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Carlie

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Blacksmith

Posted September 11, '08 8:55pm UTC

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.

Hello and welcome! \r\n\r\nThis is a spin-off of the original [url=http://armorgames.com/community/thread/1185080/gfx-art-battles]GFX Art Battle[/url], 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! \r\n\r\n[b]Competition Rules[/b]\r\n1. [i]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.[/i]\r\n2. [i]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.[/i]\r\n3. [i]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.[/i]\r\n4. [i]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.[/i]\r\n5. [i]After the deadline, a moderator will pick the winner, and they will be awarded a 25 AP award.[/i]

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shayneii

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Peasant

Posted July 14, '09 9:08pm UTC

Theory fail. Though one might also call this an MS-Paint-Laptop-Touchpad Fail.

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Cenere

13,657 posts

Jester

Posted July 15, '09 9:21am UTC

Roar!

Okay, just fast forward through judging, because... I can.

First
Goumas

I have a wonder about your style, it reminds me quite a lot of tracings, simply because of the black.
Hmm, anyway: A very good end, the panic is well converted, and the black/white convey the feeling well. I actually think it looks better like this than it would all black and white (using a black pen to outline and recolour), simply because the chaotic lines are looking better like this.
The beginning is not quite as well made, not that the idea is not good, but simply because it is contrasting the very emotional end with something a little dull and regular. Still, it is well put through, and as you used humans, hands was not a problem, though I would have liked to see them more prominent in the picture.

Second
Crimson

Crazy end of Sasquatch's days, I presume? A nice little, more personal story. The beginning does lack a bit more hands, just like I told Goumas, but otherwise it looks nifty, and shows a good story. The different effects looks quite well, and the history of Sasquatch is always interesting.
I would like to see a story written about him.

Well, since the total amount of finished entries are four, I will refrain from putting in a third place.
So mentioning:

Alt

I see no hands DX
Besides that, it is some odd end and beginning. Ice and pebbles? I might be tired and a bit stressed up, but I cannot find a way to match it up at all...

KR

I liked this idea, it is more personal than most, and is quite a "this is what I got, and this is why I have it" kinda series. Once again, I might be blind, but I cannot see any hands (though the chromosomes have arms).
Besides that, I cannot figure out the message TT TT... But I like the colours, they are nice.

Honorable mention, but had only one part:
Tuna

This. This one is rather... I like it a lot. It might be simple, but it has a strong image, and made me look up a lot of info about it.
We are so near the end, though we have been closer (2 minutes?), and let us just hope that one day, we will get hours away, though it seems like an utopian though.
This [i]could[/img] also show a warning or sign for a new beginning, where we need to be more focused on surviving.

Also:
Zophia

She sadly never got to either scan this one, or make the other part of it, though she had the idea (I saw it, it was cute), and the time to do it.
It is still a marvelous piece of art, and the amount of detail is breathtaking. I hope to see the finished version soon(er).

Now, we have a list of people who never got to finish, even though they had time enough *coughcough*, but let us just take them anyway:
Jaza

Never quite sure if it was actually made for this contest, or he just uploaded it for views.
It is... Chaotic.

Zega

Zega told of his idea, but he never got to finish it (hospital or whatnot), so the beginning would have been a dragon laying the egg.

Mitnev

It would have been... Interesting to see the beginning of this one. Now, why do I feel like a perv... Nevermind. Hopefully you will enter this round as well.

BigR
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2706/endnbegin.png

Even though this was intended to be both themes in one, it does not fit the requirements, and was therefor not considered. But a nice drawing fitting both themes, quite simple and a bit boring. The background from after the tunnel could have been nice.

Cholo

And Chuck is back. "If Chuck Norris caught a cold and sneezed, it would be the end of the world. Chuck Norris finds it too boring to catch colds, though, as they are rather slow."
And we will see about a "better" theme for the next round.

Zlith

Seizure... Anyway, how is that a beginning I wonder? I have some problems figuring out what is happening, but... God turning on the TV and creating the universe?
The image might have been better for the end, as it looks more like the TV is turned off.

Now, that was it. I will now go out and wipe my nose, as it as been bleeding some time now.
Good luck with the theme. And anyone getting the reference might get a cookie.

