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Penguin oO · Oct 01, 2010, 04:50 PM // 16:50

October 1st
Today is the day I HOPE gw puts contest up

Konig Des: 6”8 holly!! How’s the weather up there. I thought I was tall. We should make Sasquatch team / high-five

Minami: looks already just like on the Box .So complex I rly rly like it
Raven Hawk: amazing job, brunets are always hot
Marshmallow: so freaking cute omg , just submit the pencil work
Charlie: your work as beautiful as your avatar, trust me, it’s a compliment

Sorry if I missed others work

Inde · Oct 01, 2010, 08:21 PM // 20:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Konig Des Todes

Tzu, regarding the random drawing t-shirt... any come in xl?

I'm a big guy (6'8" tall). Medium won't fit and large would be tight.

Also: Found my bristol board material!

Will get to drawing this weekend, hopefully be able to catch up a bit to everyone else (speedy devils, give us amateurs a chance!).

Konig, JR stated the medium ran closer to true size but I can tell you the Large is more like an XL.

Minami · Oct 02, 2010, 12:08 AM // 00:08

The official contest announcement is up!

Looks like there can be 23 winners, and there is a separate category for Costumes (3 Winners there).

Link: http://www.guildwars.com/events/contests/halloween2010/

Deadline: October 22, 2010 12:00 Noon PDT

KiyaKoreena · Oct 02, 2010, 01:13 AM // 01:13

Separate costume category should curb some of the complaining that usually shows up in Riverside.

Minami · Oct 02, 2010, 01:34 AM // 01:34

I was thinking the same thing.

Thistle Xandra · Oct 02, 2010, 01:40 AM // 01:40

Oh no, only 1 entry per person

Now I have to pick one thing (of the oodles I wanted!!) I actually want to submit... I might do something else for the workshop

Silverfire · Oct 02, 2010, 01:51 AM // 01:51

Name: Silverfire
Art Form: Digital painting
Idea: Pumpkin field on all Hallows' eve
Progress Gallery: Halloween WIP
Artbook Award: [

]
Official Contest: [_]
Workshop Awards: [

]

I didn't actually have a strong visual image of what I was heading for before starting this, so it's a bit of an experiment.

It's strange, sometimes I find myself starting with the background, sometimes with a focal figure/character. I think it depends on the piece. In this case I only had a fuzzy idea for the setting (see above: Pumpkin field on all Hallows' eve), but I knew I wanted a Necromancer.

WIP [1] [2]

Having her pose sketched out helped me think about how I could arrange the background.

WIP [3] [4] [5]

I should work on trying to pick out my colour palette in advance, but my methods always seem to spiral into a more chaotic process of randomly choosing colours on the spot and throwing them around until they look like they belong together.

Her skin needs lots more work with shading, and to be less pale compared to everything else.

Charlie Dayman · Oct 02, 2010, 02:34 AM // 02:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minami

The official contest announcement is up!

Looks like there can be 23 winners, and there is a separate category for Costumes (3 Winners there).

Link: http://www.guildwars.com/events/contests/halloween2010/

Deadline: October 22, 2010 12:00 Noon PDT

Bummer, I was really hoping to see more rewards related to their art team. That and possibly a different Halloween mini.

I don't know anything about gaming hardware - is that Razyr stuff any good?

Minami · Oct 02, 2010, 03:23 AM // 03:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlie Dayman

Bummer, I was really hoping to see more rewards related to their art team. That and possibly a different Halloween mini.

I don't know anything about gaming hardware - is that Razyr stuff any good?

TBH, I have to agree... Last year the art book was awesome, for instance. Too bad I didn't place. >_>
Hopefully I have a shot at the workshop one ^_^
(Although with the shirts thrown in.... If I had to, I couldn't pick between the two right now *LOL*)

Different halloween mini would have been nice too, though I'm not sure what or which NPC.

