FFR Create-a-Token-Image Contest!

[Xenorosth]

Originally Posted by _.Spitfire._

Went ahead and did a few as well just now:

Ball of Malt v2
Kirlian Shores 1 (Not really that well readable, should probably make the edge of the hand lighter but what I did was use a kirlian photograph cause kirlian hehu)
Kirlian Shores 2
MLP Melody 1
MLP Melody 2
S (pianers cause classical remix)
TGWP (I read a smash bros idea somewhere in the thread and I really liked that idea so I went ahead and tried that)
When The Earth Blew Up v2
World's End Yama Xanadu

Damnit Spitfire, give other's a chance! XD You probably just won ALL of them.

[Charu]

Originally Posted by _.Spitfire._

TGWP (I read a smash bros idea somewhere in the thread and I really liked that idea so I went ahead and tried that)

I really like this one. This is perfect for the song in my opinion as both the song and the game represent franchises mixing to each other.

[Nick Skyline]

Originally Posted by _.Spitfire._

Went ahead and did a few as well just now:

Ball of Malt v2
Kirlian Shores 1 (Not really that well readable, should probably make the edge of the hand lighter but what I did was use a kirlian photograph cause kirlian hehu)
Kirlian Shores 2
MLP Melody 1
MLP Melody 2
S (pianers cause classical remix)
TGWP (I read a smash bros idea somewhere in the thread and I really liked that idea so I went ahead and tried that)
When The Earth Blew Up v2
World's End Yama Xanadu

Criticism/judging time for me!

Ball of Malt v2 - (Neo?)Classical Country music aside, this song surprised me the first time I heard it after looking at this token. They seem to match very well; although when I listen to it, I imagine an old-fasioned drinking party in a saloon for some reason. And you would find cowboys like the one in this token in saloons every once in a while.

Kirlian Shores - The kirlian photograph in the red one doesn't seem to fit the...calm tone this song carries, so I think that a cool color would fit better for this song (that's what you're doing for the second token, though); but I'm sure the edge of the hand on that token is fine. Okay token IMO. The second one just seems to stand out a lot better, but I can't really figure out why...maybe a historical painting of the coastline of an ocean just seems to scream out "Kirlian Shores" to me.

MLP Melody - I agree with popsicle on this one; those tokens are miles better without ponies than with. The rainbow outline on the second token is kinda what steals the competition away for me for this song; regardless, both tokens match the show (or, at least, represent one of the characters) perfectly.

S - Remix of classical piano song, meet Spitfire's piano GFX. The positioning of the black keys is almost completely uniform in relation to the finger. And had it not been for that black outline on the hand, it could have been regarded as invisible, or blending in with the white keys. I personally found it to be unfortunately generic for my tastes, the overhead piano keys just don't seem to work for me. Worst token out of the bunch IMO.

The Games we Played - Aside from FFR's trademark Skill Token hand being replaced by Crazy Hand from Melee, this one just kicked my fuckin' ass. That's all I will say for this one.

The Earth Blew Up - Fires of Hell, engulf the planet and burn it to ashes (insert evil laughter)! It's hard to find an image of a nuclear explosion from space, but this image still seems to represent the token very well (I tried looking for one myself a couple times, couldn't find one). Also, am I the only one that convinced myself that looks a little bit like a dragon? Just saying. Regardless, I really like this token; the image of Earth being swallowed by fire just puts a smile on my face when I look at this.

World End's Yama Xanadu - You know every movie that starts in a post-apocalyptic future at sunrise? This seems like it could be from one of those movies. I know, it's considered to be a bit of a cliché, but it fits here. I'm not even going to question the possibility of several F5 tornadoes striking North America within the next year.

Great job on all of these tokens, Spitfire. I appreciate any responses you have.

also zephei that token for white walls pt2 is boss...That crack in the wall makes the hand stand out perfectly. Even the black outline is really good, like it contrasts the wall.

EDIT: Thanks, noname for clearing that.

