Hive Merch Artwork/Graphic Contest #1

[Taylor Mouse]

2nd proposal

 

[PROXY]

2nd proposal
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Is that icon cropped out of a white background...? Looks like it lol.

 

[Archian]

2nd proposal
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Deceptively simple yet elegant. How clever

 

[Taylor Mouse]

Is that icon cropped out of a white background...? Looks like it lol.

Yeah, the initial one I did was white and I just colored it with this dark yellow but forgot to turn of the white layer before I took the screen capture

 

[Archian]

Do keep on posting entries and wips gents!

 

[Diegoit]

I have a question, winner gets the money every month or after the 3 months time ends?

 

[Kuzakani]

I have a question, winner gets the money every month or after the 3 months time ends?

Exactly as you said.

 

[Shar Dundred]

The winner of the contest will have his/her artwork printed on Hive merchandise and sold in our HiveMerchshop during a 3 month period.
All earnings from items sold during this limited time will go to the winner and will be transferred to his/her bank account on a monthly basis until the end of the 3 month period.

 

[Diegoit]

Exactly as you said.

?? Option 1 or option 2?

 

[Kuzakani]

?? Option 1 or option 2?

You will recieve the money for 3 months.

 

[Diegoit]

You will recieve the money for 3 months.

I mean, they send the money on every sell or after the 3 months time runs out?

 

[Archian]

Once a month, all earnings from sales (winning entry) will be transferred to the winner on the last day of every month until the end of a 3 month period.

 

[-Grendel]

Just curious, what is the payment method used for the winning entry? i really want to join but i live in the philippines and i don't know how payment is gonna work.

 

[Diegoit]

Once a month, all earnings from sales (winning entry) will be transferred to the winner on the last day of every month until the end of a 3 month period.

Thanks , please checks PMs

 

[Archian]

Just curious, what is the payment method used for the winning entry? i really want to join but i live in the philippines and i don't know how payment is gonna work.

@Ralle

 

[Ralle]

I have Paypal. Will that work for you?

 

[-Grendel]

yes that will work just fine. thank you.

 

[PrinceYaser]

I mean, could we design/paint anything (of course related to the community)?
Like I had an idea to paint something like a Hive Knight.

 

[Archian]

Go for it

 

[PrinceYaser]

Spoiler

Sometimes you just paint a random concept not knowing what the hell you are doing, and that random concept becomes a jump point to your next main concept.

WIPs and all.

 

[BLazeKraze]

I don't know if these kind of thing is allowed. I'm actually planning to make a vintage style merch. But I'm not sure if getting an artwork and reworking it is possible.

So I try this. It just a draft, my mind may change.

 

[-Grendel]

Here's a work in progress from me. Will add shading for both the left and right side of the orc face and improve the transition from the left orc to the pixellated face.
Edit: I don't know if i'm allowed to use the hive's orc emoticon for this? If not, i'll just change up the right side.

 

[Archian]

@-Grendel That's allowed.

10 more days until deadline!

 

[-Grendel]

Changed it up anyway. I made the left side to look more like the reforged orc grunt

 

[BLazeKraze]

I think this would be my last concept and my WIP entry. I don't have much time to conceptualize. I will put my final entry this week then will focus again to my real life and day job. If I lose, then I hope someone will take interest to my design, just pm me if want to print on your own.

MOCK UP Sample:

Note: I will make another color variation or maybe another race.

 

[Shido]

Bump!, Just hitting note about the fact 2-3 days left til the deadline. Will make sure to leave some surprise around 19th June. Stay tuned.
Btw people, haven't you set your work in 300 Pixel per inches yet?

 

[frostwhisper]

Wait, the deadline is when? Guess I better get started then.

Spoiler: wip

 

[Shido]

Wait, the deadline is when? Guess I better get started then.

Spoiler: wip

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2 days for you, Sir. Any Troll magic or dirty buff from ol' bwonsamdi?

 

[PrinceYaser]

I would personally appreciate one week extension.

My entry is almost done but I'm currently out of any access to my PC.

 

[Shido]

I would vote for 3 days - 1 week extension, I wouldn't mind more rivalries.

Each contestant is allowed to make minor variations of their artwork in order to fit the different layouts better (Max 3 Variations).

@Archian how minor can we make for variations, like colour swap, different font, horizontal, vertical? Thanks to that line, i can't have grey boi holding the :smoldic: hand pose version .

