Congratulations Efiel on winning!
I must say, when I first saw the picture of yours I actually thought it was a 3D picture. You have to tell me how you did that shading trick. I might try something like that next year.
Thank you everyone that participated in the contest, As always it was a lot of fun
Funny story about my pumpkin:
I still have not gotten a key-chain, so that was my ultimate goal. Unfortunately I miss read the rules... I thought it was the TOP ten entries that received key-chains instead it was the FIRST ten.
I was pretty close, being entry #13. It was only after I submitted my entry that I reread the rules.
I spent 1 day planing and buying just the right pumpkin, and then 2 days (a total of 15 hours) working on that pumpkin. I was doing my hardest to make something worthy of making it to the top 10 spots, only to find out that if I just ran out, bought a pumpkin and carved something right away, that I might have been fast enough to get that elusive key-chain, LOL
BTW, Congratulations again to those speedy 10 carvers!
I chose to do the Shantotto expansion picture for its complexity. I felt I had to try even harder this year to out do my pumpkins from last year. I also love decorating my MH so I really wanted to work hard knowing the competition would be fierce in making it to at least the top 25.
A lot of people made remarks about my lack of originality. I will definitely be keeping than in mind the next time I try my hand at something like this.
Thanks everyone for both the helpful criticisms, the awesome reviews, and your vote!
P.S.- While my mother does not play the game, she really likes the music. Winning the CD's will be great cause then I can share them with her. Thank you again Allakhazam.com and Square Enix for having this contest and donating the prizes!