NEWS Closer Than Ever, Better Than Before - Build Your Brand! For the forth time, MMM is back with a complete new cycle, ready to discover new talents and fresh, beautiful faces.
I'm glad to finally announce the fourth task, it's been two weeks full of exams and tests for me and it won't change until mid april.
Anyways, let's begin with publishing the winner of the week from the 3rd task. Our Top 3 were Aeon_Flux_96, Missflora9 and pavlovagurl, one of you really surprised us with her entry and did a huge step forwards. The one who really deserved it and winner of the week from task 3 is... Missflora9, Congrats, keep on the good work!
A little surprise is waiting for you in my bazaar. ;)
Now let's move back to your new task...
Nude Nymph Shoot
In every cycle we have this exclusive shooting, where you are allowed to set you free from all the clothing you normally use to cover your body.
Doing Nude Shoots can be very difficult, because you have to differ between sensual/fierce and too sexy/cheap.
For sure this won't be a normal nude shoot, our theme of this cycle is "Goddess and Mysthic", so I want you to be sensualnymphs, youre only accessoire will be your hair!
Also create a matching makeup that underlines the mysthic and sensual scene.
Some inspirations to get you into the right mood...
Deadline: Sunday, 30th March, 2014.
Good Luck everyone!
If you have any more questionts feel free to write it into the comments.
because of the many exams and tests I have to write at the moment, the task is coming out so late.
It will be announced tomorrow on Thursday or on Friday (21th).
Hello everyone and welcome to the third elimination ceremony,
the theme for this task was "Haute Couture Catwalk S/S 2014".
Now let's have a look at your results...
Aeon_Flux_96
Manda: Wow Giselle, I love the dress and I love the hair, the makeup fits perfectly and it gives a very nice contrast between it and the skin. Again you delivered us a wonderful entry. I also adore this flower print, it's very nice! I also think you did very nice with the skin shading, it works very well with your skin tone, it's very soft. Maybe you could add some depth in your shading and the blank area around the chest bothers me. As Cathy mentioned, maybe do your own background next time. All in all a beautiful entry!
Rafael: Oh I love this one! The dress is soo gorgeous!! I love all the little
details in the top, the make-up fits the looks quite well and I think
the hair is just perfect. I only think the shading in the skirt is
wrong, especially the higlights. You should definitely keep working on
your highlighting. I also don't like the bare chest shading, but all in
one you did a great job!
Cathy: Oh lala! Your dress is one of my favourites from this task, very good choice! The white parte is well shaded but practice shading wide skirts a bit so that they look flowing and flawless. Your hair is very well shaded as is the skin. I'm on the fence concerning your makeup, the eyes look great but the thin, dark mouth isn't my cup of tea. The background is ok but please do your own one next time. Very, very well done!
Tania: Wow I love it! The shading is really neat and your doll just looks stunning with this makeup & dress, awesome work, I cannot point out anything I don't like.
ajehdn
Manda: Oh Anna, you look so fierce! Let's start with the positive things, I love your legs and shoes, your face looks very seductive, the makeup is great, also your hair is very nice and shaded very well. On a less postitive side I think you should add more depth to your clothing shading, the white part is very well made, also because it's transparent, but the yellow part should be a lot more defined. What bothers me a little is that the catwalk looks very blurry and a silver-white minimalistic choice would have looked better. Anyways a very good entry!
Rafael: Wow I actually really like this one!
It's sooo pretty, I love the dress! I love the make-up and the hair!
I quite like your shading, it reminds me of Kasey's (Martusia_144) earlier shading technique.
It's actually a shame that the background is so groundbreakingly lame, otherwise it would have been exceptionally fabulous!
Cathy: Your doll always looks great no matter what she wears! The makeup is very seductive. Sadly, the dress is not at all my cup of tea, in my opinion it ressembles a table cloth. Nevertheless, the pose is ok, skin and the white part of the dress are well-shaded. The yellow part needs a more defined shading and the runway looks unreal not only because of the unfitting colours. Do better next time!
Tania: The tranparent part makes it an harder dress, also especially because it's so flowy. I like it, it has some harsh line and lacks some shading but in itself you did a good work.
