Congratulations to the winners of my Water Contest! It was really, really tough to pick out the winners! To those of you that are interested, here's a breakdown of how I scored the contest:
Each entry was awarded up to twenty points for theme/creativity, technical merit, and overall appearance. I then gave each a score out of ten for how well they incorporated my stock into the manip. Finally, I added one point for ever piece of stock from my and every piece of stock from ~natureflowerstock's gallery - although it doesn't sound like much, it was these points that really made the difference! If you'd like your final score, feel free to send me a note and I'd be happy to let you know where you landed!

And, the winners are... *drumroll*
First Place:
=thistlesis with Curious

Second Place:
~Das-Pfanntom with Break Free

Third Place:
~Accoth with :Under Water

Honorable Mentions (these two were both tied just a point behind third place):

~Eevee-Angel with For Emberpelt's Contest
*DesignbyKatt with Goodbye Summer

Congratulations, everyone!!! Prizes should be coming shortly!


What They Won

1st Place:
3 Month Subscription From ~Emberpelt
A printed poster (60cmx90cm) of the winner art, sent to any place in the world from =vvirtual
1 Month Journal Feature From ~Emberpelt
1 Month Journal Feature From =thistlesis
1 Month Journal Feature From ~EmberStock
1 Month Journal Feature From *bibbles
2 Custom Graphics of any kind From ~Emberpelt
1 Custom Photomanip From =thistlesis
1 Custom Stamp From =thistlesis

2nd Place:
1 Month Subscription From ~Emberpelt
1 Month Journal Feature From ~Emberpelt
1 Month Journal Feature From =thistlesis
1 Month Journal Feature From ~EmberStock
1 Month Journal Feature From *bibbles
1 Custom Graphic of any kind From ~Emberpelt
1 Custom Photomanip From =thistlesis

3rd Place:
1 Month Journal Feature From ~Emberpelt
1 Month Journal Feature From =thistlesis
1 Month Journal Feature From ~EmberStock
Journal Feature From *bibbles
1 Custom Graphic of any kind From ~Emberpelt
1 Custom Stamp From =thistlesis

To see all entries, go here!

To see the news article, go here!