Curse

Lady Kaguya · Mar 08, 2011, 06:47 AM // 06:47

the deadline is drawing near...i really need to finish mine : (

Invertation · Mar 08, 2011, 07:32 AM // 07:32

Aye. One week remains to the deadline. Not a bad time to put on final touches and start submitting.

I'm still here for any questions anyone might have.

Aeronwen · Mar 08, 2011, 10:19 AM // 10:19

Zidane those are awesome. I would quite like to visit the first one. It is not clear how you get up to the buildings once you have followed the road through the lower gateway, a stair in the mountain maybe? Would be dark though.

Death that’s looking lovely. I like the colours and the serene atmosphere.

Thistle Can’t wait to see more. I am slightly confused by the two moons. Is the round one causing the shadow on the crescent?

Nemesis That’s a lovely sketch. I really like your style .

satomz · Mar 09, 2011, 05:44 AM // 05:44

At first when I saw Zidane's first submission, I glanced at the top right corner and thought "who just pasted a photo?"

Then I saw the whole picture and was like

Tommy's · Mar 09, 2011, 11:20 AM // 11:20

Ok I better go and hurry up then. Only halfway through my entry, damn school and stuff.

Death By An Arrow · Mar 10, 2011, 03:02 AM // 03:02

-cue the fanfare-
Finally finished ^^ 5 weeks later, I present you my entry: lamely entitled Grothmar Wardowns.

Thanks to my awesome friend and her camera, I finally get to reveal the true colours of my piece

User: Death By An Arrow
Title: Grothmar Wardowns
Piece: Right Here

Catagories: Traditional Media, as well as the Main Category (but thats a given ;p)

Invertation · Mar 10, 2011, 05:12 AM // 05:12

Updated and posted. I may revise the format to be a bit simpler later on.

Great thing I know and understand about deadlines: for some people, it doesn't matter how long or how little they have to work with, they'll get it done in the same time, at the same pace.
Speaking from personal experience, of course.

Thistle Xandra · Mar 10, 2011, 06:38 AM // 06:38

popping my head in after being MIA for a bit

Just wanted to double-check... there really is absolutely no way you'd move the deadline a bit later? I'm totally dying with RL thesis stuff (although it will all be over next Friday... at least I hope so...), but I'll try to do at least a speed paint this weekend if I get a draft approval and have time to breath - I'm totally giving up on my 2 moon space piece for now unless I take my original idea and turn it into a speed paint D:

Just to clarify, what do you consider a speed paint? 1-2 hour honor system or no real time limit and just look unfinished?

Ravenhawk · Mar 10, 2011, 12:24 PM // 12:24

I'll try to whip something up this weekend. I think I now have a more vivid picture in mind on what I want..

Invertation · Mar 10, 2011, 09:52 PM // 21:52

I will be remaining rigid on the deadlines, I'm afraid. I intent to follow a particular schedule on this so it makes things easier on all parties involved. At worst, it wouldn't hurt to submit partially completed submissions if the deadline hits before you can put the final touches.

Speed painting is somewhat interpretive. I'd say the majority of that being in 1-2 hours, but I've known a few artists to call their speed paints 10 hours (as compared to a regularly timed 40+ hour work). I should think it more of a style, that you're optimizing your actions to complete a full composition in as little time as possible. You should be fine though, no worries.

Frozen Ele · Mar 11, 2011, 05:52 AM // 05:52

How many subcategories may a piece be entered in?

Invertation · Mar 11, 2011, 10:47 AM // 10:47

As many as you like, so long as it justly qualifies.

Death By An Arrow · Mar 11, 2011, 01:49 PM // 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Invertation

As many as you like, so long as it justly qualifies.

But each piece can only win in one subcategory, max, right?

For example, I only selected traditional medium but thought it could also fit well into Great Outdoors. I could submit to both, but if I won Great Outdoors I couldnt win traditional medium with the same piece?

Just curious, is all ^^

Perynne · Mar 11, 2011, 03:09 PM // 15:09

Such awesome entries so far! I hope I'll be able to get a speedpainting done at some point during the weekend, I really, really love the idea of the contest. I just have a bad habit of taking in too much work and then not being able to get everything done in time... *sighs*

I'll be keeping an eye on this thread anyhow, and let's hope there'll be many more entries before the deadline.

Smilin' Assassin · Mar 12, 2011, 01:56 AM // 01:56

that's lovely, DbA. I really enjoy seeing all the textures in traditional pieces.

I get the feeling that this photo is darker than your painting actually is tho ~

Death By An Arrow · Mar 12, 2011, 03:27 AM // 03:27

Ah yes; i mentioned it in my thread but not with my submission.

This is a picture with my friends camera held by a window with flash on (which makes it darker Dx) but much clearer. I tried it held near a window with no flash as well, and the image was incredibly bright and was practically a white square. I took like, a hundred photos all with the same results. Sifted through them, and this one was the best I could get.

Figured I'd sacrifice dark with details over bright without a painting.

Frozen Ele · Mar 13, 2011, 12:50 AM // 00:50

Tried to get a piece done every two weeks or so, finished the last one today:

User: Frozen Ele
Title: Foothills of the Shiverpeaks
Piece: Foothills of the Shiverpeaks
Categories: Great Outdoors (on top of the main category)

User: Frozen Ele
Title: Flowing Waters of the Crystal Desert
Piece: Flowing Waters of the Crystal Desert
Categories: Great Outdoors, Desert Oasis (on top of the main category)

User: Frozen Ele
Title: Krytan Coast
Piece: Krytan Coast
Categories: Great Outdoors (on top of the main category)

Death By An Arrow · Mar 13, 2011, 03:45 AM // 03:45

I updated my previous post after some suggestions on how to make it brighter, so would you be able to change my submission info Invertation? ^^

User: Death By An Arrow
Title: Grothmar Wardowns
Piece: Right Here
Catagories: Traditional Media

You can see the brighter version up a few posts or in my thread/on my dA ^^

Invertation · Mar 13, 2011, 04:22 AM // 04:22

Updated and posted.

Death By An Arrow · Mar 13, 2011, 05:13 AM // 05:13

Thanks a bunch ^^

only a few more days left for submissions :3