Brigand Games :: Female Fantasy Adventurer

[S.C. Watson]

Please note: this was a former CHOW activity that has been moved to the non-paying job section due to the nature of the event.

Fantasy Female Adventurer

The Basics

Iconic fantasy adventurer for the cover of a 1st-level adventure using the 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules published by Wizards of the Coast. The character must be female, but in the interest of giving the artists flexibility and creative input, there are some options: Race can be human, elf, half-elf, tiefling or eladrin. Type can be wizard, warlock, warrior or rogue. The character should be young (20's, not a teenager), but slightly battle-hardened and ready to take on a challenge. Skin color, hair, eyes, etc. are up to you (as long as they are consistent with the race you choose).

Details

She is definitely one of the good guys, but that doesn't mean she can't have an edge -- she can be an altruistic hero with a heart of gold, or a mercenary adventurer just out to make a fortune in gold. Attire and equipment should fit with the race and type you select. Keep in mind that while she isn't wet behind the ears, she is still in the early stages of her career, so she doesn't have access to high level magic-items and spells (no magic carpet beneath her feet or giant fireball erupting from her hand). If you don't play the game and have any questions about equipment, powers, spell effects or other game-specific details you would like to include in your entry, you can ask the question in this thread or by e-mail and we'll answer.

No Cheesecake

We can't emphasize this one enough. She can certainly be attractive, but we want our products to reflect a modern sensibility towards women. No art which objectifies a woman as a sex object. For example, this means that if you choose a warrior, outfit her in practical armor and equipment -- no chainmail bikinis. Sensuality and attractiveness is fine, but stay away from plunging bodices and thongs. Many of the female characters featured in RPG art traditionally have been better outfitted for the bedroom than the dungeon, and appear primed to be entrants in a fantasy edition of the Darwin Awards.The guys behind this contest are both, well, guys, but we also both have young daughters. We certainly aren't looking for anything we would be embarrassed to show our daughters a few years from now.


Location

How much background to include (or not include) is up to you. If you decide to depict location or background in your entry, here are some details about the setting for our adventure: The Eydun Islands are a remote scattering of mist-enshrouded isles in the northern reaches of the Soulsea. Each island is a rugged hunk of basalt dominated by plunging coastal cliffs and ironbound peaks thrust into low-hanging clouds. Monumental sea stacks loom above the crashing surf. The climate is windy, cloudy, rainy and cool throughout the year. Sunless, overcast days are common, it rains more often than not, and the islands are frequently cloaked in dense fog. Though treeless, the islands are green with grasses and moss. The bulk of the adventure takes place in a vertical stone tomb located in a sea stack, so if you wanted to do interior rather than exterior location, a standard stone dungeon/tomb interior background would be fine ... perhaps she could be ascending a narrow stone stair inside a sea stack carrying a lit torch, or using a magic light spell.

References

Character references - There is a lot of information and art references on the Wizards of the Coast Dungeons & Dragons website (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/welcome). A good preview of the look for 4th Edition can be found here (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4art/20080220a). Now that the 4th Edition books are out, the website is likely to post galleries from the Player's Handbook and Dungeon Master's Guide soon, which would be good resources for character references.

Location references - The real-world reference for the location of the Eydun Islands is the Faroe Islands. Here is a good source for some photos of the Faroes (http://replevin.smugmug.com/gallery/1698539#83524803_xwWSt), and another (http://www.pbase.com/nielsgi/faroe). Wikipedia has some useful information, pictures and links as well (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe_Islands). Two sea stacks just off the coast of an island feature prominently in the adventure and could possibly be viewed in the background if you like. You can find images of the real-world sea stacks on which ours are based (Risin and Kellingin) here (http://www.pbase.com/nielsgi/image/77191956) and here (http://www.pbase.com/nielsgi/faroe).

The Contest and the Prize

The winning entry will be selected by Brigand Games. The winner will be awarded $200 and a contract with Brigand Games for use of the winning entry on the cover of an upcoming RPG adventure product. The contract will also allow us to use the entry on our not-yet-live website, and in future RPG products we publish. Though we'll contract for exclusive rights, we will allow the artist to use the entry in their portfolio/gallery, and to sell prints of their work. We will only use the winning entry under contract -- we're not looking for free art from other entrants (we understand this may have been an issue in the past). Rest assured that we respect copyright and artists' rights, and have no intention of "stealing" entries. If we absolutely must have any of the runner-up entries in addition to the winner, we will contact those entrants about purchasing those entries. Also, the contest winner and any other quality entrants will certainly be on our short list for future commissioned works.

About Us

Brigand Games is an RPG start-up company launching a line of fantasy role-playing material under the Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Game System License in October 2008. The principals are Frank Alejano, an engineer in Texas, and Morris Richardson, an attorney in Florida. Our business plan is to begin as e-publishers. If we do well enough, we may make some of our products available in print.

[John Doe]

Will... make it... this time.

*Shakes fist*

[Grendel Grack]

Excellent. I'm definitely in.

[BrigandMo]

I hope this round is a lot of fun and a great experience for everyone, even those not interested in the Brigand Games contest. Good luck and good times to all!

Best regards,
Morris

[Mirana]

(Psst, Oreg...the links include ")"s. )

BrigandMo: There's a lot of references to things a non D&D player would not know, and the site links provided don't seem to answer that (without buying a book). What's a "eladrin?" How would someone know the right skin or eye color for a race or acceptable weapon/clothing/whatever for a class...?? One can't really conceptualize based on the variety...without knowing what the options are (and thus...can't really email to check ;) ). Are there any other refs available?

[Hybrid_75]

this should be alot of fun, and a bit of a learning experience too. sweet!

[rushwolf]

might try googling what you need for ref if they're not showing it.

BE RESOURCEFUL! :mod:

[Leosdel]

wow,,,,long time....

lets see if i have some time finally

intreresting topic

[Crrristian]

Hmmm....
I'd like to do this but I'm entirely clueless on the refs.
For some reason the links aren't working at all.
It just leads to a search with no results.

[Burtzum]

Mirana:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eladrin
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20071221
They seem to look like elves. :shrug: If in doubt, choose another race.

What I'm wondering is what time period is D&D roughly supposed to be? What sorts of ships do they have? Wasn't able to find anything about time period. Other than we're obviously still running around in armor and using swords (and fireballs).

[Justice Von Brandt]

Research people! wikipedia and google will answer a lot of questions ;0
http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page

[jhgoforth]

D&D kind of flows in a medieval hybrid timeline. (there are some things that break those rules but nothing major). Think Lord of The Rings and you probably have a good idea, since that series among others were obvious inspirations for the D&D creators (though Gygax always denied such...yet was forced to change 'hobbit' to 'halfling' among a few others). Wiki article on sources and influences on D&D development: here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sources_and_influences_on_the_development_of_Dunge ons_%26_Dragons)

I'll dig around more to see if i find any other useful references. ;)

update: i'll put the race name and wiki link in it for those that are lazy. /tease

Elf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons))
Half-elf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-elf)(bit vague on this one, but it's self-explanatory really)
Eladrin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eladrin)
Human (hope this one doesn't need a reference, but if so, re:mirror)
Tiefling (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiefling)

[Jska]

Totally stoked about the opportunity in this round. I'm in :)

[Aly Fell]

Many of the female characters featured in RPG art traditionally have been better outfitted for the bedroom than the dungeon, and appear primed to be entrants in a fantasy edition of the Darwin Awards.

Lol! This sounds fun!

[rushwolf]

"Are there any girrrrls there?! Cause if there are I wannnna dooo them!"

Ok its out of my system. Lets see if I have time for this along with meh freelancin'

[The Whistler]

Oh yay!!!! :bounce: Excited! :bounce:

I'll definitely finish this time around since I'm starting a campaign with my char being an fighter/mage so I can totally relate heeheee :)

[Pixeltuner]

I'm in, I love fantasy female adventure women girls type of ladies. :) Probably going for a human warrior or rogue.

