*~WINNER!~* Cabochon Challenge, Aug 2020 Theme: PLUME AGATE
Aug 3, 2020 12:30:03 GMT -5
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Post by Tommy on Aug 3, 2020 12:30:03 GMT -5
Welcome to the August 2020 RTH Cabochon Challenge! Everyone is welcome to enter the contest, newcomers and veteran cabochon makers alike. The purpose of the contest continues to be just to have fun and challenge yourselves to step outside your comfort zones and learn and grow with us, while dazzling us with your beautiful rock creations. Each month's contest will be contained within a single challenge thread and will have a theme that serves as the primary criteria for voting for a winner. Voting period will consistently occur the first seven days of the following month and the winner will be given the opportunity to choose the theme for the contest two months after the contest they won (ie: August winner chooses October theme).
August 2020 RTH Cabochon Challenge
Contest Theme: Plume Agate (or red agate) (chosen by June winner Rick gemfeller). Create a cabochon of agate material that features plume inclusions inside. Secondary theme can be used freely with no penalty if a member does not have a suitable plume agate to enter.
Voting Criteria:
When voting, please judge each entry based on the following.
1) How well was the challenge of the contest theme met?
2) How well did the stone meet the contest requirements of a flat back, domed top cabochon?
3) General appearance - keeping in mind that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and many materials are difficult to work with and an exceptional creation might not be flashy and bright.
We are doing things a little different with the voting photos for this contest. It was brought to my attention after last contest that the voting criteria could not be completely followed in the absence of the side shot. Another comment was that the small collage photo made it challenging to analyze on mobile devices due to Proboards limitation on pinch zooming. To address these concerns I have included the side shot here in the collage and also provided below the collage a link to each original photo as it was submitted, as best I could. Some photo formats are difficult to capture the original (.webp for instance) so if you feel your original submission photo does not properly represent the entry please email me the original as you submitted it and I'll swap it out.
The goal of removing the original submissions and responses from view during the voting period is to remove as much of the popularity contest aspect from the voting as possible. All original content is replaced in this thread after the voting closes. I sincerely appreciate all the feedback comments I get and I want to continue to improve the contest as we go so keep 'em coming!
Photo Links:
Cabochon 1 - front
Cabochon 1 - side
Cabochon 2 - front
Cabochon 2 - side
Cabochon 3 - front
Cabochon 3 - side
Cabochon 4 - front
Cabochon 4 - side
Cabochon 5 - front
Cabochon 5 - side
Cabochon 6 - front
Cabochon 6 - side
Cabochon 7 - front
Cabochon 7 - side
Cabochon 8 - front
Cabochon 8 - side
Cabochon 9 - front
Cabochon 9 - side
Cabochon 10 - front
Cabochon 10 - side
Cabochon 11 - front
Cabochon 11 - side
Getting material: Anyone and everyone is welcome to contact me privately for a small grab bag of plume agate preforms (while supplies last). The only thing I ask those who get a bag from me is to please enter a cab in the contest.
Contest period: August 1st thru August 31st 11:59pm PDT
Voting period: September 1st thru September 7th (seven days)
Prize: Winner may choose a teeshirt or mug of their choice from the RTH Store.
Entry requirements:
Participants may enter one hand-shaped, made-for-jewelry cabochon, generally consisting of a domed top and flat backside. Cabochon must be made entirely by the member, within the contest month. Please let us know a little about the piece including how you shaped and polished it, and what challenges it presented for you. Please identify the material if you know what it is. If you don't know then just state that and or ask for help identifying it. Cabochon may have a hole drilled but nothing attached to it.
Photo requirements:
Please post at least three pictures whenever possible, no more than five, with one photo showing an object that gives us an obvious sense of size/scale. One photo should consist of a direct shot of the face of the finished cabochon and should be as bright and focused and zoomed in as possible because this photo will be cropped to around 200 pixel and will serve as your voting collage photo. One of the other two photos should be a side shot showing the piece laying flat, and the other the slab or preform the piece was created from. If you don't have any of the three required photos post what you have and let us know that's all we're getting.
No finished jewelry photos allowed so please do not post any photos of the stone after it has been set, wrapped, or had any kind of bail attached, until after the voting has concluded. Please do not post any "glamour" shots that have been clearly manipulated in a photo editor, faded backgrounds, enhanced colors, etc.
Voting Criteria:
When voting, please judge each entry based on the following.
1) How well was the challenge of the contest theme met?
2) How well did the stone meet the contest requirements of a flat back, domed top cabochon?
3) General appearance - keeping in mind that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and many materials are difficult to work with and an exceptional creation might not be flashy and bright.
In the interest of helping create fair and impartial voting, all original entry posts and commentary will be removed from view until after the voting period expires and the winner is announced. If a tie vote occurs a new voting poll will be launched for the period of one day and will include only the stones that were tied for the lead.
