Robin's Unsolicited Opinions: DNTM S3 EP2

Robin here and I'm back with more opinions that may or may not matter. The photos for Episode 2 of #DNTM3 have been released, and I'm going to give my thoughts on them because I can. Prompt: 🍑 Fruit Art 🍑 Transform a fruit of their choice. They need to embody the fruit they selected through high-fashion plus have the entire look be inspired by the fruit which include; colors, texture, shape, mood, and attitude. Look, I even dressed up. People always say I look like Lady Gaga, and I just say, shut up <3 Here is my rating scale for this episode: Met the Prompt: ✅ Mostly Met the Prompt: 🟨 Good Idea....Meh Execution: ❓ Your Fruit Is Rotten: ❌ Finally, I will tell you if I will take a bite out of your fruit ;) ================================================== Photos Are Here: https://kovaze.com/group_thread/171 ================================================== RobbieRiot (Last Placement: 1st) Fruit: Rambutan??? (I had to Google Lens That. It was given eyeballs.) Transform The Fruit: 🟨 Pose: 🟨 Use of Fruit in the Photo: ❓ Embody the Fruit's Personality: ❓ I like the photo. It is very rich, luxurious, and seductive. It looks like you are walking towards me to give me the kiss of death, and I am perfectly fine with that. I had to Google your fruit to make sure I gave you the most accurate unsolicited opinion I could. The taste from research is a mixture of grape, pear, or Cherry. So something with a tart to it. I did see a Reddit post that it tasted like cum (can I say that????), but that is a whole different story. I'm not getting that. I think, with the outfit, ironically, you should have done, like, a furry coat or something (similar to last rounds), with maybe a white, creamy bodysuit base or main outfit in the middle, because I am not getting Rambutan. You do have the texture part down, though, so good job on that. The surroundings of the fruit could have been better, as they look like scary monster plants when they shouldn't. Finally, I think the lighting was an issue here. If you brighten things up that could have helped because with so much of the dark red, it blends in a lot with the other individual pieces. I think this was a big move to do something out of the box (fruit-wise). I just think the execution wasn't a full hit. 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: Of course! Idk what to expect, but I like the mystery. Muribolt (Last Placement: 7th) Fruit: Grape Transform the Fruit: 🟨 Pose: ✅ Use of Fruit in the Photo: 🟨 Embody the Fruit's Personality: ✅ This is a really good photo! I do think it is a bit on the nose of how grapes are perceived (someone being fed in a Greek-like atmosphere), but I am a person who, if you are going to do something, that is the first thing that people would think of, you need to hit out of the park, and I think you were almost there. I like how you transformed the fruit in your outfit, but I think the image is overwhelmed with grapes, so we lose sight of the overall look. If it wasn't for the skirt being just purple and not grapes, I would have been lost on where the outfit started and where the scenery began. I think replacing some of it with vines would have been a better choice to make the outfit stand out more. I also wish you had gone full barefoot. The way your feet look is great, but seeing that small sliver of a heel looks very weird to me, and I think barefoot in this environment would have been perfectly fine. With that said, the pose is great, and everything is well placed and purposeful. I love the head tilt because it makes your hair look great and the lighting is wonderful too to give you that amazing goddess glow. I think you captured the fruit's personality well, as grapes can be seductive, elegant, and smooth. 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: Yes, but I'm not feeding you the grapes. You are a strong independent woman. You can do it. Goomybear (Last Placement: 10th) Fruit: Grape Transform the Fruit: ❓ Pose: 🟨 Use of Fruit in the Photo: ❓ Embody the Fruit's Personality: 🟨 This photo is giving Romance Novel Cover realness that you would see at a grocery store. I see good ideas, but I also see ideas. I don't think you fully transformed the fruit, especially in the outfit. It looks like you just stapled the grapes onto the jacket and called it a day. Very Drag Race design idk how to sew Challenge vibes. I can't tell if it is the AI situation, but are you wearing pants that are one long leg and one missing leg, or do you have pants with an extra leg out? I think the outfit is nice overall, but the things mentioned threw me off, especially on the prompt side. The use of the fruit is very bare. It is nice that you turned the grapes into wine, but then I see you