[Workshop] Guild Wars Halloween

Tzu

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Join Date: Mar 2008

UK/norway

Order Of The Etherbloom Crown [ZEN]

11 Oct 2009 at 18:31 - 201

Looks good, that must've taken you quite some time! ^^
Difficult to tell you how to improve the Mad King seeing as we can only barely see his legs so far? :/ You need to ensure he stands out from the crowd of pumpkins though, and doesn't just disappear in the masses! ^.^
I'm guessing you're opting for the "most pumpkiny" award

Minami

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11 Oct 2009 at 18:34 - 202

Nice start Corrupter! ^_^

I can't think of any advice for the top part at the moment, sorry.

Just wanted to wish good luck to the judges to count all those pumpkins in this picture (for the "most pumpkins in a picture" award).

EDIT: I also wanted to offer to help people with pose reference pictures. I can render you a model of a horse, dog, cat and dragon in any pose from any angle (of course all basic and bland looking LOL). I know sometimes it's a bitch to find a good pose reference picture. :P

Deatgs Corrupter

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2008

Wold Pirates

11 Oct 2009 at 18:51 - 203

kk cheers ill satrt on thorn right now just printed out from pic also gonna put al little joke in see what you think

"you ask me why I AM funny....
well obviously because you have no sense of humour mwhahaha"
ahh that takes me back to wen i was the lvl 13 ele in LA in 06

Question: manga or realistic thorn?

Operative 14

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Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

11 Oct 2009 at 19:12 - 204

Goodness that's a lot of pumpkins!

I would love to judge. I'm not entering my piece for anything on this thread so I'd like to participate somehow. If you want my help I'll PM you my MSN address.

Charlie Dayman

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Trifecta Luminati [TRI]

12 Oct 2009 at 02:51 - 205

Oh cool, new categories!

Working on the architecture right now, and it's drastically changing the overall look to the picture in a good way. No real major edits besides that, so I'll just post the completed piece next.

@Corrupter: I like the coloring you did on the pumpkins - nice blending. I say go with the manga version of Thorn. Having a "realistic" Thorn in there might look a bit out of place - unless you find a way to harmonize the two styles which would probably look neat.

Qing Guang

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2008

California

Lucid Spirits [LIFE]

N/A

12 Oct 2009 at 05:10 - 206

Guess who finally got her act together!

These are just crap sketches of the costumes for Jenna and Ebia. I'll upload the Gui one sometime when the main comp is on so I can scan it, and when I figure out what the heck my Photobucket password is (just left this comp on login, was trying to get on from my mom's netbook and could not remember it for the life of me).

I think Jenna's turned out fairly well; I was basing it on the Mo/E sort of Charr, the orangey upright kind, but with some hints of metal in there. Ebia's I'm a bit more iffy about. I like the fur, and I think the overall shape of it is nice, but the pattern is fairly meh. And those boots... God, I just could not figure out how to integrate the stupid platform boots into the outfit. Help with that would definitely be appreciated.

I think Jenna and Ebia are pretty much going to be semi-chibis, since I think trying to draw them in the background in my normal style will a) make them look really weird and b) unbalance and generally lessen the quality of the picture.

BlueXIV

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12 Oct 2009 at 08:29 - 207

Gwee

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Mo/

12 Oct 2009 at 08:58 - 208

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueXIV

WIP Check! Started Paaaintingzzzzz. I got the basic colors in, but I still need to work on value quite a lot.

Main Concerns:
Does Zhaitan look awe/fear inspiring? Is it enough? Should he be even BIGGER?
Does Mad King look like the puny human that he is in front of Zhaitan? Is that a problem?
Can you still tell it's Lion's Arch?
Can I make the changes without ruining the composition?
Do I like cake? (The answer is no) Very nice start, with a strong composition. Zhaitan looks nice bigger isn't always better. If you get a good atmosphere going he'll be creepy sitting there in the middle. As for it being Lions arch, I couldn't really tell. But I dont 100% know what it looks like.

As you said you'll work on your values, that seems to be the major thing that needs work.

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

12 Oct 2009 at 09:17 - 209

BlueXIV, very nice one, a few suggestions:

Surround Zhaitan with some minions (should look small compared to him), make the two pillars where he's sitting much bigger than the other ones (including the ruins on the right), maybe add a little more depth between Zhaitan and Mad King at the forefront while keeping Zhaitan the same size on the picture.

The moon looks a tad too big IMO.

To suggest LA even more (but isn't Zhaitan supposed to be in Orr?) you may want to add lighthouse ruins.

Mad King is recognizable

Charlie: amazing piece! B&W gives it such a nice and original touch. You should put a pumpkin in place of the mace ball .

So many talented people!