Dreamiiiii
Manda: Looks like we have some different opinions here! Let's see... in my opinion I think you did a good work with the dress, but a very weak work with the skin, pose and skin shading. The hair shading is okay, I mean there's not a lot that can go wrong with this simple hairstlye. What bothers me the most is the skin shading, you should add more depth in your skin! More dark layers, also I'm missing layers of highlighting. I think you just used your stardoll body and edited it a bit. Next time do your own pose again. Alina, this wasn't your best work but I know you can do a lot better and I think you can show us the next time. Let's see what the other judges say...
Rafael: What happened?
I'm seriously in a shock! You used to
be so exceptionally great and now BAM ... that's not a huge step back,
it's like back to the beginning. Where's the skin shading? The hair is
not really great either.
The dress is okay, but nothing outstanding. Seriously, what happened???
You have such a pretty face and so much potential, please I want the old
Alina back because this entry looks like it's been done in a total of
10 minutes. Very rushed and the haute couture flair is missing.
I'm seriously scared that you're going to be eliminated because I was
rooting for you!
Cathy: Omg, that dress! It looks magnificient! You took a big step forwards in terms of graphical quality, the dress looks flawless and your hair has improved as well! Try to create a more interesting pose next time and don't hide your hands although they're difficult to draw. Very well done!
Tania: While the dress in itself is just gorgeous I really miss more shading and work as whole on it. It's too harsh and not flowly and together with the almost non existent skin shading I really don't think it's that good, sorry. I love the makeup though, also the hair shading is better than in your last task.
emmahunt4
Manda: Hello Hilmy, welcome to MMM Cycle 2! First of all, the first appearance is beautiful,very diva-alike, though when we go in detail there are som flaws. The proportions are off, e.g. the hands are a too big and also the elbows look somehow weird and deformed. The dress could be very nice, but the skirt part is a bit blurry and the upper part is too little, I mean the breast should take more place in the dress. Then I love the background and the hair and I have to say I like the makeup.
Rafael: Welcome Hilmy! Nice to have you back in the
competition.
It's nice to see that you tried to make a graphic. Umm ... well ...
You know how hard it is for me to judge this when I basically can't?
There's hardly any skin shading, the skirt of the dress is very blurry
and I'm also on the fence about the make-up.
And Oh my gosh those hands! They are really big!
I hope you can work on your skills!
Cathy: Welcome to the competition, Hilmy! You definitely improved since the last task I saw from you in cycle 1! But still a lot of work needs to be done. Check the proportions of your doll, her hands seem very large in comparison to her head. The dress is gorgeous and well-shaded, although it looks a bit copy&pasted. The skin needs a bit more shading but I can see that you already tried out some. Very nice runway!
Tania: I really think the pose is gorgeous, very fierce! It lacks some shading and it's blurred in some parts but you surely have potential, Welcome to MMM, again!
kickherout
Manda: Maurice, at first, don't care about the negative comments about your task, haters gonna hate. So now about your task, your face fits the dress beautifully and your makeup is very nice, same about the headpiece. About the rest I barely see your own work, the most pieces of your dress were just copied from the original photo. We've seen your previous tasks and you for sure have some potential. Just don't take the original real life photo... it never works out and it's just not your work! It's copied and you know we can't judge this.
We gave you another chance and I don't know if you convinced us this time.
Rafael: Well I seriously don't have much to say about it ... I
honestly can't, I just don't know ... it's basically a real life
picture with your doll's face and it's edited a bit. It actually doesn't
look bad and yes, I also started like this. *huge flashback to early
2011*
Anyway, I think next time you should try to make your own graphic
because editing real life photos is not what I call a real talent. Sorry.
Cathy:
Your face fits the outfit quite well and the headpiece is so haute couture! Sadly, I don't see your work in most parts of the graphic. The dress and background seem to be copy&pasted from the original runway photo which is a complete no-go for me in a competition. I know how hard it is to start doing graphics but you have already showcased your drawing talent, so just give it a try!