just holding the grapes like being chill about it, and I think it is touching the wall...I don't want to eat any wall grapes. Maybe if you held the grapes in the other hand, it would have been a bit better, which would have fit the pose. I think, with the backdrop it is nice and charming so you shouldn't do a out there pose so what you have is perfectly fine, but the legs could do more. Waist up, nice. Waist down, more action. I think you did a good job of capturing the fruit's personality with the background, but maybe a bit more of you in general. Two positive notes. Glad you didn't wear glasses in this one because I was worried you were going to be using them for every shoot and the lighting is so much better in this image. I love the glow on your face. 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: No, cause those grapes touched the wall, but I might have the wine...wait, I'm a white wine girl...so no to that as well. SexyTex (Last Placement: 12th) Fruit: Dragonfruit Transform the Fruit: 🟨 Pose: 🟨 Use of Fruit in the Photo: 🟨 Embody the Fruit's Personality: 🟨 I think this is a perfectly fine photo. It gives me safe though. I am glad I don't see Sabrina's face. The outfit does a good job with transforming the fruit, but I would like to see more than just a corset-style outfit cause that is what I am getting here. You have the corset and the train attachment. Explore more with the outfit horizons. Dragonfruit sounds like a fun fruit to play with, and you could have done more tropical, like swimwear, for this. The pose is fine, but you could have done more with the fruit. I can't tell whether you are about to grab it or petting it. Your face is giving petting vibes like "Good Dragonfruit, whose a good Dragonfruit? You are!" The use of the fruit is fine; I do like the open pieces of fruit on the sides. They kind of look like runway lights (which you could have treated this photo like your own runway), but I think you could have done more. Finally, with the personality of the fruit. I think of fun, refreshing, bright, and I am not getting that, especially with the sunset in the background. This was a challenge that you could have so much creative fun with, and you had some interesting ideas, just wished you pushed them a bit more. 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: Sure. Sam (Last Placement: 16th) Fruit: Cactus Transform the Fruit: ✅ Pose: ❓ Use of Fruit in the Photo: ❓ Embody the Fruit's Personality: 🟨 Much better than last round, but still some execution issues on some interesting ideas you had for this photo. First, really appreciate you thinking outside the box on this one. Cactus was not number 1 on my list of fruits so picking something unique like that is good (if fully executed well). I love the outfit. I think it embodies the fruit well. Prickly and a little bit dangerous on the outside, but nice and savory on the inside. I love the detail of the pink prickles on the boots and shoulder things. Wish the belt buckle were a bit bigger and pricklier. The pose, I'm mixed on. It looks like you are maybe doing air guitar or about to throw a spear at something??? I'm a bit confused about it. The leg placement is nice, but the upper part confuses me because I'm not getting a clear context for the story's situation. I feel like the pose might have looked rough on camera. Having the cactus around you was a nice start for using the fruit, but you could have done more, and the lighting is a bit off, where we lose some of it. Finally, I do think you embody the fruit's personality to an extent, but some of the questionable choices did throw me off a bit, but overall, it's much better this time around! 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: Sure. Never had cactus before and I'm open to new things. Dailyicon (Last Placement: 2nd) Fruit: Cherry Transform the Fruit:🟨 Pose: ✅ Use of the Fruit in the Photo: ❓ Embody the Fruit's Personality: ✅ This is an interesting photo. I think there is too much red happening here, and it is taking a lot to absorb. It might just be a me thing, but with the darkness of the red and the lighting, I am having a bit of trouble with some stuff, so that could dock you some points. That said, this is a very interesting concept for a cherry, and I can see the vision. Cherry in a diner because ice cream sundaes, cherry coke, cherry chapstick, ya know. Outfit-wise, I like the way you transformed it. Very smooth and scrumptious, with a nice, potentially 70s vibe (I could be wrong on that part, but that is what I am getting). With the image quality, though, we do lose some of the coat's spark, which I think looks great, but it is hard to tell at this point. I really like the pose in the current situation of the image. Nice, cool, seductive. You