YBR closed!?

Oh no!!! Yellow Brick Road is closed... and I think I might be one of the main reasons :( This is so sad...

Yup, its officially closed. If you want your scores please tell me. 

I closed because there were so many drops and no-shows. You can hate me forever for closing my comp, but it just isn't working out. 

I have asked for my scores and will post them here when I get them :]

xx
FantasyPearl

YBR drop out :(

Yes, it hurts my heart, but I've just dropped Yellow Brick Road and I feel really bad :( This is what I said:

I'm so, so, so, soooo terribly sorry - I've never done this before and I feel really bad, but I'm going to have to drop too. I know that you already have so many other dropouts, but I'm suffering with a really bad cold and being overloaded with homework, so RL's not being very nice to me right now  Anyway, once again i'm sorry  I hope you have a very successful competition and a lot of fun too.

I felt really bad but now I can start again. Also, I've had an incredible amount of visitors today so thank you everyone!!

xx
FantasyPearl

New Layout

I'm really, really excited!!! Well, was, but I still have an excitemondo buzz buzzing around my body :) Anyways, as you can see I have a very, very nice new layout and I absolutely luuuuuuuuurve it! I have also updated my pages so that I don't have so many pages, just a 'portfolio' with most, if not all, of my pictures in it. If you want to, take the time to look at them.

Also, the scores for Shop Me Stunning (which I entered this picture in:

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And I didn't place, sadly, which kind of killed my buzz but the bee which created the buzz will not be disbuzzed! Mwahahahahahahhaaha!!!! I'm going to try set 9 'Stranded':

This should be fun fun fun :)

And I have just had an idea full of geniosity... I will tell you how to get a pretty, (kind of) original template on your Blog.

1. Look up 'Blogger templates' in Google.
2. Choose one you like and download it (this should be pretty safe to do, but if you have doubts, don't do it).
3. Unzip the file.
4. Go to the old blogger and click on Dashboard -> Design -> Edit HTML
5. Back up your previous template by click on 'Download Full Template'
6. Find and upload the xml file you downloaded.
7. If there is a warning about your widgets, click on 'Keep Widgets'.
8. Enjoy your new template!

Any questions? Ask me in the comments below!

xx

FantasyPearl

Scores Assignment 8 Victoria's Secret

Last... again. Sometimes I ask myself - why do I do this? I seem to only be decreasing in my abilities instead of improving... Also, I think I might drop Yellow Brick Road, clean up my computer with that MacKeeper thing, reinstall sims 3 and only download files I really trust, because right now everything seems to be going wrong. In fact, I've reached my decision and I think I will drop YBR because I am literally overloaded with homework, not to mention the fact that my immune system is really low and I'm at home trying to recover from a very bad, very annoying cold (i'm so sorry i'm troubling you all with my own problems so I'm going to just stop now :p).

Scores, Assignment 8 for Victoria's Secret:

6th Place: FantasyPearl 

DUSTY 
Models Appearance 9/10 
Relativity to Assignment 8/10 
Overall Appeal 8/10 
Originality 6/10 
Model Pose 5/5 
Quality 5/5 
Total 41/50 
You are getting better and better with your skin shading every round! Lotte looks truly sun kissed and sparkling smooth. :} You meet all the requirements except for telling a story...I cant read this image except for a girl lounging by the pool. I like simple photos as much as I love detailed ones, but you need to do it right; this image was simple but its missing some important elements…like the Arabian aspect. When I look at this image, I do not see anything Arabian and that breaks the theme of the assignment. Your model looks gorgeous and was styled nicely and I wish I could give you more points, but my statement still stands. 

MYSTIC 
Models Appearance 6/10 
Relativity to Assignment 10/10 
Overall Appeal 6/10 
Originality 6/10 
Model Pose 5/5 
Quality 3/5 
Total 40/50 
Comments: You still seem to be having a hard time getting your lighting right. Though it makes sense for it to be bright since Lotte is in the middle of a desert, but the colors are too vivid. If you toned down the saturation a bit then it might help and the water wouldn’t look so unnaturally blue. Her facial expression was super cute in a very modelesque way. Not entirely sure that made sense…I also would have like to see something more interesting going on in the background because once you look at the model there isn’t much else in the picture to look at. A little more on the set would help out with that and keep the picture interesting. 