Roar!\r\n\r\nOkay, just fast forward through judging, because... I can.\r\n\r\n[b]First[/b]\r\nGoumas\r\n[img]http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv296/goumas13/panic.jpg[/img]\r\n[img]http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv296/goumas13/beginning.jpg[/img]\r\n\r\nI have a wonder about your style, it reminds me quite a lot of tracings, simply because of the black.\r\nHmm, anyway: A very good end, the panic is well converted, and the black/white convey the feeling well. I actually think it looks better like this than it would all black and white (using a black pen to outline and recolour), simply because the chaotic lines are looking better like this.\r\nThe beginning is not quite as well made, not that the idea is not good, but simply because it is contrasting the very emotional end with something a little dull and regular. Still, it is well put through, and as you used humans, hands was not a problem, though I would have liked to see them more prominent in the picture.\r\n\r\n[b]Second[/b]\r\nCrimson\r\n[img]http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd349/crimsonblade55/TheEnd.png[/img]\r\n[img]http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd349/crimsonblade55/TheBeginning.png[/img]\r\n\r\nCrazy end of Sasquatch's days, I presume? A nice little, more personal story. The beginning does lack a bit more hands, just like I told Goumas, but otherwise it looks nifty, and shows a good story. The different effects looks quite well, and the history of Sasquatch is always interesting.\r\nI would like to see a story written about him.\r\n\r\nWell, since the total amount of finished entries are four, I will refrain from putting in a third place. \r\nSo mentioning: \r\n\r\nAlt\r\n[img]http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6101/theendlalala.png[/img]\r\n[img]http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/3593/thebeginningwithhands.png[/img]\r\n\r\nI see no hands DX\r\nBesides that, it is some odd end and beginning. Ice and pebbles? I might be tired and a bit stressed up, but I cannot find a way to match it up at all...\r\n\r\nKR\r\n[img]http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm193/kingryanv/the20end.jpg[/img]\r\n[img]http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm193/kingryanv/beginning.jpg[/img]\r\n\r\nI liked this idea, it is more personal than most, and is quite a "this is what I got, and this is why I have it" kinda series. Once again, I might be blind, but I cannot see any hands (though the chromosomes have arms).\r\nBesides that, I cannot figure out the message TT TT... But I like the colours, they are nice.\r\n\r\nHonorable mention, but had only one part:\r\nTuna\r\n[img]http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/339/nearingtheend.jpg[/img]\r\n\r\nThis. This one is rather... I like it a lot. It might be simple, but it has a strong image, and made me look up a lot of info about it.\r\nWe are so near the end, though we have been closer (2 minutes?), and let us just hope that one day, we will get hours away, though it seems like an utopian though.\r\nThis [i]could[/img] also show a warning or sign for a new beginning, where we need to be more focused on surviving.\r\n\r\nAlso:\r\nZophia\r\n[img]http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z121/Mazzelh/End.png[/img]\r\n\r\nShe sadly never got to either scan this one, or make the other part of it, though she had the idea (I saw it, it was cute), and the time to do it.\r\nIt is still a marvelous piece of art, and the amount of detail is breathtaking. I hope to see the finished version soon(er).\r\n\r\nNow, we have a list of people who never got to finish, even though they had time enough *coughcough*, but let us just take them anyway:\r\nJaza\r\n[img]http://i788.photobucket.com/albums/yy167/Jaza_M316/Boe.jpg[/img]\r\n\r\nNever quite sure if it was actually made for this contest, or he just uploaded it for views.\r\nIt is... Chaotic.\r\n\r\nZega\r\n[img]http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo296/Zega96/TheEnd.jpg[/img]\r\n\r\nZega told of his idea, but he never got to finish it (hospital or whatnot), so the beginning would have been a dragon laying the egg. \r\n\r\nMitnev\r\n[img]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c10/evilphyscollama/scan0001-1.png[/img]\r\n\r\nIt would have been... Interesting to see the beginning of this one. Now, why do I feel like a perv... Nevermind. Hopefully you will enter this round as well.\r\n\r\nBigR\r\nhttp://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2706/endnbegin.png\r\n\r\nEven though this was intended to be both themes in one, it does not fit the requirements, and was therefor not considered. But a nice drawing fitting both themes, quite simple and a bit boring. The background from after the tunnel could have been nice.\r\n\r\nCholo\r\n[img]http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee348/Cholokid34/whatischocolate.jpg[/img]\r\n\r\nAnd Chuck is back. "If Chuck Norris caught a cold and sneezed, it would be the end of the world. Chuck Norris finds it too boring to catch colds, though, as they are rather slow."\r\nAnd we will see about a "better" theme for the next round. \r\n\r\nZlith\r\n[img]http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n270/evilsanta666/Armor%20Games/begining.png[/img]\r\n\r\nSeizure... Anyway, how is that a beginning I wonder? I have some problems figuring out what is happening, but... God turning on the TV and creating the universe? \r\nThe image might have been better for the end, as it looks more like the TV is turned off.\r\n\r\nNow, that was it. I will now go out and wipe my nose, as it as been bleeding some time now.\r\nGood luck with the theme. And anyone getting the reference might get a cookie.

