Wintersday Workshop 2010

GeminiJuSa

GeminiJuSa

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2009

BhLd

E/Mo

@Nemesis-of-the-Gods: Oh, I'm FAAAR from done with the colours! I'm not even halfway done! I haven't even put the flat outs on the clouds yet, I'm still processing what to do about them :P

@Thistle Xandra: Yes there is a way to record it, and that's why I'm streaming! I'm gonna use it as the visual for the video ^^ But I might start to upload all my digital commissions to youtube :P

@AryaBladedancer: Ooh, thanks! Hopefully it'll pop more once all the shades and such are on. I'm even gonna try to make the snow sparkle. If it doesn't look good, I'll skip it, but dangit I have to try!

@Perynne: Originally I wanted to make a fire for her to warm up to, but I skipped it because it suited her better so sit in the dark. The pipe smoke is gonna shead some green light on her though >

Thistle Xandra

Thistle Xandra

Site Contributor

Join Date: Aug 2010

sorry, aero and pery Considering all the stuff I want to do for the story (pics) and the length, I just don't think I'll make it in time, especially since I'm using my commute time (when I usually write) to get other things finished >_< I actually hate how I was rushed with the Halloween one since I was trying to submit it in time for the GW contest (and they don't even look at lit T_T). I wrote the battle scenes last, so they feel rushed and incomplete to me when every I reread them now D:

I'll most likely finish it some time in Jan/Feb though. I have it all sketched out in my mind, and it won't leave until I write it down >_<

Flying Ninja Monk

Flying Ninja Monk

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2010

Fuzzies Anonymous [Fuzy]

Mo/

If it's alright with those it concerns, I would like to change the genre of my entry.
I had at first wanted to make an illustration, which did come out quite nice if i say so myself, but I found that my scanner is not working )': (I'll ask Dwayna for a new one when Wintersday comes along).
Anyhow, I will go back and edit my earlier post aswell as repost my entry here if need be.
Name: Flying Ninja Monk
Idea for entry: Short novel about Dwayna Claus and the resistance she gets while trying to give out Wintersday Gifts.
genre of art: Literature (possibly illustrated)

Lil Thing

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2008

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Freaks Of Society [FoS]

Mo/Me

Been waiting to enter ever since halloween :P lol Horaay

Name: Lil Thing (High Mage Elevania IGN)
Idea for Entry: Cartoonized Dwayna and Grenth with Grentch and Snowmen servants
Genre: Illustration

Lil Thing

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2008

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Freaks Of Society [FoS]

Mo/Me

Here we go, this is my work so far, having trouble cartoonizing Grenth




Hope you like it

Perynne

Perynne

Site Contributor

Join Date: Oct 2006

Finland

Runners of the Rose [RR]

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@Flying Ninja Monk: Sure, you can change your entry. I'll update it to the first post.

@Lil Thing: Welcome! Your entry looks good so far, I like the detail you've done for her armor.
Just one thing, could you perhaps re-size it so the image is not so big? It'll be easier for people to comment on if they can see it properly (and someone might be working with a slower internet connection as well, and loading up a huge drawing would take them a long time). Generally, having a drawing 700 or 800 pixels wide/height is good enough to show it off properly.
Also, could you please provide a link to a progress gallery? For example, photobucket.com is a quick and easy place to set up a free gallery. It'll be easier for the judges to follow your progress if you post your work there as well.

Lil Thing

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2008

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Freaks Of Society [FoS]

Mo/Me

Mmk, i'll set up a gallery to make it easier to view it, dunno if i have a photobucket account tho, either that or photobucket doesn't work for me lol
Everytime i try to use it says i alrdy have an account, which i dnt remember setting up. But i'll find somewhere lol

Flying Ninja Monk

Flying Ninja Monk

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2010

Fuzzies Anonymous [Fuzy]

Mo/

Thanks Perynne
I have a question...Well quite a few o.O
It was said, prior to my reply, that only one entry per person. Does that mean one can not submit both an art and a writing?
If i can get my scanner working I am hoping to scan the art(s?) that i did and make the literature illustrated. When you judge the literature that i give in, would you judge it purely on the actual story, or would the art make a difference? (P.S i'll hopefully still add the art anyway.)
Oh and i really should ask BEFORE that...Is it alright to make my literature illustrated?
Thankchooo!

Perynne

Perynne

Site Contributor

Join Date: Oct 2006

Finland

Runners of the Rose [RR]

R/

As far as I've understood it, it's ok to make your literature illustrated and submit both art and writing, as long as the two have something to do with each other and can be judged as one whole.