81/100 

JEWELSRULES & MAXINE EVANS 649 

LADYBUG & AXELLE WARD 637.5 

DARLEYMIKEY & AMISH 627 

MUDFEST & ALIANA PETERSON 625 

LMCARROTCAKE & PRIM 612 

FANTASYPEARL & LOTTE HOLLAND 570 

THESE ARE YOUR COMBINED SCORES FROM THROUGHOUT THE COMPETITION 

Here is a rough graph of how good I am at modeling whilst I have been doing it: (for fun because I am bored being ill)...

As you can see, I was okay, improved, then rapidly got worse. I think, after reinstalling and everything, I'll do some modeling but on a much smaller scale until I really get better, and not start doing bigger things until I'm really quite good. Then I might even apply to go 'work' in a sims 3 magazine. Also, I'm working on finding a template to make my blog look a little prettier, so stick around for some more improvements! (and if you know a nice template, leave the link in the comments below ..

xx
FantasyPearl

Victoria's Secret Finale!!

OH MY GIDDYGODSPYJAMAS!!!! It's the final of Victoria's Secret! It's a three-part assignment and we only have a week to do it (why oh why?!) so it's going to be hard, especially as I have quite a full schedule this week. The assignment is...


Part 1: Backstage 
Quite a classic, right? 
For this part you need to show your model getting ready for a shoot. Does she drink coffee? Does she sit sweetly and patiently while they curl/straighten her hair? Show us! Please get creative- some ideas are way over used! 
Requirements: 
Getting ready- so she doesn’t have to wear lingerie/swimwear 
Be creative! 

Part 2: Who Run the World? GIRLS! 
Time to play the warrior princes! Amazon, Roman, Norse… Get out on the battlefield and show them who’s the boss! 
Requirements: 
Must include any sort of weapon- hammer, sword or something! 
Must show who owns the throne (metaphorically, of course!) 
Must be lingerie or swimwear- but you can still add armour 
Be creative! 

Part 3: True Colours 
Your models have been asked to show a lot, but we haven’t asked you to show their personality- until now. I want you to make one picture that shows us who the model is, through anything that is in the picture. 
Requirements: 
Show your models personality through colours, clothes, setting, makeup- everything! 
Must be lingerie/swimwear 
Be creative! 


It's fun fun fun:) So I'm going to start on that then xd

xxFantasyPearl

Ideas...

Since the two competitions I am in right now (YBR & Victoria's Secret) currently don't have assignments, and I'm pretty bored, I'm going to get a few assignments from other competitions I'm not in (so they have nothing to do with me - they're just for fun) and do them.

So...
♥ Make 4 headshots each portraying a different emotion: (Flawless Mock Assignment)

♥ Black & White headshot, High fashion bodyshot: (PINK Cycle 3 Mock Assignment)

Also, Victoria's Secret is having a problem because our host, EzParis, is having a computer problem :( So the cohost, Alvie, has to start a new thread and everything so it's going to take a little time to get the scores and finale (AAAAH!!!) posted :)

xx
FantasyPearl

Important - Please Read!!

Hey everyone,

Before you start panicking and screaming and crumbling up pieces of cookie (which would be very sad), I just have to say - this notice isn't about me. I will not be closing down my blog, stop modeling, have a sad life or something (yeah - cuz everyone cares ^.^).  DON'T GO THOUGH!!!

I'm sure all of you reading this know a website called Picnik. I use it a lot for lighting adjustments etc. etc. Anyway, it's closing down. I saw it on the forums:

I just got an email informing me that Google is closing down Picnik on April 19, an amazing, free photo editing site. If you haven't heard of it, go check it out. If you have heard of it and used it before, then you know what it's like. I know a competition that had an assignment that involved using Picnik, and Picnik only. I've used it several times for my competitions, and it is amazing. It's quick and easy. What you have to mess around for 10, 15 minutes in Photoshop you can do in less than 5 for Picnik. Of course, more complicated things have to be done in Photoshop or Gimp, but for quick effects, auto contrast/color corrects, Picnik is my go-to site. It would be great if anyone could sign this petition:

http://signon.org/sign/dont-close-picnik?source=s.em.cp&r_by=20 06736

Please, if you have a heart (which you do - so do this!) sign this petition!! It might save Picnik so please please please do!!!

Thank you <3

xx
FantasyPearl

Victoria's Secret, Assignment 8

Hi :)

First of all, I want to say thank you for the comments on my hair drawing, they're greatly appreciated. <3

Well, since I haven't updated in a long time, I just wanted to say... Not much has happened. I just handed in assignment 8 for Victoria's Secret, as you can see in the 'gallery'. I'm quite proud of it, but it's definitely not the best :P.

