10% Luck | 20% Skill | 5% Pleasure | 15% Pain | 50% Concentrated Power of Will

"Be my 1 and only Valentine" is my most memorable original work of art so far. This was my entry for the 1st Graphic Design Contest of Davao Web Designs held last February 2011. 

be my 1 and only valentine

With so little experience on my pocket. 10% luck, 20% skill, 5% pleasure, 15% pain and 50% concentrated power of will that resulted into 100% into remembering the work experience and thrill. Also I had to watch video tutorials and sample works, it did help, after 3 rough drafts I started working on it. Uploading my current workflow helped me, critiques and ideas flown in.  Day after day, slowly adding details, after 10days I finished my entry. I uploaded the finished piece and tagged it to my friends, my friends and their friends shared it also. 

The criteria for Judging:

• Creativity (1-10)
• Originality (1-10)
• Crispness of Design (1-10)
• Valentine’s Day Feel (1-10)

Me at Davao Web Design HQ

February 14, 2011 was the day, the day of judging.  On that day all the entries were posted in their site (Davao Web Design). Looking at the entries, I never thought that my entry would have a chance of winning, but still it manage to grab a spot. Result were posted but in no particular order. Thrilled of winning something, besides from working in a print advertising company and having plenty of compliments for my work, this is the first contest that I joined, and the first original artwork that I have made from scratch that got to be judge.  So it did "be my 1 and only valentine" did not only made a mark on the people that I have shared it with, but also to my career as a Layout Artist.