Winners: Challenge 9 - Where there are textures

Congrats to the winners of Challenge 9. Only one more to go :D

First (4 pts)	Second (3 pts)	Third (2 pts)

ccxvii w/ 32 votes	darlingbones w/ 31 votes	stillxmyxheart w/ 14 votes

Best Rose (1 pt)	Mod's Choice (1 pt)

darlingbones w/ 7 votes	star_girl42

TALLIES:
votes / special category

♥ = # of special category votes
~ = concrit

	+++ - great use of space +++ - no comment +++ - I love the use of space in this. The grayscale works great in terms of contrast and light and the icon is just lovely, despite its simplicity. +++ - Great use of negative space. ++ - great use of negative space
stillxmyxheart 14/00
	+++ - really stunning and creative icon ++ - Lovely coloring and use of repeated images. + - this would have been higher if rose hadn't been doubled. i hope there's a variation i can use ;) but gosh! the pink is beautiful and the textures look fantastic. + - interesting composition & use of colour + - no comment + - really great colour and concept + - love the use of the double image. Beautifully blended. + - colorful and eye-catching ♥♥♥
xeyra 11/03
	+ - I like how the warm colouring of the texture is reflected in Rose's skin and hair ~ Rose is a bit dark, I think the icon would look great if it was a bit brighter.
mattyroh07 01/00
	NO VOTES ♥ ~ Nice coloring! The yellow and blue looks great together.
hauteurs 00/01
	+++ - lacks sharpness but the colouring and background is stunning. ++ - Pretty coloring, Rose really pops. + - really nice colouring ♥♥ ~ I love the coloring, but the icon is a bit too blurry.
wildalyss 06/02
	+ - i like the text, and the coloring is nice, not to harsh of a red. ~ if this one wasn't so dark it would be vying for a top spot. the texture on the side looks lovely and the text looks terrific.
thistwilight 01/00
	+++ - nice use of b&w, very simple but elegant ++ no comment + - I love the texture use and the cap choice, it looks kind of dream-like. The white blur works great, it makes the icon look shiny. ~ the contrast is a bit too high on this one, and the light texture kind of blurs the image, maybe a lower opacity would have worked. ~ I love this icon, but a bit more light on The Doctor and Rose would really make it.
in_the_end 06/00
	+++ - great cap/use of texture and i LOVE the wings! ♥ ++ - no comment ♥♥♥♥
ivydoor 05/04
	NO VOTES ~ This is fantastically creative! Really great texture use and choice of images. The only thing I don't like is that the crops make it look like The Doctor is standing on Rose's eye...
alizarin_skies 00/00
	+ no comment ♥
star_girl42 01/01
	+++ - great coloring! + - no comment ~ There is too much saturation here in Rose's face, try a soft light layer to soften the red in her cheek complexion.
lessrest 04/00
	NO VOTES ~ The icon needs a little more contrast, and more brightness. The coloring is a bit too green.
mrsdianablack 00/00
	++ - great coloring and use of the text and texture ++ - The text really works well with the fierce look in the crop. ♥
jelly_head91 04/01
	+++ - brilliant positioning, coloring and interesting use of texture ++ - the background works wonderfully with that cap choice. Gorgeous. + - the coloring is beautiful and it's a very crisp, clean looking icon + - The texture was used really well
sterre 07/00
	NO VOTES ~ The text doesn't really work with the image, it distracts the attention from Rose and doesn't feel like it's "a part" of the icon.
immortalje 00/00
	+++ - very subtle use of the texture and I love that, great coloring + - the muted color and use of the texture as shadows creates a subtle, melancholic atmosphere for the icon ~ watch out on the sharpness, other wise this is very nicely done.
stillcant 04/00
	++ - the bright coloring and contrast really made the icon pop up + - Nice coloring and crop. + - beautiful coloring and blending + - crisp, nice coloring ~ I love the coloring, it looks very dramatic.
wild_sibyl 05/00
	+++ - I love the composition and colouring of the icon +++ - really fantastic colour and crop/play on crop. +++ - beautiful vibrant coloring, and the rotation of the top image is very creative +++ - Gorgeous clolouring and nice use of double images +++ - no comment ++ - the colouring is what caught my eye, it's so natural, but vibrant and the two different caps look great together. ++ - no comment ++ - Great crop and coloring, I like the use of double images. ++ - love the double image use, really fantastic ++ - gorgeous coloring and cropping ++ - simple, good coloring + - Absolutely gorgeous coloring. + - gorgeous coloring, love the split crop + - Nice coloring, it fits the cap mood perfectly. + - no comment ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
darlingbones 31/07
	+++ - Great coloring and texture use. Love it. +++ - love the use of texture and the crop - very interesting and unique! +++ - really nice crop and creative use of the texture. +++ - Fantastic coloring and texture use! Lovely crop. +++ - Great use of texture, the Doctor fits perfectly! +++ - no comment ++ - nice crop and coloring ++ - well cropped & great muted contrast ++ - very creative, the coloring is bright and I love the sort of soft look to it as well ++ - Love the coloring and texture use. Stunning icon! ++ - I love the layout of this icon ++ - The colouring and use of negative space is great ++ - Nice crop and texture use. ~ was almost my third choice, but it looks a little white-washed. perhaps even a soft-light layer would help.
ccxvii 32/00
	+++ - Great colouring and crop. + - Nice crop, the bright coloring is great too. ♥♥♥
blue_emotion 04/03
	NO VOTES ~ The coloring is a bit too red. The icon needs a bit more contrast.
marcasite 00/00