Community participation:
As always on the forum, polite and respectful dialog and encouragement is very welcome. Members are welcome to enter a stone before it is completed by posting a work-in-progress photo and if desired, asking for advice or direction from the community, as long as the piece can realistically be finished and posted by the contest close. Advice and direction should only be offered by the community if the person posting the WIP has asked for it. Upon completion the ORIGINAL entry post should be updated to make sure it has the three required photos, face, side, and preform.
August 2020 RTH Cabochon Challenge
Contest Theme: Plume Agate (or red agate) (chosen by June winner Rick gemfeller). Create a cabochon of agate material that features plume inclusions inside. Secondary theme can be used freely with no penalty if a member does not have a suitable plume agate to enter.
Voting Criteria:
When voting, please judge each entry based on the following.
1) How well was the challenge of the contest theme met?
2) How well did the stone meet the contest requirements of a flat back, domed top cabochon?
3) General appearance - keeping in mind that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and many materials are difficult to work with and an exceptional creation might not be flashy and bright.
We are doing things a little different with the voting photos for this contest. It was brought to my attention after last contest that the voting criteria could not be completely followed in the absence of the side shot. Another comment was that the small collage photo made it challenging to analyze on mobile devices due to Proboards limitation on pinch zooming. To address these concerns I have included the side shot here in the collage and also provided below the collage a link to each original photo as it was submitted, as best I could. Some photo formats are difficult to capture the original (.webp for instance) so if you feel your original submission photo does not properly represent the entry please email me the original as you submitted it and I'll swap it out.
The goal of removing the original submissions and responses from view during the voting period is to remove as much of the popularity contest aspect from the voting as possible. All original content is replaced in this thread after the voting closes. I sincerely appreciate all the feedback comments I get and I want to continue to improve the contest as we go so keep 'em coming!
Photo Links:
Cabochon 1 - front
Cabochon 1 - side
Cabochon 2 - front
Cabochon 2 - side
Cabochon 3 - front
Cabochon 3 - side
Cabochon 4 - front
Cabochon 4 - side
Cabochon 5 - front
Cabochon 5 - side
Cabochon 6 - front
Cabochon 6 - side
Cabochon 7 - front
Cabochon 7 - side
Cabochon 8 - front
Cabochon 8 - side
Cabochon 9 - front
Cabochon 9 - side
Cabochon 10 - front
Cabochon 10 - side
Cabochon 11 - front
Cabochon 11 - side
Getting material: Anyone and everyone is welcome to contact me privately for a small grab bag of plume agate preforms (while supplies last). The only thing I ask those who get a bag from me is to please enter a cab in the contest.
Contest period: August 1st thru August 31st 11:59pm PDT
Voting period: September 1st thru September 7th (seven days)
Prize: Winner may choose a teeshirt or mug of their choice from the RTH Store.
Entry requirements:
Participants may enter one hand-shaped, made-for-jewelry cabochon, generally consisting of a domed top and flat backside. Cabochon must be made entirely by the member, within the contest month. Please let us know a little about the piece including how you shaped and polished it, and what challenges it presented for you. Please identify the material if you know what it is. If you don't know then just state that and or ask for help identifying it. Cabochon may have a hole drilled but nothing attached to it.
Photo requirements:
Please post at least three pictures whenever possible, no more than five, with one photo showing an object that gives us an obvious sense of size/scale. One photo should consist of a direct shot of the face of the finished cabochon and should be as bright and focused and zoomed in as possible because this photo will be cropped to around 200 pixel and will serve as your voting collage photo. One of the other two photos should be a side shot showing the piece laying flat, and the other the slab or preform the piece was created from. If you don't have any of the three required photos post what you have and let us know that's all we're getting.
No finished jewelry photos allowed so please do not post any photos of the stone after it has been set, wrapped, or had any kind of bail attached, until after the voting has concluded. Please do not post any "glamour" shots that have been clearly manipulated in a photo editor, faded backgrounds, enhanced colors, etc.
Voting Criteria:
When voting, please judge each entry based on the following.
1) How well was the challenge of the contest theme met?
2) How well did the stone meet the contest requirements of a flat back, domed top cabochon?
3) General appearance - keeping in mind that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and many materials are difficult to work with and an exceptional creation might not be flashy and bright.
In the interest of helping create fair and impartial voting, all original entry posts and commentary will be removed from view until after the voting period expires and the winner is announced. If a tie vote occurs a new voting poll will be launched for the period of one day and will include only the stones that were tied for the lead.
Community participation:
As always on the forum, polite and respectful dialog and encouragement is very welcome. Members are welcome to enter a stone before it is completed by posting a work-in-progress photo and if desired, asking for advice or direction from the community, as long as the piece can realistically be finished and posted by the contest close. Advice and direction should only be offered by the community if the person posting the WIP has asked for it. Upon completion the ORIGINAL entry post should be updated to make sure it has the three required photos, face, side, and preform.