As for the headset... I'm not familiar with Razer's stuff, but just a quick comparison online with other high-end gaming headsets shows that an $80 headset is nothing amazing.
My wireless normal headset cost only 10 dollars less than that.

Nevertheless, thanks Anet for running the contest again ^_^
Sure made me step WAAY outside of my comfort zone for this one

EDIT: I do want the mini mad king's guard just as bad as last year though *lol*

actionjack · Oct 02, 2010, 04:41 AM // 04:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silverfire

Name: Silverfire
Art Form: Digital painting
Idea: Pumpkin field on all Hallows' eve
Progress Gallery: Halloween WIP
Artbook Award: [

]
Official Contest: [_]
Workshop Awards: [

]

I didn't actually have a strong visual image of what I was heading for before starting this, so it's a bit of an experiment.

It's strange, sometimes I find myself starting with the background, sometimes with a focal figure/character. I think it depends on the piece. In this case I only had a fuzzy idea for the setting (see above: Pumpkin field on all Hallows' eve), but I knew I wanted a Necromancer.

WIP [1] [2]

Having her pose sketched out helped me think about how I could arrange the background.

WIP [3] [4] [5]

I should work on trying to pick out my colour palette in advance, but my methods always seem to spiral into a more chaotic process of randomly choosing colours on the spot and throwing them around until they look like they belong together.

Her skin needs lots more work with shading, and to be less pale compared to everything else.

Its looking pretty

I think it might be interesting if you give the background a more of a watercolor feel...

KiyaKoreena · Oct 02, 2010, 04:41 AM // 04:41

I really liked the Razer Guild Wars branded Death Adder mouse I got in 2007. Once we fix the cord again my husband will be back to using it. (Our son found scissors..... yeeeeaaah.....)

I could really use a headset..... my Logitech finally died after 6 or so years. Back to work! 3 weeks left!

Konig Des Todes · Oct 02, 2010, 04:55 AM // 04:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inde

Konig, JR stated the medium ran closer to true size but I can tell you the Large is more like an XL.

Thanks, Inde.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Minami

The official contest announcement is up!

Looks like there can be 23 winners, and there is a separate category for Costumes (3 Winners there).

Link: http://www.guildwars.com/events/contests/halloween2010/

Deadline: October 22, 2010 12:00 Noon PDT

Most intereting intel. Thanks for posting this up. I want a mini, that's all I care about. I wonder if writing would count for the official contest... It's art, after all. More so than decorating one's house, imo.

In regards to my progress, no scan atm, but I got stick figures and light detail in place of what I want atm - basically, my ele with a floating corpse to his left and another to his right walking down a path of impaled heads (or something of the like, not certain on the background - also may include flames under the two corpses) with a shadowy head in the sky (with red eyes - designed to be like a nightmare). Also going to include Old Ascalonian text in the sky in front of the shade. I caught a cold yesterday so I can't focus on what to draw (or write) that well, so I hope I can get over this in time to finish the dang thing. I'm so behind! x.x

Thistle Xandra · Oct 02, 2010, 04:58 AM // 04:58

Silverfire, I don't know what it is, but maybe it's the way you drew the trees and the color choices that makes your piece eerily beautiful. I can't wait to see the next iteration

Minami · Oct 02, 2010, 05:14 AM // 05:14

I very very much want a mini mad king's guard.

Thanks Kiya for telling us your experience with the Razer mouse.

I have a laptop, and I use the touchpad mouse (if I do need to use an actual mouse, I use the one that came with my Intuos tablet).
I just got a new wireless headset, because the old one (wired Logitech I think) got sabotaged by out kittens.

yeeeeaaah....

Silverfire · Oct 02, 2010, 05:20 AM // 05:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlie Dayman

Scary Gwen...
Charlie, I think your picture has similar qualities to the photographic work of Loretta Lux, who creates portraits of children with a somewhat surreal and creepifying feel.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ravenhawk

I'm loving the bold colours and strong feel of the piece Raven, I see such huge improvement between this and back when you were using soft brushes. There's much better definition and contrast between highlights and shadows.

