - Picture
10/10 - Overall: I really liked this. The poem was good, the picture was good, the setting, the idea. Well done.

Toblie:
8/10- Represents
9/10- Creativity
9/10- Picture
9/10- Overall
Wowsers, a really warped view of joy. The colour tones a great and it's always good to see death pop into screenies. The only thing is I think he looks to stiff. But overall great job

Total: 114/120

Shame - Moxxi - sereniticat


Akasha:
10/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
10/10 - Creativity
10/10 - Picture
10/10 - Overall
Wow! And you said you couldn't write! lol This picture is so incredibly beautiful and matches the poem so well! I never would have thought of Eve for this. Awesome job!

Phoebe:
9/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
8.5/10 - Creativity
9/10 - Picture
9/10 - Overall: I really loved the idea and the picture looks great. I can't really find anything bad about this. But just the fact that the whole Adam and Eve thing so you could have used a bit more creativity, but still it worked. Well done.

Toblie:
8/10- Represents
10/10- Creativity
10/10- Picture
9/10- Overall
Fantastic picture the colours are brilliant. The poem was great, the only thing is I think the model doesn't look to shameful more seductive. But still really good.

Total: 112.5/120

Hatred - Lysander Sheath - Westiedog123


Akasha:
9/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
8/10 - Creativity
8/10 - Picture
8/10 - Overall
The poem is great, and you can really feel the hatred in it. The picture represents the poem well, but I would like to have seen more from the guy in the background. Good job! PS. I think the other picture you showed us would have worked a little better. From now on, please don't post any outtakes for the current assignment...it just confuses me...

Phoebe:
10/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
10/10 - Creativity
10/10 - Picture
9.5/10 - Overall: Your poem was good and so was your picture. I love the lighting and it just looks..good. But it didn't quite POP, it was totally amazing. That's why it's only 9.5 if your wondering. Anywho, good job.

Toblie:
8/10- Represents
9/10- Creativity
9/10- Picture
8.5/10- Overall
Great colours used, the reds, he really looks menacing. I don't really understand the guy in the background, I understand u mentioned it was himself. Just maybe a little more action from the background guy so we can understand why he hates himself.

Total: 106.5/120

Wonder - Dominatrix Mercy - Evie


Akasha:
8/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
8/10 - Creativity
7.5/10 - Picture
7.5/10 - Overall
Hmm...while you represented wonder ok, there's nothing particularly gothic about this picture... It's a little bright with all the snow and daylight... Good job anyway.

Phoebe:
10/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
8.5/10 - Creativity
9/10 - Picture
8/10 - Overall: The poem was a bit short but that doesn't stop it from being good. I would have liked to see a better pose, that one was a bit simple. Also she's a bit far away, and if she was looking at the camera it would have been better. Anyway good job.

Toblie:
8/10- Represent
10/10- Creativity
9/10- Picture
9/10- Overall
Another good picture, and more male nudity O_o lol. The only thing is maybe if the shot was pulled in tighter to them and less of a background.

Total: 102.5/120

Sadness - Chase Gordon - JKAmaryllis


Akasha:
9/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
8/10 - Creativity
8/10 - Picture
8/10 - Overall
I like this picture, it shows sadness well, but it's really hard to tell who's supposed to be the main focus. Your model is shrouded in darkness, so he doesn't stand out. I think a few well placed lights would have made this shot work better. Good job.

Phoebe:
10/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
9/10 - Creativity
8.5/10 - Picture
8.5/10 - Overall: It shows sadness, the poem was good but it's sort of basic. And if I didn't know who your model was I'd be sort of confused who is. Your model needs to stand out so peopel know who is your model. Also the picture was a bit dark so maybe a bit more lighting? Good job.

Toblie:
8/10- Represents
8/10- Creativity
8/10- Picture
8/10- Overall
Nice set you set up like an old church. I find myself drawn to the white angle in the background. Your model just seems to get lost I don't really look at him. I would much have preferred to have seen him sad than others mourning over him, but still a great shot. And try and play around with lighting. Still a sweet job. Your model is the man right?

