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KiyaKoreena · Oct 16, 2011, 02:50 PM // 14:50

@ Thistle: Your outfit turned out wonderfully and the blog was great fun to read! :-)

stouda01 · Oct 16, 2011, 02:52 PM // 14:52

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Originally Posted by Death By An Arrow

i like this alot

and i didn't know that 'not using black' is some official artsy thing xD i try not to use pure black too

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Originally Posted by Penguin oO

holy smokes this is awesome, i was big fan of your last year's painting and you delivered again

UnOrthOdOx · Oct 16, 2011, 05:10 PM // 17:10

It takes longer to pick a hundred pumpkins than you think...

Minami · Oct 16, 2011, 05:33 PM // 17:33

@Thistle: Your finished cosplay is fantastic! :3

@Penguin: Very cool idea with the boards, and amazing painting as always.

Death By An Arrow · Oct 16, 2011, 08:54 PM // 20:54

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Originally Posted by stouda01

i like this alot

and i didn't know that 'not using black' is some official artsy thing xD i try not to use pure black too

Why thank you

I hope anet feels the same way. I could careless if I'm a 'Winner'; I just want an honourable mention so i can get one of those Mad King Guard minis! They're so awesome q___q

And I've always been told that (unless you're using greyscale, I suppose) you should avoid pure blacks. I guess the reasoning behind that is that pure black is usually quite strong (hence why you use less black paint when mixing or else you get a very dark colour) and is kind of overpowering. That and I think some teacher told me that in nature there is very little "true" black; there are lots of shades of dark dark grey (or a light black, i guess) but not much is actually going to be pure black. That might not be true though :/ So i just tend to avoid using pure black if I can make a conscious effort of it.

Tommy's · Oct 16, 2011, 09:04 PM // 21:04

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Originally Posted by Death By An Arrow

And I've always been told that (unless you're using greyscale, I suppose) you should avoid pure blacks. I guess the reasoning behind that is that pure black is usually quite strong (hence why you use less black paint when mixing or else you get a very dark colour) and is kind of overpowering. That and I think some teacher told me that in nature there is very little "true" black; there are lots of shades of dark dark grey (or a light black, i guess) but not much is actually going to be pure black. That might not be true though :/ So i just tend to avoid using pure black if I can make a conscious effort of it.

Pure black means no light at all what so ever never. And this, in nature, hardly happens. So yeah, to draw realistically avoiding black is often a good thing. Besides that, black is just black. You can do so much more with slightly toned blacks.

Death By An Arrow · Oct 16, 2011, 10:32 PM // 22:32

There ya go, I knew it had SOMETHING to do with it's rarity in nature. The exception would be like, a sealed cave. But then, youd have just a black rectangle because ANY lightsource would remove the blackness. Even birds like ravens aren't pure black; their feathers have a saturated blue-black sheen to them in sunlight.

Esparanza Orchid · Oct 17, 2011, 04:03 AM // 04:03

Just posted some more pics of my costume on my blog http://tkguildwarsplace.blogspot.com...tail-pics.html
Enjoy!

Murke · Oct 18, 2011, 03:04 PM // 15:04

Oh, right I should actually post the finished piece here http://kalinotora.deviantart.com/art...Stew-261193684

@ thistle xandra: Your costume looks awesome!
@ penguin: I have no words for how good that looks.
@ Death by arrow: I know how tempting using black can be, but your piece looks great and didn't need it!

Death By An Arrow · Oct 19, 2011, 12:14 AM // 00:14

Just something I stumbled on today...

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Originally Posted by Official Contest Page

Announcement: Winners will be announced on or around October 27, 2011

So since they should be ready for Charlie this year, only on or around 9 days!

vercetti2021 · Oct 19, 2011, 07:09 AM // 07:09

Name: vercetti2021
Art Form: Pumpkin carving, crafts.
Idea: Mad King Thorn and his candy corn dudes.
Progress Gallery http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...C_0114-1-2.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3...PIC_0115-1.jpg
Real Life Prizes: []
Official Contest: []
Workshop Awards: []

Well i'm giving this a go. Took me a week to finish these little guys, bunch of candy corn and hot glue.

The pumpkins i grew over summer and used two of them for this.