[ladydove7]

Ohhhh? I've never been able to participate in a CHOW before. I think I might make this my first time:D *pets brand new wacom*

[BrigandMo]

(Psst, Oreg...the links include ")"s. ) BrigandMo: There's a lot of references to things a non D&D player would not know, and the site links provided don't seem to answer that (without buying a book). What's a "eladrin?" How would someone know the right skin or eye color for a race or acceptable weapon/clothing/whatever for a class...?? One can't really conceptualize based on the variety...without knowing what the options are (and thus...can't really email to check ;) ). Are there any other refs available?

Fair enough. There are many good D&D 4th Edition character references at this link: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4art/20080220a. Humans and elves should be readily identifiable. Eladrin are essentially elves ... more information here: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20071221. Tieflings are the refs with horns and tails, ala Hellboy. From Wikipedia: "Tieflings usually have horns located on their head, pointed sharp teeth, tails ranging from small to large (depending on gender) and eyes that are usually red or black."

When in doubt on hair, skin and eye coloration, stick close to the references in the first link above and you'll be fine. Same goes for equipment. Think high fantasy (e.g., Lord of the Rings) here. Your idea of what a high fantasy warrior, rogue, or wizard should look like is probably just about right on, and the refs can help you take it from there. Right now, Wayne Reynolds' work probably best captures the current look and feel of the Dungeons & Dragons game ... his personal gallery is here: http://www.waynereynolds.com/. You'll also find some great character work from him on the covers of Paizo Publishing's Pathfinder series here: http://paizo.com/store/paizo/pathfinder/adventurePath.

Hope that helps, and best of luck. I'll be happy to try to answer any more specific inquiries you may have.

[BrigandMo]

What I'm wondering is what time period is D&D roughly supposed to be? What sorts of ships do they have? Wasn't able to find anything about time period. Other than we're obviously still running around in armor and using swords (and fireballs).

Think high fantasy, approximately Lord of the Rings in terms of tech. Specifically regarding ships, I think it would be ambitious to include that in this entry, but the adventure is set on an island chain, so a ship scene could be fairly natural. If you're interested in that angle, there are some good refs in one of Wayne Reynold's art galleries here: http://www.waynereynolds.com/MiscellaneousGallery.htm. At least 3 or 4 have pretty good ship scenes. However, NO FIREARMS OR CANNONS please ... the art he did in this gallery is for a specific setting that allows for gunpowder. Our setting does not.

Again, I'll be happy to try to answer any specific inquiries.

[deftonys]

let see how sharp my claws are now... :P

In other words if i have made any improvement :DDD

[grenogs]

looks pretty cool brief, :) just the one question though, for anyone who also wants their image to be judged a second time by brigand games, is there a particuler image size or dimension required, or is it totally open ended?

[Splittingadams]

rocking. expect BOOBS gallor. from me at least :P

[jread]

just to make sure...are Drow allowed? Does that come under the 'elf' category?

also second Grenog's question... are there preferred dimensions/sizes you would like us to use?

[Nickeroon1987]

Attire and equipment should fit with the race and type you select. ... If you don't play the game and have any questions about equipment, powers, spell effects or other game-specific details you would like to include in your entry... .

Does this mean we have to know specifically what sorts of objects are in the game? I can't just give her, say, a round shield and a sword with some gems in the blade. I have to specifically use the Sword of Dragon Slaying and Convention Destroying +3?

[BrigandMo]

looks pretty cool brief, :) just the one question though, for anyone who also wants their image to be judged a second time by brigand games, is there a particuler image size or dimension required, or is it totally open ended?

Great question, sorry this wasn't covered in detail in the brief. I'll answer to the best of my ability, but keep in mind that I'm new to publishing, and you guys probably know far more about this than I do. Oregano, if you'd like to add anything to this or add these guidelines to the brief....

(1) Color artwork is preferred if you wish to opt-in to the Brigand Games contest ... B&W cover art is a hard sell.

(2) The cover for the product measures 8.5" wide by 11" high. Art should fit this, and allow for a .125" bleed on all sides. The upper 1/3rd or so will contain a header, logo and product title. If your art contains crucial elements that appear in this location, it probably will not work. Do not crop your own artwork if you go outside these margins. If we're very enthusiastic about a piece that suffers from this problem, we may ask if you'd be willing to make some slight changes to make it work.

(3) Images should be 300dpi, available in .jpg or .png, and artwork must not suffer when resized.

[BrigandMo]

just to make sure...are Drow allowed? Does that come under the 'elf' category? also second Grenog's question... are there preferred dimensions/sizes you would like us to use?

I'm all for artistic freedom on this, but we'd prefer no drow here. I personally feel it is a little overdone. Also, drow do not figure into this adventure as villains, and I'd prefer to stick with a "core" iconic hero for the cover of this product. In other words, something that could be played straight out of the 4th Edition Player's handbook. So when we say elves, we mean elves of the "good" variety. No offense to the legions of drow lovers out there....

[BrigandMo]

Does this mean we have to know specifically what sorts of objects are in the game? I can't just give her, say, a round shield and a sword with some gems in the blade. I have to specifically use the Sword of Dragon Slaying and Convention Destroying +3?

LOL. No, no, no, you don't need to be that specific. If your entry is going to be a warrior woman, round sword and shield would be aces.

[Saturns Gate]

Damnit, probably wont have the time for this, too much freelancing gigs. Ah well. Good luck people! :)

[Lenorekitty]

I'll give it a go.... :)

[Pixeltuner]

Here's my first idea. Going for a human rogue/thief. Just sketching away, so not really thought over yet. Shoot if you like :)

[jhgoforth]

something to keep in mind too, BrigandMO mentioned he wanted the character to be a 'starting out' adventurer so no Uber Sword of UberBuTTstompings. /sad

;P

[Hybrid_75]

Great question, sorry this wasn't covered in detail in the brief. I'll answer to the best of my ability, but keep in mind that I'm new to publishing, and you guys probably know far more about this than I do. Oregano, if you'd like to add anything to this or add these guidelines to the brief....

(1) Color artwork is preferred if you wish to opt-in to the Brigand Games contest ... B&W cover art is a hard sell.

(2) The cover for the product measures 8.5" wide by 11" high. Art should fit this, and allow for a .125" bleed on all sides. The upper 1/3rd or so will contain a header, logo and product title. If your art contains crucial elements that appear in this location, it probably will not work. Do not crop your own artwork if you go outside these margins. If we're very enthusiastic about a piece that suffers from this problem, we may ask if you'd be willing to make some slight changes to make it work.

(3) Images should be 300dpi, available in .jpg or .png, and artwork must not suffer when resized.

Yeah this is kinda important if you want to opt in, So I've made my template for my eventual image, but what does the bleed mean? all I did was add .125" to the documents dimensions setup guides so i can see it. It will just be trimmed there I assume.
And when you say artwork should not suffer when resized, do you mean if you have the image at 8.5" x 11" at 300 dpi and resize it bigger it shouldn't suffer?
Sorry I just want to clarify things a bit.

[jhgoforth]

yeah like above. also since you are planning a possible physical publication will you want CMYK format? (most printers will lean towards that, as RGB is more for home printing).

[arttorney]

Bleed, trim, live art area, thoroughly explained here:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=115867
Obviously, since the top third will have title information in there, you will want to have a live art area in your template that won't have your characters head up in there to be covered over by words. The bleed thing is basically just a fudge factor to account for shimmy in the page chopping machines.

[Jason Rainville]

Time to pop my chow-cherry... chowrry? :P

Anyways I have no clue if it will be worthy of a cover, my finished stuff has been hit-or-miss lately. We shall see :)

EDIT: Forgot my question: what about blood? I don't mean entrails scattered about but would a smattering of the red stuff on a sword be inappropriate?

[RyerOrdStar]

Hmm, so, definitely portrait. That throws my idea right out the window haha..

