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Hello and welcome!
This is a spin-off of the original GFX Art Battle, but with some updated rules and changes. Please make sure to read the rules before entering, since they have been modified. Good luck, we look forward to seeing some creative artistic entries!
Competition Rules
1. Must be hand drawn, either on paper or in a program. It can then be manipulated in an graphics program. But unoriginal artwork cannot be used as the main focus. Copyrighted images cannot be used. All pieces containing copyrighted images will be disqualified.
2. Submissions must follow the current theme that has been chosen by a moderator for that week. If you submit more than one piece, please clarify which one you would like to be judged.
3. If your image is larger than 600 pixels wide, please provide a link to the image instead of posting it in the forum. Otherwise, the image will be cut off.
4. Artists cannot win in subsequent weeks. You can still submit, but if you won the week before, you cannot get first place again the next week.
5. After the deadline, a moderator will pick the winner, and they will be awarded a 25 AP award.
Yayz! Comedy prevails over skillz! Anyway, thanks Zoph, glad you like the submission Now Crimson: What's the next theme?
Sowwy thoad. Does it comfort you that I still like it?
Lol, fail @ title.But the key is RIGHTS there next to all the others! ... Sorry about that one. If you hadn't posted, I could've reposted the entire thing~
You seem to accidently have written a s after the title of my entry. I have no idea why, though.
Yayz! Comedy prevails over skillz! Anyway, thanks Zoph, glad you like the submissionYays~ *wanders off to find a random comment of yours to merit*
You could still do it, you would just need to erase mine too.
Oh well, fail at winning because of too many symbols (the thing Gantic seem to win on).
*sighs a little over thoad* You'll win eventually...
If I were my old commentary babbling self, I'd throw me at your drawings, thoad. I honestly do like your works and admire your imagination (and those writings about the Nergyls and that world especially).
I'm just not that babbling anymore. And you're absolutely right about writing getting less recognition, and it's annoying, but that's just how it works, apparently.
Oh well, fail at winning because of too many symbols (the thing Gantic seem to win on).Not really.
I honestly do like your works and admire your imagination (and those writings about the Nergyls and that world especially).
Okay, listen up, Thoad. First of all, all artists get the "hell, I hate my missing ability to draw". Even people who are good at drawing, because THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE BETTER! You are still young, and I think you might lack the rules of anatomy and such. You should start practising that, so you have something to work from. I know many artists older than you, who lack the basics, and you do not get very far without them.
Then begin asking for advice (though it is hard to take critique), and learn from it.
I like the idea of your entry, it is "cool, dude!", but (there is alwaysa but, huh?) you might need to get some better work tools. A basic 0.5 or 0.3 pen to do the outline, and some better colour pencils. I am sure that would help a great deal. Or at least make sure the lineart fits a little better (the black outline of a pen would have fitted better than the pencil one). Pratice basic colouring techniques and a way to make the shadows fluid, merging with the colour (often done by starting out with a light layer of colour, then a darker nuance for the colour harder and harder, then a layer of a lighter colour or white to merge).
And then pratise anatomy.
*looks at own rant*
Ha! What an idiot.
I hate the fact that little to no people care to read. It is the society of today...
you might need to get some better work tools. A basic 0.5 or 0.3 pen to do the outline, and some better colour pencils. I am sure that would help a great deal. Or at least make sure the lineart fits a little better (the black outline of a pen would have fitted better than the pencil one). Pratice basic colouring techniques and a way to make the shadows fluid, merging with the colour (often done by starting out with a light layer of colour, then a darker nuance for the colour harder and harder, then a layer of a lighter colour or white to merge).
And then pratise anatomy.
A basic 0.5 or 0.3 pen to do the outline, and some better colour pencils.
Or at least make sure the lineart fits a little better (the black outline of a pen would have fitted better than the pencil one).
Pratice basic colouring techniques and a way to make the shadows fluid, merging with the colour (often done by starting out with a light layer of colour, then a darker nuance for the colour harder and harder, then a layer of a lighter colour or white to merge).
And then pratise anatomy.
Okay, listen up, Thoad. First of all, all artists get the "hell, I hate my missing ability to draw". Even people who are good at drawing, because THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE BETTER! You are still young, and I think you might lack the rules of anatomy and such.
*looks at main epic fail*
*types in nuance*
oh I see, so using soft shading you mean?
I thought I did that ^^;
OK uh sure I come on here and find out its my turn now.So I had this idea in my head for awhile and thought "Lets see what they come up with" so without further torture here it is...
Theme: Culture
Deadline:NEVER!!!!(AKA February 4th at some time Mid-Day Possibly,which is next Wednesday)
OK so I guess I should elaborate on the topic.Culture can be whatever you see fit as culture.This could include artistic values,things concerning literature,Fine tastes in music,or ethnic heritage.I'm not really looking for anything in particular for this theme as I want to see how creative you guys can get with this theme,and see what you can come up with for it.Just for kicks I went ahead and made an example a couple of days ago.(I had this planned out after all)Although I'm not so sure how much it will make sense to you guys.Anyways here is the Example with Sasquatch and all I have to say after that is well...Good Luck with the theme!!!
Example for Theme:
Watercolor Paint, and a Bell Pepper.Enough Said(I hope)
I'm not sure what you mean by a 0.5/0.3 pen, all I have are ballpoints and colored sharpies ^^;.Ballpoint pens RULE! you just needa learn to control the pressure and the angle of the strokes, then they probably classify as one of the most versatile drawing tools in existence.
I, however, don't quite know how to make a heart look anatomically correct, besides the wings though.Lol. No, symbol hearts are difficult to make anatomically correct. X)
*is a little embarrassed for being whiney and emo*Aw, don't be. It happens.
There's rules to anatomy? I mean, I thought that most things you could make the anatomy from scratch, or at least with original species (I hope o-O).You can, but if the "rules" aren't followed, it doesn't look alive.
I have a saying (that is smacked into my head a couple of times every time I draw) "You have to know the rules to break them".
Basically you need to be able to draw something realistic to do something cartoony or made up. A good way of learning is by looking at yourself (or have an annoying fascination of shadows > >
Stuff like that. Your Nerg should end up looking more real, when the boundaries of (a) reality binds him.
On the pen issue: A 0.5 pen is a black pen (used for inking or caligraphy), because ballpoints usually suck butt, when you are making a good outline you need to colour.
Yes, softshading. SOmehow it seem harder when you have more than one colour to use. I had a course in mind, but I dropped it again, because I made the MWT. Might end up trying again. (just how colours are used).
Prisma being... ? Well, everything darker can be used... I would recommend that you start practising on stable lineart, though even good artists end up with a little shaking.
*is a little embarrassed for being whiney and emo*
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