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A jam converted from a legacy contest
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  • Jam Overview

    Jam is over.
    It ran from January 9, 2012 @ 5:00 pm UTC to January 24, 2012 @ 5:00 pm UTC
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    Basic Summary

    Finalists Jam accepted Skins from participants.
    Accepts only standard resolution skins.

    Read the about for more information.

    Judging

    Ranked by Judges - Only members of the jam assigned with judging permission can vote.
    Entries can't be updated during the judge phase.
    15 day entry period.

    Rating Criteria

    1. Creativity & Uniqueness
      Rate how original and creative the entry is in its conception.
      Rated 1 to 5
    2. Technique & Execution
      Rate the level of skill demonstrated with the creation of the entry.
      Rated 1 to 10
  • About

    Converted Legacy Event

    This event was converted from our old contest and event system into our new jam format for historic preservation. Some details may be confusing in the new jam context.

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    Contest Theme

    Video Game Characters! Chosen by the PMC community contest poll.

    The theme of this contest is video game characters. Recreate any character from PC or Console Gaming into a Minecraft Skin EXCEPT the banned characters & games specified in rule #1.

    1. NO SKINS FROM THE FOLLOWING GAMES!

    The following games & characters are banned from this contest due to having many existing Minecraft Skin variations. We love the games as much as anyone else.

    The following will be disqualified:

    • Assassins Creed
    • Minecraft

    • Halo
    • Team Fortress 2
    • Left 4 Dead Series

    • Portal Series

    • Characters: Mario, Luigi, Toad, Zelda, Link

    2. Skins must be new and made for this contest.

    No copies, re-posts, or old skins created before the contest's announcement date will be accepted. This includes:
    Copies of default textures from the minecraft.jar - That means no Steve skins!
    Existing texture packs or mods, even if you are the original author.
    Existing member submissions, from this site or others, including your own galleries. Give us something new and fresh, please!

    3. Skins must be valid, use-able character skins.

    This is a contest for player skins only. Please do not submit mob skins, villager skins, or anything but the format expected for the player model. Skins with transparent portions have not worked since minecraft Alpha. Make sure that your skins are COMPLETELY filled out. No skins with transparent portions will be accepted. Do not use the light blue skin preview background color to fake large areas of transparency.

    4. Submit something you made.

    Skins that are obvious remixes, recolors, or blatant copies of other people's work are not acceptable. Your entry will be deleted, and you will be disqualified from the contest if you are found to be submitting stolen work.

    Using skin-making tools such as SkinCraft, NovaSkin, or MinerShoes is not the same as making a skin yourself. Keep in mind also that, when using those applications, you are copying from a library of 'parts'. Several of those 'parts' were taken from talented skinners without their consent, and as such, skins containing those parts are considered stolen art. Those entries will be disqualified, and potentially deleted from your account.

    5. One entry per person.

    Each user will only be permitted to submit one skin for this contest. You may edit your one entry as long as the contest is still running. If you decide to change your submission at any point, you are free to do so. However, you should not delete your original entry. Instead, use the "update submission" button to save the new file over your old one, and change the submission title if necessary.

    6. The contest will run for two weeks.

    Post dates must be made after today's date, Jan. 28th 12PM EST. The contest will end about two weeks from today, on Dec. 28th. 12PM EST Skins submitted after this date will not be accepted.

    7. Take your time, and make it fun!

    Give your skin some character! Give him/her a name, and maybe a backstory. Give them some defining characteristics. Make it unique and awesome! Remember, you have two weeks to do this. You don't need to put something up right away - and even if you chose to, you're allowed to update your submission as many times as you want before the final close date of the 28th 12PM EST.

    All of the normal rules of the site still apply in this contest.

    Do not rush yourself to get something in immediately. This contest is not a random drawing - the submissions are judged by a panel of longstanding members with a great deal of experience in making Minecraft skins. It will not help you to submit anything less than fantastic, so take your time. If you notice that other users have submitted something better than yours, edit and update your own submission to make it even better!
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    Submit a skin like usual but check the box indicating it's for the contest.

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    1st Place

    • (1) Creeper Head - Jinx.com
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    • A Contest Themed, Gold, Pixel Art Trophy for Member's Profile Trophy Case.
    • Profile Featured on PMC - 1 Week.

    2nd Place

    • A Contest Themed, Silver, Pixel Art Trophy for Member's Profile Trophy Case.
    • Profile Featured on PMC - 1 Week.

    3rd Place

    • Contest Themed, Bronze, Pixel Art Trophy for Member's Profile Trophy Case.
    • Profile Featured on PMC - 1 Week.

    All Participants

    • A Contest Themed, Pixel Art Badge/Medal for Member's Profile Trophy Case.


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    If you do not know how to make skins, or have an idea but have never attempted it before, here are a few things you should know.

    1. Skins must be saved as a .PNG file. No other file format will function properly.

    2. Even though .PNG files support transparency, Minecraft does not. Any portions that are even partially transparent will show up as pitch-black when used in-game.

    3. The most popular tools for editing Minecraft Skins are:

    MCSkin3D, an application developed by Paril. You can download it from it's PMC page.

