Hello everyone! I can't let my fellow Councillors have all the fun so here is a mini Herald report. Today I'd like to showcase the top winning GFX entries from GJWXI round 1 and 2 and also start up constructive discussion regarding the competitions.

We had a lot of great entries and I think it directly correlates to having 10 placements per round, which gave everyone a much bigger opportunity to place. It may also correlate to how the events were presented, with 1 digital and 1 traditional. Obviously I have no scientific data to back this up, but the quality of the entries cannot be denied! I did hear both complaints and compliments from both sides of the fence, enough to balance it out, honestly. In no way will we ever make a perfect competition for everyone. But someone once likened it to a Poetry competition for Fiction. It is still a valid platform under the Voice. Last war we actually had both at the same time if I recall correctly. But for this war it was decided not to overload everyone, so we scrapped the idea of two GFX per round among other things.

None of the decisions are done lightly and the DC makes every attempt to do what is best for every event. Details are hashed out as a group, something that I love about working with my fellow DCers.

I am not beyond feedback though. Some of the best ideas can come from constructive feedback. Because this post will eventually be buried I have put together an informal poll and discussion thread where everyone can add their thoughts. I'd rather the news comments go towards the winning entries I'm posting below. Positive or constructive comments, I should say. They are not being displayed for negativity and I reserve the right to close it should it turn into something of that nature.

If there's enough interest we can make a separate Discourse forum thread so everyone can post up their winning or non-winning entries if they wish. Also, don't forget to upload yours to Deviantart! Some have already been linked to the DB DA gallery, feel free to submit yours. If you can't submit it, let us know and we can do it for you.

Now, on with the show!

Round 1: Digital

1st: Baxir (formerly known as Orv)

2nd: Alora

3rd: Rhiann

Round 2: Traditional

1st: Xia Long

2nd: Baxir

3rd: Lala/Aaleeshah

Sticks and stones

Stick figures can be basic drawings and sometimes they can be novae-worthy works of art. Anyone remember Ben's Multimedia? I wish I had a link but it was an epic piece that incorporated dancing stick figures. The point is, don't sell yourself short. Oftentimes life drawings start as stick figures. In art school we didn't start with drawing blobs, it was about structure and building off of that. There are many good drawing tutorials on the web, many with videos too, and I encourange anyone interested to check some out. "Stick" with it and you can only get better!

There were quite a few humorous entries for the war. One that showed Muz using an expletive and going home was pretty accurate! This is a comic by Invictus. Take it for what it is.. humor! :P

That's all for now, please remember to be respectful in the comments. Thanks to V'yr and Orv for the new banner and header!