I really don't want this to be turned into "I won and I deserve it because....'. I myself don't blame any of the artists. Everyone gave what he can and I know what I've been through to finish it in time. It's just that there are entries that are far better than some of the winners. I am not for member judged contests, no way. But the jury must do its work, allowing entries with mistakes in them (not just in typing words) to be in the win list is wrong. BTW Prufrock81 yours was one of my favorite. I see style and art in it, not just objects thrown in and rendered.

ok, let's go through it. 1. Everything is gray. It is not christmas, it is funeral (yes or no?) 2. This snow is not a snow. Have you seen a snowy street? You know, with path through the snow, where it is stamped with shoeprints, and where snow is untouched - it's nice and blue. Yours is just....dirt (yes or no?) 3. One of the scene has no snow falling. Snow snow snow - wow, no snow, though the camera is still on the street (yes or no?) 4. Many, many typing errors. Not knowing the language is not an excuse, you could consult with someone (yes or no?) 5. Where is the story? Old town outside - sci fi interiors inside? Where is the connection?! Or this sci-fi interior was put because of the theme? (yes or no?) 6. Character animation inside the sci fi interior is very poor. This figure is walking like it needs to go to the toilet (yes or not?) 7. Overall there isn't much point in this animation. If you remove the words and the santa at the end there's no way to know it is about christmas (yes or no?) To the guys that will be annoyed that I am commenting someone elses work - note that I asked for permission and received it.

Allibaba don't make me comment your animation please :-). Believe me, you don't want that :-)

I agree with you. The contest was unfair. And as I already said, I am returning my prize (yes, I am one of the winners).

ghatihan, I am thinking the same as you about this contest. It doesn't matter if I won or not. For me the contest wasn't fair and I don't want a prize, that would be self insult for me. It is not 'I am giving it back because someone doubts the jury' it is 'I am giving it back because I doubt the jury'. And I am not the only one!

I am one of the winners. I am returning my prize as a protest! The contest wasn't fair!

why is that bitter taste in my mouth?

of course it is done with transperency map.

well, this description looks too complicated to me, I hardly understand which is what and where...

do you have somekind of perspective view? or can you draw one?

I am trully impressed. The only thing that bothers me is the look of the corner bricks on the right lower building, looks like a smoothing problem. I think a night version of this will look just fantastic. Masterpiece!

scaling down all elements in your poser scene will not help since the number of points will be the same - just their coordinates will have different values. So you see - the amount of data is the same. Greetings: Candid

ok, there is another way.

1. Select head
2. Apply the expression
3. With the head still selected
   Object->Spawn Morph Target (give it a name)
4. Look at parameters, in 'Morph', there must be the morph you've just created. Decrease it a little.

It must be affecting only the head (not the other body parts)

Well it will affect the other head morphs but that is unavoidable if they are affecting same points.

Greetings: Candid

1. apply the expression

2. Figure->Create Full Body Morph
   (name it as you wish)

3. select 'Body'

4. at the parameters tab - new parameter (Other)
   Decrease it as much as you want.

Greetings: Candid