I'm going to do a little bit of advertising now.. (oh no;}). Please can you watch my friend's video (I'm in it too! (i'm the 'dumb blonde'). It's called the Ginger Workout XD
 --> Click here <--

Thank you!!

xx
FantasyPearl

Hair Drawing

I tried this method of hair drawing that I haven't ever tried before, and I think it worked quite well. I used Harry's way of hair drawing. Click here to go to where he teaches it...

My attempt:

It's okay, but it looks pretty bad at the bottom bit... xd

xx
FantasyPearl

♬Follow the yellow brick road, follow the yellow brick road... ♬

I've handed in the first assignment for Yellow Brick Road. I'm pretty proud of it, especially all the editing I did - I think it made it look really good :P But, still, all the other assignments are really good too... Anyway, the host, Mvande, got computer-banned for the next two days :( Also loads of the models haven't handed their assignment in yet, so it'll probably take a lot of time for the next assignment to go up - I'm just soooo excited and all! Maybe it's because I had some of my sister's Redbull and a large cup of coffee twenty minutes ago ... XD Either way, I'll not get to sleep till late tonight :}

Tomorrow two of my friends are coming over. For English, we're doing a marketing / advertising thing, and we had to make a chocolate and a presentation and a speech and an advert. Well, me and Jo had done half of everything at a sleepover and Dee couldn't be there because she was at the school ski trip, and Jo and I did the advertisement and speech together without Dee. Then Dee called this morning and she was really upset that we'd done the ad without her, so we have to do it again tomorrow. We have to do the presentation, and I have to edit the advert and everything, then we also have to make the chocolate, so tomorrow's a vair vair busy day. Also, I have three more pieces of homework :| Ah well, c'est la vie :)

xx
FantasyPearl

Shop Me Stunning

There's this competition (you probably know it) called Shop Me Stunning on the forums where you get a picture and you have to edit it to make it look pretty. This is the very first time I've done it, and I'm quite proud of it actually. The picture we had to edit was this:

You could do non-hair editing too, but I decided to do hair editing because I've downloaded these really cool brushes for hair editing. Click here to go where you can download the set. (Yes, it does work for Macs too, I have one and it works great). And for you who don't know how to put brushes into Gimp...

 - Go into Gimp
 - Go to 'Edit' (next to 'Files at the top of the editing screen)
 - Scroll down and click on 'Preferences'
 - Click on the little arrow next to 'Files'
 - Click on 'Brushes'.
 - It should show you where to find your brushes folder, so go there.
 - Download the brush and then copy and paste into your brushes folder.

Ask google if you don't understand my way of explaining. :P

Anyways... My final picture was this:

Lotus clutched her skis and her phone whilst standing infront of her huge window in her chalet. To ski or not to ski, that is the question? she thought.

The model's name was Lotus Darkwind :). To go to the forum of Shop Me Stunning, click here.

xx
FantasyPearl

Happy Late New Year :p

Welcome everyone to my first post in the new year :)

I've added a gallery of pictures of all the competitions I am in. That way, anyone who wants to see my work won't have to keep looking through all the posts to see what has happened. Also, because that means that you can see it, I'll just use my posting as a sort of Modeling Journal :P

Well, I'll start with that I've joined another modeling competition, The Yellow Brick Road, with a new model of mine, Lotus Bluesea. She's quite pretty (you can see her on the 'Who Are They?' page). If I win, I'll get 1000 simpoints worth of gifts. The second person gets 700 simpoints, third 300 simpoints, fourth 74 simpoints and the person who tried the hardest gets 25 simpoints. It's really exciting being in a competition which gives so many prices. There are also a whole load of models (all of them really, really good!) so it's tough too.

Also, I got eliminated in Crazy and Colourful... :( It's quite sad but at least I came up in fourth place, and I improved a lot. The people who are left are Drew, LM and Nuttychick. All of them are really good and it's a really close semi-finals. Me and Sugars are in the superr cool (not so) secret-lurkers group - we throw cookies at people and try not to hit the monkeys!! It's soo much fun :P

In Victoria's Secret I've handed in my assignment 7 picture. It's being scored, and this time I hope I won't come last (again:P). Yes, you guessed it, I came last in assignment 6 :} It was a tough round, we had to make a vintage pin-up picture.

Lastly, I got a really nice banner made by the amazing Mvande! She has the banner shop and she makes a whole load of things for people, and she did mine. She did mine a day - and she did it amazing. I love what she did, "the grass is greener on the belle side" is absolutely perfect. Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you, mvande. To go to her Banner Place (or whatever) click here.


xxFantasyPearl