Total: 101/120

Guilt - Nix - Grimzi


Akasha:
8/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
7.5/10 - Creativity
7/10 - Picture
7.5/10 - Overall
Your poem represents guilt well enough, but the picture doesn't so much. Also, I think the editing ruined the shot...it's way too much and a bit beyond what's allowed. This shot just feels a bit lazy to me...

Phoebe:
8/10 - How well your picture represents the emotion given
7.5/10 - Creativity
7.5/10 - Picture
7.5/10 - Overall: I think the picture would have been better without the editing. The poem doesn't really do anything for the picture, and it doesn't quite show guilt powerfully. It's just basic. Anyway you still did a good job.

Toblie:
8/10- Represents
8/10- Creativity
7/10- Picture
7/10- Overall
Ok so I don't know if that is a frame on your screenie so I have taken that into account, it's really set up well the colour used is great but maybe a little less of it, she disappears and I find myself looking more at the landscape and the water. It's different and I like it.

Total: 90.5/120




-Eliminated-

No one since two people dropped out.



Good luck on the next assignment!!

Rd - Have you checked MS3B? I saw a few rather large ones on there with frames.

...is there a way to put a sim's picture on an already existing painting?

Aww Akasha, i am so very sorry to hear that you're having drama at home. That's never any fun. If you wanna vent, I'm great at listening. As a side note that Corset is gorgeous, someone is a very lucky girl, methinks.

**Lurking** These are some serious awesome looking entries so far !!
Really love these entries Westie, JK, Seren & Vid, great job !
And also the black & white stuff is really cool !!
I can't wait to see the other entries as well !!

Hugz

Thanks Sereniti. *hugs* But I'm not gonna talk about it to anyone until I really know what's going on...I'm incredibly confused right now, and am hoping it'll work itself out... *big heavy sigh* And I really need to start wearing my corset everyday again...unfortunately, my job makes it hard to wear, because I'm constantly having to bend over....They think the night shift has nothing better to do than the bitch work that the 'more important' day shift doesn't want to do...

Anywho...

Hey Eva! :D

Akasha wrote:

Thanks Sereniti. *hugs* But I'm not gonna talk about it to anyone until I really know what's going on...I'm incredibly confused right now, and am hoping it'll work itself out... *big heavy sigh* And I really need to start wearing my corset everyday again...unfortunately, my job makes it hard to wear, because I'm constantly having to bend over....They think the night shift has nothing better to do than the bitch work that the 'more important' day shift doesn't want to do...

Anywho...

Hey Eva! :D

Boy I know that feeling. It seems there is always a war between night shift and day shift. I'm sorry but "Oh it's easy, everyone's asleep" is a total lie.

I hope things work out.

Vid: Awesome entry!
Rd: Sadly most of the large paintings are the mod canvas paintings But I will be on the lookout.

These look so awesome! =D

Akasha I hope everything works out for the better with you and your issues at home. We are all here for you if you ever need to let off some steam.

& Yes you can put a sim picture on an already existing painting mesh, its the same process they go through to get the picture on the mesh in the first place. Its pretty much the only process of object creation that I understand

JK, I know. I looked through MS3B but the big kinds I've found have no frames. I mean they have some nice one's in frames but they aren't as big as I need them to be. Ah well, that might just have to be a small change

Aw thanks RD. *hugs* And cool...might have to figure out how to do that...I'm kinda stuck on tats right now, though. lol Btw...I've made a few more... ;)

Kash, I'm really sorry to hear about your issues at home *hugs*. I really hope the situation levels itself out. And like everyone else said, you know we're here for ya lady!

I can only imagine how difficult it would be to wear the corset in your job! I really miss hearing all of your updates about the corset though, and the stories you would sometimes tell about the interesting shiz that would happen on your shift, lol.

*noogies*

Im gonna have to drop out.
having a terrible time with my assignment, just like the last one. All my ideas fall through and im trying not to venture too far away from the movie. Its getting really frustrating

Don't drop out. I'm sure it's great Grimzi. Just do what you feel is good.
Hate to see people leave.