So yeah, you can submit a story that has been illustrated, or an illustration that has a story with it, as long as the two are meant to be one entry. But you can't enter the workshop contest twice, so to speak. Entering with an illustration and later on with a totally separate piece of writing that has nothing to do with the illustration isn't allowed, and submitting two different pieces of art isn't allowed either.

I hope that helped!

Thistle Xandra

Thistle Xandra

Site Contributor

Join Date: Aug 2010

Pery, I could have sworn it was 2 entries per person for the workshop (only 1 for the official GW contest). I know we did that for the Halloween one, and I remember reading Minami write that in one of the Wintersday posts. You can only win once though.

Death By An Arrow

Death By An Arrow

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2009

The Kurzick Mob [Mob]

R/

@Nemesis: Not to be crude, but your art teacher sounds like a douche. I would also assume he/she's got one or two favourites in the class and worships them eternally? It seems to fit the stereotype for art teachers. Our art teacher was pretty cool, but she really loved watercolour painting and was anal about all the details and techniques but she wasn't that great... so its sort of a similar deal. Just dont let them get under your skin For the hair I didn't mean like a large breeze-y wig but sort of like little wood carving dents but I can see what you meant. If i remember ill try and SS what I mean in game.

on an unrelated note, the t-shirt design for my math class got picked... but my teacher still has my drawing. So I can't scan it in but i might try and redraw it this weekend. Its a bad weekend for my collage so that probably wont get updated. My cat keeps walking all over it though -.- Im expecting not alot of progress for two weeks but this week might get some. Im really waiting for christmas holiday (dec 18th-Jan2nd) and spending the first day and a half getting it finished as fast as I can.

GeminiJuSa

GeminiJuSa

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2009

BhLd

E/Mo

Livestream is over... and the pic is more or less done!







Unless anyone has any crits they think I really should deal with?

Perynne

Perynne

Site Contributor

Join Date: Oct 2006

Finland

Runners of the Rose [RR]

R/

Hm, I think I'll trust Minami on this one and say that 2 entries are allowed. I'll even update it into the first post.
Tzu is a really hard woman to contact. Her inbox in Guru is all maxed out.... :<

@GeminiJuSa: Oooh, that looks really awesome! The only thing I can think of is to add slightly lighter highlights on the necro's back to separate her more clearly from the background. A full moon would be giving quite a lot of light, so the highlights given out by the moon could be brighter.
Also, the rocks, trees and the snowman should be casting more shadows on the ground as well; right now, it looks as though you've only done shadows for the necro and minions.
I love the skull-smoke coming out of her pipe. :3

Minami

Minami

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jul 2008

Dallas, TX. USA

Not in any guild at the moment

N/

Thanks everyone for the well wishes, I appreciate it.

Flying Ninja Monk

Flying Ninja Monk

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2010

Fuzzies Anonymous [Fuzy]

Mo/

Ahh thanks for the help, Perynne
Oh and Gemini, it looks absolutely fantasmical :P I love it really, i wish i could do something like that

Eastern Magik

Eastern Magik

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2008

Name: Magik
Idea for entry: still working on it :S
genre of art: digital painting
progress gallery

Verene

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

D/

Oh no, Minami, I hope everything is okay! D:

Nemesis - honestly, your drawing is very, very good. And I have no idea what your teacher is talking about, but pencil drawing is still something that people look for when they are looking at drawings. After all, if you don't have down the most basic of techniques, then how are you supposed to be any good at anything else? So don't worry about it.

And I'll be honest, the copy-pastedness of the contest announcement has me a bit disheartened and "meh" as well. Especially after that email you sent, Koreena.

...still have yet to start my entry, also. Whoops.

Tzu

Tzu

Site Contributor

Join Date: Mar 2008

UK/norway

Order Of The Etherbloom Crown [ZEN]

I wish you all the best, Minami. Thanks for being a hero while I've been unpredictable, I don't know what I'd do without you!

Now I have a super awesome surprise for all participants of the Wintersday Workshop...



Guild Wars Guru has acquired 10 WEDDING COSTUME PACK CODES
... and they're donating them all to the Wintersday Workshop!

The codes will be evenly distributed among the awards along with the other donations.









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Hm, I think I'll trust Minami on this one and say that 2 entries are allowed. I'll even update it into the first post.
Tzu is a really hard woman to contact. Her inbox in Guru is all maxed out.... :< Yeah, sorry about that, I've been cleaning now and got some room for new messages. ^^' As for the entry-thing though, I think we will still use the same rule as we did for halloween:

A maximum of 2 entries is allowed per participant, but only 1 Award can be claimed per participant.

