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  • Jam Overview

    Jam is over.
    It ran from August 5, 2020 @ 4:00 pm UTC to August 24, 2020 @ 4:00 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.
    19 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
    3. Thematic Relevance
      Rate how the overall entry is relevant to the contest theme.
      Rated 1 to 5
  • 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.

    Contest theme selected from the community votes in this poll.
    Banner by Cyprezz

    1. Create a Minecraft Player Skin for the theme: Spellbound Garden!

    There's more to the garden that you might expect. We've all seen bees, weeds and all manner of trees - but look closer. Closer. What do you see? I see towering ents, who loom and ponder from afar. I see quaint people with mushroom caps for hats. I see hobbling gnomes and elusive dryads. I see mother nature herself appears in a clearing, flanked by all manner of fairies and spriggans. You decide who lives in the garden - be sure to adorn them with mushrooms, flowers, vines and branches!

    Search for a bit of inspiration online or offline to help guide your skin design.

    

    Landscape & Fantasty Garden 13 by inckurei


    Imaginary Mushrooms Study by MarukiHurakami


    Treebeard from The Lord of the Rings



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


    Standard definition player skins only! Sorry, no HD skins for this contest.

    We want to keep things on a level playing ground and skins that are most widely supported by Minecraft.

    We do not and have never accepted any copies or re-posts in our contests, nor do we accept skins created before the contest's announcement date.

    Do not submit copies, or paint-overs, of default textures from the minecraft.jar - This means no Steve skins, zombie skins, pigman skins, Creeper skins, or Enderman skins are permitted!

    Do not submit copies, or paint-overs, of skins found in any existing texture packs or mods, even if you are the original author.

    Do not submit existing member submissions, from this site or others. This includes your own galleries.

    Give us something new and fresh, please!

    3. Skins must be valid, usable 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.
    Note that as of 1.8 skins are allowed to have transparencies on the second layer, skins with transparencies on the first layer will be disqualified.

    4. Submit something you made, entirely by yourself.

    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 or apps such 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 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 entry for as long as the contest submission period is open. If you decide to change your submission at any point, you are free to do so. However, be warned that deleting your original entry may cause errors and make it impossible for you to re-enter the contest. Instead, you should use the "update submission" button on your active submission, then save the new file over your old one. Remember to change the submission title and description if necessary!

    6. The contest will run for about three weeks.

    Post dates must be made after today's date, August 5th, 2020 @ 12:00 PM EST. The contest will end about two weeks from today, on August 24th, 2020 @ 12:00 PM EST Skins submitted after this date will not be accepted.
    After this time the contest will be put into a review period of three days before we move into the judging stage.

    7. Take your time, and make it fun!

    Give your skin some character! Give them some defining characteristics. Make it unique and awesome!

    We've always scored higher for submissions that include more thought and creativity. Write a bit about the history behind your character and we'll all learn more. Remember, you have two weeks to do this. You don't have to put something up right away. Take your time!

    If you're unsure if your idea will fit with the theme or have any other concerns feel free to contact our list of judges below they should be able to help you, as well as many of the site moderators.

    Do not rush yourself to get something in immediately. This contest is not a random drawing - the submissions are judged by a panel of long-standing members with a great deal of experience in making Minecraft skins. It will not help your chances at winning if you submit anything less than fantastic, so take your time.

    Should you chose to rush, remember that you are able to update your submission as many times as you want before the final close date of August 24th, 2020 @ 12:00 PM EST.

    8. Judging Criteria

    Creativity & Uniqueness:
    How creative, interesting or unique the skin is. Wow factor.

    Technique & Execution:
    How well executed the skin is technically. Factors include overall readability, color palette & theory, shading & highlighting and impact of the final composition.

    Thematic Relevance:
    How well the skin concept and description match the contest theme.

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    Submit a skin as you would normally, but check the box indicating that your skin is for the contest.

    1st Place

    • $50 Steam wallet credit!
    • 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. The most popular tools for editing Minecraft Skins are:



    We're biased but must recommend using: PMCSkin3D : Free Advanced Minecraft Skin Editor!

    or MCSkinEdit, an application developed by a user named Swedman. You can download it from the official forum post, 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.