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Anyway, I won't trying to double posting and filling the deadline here. Let me wrap all things in one post alright, thanks viewer.
I present you, daddy archi.... I mean

GO HOME HIVER

• Work-in-progress: [VER.1] [VER.2]
• Final work:

Daylight Version	Sunset Version

Alright, i can't have more than 3 variation but hey, a bare version is available as well.

Spoiler: Barebone Version

Example on how this picture work on apparel aka Shirt?:
(sorry if this is too small for preview, this is what i see if i stand faraway enough)

It's gotta work on cups, work bloody well on beach towel especially on the barebone version. Don't you love having a bloody eredar looking at you with full flex, holding an absinthe?. Heck, always remember to visit Hive otherwise you will end up become his Hiver. Ralle please, just sell aprons.

 

[BLazeKraze]

Here's my final entry . I don't have time to make a full revision. With 3 variation. (Color)

Mockups (see attached photos)

Goodluck to all!

 

[Archian]

Is an extension needed for the last contestants to finnish their entry?

Be advised, that no further entries will be accepted after the 20th. Only contestants who have shown WIP's before the 20th will be given an extension to finnish their entry.

How does 5 days sound?

 

[Murlocologist]

Here are wips for my entry. Even though I could finish it in the next 24 hours, I guess with the extension I'll do it in the following days.

 

[frostwhisper]

This is my final submission.

Title: Hivesville

Full Resolution: 4600x3375, 300dpi

Description: The concept of my submission is threefold. Firstly - the idea of a community. Something that best exemplifies a community is the environment its members have built together. Secondly - a focus on Warcraft, which by its very nature as an RTS also involves a built environment. For that, I used a reference of multiple buildings from wc3's four races, presented from a birdseye view, as you would see them in-game. And third - the Hive's brand identity. With that in mind, the footprint of the "city" was modeled on an iconic part of the site's logo.

Variations (900x660 PNG): The artwork comes in three colour variations

White

Black

Gradient

PSD files in RGB/CMYK have been sent to the judges

Work in Progress:

Additional Previews:

T-shirt

Hoodie

Mug

Pillow

Phone Case

 

[stein123]

This is my final submission.

Title: Hivesville

Description: The concept of my submission is threefold. Firstly - the idea of a community. Something that best exemplifies a community is the environment its members have built together. Secondly - a focus on Warcraft, which by its very nature as an RTS also involves a built environment. For that, I used a reference of multiple buildings from wc3's four races, presented from a birdseye view, as you would see them in-game. And third - the Hive's brand identity. With that in mind, the footprint of the "city" was modeled on an iconic part of the site's logo.

Variations: The artwork comes in three colour variations

White

Black

Gradient

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Work in Progress:
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Additional Previews:

T-shirts

Hoodies

Mugs

Pillows

Phone Cases

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This is friggin awesome, you really captured the theme perfectly!!! ♥o♥ That level of detail!!!!!!!!! so much to see on this, fantastic piece!!!!!

 

[Daffa]

Cool stuff here, but pretty sure I am hearing my wallet screams when I tried to consider getting one of these later

 

[Murlocologist]

Archian, the extension lasts until 25th or the 25th is also included?
Also, maybe you could place a reminder in first post that entries should be posted in CMYK, not RGB.

 

[Moy]

I'm late to the party. Guess I'll follow this contest and see who will have my vote

 

[Shido]

Well this is a bit of oopsie daisy, forgot to mention that to the contesters from top side moment right there . Courtesy of Murlocologist, he managed to warn in time because most printer can't print RGB well.
No biggy, I summon the god of SWOP blessed my boy here.
CMYK-converted work:

Now, now, don't be sad about sunset no longer rock in true sunset with burning absinthe, you can still embrace him go full Pink!
Same as first finished one, it gotta work on shirt and towel just fine. Unfortunately, Hive won't sell underwear anytime soon.

General note here: Seriously, can I have a day break of not adjusting more ? Currently I have temporary take down the zip for a moment. I send the entry to Ralle after the poll is started.

 

[stein123]

Well this is a bit of oopsie daisy, forgot to mention that to the contesters from top side moment right there . Courtesy of Murlocologist, he managed to warm in time because most printer can't print RGB well.
No biggy, I summon the god of SWOP blessed my boy here.
CMYK-converted work:

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Now, now, don't be sad about sunset no longer rock in true sunset with burning absinthe, you can still embrace him go full Pink!
Same as first finished one, it gotta work on shirt and towel just fine. Unfortunately, Hive won't sell underwear anytime soon.