Perynne

Perynne

Site Contributor

Join Date: Oct 2006

Finland

Runners of the Rose [RR]

R/

Yaaay! *cheers* Wedding costume packs will be a nice addition to the Workshop prizes.

And Tzu, it's ok about the inbox. :P Has happened to me too a few times.

Verene

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

D/

Oh, that's awesome!

Lil Thing

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2008

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Freaks Of Society [FoS]

Mo/Me

Horaay

Working on my art atm, i've decided to scrap grenth if thats okay
Instead i'm doing dwayna surrounded by candy canes and snowmen

Should have first image of dwayna coloured up tonight

frostkisses

frostkisses

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

Wisconsin

Cerberus Guardians of the [GATE]

E/

wow....10 costume packs huh...thats awesome!

InfestedHydralisk

InfestedHydralisk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Netherlands

None

R/

Now let's see...who to ask to marry me...

Death By An Arrow

Death By An Arrow

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2009

The Kurzick Mob [Mob]

R/

O_________O
10 codes?!

i was expecting like 1. but then i read 10 o.o
They can't all be the full set, right? O.o If they are thats unreal.

Now i want to work on my piece but its not with me Dx

Thanks Guru!

Darcy

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

@InfestedHydralisk - if you decide to go ahead with the video, I have a ranger with Monument armor. But keep in mind that it is brown and only the trim dyes. Time Zone: GMT -5

obastable

obastable

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mo/

Name: obastable
Idea for entry: A very chilling Wintersday
Genre of art: Fabric and/or fibre art .. Depends on what materials I can scrounge up.
Progress gallery: Coming soon!

Aeronwen

Aeronwen

not so much fell as.....

Join Date: Jan 2009

UK

bone

R/

Welcome Obstable and Lil thing

and triple Yay cos Magik decided to do it

and ooh 10 costume packs, three cheers for GWG

GeminiJuSa

GeminiJuSa

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2009

BhLd

E/Mo

@Perynne: I've done some minor changes to the "blue hue" layer so that, among all things, the moon looks brighter and you can see the snow glitter better. Will add more shadows, I've been puting them in, it's just that they don't contrast more than lack of highlights... >_<

@Flying Ninja Monk: Aww, thank you! It's not that hard to make what I did, just put down about 17h and you'll have it done and ready ;D


I hope the video will turn out nicely too. Cross your fingers everyone, you will be hearing my squeaky squee voice. Also, there might be singing! D:

Lil Thing

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2008

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Freaks Of Society [FoS]

Mo/Me

Gettin annoyed now Photobucket rejected me, and now deviantart won't let me post the picutre -_- and imageshack says i can't use it on their website
Gnna keep trying...

EDIT: Rage - Tells me now i can't post it

Flying Ninja Monk

Flying Ninja Monk

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2010

Fuzzies Anonymous [Fuzy]

Mo/

Congratulations on the 10 costume packs It's really gonna spice up things.
Okay then, here's my first upload for the pic...its messy, and had to take it by camera...well either way, it looked much better on paper
Currently working on clearing it up with Photoshop...I don't know if i'll colour it...I mean, I'd have to crunch through copious amounts of tutorials if i decide to...
Speaking of which, if anyone knows some good photoshop tutorials which may help, please point me in the right direction!
Oh and to Gemini...:P What's the point crunching through 17h if you have 0 talent? XD 0 times 17 is still 0...:P Good luck, I wanna see the upgraded version of your pic...
Ugh great, it's refusing to upload on deviant...>.> Gonna use photobucket till i can get it working ;P
http://s1215.photobucket.com/albums/...yingNinjaMonk/
Oh and would anyone happen to know why i keep logging out every time i try to upload an avatar? :S
P.S About the literature...what'ss the recommended length, and, is there any language restrictions?

