What do you guys think of it?
I think I need to make the font of the original card a bit more bright, or dont you guys think so?
Wintersday Workshop
Dutch Sunshine
So yeah, like I promised:
What do you guys think of it?
I think I need to make the font of the original card a bit more bright, or dont you guys think so?
What do you guys think of it?
I think I need to make the font of the original card a bit more bright, or dont you guys think so?
Deatgs Corrupter
holy crap kiya amazing work i think you and tzu if she finishes are looking at the top prizes.
dutch really good man i love it
dutch really good man i love it
Tzu
Dutch: looks much better, I like the little story you've added to your picture now. 
Kiya: AWESOME! I love your presentation of your project, it's rare to see the extent of an ambitious project like yours actually be made some sort of justice in a collage of photos. I think you did great, everything looks spotless, and you managed to really show off the amount of detail your project embodies. Oh, and I LOVE prof. Yakkington! XD
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Originally Posted by Garreth MacLeod
Kiya: AWESOME! I love your presentation of your project, it's rare to see the extent of an ambitious project like yours actually be made some sort of justice in a collage of photos. I think you did great, everything looks spotless, and you managed to really show off the amount of detail your project embodies. Oh, and I LOVE prof. Yakkington! XD
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The caption contest is still open. The deadline for all entries except the Prose Award is the 31st. However, judging won't begin before the 1rst or 2nd, so I allow entries submitted a little later.
I'm sorry I don't have a lot of time today to answer PMs and discuss the party. I'll get back to everything on 30th, in the afternoon or evening sometime. Maybe, in the meantime, someone could help me out with a little dilemma of mine?
I don't have time to make the gloves for the Dwayna costume, and I'm wondering whether to leave my arms "naked", still painted silvery blue like hers, or if I should paint on some gloves with my blue bodypaint. It won't look like gloves, obviously, it will have a tattoo-like look. I think I can manage to make it look decent, after all the body deco practice I had with my riatualist costume.
What do you guys think? Naked, or painted?
Dutch Sunshine
I'd say painted, how's your costume coming along, still having trouble getting it done on time, or are the gloves the only thing left?
Tzu
I think I shall manage to get it done it time, lest I'll greatly disappoint my photographer friends I'm sure. But yeah, the gloves will have to go. Your vote is noted!
Deatgs Corrupter
definately painted
Minami
Painted ^_^
12chars
12chars
KiyaKoreena
No slacking Tzu! Painted! Feel free to scatter the CC's around, as long as I get those two stacks out of my storage. 
Tweaked it a tad and sent in my final pic this morning Forgot to tag it with a confirmation, freaks me out when a 1.4MB file sends so quick.
Tweaked it a tad and sent in my final pic this morning Forgot to tag it with a confirmation, freaks me out when a 1.4MB file sends so quick.
Garreth MacLeod
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Originally Posted by Tzu
What do you guys think? Naked, or painted? How far up would the "gloves" go? Dwayna's only go up so far. Maybe a combination of painted "gloves" with silvery-blue "naked" above that (or was that already in the plans). Painted gloves for sure.
Kiya: Ok, I'd like to order one of the Yaks, one Jingle Moa and 2 sets of the ornaments
On a serious note, how did you do the skill icon ornaments? They look like they are made with some type of cellophane material the way the light shines through.Dutch: I like it. I understand your question about the font. How difficult would it be to make it brighter and show both? It does seem that some letters could stand to be brighter.
Airaquila
I'm getting really nervous now! Feeling the pressure D:
Dutch Sunshine
Version 1:
Version 2:
which one's better?
Version 2:
which one's better?
Shewmake
I like the second one; the font color is better imo.
KiyaKoreena
I used shrink film for the skill ornaments. The inkjet version is rather high priced, not so bad when you can use a 40% off coupon, and even though it says clear it's rather foggy when it shrinks. It's like Shrinky Dinks if you ever had those as a kid. I had bought a bunch of transparent glass paint and glass balls but the stuff is too transparent for painting pictures on (I ended up using acrylics to do the Avatar of Dwayna ball.) I really wanted to make ball ornaments like the glowing scenes in Hell's Precipice but they just didnt work out.
And I'll be doing commissions again starting in January.
And I'll be doing commissions again starting in January.
Penguin oO
sorry i am last to enter but here is my finished work [1st post btw]
During the Halloween contest, I created a ***** which took me a couple of weeks to make. I than had to take it apart where it now just sits in my basement. For this contest, I wanted to make something that was more practical and that everyone could enjoy, even if they know nothing about Guild Wars.