    3. If you need help or want some tips for making nice skins, many of our top skinners have made tutorials outlining the processes and techniques they use for skinning. Check out these ones by Roobus and Leostereo

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

  • Jam Results

    During this jam, 383 entries were submitted between August 5, 2020 @ 4:00 pm UTC and August 24, 2020 @ 4:00 pm UTC.
    500 ratings were given to 50 finalists between August 24, 2020 @ 4:00 pm UTC and September 9, 2020 @ 4:00 pm UTC.
    The average number of ratings per entry was 10.00 and the median was 10.
    • glider girl
      Minecraft Skin
      314
      181
      6.2k 247 25
      canday's Avatar canday 8/18/20 11:52
    • Ranked 1st for overall jam
      with a score of 17.850 out of 20 from 10 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness2nd4.4504.4505
      Technique & Execution2nd8.8008.80010
      Thematic Relevance1st4.6004.6005
      Overall Score1st17.85017.85020
    • Bloombringer, relic of the past reclaimed by nature
      Minecraft Skin
      291
      163
      5.7k 441 16
      DragonsDungeon's Avatar DragonsDungeon 8/24/20 11:12
    • Ranked 2nd for overall jam
      with a score of 17.750 out of 20 from 10 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness3rd4.3004.3005
      Technique & Execution1st9.0009.00010
      Thematic Relevance2nd4.4504.4505
      Overall Score2nd17.75017.75020
    • Guardian of the Garden
      Minecraft Skin
      175
      81
      3.5k 205 8
      Obscurum's Avatar Obscurum 8/22/20 11:26
    • Ranked 3rd for overall jam
      with a score of 17.350 out of 20 from 10 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness1st4.5504.5505
      Technique & Execution3rd8.5008.50010
      Thematic Relevance5th4.3004.3005
      Overall Score3rd17.35017.35020
    • Woadling
      Minecraft Skin
      262
      150
      5.7k 772 6
      Weenlet's Avatar Weenlet 8/8/20 1:42
    • Ranked 4th for overall jam
      with a score of 16.700 out of 20 from 10 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness7th4.2004.2005
      Technique & Execution6th8.1008.10010
      Thematic Relevance3rd4.4004.4005
      Overall Score4th16.70016.70020
    • Unstoppable Force
      Minecraft Skin
      262
      180
      4.6k 627 19
      The4thAD's Avatar The4thAD 8/16/20 3:25
    • Ranked 5th for overall jam
      with a score of 16.600 out of 20 from 10 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness4th4.3004.3005
      Technique & Execution7th8.1008.10010
      Thematic Relevance10th4.2004.2005
      Overall Score5th16.60016.60020
    • Spellbound Guardian (Spellbound Garden Player Skin Contest)
      Minecraft Skin
      218
      124
      3.6k 348 9
      VinylReplica's Avatar VinylReplica 8/17/20 5:10
    • Ranked 6th for overall jam
      with a score of 16.350 out of 20 from 10 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness9th4.0504.0505
      Technique & Execution4th8.4008.40010
      Thematic Relevance28th3.9003.9005
      Overall Score6th16.35016.35020
    • merchant from a thousand worlds
      Minecraft Skin
      152
      93
      3k 317 13
      mirabilia's Avatar mirabilia 8/16/20 8:35
    • Ranked 7th for overall jam
      with a score of 16.200 out of 20 from 10 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness16th3.8503.8505
      Technique & Execution5th8.3008.30010
      Thematic Relevance18th4.0504.0505
      Overall Score7th16.20016.20020
    • Troll (place8)
      Minecraft Skin
      129
      51
      2.2k 134 16
      Aspirin60's Avatar Aspirin60 8/10/20 9:43
    • Ranked 8th for overall jam
      with a score of 15.800 out of 20 from 10 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness5th4.3004.3005
      Technique & Execution15th7.2007.20010
      Thematic Relevance6th4.3004.3005
      Overall Score8th15.80015.80020
    • "He Came From The Woods" || The Satyr || Contest Entry
      Minecraft Skin
      103
      39
      2k 125
      CrazyPigglet's Avatar CrazyPigglet 8/11/20 7:24
    • Ranked 9th for overall jam
      with a score of 15.750 out of 20 from 10 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness14th3.9503.9505
      Technique & Execution11th7.5007.50010
      Thematic Relevance7th4.3004.3005
      Overall Score9th15.75015.75020
    • U came to the wrong garden u fool...
      Minecraft Skin
      113
      44
      1k 22 5
      Romto_'s Avatar Romto_ 8/24/20 10:26
    • Ranked 10th for overall jam
      with a score of 15.600 out of 20 from 10 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness15th3.9003.9005
      Technique & Execution8th7.7007.70010
      Thematic Relevance23rd4.0004.0005
      Overall Score10th15.60015.60020
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