Flying Ninja Monk

Flying Ninja Monk

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2010

Fuzzies Anonymous [Fuzy]

Mo/

Ok i've been working on her legs for quite some time now :P Noticed that i had screwed up the design totally...
BUT i didn't really replicate the one on gwwiki...mostly the decorations are sorta my own, since i can't really do anything as detailed as the real thing :/
There's something...wrong with her torso (havn't worked on it yet...) But...im not sure qwhat it is exactly, can't place my finger on it. Not sure if her shoulders are too wide (I began trying to correct that), or if that part of the body's too short...I don't know :P As well as that, for some reason i can't get the serenely beautiful but cold-ish look on her face :S Same link as above to see!
Well i have exams, so i'm going to go study with a friend :P May not update for some time due to tests, so au revoir! Wish me luck

Perynne

Perynne

Site Contributor

Join Date: Oct 2006

Finland

Runners of the Rose [RR]

R/

@Lil Thing: You're probably having problems because you're trying to post an image that is too big for the website to accept? If you're using the same size (or bigger) of the image you posted here, then most websites will flat-out refuse to accept it.
Make the image smaller, to something around 800 pixels in width or height. If you don't have a proper image editor, even with something simple like IrfanView you can resize images easily.
I hope it helps, and you're able to get it working again.

@obastable: Welcome! Can't wait to see your entry, fabric/fibre art sounds interesting.

@Flying Ninja Monk: Going through 17 hours of drawing with 0 talent means you'll get around 2000 xp points, which'll get you to level 2 talent! It's worth the time, trust me. The only way you're going to learn is to just hunker down and get to drawing/reading tutorials.
Language restrictions... you mean what language, or what kind of swear words can you use? Language will have to be English, so that everyone will be able to understand it. As for swear words... I guess if you don't go over the top, one word here or there shouldn't be bad. Try to keep it PG 13 at least though.
Also, the winter phoenix looks sooooooo cute. <3 You're not at zero talent, you've definitely gotten some exp at some point! Dwayna's armor looks good too, although I think to make her more recognizable you may want to add some wing decorations to the side of her head, so that the Santa hat is sort of on top. Her torso is a little bit too big compared to her legs and hips, so if you can re-size the bottom half in Photoshop that might help to make her look more balanced.
I'll try to dig up some tutorials for you later today. Limited time on the computer this morning.

` Marshmallow

` Marshmallow

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2009

Canadaa!

Last Friday Night [TGIF]

E/

OMG CHAROLETTE

Ilovesthatmovie O: and hurray for 10 costumes packs~!

I also decided to change my idea o__q idk if ill post process ; n;""" but heres the sketch!



>: OO WOOOO


Flying Ninja Monk - Hehe, that idea is so adorable XD <3 I love their facial expressions. uhmm I think her neck may look a bit short with how her scarf is drawn o: alsooo ... idk if its just me being a grammar nub, but what dwaynas saying ... should it be written as 'an oppressor's shield'? o 3o"" D:

Gemini - OUU LIVE STREAMMM that sounds like fun XD <3 Im loving your piccieee <3 the bone fiends are amazings @_@

Thistle Xandra

Thistle Xandra

Site Contributor

Join Date: Aug 2010

Yay! That is so cool of anet and guru to donate the codes It'll be an interesting workshop party with all the winners in their fancy new duds!

Flying Ninja Monk, awesome start That's awesome you put captions!

Marsh, OMGIMINLUVWITURPICNAO!!! Translation: adorable awesomesauceness! Can't wait for the final pic!

zidane888

zidane888

Core Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

Seattle WA

[Oops]

W/R

Name: Zidane888
Idea for entry: Charr in the snow.
Genre of art: Illustration
Progress gallery: In progress

Aeronwen

Aeronwen

not so much fell as.....

Join Date: Jan 2009

UK

bone

R/

Lil Thing ~ I am sure Pery has the solution , hope you get it working.
@ Ninja ~ nice start, yeah her proportions are slightly off. Good luck with your exams, they are much more important than this.
@ Marsh ~ The other one was adorable but this is so cute too, I was wondering why no-one was doing the wedding. Can’t wait for the finished product. I have just realised it makes me think of Mabel Lucie Atwell, you any relation :P
@ Zidane ~ welcome

Eastern Magik

Eastern Magik

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2008

@Flying Ninja Monk thats really lovely ^^ i just think that part of her dress behind the list is too umm big? at first look i mistaken it for a leg :? maybe make it a little smaller like the one on the other side....

@Marsh cute O__________________________________O

and, yay, i came up with the most unoriginal idea ever >________<

wip - 1





Tommy's

Tommy's

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2006

[Bone]

Mo/

Wooraahh Zidane is in the house too Cool :3

Marsh that looks absolutely adorable, you're pencils just spill so much cuteness on the paper.

And welcome to all the new faces, and some old ones (Yay Magik! ), glad to see more and more people entering. I'll start working on mine again soon enough. Deadline of 31th is doable for me so I should be able to pull something out