Concept Art Mini-Contest #1 - An Epic Battle Scene

[Xatoga]

I'm thinking either something that can then be used by Wartide (the Star Alliance game) or some crazy completely random menagerie of monsters tearing the crap outa some carebears.

 

[Anduril]

I would prefer more...traditional battle scenes in this contest. Pokemon doesnt really seem like the kinda thing that would have blood, hacked limbs, and screams of terror...and starwars is kinda..meh...

It depends on the pokemon....
And as for starwars being meh, I fully agree if the next sylables are -galy awesome and epic
How can you say that the Anakin vs Obi-Wan in #3 wasn't epic?
I'm forgiving enough, NearbyHermit, I forgive you
Is it alright to showcase my ideas?
P.S.- NearbyHermit, what was the idea I gave you? The LOTR vs Star wars thing, or something far more...sinister....?

 

[Darkholme]

It depends on the pokemon....
And as for starwars being meh, I fully agree if the next sylables are -galy awesome and epic
How can you say that the Anakin vs Obi-Wan in #3 wasn't epic?
I'm forgiving enough, NearbyHermit, I forgive you
Is it alright to showcase my ideas?
P.S.- NearbyHermit, what was the idea I gave you? The LOTR vs Star wars thing, or something far more...sinister....?

epic in this case would refer to whole armies of awesome. not a duel.

 

[Anduril]

Oh, darn it
Um, well, thanks for telling me....
It's not too bad, I can fix mine

 

[Darkholme]

Current WIP.

It's possible I was wron but I got te impression he meant epic scale. not epic cool. Though with any luck itll be both.

Tell me what you guys think so far.

 

[Anduril]

Hmmm.....now who could that warlock be?
I wonder....maybe your avatar could give us some clues....
Good so far!

 

[Pyritie]

The guy in his avatar is a rogue from some WoW webcomic, I believe.

 

[Darkholme]

yeah. It was intitially just gonna be some generic caster, but part way through it turned into richard from looking for group. lol

we shall see if it stays that way

do i need more combatants? how many? any suggestions?

 

[Madome]

yeah. It was intitially just gonna be some generic caster, but part way through it turned into richard from looking for group. lol

we shall see if it stays that way

The monsters has a total awesome position !

 

[inverted]

Lookin good darkholme keep it up

 

[Anduril]

Looking for Group is a very funny webcomic. (lfgcomic.com)
I like the picture so far, keep it up

 

[NearbyHermit]

Why is everyone commenting my ideas

Star Wars Vs LOTR is a great idea,cool to see Uruks battle with clones and Vader vs Aragorn

 

[HappyTauren]

It is cool for your brain >.>

 

[Anduril]

My...idea? Stolen? Raped? Left for dead?
Oh well. LET IT BE KNOWN IT WAS MY IDEA TO BEGIN WITH XD

 

[Denu]

No one cares about anyones stupid ideas. If your going to enter then enter.

 

[Elenai]

YES! stop arguing about ideas in this contest, and start taking it seriously please.

I want to see some nice well made, thought out, EPIC artwork...not silly combinations of ideas already made.

I am giving you a whole MONTH to work on this, I would dearly love to see some art work that is not slapped together.

(darkholme, and Frosty, and the titan guy are exceptions to this, as they have not slapped stuff together)

 

[Anduril]

I'm sorry. It just seemed so good at the time

 

[Madome]

YES! stop arguing about ideas in this contest, and start taking it seriously please.

I want to see some nice well made, thought out, EPIC artwork...not silly combinations of ideas already made.

I am giving you a whole MONTH to work on this, I would dearly love to see some art work that is not slapped together.

(darkholme, and Frosty, and the titan guy are exceptions to this, as they have not slapped stuff together)

My main problem is that im not so good at multi-characters-drawings ...
Even not body's .. I draw teh faces ^_^

 

[Darkholme]

NEW WIP! Line Art is hidden in this one.

Mage has shading/color.

Background more complete.

I should note: All scratchiness and such will be gone in the finished version, if I have any luck.

 

[Darkholme]

Here's my last WIP for the day.

Added a bunch of character detail/shading.the mage in the back by the house is fairly close to finished, for example.

Likely the minotaur is the most noticeable, but I added detail to all the characters shown.

and just to note. these screenshots are about 50% size.

 

[NearbyHermit]

Looks good,I ,have problems with the scanner too

 

[Darkholme]

no scanner. thats all photoshop with a mouse. I lent my scanner to my gf before the comp started.

 

[Firelord213]

Wow , Nice arena contest , I like all the WIPs , Good job.

 

[Belgarath]

I'm drawing mine atm, it looks crap compared to the others but oh well
I'll have a WIP soon.
EDIT: WIP here. I'm probably gonna do this on the computer ... that just looked like crap..

