3rd place:
I love the crazy beard. I like that the image is coloured although with a pirate theme I might have gone with red. I like how somber he looks with such a silly beard.
2nd place:
There’s no doubt that this is just good! It’s different, not just a photo or Photoshop effect (not that I didn’t love those). I imagine it’s somewhat reminiscent of how the artist actually looks but at the same time it’s an illustration!
1st place:
What a great expression! I love black and white, it’s so dignified and classic. Good light, good framing. I like it.
Those that didn’t win anything but made me smile for entering and made the decision more difficult were:
Mags,whose entry is in the comments, it’s very obscure, kind of abstract which I suppose is like Mags – full of randomivity.
Elizabeth, whose entry just seemed so full of emotion and mystery.
Shellibells, whose entry made me go “Woah, oh my goodness” and then when I got over the shock value I liked it for the attitude displayed.
Mar, whose portrait is very unique and quite spiffy, you can see why.
Finally… Beth, whose portrait I think really reflects herself, what she likes and what she is like.
Thanks for playing! I think I’ll come up with a new competition soon.
Hey Kristen,
Thanks for the nice comments about the beard. I was indeed proud of its exceeding weirdness. I coloured the picture both to make it look artistic and portraity (as opposed to the slightly self-indulgent) and because while I was playing around with the colours and contrast I realised the yellow put the beard into a nice contrast which looked better.
But hey, I’m no artiste. Thanks for the kudos.
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Nice! I reckon that’s as good a reason as any for yellow 🙂
Congrats to the winners-although I must say-the obsurity and randomivity of my picture DID match my personality. :crazy:
Just joking-the winners were MUCH better!!! Congrats!