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Carlie
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Blacksmith

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.

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Bronze
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Peasant

I want to judge on Sunday, but there might not be enough entries.

SilentQ
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601 posts
Nomad

Hopefully I have time to finish my entry on Saturday...Most of the line art is done, just need to add a few things here and there then shade....Been really busy this week. >.>

adios194
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Nomad

Okay, well... hopefully there will be enough entries

thoadthetoad
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Peasant

Blast from the past the thoad is back! Again!
With an entry, too! Hopefully I'm not too late.
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/021/d/9/ASC_____Other_Side___by_Thoadthetoad.jpg
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and oh dear! I do beleive I smacked the Art Skills Competition over the head with the almighty SYMBOLISM FISH (TM).

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/021/d/8/Symbollism_Fish_by_Thoadthetoad.jpg

Strop
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Bard

plokkey: the grass is ttly greener on the other side of where he is :P

I have something for this theme, but... I will need to gain permission to post it first.

Bronze
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Peasant

4 entries...
Ok, I'll give it till tomorrow.

Goto74
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473 posts
Nomad

Tooo bad he couldn't see the other side of her.
http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af235/AwesomeAwesome2/theotherside.jpg
She's actually a guy, can't tell much from the back.

kingryan
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Farmer

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm193/kingryanv/other20side.png

Makes sense...I think...

thoadthetoad
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Peasant

Kingryan, you just tried to hit me over the head with symbolism fish, huh?

kingryan
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Farmer

Kingryan, you just tried to hit me over the head with symbolism fish, huh?


I don't know, maybe it was a red herring?
Bronze
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Peasant

No moar entreys!

Judging will be completed when I get back from grocery shopping.

Zega
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Peasant

*gasps* I cannot wait for new judge. Hurray.

Bronze
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Peasant

Ok I looked over each entry several times and I
couldn't decide a clear winner, but of course I
have to pick one.

Here it goes...

First - kingryan

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm193/kingryanv/other20side.png

It has a nice simple style and good use of colours.
It also as quite a few possible interpretations.
The black and white lines have sharp edges and seem
to generally be chaotic while the colourful lines
seem to just flow. The character is stuck between
the two, possibly wanting to get to the otherside
of one? However you interpret it, this is just a
good simple piece.

The others

Zega

http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo296/Zega96/The_other_side.png?t=1263845951

Poor guy just wants to get over that wall. It's
a funny piece and just feels a lot more complete
than the others. You didn't need the use of text to
convey the emotion of your poor little character.
As SilentQ kindly pointed out, the shadows are way
off, but I believe that was intentional, as were the
oddly colored clouds. Something about those clouds,
they don't look friendly, but yet the little dude
wants to get over the wall to them...maybe I'm wrong,
but it is something to think about...yeah.

plokkey

http://i341.photobucket.com/albums/o378/mopkey/theotherside.jpg?t=1263877507

Don't worry plokkey, I understand it; but the question
is whether he crossed the wall and discovered a
barren landscape, or that he just thinks the otherside
is barren too. As far as the actual piece, I'm just
curious as to whether that wall is suppose to have
those jagged areas or not?

adios194

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac327/adios194/untitled.jpg

This is a Twilight Zone type of other side eh? It
Looks nice, effects looks good. Might of looked
better without the lines going out from the 'sun',
because when I think sun, I don't think of crazy
lines flaying around :P

thoadthetoad

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/021/d/9/ASC_____Other_Side___by_Thoadthetoad.jpg

I really liked the concept, a nice take on the theme.
Scanners obviously like to eat colour, so maybe
messing around with sharpness and what not. Maybe
cleaning up some of the lines too, but if thats how
you like it then I won't insist.

Goto74

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af235/AwesomeAwesome2/theotherside.jpg

Haha, thanks for the laugh. Next time, try and erase
unneccessary lines and also save it as PNG instead
of JPEG.

Alright, its time for a little sit down rant...
I just wanna thank Zophia for giving me the chance to judge, and all the others who thought I would be good. Another thanks to those who didn't throw a riot lol
I appreciate that a lot guys, and I hope that I judged this round well, and the future rounds aswell. I owe yall that.

Here is to hoping that I didn't screw up the images *crossesfingers*

Oh! The next theme is: Annoying
Deadline: Next Monday.
Get to it!

Zega
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Peasant

Ohhh! This round is going to be annoying!

adios194
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Nomad

Here is my entry.
http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac327/adios194/you.jpg

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