Misc. Avatar Contest ~ The Four Elements

[trekkiedane]

Up close and personal is how I see it -"backyard" is perfect actually.

ETA:
Oh, and speaking of symbolism; I like your (as I put it) up close and personal take on the subject matter
I tend to intellectualize a lot too much in the art of avatar making -your entry proves that a more -if I may say so- down to earth approach carries it's own merit!

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

I really appreciate the kind words. I usually don't spend much time on these things!

Thanks!

I don't think yours is too intellectual. The five elements is such a profound topic to begin with, that it seems natural to use symbols and colors with a lot of meaning. It's perfectly appropriate!

 

[trekkiedane]

I really appreciate the kind words. I usually don't spend much time on these things!

Thanks!

I don't think yours is too intellectual. The five elements is such a profound topic to begin with, that it seems natural to use symbols and colors with a lot of meaning. It's perfectly appropriate!

It is my experience that over-thinking and excessive tweaking of an avatar can make the project totally useless -but sometimes the idea is just too good to scrap, and then I end up with something that is over-intellectualized and way beyond my technical skill
Other times it just works -and then I win

Allright, I didn't watch the film that was on because I got into this avtar-making business

So I Now have the one I'd like to enter into this iteration of the Misc. avatar contest, same context as before:

* Wood (Chinese: 木, pinyin: mù)
* Fire (Chinese: 火, pinyin: huǒ)
* Earth (Chinese: 土, pinyin: tǔ)
* Metal (Chinese: 金, pinyin: jīn)
* Water (Chinese: 水, pinyin: shuǐ)
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Even if the western idea of 'elements' isn't perfectly correct when referring to Wu Xing, a better translation would be: phases/stages/steps, I believe to have solved this task within the parameters of the contest by creating this:

(should I delete the previously linked-to avatar or is it OK if this post holds the only copy of my actual entry?)

 

[trampledamage]

The water section looks amazing! It's all good, but the droplets are stunning.

 

[Amaris]

The water section looks amazing! It's all good, but the droplets are stunning.

It makes me thirsty.

 

[trekkiedane]

It makes me thirsty.

Reminds me: who made this Picard/Pepsi avatar? -and does anyone have a copy?

I wanted to show it to a friend tonight, but couldn't find it anywhere.

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

trekkiedane the new version is stunning.

trampledamage is your name a reference to Magic?

 

[greenguy]

trampledamage is your name a reference to Magic?

I've been wondering the same thing.

Or perhaps what War Elephants and Cataphracts do?

 

[trekkiedane]

Tharp posted this:

That's an avatar that makes you thirsty

 

[Amaris]

Tharp posted this:

That's an avatar that makes you thirsty

Yeah, it does.
It's hilarious, too.

 

[trampledamage]

trampledamage is your name a reference to Magic?

I've been wondering the same thing.

Or perhaps what War Elephants and Cataphracts do?

Yeah, it's from Magic the Gathering - I used to play a lot way back when it first came out. And I like elephants

 

[Amaris]

trampledamage is your name a reference to Magic?

I've been wondering the same thing.

Or perhaps what War Elephants and Cataphracts do?

Yeah, it's from Magic the Gathering - I used to play a lot way back when it first came out. And I like elephants

Wait, does your username read "Trample Damage" or "Trampled a Mage", because, um, I've been pronouncing it exactly as what you'll be telling me.

 

[trampledamage]

Trample Damage

(although I have plans for "Trampled A Mage" next Christmas )

 

[Amaris]

Trample Damage

(although I have plans for "Trampled A Mage" next Christmas )

Ah, good, because that's what I thought it was already, and was just wondering if you knew.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Ooh, my first avatar contest ever!

Everyone's avatars look so good already!

I chose Earth:

That is the cutest thing i've ever seen.

 

[greenguy]

Ooh, my first avatar contest ever!

Everyone's avatars look so good already!

I chose Earth:

That is the cutest thing i've ever seen.

Thank you. It is an American Pine Marten and it is one of my favorite animals. Martens are in the same family as weasels but are much cuter and more vicious. They are basically the USS Defiant of Family Mustelidae.

What you [possibly] cannot see from the photo is that its nose is covered with pollen from rustling through a flower patch in Sequoia National Forest!

Yeah, it's from Magic the Gathering - I used to play a lot way back when it first came out. And I like elephants

Ohhh, cool! I wasn't sure whether it was Magic or maybe Age of Empires.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Ooh, my first avatar contest ever!

Everyone's avatars look so good already!

I chose Earth:

That is the cutest thing i've ever seen.

Thank you. It is an American Pine Marten and it is one of my favorite animals. Martens are in the same family as weasels but are much cuter and more vicious. They are basically the USS Defiant of Family Mustelidae.

What you [possibly] cannot see from the photo is that its nose is covered with pollen from rustling through a flower patch in Sequoia National Forest!

D'awww! That's so cute!

 

[RJDiogenes]

Okay, here's my entry:

 

[trampledamage]

very cool!

 

[RJDiogenes]

Thank you. It's cropped from a pic I found on deviantArt.