are eyeing someone, and they are eyeing you, and you are definitely going to share a milkshake soon. My only issue, though, is that I am not a fan of the giant cherry there. Yes, you are trying to incorporate the use of the fruit in the photo, but with the way you have it set up, I think it would have been neat if you had pictures of cherries surrounding a wall, and you did the same pose on the jukebox (that is in the background) instead. Maybe have the jukebox look like a cherry, but it just feels out of place. If this were an episode of Phineas and Ferb, it would be a different story, but this is DNTM. Besides that, good job, just some concept issues and tech things to be aware about for the next round. (as the judges love it and my opinion is doo doo fucking garbage). 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: Only if it's on a sundae. Camell22 (Last Placement: 15th) Fruit: Peach Transform the Fruit: ✅ Pose: 🟨 Use of the Fruit in the Photo: 🟨 Embody the Fruit's Personality: ✅ This is a nice photo. I think this is a much better improvement than the last round. You did a good job of transforming the fruit. You give the peach a sweet vibe, and honestly, I think this is a good blend of peach and cream. I love the fabric's flow, and your pose is nice. I appreciate that your own peach is out too. Something about your body does stand out weird, though. It feels a bit stretched out, or maybe your head is a bit smaller than your body. It just seems a bit off to me. I still want you to work on your facial features. You can have an amazing pose, but if your face isn't giving much, then it can ruin it. You don't look bored, but you do look like you aren't putting effort into what you are doing. Kind of like you got the pose ready, and you are about to do your face pose, but the photographer took the pic and was like, " Okay, we are done". The fruit could have been used more; it is just like that. Maybe you could have held one of the peaches, squeezed it, and had the juice drip on you? I just feel like if we removed the peaches, the image would stay the same, so there would be no impact on them. Besides that, good job this round! 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: Yes. Bosslady (Last Placement: 4th) Fruit: Lemons Transform the Fruit: ✅ Pose: ✅ Use of the Fruit in the Photo: ✅ Embody the Fruit's Personality: ✅ I love this! This is giving me Queen of the Lemons. You run the capital of the Lemons, and you run it well. I love the outfit. This is how you put lemons on a piece of fabric, especially to those who just stapled fruit onto their outfits. The color is luxurious, as if you took good, tender care of the fruit, and it grew into something magical. The pose shows power, and I love how you hold the lemon and the way your face is. It is giving, you are smelling the citrus aroma, and dam it smells so good. The way the fruit is placed is good too. It is giving off like you are on your throne, which is surrounded by gold (lemons in this case), and someone is approaching you for lemons. The only negative I can say is that I think the proportions of the chair seat and back are off, but honestly, that is just me being nitpicky. Wonderful job! 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: Yes, please if you allow. Tayvie (Last Placement: 13th) Fruit: Grapes Transform the Fruit: 🟨 Pose: ✅ Use of the Fruit in the Photo: 🟨 Embody the Fruit's Personality:❓ I like the concept of swinging on a grapevine. Something different, but with the use of fruit in the photo, all you did was just wear the grapes, and that was it. The vines could be something, but they aren't particularly striking. I think you did a much better job with your pose this time around. I like the swinging, and you did it in a way that feels natural (in a photo sense). I don't know if you fully transformed the fruit because your outfit doesn't give me full-on grapes. It just looks like grape-colored beads. I'm assuming the pants would be the vines, but I'm only using context clues. I'm a bit confused about the fruit's personality here. The background is giving more of a magical mist, and if you did have vines on there, the mist is overpowering the vines. Maybe if you were in a jungle with other grapes on the vines would have helped. All I know is that if I didn't know what the prompt was, I would not have guessed grapes on the first go around. 