Tania: First of all don't mind the negative comments that were on the blog, whatever we do there's always such comments going along and this is something for you but also for everyone else in the competition: we give our opinion but that's it, an opinion. It should not bring you down or whatever cause this is only the way we see it, you can use it for whatever or not even care but that's up to you.
Now about the graphic: It's visable that you're a beginner, the graphic in itself seems kinda unfinished and in some parts very blurred but I think you're in the good path and I see potential in you.
MG286
Manda: Great Leon, I'm very surprised by your entry, good work, it's a big improvement comparedto your last task. But still, there are flaws. While the shading of your dress is quite good (still some flaws though), the hair looks somehow weird, the idea is good but the execution is weak, u should make it more flowy and softer, not these harsh edges. Also the skin shading is one of your weaker points, the bare chest bothers me a lot and also you really have to add more depth and highlighting to your skin. Make it look more realistic, follow the reference picture 1:1. If you follow these tips your graphics will be near perfection.
Rafael: Well, I don't think that it's that bad to be
imediately eliminated, but it's not the best one either. The skin
shading is just sooo ... ugh. Look, make it darker, add more layers,
make it less blurry but PLEASE work on it!! It's always the same lame
(lol that rhymed) skin shading every single time. Please, I beg you,
work on your skin shading!!
I mean, it looks like you've got no breasts and no hands at all because
there's basically no shading.
Okay, enough complained, now for the positive aspects of your graphic ..
Background: top!
Dress: top! ... well, almost!
Hair: Well, I really can see an improvement, that's great, but it's
still not "it", you know?
But I kinda like the face shading ...
Anyway, I definitely don't want to eliminate you because I really wanna
see if you can do better - and I know you can!
Cathy:
You've improved, congratulations! The shading of the dress is much better than I expected, there are still some parts with unlogic shading, but it looks elegant nevertheless. You still have to work a lot on the hands, try out a much darker shading in some parts. Your hairstly doesn't do your face any good, it makes it seem a bit childish due to the big eyes. Try to go for am more feminine hairstyle and makeup next time.
Tania: Dear I don't to sound harsh but this is one of my least favourite graphics. The shading in the dress is pretty harsh while the skin shading is almost non existent. As for the hair it looks really artificial, I'm not really feeling the whole thing.
Missflora9
Manda: Wow this dress is beautiful!! I love it! The detail is gorgeous and it looks perfect on you.
The hair fits the look, too. Maybe next time draw your complete own hairstyle, I'm sure you can do that. The skin shading is okay, it's a bit blurring and messy, but I think you can fix that easily. Nice job!
Rafael: Wow, your catwalk shoot looks fantastic!
The dress is so beautiful, it really fits you. The simple but pretty
make-up compliments the dress. The hair-do goes perfectly with the whole
look although shading-wise it could have been a bit more detailed.
Speaking of shading: Your skin shading is quite simple, but I don't have
any big complaints though.
Very well done!
Cathy: Wow! This is much more than I expected from you after the last task! The dress is extremely close to perfection! Taking a look at the neck, it seems as if you understood the shadow-light thing. The hair is ok, too. My only negative remarks would be the simple background and the shadow line at your arms that seems displaced. The largest surprise of this task!
Tania: I really love the dress you chose, and I think you did a good work with it though there's some harsh lines that should be fixed and some parts need a bit more shading. Nice.
Rei1981
Manda: Rei, I actually think you did a very great job with the dress, though the color is a bit too garish. I also wish you would have choosen a longer hairstyle, because this one doesn't suit the dress neither your doll. Also I'd like to tell you, that you should improove on your skin shading, it's very harsh and these strings, that are meant as collarbone, breasts and knees look bad. :/
Make your skin shading a bit smoother and softer, but still use enough layers of shadowing and highlighting. In the end what bothers me a lot are the green eyes, why did you choose them?
Rei, this isn't your best work, but also not a bad one, it's just average and I think you can do a lot better!
Rafael: Honestly ... I'm disappointed!
I don't see any improvement in skin shading, the hair is utterly boring,
there's one very lame background and gurl ... the shadow of your doll
is just wrong! Like a shadow would never ever be like that
I don't really like the colour of the dress either, it's looks like a
lemon and I honestly doubt that this colour fits your skin type/hair
colour.
