Winners of the "WTB Commission 400k" contest!

The name of the contest doesn't exactly fit anymore since the total contest prize went from 400k to 700k (thanks to Sister Calamine and Rancin The Blue for donating!). You can find the original thread for the contest here: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10041149

The contest was to draw my mesmer Sanra Sprinkleworth (and, optionally, her warthog pet). The amount of entries (64!) and the quality of the entries is just mindblowing. I let some of my friends and some people from my guild help me decide the winners (in total, 18 people voted). Each of them voted for 12 favourites, giving 12 points to what they thought was the best entry and 1 point to the... er... least-best entry.

I decided to dedicate the 3 last prizes for "honourable mentions". Entries which didn't quite hold up to the artistic quality of the 12 main prizes, but still deserving of a small prize.

So, without further ado, here's the winners!

1st place worth 200k
Lapin Diabolique won with 117 points

(larger version of the picture: http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?i...aautumndu4.jpg)

2nd place worth 150k
Greyf0x_f0x with 112 points

(larger version of the picture: http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5769/fullrezhj0.jpg)

3rd place worth 100k
Ashberry with 109 points


4th place worth 75k
Lili Frog with 100 points

(larger version of the picture: http://goolirk.free.fr/contest/sanra-tzar-big.jpg)

5th place worth 25k
LuxA with 85 points
http://img10.picsplace.to/16/sectusport.jpg

6th place worth 24k
Ehecatzin Flyingcrab with 77 points
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...inkleworth.jpg

7th place worth 23k
Tyrni with 66 points
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ra_Sectus2.jpg

8th place worth 22k
Metal Hurlant with 61 points
http://fgrillaud.free.fr/sanra.jpg

9th place worth 21k
Ravensong with 57 points
http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?i...tepiggypz3.jpg

10th place worth 20k
Taelith with 56 points
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/b6f1dbce.jpg

11th place worth 15k
Zoe Nolinah with 55 points
http://www.corraline.de/images/sanra.jpg

12th place worth 12k
MissPhoo with 43 points
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...anra_wallp.jpg

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And the 3 honourable mentions are...

1st honourable mention worth 7k
martyr migraine
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/947/mesmer2ee9.jpg

2nd honourable mention worth 5k
actionjack
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/698/sanragoldga4.jpg

3rd honourable mention worth 1k
Paul Mahdi
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...-Illlusion.gif

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Congratulations to all the winners!

The winners should send me a PM or reply in this thread with their ingame name, and I'll hand over the prizes as soon as I see you online. After posting this thread I'm gonna log into GW and mindlessly stand around in Lion's Arch International 1, so if any of the winners wants the gold right away you can meet me there.

Wow, amazing drawings. I love almost all of them!


I would've given it to the "ballerina", though. Gotta love that broken mirror in the background >.>

My personal favourite only came 5th, but they're all eons ahead of anything I could ever hope to produce.

That was fun to participate ^^
I like when there's so different styles. Congrats to everyone.
And thanks for those who voted for me

My IG is my nickname on this forum : Lili Frog

Paul gmv

IGN: Ehecatzin the brave

woot! I can honestly say I wasn't expecting to come 2nd :S Congrats to all taking part

PS, My favourite only came in at number 7

Quote: Originally Posted by Lili Frog

yeah nr 7 was awesome indeed, and I also liked Zoe, 11th, a lot. Shame Gwen on a plane didn't make it, with Sanra riding the boar, and the bergen hot springs pet-washing hehehe, very funny those.
But congratz to all, this was an incredible contest. Never seen so many good drawings, or expected so many artists to be on this forum! :O

Wow,9th place! Sweet! With all those great drawings its really a miracle i got the 9th place! thx!

Quote: Originally Posted by Sjeng

Yes! Third honorable mention!

1k baby! WOOOOOOO!
I'd like to thank my friends, my mom, my dad, and Jesus. Thanks to all my fans (Apparently Addone_Abbadon) for supporting me through all the minutes of hard work I put into my entry.

Normally I would take the high road and give the 1k to a more suitable entry. But, I'm so damn broke...

Ign: Guy D

Wow.

I wasn't expecting a top three finish, let alone THE top spot. Thank you, everyone who put in a vote for me. I am honoured.

For a kickass combination of artistic talent, original concept, and humour, Lili Frog's is my favorite. All of the other winners are great too. Not just the winners, but others too -- I'm disappointed that Gwen on a Plane, ixgluck, and DarkZeal did not place.

One of the great things about art is how different people can take vastly different approaches to a given subject. This contest has reminded me of something I read once, though unfortunately I can't remember where I heard this from. A portrait is a dialogue between the artist and the subject. The artist seeks not merely to capture the subject's physical appearance, but to also capture the personality of the subject and to reveal his or her own feelings about the subject. Of course it's hard for most of us to really know Sanra, except to know that her creator is a patron of the arts.


IGN: Angelo Del Ferro

Awesome contest!
Awesome entries!

Everyone rocks!

great job everyone, congratulations to the winner (and the others too, of course)

Sectus, here is ther psd for my illustration if you want :

http://fgrillaud.free.fr/sandra.psd (no error, i know her name is sanra !)

I can't be online for the moment (troubles with my connection at home), so I let you the IG for one of my guild officer : Ato ban

thanks again for this contest, I'm ready for the next one !

Absolutely wonderful entries, I didn't know Ashberry was doing art again - he owes me a pic still... I might have to try this in the future, once I learn how to save money.

Congrats to all those who participated!!! All the artwork was very well done!!! Another congrats to the winners!!! I'm glad some of my top picks were winners too! Good job everyone!

well, comps over! i'm still stunned at the graphic quality of these pictures, i can only hope that someday ill be as good as you lot! anyway-IGN-Martyr kane

I was on holiday when the comp ended, so yeah. I haven't been on since then

number 7 is excellent, really cant understand how that didnt get higher

These are just utterly utterly utterly amazing!

My personal favourite was the second place entry, but they are all absolutely superb!

The Guild Wars community once again proves that it is filled with amazingly talented people.

Congratulations too on coming up with this contest. I wish I had thought of it!