Widowmaker

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Join Date: Mar 2008

N/

12 Oct 2009 at 13:55 - 210

@Blue

I know I'm going to be on the wrong end of Internet hate for this, but I have to admit the very first question I have about Zhaitan is why he seems to be in the process of constructing a giant wigwam over LA.

On a more serious note, wouldn't the bone dragon's wings be more on the horizontal plane of the dragon's body? Right now they'd be arresting the dragon's dive yet everything else suggests he's diving in dramatically.

It seems to be mostly the nearside wing, it looks to me like the dragon is about the bank left and away from Zhaitan.

Bravo on the idea though, I suspect you have a real contender there.

BlueXIV

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CA

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12 Oct 2009 at 16:28 - 211

@ Gwee, Ty for the comments. I just did a color lay in, so most of the values aren't in there yet hehe.

@ Fril, I actually did want to include minions, but I also wanted him to look _MASSIVE_, so I think the minions might be too small to see :\. I'm still playing with the moon size, trying to decide between v small to huuuuge and cartoony. Hahaha.

I'm hoping more depth will come with more values. I could be wrong tho.

@ Widow, D:.

And about the dragon wings, I actually imagined the bone dragon to be more circling than diving. I do see what you mean by the wing tho, I'll try to work that a bit more. Thanks

Deatgs Corrupter

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Join Date: Dec 2008

Wold Pirates

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12 Oct 2009 at 19:42 - 212

Every1s looks great if we all dont win anet suck ,
Blue: love it nicest piese for colour mix so far the bes to make it more lions archy try putting in a burning/normal ship ih the back ground as it may givea a more LAS feel, totally agree the aitan shouldnt be bigger.

Charlie: k first of try doing the pumpkin idea with some of it shaded cos this will give the whole puece a much more halloweeny theme cos right now theres no real halloween feel atm apart from pumpkin pillars , i know this is a bit late put maybe you should have gone for mad thorns guard ^^.

Tzu love it high heels is a definite

kiya propabably gonna win try putting a pumpkin over golems head just a thought

Gwee nothing to say tbh the jora is fantastics got the halloween feels blend is brilliant, maybe entitle piece salyer of pumpkins to get with the whole guild wars rank thingymajig

as for me well i just started on mad thon yesterday got the pose how i wanted it and basic armor details it snot really manga probs gonna change that 2morrow but take a look.
you may see that the colours are pretty bad did it in 20mins just to sele what it would feel like and how to blend really need help with the colour scheme.

P.S charlie does this mean i can do baroque for my zamochits challenge XDDD

Qing Guang

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2008

California

Lucid Spirits [LIFE]

N/A

12 Oct 2009 at 22:44 - 213

Wow, guess I didn't have my act together as much as I thought, considering that I FORGOT TO POST THE PICTURES. Lolzapalooza. Here they are:

Also, @Blue, that looks FRICKIN AMAZING. I don't even know how to critique that (well okay maybe I think it could use just a leeeetle bit more contrast, but really that's all I can say).

Charlie Dayman

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2009

Trifecta Luminati [TRI]

W/

13 Oct 2009 at 01:13 - 214

Quote:
Originally Posted by Deatgs Corrupter

as for me well i just started on mad thon yesterday got the pose how i wanted it and basic armor details it snot really manga probs gonna change that 2morrow but take a look.
you may see that the colours are pretty bad did it in 20mins just to sele what it would feel like and how to blend really need help with the colour scheme.

P.S charlie does this mean i can do baroque for my zamochits challenge XDDD I think you forgot to post the sample picture

Unfortunately, I'm all out of space for the picture. Coincidentally, I decided to edit the hammer head to a similar manner that Fril mentioned shortly after I changed it. I'm not going to spoil it, but I'll say it now looks like a "Halloween weapon spell".

P.S. Don't quote me on the Baroque - I'm awful at multi-tasking and still might use that for that other contest

Tzu

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UK/norway

Order Of The Etherbloom Crown [ZEN]

13 Oct 2009 at 12:07 - 215

Qing Guang; the design looks good so far, but I didn't reckognize Ebia as a norn at first glance. You might want to copy some of the existing female norn attires, and just add the platform boots. Jenna's charr costume needs a little extra tinkering as well, but not so much as Ebias. I like the feathers, but you might want to add more charr details to it all, especially elaborate on the head. The costumes should be immediately reckognizable, in my opinion.

As for baroque, Charlie and Deatgs, it's just a style and it doesn't belong to anyone. Different people pull it of in different ways and of different skill, so your artworks won't look like one another's anyway. I doubt either of you would loose points because you're not the only one to use a particular style, it's the same as saying Blue and Espy's art isn't all that special because both of them prefer realism.