By the way, do they have horses there? I'm guessing they would be stumpier than what we think of as horses? Or maybe they imported horses by ship? Can we put a horse in it?

[rushwolf]

Pixeltuner She looks a bit "hearty" for a rogue/thief. Her body width reminds me somewhat more of a dwarf. Just my opinion. I know they don't want super scandalous vixens but a book-cover rogue might wanna swap over to diet mead.

[RyerOrdStar]

I think it's mostly the proportions of her body that are throwing you off. Her head is a little too small for her width. Maybe make her clothing less thick? She looks like she'd be in danger of heat stroke under all those layers. It's also not very good for movement, since she is a rogue she'd probably want to be pretty manoeuverable.

[Mirana]

Pixeltuner She looks a bit "hearty" for a rogue/thief. Her body width reminds me somewhat more of a dwarf. Just my opinion. I know they don't want super scandalous vixens but a book-cover rogue might wanna swap over to diet mead.

Wow. In total disagreement there. She didn't even register as "larger" to me. Unless she's obsese, I do not see how that might affect her ability to be agile (especially if she's a bit of a novice and not all sinew and muscle yet) or what race she might be. "Everybody" fancies a thin, curvy chick 'cause that's what they might want to play, or play for...but really...if we were playing to reality she'd likely be solid muscle with little boobage to speak of.

I agree with RyerOrdStar that the head looks small, but I think the layered/thick clothing is appropriate for a foggy, rainy, underground, barely any flora=likely cold environment.

EDIT: "The climate is windy, cloudy, rainy and cool throughout the year. Sunless, overcast days are common, it rains more often than not, and the islands are frequently cloaked in dense fog. Though treeless, the islands are green with grasses and moss."

[Jason Rainville]

Alright, I'll show my cards. YES I'm thinking of showing mid-drift. It may be slightly on the wrong side of the cheese fence but c'mon, it's still fantasy. It's not like she's got exposed, magically-flaming tits or anything.

Very much WIP, I fucked up on the perspective so she has to come down a few inches. (those little round things are going to be armpit-shields... I don't know the technical name for them. They aren't boobies :))

[Burtzum]

You basically gave her a metal tube-top. Cool arm guard thingy though. I like the idea of the shot, high up and entering one of the rock stacks. Maybe try to work in a stack in the background with doors/windows/architecture on it just to make it more clear that she is entering another stack.

[rushwolf]

Eh I'm not trying to argue or rag on his work, its a good painting.

I just see quirks. I took the liberty to chop up your character to show what I meant. Just trying to help. :)

[Mirana]

Jason: I like the perspective you're going for (the lighting will be interesting and epic, I'm sure ;) ). Anatomy seems decent--I like her right leg. I would definately move or lose the "armpit guards" as they do look like boobies. She also seems under-dressed for the weather she's in.

[♦♦Jackdaw♦♦]

Those armpit guards are called Besagews. I agree that they do look a little like boobs at the moment. obviously you havent detailed them, but i think for a start you could maybe move them down and out a bit. The center point should sit right over the armpit crease.

Hope that helps =)

[MJ_Alcazar]

I think I'll try this one! AND make the deadline this time. :D

[DIMAGYAN]

some initial ideas.

413999

if i understood well, rogue type is like a big category that contain sub types: thief, bard, scouts,spies, pirates, etc. any character with stealth or a broad range of skills, no?

cheers

[Jason Rainville]

Thanks guys :)

The top will actually be some sort of leather cuirass, I'm looking at some medieval/rohan stuff as reference and thinking about lamed elements as well. Thanks Arthur for the new word, yeah they're smudged up so they're quite formless right now. I wanted to put them in for some more armor than just leather and they might yield a neat element to the outline of the armor.

As for her being under-dressed, I wasn't sure how far into the land of fantasy I'd go, if she'd be a utilitarian or be an iconic "I don't need pants on everest" hero. I'll see if I can work some cloth into the mix without ruining the silhouette.

Anyways, still nearly 2 weeks to go. Plenty of time to improve. :)

[rushwolf]

From the 4th Edition player's Handbook:
To clear up any confusion about the two "obscure" races.

Eladrin are of human height. They are slim, and even
the strongest simply look athletic rather than musclebound.
They have the same range of complexions as
humans, though they are more often fair than dark.
Their straight, fine hair is often white, silver, or pale
gold, and they wear it long and loose. Their ears are
long and pointed, and their eyes are pearly and opalescent
orbs of vibrant blue, violet, or green, lacking
pupils. Eladrin can’t grow facial hair and have little
body hair.
Eladrin children grow much as human children
do, but their aging process slows to a crawl when they
reach maturity. They enjoy youth and health for most
of their lives and don’t begin to feel the effects of age
until the middle of their third century. Most live for
over 300 years, and even at the end they suffer few of
the infirmities of old age.

Tieflings’ appearance testifies to their infernal bloodline.
They have large horns; thick, nonprehensile tails
that range in length from 4 to 5 feet; sharply pointed
teeth; and eyes that are solid orbs of black, red, white,
silver, or gold. Their skin color covers the whole
human range and also extends to reds, from a ruddy
tan to a brick red. Their hair, cascading down from
behind their horns, is as likely to be dark blue, red, or
purple as more common human colors.
Tieflings favor dark colors and reds, leathers and
glossy furs, small spikes and buckles. Tiefling-crafted
arms and armor often have an archaic style, harkening
back to the glory of their long-vanished empire.

[Interceptor]

Lol! This sounds fun!

No, Aly... some of us need the job, you stay away ;)
Kidding, you know I love you.

[rushwolf]

making a demonic character seem like a good girl.

erm. Probably not the type of pose I'll end up wanting on the cover image. Just wanted to get my feet wet.

Tiefling Rogue, soon to be.

[Pixeltuner]

RyerOrdstar, rushwolf, mirana: Thank for commenting and critting!
- I indeed gave her some thick clothing due to the climate noticed in the briefing. I'm not looking for the bigbreasted wasp-wasteline vixen at all.

- And yes, proportion-wise there are some faults as well :D Thanks for cutting it up.

- I do want to make her more agile, swift and sneaky in a future version.

Again, thanks peeps :)

[jread]

some uber-quick thumbs to get the wacom ink flowing...

I know they are mess but any favourites composition-wise? :)

p.s. please excuse my handwritting...I still dont understand how people write so neat on a wacom?!

[rushwolf]

bottom left for sure

[Mydrim]

question about the low level

if I will draw a wizard and "giant fireball erupting from her hand" is a fail, well, can tell me some dnd freak what is a proper low level spell? Thanks. Also, if I decide for an action image, what creatures I may put her to fight with? Skeletons and goblins too hardcore? Wolves? Weasels?

[jread]

cheers RushWolf...im definitely fond of that one...maybe her adjusting a glove or buckle whilst walking away to set off for her adventure! yep i think iv talked myself into that one! lol

but before deciding anything; a question to the people in charge if i may...

(apologies if its been asked already) but are action shots acceptable? and the inclusion of other characters for her to battle with? or will that take too much focus off the main character? is it more 'character' than 'scenario'?

cheers

[ikuru]

This one Sounds Proper. Might try to give a go.

[grenogs]

nice start jread, my favourits would have to be centre centre, and centre right. Theses 2 have much nicer angle, and as a cover piece can be much more eye catching.

[BrigandMo]

And when you say artwork should not suffer when resized, do you mean if you have the image at 8.5" x 11" at 300 dpi and resize it bigger it shouldn't suffer? Sorry I just want to clarify things a bit.

No worries, this is a good clarification question. Actually, my thinking here is that the cover image will also be used on website advertisements for the product, so it needs to look good when resized accordingly. We'd prefer if it doesn't become too muddy when shrunk down a bit. No plans to resize it bigger (though the artist may wish to do so for selling prints, etc.).

[BrigandMo]

Forgot my question: what about blood? I don't mean entrails scattered about but would a smattering of the red stuff on a sword be inappropriate?