I'm sorry but this time I'm not satisfied at all, you better work!!
Cathy: Oh, how amazing, you can walk on air! A background is completely missing here and makes your graphic seem incomplete. Your dress is very extraordinary, definitely haute couture and very well shaded. You still need to work on the neck shading and the hair which ruined the entry a bit for me because it makes you look masculine. But as the dress is so gorgeous, well done.
Tania: Love Versace! I think that there are some harsh lines that could be worked on as also the shading (for instance the darkish lines in the dress could be softer and have more layers instead) but taking that it's a very good entry!
pavlovagurl
Manda: Well done! The dress is simply beautiful, the skirt is shaded perfectly, though the top could have been a bit better (it's a bit blurry). The hairstyle was done very well, too. I like the makeup, it fits great. Maybe you could have done something better with the arms, but still a nice outcome!
Rafael: Oh I actually like your graphic
The dress is gorgeous and even though your shading it simple it's quite good.
Too bad your face is so blurry, otherwise I don't really have too many big complaints. Well done!
Cathy:
You've improved a lot! I love your choice of outfit, Elie Saab is one of my favourite designers and the dress is gorgeous. The technical outcome is quite good, I love the shading of the skirt, the top could have been shaded better but I know how hard it is to shade special garments. A personal background would have been much better but well done.
Tania: Aw you look like a princess! I really like it, the shading is so gorgeous and it was a great choice for the dress. The hair & makeup go very well along with it, so yep, super fab!
jovana8
Manda: At first I have to say, I compliment you for doing a short dress, as you are the only one who did! It's always hard to do a short dress and still make it look Haute Couture and you did! Congrats.
On a also better note I think your skin shading improves time from time, that's nice to see. :)
What I'm not so fond of is your hair, it's absolutely not my favorite and it doesn't help the dress make it look very elegant. Maybe a smooth, long, back put hair would have looked nicer. What bothers me is the general blureness in your graphic, everytime you have this kind of blureness in your graphics, i don't know why, maybe give special attention next time when you do a graphic (but this time it's a bit better). You'r propotions are a bit off, but well I think you can fix this and you are able to improove even more! If you do, you can come far in this contest.
Rafael: I can see that you've put a lot of effort into your
work and I can also see an improvement! The skin shading is quite good, I
also like the dress, but I absolutely hate the hair - you look like a
grandma!
It's also a shame that the graphic is so blurry, I seriously don't know
why but you should really be careful that the quality of your graphic is
high!
The background is okay but nothing special. The shadow of your doll is
also not right, the position as well as the size is just so wrong - from
this angle it would usually be 'flatter' if you get what I mean.
But what really bugs me about your graphic is neither the shadow nor the
quality ... girl you have to watch your proportions! Either the neck is
too thick and the shoulders/chest are too wide or your head is too
small. I actually think it's a bit of both, so please work on that!
It's definitely not the best entry BUT I really do have hope that you
can improve and that you're actually able to create much much better
work. I believe in you and I hope that you can show us what you've got!
Cathy: Finally someone took the time to do a personal background that is just gorgeous! Your pose is good, it looks very realistic. Just check the proportions, your shoulders seem very masculine and your face is too small. The dress you choice is beautiful but I think it rather prêt-à -porter than haute couture. The shading is good, especially of the hair. All in all, a very nice entry!
Tania: I really think your shading is perfect, in the skin, hair & dress as well, but a bit blurry. Great choice of dress, looks amazing with your skin tone. The only thing I can point out actually is how big the forehead is, making you look a bit disporpocionate. In general the propotions are a bit off.
The decision
Now we have to decide who will leave us and who will enter the Top 9.
The three contestants who delivered us the best works this time were Aeon_Flux_96, Missflora9 and pavlovagurl.Well done, you are for sure in the next round and you've got the chances to win winner of the week of Task 3.
The two contestants who disappointed us this time and didn't show enough potential to directly move into the next round, are Dreamiiiii and kickherout.
