Competition of the Month - November Mini Edition!

[Avron the S'wit]

Come one, come all! It's time for the Competition of the Month - mini edition!

These monthly competitions are a chance for you to demonstrate your creativity and talents while getting a chance to know your fellow members and have a little fun. Each month is going to have a different theme and a different talent – and maybe a surprise or two!

The basic rules are as follows:

Spoiler:

» Members can contribute pieces based on the talent (writing, art, screenshots, etc.) and theme during the submission period, after which no further entries will be accepted. Then we will vote via a poll to see who gets to wear that month’s winner’s badge!

» If you are posting artwork, please post a link from an off-forum website such as Photobucket; if you are posting a written piece, please hide it under a spoiler when creating a new post. This is to ensure that posts are not too long and the thread appears orderly for everyone. If you are unsure how to do either of these, don’t be afraid to ask!

» Be respectful and polite about your fellow members’ work. Anyone who says anything rude about another’s work will be hearing from a member of the Mod Squad and may not be allowed to participate in the next competition. There is no such thing as “good” or “bad,” and everyone has a unique way of demonstrating his or her talents. Enjoy the variety!

» All members are welcome to join, including moderators. Don’t forget that we’re members, too!

Because this is the month of Skyrim (silence, ye heavenly choirs!), not everyone will have time to dedicate to a month long competition, since we'll be drooling over our keyboards and controllers. What? That's just me? Oh, well, that aside... So welcome to the first ever mini CotM!

Halloween was Monday, October 31. Traditionally one celebrates by carving pumpkins, eating candy, and putting on a great costume. So UESP, show us a picture of your Halloween costume, and maybe the boards will determine that you are the best of the best! Please put your photo behind a spoiler, provided it is sized appropriately (no huge photos, please!) or include it in a link to a photo website. If you cannot yet post links, please go to our new users thread to see how to fix this!

Our schedule for the November mini event is as follows:
November 1 - November 24: Competition begins! Show us your photos!
November 25: Voting starts.
November 30: Our winner is announced!
Please note that all times are determined by me, Avron the S’wit, and therefore will run according to GMT -4/Eastern Standard Time. (Click here if you’re unsure when, exactly, that is!)

So get to it, UESP, and show us what you got!

November Member Entries:
addictedtomorrowind
chrismokvack
Ysmir
Powerflex
unokitsune
WitchArachne
wise_ginger_fox

(This fun event is hosted by yours pinkfully. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them within this thread or by sending me a PM by selecting the appropriate button below my signature. Have some suggestions on what you'd like to see? Head over to the ideas thread and join in on the discussion!)

[AddictedtoMorrowind]

Don't laugh. Please. This, is not going to be the best, I know, but I posted here just for the heck of it.

Spoiler:

Oh god...

[Avron the S'wit]

It's certainly clever, I'll give you that!

[Imp]

Sorry I don't know where else i would put this, but who won October's contest?

[Avron the S'wit]

Sorry I don't know where else i would put this, but who won October's contest?

You can check right here! When a CotM is over each thread is moved to The Arts subforum of the General Discussion part of UESP, so you can always go back and look over everyone's past work.

Did no one dress up for Halloween? I am disappointed, UESP!

[chrismokvack]

Bah. You forget that Halloween isn't as big in other parts of the world as it is in the US. Perhaps it's celebrated to a higher degree in other European countries, but here in Sweden it's mostly a thing for kids - if even that. Though considering the only contribution so far is a guy in a cardboard box, perhaps I might qualify with this:

Spoiler:

chrismokvack the monk
It's not really a costume, it's the way I normally dress. I'm a monk focused on unarmoured and hand-to-hand, but I can only seem to level up the first and not the latter.

[Frost Mage]

Don't laugh. Please. This, is not going to be the best, I know, but I posted here just for the heck of it.

Spoiler:

Oh god...

You're asian! Real sorry about that. It's just so weird when you see someone who you've never seen before online and they look way different than what you expected.

[Jeff]

Sorry Avron, I appologize for making the suggestion for the competition, I did know that since it was my suggestion, nobody would participate.

