Hey everyone,
It is now almost the end of August which means that two thirds of the year has passed already. So we now have a much better idea as to what people are arting already, and what pieces you have done this year that you can nominate. These categories were originally written up several months ago, but I have a clearer idea of where the art community is heading now. But I would still like everyone to please participate in this poll (if you are an AFA member of course!) to help me narrow down the categories that will have the most nominations!
The BtVS/AtS art seems to have taken a dive, and Twilight art has seriously picked up momentum in the past few months, so I am going to be seriously looking at the results for these categories in case a change needs to be made. I was contemplating doing 2 BtVS/AtS categories as opposed to 3 to save a category, again, it all depends on what the demand from you guys is like!
So... what I would like you to do is to browse through the following categories and to only tick them off IF you have a piece for that category to nominate. For example, if you have done some Twilight character art and have a piece to nominate then tick it, but if you haven't done any Twilight character art YET but think you might do one before nominating comes along, please don't vote as I just want the figures as it stands, unless of course you are currently working on a piece, or you know for a fact you'll have one done by then, but I am looking for facts at the moment.
The categories below will DEFINITELY be categories in the AFA 2008/2009 ceremony, just to clarify that for you. These categories are:
Category Grouping 3: Other Series:
Best Supernatural/Fantasy Series Wallpaper (Charmed, Ghost Whisperer, Heroes, Point Pleasant, Moonlight, Lost etc)
Best Sci-Fi Series Wallpaper (Dr. Who, Battlestar, Torchwood, Dark Angel, Roswell, etc)
Best Comedy/Drama Series Wallpaper (Gilmore Girls, Grey’s Anatomy, Chuck, etc.)
Category Grouping 6: The Emotions:
Best Dramatic Wallpaper
Best Comedic Wallpaper
Best Depiction of a Love Scene
Best Tearjerker Wallpaper
Category Grouping 7: The Techniques:
Best Use of Stocks
Best Use of Colour
Best Use of Lighting
Best Use of Textures/Brushes
Best Use of Composition
Best Manipulation
Best Use of Text
The Main Event:
Best Artist of 2008 (all artists automatically nominated for this category)
Best Wallpaper of 2008 (all wallpapers automatically nominated for this category)
This gives us 16 categories in total, so, of the categories listed above, I will most likely be using the top 10 as the categories to add in, and, or, merging some of them to create the finally categories.
PLEASE fill in the poll as honestly as possible, and if you miss something out, post and let me know. Also I'm tracking who's filled out the poll so that I can judge if any artists are missing from the list, etc.
Thank you again for all of your help, and I know this is a bit of a pain since I have already started filling in award designers, but there have been some requests for some changes, so I hope that you will bear with me for another week or so before I get these 100% FINALISED!!!
Thanks!!!
*hugs*
SJ
xox
EDIT!
Just remember you are not voting for what categories you would LIKE to be in the final list, but for the categories you have actually done art for between Jnuary 1st 2009 and now!

Thanks again!
SJ
xox
It is now almost the end of August which means that two thirds of the year has passed already. So we now have a much better idea as to what people are arting already, and what pieces you have done this year that you can nominate. These categories were originally written up several months ago, but I have a clearer idea of where the art community is heading now. But I would still like everyone to please participate in this poll (if you are an AFA member of course!) to help me narrow down the categories that will have the most nominations!
The BtVS/AtS art seems to have taken a dive, and Twilight art has seriously picked up momentum in the past few months, so I am going to be seriously looking at the results for these categories in case a change needs to be made. I was contemplating doing 2 BtVS/AtS categories as opposed to 3 to save a category, again, it all depends on what the demand from you guys is like!
So... what I would like you to do is to browse through the following categories and to only tick them off IF you have a piece for that category to nominate. For example, if you have done some Twilight character art and have a piece to nominate then tick it, but if you haven't done any Twilight character art YET but think you might do one before nominating comes along, please don't vote as I just want the figures as it stands, unless of course you are currently working on a piece, or you know for a fact you'll have one done by then, but I am looking for facts at the moment.
The categories below will DEFINITELY be categories in the AFA 2008/2009 ceremony, just to clarify that for you. These categories are:
Category Grouping 3: Other Series:
Best Supernatural/Fantasy Series Wallpaper (Charmed, Ghost Whisperer, Heroes, Point Pleasant, Moonlight, Lost etc)
Best Sci-Fi Series Wallpaper (Dr. Who, Battlestar, Torchwood, Dark Angel, Roswell, etc)
Best Comedy/Drama Series Wallpaper (Gilmore Girls, Grey’s Anatomy, Chuck, etc.)
Category Grouping 6: The Emotions:
Best Dramatic Wallpaper
Best Comedic Wallpaper
Best Depiction of a Love Scene
Best Tearjerker Wallpaper
Category Grouping 7: The Techniques:
Best Use of Stocks
Best Use of Colour
Best Use of Lighting
Best Use of Textures/Brushes
Best Use of Composition
Best Manipulation
Best Use of Text
The Main Event:
Best Artist of 2008 (all artists automatically nominated for this category)
Best Wallpaper of 2008 (all wallpapers automatically nominated for this category)
This gives us 16 categories in total, so, of the categories listed above, I will most likely be using the top 10 as the categories to add in, and, or, merging some of them to create the finally categories.
PLEASE fill in the poll as honestly as possible, and if you miss something out, post and let me know. Also I'm tracking who's filled out the poll so that I can judge if any artists are missing from the list, etc.
Thank you again for all of your help, and I know this is a bit of a pain since I have already started filling in award designers, but there have been some requests for some changes, so I hope that you will bear with me for another week or so before I get these 100% FINALISED!!!
Thanks!!!
*hugs*
SJ
xox
EDIT!
Just remember you are not voting for what categories you would LIKE to be in the final list, but for the categories you have actually done art for between Jnuary 1st 2009 and now!

Thanks again!
SJ
xox
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