All the others, Beth, Hilmy, Jovana, Leon, Virginia, that weren't named above are in the next round, Congrats!
So ... who hast o leave us today? Alina or Maurice?
Alina, last task you were one of the best and your place in the Bottom 2 surprised us a lot! You started very well but this time you just failed. Do we still see enough potential in you to keep you in this competition?... Maurice, we gave you another chance with this task, but also you disappointed us and you failed with your entry, it didn't give us what we wanted to see from you. Also we didn't see any evolution in your tasks. Who has to leave us? Alina or Maurice? Alina...Maurice... the one who has to leave us is .. Maurice. I'm sorry but you showed us three, completely different tasks and without any improvement and we don't think that you can go higher, for now. Don't be too sad, maybe try it again in the next cycle, we think you need some more time. Congrats on the 10th place.
Alina!! This means you are still in the next round. Congrats and show us what you got in the next round, we know you can do! :)
Task 4 is coming soon, along with the winner of the week. Stay tuned!
I hope you are happy with the results.
so maybe as you noticed the half of the contestants didn't send in their tasks yet, only seven contestants.
There are actually still six contestants missing, but there were some changes. Soso-asooly seems to have left stardoll, so she is out, also Sary.Babyfayce and EllieCase decided to quit, because of temporary cases. Afrin_98 hasn't been online quite a long time and also didn't respond to my messages, so she will be out, if she won't send in her task til the new deadline.
The contestants ajehdn and pavlovagurl told me they are currently working on the task and will send them in soon.
Because so many contestants left the competition there will be a new contestant and it will be emmahunt4! Hilmy got the 7th place last year in Cycle 1 so I'm very glad to welcome him back. :)
In the end we also now reached the Top 11 or Top 10 (depending whether one contestant will send in her task or not).
The new Deadline for Task 3 is: Wednesday, 26th February 2014!
It's 3 days, please use the time I give you!
at first let's announce the winner of the week of Task 2. The contestants who showed the most potential in the previous task were Aeon_Flux_96, Sary.Babyfayce and Dreamiiiii. The winner is... Giselle! Congrats, you surprised us in a very positive way with your entry, keep on like this!
A little surprise is waiting for you in my bazaar. :)
Also I'm glad to welcome jovana8, nice to see you again. Jovana couldn't send in her second task, because she wasn't able to reach any internet connection and that's why we will give her a second chance.
This is your 3rd Task.
Haute Couture Catwalk Shoot S/S 2014
Not it's time to do a Haute Couture Catwalk Shoot, we did several catwalk shoots in the last cycle and now I'll introduce them to Cycle 2.
You have to create a Catwalk Shoot, that features a beautiful Haute Couture outfit from the current S/S 2014 collections, add a unique makeup and hairdo, that match the outfit.
Haute Couture clothings are always very exceptional, special handmade pieces and elaborate, elegantcreations.
Post your finished entries in the comments below with a imgur.com or tinypic.com link, thanks.
The Deadline is Saturday, the 22nd February, 2014.
Good Luck, if you've got any other questionts, feel free to ask. :)
finally here are your results, I'm sorry for being very late, but there were several problems with some of the contestants, some judges statements and I barely found time to do this post.
So in the end again two girls, jovana8 and SoniaBellaStone, didn't send in their entries and that's why they are eliminated and today we will decide for the Top 11! One contestant has to leave us today.
Now... let's have a look at your entries!
Rafael is again missing in the results as he wasn't able to send in the judgements, because of temporary causes.
Aeon_Flux_96 Group Exotic
Manda: I really like your commercial, it is very elegant yet the makeup, setting and hairdo give it a exotic touch, though I'm not so keen on the color of the dress. The earrings could have been bigger, too. The earrings in the box was a nice idea and the box is shaded perfectly! Also your slogan fits the scheme very well! Good job.
Cathy: Very nice idea to show the earrings in the box! I like your pose and the haircut a lot but you could have enlarged the earrings and another dress colour might have worked better. I'm a bit on the fence with the font you used, it just doesn't seem right in connection with the lovely background. Overall, a good entry!