I wish everyone luck and happy halloween!

Death By An Arrow · Oct 19, 2011, 08:07 PM // 20:07

those candy corn men look totally awesome vercetti, nicely done :0

brandylynn8403 · Oct 19, 2011, 09:14 PM // 21:14

well the entrys are getting exciting! everyone's entry is utterly amazing. it's going to be atough one this year!

brandylynn8403 · Oct 19, 2011, 09:15 PM // 21:15

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Originally Posted by vercetti2021

Name: vercetti2021
Well i'm giving this a go. Took me a week to finish these little guys, bunch of candy corn and hot glue.

The pumpkins i grew over summer and used two of them for this.

I wish everyone luck and happy halloween!

That is awesome! i love the candy corns.. make me want a candy corn haha

Murke · Oct 19, 2011, 09:53 PM // 21:53

@ vercetti2021 I love the little candy corn guards, they look great! It's super cool that you used pumpkins you grew too!

EtherealByte · Oct 20, 2011, 08:08 AM // 08:08

Well, I have been pretty inactive these past 3 weeks. Didn't feel like drawing (someone close to me passed away), but I am back now

First of all massive thanks to Ravenhawk and Bonjela for those excellent suggestions. I took most, if not all, into v2 of the sketch here.

I'll take any critiques I can get but for now here's the plan:
20th: All the details and any changes + Work on background
21st: Finish background and submit
(started again kind of close to the due date but hopefully it'll work out)

Also, going through this thread = Makes me feel super bad but also super motivated because of all the talent. Wonderful entries everyone!

EDIT: The left leg seems Kinda short :/ Why do I notice these things AFTER I post them...
EDIT2: Need opinions of the second speech bubble "..."
Would it work or is the "crossing" get kind of confusing? I don't want to put it there unless it adds something to the picture. Any opinions would be appreciated.

Star_Jewel · Oct 20, 2011, 09:20 AM // 09:20

@EtherealByte: Yeah, the crossed speech bubbles are a little confusing. I know you're dealing with a right-to-left which-comes-first issue, but you could always offset your bubbles one above the other. Also, maybe consider using a thought bubble for the countess's "..." Or even a weary "sigh" like this happens all the damn time.

I can't draw, like, at all anymore -- especially not with a mouse. So I used a presentation program to give you a rough idea with shapes:
captions.jpg

My deepest condolences to you and those close to you right now. *hug*

EtherealByte · Oct 21, 2011, 07:01 AM // 07:01

Well... Here is my almost final entry. The background is a bit darker than it appears in the picture. I'll have to scan it in a few hours since the Camera doesn't capture it properly. Other than some working with the background, I think I have it complete. I'd color it but I am horrible with that.

@Star_Jewel: Thanks. I really liked your second idea and so I will go with that

EtherealByte · Oct 21, 2011, 07:19 AM // 07:19

Here's my progress gallery

http://imageshack.us/g/40/c36020110926045449.jpg/
The final version will be uploaded there as well.

A thank you to everyone in this thread. I had a lot of fun (the 2-3 days I participated in :P).

Edit: How does this work? Are we supposed to email Verene with our entries or what?

Baktwerel · Oct 21, 2011, 10:49 AM // 10:49

Okay, posting my entry and the form filled out :3 (I hope I did it right xD This is my first time participating at the Workshop)

Name: Baktwerel
Art Form: Illustration I suppose xD Mixed media (traditional lineart and computer colouring)
Idea: I wanted to draw Destiny's Edge together and happy, after all the bad things. Halloween seemed like a good theme for this to happen and I hope to achieve their reuniting in GW2.
Progress Gallery: *Clicky* (It leads to a single post on my GW2 Guru forum gallery)
Real Life Prizes: [ ]
Official Contest: [X] Wish me luck

Workshop Awards: [X] I'm close to start my Nightfall/EotN adventure, so the in game prizes will be more than welcome if I manage to score on this contest. (Wish me luck again xD)

My entry; Destiny's Edge reunited in the Halloween Spirit

Last but not least, good luck for all the other contestants too!

I've seen lots of amazing entries so far and the artists of the GW community never ceased to amaze me. And hopefully everyone will have a wicked Halloween