"You've got red on you." A little blood is fine. I would avoid gore.

[BrigandMo]

Hmm, so, definitely portrait. That throws my idea right out the window haha. By the way, do they have horses there? I'm guessing they would be stumpier than what we think of as horses? Or maybe they imported horses by ship? Can we put a horse in it?

Horses are not a particularly good fit for the geography of this adventure. At best, horses would be extremely rare, certainly not common enough to warrant inclusion on the cover. There are plenty of sheep, but that's about it for livestock. If you are absolutely set on a widescreen/landscape view as opposed to portrait, we could make it work, perhaps as a "band" roughly centered across the cover. But we'd have to really, really be blown away by a submission in this format to choose it over the preferred portrait layout.

[BrigandMo]

Alright, I'll show my cards. YES I'm thinking of showing mid-drift. It may be slightly on the wrong side of the cheese fence but c'mon, it's still fantasy. It's not like she's got exposed, magically-flaming tits or anything. Very much WIP, I fucked up on the perspective so she has to come down a few inches. (those little round things are going to be armpit-shields... I don't know the technical name for them. They aren't boobies :))

OK, I'm going to try to avoid commenting too much on WIPs. But I do want to say that I'm impressed with what you've done with the brief, working in both the central setting (tomb inside a sea stack), as well as evocative background elements that fit the geographical description. That said, the little round things do look like, well, boobies.

[BrigandMo]

if i understood well, rogue type is like a big category that contain sub types: thief, bard, scouts,spies, pirates, etc. any character with stealth or a broad range of skills, no? cheers

Right on.

[BrigandMo]

From the 4th Edition player's Handbook:
To clear up any confusion about the two "obscure" races.

Thanks for this and other clarifications along the way, Rushwolf.

[ikuru]

Brigand, try to make your posts in to One post dude.

[BrigandMo]

First, sorry for my multiple separate post replies above, I just figured out the multiquote feature here.

a question to the people in charge if i may... (apologies if its been asked already) but are action shots acceptable? and the inclusion of other characters for her to battle with? or will that take too much focus off the main character? is it more 'character' than 'scenario'?

Although Brigand games is sponsoring this event, it is still CHOW, and we don't want to detract from that. This is definitely more about character than scenario. If you feel it will really add to your entry by somehow emphasizing character, then you could include a foe for battle. My first suggestion would be that if you're simply going for action, you could put the character in an action pose, with the foe off-camera. If you feel you must include a foe, I would make sure that the emphasis remains on the character, and not on the foe. I want to emphasize, foes are not requested or required ... if it works for you, go with it, but I don't want anyone to feel like they must include this element.

question about the low level if I will draw a wizard and "giant fireball erupting from her hand" is a fail, well, can tell me some dnd freak what is a proper low level spell? Thanks. Also, if I decide for an action image, what creatures I may put her to fight with? Skeletons and goblins too hardcore? Wolves? Weasels?

In the 4th Edition D&D game, there are two types of arcane casters, Warlock and Wizard. I've listed some common spells of appropriate level for each. Note that a number of these reference an enemy, but you could probably convey the effect using an "offscreen" enemy, or a POV shot from the enemy's POV with the spell effect coming out at the viewer.

Warlock - Eldritch Blast (she fires a bolt of dark, crackling energy at a foe); Hellish Rebuke (she points her finger, and her foe is scoured in hellish flames); Diabolic Grasp (she crooks her hand into the shape of a claw, and a great talon of sulfurous darkness forms around her enemy); Vampiric Embrace (a ribbon of twisting darkness streams from her hand to her target's heart, feeding on his life force as she grows stronger); Dread Star (she creates a fist-sized orb of painful blue white radiance that she sends to whirl around her enemy, searing him; fierce rays shoot from it like jabbing daggers of light).

Wizard - Light (with a wave of her hand, she causes a bright light to appear on the tip of her staff, upon some other object, or in a nearby space); Magic Missle (she launches a silvery bolt of force at an enemy); Burning Hands (a fierce burst of flame erupts from her hands and scorches nearby foes); Ray of Frost (a ray of white frost streaks to her target); Chill Strike (she creates a bolt of frigid purple energy around her hands and sends it hurtling toward a foe); Force Orb (she hurls an orb of magical force at an enemy); Acid Arrow (a shimmering arrow of green, glowing liquid streaks to her target and bursts in a spray of acid); Flaming Sphere (she conjures a rolling ball of fire).

As for foes, see my response to jread above. If you feel you must, skeletal warrior(s) would be appropriate for an interior scene inside the sea stack tomb. No wolves or weasels appear in the adventure.

[Wiggers]

Human Female Warrior.

[jread]

nice start jread, my favourits would have to be centre centre, and centre right. Theses 2 have much nicer angle, and as a cover piece can be much more eye catching.

argh! youve gone and confuzzled me now! but i still like the view of her leaving the camp coz its showing that she is setting off on her quest, which i believe suits the given brief...but i guess her lowering herself into a dungeon does to! :S

you brokeded my thinks.

Wiggers- nice pose and costume! shes human right?

[The Whistler]

question about the low level

if I will draw a wizard and "giant fireball erupting from her hand" is a fail, well, can tell me some dnd freak what is a proper low level spell? Thanks. Also, if I decide for an action image, what creatures I may put her to fight with? Skeletons and goblins too hardcore? Wolves? Weasels?


I guess goblins and kobolds would be ok at this lvl (http://draconusdictum.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/kobold.jpg)

as for the spells... here's a link so pick what you see fit from the lower lvl spells I guess. but I'd stay away from the necro ones since they weren't really for the good characters, at least as far as I played... :) http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/DnD_Sorcerer/Wizard_Spells

EDIT: or this for spells http://dndonline.gameamp.com/dnd/viewSpells I like this list better but not sure it matches 4th edition

[Wiggers]

Thanks jread, yes she's human

[GeistDel]

Quick Question for clarification. Should the picture just feature the heroine or could we add companions in the background with her. If shes a starting a adventure having companions might make sense, but i digress. Just need to know so I know what avenues I can approach this and which I can't.

[jread]

some quick sketches...

might put her near the cliffs so sea spray is moving accross the page...?
prob do some sketches of her using the rope to lower herself into the dungeon, but think that may make the image look too complicated for a 'front cover'? thoughts? ...for some reason im really finding it hard to decide things on this piece :/

[Wiggers]

@jread,i like the bottom left the most.

[The Whistler]

jread - I agree with Wiggers, that one feels most natural





Here's my VERY rough sketch... elven rogue

[kelly x]

I'll try to do this, sounds so fun & she will be young, fun with clothes -- gen-xish -- Hope to have time for this one!!

[benu]

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Hi all! I'm a little bit undecided,which of these do you think has more potential? The first seems quite mellow while the second has more action. I just dont know which path to pursue. Any thoughts appreciated.

[Pixeltuner]

Another sketch. I like the pose, but there are still some stupid things (perspective on the dagger and what not). Keep on rolling!

[Vorace]

wow cool sketches guys!!

A really fast sketch for the pose

EDIT :

Update..

Shit the arm holding the sword is like the most difficult thing in the world to draw...arrgh

[Wiggers]

looking nice Vorace.

[Shard]

some wicked sketches here!! my fave is wigger's so far..really nice curves and pose!!<3 her left hand was a little confusing at first, I couldnt quite tell what was going on with the sword on the back and that little belt on the front..so careful on that. her right hand seems a little off compared with the direction of the axe's handle. looking forward to see the progress!

here's my attempt at a warlock..

[Wiggers]

Thanks shardana, some good points well made, yours is looking good.

[jread]

sh!t Vorace, awesome sketch! ...now iv gotta go back and rethink mine! :/

[matejkovacic]

Very nice sketches already...

Entering into a cave is what I see a good way to show
the outside, the inside and to somehow put the character
into a frame, or expose it even more.

[Wasker]

-- no chainmail bikinis.


This is an outrage!! Why do you think they call them breast plates?

