[ASM scene] Assembly graphics compo question

[Bent Stamnes]

>> could it be possible to display a small
>> compilation of the work stages before displaying the final image on  
>> the
>> screen (or at least in the entry compilation in PMS)?
> That would be nice if possible. People would have more accurate view
> how the pictures were made.
> At first I didn't look the picture close enough and I thought it was
> rendered and really good.


If this is indeed going to be put into place (and I'll argue against  
it in just a few seconds :) then at least show them _after_ the final  
image; not before. Images created by skilled people often rely on a  
"wow!" effect, and that is simply ruined if you show the stages  
_before_ the image itself.

Now, why this is a bad idea: it just is. It reduces the competition  
from a show of great looking images to an analytic and clinical  
approach to the technique instead of the result, which is NOT what  
graphic competitions should be about. Adding watermarked miniatures of  
the stages included in the delivered ZIP-file in PMS ought to be  
enough. People who are interested in finding out how the image was  
made are free to check these out after the compo.

Listing what tools were used (in a proper way, not just "Wacom and  
MADSKILLZ!!!1111") and a brief recepie of how it was composed (in  
text) ought to be enough for the bigscreen.

-- 
Bent Stamnes
- Scene.org Public Relations (www.scene.org)
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