Tania: Hah this is just perfect, I feel you really got what this all task was about and everything just fits nicely. Love the pose, love the makeup, also how the earings are presented (twice actually, which gives the enphasis to them that was needed). I'd surely buy those earings.
afrin_98 Group Elegance
Manda: Wow Afrin, you did a huge step forward from the last task. The graphic looks very good and I love the blouse and hair! Although I'm not sure if the hairstyle fits the very elegant earrings, though the pose does. What's distracting me is the background, its rather cute not that elegant. Your slogan is short, though its good to remember and I like the alliteration. All in all I'd say you should refer more to the keyword of the task and create a better matching scene, but a great entry and a huge improvement!
Cathy: Your graphic is very well done from the technical view. What is in my opinion missing is some kind of concept for your ad. the background with the butterflies is rather cute, the hair is rather streetstyle and the top/dress seems casual but the earrings are elegant. Although it's an improvement from the last task, I would've prefered to see something more well-thought-through from you
Tania: When I saw your entry the first thing I thought was 'Afrin's back!'. I mean really, the quality of this graphic is just awesome, way way better than your last submission, I'm pretty pleased, also the slogan is put out very nice nicely.
EllieCase
Group Exotic
Manda: Joao you also improoved a lot from the last task! The shading of the outfit is very good, but I'm not a fan of the hair.The background and the font were a great choice and fit the earrings very well.I'm just not convinced by your pose and outfit, it isn't very exotic, more well-behaved and casual. You should come out of yourself and try out more daring things! All in all a good entry!
Cathy: I love that font! Your entry is a huge improvement from the last one, the graphic is much cleaner and more focused on the task. The outfit is very well shaded, just work a little bit more on the hair. What I am missing in your graphic is the exotic aspect. Advertisement is about going over top and both your outfit and background seem rather conservative. But all in all, well done.
Tania: Olá João! So while I like the graphic a lot (though I feel some parts needed a bit more time with shading and so on), background and way you put on the slogan is vey nice, I kinda don't feel the extravagant part you're meantioning. But like I said overall is a pretty good entry, way better than your last one.
ajehdn Group Elegance
Manda: That facial expression is so fierce and that makeup hella seductive. Unfortunately the rest isn't as great, the dress isn't shaded very well and the background is just plain and boring, also the flower doesnt fit, the orange and bright green doen't fit the deep burgundy colors at all. The slogan is quite nice, but way too small and hard to recognize on it's first glance. The earrings look great on you though, maybe you should have made something like a white palast as background and something else for that flower, that would fit the colors and the elegance.
Cathy: Uh, how seductive! The earrings are definitely in the focus and that makeup is stunning! The rest of the graphic isn't as amazing sadly. The skin shading is okay but the dress is very awkwardly shaded as if it had neither a specific cut nor folds. The flower doesn't seem to fit (e.g. the colour) and the background is just plain grey. The slogan is good. In summary, a good idea, wonderful beginning but not really finished. Take more time!
Tania: While the slogan is nice in itself and the eye makeup, the rest seems kinda off to me. The background is way too simple and not appealing, the shading is really not so good and in some parts not even there and the type of font you use and its size is not a good choice at all. Sorry dear but this the task is one of my least favorites, I was expecting more.
kickherout Group Exotic
Manda: I really appreciate the fact you've tried your first time in graphics, though sadly I have to say you didn't do a very good job. The background is just boring and I'd prefer to see at least one earring really in your ear. The slogan is average, nothing I've never heard before. The skin, hair and face are very blurred and you could have given it more time and a better excution.
Cathy: The idea of posing naked with only jewelry is nothing very new. It only works if it is executed well but yours isn't. Your graphic is extremely blurred and rushed. The slogan is ok but the background is boring. Not so well done.
Tania: In itself I really like the pose and also the slogan of it, fits just perfectly with it but the graphic is really extremely blurred and that's a turn off for me. I'd like a more edgy makeup with it also, the black & eyeshadow don't do much for you, while the doll is gorgeous.