Please don't drop Grimzi! Remember, you can do any part of the movie!

Thanks Cel! *hugs* I'll try to blog about it when it's all over...which might be sooner than I thought...dunno if that's good or bad, though...

alright ill hang in , Ill try some more tomorrow. I just wish I could move my sims arms it would make her pose so much easier. >.<

Do you use Chaos?

Grimzi- Do you have chaos Mod, you can not move their arms like a barbie doll, but it does help out a lot. I'm not at home so I can't link it but if I remember later I sure will. Also you can get them to dance and move them with 'moveobjects on' after using testingcheatsenabled true, also you can have them talk to someone them move them out of the way. I know it's frustrating as hell sometimes, but I also know we're all way more critical on our own pics then others are and what you may think sucks we will most likely adore and think it's great. Oh anything thing to do is TV watching, it gives great expressions..and your pic doesn't have to look exactly like the move, kasha gave us room to get creative with it.

I really wanted to drop out, last round but had a blast this round..so things do change from round to round..so you hate this one but you may thrive and kick everyone's ass next round. :)


Cel- I saw your message and i will respond later when I'm home, i can't do you justica atm cause I'm at work.

Since yesterday I have recieved my new laptop ! Yaayyyh !!
However, when working on my new laptop, I have encountered some serious problems
My wireless connection keeps on connecting / disconnecting, so that's kind of a pain !!
Moreover, when I installed the Sims 3 (without any CC) game and ran all the updates, I started the game up to checkout if it worked.... well it didn't !! It shut down (crashed) as soon as I started it up !!! I did an uninstall and installed the Sims 3 again.... same result !!
GGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !! I hate this !!!
Why does this keep happing to me ???
After the fire my luck still hasn't changed in relation to computers and stuff !!
I will give it another go tonight and this weekend; keep your fingers crossed for me !! ;D

Check on the EA forums, Eva. That seems to be happening a lot lately. But first, make sure your laptop meets the minimum requirements for the game. Glad you have a new comp! ^__^

My wireless keeps disconnecting reconnecting on its own. Its really strange. I would take it as a sign but I have four online classes I'm taking right now so I can't ditch for good.

Hi Eva and good luck with the new laptop. I'm not much help with that kinda stuff. This is how I handle most my computer problems-->

Alright here's mine. I wish I could have seen the movies so I might of had more of an option with scene choice but... yeah no big deal. I'm use to compensating for my crappy photo taking skills with more elaborate sets and I could only do something really basic this time I read the synopsis of the story which is about a fella who had his portrait painted that was going to age instead of him and absorb all of his sins. The scene is him taking a gander at the painting after some time has passed.

Year of Film: 1945

Quote From the movie (or the book rather): "How sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrible, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young. It will never be older than this particular day of June... If it were only the other way! If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! For that-for that-I would give everything! Yes, there is nothing in the whole world I would not give! I would give my soul for that!"



Grimzi I'm glad you decided to stay in the competition. Everyone here has gone through what you are going through right now and the only way to overcome it is to keep on pushing through. Although I hope you aren't stressing yourself out and you are still having fun because that's really the most important thing.

I used to have the chaos mod but i couldnt ghost hunt with it so i uninstalled.
I dont think that would help though because im trying to get my sim to reach across a table and its not easy at all.

RD , Love your picture!

Im glad I stayed in too, just got a little frustrated yesterday, was a long day with the sims aside and then sims was giving me trouble so i was in a bad mood to start with.

Great pic RD ! I liked the movie and I like the book as well..but your pic gives an interesting take of it that I love. great job!

RD your picture is amazing. I love the way you've taken it. From such an interesting concept, you did it justice.

I think this is the best im gonna get. I wish it didnt have to be black and white cuz it takes so much away from my hyde XD I really liked making my sim into hyde, I think im going to have a permanent hyde in my game now. XD

Anyway, heres my struggling entry.