[Vorace]

Wigger and Jreads : thanks, yours are really kick ass too. Jreads, I especially like the foggy montains in the background (and I think it fit best with the Wizard, because of the big cloak in the wind),

[Spooky Roller Disco!]

Wiggers, loving it, i think her right thigh looks a little off and her right arm in relation to the axe looks a bit strange too.

Vorace, very nice, great compostion and design.

Shardana, looking great, i like the demon thingy in the background but i think the brief says that you should keep to "low level" characters? im thinking demons and things arent that...

Benu, the one on the right is better i think, but if i may say, i think you should have the characters facing this way, as its important to show character rather than setting. Great design though.

[HFix]

great sketches everybody!

vorace- really like yours, its very dynamic!

wiggers- your armor design is nice, the face and the breast plate might need ajusting or something, i thought it was a man at first :rolleyes: im sure it will be ok...the braided hair is really what helps me know its female...eh. maybe its just me.

[Lenorekitty]

Really interesting ideas from everyone so far!


http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff270/Brynnart514/door.jpg

I'd love some feedback....although I think I may re-work the idea...but I like the view from behind...just something more simple maybe....

[DeKal]

Vorace your a beast!
Wiggers, awesome work man.

heres a couple wips for anyone whos interested. still gotta dress her with armor and all that..bunch of other things as well. this round seems to be bubbling.

[MJ_Alcazar]

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk153/Seloh_Eft/roughsketch.jpg

Elven female warrior. I read somewhere in the d&d universe that elves don't use iron because it burns them or something. I'm probably WAY off, and if I am, please tell me I'm not very familiar with D&D. But, I figured it would be cool to have an elf use an iron sword, even though it burns. Like, she's trying to repent of once doing something evil or not being able to save someone she loved or something. Idk, it's just a wip. :)

[Jason Rainville]

Auuug, go away heavy-hitters, I want a chance at this :wink:

It looks like a few of these are going to end up in my inspiration folder :)

[HFix]

my sketches...ok so i took the two sketches i like the most and took them a little further...im thinking i still like the bending over pose, it feels more dynamic to me and the personality is there...so im going to plan to go with that one, unless i change my mind or someone thinks otherwise. and the last one i was playing with what weapon she could be holding...i cant decide, any thoughts?

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/HFix/sketchesfirstpost.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/HFix/pose01.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/HFix/pose02_progress.jpg

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/HFix/post2deciding.jpg

[EricT]

my wip

[NARobles]

I'm finally done with some things and jumping back on this CHoW for sure. Here's my drawing I'm going with. She's been read as a pretty boy twice so I've been asking how to make her more feminine. Going to pinch her waist some more and when I paint her I'm sure it'll show more womanly.

[Sulk-Sal]

[...] and something i wasnt clear about with this race is what the feet look like? some pictures have a goat feet/demon feet hind legs and others they were normal human[...]

http://www.dfwd20.com/photopost/data/522/medium/Tiefling_Female_Body_Design.jpg

Heres a good pic thats found in the "Races and Classes" book that came out before 4E.

I'm gonna try this CHOW too. I usually have *really* bad luck with them, so I hope this goes better... Btw, sorry for the crappy photo.

I always love the idea of an evil looking character being the good one, hopefully I can reflect that in her clothing. Also hopefully the buster sword isn't too fancy, but to make it low level and a reflection of her personality will be an interesting challenge.

[John Doe]

Auuug, go away heavy-hitters, I want a chance at this :wink:

It looks like a few of these are going to end up in my inspiration folder :)

I used to have an inspiration folder... Then I had to get a new computer and it all went caput V_V....

And so this isn't a useless post.

Jason Rainville - Shoulder shields, breasts yadda yadda. Other then that the composition I find a bit iffy. The character seems too small and she's the emphasis, not the background. Well that's my opinion.

Dimagyan - Seems stealthy. Like the style. Looks like a ninja.

Rushwolf - Faceshot is great, but I'm finding on my own clothing plays a large part of it. Early to judge...

Jread - Like the third one on the second row the best. Although for your latest posts the background would look great if you finish.

Wiggers - Love the armor detail (I have an medieval decorative/illuminative art fix). Looks Valkyrie-ish


And I'd better work on mine <_<. Thinking of going right to the edge for the concepts. Mohawk elf warlock, pirate rogue tiefling and the like.

[Jason Rainville]

Jason Rainville - ........ The character seems too small and she's the emphasis, not the background. Well that's my opinion.

I was thinking that earlier and I'll definitely make her bigger, but it said specifically in the brief that the top third is reserved for a title, so no important elements beyond that. Still though I'll probably 'zoom in' and add a few inches to her.

[Justice Von Brandt]

There are some nice lady drawings in this thread :P

People from the last page...
Wiggers Really nice rendering and everything but it is coming off a bit masculine to me
jread I like the first thumb the best
The Whistler I like it so far
benu I think the first one works better
Pixeltuner The drawing is bad but to me she doesn't look like a strong women
Vorace Nice action pose
shardana looking good so far
matejkovacic nice sketch so far
Lenorekitty Not bad so far but im confused of why the guards would be in that positions
DeKal nice work, very sexy
MJ_Alcazar not bad but I think her heads a smidge too large


Here's what I've been working on
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[MichaelJoseph]

I'm finally done with some things and jumping back on this CHoW for sure. Here's my drawing I'm going with. She's been read as a pretty boy twice so I've been asking how to make her more feminine. Going to pinch her waist some more and when I paint her I'm sure it'll show more womanly.

NARobles - It's a good drawing, but I'd say it does look more like a pretty boy than a girl -- I'm not trying to be harsh -especially on my first post!! But to make it more feminine there are 3 things I'd do....

1) Breasts- She looks pretty, uh, flat. I'm not saying you've gotta put gigantic bulging breasts, but maybe just an indication that the armor was made for a woman - and maybe curve the shoulder strap around to accentuate.

2) Booty- She's got a flat booty!! I'd stick it out a bit more, you could pinch the waist a little more, but I'd stick out the hip (the love handles) and round out the booty a bit and I think that would help and I think then the waist would be ok where it is.

2) Brow- The brow might be a little manly, maybe that won't matter as much if you curve her body right, everybody's different.

Anyway that's just my 2 cents. Hopefully I'm going to post mine later tonight, feel free to comment.

[MichaelJoseph]

Here's my sketch. Supposed to be a Human Rogue about to break into a vent on the side of a sea stack. Let me know what you all think!

[NARobles]

Wiggers - Very Nice! Her hand holding the end of the axe looks a -little- awkward.

Jread - I like the bottom left too. Some sun beams shining down through the mist and clouds would look nice and provide some composition aid if you didn’t have anything else in mind. :)

Benu - I like the left a lot more. Looks less cramped.

Pixelturner - Blade wielding fighters 99% of the time are ready with their legs apart in a stance. She looks a little battle on top, not so on bottom.

Vorace - I can’t wait to see how this goes. Very nice angle and pose!

Shardana - I’m getting ‘the bad girl/villainess’ from this. We need the heroine. I think it’s because you, as another said, have her looking too strong.

Matejkovacic - Framing can be very risky. Be careful. :)

Lenorekitty - I like th idea a lot. I think your should show some floor to put some perspective to the image.

Dekal - Looking nice!

MJ_alcazar- Loosen up some! Study anatomy and how armor works and fits on the body too. ;)

Hfix - I like your sketches! But I’m not getting explorer from them.

EricT - Nice pose! Though you could draw a straight line from the mountain peak to the top of her head to the sea stack top. Mix it up and work on the composition to make it more exciting!

Sulk-sal- The sword is a little big, I’d narrow it up and make it more sleek with the design. Also the way she is standing is a little odd to me, it shows in her bottom half a lot.