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thisisnotanalt

9,821 posts

Shepherd

Posted July 15, '09 3:05pm UTC

I see no hands DX

A 'hand' is another word for a signature.

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goumas13

4,752 posts

Grand Duke

Posted July 15, '09 3:24pm UTC

I haz won?!
If yes I have to thank all my team: my art teacher, my school art teacher, my pencil, my scanner and many other which/who now I don't remember, cause they all did a great job.
Post Internet victory photo

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Cenere

13,657 posts

Jester

Posted July 15, '09 4:25pm UTC

A 'hand' is another word for a signature.

*points at native language* Slang words/other words will not be noticed.
But sorry. I will remember to be more specific in my wishes next time: "terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates".
Still not really getting the storyline anyway.

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Pixie214

5,838 posts

Peasant

Posted July 15, '09 10:12pm UTC

I just watched one of those crappy "top 100 x" countdown shows (sorry I was bored) and they had a buffy (vampire) episode on it. the son was "I've got a theory" t'is the refernce?

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thisisnotanalt

9,821 posts

Shepherd

Posted July 15, '09 11:00pm UTC

I have a theory, a theory which is mine, about the brontosaurus.

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kingryan

4,196 posts

Farmer

Posted July 16, '09 1:19am UTC

I have got a theory that I have forgotten what my theory is.

I also have a theory that a lot of the people from the Politics, etc. thread could have something to enter....

My final theory at this point in time is directly connected to the complex manner of detailed programmatic specificity and its impact on the common working class man.

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crimsonblade55

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Shepherd

Posted July 16, '09 3:31am UTC

hmm this sounds like a good theme to integrate the characters from the game I am currently working on(learning AS3) as well as one where I can make a science pun.

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Zophia

9,434 posts

Scribe

Posted July 16, '09 8:18pm UTC

I just watched one of those crappy "top 100 x" countdown shows (sorry I was bored) and they had a buffy (vampire) episode on it. the son was "I've got a theory" t'is the refernce?

My, we have a winner of the potential cookie~

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crimsonblade55

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Shepherd

Posted July 18, '09 4:47am UTC

Right so this one is a little different from most of the things I have done in the past, but its also made out of laziness, and a quick joke so here it is.

Sasquatch had a theory....a Chaos Theory

Also I made a reference to a game I am working while learning how to code AS3:

Check it out here

Anyways there is my entry

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ubertuna

2,120 posts

Shepherd

Posted July 18, '09 8:11am UTC

Something Like a Theory

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goumas13

4,752 posts

Grand Duke

Posted July 18, '09 5:24pm UTC

I don't have much time for art these days, but I have to post something so I made something in a hurry, I hope that I will make a way better entree.
Ugly comic/sketch man with an idea:

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dudeguy45

2,917 posts

Peasant

Posted July 18, '09 5:45pm UTC

Moment of Discovery

Yes, looks like crap.

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Pixie214

5,838 posts

Peasant

Posted July 19, '09 11:48am UTC

First thing that sprang to mind... Archimedes Eureka scene...

^ him thinking up the idea/theory/sorry that water displaceement is linked to volume. (and yes I know he was supposed to have run through syracuse naked... so why is he wearing a robe thing here I don't know I assumed you didn't want to "see" Archimedes)

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