I dont have a qoute because there wasnt anything close enough to the silent scene that fit. I think the scene is hyde coming into a private room to meet the call girl he bargained for and startling her with his hideousness.





Aww its too dark to see my tophat. Sad times. XD

Grimzi- I don't think your pic had to be in black and white.. Mine almost wasn't going to be. Mine ended up black and white because it worked with the flick and because I wanted to hide a little something.

But - I like your pick and I see that you put time and thought into it.

HAHA Once again I'm one that everyone is waiting on >.<

I'm gonna try and get this in on time, asked for an extension for Berry Sweet which is due the same time as this.....hoping I get this in on time....working on it as we speak

Great entries everyone....Glad someone else avoided the black and white thing RD, I was wondering if I was going to be the only one...The effect looks great on everyone elses image, so I MIGHT see what it does to mine too

Akasha i'm not going to be able to judge this round sorry am working the weekend and i don't want to hold up the scores.

You guys all did fantastic. And i am so happy you stuck in there Grimzi.

Pk- There is a tiny splash of colour in mine..does that count? hehe probably not. Look, I don't mind waiting for you so long as you then don't come along and kick all our asses like last time * sigh* Good luck with berry, I am BERRY proud of you! ( ..that was lame huh?)

Agrrrhh so want to go and change Drea's skin tone hehe...she needs to be grey dammit! hehe

Thanks Seren :D We shall see how this works out, I found the knife Westie used in her last image, now I just have to find the right pose. And invent some creative lighting for my extras so they don't steal the limelight from Drea.

Though Drea looks kick ass as a zombie hehe

Listen, PK, that knife doesn't always show up outside of CAS. If you have that problem too, pop the pkg folder in ALL your game Mods starting with Sims, WA, Loft Stuff and Ambitions and that should do the trick for you. Same thing with the guns if you got those as well. Or you could get Rose's guns.

Good luck with takin' your pics, I am sure they will be great and I'll be jealous hehe.

After you said that I checked that it was visable outside of CAS, and yay it is....that would have totally screwed up the scene I wanted it it didn't!!

Do you guys know where I can find good gothic prop CC for future assignments and such? I have a hard time finding anything good that I can actually make work.

Great pics RD & Grimzi !! Awesome job !

I have some great news myself, I have the Sims 3 running on my new laptop !!
Yaayyyhhh !!
I am restoring and installing the CC today, so if all goes well, I'm back in business tomorrow !!

Thanks everyone for the compliments

Grimzi your pic turned out great I think. And about Goth CC I don't know of too much. I usually take what I have and make it goth with color, patterns and textures using CAST.

PK I was wondering where that knife came from, mind sharing the link? And I look forward to seeing your picture. I'm sure its going to kick all of our asses again. It sounds like its coming along really well.

Eva I'm glad you got all your issues worked out!

I just realized Evie hasn't turned hers in yet either right? Well I'm anxious to see what you both come up with

Well once again it's not turning into the shot I had in my head hehe, buts it's ok.
I'm gonna see what it looks like in black and white, though I've used very little color in it so will have to see what it looks like

Here's the link to that knife, the bloodied one looks really crappy in my game, but I like the plain one.


http://bella3lek4.blogspot.com/2010/01/sims-3-big-bloody-knife.html

Ok here it is



WHITE ZOMBIE 1932

White Zombie is considered the first feature length zombie film! The story starts with Madaline Short and her fiance Neil reuniting in Haiti. A local plantation owner Charles Beaumont falls in love with her and decides to go to great lengths to steal her from Neil. He solicts the services of a witch doctor by the name of Murder Legendre. He gives Madaline a potion, which shortly after he wedding to Neil, takes effect and she dies and is buried. Murder and Charles visit her tomb to raise her back from the dead as a zombie.
Neil drunken with dispair see's ghostly images of his dead bride and visits her tomb to find it empty.
He talks to some of the locals who tell tales of Murder's zombies. Neil heads towards the castle to free his love from the clutches of the tyrant. I'ts an extremely difficult mission and he becomes exhasted.
Murder sensing his presence sends his own zombified wife to kill him, still dressed in her wedding dress.