Dreamiiiii Group Elegance
Manda: I really like this! Tiffany's was also the first I connected with the elegant pearl earrings. The pose is also so elegant, I love it! I also like the background very much. Though I think you should add more depth in your shading it would give your graphics a way better quality. The concept is really great! Good job! Cathy: Very elegant! Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is one of the first things I associate with pearls, so well done! It's clearly visible what your slogan means and what you were going for with your ad. Nonetheless, you still need to work on some aspects, mainly the graphic quality. The hair is nice (although it's from stardoll), but you MUST start shading more, it would give your tasks a more professional outcome. The brown "thing" in the background seeems strange. Overall, nice concept, nice pose, bag graphic quality but well done!
Tania: Again very well done! You understood and represented well the task, and while I think there's some harsh lines in the graphic and little to no shading in the dress, overall you did a very nice work.
MG286
Group Exotic
Manda: Your idea of the task was very nice but the excution very bad! The hair in the upper parts has nearly no shading at all and same about the arms. The earrings should have been way bigger, they nearly get lost in the whole picture. All in all only the earrings are the exotic part in this ad. The slogan is nice, though I'm not sure if it was necessary to put in french, but a nice idea. Sadly, you are one of the worst this time.
Cathy: Your commercia was the one I liked the least from all exotic ones. Your graphicisn't interesting and nothing apart from the earrings is exotic. The slogan is nice and using french is original. The colour choice isn't my cup of tea, especially not concerning the topic. You need to work on a stronger shading that is clearly visible because here, it isn't, some parts even seem unshaded.
Tania: I like the concept dear, but the almost no shading in the hair, that's actually the main part of the graphic is a huge turn off, if you'd have put some more work onto it, it could have been one of my favourite tasks, also the slogan presentation by the way, it's a bit too simple for my liking.
Rei1981 Group Elegance
Manda: Wow a very interesting and adoreable concept! It indeed is really elegant and the dress looks gorgeous on you. I prefer the slogan with "Rei's Pearls" and it is really catchy! Next time maybe just use one slogan, same about me graphic, though I appreciate you did two of them but the earrings should stay in the front and be the eyecather and that isn't necessarily the case here. Good work!
Cathy: Very elegant! You definitely followed the given task and your ad is lovely! I like the outfit and the rei's pearls slogan. For the next time, try to focus on the most important parts. one slogan and one graphic would have been completely sufficient since ads are something you only look at for a short time. That's why you need to see the important thing - the earrings - right away. nevertheless, very well done and one of my favourite elegant ones
Tania: I love the slogan, also that you made the close up of your doll with the earinings, really nice idea! To be honest I really like all the rest as well, the shading is very good, I love the dress though I'm not so sure about the background and if it fits considering the pink though overall I think you did an awesome, great work!
pavlovagurl Group Exotic
Manda: To be honest in the beginning I wasn't sure about the slogan but now I really like it! I like the sunny beach theme and the dress is beautiful, so maybe It could have been a little more greenish, concerning the poison-green in the earring. Your hair fits too, though there are still some flaws. I'd actually prefer if the earring was way bigger and that is what distracts me the most, because I think the earring isnt the definite eyecatcher. Anyways a good job.
Cathy: I love the slogan! The graphic has such a dynamic outcome, it's just perfect for an ad. When I see your graphic, I want to buy these earrings, stand on that beach and hold my dress into the wind. There are still some flaws in the hair and how the dress is flowing looks highly unrealistic, but that's just a minor issue. Very well done!
Tania: My favourite slogan of the whole task! I do enjoy your graphic a lot, the shading is great, colours very fitting and the dress seems a stunt but actually cause of that I wish we could see more from it! The background seems a bit off though, doesn't fit the slogan very much nor what it's about, something more extravagant would fit way better.