Minami

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13 Oct 2009 at 12:22 - 216

Blue, I love your pic idea! It's going to look so nice!
I'm not envious of the judges having to judge so many different art forms. It'll be incredibly difficult to match up costumes vs. plushies vs. pictures vs. whatever else.

As for my pic, I reworked the pose. Will post WIPs once I'm halfway satisfied.

Deatgs Corrupter

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Wold Pirates

W/

13 Oct 2009 at 18:01 - 217

doh stupid me
well thing is basically finished then bang ran out of orange ink
hmm trying to ge some tommorow decided not gona show whole of mad king but just top half still dont know about if hes gonna have speech bubble

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

D/

13 Oct 2009 at 21:04 - 218

It's too bad that this is for visual art, as I have to write a ghost/Halloween story for my English class, and was planning on doing something GW-themed (because I'm a dork)

Operative 14

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Join Date: Nov 2006

Arizona, USA

[OOP] Order of the Phoenix I

13 Oct 2009 at 23:09 - 219

Quote:
Originally Posted by Verene
It's too bad that this is for visual art, as I have to write a ghost/Halloween story for my English class, and was planning on doing something GW-themed (because I'm a dork) Where's it say that? I'd love to read it.

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

D/

13 Oct 2009 at 23:26 - 220

Quote:
☆ ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF as long as you can capture it in a still image.

Quote:

Submit a jpeg image of your original work (scanned or photographed) or a saved file of your computer-generated art and attach it to an e-mail. Makes it sound as though it's just for visual art. I will probably still post my story, though, and possibly even attempt illustrating part of it

KiyaKoreena

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Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

Kirins of Holy Light

N/

14 Oct 2009 at 00:01 - 221

Quote:

Find your own unique way to bring a Halloween twist to Guild Wars, or to bring a Guild Wars twist to Halloween. A story still fits, just instead of a .txt or .doc place it in a .jpeg. Make sure that the final font size is easily readable though.

Verene

Furnace Stoker

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[SOTA]

D/

14 Oct 2009 at 00:25 - 222

Bwahaha. Awesome, something I can enter!

Tzu

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Order Of The Etherbloom Crown [ZEN]

14 Oct 2009 at 01:22 - 223

I think last year, or the year before, they let a machinima win/get a HM, but the rules were still the same. I dunno, you could try? ^^'

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

D/

14 Oct 2009 at 01:23 - 224

I might just try that, then. Type it up in a pretty font in Photoshop on a painted/sketched background, or something like that, and see if it's legal as an entry.

Charlie Dayman

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14 Oct 2009 at 03:07 - 225

Quote:
Originally Posted by Verene
I might just try that, then. Type it up in a pretty font in Photoshop on a painted/sketched background, or something like that, and see if it's legal as an entry. I see no problem with that. Heck, one of the previous years' winners was a phrase overlayed on the Grenth sketch from ANet. I'm certain yours will be better though since you'll be providing original work and not copypasta.

And I just realized that the deadline is right around the corner. Everyone think they'll have everything wrapped up by next Friday?

KiyaKoreena

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Kirins of Holy Light

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14 Oct 2009 at 03:18 - 226

If the weather doesn't change again I'll be taking my final pictures early this weekend. Come on sunny days.

Tzu

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Order Of The Etherbloom Crown [ZEN]

14 Oct 2009 at 11:54 - 227

oh dear oh dear oh dear oh dear oh dear *panics* D8

I have to be super-quick and effective now >.<

btw:

I'd like to see more participants! If anyone's feeling reluctant to join in for some reason, don't! And remember that if you don't submit anything but the final product right before the deadline, you won't be legible for most of the prizes!

I've nothing against seeing a couple of people walking away with several awards, but I'd be happier if they were split between a larger amount of people. Not to say the thread isn't both successful and active, but I don't want people to hide in the shadows with their art for some obscure reason. There are so many happy helpers here, and a huge potential to allow both your skills and your artwork become a lot better before the deadline!

Minami

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14 Oct 2009 at 13:08 - 228

Okie, here are the models of my trick-or-treat bag and candy corn.

I'm very happy about the bag's texturing. Turned out so cute. ^_^

Btw, I left the distant light on again -.- so excuse the lighting

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

D/

14 Oct 2009 at 13:09 - 229

Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Dayman
I see no problem with that. Heck, one of the previous years' winners was a phrase overlayed on the Grenth sketch from ANet. I'm certain yours will be better though since you'll be providing original work and not copypasta.

And I just realized that the deadline is right around the corner. Everyone think they'll have everything wrapped up by next Friday? Haha, wow. I didn't notice that one. Okay, I'm definitely going to enter my story in a visual format.

Though it's looking as though the story itself will be too long, so I'll probably use snippets of it.