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: No, those aren't grapes. It is those beads you throw when someone flashes you at Mardi Gras and I charge when showing the cookies. Lewis (Last Placement: 14th) Fruit: Cherry Transform the Fruit: ✅ Pose: ✅ Use of the Fruit in the Photo: 🟨 Embody the Fruit's Personality: ✅ This is very intense, hot, and juicy. I like this and it's a much better turnaround than last round. I like how you transformed the outfit into this latex-like look. Normally, I'm not a fan of a corset, and that is it, but with this photo, it fits because it looks like you are giving a performance, and this is a mid shot pose, just hopefully you don't keep reusing that same style though. The pose is very nice, especially the way you arched your back and neck. Either you are performing "Best of Both Worlds" by Hannah Montana or about to do some naughty things, like do taxes. Either way, I love it. I do like how you turned the fruit into fruit punch. I think the lighting makes it hard to see some of the cherries to the point where some are like easter eggs, and it is a treat to just find them. So, try to play around with lighting next time to find that better balance. Personality-wise, I think you showed a different side of a cherry, the full-on seduction like I just tied a cherry stem with my tongue and now I'm going to tie a banana peel with my tongue next (iykyk). Good job! 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: Yes! Well actually drink because it is mostly liquid, but I can put it in an ice cube tray, freeze it, and then bite it, but my teeth are sensitive to the cold...we will figure this out. Hare (Last Placement: 17th) Fruit: Blackberry (thought it was grape till you said it wasn't) Transform the Fruit: ❓ Pose: ❓ Use of the Fruit in the Photo: ❓ Embody the Fruit's Personality: ❌ I see that you are trying based on the feedback from the last round, but I think this is just missing something. I don't think you transform the fruit that much. If we remove the berries, it would be just a tulle-based outfit, which wouldn't fit the fruit. The pose is interesting. I like your face and how you look in the camera, but your body looks like you just slipped and caught your footing. If you look right where your hand is (on the floor), it looks like there is gunk there, which to me implies you slipped. I don't think that is the case, but this is all perspective. The fruit surrounds you, which is fine, but the lighting is very dark, making it a bit difficult to see. Ironically, the lighting on your face is very good. I'm drawing a blank on the personality, but I would say maybe sweet and tart, and I'm getting maybe mysterious/comfort? I do think the blend between your outfit and the scenery is better than last round, I just think the overall execution was a miss. 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: Nah, they are too squishy for me. Torimarie (Last Placement: 11th) Fruit: Grapefruit Transform the Fruit: ✅ Pose: 🟨 Use of the Fruit in the Photo: ✅ Embody the Fruit's Personality: ✅ Now this is very interesting. I love how you transformed the fruit in this outfit. I wish you had a full-body standing pose so I could see the entire outfit from head to toe. I think using the peel is very smart, not just slapping the circular fruit on your body and calling it a day. One thing I like about the pose is that you are squishing the grapefruit and we see that drip (little but important detail). Wished you could have done something else with the other hand. It feels like an awkward part of the pose. Maybe have both hands up, squeezing the fruit to make it a bit more in the sexy category, but idk if that was the vision you were going behind with this photo. Try to play around with that next time. The use of the fruit is great, and I like the background. It is giving a painted wallpaper vibe realness, and I like the texture it brings (which sounds hella weird, but in my head it makes sense). If I had to describe a grapefruit, I would say it is sweet and acidic, so something you enjoy but piss it off, and you will regret it, or something that only a few can acquire the taste. Am I getting that with this image? Yes, this photo is showing you in a way that you are a unique individual that those who acquire that special taste for you really appreciate you...idk where I was going with this, but I think it is the right track. 