Curse

Edge Igneas · Oct 31, 2009, 04:25 PM // 16:25

I don't think I've ever done anything quite like it.

But I did my best, I have no regrets.

stella_wisha · Nov 01, 2009, 08:16 AM // 08:16

This was really fun to work on.

It's a pencil sketch I cropped and tweaked on my computer, featuring my monk and oldest character, Lady Alasse, as she was when she ascended oh so long ago. She's wearing standard Monk armor and carrying a dead bow. (Alasse used a bow all through the first three campaigns until I finally got over some of my noobishness and got her a staff at the end of Nightfall.)

Anyway, the idea behind this picture is the confrontation: being suddenly brought face-to-face with the darkness within herself. I really wanted to try to capture that moment. The way I see it, the final trial of ascension is really a test of the person's character, of his bravery and his capacity to look his own, personal evil in the eye, accept it, and defeat it himself, without any outside help. It would be a life-changing experience, and a victory on a much more personal and even painful level.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to do this.
Lady

P.S. Never tried posting any pictures on this site before. . hope I'm doing it right. ^^;

Deatgs Corrupter · Nov 01, 2009, 07:51 PM // 19:51

ooooo i like tht.
my ones going good done the hand watercolour approach gonna get some retouching done on GIMP and should be good to go also this is specifcally for CHARLIE i hate you cos u are way 2 good not to be a proffessional line artists. or maybwe you are maybe you are god of art anyways love every1 art t look fantastic

David Atkinson · Nov 02, 2009, 05:22 PM // 17:22

This is my submission. I'd like to also put a little description/backstory on it as well:
The image was drawn on posterboard, using a #2 pencil, an ultra fine point sharpie, and an 8 ct. box of colored pencils. The actual size of the drawing is roughly 6.5 inches x 6.5 inches. That proved to be tough when adding specific detail to the pictures. I also had to take a picture of it using a digital camera, as I do not have a scanner :/ but it's all good.
I made my submission comic-style, so that it would read left to right, up to down. I was going to cut it in half horizontally but decided to leave it together, therefore I numbered the scenes in order of which they should be read, otherwise it is very confusing.
The warrior is wearing 71 AL Amnoon Oasis Gladiator armor, and his weapons consist of a Wingblade Sword and a Defender. The Doppleganger is wielding an Eternal Bow in the beginning, because 'back in the day' when I used to ascend my characters, that's what he used - also another small detail to keep this thing as 'historically accurate' as possible.
All of these drawings in this comic were all based off of actual screenshots I took while repeating this mission over and over again to get as many different angled shots as possible. When I have the Doppleganger using Frenzy, which was one of the ways to kill him 'back in the day' not only did I write it above his head so that people would know, but I also drew the animation that went along with it - the text was due to the fact that not many people would know what the animation around him was for anyways

. It felt pretty good to go into Amnoon and buy a full set of armor for around 4k - even though it wasn't max, it still brought back memories.
The fact that I had to make other colors in this proved a challenge as well, as I only had the basic 8 pack Crayola colored pencils, I had to 'create' the gray for the warriors gladiator armor, as well as alot of the crimson and light brown colors used frequently throughout the comic strip. Thanks for giving us an opportunity to do this, this was very fun and very nostalgic.

Text in the Comic (for those who cant see it):
(Great Ritual Priest Zahmut): Turai Ossa is expecting you.
(Warrior): I'm Ready.
(Lord Valodor): You are no cleansed and ready to be judged... ...Let us hope you are up to the tasks that be ahead.
(Warrior, upon seeing his nemesis): It's him!
*And the battle begins...*
(Warrior): He's matching my every move! How am I to defeat such a challenge!? I need to wait for the perfect time to strike!
*Doppleganger used Frenzy!*
(Warrior): Now's my chance!
*...Victory!*

-The End-

Hope you guys enjoyed it

and Good Luck to everyone else in this contest!

zanoa · Nov 02, 2009, 05:50 PM // 17:50

well sorry i was already halfway done when i realized u didnt want presteige or foreign armor so i just went with it anyways and i completly just made up a doppleganger, and im not really good at color or backrounds(as u can see) so thats about it

Hyprocyon · Nov 02, 2009, 09:31 PM // 21:31

masochrist · Nov 03, 2009, 11:30 AM // 11:30

terrak · Nov 03, 2009, 08:13 PM // 20:13

one thing that always struck me about the doppelganger fight is that it didnt seem epic or even scary enough. So i thought what would be scarier than fighting an evil version of yourself in the dark

anyways hope you all like it

TJ

KiyaKoreena · Nov 03, 2009, 09:05 PM // 21:05

And 4 years later this is still my mesmer's primary armor, just upgraded to higher AL after Ascending.

Alt version is

Solas · Nov 03, 2009, 09:06 PM // 21:06

Prophecy...
Becomes History

Only found out about it yesterday and with me just starting Photo plus last week in college I'm happy with what I did

Charlie Dayman · Nov 04, 2009, 02:52 AM // 02:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by KiyaKoreena

And 4 years later this is still my mesmer's primary armor, just upgraded to higher AL after Ascending.

Alt version is

Kiya, you were so quiet about this contest. I didn't know you were entering. Liking the vector art effect you gave it.

Minami · Nov 04, 2009, 03:21 AM // 03:21

Here's my entry:

Not even you can stand in your way...

Hope you like it

Perynne · Nov 04, 2009, 03:32 AM // 03:32

Long time since I've posted here, but been lurking around every now and then. This contest really inspired me, since the doppelganger mission is the creepiest one in the game. I always saw the doppelganger as something that aspires to become your character. Kind of like take their place... the longer you fight them, the more they become like you, until they end up taking your place entirely.

Slightly larger version (or as large as Photobucket allows it) is here.

Charlie Dayman · Nov 04, 2009, 04:00 AM // 04:00

Perynne, that's an awesome picture. Really like your idea of the Doppleganger wanting to "replace you". That idea is especially apparent in the creepy vein textures in the Dop's face. Great work, one of my favorites in this thread so far.

And Minami, you know how I feel about your picture

Operative 14 · Nov 04, 2009, 05:29 AM // 05:29

I love these contests, you always get to see such great entries.

Charlie Dayman · Nov 04, 2009, 07:35 AM // 07:35

Done.

12 Chars, blah blah blah.

Averden · Nov 04, 2009, 03:43 PM // 15:43

My caricature of Doppleganger.

That one was made with a pen. I hope You enjoy it. Peace!

(for interested, here You have version without background: http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4419/gildars.jpg man it took me 9 lessons to draw it in my exercise book)

BladeWind · Nov 04, 2009, 03:50 PM // 15:50

^

0_o

12chars.

Deatgs Corrupter · Nov 04, 2009, 03:53 PM // 15:53

every1's looking great i think i may be able to finish mine in the nick of time if i work on it tonight. btw minami what program you use for modelling?

Kazera Wolfsbane · Nov 04, 2009, 03:54 PM // 15:54

Bahahahahahaha

That caricature is truly awesome rofl xD