wow, i think that was a bit harsh..
the tile doesnt really have to make sense - its surreal, after all...
even though i agree with the poor use of borders, its not all that bad.. to be honest, i wouldnt have figured that the bottom was fire, so to say that its nonsense isnt very encouraging..
and at least he tried to make the left border interesting, not just leaving it black..
for a first tile, its not all that bad... i've seen worse, at least

I would have to agree with Freeek. That was a little harsh and I've seen worse tiles. I've even made worse tiles...

This site features all different types of digital art and artists. Each person has their own style, preferences, abilities and skill level. Not to mention the variances in graphics programs. That's what I really appreciate about the quilts. I've seen tiles that (in my opinion) reflect talent that really knock my socks off, and I've seen tiles that (in my opinion) aren't as spectacular. I like to watch the progression after people have been here a while and I like to see how people interpret different ideas. It can be good and it can be not so good, but at least it's always interesting & unique! :-)

First:
I think you did a kick @$$ job for a newby quilt@!
Second:
I do believe that if your gonna cut out a part of the border for a "border blend" you should atleast blend it pixel by pixel so that it looks original, somewhat. your random art form has a good artistic value even if some people here are harsh about it. Lysten to what they have to say and try to adapt your style to a new form (what they sudgest in your own form). I might have continued the wood theme in a like pattern. But I am not you, so for this tile being a newby quilt, I think you did good. Keep learning and improving and I look forward to seeing more of your work!

Third:
To all of the Pro`s out there;
Alot of people are just learning how to do graphic art and need all the encourgement the can get! Try to look at it from a teachers prospective, and help teach them how to improve there style, instead of makeing them feel like they did not even contribute to the artwork. Every tile, if its intent is art, is a contrubtion.

MadhatterX

Well , thats the kind of comments I love even if its a bit harsh =]

Id love to see a quilt judged pretty hard somewhere on this site =)

When I first came to iCE , I too gave pretty low scores on what appeared to be pretty acceptable tiles ...


Anyway , just saying I dont mind harsh critism ... its like cheaters , they only make you better in the long run (yes I played counter strike ;)) =]

As for the tile itself , I smiled the first time I saw it ... Remember those other newbie quilts wheres theres eyes at the end of cables everywhere ? This newbie quilt appears to be much better in terms of quality , and along with this comes a much better "eye on a cable" , hehehe =]

Hm... I think this tile is pretty nice. It connects 3 tiles with a complicated borders - planks, fire and so on.
So i vote 5.
It's very good tile for Newbie quilt

and it's a surreal quilt. so as long as the blending is ok it doesn't have to fulfill anyone else's concept of what it should "be about". hopefully you were just kidding about the score you gave. that would be a ridiculous score for an above average newbie tile. sorry, but imHo you sound just a tad arrogant.

i thought we were supposed to be lenient with the scoring on newbies as they learn to tile... i voted 5 ...and on a mainquilt i still think this tile should be worth at least a 3

peace :o)

Copy & Paste rules!
I use it a lot : )

I find the clone tool useful, but I use it to carve out a base for a tile and then alter it until the original pattern can't be seen in it. It works pretty well, and tends to be less obvious than smudging.