[noname219]

Originally Posted by Nick Skyline

Sorry, but you made too many entries for this competition (the maximum was 5, not 10).

I thought it was 5 entries per token, not total...?

EDIT : Yep

Contest Rules

* You can have five entries per token, no more than that!

EDIT2 :

Haha, it had to be done, nice execution. I like the perspective of the hand, it gives a lot of dynamism to the composition. I don't understand the background, not being a huge Smash Bros player, it reminds me of the Danish flag. ^^

[Zephei]

Originally Posted by KrazyKitsune

Oh my god, that is awesome. ^^

Originally Posted by Nick Skyline

also zephei that token for white walls pt2 is boss...That crack in the wall makes the hand stand out perfectly. Even the black outline is really good, like it contrasts the wall.

Thanks!

[LaZboy77]

Yes! Not mine, obviously.
I wasn't sure how to "quote" the picture.

Just one question: How do they decide whether they want it to be a skill token or a regular token?

[Xenorosth]

Originally Posted by Nick Skyline

Criticism/judging time for me!

Ball of Malt v2 - (Neo?)Classical Country music aside, this song surprised me the first time I heard it after looking at this token. They seem to match very well; although when I listen to it, I imagine an old-fasioned drinking party in a saloon for some reason. And you would find cowboys like the one in this token in saloons every once in a while.

Kirlian Shores - The kirlian photograph in the red one doesn't seem to fit the...calm tone this song carries, so I think that a cool color would fit better for this song (that's what you're doing for the second token, though); but I'm sure the edge of the hand on that token is fine. Overall, worst token out of the bunch IMO. The second one just seems to stand out a lot better, but I can't really figure out why...maybe a historical painting of the coastline of an ocean just seems to scream out "Kirlian Shores" to me.

MLP Melody - I agree with popsicle on this one; those tokens are miles better without ponies than with. The rainbow outline on the second token is kinda what steals the competition away for me for this song; regardless, both tokens match the show (or, at least, represent one of the characters) perfectly.

S - Remix of classical piano song, meet Spitfire's piano GFX. The positioning of the black keys is almost completely uniform in relation to the finger. And had it not been for that black outline on the hand, it could have been regarded as invisible, or blending in with the white keys. I personally found it to be unfortunately generic for my tastes, the overhead piano keys just don't seem to work for me.

The Games we Played - Aside from FFR's trademark Skill Token hand being replaced by Crazy Hand from Melee, this one just kicked my fuckin' ass. That's all I will say for this one.

The Earth Blew Up - Fires of Hell, engulf the planet and burn it to ashes (insert evil laughter)! It's hard to find an image of a nuclear explosion from space, but this image still seems to represent the token very well (I tried looking for one myself a couple times, couldn't find one). Also, am I the only one that convinced myself that looks a little bit like a dragon? Just saying. Regardless, I really like this token; the image of Earth being swallowed by fire just puts a smile on my face when I look at this.

World End's Yama Xanadu - You know every movie that starts in a post-apocalyptic future at sunrise? This seems like it could be from one of those movies. I know, it's considered to be a bit of a cliché, but it fits here. I'm not even going to question the possibility of several F5 tornadoes striking North America within the next year.

Great job on all of these tokens, Spitfire. I appreciate any responses you have.

also zephei that token for white walls pt2 is boss...That crack in the wall makes the hand stand out perfectly. Even the black outline is really good, like it contrasts the wall.

EDIT: Thanks, noname for clearing that.

What? What? And I don't get any sort of critic? D:

[Zephei]

Originally Posted by LaZboy77

Yes! Not mine, obviously.
I wasn't sure how to "quote" the picture.

Just one question: How do they decide whether they want it to be a skill token or a regular token?

All are skill tokens except for World's End Yama Xanadu and The Games We Played 1-5 which are "normal" tokens.

[Zephei]

These are my final designs. Disregard any previous posts including these.

White Walls, Part 2

Kirlian Shores

The earth blew up v2
I generated the explosion in the background using an image of dirt.