Missflora9 Group Elegance
Manda: First of all Welcome to MMM! The pose is nice, but the rest isn't very elegant and doesn't fit the earrings very much. The earrings doesn't stand our very well and concerning the slogan you could have added some sparkle or something that would have fit it. The outfit is a little too extravagant, which would have been good if you were in Group Exotic but you're in Group Elegance. The hair is okay, but the makeup is too much! Something soft would have looked way better. Also listen to Cathy's graphic advises and work on your graphic skills. Cathy: I like your pose but I'm not so fond of your outfit. It seems too colourful to be elegant, especially the skirt. The haircut is nothing special but ok but the makeup is in my opinion far too much. You definitely have to work on your graphical abilities, probably it's best to start practising and improving on skin. The background is nice but doesn't fit the given task. The slogan is good, but it would've been better if you incorporated some "skinny" aspects in your graphic to underline the slogan
Tania: The slogan is actually what got my attention the most, and it was really well chosen. As for the graphic in itself I really like the colours, makeup and pose, though the shading and the lines around the graphic need some work, also since it's a commercial another background would might fit better. But good work and welcome to MMM!
Sary.Babyfayce Group Exotic
Manda: You did a great job with underlining the extravagance of the earrings in this commercial! The background is perfect and fits gorgeously. The pose is very nice, too. Though in the end I'm not so sure if the colorful play in the earrings works with the rest, but that's just critizising on a very high level.
Cathy: My favourite entry from the extravagant group. You perfectly included both the wearability and the extravagance in your graphic. As always, the graphical quality of your entry is stunning and the slogan is olay, too. Keep on like this!
Tania: Surely one of my favourites. The colour scheme fits really well together and it's quite appelative which you expect from a commercial. Actually in my point of you everything looks just perfect exept the hair, it has like small chunks of hair instead of flowy and your nose, for some reason it feels it's not right.
soso-asooly Group Exotic
Manda: I really don't understand how everything apart from the earrings and the hair should look exotic and the outfit also doesn't underline the exotic touch at all, maybe just the skirt. I'm also missing a slogan. Though I have to say the graphical quality is amazing and the sweater is gorgeous. I also like the hair. If there's a next time please take more attention to what the task is saying.
Cathy: I love the grqaphic as such, it has a very french touch which can
never be too wrong in my opinion. Sadly, the graphic is not at all
extravagant and I'd think you advertised the beret. The background
doesn't fit and the slogan is missing. The graphic quality is very good.
For the next time, concentrate on a good concept and following the task
rules because with your graphic ability, you can come far if you do so.
Tania: At once what I've noticed is that there's no slogan, that was asked from the task. The graphic in itself is very good, love the shading, textures and colours but it's not really commercial alike nor focused on the earings, also the background is really not fitting, feels like you've visited the Netherlands and your boyfriend took a picture.
The decision
So now it's time to decide who will be in the Top 11 and who has to leave us.
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The four contestants that convinced us the most this time were Aeon_Flux_96, Sary.Babyfayce and Dreamiiiii. Good Luck to you and Congrats, you are in the next round and you've got the biggest chance to win winner-of-the-week of Task 2, who will be announced with the new task!
The three contestants that disappointed us the most were ajehdn, kickherout and MG286.
One of you has to leave us today, all of the other contestants are in the next round.
Anna, Maurice, Leon you didn't manage to convince us this time, sadly one of you has to leave us now. The first one that is still in the next round is... it's Anna! Congrats Anna, this time you weren't one of the best, but we know you can do a lot better and we see a lot of potential in you!
Now it comes all down to you Leon and Maurice... Leon both your entries from Task 1 and Task 2 were quite average and it's the second time you are in the Bottom 3, but was your task still good enough to fight for another time for the title and do we see potential in you? Or did you get lost during the competition? Maurice it's your first time in the Bottom 3, but also your task was one of the weakest or maybe even the weakest. You failed to show us any potential and ended here in the final showdown. We compare your tasks of this week, though also we look at Task 1. We think of the future, who could give us more power and performance.
The one of you...that has to leave us now is...Maurice it's you, I'm sorry! That means Leon is in the next round and still got into the Top 11! Congrats, Leon we still see some potential in you, show it us all in the next task! Thank you for applying Maurice and thank you for your time here, you were great! I wish you a wonderful time after MMM and we will see us in the Great Finale.
Okay guys, that was a really hard decision!
The next task will be posted very soon, just as the winner-of-the-week of task 2 oh and before I forget... give us everything in the next task, because it's about the Top 10!
Each of the Top 10 will get their own exclusive set cards.
