That puts me out unfortunately, no way i can do the water reflection aspect in gif format, and i'm not proficient enough in flash to do it there either.
Aderain: Can you do it without the water reflection? Of course it would be nice to have an entry fulfilling all of my wish list, but it's just that - a wish list. If an entry doesn't stick to all points doesn't mean it will get disqualified.
Here you go Specter. Im sorry but I can't afford to send more time on it to have the animation exactly like Aderains's one. Sorry. Hope you like the revision.
princemac: Thank you! No problem for the animation - I know too well that time is not an unlimited resource
I've played around with the inner and outer shading a bit, but as stated, I cannot do princemac's water effect. I've imported the gif into flash for now, just because it's easier to watermark it this way. File can be seen here: Concept Works Animation Feedback as always is welcome.
And the winner is *drums*: Moogle. Tough call, especially with princemac's last changes... thanks everybody for the great entries, all the time invested (special thanks to Aderain, princemac and Moogle for the many changes!), and the friendly atmosphere! I hope you enjoyed the contest as much as I did Moogle, please PM me so I can send you the payment via paypal.
Wow, what a start into the world of digital point contests! Great designers, great atmosphere, great results - thanks everybody again!! See you at the next contest