It's kinda unfair too though, about the voting. If I had uploaded more, I would have less votes for my Mo picture.
Maybe so, but I still think it's likely that you would have won anyway. Clearly, a lot of people thought that that little sketch was deserving of a vote; if you had finished your "Longneck Family" picture in time, you would definitely have won by a much greater margin.
And if you calculated the votes to single members together, then Malte would have won with 21 votes in total. :unsure:
Incidentally,
Malte had almost the opposite sentiments about the number of pieces he submitted.
Me, I entered the contest mainly because I saw that it was intended as a tribute to
The Land Before Time; I didn't expect to win, and was honestly surprised that I got two votes (thank you, Kacie and DarkWolf
). I can understand how you'd feel guilty about accepting the prizeóI'm sure I'd feel the same way if I had won the contestóbut personally, I think you deserve it.
If you still feel self-conscious about accepting it, though, and do use it to buy a Cintiq table (thus enabling you to create even better artwork), perhaps you should abstain from future contests.
Seriously, though, Kacie already suggested what I think are the best options; there's not much else I can add.
If you think that the voting was unfair, perhaps future contests could describe the voting process in the rules (which could perhaps be topped with a message like "PLEASE READ BEFORE SUBMITTING ARTWORK"), so that participating artists are aware of how the winner will be decided (A lot of us were confused by just how this was going to work.). Another, additional possibility (which might not make as much difference) is that a limit could be established on how many pieces a single person is allowed to submit (Perhaps a maximum of five? Seems fitting
).
EDIT: Whoop-see…I'm a little late.
(Curse my low writing speed!
) Yeah, I'm fine with your choice, Sky.
I'd LOVE to see the kind of artwork you could make with a Cintiq tablet!