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: No, because one time I got a grapefruit when I was little and I was really excited to have it and when I tasted it I didn't like it and had a bad aftertaste and it just really haunted me since then and that is just some trauma I don't want to deal with yet in my life. Tisha (Last Placement: 9th) Fruit: Cherry Transform the Fruit: ✅ Pose: 🟨 Use of the Fruit in the Photo: 🟨 Embody the Fruit's Personality: ✅ 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: No because I am not getting involved in your love triangle because those two will murder me. I really want to like this, but the lighting! If I didn't see the cherry stems, I would think you were covered in chocolate pudding. Then I am starting to think: when did we put that in the fruit category? Are we just letting anyone in there at this point? If so, can we put Salmon on there next? I love how you transformed the fruit in the outfit in this tight latex dress. I wish the stems were removed or maybe connected like a strap to help with the illusion. The pose is nice, but again, the lighting throws it off a bit because, depending on where I move my head, it looks like you got chopped in half. I do love the part where you are about to eat the cherry, and how your head is tilted back with that shine/gloss. You are seducing the Crypt Keeper to make the Grim Reaper jealous, and oh, honey, it is working. I just think you should have lifted it a bit higher, since it looks like a mid-action shot and I wanted to see the full final shot. The use of the fruit is good, but again, the lighting threw things off. I don't know if the hanging cherries are lights or just cute hanging cherries, and I love the water being cherries (similar to what Lewis did), but with better lighting, I would be a bit more confident in what they are doing, but I appreciate how they are placed. It doesn't feel overwhelming. I honestly think this will be a high-safety photo, but with the lighting it could have been top/win in my book (and judges too). Great job! Honey (Last Placement: 3rd) Fruit: Guava Transform the Fruit: ✅ Pose: 🟨 Use of the Fruit in the Photo: 🟨 Embody the Fruit's Personality: ✅ The issue I tend to have when giving critiques is the "high-fashion" element, because if I like something, I'm going to say it, even if it may not fit that mold, because everyone deserves that praise when they earn it. Like, if you look good, I'm going to tell you. You don't need to wear diamonds, a dress made by Gucci, and whatever. That said, I like this. This is giving a retro vibe from the outfit, hair, and just the color scheme, too. Did you transform the fruit? Yes. I love the texture of the leaves on the outfit. I don't know if the "meat" part of the guava is print or texture, but it looks very nice. I just wish we could see some shoes from you, because I think that would complete the outfit, and I am curious what you would be wearing. The pose is fine, I think your face could have a bit more excitement. It is very chill, like you smoked a doobie-doo before the shoot. I feel like cutsey would be better (which I believe you got feedback on, don't rely on pretty, but there is a way to still incorporate that and still not get yelled at) since it would fit with the fruit of sweet and yummy and the pigtails. The fruit is just there. If we removed it, nothing would have changed, BUT I do love the wall. It looks like you are in the fruit. Maybe if you have a guava under the leg that is lifted, or some under your back. Right now they are scattered because you smell and they don't want to be near you...like if you farted, that's okay, but they need to come back into the shot. Besides that, another good shot this round....I really want to see the shoes :( 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: Yes, you look yummy in a non creepy canabilistic way. Poof: (Last Placement: 5th) Fruit: Cherry Transform the Fruit: ✅ Pose: ✅ Use of the Fruit in the Photo: ✅ Embody the Fruit's Personality: ✅ Ooo dam wow. This is good. You are very tempting to whoever you are seducing (probably that person you always mention in your blogs, idk who they are, so I'm not tagging them). I like the blend of the velvet/plush (idk the fabric but it is smooth as fuck) of your outfit with the cherries. The way you are lying makes it work. If you were standing, it might be too much (it probably is, but illusion baby). Normally, I am not a fan of being surrounded by the same item (hence my mention of this on Muri), but yours fits well. Maybe because your body glistens and helps contrast the dark red of the cherries. Maybe because the cherry is just fully red and the grapes have extra attachments... either way, you did a good job turning a missed execution into an actual hit! I would say to try out different facial expressions, because relying on pretty/seduction can only get you so far. Hopefully, with future prompts, it will allow you to explore that. Great job using the fruit in the photo. There is a lot of red, but you were able to do the lighting very well, so that I can still see everything and it isn't an issue. Finally, you embody the fruit's personality well, which I never thought cherries would fit that side. I always thought strawberries were used for seduction or romance, but look at my love life, it's like the air in a chip big. Good job! 