Well this was a tough decision, and I thank everyone who submitted entries for making this such a great contest!

Congrats to Visual! She delivered in every aspect, went above and beyond, and at the end of the day it was the ability to really brand her entries that gave her the win.

At the same time, I do want to recognize and say THANK YOU to Inovva as well. Your entries were very solid and very much so in the running. You did some great work and you to went above and beyond. Wish we could have two winners, but contest only allows for one!

As a result of winnign this contest, Visual has also earned a spot on our design team for future character depictions!

Happy designing to all!

Thanks,
Coach Johnson

11 hours left for any last minute entries! Just as a FYI, our team meets tomorrow and will choose a winner tomorrow morning. Send any comments or questions you may have. Great job to all participants. I can't thank you all enough, I wish everyone could be a winner. Best of luck to Visual and Inovva as we try to arrive at a winner. I will be checking the comment board throughout the day between meetings. I don't anticipate either of you will submit any more entries, but who knows if one of you will surprise me!

Best of luck and happy designing to all,
Coach Johnson

Two way tie between Inovva and Visual as we debate between the more realistic look and cartoon look! Andre and Rofe are not far behind. Could end up being a three or four way race over the next 24 hours. Great work everyone and THANK YOU for all your time and ideas!

Coach Johnson

Great work by all! This contest has received more attention then I anticipated. Is my feedback helping you all?

GREAT WORK to everyone! Really am enjoying the competition and its heating up! The winner will need to be sure to seperate themself clearly from the others. The various poses, and attention to detail on the face, especially for my character, will be key. The brief asks for three poses for the young guy and two for the old guy, but going above and beyond as some of you already have may help serve as the tie breaker should there be one.

Right now Inovva and Visual are running neck and neck and Rofe (creator of our logo!) has entered with a solid entry! Should be an interesting 48 hours of designing!

Please reach out if you need more detailed feedback, photos, comments, or anything I can provide to help you display your best work!

Thanks to all for your time, effort, and entries,
Coach Johnson

Andre:

Yes there is still a chance. There are a few with five stars now. Looking forward to your entry!

Thanks,
Coach Johnson

UPDATE:

Hey everyone! First off just wanted to say thank you to each and every one of you for your hard work. I really do admire the talents you all possess and encourage you to keep getting better and follow your designing dreams!

I always like to give feedback and give people a clear sense of who is in the lead. This is generally more helpful when I have like 70 entries in other contests, but I didn't expect I'd get that many here anyhow. Still, here is the leaderboard for today at least.

Right now, Inovva is in the lead. This designer's work is closest to what we are looking for. Not too cartoonish, and not too realistic, but realistic enough! Will be tough to surpass, but for future entries, use this as the benchmark for enhanced chances of winning.

Second place is Visual. Slightly further on the cartoonish side, but just really clean artwork that we think we can use still. Waiting on other poses from this designer and a few character tweaks, but a great entry.

Third place would be Puto. Great work and revisions thus far and not too far behind second place. Really think you may have done the best job on capturing my facial features for Coach Johnson.

Honorable mention to all others. EVERY entry is great work and I respect you all. Unfortunately I can only pick one winner. Best of luck and happy designing!

Coach Johnson

Note to everyone: I forgot to check Pay Pay, but it is certainly an option!

Adam:

Yes sir. I generally pay thru PayPal. Can't wait to see your entry. Just to give you a heads up, #10 and #14 are leading the way so matching and beating those entries is the standard at the moment. Would LOVE to see what you have to offer!

Thanks,
Coach Johnson