 

[Xatoga]

Here's my first WIP. Terrible quality due to the fact it's from my bad digital camera. And most are stick-things still. But I'm doing the rest on the comp so I just needed positioning.

 

[NearbyHermit]

Looks good,so nice and cool

 

[ike_ike]

YES! stop arguing about ideas in this contest, and start taking it seriously please.

I want to see some nice well made, thought out, EPIC artwork...not silly combinations of ideas already made.

I am giving you a whole MONTH to work on this, I would dearly love to see some art work that is not slapped together.

(darkholme, and Frosty, and the titan guy are exceptions to this, as they have not slapped stuff together)

I take offence at that : (

Should I try and polish my doodle up a bit more?

 

[Pyritie]

Belgarath, your proportions are all wrong. It's usually best to start with stick figures like Xatoga is doing and then build on those.

 

[Darkholme]

Belgarath, your proportions are all wrong. It's usually best to start with stick figures like Xatoga is doing and then build on those.

I started with stick figures, look at my first wip and youll see them.

 

[Elenai]

Stick Figures = Gesturework ^^

indeed, stick figures are the way to go, any art that doesnt follow gesture work...is usually crappy if it is supposed to mimic realism.

 

[Darkholme]

Stick Figures = Gesturework ^^

indeed, stick figures are the way to go, any art that doesnt follow gesture work...is usually crappy if it is supposed to mimic realism.

well, unless its just a portrait.

 

[HappyTauren]

I am so awesome I can even draw a stick figure of a portrait!

 

[Darkholme]

I am so awesome I can even draw a stick figure of a portrait!

I wasn't saying you couldnt use a stick figure for a portrait, I was saying that for a portrait a stick figure is not necessary.


Edit:
I'd like to start that I will be leaving the comp, as well as not making any more scratch digital art with a mouse. this means no digital art until I manage to get a tablet. when I move the mouse diagonally I get a bunch of straight vertical and horizontal lines mixed in. It's simply too frustrating. I can compensate for it, but it takes me forever. and im sick of doing it. I can do a photo edit or an edit of an already existing image fine, but I won't be doing any more from scratch drawings till I get a tablet, which may not be until late may. at earliest itll be early may.

its possible that part of my problem may be my mouse itself, as its a laser mouse. who knows. either way, I'm broke, so until I can nag my mother (whom I don't live with but occasionally bug for money) to shell out for a tablet no art from me.

So I'm out.

(Unless someone wants to donate me a tablet or the 50$ canadian+tax it would cost me for the cheapest tablet on the market)

 

[Belgarath]

I'm gonna have to start over - on paper. I suck with my computer Dunno if I will though..

 

[NearbyHermit]

I made a small part of my drawing

 

[Cham[p]ion]

Itd be nice to see a good Warhammer esque gothic field of beastmen with spiked helms wielding massive axes and cleaving imperial soldiers half their size in two. Too bad I can't draw for lunch money. xD

 

[vnakira]

tow weeks is far enough, you can even complete it within several hours if you r indeed interested in...I will join anyway...

 

[NearbyHermit]

Great ,more contestants joined.


Off-Topic

Vnakira ,PM me,I've been searching for a long time for you

 

[Anduril]

I hope to have a WIP soon, as soon as I can get my PICTURE BACK!!!!!!! (I'm never gonna bring anything to Supermj's house again )

P.S. sorry for the noobitude.....how do I make a thumbnail?

 

[NearbyHermit]

Explain yourself,you mean to attach a pic to the post and to be a thumbnail,make the picture format to *JPG.

 

[Elenai]

Four More Days Left.

 

[Anduril]

Explain yourself,you mean to attach a pic to the post and to be a thumbnail,make the picture format to *JPG.

I mean whatever the other people are doing to put their pictures here
Do I have to host it on Imageshack (that's what I use ofr my avatar and stuff) and then attack it? If so, how?
If not, do I upload it from my computer? If so, how?

EDIT: Ok, I hope this works:

 

[Denu]

Here is my entry. Maybe over the summer I will color it but I have been rather busy this year so I cant do so now.

 

[Anduril]

Yes....I can't color, my 'talent' lies in pencil

EDIT: Here's my second WIP. I know it's smaller, but Imageshack is being screwy. What do you thimk?

 

[NearbyHermit]

Ah,nobody is posting anymore?Any update?

 

[Elenai]

One day left.....PM your final pieces by tomorrow.

 

[Denu]

Wait we dont post our finals here? We have to PM you?

Just would like some clarification. I dont mind either way.

 

[Elenai]

Do both, I just need pm's so I can more easily organize the voting.

 

[Anduril]

OK Question
My picture is bigger than 800 by 600, can I send you the Imageshack http so you can see it in all its glory?
Can I please get it to you tomorrow? I'm having problems

 

[Herman]

Wait, when you say handdrawn, do you mean like using a digital drawer + doing it with the mouse?

Or you mean literally drawing it, taking a picture, and uploading it?