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Stick-Maker of the Year l 2017 ♚ *See Ya Next Year*

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Year 1 I Year 2 I Year 3

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Sticks by: Bimmer (Samurai), Clies (Azure Striker Gunvolt), Four (Human, Robo Brain), Llama (Gyarados, Robot), Merkury (The Dark Demon, The Grinch), Sifter (Default Armour), everything else by TBM.

I'm glad this competition has seen 3 years, hope we could keep this going. Sorry I couldn't make this year's thread super bad ass, I've been busy with work and honestly didn't think I could top last year's thread lol (poster kicks ass though). Anyway, I said I'd destroy people this year, no? So let's get this underway! S.M.O.T.Y. 2017!!!!!! IF YOU MAKE STICKS JOIN!!!!! FUCK YOUR SCHEDULE!!!!! You have a month from when we start actually start, so you'd have plenty of time to wow the panties off everyone. Plus, Raymond is contributing actual cash prizes to the winner (via steam or paypal)! If that doesn't motivate you I don't know what will. I won't start this competition with under 13 people, that's the magic number. Join motherfuckers.

This is how it's happening:

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Basically just weaving out who will make it to the second round. There will be a deadline for you to submit your stick and then another week until the next deadline for the judges to pick the top 15 who will move on. Everyone who's participating in the competition will have a chance to make it to the second round.

Note: If only 15 join then the top 10, if only 10 then top 5, etc.

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The remaining 15 will have to make another stick, by the deadline, to be able to qualify for the top two.

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(Shit's gettin' real)

The remaining two will have to duke it out with their stick-making abilities and try to make something more impressive then the other. There will be no deadline for the last round, voting starts when both sticks are in. Even though there's no deadline, I do ask that if you manage to make it to the last round, you finish your stick in a timely manner, as courtesy to the judges and people awaiting to know the winner.

You will be judged based on creativity, overall look (this includes holes), and functionality.
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Waffles Mgee
Gary
Prometheus


*Please note that if you did volunteer to be a judge you may not participate in the competition*
All staff members will be considered for judges before I select any regular members, since Ray is letting us use the staff area. If only 1 or 2 spots are left after selecting from every staff member THEN I'll consider regular members as judges. Ray agreed to give temporary staff access to any regular member I select as a judge. So all judging will be done in the staff area. Judges, please post the name of the people who are proceeding to the next round, every round.
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___Image__You cannot submit any previously made sticks.
___Image__You cannot submit any sticks that look too similar to a stick you've made before.
___Image__You cannot submit a stick made entirely or partially by someone else.
___Image__Your stick must be completed and submitted within the time frames given, or you're out of the competition.
___Image__There's no re-doing your entry, once it's in it's final.
___Image__Submit your stick to all three judges (via PM or Skype) to ensure your stick will be judged. Don't send it to me. I'm not a judge.
___Image__Full-bodies and bases included.
___Image__You can make absolutely any and everything for an entry, except backgrounds, it has to be an actual figure.
___Image__You do have the option of sharing what you made in this thread.
___Image__If you made a base, submit the individual stick and if you've made a full body, assemble it and submit a ONE frame animation with the lone stick in it.
___Image__Do not submit an animation accompanying your stick unless it explains how it functions (e.g. A transformer transforming), though you can share any animations in the thread.
___Image__Sprites are allowed to be incorporated into the stick as long as it's not the majority of the stick (e.g. They make up small details).
___Image__Even if we've already started, you have until the end of Round 1 to join and submit an entry.

Participants
The Black Mamba
Sifter
Clies
DON
Stickly
Fed.E
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AlpK
Ether
Blademaster
Strider
Round 2
Strider
The Black Mamba
Clies
DON
Final Round
Clies
DON
Winner

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Pose 2 I Pose 3
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Round One_Image_June 24th
(Judgement in 2-3 days.)

Round Two_Image_July 27th
(Judgement in 2-3 days.)

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$20 on PayPal/Steam + V.I.P for 1st place
$10 on PayPal/Steam + V.I.P for 2nd place

If you already have V.I.P you can choose to give it away to another member.
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dibs on judge
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God yes I've been waiting for this, put me in
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If I can make sticks after 23rd of this month, I'm down. This week and the one following are so full of exams.
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How long I'm thinking it's gonna take to get to at least 13 participants, you'll have time before I post an actual due date for round one. Gary you're a judge, llama you're in.
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I made this Global. Good luck everyone! Hopefully we'll see some cool entries.
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Yesss finally, put me in man I'm winning this year *stares deeply into Four*
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Fuck it i'm in.
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Spoiler:
Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston - The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation
https://vk.com/doc-58650815_254012664?d ... 60f72ab566
Richard Williams - The Animator's Survival Kit:
https://vk.com/doc176415392_222242886?h ... 5d2f9e012c
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12 Principles of Animation summarized
http://vimeo.com/93206523
Aaron Hartline and Victor Navone, animators at Pixar Animation Studios and mentors at Animation Mentor, discuss timing and spacing tips and tricks
http://www.animationmentor.com/resource ... d-spacing/
Pixar's 22 rules to phenomenal storytelling
http://imgur.com/gallery/E8xe0
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Put me in.. but.. there's something wrong with TDD this is why i'm late.. for the party.. ugh..
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same thing been happening to me
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to actually be able to log-in you need to take off your cookies..
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Hey I'm in! If I can meet deadlines that is. Hopefully things will run smoothly, but figured if I'm going to be here may as well take part in this.
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Time to JUDGE STUFF. I just get PMs, right? Give me all those spicy piv files.
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Waffles Mgee wrote:Time to JUDGE STUFF. I just get PMs, right? Give me all those spicy piv files.
I'll probably pass mine through discord.
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i´m in
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