No Photoshop image editing was used, just pencil and oil paints. I first got the flat wooden boards that would be the frame. I then used the oil paints and applied them in many layers to the wood in order cover up any visible markings. Next, I had the actual picture painted on white canvas and attached everything with glue.
When everything was finished, it was very hard for the naked eye to tell that the frame was painted on a flat surface producing a 3-D effect, while the canvas inside gives off different textures and bright colours, generating the contrast I wanted.
The purpose of this project was to show what I think the Wintersday spirit is all about, proving that the giving and receiving of friendship can heal past wrongs, all being expressed through my art.
i know its cheezy
During the Halloween contest, I created a ***** which took me a couple of weeks to make. I than had to take it apart where it now just sits in my basement. For this contest, I wanted to make something that was more practical and that everyone could enjoy, even if they know nothing about Guild Wars.
No Photoshop image editing was used, just pencil and oil paints. I first got the flat wooden boards that would be the frame. I then used the oil paints and applied them in many layers to the wood in order cover up any visible markings. Next, I had the actual picture painted on white canvas and attached everything with glue.
When everything was finished, it was very hard for the naked eye to tell that the frame was painted on a flat surface producing a 3-D effect, while the canvas inside gives off different textures and bright colours, generating the contrast I wanted.
The purpose of this project was to show what I think the Wintersday spirit is all about, proving that the giving and receiving of friendship can heal past wrongs, all being expressed through my art.
i know its cheezy
Dzjudz
Wow that is amazing Penguin!
Anyway, here's my update. Screen 4 still needs a lot of work so I left it out. Screen 3 still needs ornaments etc for the tree.
Should I make the eyes of the rabbit in the first screen red or blue?
Anyway, here's my update. Screen 4 still needs a lot of work so I left it out. Screen 3 still needs ornaments etc for the tree.
Should I make the eyes of the rabbit in the first screen red or blue?
KiyaKoreena
That is really neat Penguin!
Agree with blue eyes. Evil red eyes are so overdone.
Agree with blue eyes. Evil red eyes are so overdone.
Shewmake
Cheesy? Not at all, Penguin. That's awesome!
@Dzjudz: I would leave them blue so the rabbit is more "innocent."
@Dzjudz: I would leave them blue so the rabbit is more "innocent."
Operative 14
Whoa! Penguin that is amazing! I wish I had such talent! Not even the image, but also the picture frame is just astounding! You're definitely getting an art book, and I'll personally riot outside the anet offices if you don't!
Jensy
Penguin... omg. That's amazing. I love love love how you add depth and realism to every bit of that. The frame itself is brain breaking, when you realize it's flat... but not. Wow. Your Gwen is <3333333333333 awesome.
BlueXIV
Awesome painting penguin 
I love the colors
Are you a professional out of curiosity?
I love the colors
Are you a professional out of curiosity?
` Marshmallow
WOWOWO O:
Lurvley entriesssssss <33 ^_____^
STOP HITTING ON PENGUIN, BLUE D: <
Lurvley entriesssssss <33 ^_____^
STOP HITTING ON PENGUIN, BLUE D: <
Hailfall
omg Penguin, that is amazing. The mini polarbear looks sooo adorable and everything else looks so great.
YunSooJin
yay for professional artists =D
` Marshmallow
oh my, not you too, YSJ D:
Don't worry guys, I'll protect you O: <! MARSHMALLOW POWERS: ACTIVATE!
Don't worry guys, I'll protect you O: <! MARSHMALLOW POWERS: ACTIVATE!
YunSooJin
BlueXIV
Uh oh, someone call the paedopolice.
YunSooJin
Garreth MacLeod
Airaquila: Anxious to see how that turns out. Looks good so far.
Dutch: Version 2 is spot on. The font shows up just right now.
Penguin: uhhh...* jaw drops* That reminds me of something I would see in a museum. Very nice work
Dzjudz:Someone should have warned Dwayna about the rabbits
Very cute and waiting to see that last frame. I do agree that the blue eyes are better than red. It gives it a more natural look, not like "ebil bunneh" look.
Here's what I'm entering. Not nearly as good as what all of you have done but my drawing talent is almost non-existent. So I have to stick with messing with screenshots and what not. Which looks better, 1 or 2?
Version 1:
Version 2:
I wanted a snowglobe effect for the circles but unless I can figure out how to do that yet today, I have to go with one of these.
