CLOSED: 2.0 Advanced Competition 120

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Further explanation of the theme, provided by ShaolinMasta:

"Everything is simple your car should be painted with matte paint. Black and grey are ok but try to use other colors too. Unexpected combinations is the key to success. ;)"


CARS: Any
LOCATIONS: Any
PHOTOTRAVEL: Yes
UNIQUE RESTRICTIONS: Matte paint


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Please, ensure you read and understand all requirements for this competition. Failure to follow
the rules may result in disqualification. If you have questions, send me a Private Message.
This Thread will answer many possible questions you may have.

  • It is recommended you host your image on ImageShack, Photobucket, or Flickr.
  • Not sure how to post a thumbnail or preview image? Read this sticky!
  • Please use a clickable-preview to full-size, not a separate text link for it;
    it makes poll creation much easier!

  • One entry per user. It must be your own work, and never previously used in a comp.
  • Do not ask other users to choose your entry.
  • Absolutely no hybrid, hacked cars, or cars obtained through such means.
  • Mark your FINAL ENTRY clearly, with red text. On H2H weeks, which side, as well.
  • You may change your entry once. Do it clearly; edit out your previous entry, and
    either post the new one in a new reply, or in place of the original.
  • When submitting, use either a thumbnail or a preview image, linked to the full-sizer.
  • Preview images can not exceed 500 pixels in either direction.
  • A preview image must be representative of the full-size image. Do not add effects to it.
  • Do not post "Honourable Mentions" or outtakes - just your Final Entry, that's all.
  • Winner gets to choose the following week's theme, as well as the Top 15. Every fourth
    week, the poll will be H2H style: entries must choose a "team", leading to two 8-picture,
    4-day polls. The winners from each faces off in a final 48 hour poll.
  • Winners cannot enter in their own theme!
  • The Host may ask for the original image and it must be submitted if so.
    It's recommended to save the original image (preferably in-game) until week's ends.
Failure to follow these rules will result in ignored entries and/or disqualification!

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What you may not do to a photo:
  • Alter the geometry of the car. No stickers, or body modifications not available in game.
  • Add shapes or objects from outside of GT5, signatures excepted.
  • Add lens flares or "artistic" filters to image.
  • Remove items from shot (scenery, other cars).
  • Use more than 1 image (HDR, photo-stitching, multi-exposure).
  • "Creative cropping". The main "image" must be four-sided, with 90-degree, upright corners.
  • Selective car colour changing: masking different parts to create racing stripes or similar.

What you may do to a photo:
  • Crop and/or resize an image.
  • Adjust the level or curve values.
  • Alter the colour tone of the image (gradient maps, photo filters, colour balance, etc).
  • Car body colour change (all stickers/design features must remain, see "Remove Items" rule).
  • Adjust brightness, contrast, exposure, shadow/highlights.
  • Enhance shadows or highlights (dodge and burn tools in Photoshop, for example).
  • Add noise and/or diffuse glow.
  • Add a post-game tilt-shift blur, or apply a motion blur to a stationary Photomode shot.
  • Make use of Layer Blend Modes.
  • Use a Sharpening filter and/or tool.
  • Scale or enlarge rims.
  • Remove or modify license plates.
  • Remove the GT watermark.
  • Add a personal signature.
  • Clean up or fix jaggies, texture pixelation, or colour separation.
  • Add a vignette effect.
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18.03.13
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Quite the challenge there. It's not as easy as one might think to make a matte painted car look good in GT5. Count me in. 👍
 
I was thinking the same thing it oddly doesn't look very matte in that shot.
 
[Nor]MclarenF1;8274367
Quite the challenge there. It's not as easy as one might think to make a matte painted car look good in GT5. Count me in. 👍
Yup, this is a very good theme. 👍
Yeah, it was indexed under the "matte" tab in GT Auto.
It's probably AMG Monza Grau Magno. It doesn't looks as 'matte' as the others, a little reflective from some angles, but it's still listed under matte paints. :boggled:
 
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I try my chance with this one, hope i will have time to make something better


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It's probably AMG Monza Grau Magno. It doesn't looks as 'matte' as the others, a little reflective from some angles, but it's still listed under matte paints. :boggled:

Yeah, that's the one.
 
I just have to ask - where is the poll for week 119? I thought it was always posted simultaneously with the next comp. :confused:
 
[Nor]MclarenF1
I just have to ask - where is the poll for week 119? I thought it was always posted simultaneously with the next comp. :confused:
The entries, that I selected were sent on Wednesday.
 
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OLD FINAL ENTRY



MATTE DARK SILVER

Changed back because I'm so indecisive. :guilty:
 
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What you're about to see is very horrible. :yuck:

FINAL ENTRY
Isolation



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Entry has change.
 
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FINAL ENTRY


AMGMATTE by Sean_B793, on Flickr

Had given up on 2.0 comps simply because I thought I sucked at editing. Got around to a few tutorials, which seemed to have fueled my interest even more. Looks like I've got a hobby now.
 
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