I hope to have a first draft done later today or tomorrow, which I'll put up for critique, and then go from there ^_^

Hear that, Tzu? I'm entering again ^^;

Tzu

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Order Of The Etherbloom Crown [ZEN]

14 Oct 2009 at 13:36 - 230

yaay ^__^ cant wait to read it.

and Minami, I'm not sure if you already know what you want to do with the summoning thing, but you could have your ritu creating a Mad King's Guard from candy corn, flowing out of the bag. :3

Morag D

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[bone]

P/

14 Oct 2009 at 14:05 - 231

weheee finally got some time on my hands! as previously mentioned, I dumped the texmod idea - would have been awesome but I couldn't get it to work (even after I told my antivirus programme to stfu and ignore it, it wouldn't let me download the textures >.<). anyway. I'm here to post some progress on the new thing

not sure if it's safe for work or not yet, so you'll have to click here

needed to something in vectors, for some reason I was thinking of either a graveyard-death-scene or something the like... there will definitely be the evil moon in there, luvit. So yeah, not much to see yet, there will probably be more body-shading as well, but I wanted to get the margo-glo nailed down first

Verene

Furnace Stoker

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[SOTA]

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14 Oct 2009 at 14:45 - 232

Vectors! I love vector art. Looks nice so far, Morag

Argh, we're doing nothing in class so far (we tricked the teacher into thinking our assignment is due next week), and I was dumb and didn't save my story on my flash drive. So I can't work on it until my break when I pull out my laptop arrrrgggh.

The basis of it is that two of my characters go to visit Lion's Arch, and it appears to be completely abandoned. Which is juuust a teeny bit odd. Turns out it's been haunted by something (haven't decided what yet) so they have to figure out what it is.

Minami

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14 Oct 2009 at 16:31 - 233

Hmm, interesting idea Tzu!
After I was finished with texturing the candy corn, I was thinking about a MKT's Guardian figure, but I want to finish my other idea first.
I'll try and see if I can put together a MKT's Guardian figure from my candy corn models.
I'll see if I can come up with a cool looking scene after I'm done with my initial idea. At least I'll have 2 pictures to choose from when I send in my pic. Too bad you can only send in one, but I understand why...

Morag D

Desert Nomad

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UK/Austria

[bone]

P/

15 Oct 2009 at 09:42 - 234

I has moar progress

is it too busy??

Tommy's

Furnace Stoker

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[Bone]

Mo/

15 Oct 2009 at 14:10 - 235

Must admit its a bit busy yeah, tried how it looks without the grey in the wings? Also I would pick colours that lie closer to eachother, the grey in the hair could be lighter. Don't know, just suggesting

KiyaKoreena

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Kirins of Holy Light

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15 Oct 2009 at 14:12 - 236

I don't think it's too busy, I just find the wings a little odd. They are very mass like. Also wouldn't the wing parts on the right of the picture be brighter than the left because they are closer to the glowing? Makes them seem kind of twisted.

Deatgs Corrupter

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2008

Wold Pirates

W/

15 Oct 2009 at 14:57 - 237

ZOMG RAN OUT OF ORANGE INK ON NOESSSSSSSSS!
also what colour should thorns cape be gray is to weak and black isnt easily shadeable

ravensong

Wilds Pathfinder

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Croatia

Me/

15 Oct 2009 at 14:58 - 238

I got out of the crisis!

Got meself a new tablet.
And can finally start doing something for halloween!

(and comission/auctions yes...)

Btw, awesome progress everyone! This years competition will be tough!

Tzu

Site Contributor

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Order Of The Etherbloom Crown [ZEN]

15 Oct 2009 at 19:49 - 239

Thanks to Fril Estelin, we now have yet another Award to offer! ^.^

Quote:
The Bonus award goes to someone who didn't get any of the other awards, but whom the judges still believed was worthy of one. This could be based on effort, positive energy, donations, or something else entirely.

!!! Bonus !!! - [Undedicated Miniature Destroyer] (donator(s): Fril Estelin)

Charlie Dayman

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2009

Trifecta Luminati [TRI]

W/

15 Oct 2009 at 21:17 - 240

DONE. Finally. The architecture was by far the most time consuming part on this entire piece. Anyways, I changed my camera settings to have more of a greenish hue to it. Also, I changed my light source when I was taking the picture which actually gave off a glowing nice effect on areas where I was really grinding pencil to paper.

As for the final piece, I used a little bit of Photoshop on the jack-o-lantern hammer to give it more of a glowing effect on the faces. Other than that, everything else is still purely pencil.

Anyways, here it is: Big Scary Warrior With a Halloween Weapon Spell

(Without the PS effect) - http://cubeupload.com/files/23bc001.jpg
(Completed Piece) - http://cubeupload.com/files/63ee002.jpg

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