MnM - Her leg proportions are off, if that leg straightened out it’s be longer than the other. And th ebelt shouldn’t hug her torso like that unless it’s sewn on as a strap. ;)

MichaelJospeh - Hey, Thanks! I was talking with a friend and I planned to make breasts more evident. :) The brow I wanted a little protruding because of her horns. And also I’ll see about putting some junk in the trunk. :)

So, Uhm, I hope I wasn’t too harsh with anyone, and sorry if I spelled a username wrong. :) Hope I helped!

[Phaethon]

All right! I haven't done a CHOW in ages and I'm excited.

Here's some thumbnails I whipped up. Not sure which character type I want to do, so I've got designs for all four in there. Any opinions would be very helpful.

[Lenorekitty]

Thanks everyone for the advice!...Ill go back to the drawing board for sure!
runs to delete sketch**

MichaelJoseph - I love the action! and I like her look

Phaethon- awesome process!! I like the one with the hat the most! :)

NARobles - I think shes gorgeous! I love your attention to detail! I would add the smaller waist...but I think shes great..thanks for the crit btw!

thanks again!

[HFix]

Phaethon- i like the one in the lower right, i like the weapon design...but i like the hair on the first one...really nice thumbnails!

[Pixeltuner]

Pixelturner - Blade wielding fighters 99% of the time are ready with their legs apart in a stance. She looks a little battle on top, not so on bottom.




Thanks for the tip :) I'm trying to find something in between. She needs to look stealthy, cautious but ready fot battle as well. I'll probably do some gesture studies to nail the pose.

[Gorgoleon]

Phaeton- i prefer the middle one most of all, my second choise has to be the one directly below her and my third the one in the upper right corner.


Here's a sloppy sketch, trying to find a suitable pose/character

[Gib]

She's been read as a pretty boy twice so I've been asking how to make her more feminine.

I think the problem is mostly the pose. We see head and waist from the side but shoulders are twisted to the viewer. This is how the body bends while unsheathing a sword but it leeds to a typical male silhouette. (large shoulders - slender hip)
I would "exaggerate" a bit with extra small shoulders and larger hips to get a more female silhouette.


Ok maybe this time I manage to finish a contribution myself. No eladrin wizard yet, so here's my doodle.

[daestwen]

I'm finally done with some things and jumping back on this CHoW for sure. Here's my drawing I'm going with. She's been read as a pretty boy twice so I've been asking how to make her more feminine. Going to pinch her waist some more and when I paint her I'm sure it'll show more womanly.

I think the reason she's reading as pretty boy isn't the waist, it's the shoulders. They are very broad, and look even broader because of the armour. That coupled with the fact that she has a small chest size (which I totally approve of, by the way) give the boyish impression. (If I look at the image from waist down, or the arms, it's feminine enough.)

Otherwise I like her. :)

[NARobles]

Pinched and curved more. :) Added a quick value and color study I'm thinking I'm going to go with. It's over the old drawing.

((Should I have edited my last post instead of starting a new one?))

[ManaBurn]

Im still playing around. Trying to get a Frazetta feel.

[Knightwatch]

OK, I've never posted here before, always been intimadated by how friggin' awesome all the work here is, but Lenorekitty pointed this comp out to me (thanks chief :))and I thought I should stop lurking.

Been really struggling to get any flair and style into my work of late, and I know very little about D&D (I am a warhammer man; for my sins), so heres a WIP lineart/sketch for your tender mercies!

Cheers all, and I can't even stand to look at that foot now I've scanned the pic - I'm changing that pronto...

[benu]

NARobles- Beautiful sketch, the coloration as it is now looks a bit muddy, though. The lighting could be stronger I think.

Knightwatch- Interesting design, nice detail. Her upper body is too long. I'm not sure about the pose too.

Quick color overlay on the first, and more detail on the second sketch. The first one will likely to look prettier, the second might show the the character better.

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[Pixeltuner]

aaaaand here's another one. Boring pose. Did some gestures today, but still ain't feeling it.

Some nice stuff developing here peeps!

edit: image update. Spot the difference :p Feeling a bit more like it at the moment.

[nimbusnacho]

NARobles I like you're the best so far as far as character design, the line drawing is very clean and it seems like you're paying good attention to the directives set forth as far as things like leaving the top third part open. If you are doing this for the contest I'd just make one suggestion for your final peice, bring your figure in more because if you're leaving the .125 bleed around the edge then you're figures sword will be just touching the edge of the picture. Great piece so far and I like the colored even though it's early, can't wait to see it finished.

[thesaint]

=D Here is my first sketches.

Here we go

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=415240&stc=1&d=1216330983

[mcmatz]

Here's my first shot at it.

I think I need some better costuming and equipment. I will probably lower it for room for the lettering and improve on the surroundings.


--Madeline

[feifeicreate]

Black and white for now, colored version will follow.

Velyna

Female thief-bounty hunter. Lost right eye due to a childhood tragidy, have a magical eye attached, give her low light vision and +20% trap spotting, later in the game can be upgrated add on more power. Using long/short double blade, long blade for attack, short blade for defence.

not much a talker, but have a dark sense of humer. Mostly work for money, but does has her own agenda.

[Timmy the Turtle]

Well, I'm in :D WIP Here she is, in all her masculine splendore :)

[MJ_Alcazar]

I changed her pose and also the armor. The other armor just wasn't working as far as movement went.
Thank you MnM and NARobles for the crit! I really appreciate it.
MnM- The arms look a little long, especially her right arm. And her right leg needs some detail to make it look more like a leg. :)
NARobles - I love yours! Wonderful attention to detail. I do agree she looks really masculine, but a lot of girls do, so I wouldn't worry too much. :)
benu- love yours so far, both of them.
knightwatch - love the detail, and the whole picture gives a sense of strenght. However, you could shrink her upper torso and work a little bit on the eyes. :)
MichaelJoseph - like the idea and much of the detail. She looks a little too surprised to me though.
Hfix - I love the personality that is coming out. keep it up.
pixeltuner - I'm liking the wips so far. I can't wait to see it with a pose you like!
I hope I helped some!

and here's another one from me.


http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk153/Seloh_Eft/warriorelf.jpg

[humboldt squid]

Im still playing around. Trying to get a Frazetta feel.

you got the feel right, but I don't like the texture you used for the mail, it looks pretty cheesy.

[FrumpyDog]

Here's a quick sketch I did for this Chow. Haven't done one for a while and this one sparked my interest being a big D&D fan.

So my concept is Gisberte the ungroomed. Because in medieval type times....did they shave their legs and wax their unibrows??

So, let me know what you think.

[risingfromashes]

Finally had the chance to sketch around on this...really wanted to find something dynamic...so this is where I'm leaving it for now...thumbnail is done and now I have some direction...
...time to get reference(gotta study up for this crazy pose/setting that I have in mind)...and get down to it
***she will have clothes*** just wanted to get a sense of the body...hope that persons aren't offended...
that's it for now...hopefully I'l be back soon with something closer to the final...
...comment if you wish..always appreciated....
...time is tight...
later days

[jpedro]

i'll try and finish something for this round as well, can't believe i missed smaug.

dekal and wiggers, looking good!nice viking touch in yours wiggers. the hand that holds the axe could be improved i think. at the moment it looks as if she was holding it tightly with just the index finger and thumb.

jread, the campside idea i find best. has a nice "start of adventure" feel.

here's what i have so far:

[rushwolf]

Frumpydog wins. Everyone pack up and go home.

[DeKal]

Hahahahahahahahaah!

[Sinix]

WIP... not overly certain where I'm going with this, just sketched a random ass pose last night and have been messing around with rendering. Going for an Eladrin rogue.

[thesaint]

WIP... not overly certain where I'm going with this, just sketched a random ass pose last night and have been messing around with rendering. Going for an Eladrin rogue.

That's amazing, congratulations. I really like her expression and her pose. I am waiting the collors =D

[Pixeltuner]

MJ Alcazar: Thanks, me too. :p I hope I can find the time to get this to the level where I want it to be.

[razorbjc]

Hmmm, trying to figure out whether to push it in the sorceress/mage direction or the knight/warrior direction.

