Wintersday Workshop 2010

Magik, I think the neck looks fine, it's because of the pose she's in. Her shoulders are slightly hunched up and so her neck is going to appear shorter.

So fellows, the official contest deadline is the 31st of December, unless you already noticed. This calms down my mind in a good way, seems like I can actually finish in time!

I only just noticed the bigger contest :O lol

I'm gnna have to get a start on that one too

10 costume pack codes.. amaaaaaazing! =D

Makes me want to try to enter.. >o<

Ok so since the contest deadline is 31th/1st, I'm switching back to my previous idea which I would probably not have had enough time for, but since I got some more time lately, I'm going back to it, because I like it better ^^

So this is based on the quest Building Tyria's Biggest Snowman.
On the left some people holding mean grenthies off with snowballs (ursula is helping too ) In the center 2 characters working on the snowman base, and on the right some Wintersday Elfs bringing suply (the carrot and 2 big stones for eyes).

Thanks everyone for offering their help. I highly appreciate it. But I have a couple of issues at the moment:

1. I think that everyone who has offered to help me out had a male character. And I actually need a bunch of males (a few females can be in it too).

2. On the days I have to work I get back home exhausted, so I'm too tired to properly work on my project.

3. It's a festive month and I'm doing alot of things with friends.

So I doubt I can properly make something within the deadline. :/
I'm afraid I'm going to have to say I'm going to drop out. I'm terribly sorry everyone. I really am. :/

But I WILL do the Nolani Girls video.

Well, having just finished Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, my main distraction has been done away with So I shall be starting shortly.

Need some way of making the sky and the mountains and the snowball more together. Now it really look like seperate parts, too little symbiosis. Well, luckily enough nothing of them are almost finished :3 Now off to bed, more progress tomorrow.

Yaaay new people n_____n~!!!


Thistle - XDOMFGTHANKYOUSOMUCH-hug- Translation : Thank youu :'33 <3

Aero - :'DD The wedding dress was tooo cuteee <3 I also wanted to add more stuff to it. ; n;" I dont like how we got replica's of the dress <__> Her's should be WOWOFMGSOPRETTEHIWISHIWASMARRYINGTHACKERAY different D: Haha. xD I just Googled her stuff..so cute * n* .. <3

Eastern - Ouuuu~!!! Can't wait to see moarr ! The eyes.. D': <3

Tommy - XD Haha yty. and hurrayyy~! I'm glad you were able to work something out ;O ; <3!! I SPY A BEAR?!

Arya - xD Aww, thank youu. Haha xD A deflated lump of bread, haha XDDD It's a snowglobe, yus :333 ;D I love them too much. I was going to put my old piccie inside of it O: But I figured something else would be better.. :3 and omgoodness @_@ your picturee is really turning out great. I've never been that good at portraits D: so I'm just wowowow'd at Dwayna ; n; <3

YOU CAN DO IT BEBE~!!!

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i was working on my piece (one of the stalagmites specifically) and i ran out of the colour Dx must find a way to improvisseeee S:

Tommy, more snow atop the mountains, so they become a bit brighter and should I say realistic.

Like this:

Eee, so many people are almost finished already! I won't be able to continue mine until later this week, after I finish drawing my parents' gift. Noticed that if I want to get the gift printed on canvas, I need to bring it to the print shop by friday.... so eeep. Here's hoping I can get it done before that.


@Zidane: Welcome to the Workshop!

@Marsh: Aw, your pencil sketch is looking so cute. I really love your style, it's just adorable. And the idea of doing Gwen and Thackeray during Wintersday is a very good one. Can't wait to see it coloured!

@Lil Thing: The idea is to make the bigger contest's entry in this Workshop, so that you can get feedback from people to make your entry the best you can. But if you feel like doing three different entries (two for this, one for the bigger one) go for it! You just won't be able to enter more than two for this one.

@Arya: Wow, your piece is just looking more and more amazing each time you work on it! I'm liking Dwayna's colours, the pale gold makes her pop out without being too attention-grabbing. Good job. The only comment I have is, like Death by an Arrow pointed out, Grenth's other leg is getting a little lost on the cloack and it took me a moment to see what it was too.

@Magik: Dwayna looks so beautiful... I love the detail in her eye. And holding a cute fluffy polar bear, awww. <3 I think her neck is good proportion, it looks like she's craning forward a little so it's ok. Can't wait to see more.

@Hydralisk: Awww.... I would've loved to see what you come up with for the contest, but I do understand that Christmastime can be hectic. Good luck, and yes, definitely make the Girls of Nolani video at least!

@Tommy's: You should manage to bring them more together once you get into the detail stage. The mountains could be reflecting the blue hue of the sky, and same goes for the snowball. Also, slight distance mist by the mountains could help... have them partly disappear into the clouds or something. Looking good so far, I like your idea!

I think its a good idea to make those mountains more snowy Frustration, would make it look more alive.

And Perynne I think I indeed need more blues. The thing is, I noticed this weekend (when it snowed alot) that snow gives some orangepinkish (a bit of a salmon/crabsalad kind of colour ) reflection when its dark, so wanted to put some of that into it (you can also see it in the clouds). But perhabs such reflection is only because of the streetlight?

Yeah, snow reflects things around it very easily. So it only has the crabcolour if there's artificial light/sunset/some other kind of yellowish orange light.

In your painting, I think some blues from the sky would work. And if the clouds reflect sunlight a little, you can also put some of that on the snow since the light would bounce off from the clouds into the ground.

http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/art_tut.htm <- Check out that page for a nice radiosity/light reflect tutorial.

I won't be able to finish anything for the Wintersday Workshop, I'm leaving on holiday in a week and there is no way I'll be able to get anything done this week.

Good luck to everyone, the works in progress looks really lovely so far, can't wait to see how they will all look at the end. ^_^

Ok then lol

I've came up with an idea for the big entry

Dwayna as a baby! lol I'm gnna draw like a little baby girl with 1 hair thing, the give her a shirt with a big D on it and a toy dwayna in her hand :P

@Frustration Well, i was going more for a cute pose.

@Tommy :3 i still need to work on the lips/nose, tbh i was more concern for her neck XD also, still needs a lot of proper shading, this is more "under" painting or whatever its called im planing to work a little on it today so i'll post wips.

btw, your picture looks interesting, can't wait to see more

@Verene yeah, i thought so too, but better check with the experts

@Marsh :3333333

@Perynne thanks <33333

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Hello, long time no see.

A little update. I was successfully able to record piano playing, but wasn't able to record for flute, piccolo, and voice just yet. I hope to be able to record flute one sometime this week, and piccolo sometime next week.

I'm not satisfied with the lyrics I came up with, especially on the second half.

This is approximately how the original goes:
I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
and presents under trees
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams

Christmas Eve will find me
Where the love light gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams

Frank Sinatra singing the song (Youtube link)