So I've pretty much worked on mine in one intense stretch this weekend... once I start something I have a tendency get a little carried away. Which is bad really, because not only do I end up not taking rest breaks but I don't have time away to be able to look at it with fresh eyes.

Worked on her skin more until there was actually some three dimensionality to it. Hopefully it's less pale now and doesn't pop out of the dark picture so much?

WIP [7]

Got stuck into working on the armour. I chose Bonelace (aka Cabal) because I wanted a challenge with the sheer netting. It was probably the most fun part to do.

WIP [8] [9] [10] [11]

Kinda feel like there still needs to be more shadows on her face, but I rather like her having porcelain skin... dilemmas.

Detail

Not sure whether I feel like it's finished yet, but further work will depend on whether I have free time between now and the end of the contest (uni holidays finish this week). Critique would be very welcome though. (Thankyou for the feedback actionjack and Thistle. And I'm glad you say that because eerie is the look I was aiming for rather than spooky, which I hoped to achieve by making it evening in stead of night time).

KiyaKoreena · Oct 02, 2010, 06:33 AM // 06:33

Started the basis of the armor pieces, need to fix length on chest piece. Here is where it is currently next to what I'm hoping of having done by the 9th. Tomorrow I will fix the chest piece and finish its parts, add the shoulder pads, and work on the gauntlets. Aiming to have all the craft foam done by Sunday night so Monday I can start spraying it. Once he has his cape it will really look a lot better.

` Marshmallow · Oct 02, 2010, 06:40 AM // 06:40

Omgsh....mini seer plush :'CCCCCC

Minami I'm still so amazed at your work @o @ I love the hands. and the eyessss D': <333

omgshYSJyouruineverything>:CCC!!!If I could smack you.. D:<

Konig - yay for finding the material!! C: But not yay for getting sick ): I've had a stuffy nose for the past few days.. D| it sucks.

Yaya for costume catagories C:! I still want a mini from the contest D': it's so cute and yummy looking, but I would've wanted a different mini, too o__O

Silverfire your wip looks so pretty, I really love the bg colours!

Tommy's · Oct 02, 2010, 08:28 AM // 08:28

Ohmai more and more people starting to enter :D Makes it harder for me >:( wantwantwant that miniature! Starting to think my piece might not be creative/original/guildwarshi enough. So gonna finish it quickly and think of perhabs something else!

Oh in case anyone has some Halloween screenshots for me from previous years:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/p...04#post5258804

Minami · Oct 02, 2010, 08:59 AM // 08:59

Silverfire: Looking good with the colors! My suggestion would be to study her pose more carefully, and how she fits into the background. Right now she seems to be pasted into the picture, because the way her body is positioned doesn't correspond to the slant of the ground. (More specifically, the leg on the left side of the pic.)
I tried to use the puppet warp and some other things to show you a bit better how she's look more in synch. Please excuse the wobbly looking legs, puppet warp has a tendency to do that.

Hope this helps!

EDIT: I just checked that pic again, so sorry for cutting up your figure there like that >_< Illustrating something with a quick work is still not something I can do very well yet. :S

Kiya: The costume is looking very good! I don't know anything about costume making, so unfortunately I have no idea about suggestions... It was really nice to see your quick drawing on the pic posted, how you envision the final look. It's really useful for me to see what you're going for.

Thistle: The armor's final color will be a brighter, metallic kind of poison green. The eye and armor colors are going to be different.

Marshy, Penguin, Tommy, thank you so much for your comments! It means a lot!

Tommy's · Oct 02, 2010, 09:13 AM // 09:13

Ok got rid of the peepee sitting on the pumpkin, wasnt guildwarshie enough.

New idea for the scene is Mad Thorn King standing on the pumpkin, with one arm in his chest, like Napoleon and 2 Mad King's Guards on the side, with one of those haunted houses in the back. Bit more scenery then just the little bushes I made

Let me know wether you think this is a better idea or not!