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: No, because I feel like someone would get mad at me and I don't want to be the other woman. Thiii (Last Placement: 6th) Fruit: Peach Transform the Fruit: 🟨 Pose: 🟨 Use of the Fruit in the Photo: ❌ Embody the Fruit's Personality: 🟨 This photo, I'm 50/50 on. I really love the outfit. I think peach is a beautiful, smooth color, and with the right fabric, it is just great. You did a wonderful job on it. This is a dress I would love to see turned into a design (others too, but this is the first one I mentioned lol). I love the details of the flowers on the dress and the hair. I do wish the flowers on the dress were a bit whiter to pop more. Idk how I feel about the hair color. I think maybe something different could have worked. What you have is fine, but it didn't give a full pop factor. It is possible because the ones on the giant peaches give white/pinkish vibes, so the flowers can as well. The pose is fine, but I am not a fan of the two arms above your head. I think one of them should have been on your body somewhere. I would open up your hair, too. I am not a fan of this background. It just feels very out of place and wallpaper. I do not believe the illusion that you are lying on those peaches. I think you are lying on the floor that is covered with peach and floral floor paper (that is not the term, but I'm sticking with it). Maybe if you changed the photo's angle to show the floor from a different perspective, it would give the floor a new dimension, but right now it throws things off. I think maybe you could have removed the peaches in the area where you were lying and replaced them with flowers, then had peaches surround them. It just gave a last-minute thought, which messed up a nice look. 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: No, because just like Pattie LaBelle, I am not eating the paper. Seong (Last Placement: 8th) Fruit: Peach Transform the Fruit: 🟨 Pose: ✅ Use of the Fruit in the Photo: ✅ Embody the Fruit's Personality: ✅ This is such a visually stunning image. I think you are going to be a dark horse in this competition for going down different routes, and I really, really, really hope it pays off because having different forms of modeling is so important, especially when executed well. I am not a fan of the outfit. It is a bit simple. Button-up shirt and nice pants in peach. I am kind of glad that the outfit wasn't all fancy pantsy because it is covered by the peach, and I would be very disappointed to see it blocked, but I think the prompt was asking for that...maybe change the fabric for it to something smoother, like velvet or lush, which would be best fitting for peach skin. The pose is nice. I know last round you got dinged because it was too scrunched (or something idk I thought it was fine, but I'm legally blind), but I think this is nice, warm, and fuzzy, which helps embody the fruit's personality very well. You did an amazing job using the fruit as well, not just hugging it but having the peaches be little flowers in the grass to painting in the background. It was really great. I know this may not be in a "high-fashion" magazine, but this would be in a magazine that needs a fucking model, and isn't this a modeling competition? This isn't Dimitri's Next Top High Fashion Model. So if anyone comes at you for that, I will fight them...unless it is the official judges, then I am obligated to not attack them because their points matter, my points just earn you food vouchers at the craft services tents. But great job and I'm excited to see more from you. 🍑Bite Out of Your Fruit🍑: Yes, I bet these peaches are like laced with some calming drug or some shit and if so I will take like 40. My anxiety is higher than...wait, wrong show. ================================================== 🌟AWARDS 🌟 Best Transformation of their Fruit: Bosslady 🏆 Best Pose: Lewis 🏆 Best Use of the Fruit in the Photo: Seong 🏆 Best Embodyment of their Fruit's Personality: Poof & Tisha 🏆 (Yall can figure out what days to share this fake trophy) ================================================== Final Rankings: 1st: Bosslady 2nd: Poof 3rd: Seong 4th: Lewis 5th: Tori 6th: Tisha 7th: Muri 8th: Honey 9th: Camel 10th: Daily 11th: Tayvie 12th: Sexy 13th: Sam 14th: Robbie 15th: Goomybear 16th: Thiii 17th: Hare ================================================== This was a very fun theme, and I can't wait to do this (if I have motivation). As usual, take whatever you want, since my input doesn't affect this game, but I hope something helps. Plus what I think could be way off. I thought Glitter got 12th and was the first to get the boot, so anything can happen. Will be back with the updated rankings and the sendoff of our next eliminated model. I don't interview them, don't have the budget for that. Thank you <3