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk27/razorbjc/adventureGirlWIP1.jpg

[matejkovacic]

jpedro - looking nice

sinix - interesting pose

[Phaethon]

Thanks for the feedback! I've got three more detailed thumbnail sketches, worked from the original sheet (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1842140&postcount=102). I've narrowed it down to three designs - a wizard, a rogue, and a fighter. I'm still not sure which one I want to do for the final, though...

There's some cool stuff here! I'll post some comments in a bit.

[thesaint]

Here is my probably final concept, now I'll probably start working on the cover... I hope I can do it in time >.<


http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=415684&stc=1&d=1216373619

[pjentaszeq]

Hi there :)

Here is my quick sketch so far ...
I hope u like it. Crits appreciated :)
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/117/wip1ud8.jpg

[Molly]

oooOOOOOOooooohh! Think I'm gona enter this one!

Mx

[Mirana]

Eh, not so good at doing WIP posts, but what the hey. Tiefling Warrior...went for the idea that a novice would be mixing and matching armor and weapons as she found 'em.

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[Phaethon]

Time for some comments!

razorbjc - Right now she looks more like a warrior to me. I'm wondering about the positioning of her legs - she's got kind of a jaunty walk going on there, particularly with the left foot. I dig the perspective.

Sinix - Cool pose! It's got strong diagonals that work well. I like the pants, too.

jpedro - I like where this is headed. Good pose. My main problem is that, design-wise, her upper half and lower half are so different. Maybe introduce just a touch of that armor above her waist? I do like the contrast between a slender frame and chunky equipment though. I think there might be some weirdness with that right shoulder too.

risingfromashes - It's definitely dynamic, but I think you need to use more of the 'page' - though the arms cut across diagonally, most of the 'weight' is crunched into the right side of the frame.

FrumpyDog - /win

MJ_Alcazar - This goes for both - Absolutely loosen up. The armor design's got potential, but your proportions are off. Mainly, her head is way too big and the eyes are too high, but also watch the shapes of the feet and legs and the length of the arms. You've got to sketch in the general figure before you even think of shading or armor details. I've got the same problem. The best thing to do is get a good reference.

Timmy the Turtle - Yeah, she looks like a long-haired dude, but I don't care. It looks good. I actually like that you haven't made any concessions to 'feminity' in her armor. Maybe tweak the face if you want her to look more feminine, but it's really no big deal. The pose - particularly her hand on the sword - is nice.

feifeicreate - Really radical design, but cool. I don't know how well it fits the 'practical' part of the brief, but it's got a good sense of personality.

mcmatz - Difficult to tell where you're headed. I agree that she does seem rather sparsely equipped. The pose definitely has potential, but watch the tangency between the spear and the left edge of the frame.

thesaint - I like the design, particularly the skirt - it's 'fantasy practical' in a good way. The general asymmetry in the costume works well. It is slightly weighted to her right - maybe balance it with the background? *Edit* Color version looks good. Is this the final pose?

Pixeltuner - The costume design is quite cool, but I agree with you about the pose. She looks rather bored and slumpy. And also like she's bleeding from the face. Like your first one, she seems to be leaning back or pushing her hips forward more than she should. Moving the upper hem of the skirt higher to her waist might help too. Basically, keep the outfit, nix the pose.

benu - I'd go with the bottom one. Like you said, it has a better sense of character. In the top one, she's just kinda standing there. I also like the diagonal of the bottom figure better than the vertical line that the top figure makes.

Knightwatch - Cool pose, nice costume. The details are impressive, and there's a good sense of motion about the sketch. Watch your facial anatomy - the eyes are too close and too high on her head and her nose and mouth seem too small.

ManaBurn - I agree with the comment about the chainmail texture - it looks cheesy. This is a little too psychedelic for me too. Too many colors and too much saturation. The pose has potential, but her head and legs seem to face forward while her torso and arms are turned 3/4, which is somewhat awkward. I like the face and hair.

NARobles - She's looking significantly less boyish. It's a very evocative sketch, with a good sense of character and some nice diagonals holding the composition together. Good work.

Gib - Difficult to tell how this one is going right now. The pose has potential.

Gorgoleon - Also rather hard to tell what you're going for. The middle bottom sketch is cool - it reminds me of a zombie! Obviously that is not very helpful.

MichaelJoseph - Nice and dynamic, with a few good diagonals. It's not 100% clear what she's doing, but it doesn't especially detract from the image. She's a bit wide-eyed.

MnM - The pose and the anatomy are a bit wonky in this one. Watch your proportions - the upper half of the body is significantly longer than the lower half. They should be about equal. Watch the position of her facial features. The mouth and nose seem twisted over to her right. She also looks like she's about to slump over to her left. Definitely look for a good reference and don't touch shading, outline, or details until you've got the figure down.

Sulk-Sal - Her face and hands don't seem to match up. The hands are realistic and quite well-rendered while the face is this flat, big-eyed cartoon thing. I've also got no idea what that weapon is supposed to be. W-which part do you hit goblins with?

EricT - It's a bit hard to see the figure right now, but the background's coming along nicely. I'd watch the size of her hands and feet and how far back you put her ear and hairline. The pose has good dynamic potential, but I'm wondering if you want to leave such a large empty space to her left.

HFix - I like the staff best. The bending over pose is somewhat chessecakey, but it's got character. The eyes are kind of creeping me out.

DeKal - Nice. The opposing diagonals from the blowing hair and her knives work great. She's got a good deal of character already, but (as you said) give the girl some gear!

LenoreKitty - Cool idea with the lockpicking! There's something about the shape of her face/facial features that's weird, but I can't put my finger on it.

matejkovacic - The pose and the whole 'busting into the tomb' work well, but she seems kinda bored. I dig the boots.

shardana - Her arms seem very stiff and she looks like she might fall over on her butt. Maybe move a leg back or her torso forward for balance. The rendering and the costume design are coming along quite well.

Vorace - Dynamic, dynamic, dynamic. Good stuff. She's got a lot of character.

The Whistler - It's got potential. Her torso-to-hip region seems somewhat wide right now, but it's hard to tell.

jread - I'd go with the cloak and staff one. It fits the best with the background you're setting up and it'll give you a nice composition.

Wiggers - Great pose, great sense of character. I like the composition and the diagonals from her sword, axe, and arm/skirt a lot. Maybe her left calf is too straight? I'm not sure.

pjentaszeq - Nice armor design - heavy and functional. Watch that she doesn't lean too far forward. I'm also unsure about her left upper leg and hip - should that much of it be showing at that angle? I don't know.

Mirana - I like the armor idea and the dynamic pose. The middle of the sketch gets confusing - a bit too much going on right now, but it's definitely workable. I particularly like her face here.

Okay, I think I got everybody. Cheers!

[Prometheus|ANJ]

I need to practice covers so I did a sketch.

Story. The Demon Princess emerges from the cave, standing victorious and mighty while her Black Imp carries the loot, stacking it at her feet. The ocean can be seen, because they're on some kind of isle, right? The loot makes the viewer go like "I want loot too like maybe go into the cave get some loot yeh I'd like some lot for my sexy drow elf lol I wonder what's in the chest if its gold I want dat too."

[ikuru]

Sinix looking good so far, powerful.

OMG Prometheus is in the house!
Really hope u finnish that, your like my fricking master! :P

[ManaBurn]

Thanks Mr. Squid, Phaeton.
LOL, that's what I get for ripping off death dealer chainmail, I should go find my chainmail photoshop brush. I felt like it was a bit too psychedelic too it was the weird shoulder pad that was doing it to me I think. I worked on it some more but not so sure how I'm feeling about it now that I got it where I wanted atmosphere wise. The models pose looked great but once I fabricated some armor shapes on her streamlined little body it just doesn't read the same. Still alot of time left, I think I'm going to work from scratch with the information I've been getting out of Frazetta's paintings and see where I can go with it. Thanks again guys.

