I painstakingly prepared a nice cheerful thank you gallery description for this entry after the results came out, but I
decided against it.I was also wondering if I should upload this, but I decided that I love this anyway. It has no
sparkles, cute girls etc. and I put my all into this. It stays.
This is my W.A.R third round entry: I won the third round with AYAKI and scored highest
for originality. Therefore I am VIRTUOSO AND LEGEND OF W.A.R thanks to this entry. I represented:
YOU KNOW YOU WANNA CLICK IT.
Some people may have not been able to see the theme in mine [I thought it was very obvious though]so I decided to reach
back to the official W.A.R site.
My W.A.R description was also a "non-description" that had more of my mental processes rather than explaining
the theme. It didn't need a description. I did not want to restrict your freedom. But here it is:
* THE FINAL ACT [Interpretation]- the last scene/ part of a book, movie, play
etc.
1. SHUNPEI- Shunpei's art looks like KABUKI costuming. [Kabuki = Japanese theatre. The Final Act = connotations of
theatre, drama]
2. THE TITLE - SAYOUNARA aka Goodbye, symbolises the end in any situation.
* BITTERSWEET- Something dear to us has come to an end. We wil cherish the memories and we will never forget
about it, but still in this moment we cannot but feel sad for it. It was
good, but it has ended and so we cannot help but be sad now.
1. MEMORIES - The medal is a memory. ANY medal you receive for anything is a token of memorabilia.
2. NEVER FORGET ABOUT IT - Implies looking back. The orientation of the eyes: they are trying to look at each other, but
can't.
3. SAD - Tears. I also changed the mouth from the original from a smile to a frown.
* TRAGIC- All things eventually come to an end. And sometimes this is not what we
hoped for. Something has ended, and it has ended in a bad way/the worst possible way. Still we cannot change it.
1. WE CANNOT CHANGE IT - Die with 6 dots on every face- an inevitable fate. Nothing can be changed.
2. SPLIT PATHS - One is glorious, taking their path over water [a symbol of prosperity]. The other must trudge on land
top find her own oasis. They won't meet again- tragic.
From the official site: [although this was under the expression point](use a) combination of design elements and motifs. There is loads of symbolism in there. Look beyond it. :) Overall I
felt that I achieved what I needed for the intents of W.A.R - if not, it was a great experience and I improved lots
:)
There was a long thank you list, but in short: UA, friends, W.A.R coordinators, contestants and the judges - you all
made this happen :)
Last comments: When the competition started I never thought I'd make it this far. Semper sint in flore,
^_^V
PS: For the technicalities
PSD: 35.7MB
Layers: 90 with maybe 50 invisible layers.
Time: 12 days
You are looking at: Version 3 of the wallpaper
Made by: vectoring and brushes.
<-- Scan by DREAM [hai hai... editing in the name
>_< *whacks myself*]
When you cross Salvador Dali with kabuki, put it in a blender, and give it to kuroimisa, this is what comes out.
Devastatingly original, artfully executed, and just plain unusual, this is a tour-de-force from a rising new star.