Sorry for the size of the images. I thought they would be smaller than that O_O
Dutch: Version 2 is spot on. The font shows up just right now.
Penguin: uhhh...* jaw drops* That reminds me of something I would see in a museum. Very nice work
Dzjudz:Someone should have warned Dwayna about the rabbits
Very cute and waiting to see that last frame. I do agree that the blue eyes are better than red. It gives it a more natural look, not like "ebil bunneh" look.Here's what I'm entering. Not nearly as good as what all of you have done but my drawing talent is almost non-existent. So I have to stick with messing with screenshots and what not. Which looks better, 1 or 2?
Version 1:
Version 2:
I wanted a snowglobe effect for the circles but unless I can figure out how to do that yet today, I have to go with one of these.
Sorry for the size of the images. I thought they would be smaller than that O_O
Evangelin
wow so many great entrys! and everyone is already finished x_x
I was so busy with the holidays and being sick I didnt get around to work on my entry =( i hope I can finish it today tho...
Progress picture....so much left to do
I was so busy with the holidays and being sick I didnt get around to work on my entry =( i hope I can finish it today tho...
Progress picture....so much left to do
Dzjudz
Thanks guys, I'll keep the blue eyes. Rabbits ingame have red eyes, but grentches have blue eyes, so I thought it'd be a nice touch to give the grentch-rabbit blue eyes.
@Garreth: indeed, Dwayna should be warned. I'd go with the first version if I were you. The second looks a bit rigid.
@Evangelin: sorry to hear you were sick. I hope you can finish the sculpture, what you have looks good already.
@Garreth: indeed, Dwayna should be warned
. I'd go with the first version if I were you. The second looks a bit rigid.@Evangelin: sorry to hear you were sick. I hope you can finish the sculpture, what you have looks good already.
Dutch Sunshine
@Garreth, I like version 1 the best, version 2 is too "tidy"..
Also, it would've been nicer when the pictures actually included the amount you named, because now it's kind of weird, but still it's a nice picture..
@Evangelin your sculpture looks amazing, if you can finish it, I'm sure you'll be one of the winners!
@penguin I seriously adore that polar bear, your Gwen and Pyre are cool too!
@myself I indeed think I'll be going with version 2
Also, it would've been nicer when the pictures actually included the amount you named, because now it's kind of weird, but still it's a nice picture..
@Evangelin your sculpture looks amazing, if you can finish it, I'm sure you'll be one of the winners!
@penguin I seriously adore that polar bear, your Gwen and Pyre are cool too!
@myself
I indeed think I'll be going with version 2
Garreth MacLeod
Thanks for the thoughts guys. I was leaning towards ver. 1. You all confirmed what I felt but couldn't put to words/thought.
Dutch, I agree that having the amount in the shot would have been nice, and that was my first intention. However, I started a bit late and ran out of time to try and organize all those people. Ah well, first contest and I had fun so that's what was important for me.
I still don't like the plain green border color and am experimenting this morning with an idea.
Dutch, I agree that having the amount in the shot would have been nice, and that was my first intention. However, I started a bit late and ran out of time to try and organize all those people. Ah well, first contest and I had fun so that's what was important for me.
I still don't like the plain green border color and am experimenting this morning with an idea.
Dutch Sunshine
hmm, maybe make it red-orange with snow snow flakes running trough it?
Tzu
FINISHED PHOTOSHOOT.
omfg.
all I can say is, I kissed my photographer afterwards. XD
and yeah, he's got a blue cheek now
omfg.
all I can say is, I kissed my photographer afterwards. XD
and yeah, he's got a blue cheek now
Yasmine
@penguin: very beautiful, if you don't have enough space for it in your room, let me know :P
@garreth: do you have enough food for all those pple? :O
@evangelin: looks nice, hope you can finish it.
@tzu: where are the photos?DD
@garreth: do you have enough food for all those pple? :O
@evangelin: looks nice, hope you can finish it.
@tzu: where are the photos?
DD
Hailfall
Tzu!!! photo's!!!!
Widowmaker
Lovely work, Penguin, truly one of the best entries I've seen for any of the GW contests.
I can't help but wonder about the future of that Polar bear though....
I can't help but wonder about the future of that Polar bear though....
Yasmine
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I can't help but wonder about the future of that Polar bear though....
Widowmaker
"A poor warrior abandons his best weapons."
Or eats them, in this case.
Or eats them, in this case.