Below is the screenshot of the scene I was modifying and recreating. Played around with the black and white effects and decided the focal black and white gave it a traditional feel but drew my eyes always to ''Madaline''

PK I love it, knew it would turn out beautifully. & Thanks much for the link!

sorry to keep y'all waiting. We've been having some issues here at home that I've been trying to straighten out. I'll have mine in, in a couple of hours.

Awesome pic PK !! Very well made !!

I´m making good progress with installing my CC, I think it will turn out OK !
I so very happy at this time, I danced for like half an hour of joy in my livingroom when my game started up OK, hahaha silly me !!
I´ve also solved my wireless connection problem, so I will probably be back in business somewhere during tomorrow

Awesome Eva!
RD did you ever get my pm?

Just popping in to see more entries. PK and Grimzi your entries look great!

Grimzi wrote:

I used to have the chaos mod but i couldnt ghost hunt with it so i uninstalled.
I dont think that would help though because im trying to get my sim to reach across a table and its not easy at all.

RD , Love your picture!

Im glad I stayed in too, just got a little frustrated yesterday, was a long day with the sims aside and then sims was giving me trouble so i was in a bad mood to start with.

When I used to enter contest...I found that though a little time consuming...I would make my Sim do ordinary task and see what kind of positions they would make to complete a task. Making the bed, they stretch out their arms...pushing the swing set, you could even make them lift weights and then enter the 'moveobjects' cheat and remove the exercise equipment along with the bed, swing and so on.

Just a thought that I hope gives you a bit of encouragement!

Beautiful shot PK! And Grimzi too -- I'm really glad to see you stay in this

Grimzi wrote:

Do you guys know where I can find good gothic prop CC for future assignments and such? I have a hard time finding anything good that I can actually make work.

I saw on mysims3blog and I think it's located on mod the sims a glass coffin which I thought was pretty awesome. Also on mod the sims someone made a mask with thorns, kind of made like a surgical mask.

That's all I can think of right now...but I will keep my eyes open!! :342:

Ava I have no idea what's going on in the world of the net. I've had some serious problems as well and figured out mine was caused by firefox! Can you believe that?! Took a lot of looking, searching and finally finding a post with people experiencing the exact same problems as myself! I reported to firefox and placed my complaint and will see what happens. I love firefox and would hate to lose it!!

Whoever did the firefox update must be either an employee of EA's or a fired employee of EA's because this was the worst update I've ever encountered!

I had to uninstall firefox, lost all my bookmarks...and now I'm using Chrome until firefox gets their act together. Chrome doesn't show everything on the forum, like some links won't show up, some pictures (custom content) little things like that. But at least I'm back on!

Glad to see you are getting back on track!!

Awesome pics!! Talented bish's!!!

Well, I don't have time to try and make the picture I had in mind. I did however take a lot of test shots these past few days.

Phantom of the Opera
- Silent Film: 1925
- "His eyes are ghastly beads in which there is no light, like holes in a grinning skull" -Joseph Buquet-



I couldn't really get a screenshot of what I wanted. Here is the best I could get.


I know the picture is not my best work. But its okay I suppose.

Eva great news about your laptop.

It still turned out great Evie, even if its not the exact shot you wanted.

So everyone turned theirs in this time right, no dropouts? So does that mean an actual elimination is going to be eminent. I don't think I even experienced one of those while I was in it last cycle. I just felt like using that smilie, reminds me of Brian in Family Guy "Peanut butter jelly time, peanut butter jelly time" LoL, I love that stupid show.

I'm leaving tomorrow and I don't know If I'll have internet. So let you know I'll be missing for seven days.

Awesome! Everyone got theirs in! And on time! *faints* lol Dammit...now we actually have to eliminate someone... *sigh*

Tobz - Aw, that sucks.

Phoebe - I need your scores, hun! And I added another score category, FYI.

Eva - That's awesome!! XD

Westie - Alright, I'll make the due date a little later this time. ^_^