I will not do that again.

[Avron the S'wit]

No worries, Jeff! Everyone is just too excited about Skyrim. I always appreciate your suggestions the same as everyone else's!

Besides, looks like we might have a tie between two perfectly great costumes in this thread.

[AddictedtoMorrowind]

No, the monk costume is better. Mine is more crudely made. And, didn't you look at the pictures I posted, Frostmage? I was Asian in those pictures.

[Ysmir]

Spoiler:

[Powerflex]

Me as Eric Draven:

Spoiler:

[Avron the S'wit]

Those are some sweet costumes!

Except for yours, Ysmir. It actually scares me.

[Frost Mage]

No, the monk costume is better. Mine is more crudely made. And, didn't you look at the pictures I posted, Frostmage? I was Asian in those pictures.

LMAO I did after I found your account. No hard feelings .

[Ysmir]

I call favoritism xD
Aww come on it's better than what I was a few years back.

Spoiler:

Wannabe Death Eater xD

[unokitsune]

This is my costume ((which I'm wearing again for a Skyrim Costume contest on teh 10th welcoming the 11th ((overnight event))

http://unokitsune.deviantart.com/#/d4f13ot

[Frost Mage]

This is my costume ((which I'm wearing again for a Skyrim Costume contest on teh 10th welcoming the 11th ((overnight event))

http :// unokitsune . deviantart . com /#/ d4f13ot
Without the spaces!

Good for you! It's beautiful!

[OblivionDuruza]

http://unokitsune.deviantart.com/#/d4f13ot

There we go, that should be working now (you need to be confirmed to post external links, so perhaps visit this thread).

Nice pics everyone, by the way. I would like to have a proper Halloween sometime, although it's really not a big thing in Australia, so there's not too much scope for it. I'll have to visit the States some time.

[Frost Mage]

I was just thinking of the whole concept of Halloween the other day. So we dress up in costumes, go from door to door demanding candy, and this is all normal?

[chrismokvack]

By the way Avron, when do we get to see *your* halloween custome?

[Avron the S'wit]

I like everyone's costumes so far!

I was just thinking of the whole concept of Halloween the other day. So we dress up in costumes, go from door to door demanding candy, and this is all normal?

You mean you don't do that most days of the year? I must be missing the memo...

By the way Avron, when do we get to see *your* halloween custome?

I was myself for Halloween, and seeing as how I'm already a battleship commander, I don't think I could ever top it, really.

[AddictedtoMorrowind]

Woah!

[Frost Mage]

[unokitsune]

http://unokitsune.deviantart.com/#/d4f13ot

There we go, that should be working now (you need to be confirmed to post external links, so perhaps visit this thread).

Nice pics everyone, by the way. I would like to have a proper Halloween sometime, although it's really not a big thing in Australia, so there's not too much scope for it. I'll have to visit the States some time.

Thank you very much! And thanks for linking it before the mod! Uhm if you want a costume for yourself I can make you one. I sew very fast and can custom make clothing provided I have your measurements, you'll need to measure in a certain way. However because I'm working on a few other orders ((namely my boyfriend's shirts and I found a tutorial for a hoop skirt)) I'm busy until a few days after 11/11/11 ((I have reserved time to play Skyrim like we all have <3)) I do my clothing patterns in a certain way so they fit much better than standard store bought patterns or measurements taken a different way. Otherwise you can find someone on etsy.com Or make a request on http://forum.deviantart.com/jobs/offers/

This is my costume ((which I'm wearing again for a Skyrim Costume contest on teh 10th welcoming the 11th ((overnight event))

http://unokitsune.deviantart.com/#/d4f13ot
Without the spaces!

Good for you! It's beautiful!

Thank you very much! The cutting of the fabric took longer than the sewing, there is nearly 70 pieces in that dress! Also with help from OblivionDurza I have applied to that group think so hopefully I can post links without the spaces soon

Also, thank you Avron!

[WitchArachne]

Right. Well I just spent ages trying to get back into my photobucket account only to realise after posting my photo that the competition has ended