World End's Yama Xanadu

R176 v2 (with Xenorosth)
Use the design from this post, not his. We ironed out a few errors.

Ball of Malt v2

My Little Pony Medley [Heavy]
Thought I might as well make a design, couldn't come up with many good ideas.

Feedback appreciated.

And that's a wrap! Good luck to everyone.

[LaZboy77]

Originally Posted by Zephei

All are skill tokens except for World's End Yama Xanadu and The Games We Played 1-5 which are "normal" tokens.

Yeah, I know. I'm just wondering how they decided that The Games We Played would be a regular token. I just know that regular tokens I usually have to find or do something weird to earn. Whereas for skill tokens I need to play the game to earn. The Games We Played requires an FC of parts 1-5. So, I'm wondering why they made it a regular token instead of a skill token.

[bmah]

It's generally a rather arbitrary decision. However, when it comes to v2 songs and files of multiple difficulties, those ones will almost certainly be a skill token as opposed to a regular token.

[noname219]

Originally Posted by LaZboy77

Yeah, I know. I'm just wondering how they decided that The Games We Played would be a regular token. I just know that regular tokens I usually have to find or do something weird to earn. Whereas for skill tokens I need to play the game to earn. The Games We Played requires an FC of parts 1-5. So, I'm wondering why they made it a regular token instead of a skill token.

I felt the same way before, but there are other tokens that involve skills and are classified as normal tokens. (Dendrite v2, Tell v3, You Gotta B-E-E-R, Here We Go, etc.) Those are more "accomplishement tokens" and TGWP (Full Edition) is exactly this type of token. (accomplishment tokens = tokens that doesn't need one sitting to unlock them.) Problem is, Token Whore is in the Skill Token section and fits more in the Normal Section. It was probably put there because the requirement is directly related to the Skill Token section.

There was a thread back in 2012 that talked a little bit about moving the tokens into new categories : http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ghlight=tokens.
I feel it could make more sense to create new categories for tokens since the list has increased a lot and we have more complex and new token requirements. I don't think it's a necessity right now because it doesn't affect how we can unlock them, but it could be a nice feature to improve the site.

[popsicle_3000]

Originally Posted by Zephei

These are my final designs. Disregard any previous posts including these.

White Walls, Part 2

Kirlian Shores

The earth blew up v2
I generated the explosion in the background using an image of dirt.

World End's Yama Xanadu

R176 v2 (with Xenorosth)
Use the design from this post, not his. We ironed out a few errors.

Ball of Malt v2

My Little Pony Medley [Heavy]
Thought I might as well make a design, couldn't come up with many good ideas.

Feedback appreciated.

And that's a wrap! Good luck to everyone.

world's end and MLP ftw!!!

[Nick Skyline]

Originally Posted by Xenorosth

What? What? And I don't get any sort of critic? D:

Well, you're asking for it. Are you not?

I'll soon edit this post to criticize your tokens.

[popsicle_3000]

no edit, do a new post so we can read it

[Xenorosth]

Indeed. And yes, I did want critique. I worked hard on these 9 tokens!

[Netjet!]

Just so everyone's aware again, the contest closes today at 7PM EST (so in just under 17 hours). Goooood luck ;D

[PsYcHoZeRoSk8eR]

So, since I don't have any time to finish these, not to mention the programs or available computer, I'll post these here. Granted these are all pretty old, and are using a lower quality template, as alluded to in my earlier post. Feel free to use/modify as needed, I'd rather not have this work go to waste. To be honest, I was just happy to find these after losing most of my files from this time period. Unfortunately, I no longer have the backup photoshop files which would make updating these much easier.

Since there is a limit to what I can submit, I figure if you're willing to use one without any hand/danceguy feel free to use one of these 5, no preference:



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[Coolboyrulez0]

WEYX dunno just messin around

[Nullifidian]

You're just 2 over the limit psycho lol

But I do feel they're just "randomly" selected graphics, without any attention to the theme or feel of a particular song. Decision's not up to me though :J