10/10

 

[Murlocologist]

For clarification, RGB is not a color model which can be printed, CMYK is. Difference, in simple terms, is that CMYK space compared to RGB is much smaller and result is desaturation of color in most cases. If you take a RGB image and try to print it, result will be much different than what you expected. Therefore CMYK gives much more accurate idea of the actual print. In some instances non CMYK space colors can be used for certain solid color areas, these may increase the overall costs of printing however.

Also, .png can't be saved in CMYK. So to save transparent background you'd normally use .psd or .tiff formats. There may be ways to imitate to certain extent CMYK with .png's RGB. For preview purpose in this contest, it may be the best solution to save work in CMYK .jpg with the forum's posting area as background and image will appear with background as transparent.
For those interested, color code is:
C:72
M:66
Y:65
K:74

 

[frostwhisper]

Appreciate the heads-up, Murloc. The color mode flew under my radar. I'll adjust my submission post tomorrow.

 

[Ralle]

Thanks Murloc for filling in.

I found this article from Teespring:

Design Best Practices

community.teespring.com

 

[Murlocologist]

A quick note to other contestants, I advise you not to post your original large size images or .psd here, but rather save them for the ''client'' (aka Archian and Ralle). By posting your full resolution work publicly, you are putting yourselves in danger of 'art theft'. In simplest terms, someone can take your image and print it by themselves bypassing the whole point of this contest. If you post a preview in web size it will serve the purpose of preview and if won't be printable in such a dpi.

 

[Shido]

A quick note to other contestants, I advise you not to post your original large size images or .psd here, but rather save them for the ''client'' (aka Archian and Ralle). By posting your full resolution work publicly, you are putting yourselves in danger of 'art theft'. In simplest terms, someone can take your image and print it by themselves bypassing the whole point of this contest. If you post a preview in web size it will serve the purpose of preview and if won't be printable in such a dpi.

Wouldn't you just sue the thief instead ? Then again, Hive already protecting us about those.

 

[frostwhisper]

A quick note to other contestants, I advise you not to post your original large size images or .psd here, but rather save them for the ''client'' (aka Archian and Ralle). By posting your full resolution work publicly, you are putting yourselves in danger of 'art theft'. In simplest terms, someone can take your image and print it by themselves bypassing the whole point of this contest. If you post a preview in web size it will serve the purpose of preview and if won't be printable in such a dpi.

You do raise a good point. Provided that this contest has a monetary aspect to it, I've edited my submission with smaller preview images and sent the PSDs to Archian and Alexen directly.

 

[Murlocologist]

Shido,
Sure, if you spot someone wearing Archian hat (assuming website doesn't make those), they most likely thefted your artwork. Other than that, there are not many scenarios in which you can know or do anything.

Recently someone told me some website in different country took a 3D model of mine I posted here and is selling it for actual money for their own pocket. And what exactly you think can be done about that? Ideally Hive would request that website to prevent its users from such behaviour. Unfortunatelly it isn't that simple. Different countries, different cultures, different rules... Without going further off topic, what can be done to ensure artwork doesn't get thefted for print is not to post full resolution.

 

[Shido]

Shido,
Sure, if you spot someone wearing Archian hat (assuming website doesn't make those), they most likely thefted your artwork. Other than that, there are not many scenarios in which you can know or do anything.

Recently someone told me some website in different country took a 3D model of mine I posted here and is selling it for actual money for their own pocket. And what exactly you think can be done about that? Ideally Hive would request that website to prevent its users from such behaviour. Unfortunatelly it isn't that simple. Different countries, different cultures, different rules... Without going further off topic, what can be done to ensure artwork doesn't get thefted for print is not to post full resolution.

Right... I would imagine going out of the doorway to just tell that website take it down but fallen to deaf ear would be annoying to deal with. Still, that's a lot of holes for this contest has contained. I go ahead adjusting stuff here.

 

[Archian]

Great points @Murlocologist

If you feel more comfortable, you can send the high res version in a private message to me or Ralle.

Also to ensure the best result, you can send your entry in CMYK.

The 25th is included.

 

[Murlocologist]

I researched some more since I got a bit skeptical about CMYK and web display compatibility. It appears that web color space isn't versatile enough to mimic CMYK so well, so depening on circumstances, mismatched colors may happen if you post CMYK .jpg.

Therefore I would advise to stick with the RGB .png in terms of displaying your entry in this contest.

Website Ralle pointed out states that they work in 'RGB workflow'. So they'll probably convert RGB to CMYK themselves. Reason why that makes difference is because they use something similar to CMYKOG (six color print) which gives richer color compared to traditional print. Still, results won't be 1:1 as your RGB version, but I guess it gives brighter tones.