    MCSkinEdit, an application developed by a user named Swedman. You can download it from the official forums post, here. You will also need the previewer, which you can download
    here or here.

    You may wish to use a more advanced editor for certain effects. GIMP and Paint.net are free applications that will give you access to better tools for editing.

    4. If you need help or want some tips for making nice skins, Studnicky wrote a step by step guideline for skinning. You may find it here.

    Halucid, another fantastic skin maker, recorded the entire process he goes through to make his skins, using GIMP and MCSkinEdit. You can watch the video here.

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    Here is a list of the current submissions.


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    Judges will be encouraged to participate, but will be disqualified from winning prizes.
  • Jam Entries

  • Jam Results

    During this jam, 1,658 entries were submitted between January 9, 2012 @ 5:00 pm UTC and January 24, 2012 @ 5:00 pm UTC.
    1,080 ratings were given to 89 finalists between January 24, 2012 @ 5:00 pm UTC and February 9, 2012 @ 5:00 pm UTC.
    The average number of ratings per entry was 12.06 and the median was 12.
    • Spyro the Dragon
      Minecraft Skin
      624
      157
      30.5k 4k 409
      Blender's Avatar Blender 5/29/12 10:22 • posted 1/9/12 10:04
    • Ranked 1st for overall jam
      with a score of 13.125 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness3rd4.1254.1255
      Technique & Execution1st9.0009.00010
      Overall Score1st13.12513.12515
    • Spelunky - Contest Skin - 3rd Place! || Re-Textured!
      Minecraft Skin
      181
      42
      10.9k 1k 130
      Jumble's Avatar Jumble 6/27/12 8:30 • posted 1/23/12 7:01
    • Ranked 2nd for overall jam
      with a score of 12.375 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness8th3.9583.9585
      Technique & Execution3rd8.4178.41710
      Overall Score2nd12.37512.37515
    • Sam & Max (VGC Contest Entry)
      Minecraft Skin
      86
      27
      5.2k 505 69
      DrThresh's Avatar DrThresh 1/5/22 5:54 • posted 1/12/12 6:08
    • Ranked 3rd for overall jam
      with a score of 12.167 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness2nd4.1674.1675
      Technique & Execution8th8.0008.00010
      Overall Score3rd12.16712.16715
    • Crash Bandicoot (Contest Entry)
      Minecraft Skin
      124
      60
      8.9k 1.8k 50
      unktenchi's Avatar unktenchi 1/10/12 4:15
    • Ranked 4th for overall jam
      with a score of 12.083 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness18th3.5833.5835
      Technique & Execution2nd8.5008.50010
      Overall Score4th12.08312.08315
    • Amazing Starfox McCloud
      Minecraft Skin
      64
      25
      3.3k 441 51
      jakerabies's Avatar jakerabies 1/16/12 6:09
    • Ranked 5th for overall jam
      with a score of 12.083 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness14th3.6673.6675
      Technique & Execution4th8.4178.41710
      Overall Score5th12.08312.08315
    • Disgaea's Etna
      Minecraft Skin
      55
      32
      5.7k 639 30
      whtdragon's Avatar whtdragon 12/5/12 2:52 • posted 1/11/12 8:32
    • Ranked 6th for overall jam
      with a score of 12.083 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness10th3.8333.8335
      Technique & Execution6th8.2508.25010
      Overall Score6th12.08312.08315
    • Okami Amaterasu: Divine Retribution
      Minecraft Skin
      80
      51
      12.1k 2.3k 39
      Tharesan's Avatar Tharesan 11/30/12 11:45 • posted 1/14/12 12:22
    • Ranked 7th for overall jam
      with a score of 11.958 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness7th3.9583.9585
      Technique & Execution7th8.0008.00010
      Overall Score7th11.95811.95815
    • Chun-Li - Street Fighter (Skin Contest) *Recolor
      Minecraft Skin
      45
      18
      4.1k 454 72
      quickysky's Avatar quickysky 1/16/12 3:17 • posted 1/10/12 9:32
    • Ranked 8th for overall jam
      with a score of 11.958 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness13th3.7083.7085
      Technique & Execution5th8.2508.25010
      Overall Score8th11.95811.95815
    • The Servant /Grunt- Amnesia: The Dark Descent [The Bro]
      Minecraft Skin
      340
      131
      40.4k 11k 244
      Viz Xatir's Avatar Viz Xatir 10/19/12 8:40 • posted 1/11/12 4:48
    • Ranked 9th for overall jam
      with a score of 11.875 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness4th4.1254.1255
      Technique & Execution10th7.7507.75010
      Overall Score9th11.87511.87515
    • MediEvil-Contest!
      Minecraft Skin
      53
      15
      4.2k 608 33
      ToeKutter's Avatar ToeKutter 1/19/12 9:01 • posted 1/11/12 6:02
    • Ranked 10th for overall jam
      with a score of 11.833 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness5th4.0004.0005
      Technique & Execution9th7.8337.83310
      Overall Score10th11.83311.83315
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