[The Whistler]

Wow Prometheus, looking good...

Thanks Phaeton :) I redrew the pose, she'll be holding an arrow in that other hand and that thing on her armor is supposed to be a leaf, as in symbol of Silvanus... I'll fix that heh...


EDIT> updated...

[jread]

thanks for the feedback guys, I decided to change her slightly so she doesnt look so much like little red riding hood lost in the wood, but rather some hot bitch with some attitude lol :P

this is the pose i want, if i have her emerging from swirling fog etc should add enough dramatic effect to stop this pose being boring! :)

UPDATE:
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/7531/femaleelfadventurercolofk7.jpg

[Martheart]

Hey this seems a cool topic, I think I'll try this one! Here's my WIP, please feel free to comment :) She's a human rogue (thief). Her raven always joins her in her hunts for treasure.

[ArtbyWard]

Wow this round is gonna be awesome guys, everyones doing great!

heres my sketch :)

[The Whistler]

updated above though I don't know how far will this come, my tablet is dying on me and I'm gonna go crazy if I have to finish this with a mouse......

jread, her legs look kinda huge, her thigh is wider than her head, otherwise ok concept, I like fog :)...

[jread]

yeah I had noticed that soon as I had posted it...they are thinner now :) thanks for the crit!

[Knightwatch]

Jread, your work gets closer to how I imagine my image to finish up every time I see it...!

Thanks for the crits guys - torso was too long because I worked out the perspective wrong. :(

[Aly Fell]

Very nice work here. Thought I'd have a go, although it's a while since I've completed (!) a ChOW. I'll try and do some crits as well.

First rough... not exactly dynamic!

Edit: Started with some colour but didn't like it so I desaturated and will work it up greyscale first, and paint over the linework.

[Xaya]

I dont´wanna miss this CHOW!

So here is my first sketch, my intention was to show the character in some pre-fight pose, already with eye contact with the enemy.
I am not quite sure about the equipment, some leather armor for a lv1 character seems to me quite reasonable. (although i don´t have any knowledge about d&d)

Here we go:
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[DefiledVisions]

Looking good so far everyone! I was lazy and just watched page 1 and 5.. Im sorry.

.. I so want to participate!

[jread]

thankyou Knightwatch! quite a compliment :)

Updated a few up ^^

...uh oh...Poshspice has joined in! *sweats*

[Sulk-Sal]

So here is 2.0...

NARobles, thanks. After looking at her I decided to rework things a bit. Hopefully the anatomy is a bit better and gives a better idea of her stance.

Phaethon, thanks for a comment on the hands ^.^ but the hands and face should match up once I get finished with the line work. As for the large eyes, lets just say its a way I pay homage to the thing that got me into art.

The sword has been reduced in size, but the killie part is the blade which is facing away. The spikes are to keep it in line with her Tiefling heritage, as such you be seeing more spikes, buckles, etc on her armor as well.

Armor is on it's way, I just want to make sure I have a clear grip on the anatomy before I go and put it on her.

Frumpydog, that is pure an epic win. I want to see that sucker finished!

[Gorgoleon]

Been messing around trying different characters and settings, i think i might go with the torchbearer.

[thesaint]

Phaethon: Thanks for the coments . No, I don't think that will be the final pose, I want something more dynamic, that was just the character concept. I agree with the balance =D I think the background will handle it.

I think you got good silhouetes here, they're looking good so far, I personaly like the rogue sketch, but I think that you should work on her pose. Try getting some reference for the armor.

[Wasker]

bleh.

[Vorace]

good job everyone

wasker : nice thumbnails !! fav is bottom right because of the headgear

updated mine page 3!

[John Doe]

Prometheus is in, Awesome.

Well, there's go my chances of winning, ha...

After everybody's I need to contribute my own at least. Actually had a bit of trouble deciding. The concept of an elf with a mohawk and piercings amuses me though. <_< Maybe a more dynamic pose with a background...

[Jason Rainville]

Oregano should just lie and promise a 200 smackers prize for every CHOW. Holy bean-holes there's activity in here :)

[Xaya]

Great competition here!

Update!

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[Xaya]

Oh and Prometheus already won for me! Awesome ^^

[FrumpyDog]

Wow, thanks for the compliments:)

Here's the next step in sketches for Gisberte, including background.

[Jason Rainville]

Xaya: Fantastic face :D 2 things; the axe has a curved handle, not sure if it was intentional, and her legs look like they're connected to low, esp. her right bended leg, looks like it's connected below and behind where her pelvis should be.

Still, one of my favs so far :)

[matejkovacic]

Phaethon - thanks for taking your time!

Xaya - looking great, except her stomach looks a bit too high

I consider this one done.

[Xaya]

thanks for the kind words and the critics matejkovacic and Jason!

ok i stop for today,

can´t believe this is my first painting after 4-5 weeks abstinence.
Is there any way to transfer the exact RGP PSD Image to a jpeg file? ;(

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[Prometheus|ANJ]

More imps, falling over spilling the golds and stuff. It's dangerous to have something at the same level as her head (she might share importance then, and that's no good). I was gonna put an imp there imitating her pose, but it didn't happen. The pants and outfit in general is haphazard.

Sky/Cyan sucks in CMYK mode.

Light source: Unknown.

[Wiggers]

Here's wip still plenty to do. Took on some of the comments from before thanks guys.

[Jason Rainville]

Great, I get to follow prom's act :(
Correction: great, I have to follow prom's AND wigger's acts. :(

Blocking in some values, I have refs for damn near everything (even knees :O) so It'll get looking a bit more accurate once I get to specifics. From crits I've zoomed in and made her larger, I also flipped the bg so things lead to the bottom right more. Also a closeup of her face.... she's gonna be wet :)

[MJ_Alcazar]

Paethon - thank you so much for taking your time out. It really helped a lot. :)
Okay, I took some of your suggestions and others. It's not an extreme improvement or anything, but baby steps. I'll get better little by little. At least, I hope that I have the proportions just a tiny bit better. :)

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk153/Seloh_Eft/elvenwarrioryetagain.jpg

[Wiggers]

Really like the face Jason, she looks great!

[kelly x]

a start but I think she may be boring -- need action? Just a rough sketch/paint -- still researching the gear fo her and trying to make her younger...

[Pixeltuner]

Ok, I tried something completely different today just to get the creative juices going and get some dynamics in this one. I created 42 pages of basically random type-shapes with Alchemy while on the train and took about 12 of those pages (containing the most interesting shapes) into Illustrator as a library.

I basically then chose a shape which resembled a certain movement or action pose I liked (just by association, it were all black shapes :p) most. I then just started scribbling in a character in that random silhouette, while using al kinds of other shapes as decoration or design elements.

So here's my WIP then plus an image with my shape library. The one marked with red is the shape I used for the basic character shape. (a bit small I know, but just to show)

btw, lots of great stuff (again) everybody! This round is really smokin'

oh and Vorace: Looking teh awesomeness!

[DefiledVisions]

Pixeltuner that technique is insane! You just uncovered one of the five forbidden demonic godlike-techniques! .. Jokes aside. That is awesome! what is alchemy? :) Very cool and dynamic pose.

[S.C. Watson]

Okay, looks like I over stepped a little bit here. So thread is closed, and the contest is over for the time being.

Those that are particularly interested in this need to contact BrigandMo directly.

This may be continued outside of CA, or it might be moved to the non-paying jobs section. I'm not sure which at the moment.

My apologies folks. I'll post another follow-up note here in a bit as soon as I have more information.

CHOW 119 may be posted a little bit early to make up for the gaff.

As I said, more info later.

All the best,
~Oreg.

[S.C. Watson]

Okay, for those of you interested in pursuing this, the thread has been moved to the non-paying jobs section of the site due to the nature of this event.

Please contact BriganMo for any event specific questions.
All other questions can be directed to me or davi.

All the best,
~Oreg.

[Wasker]

Guess I'm done. :o

[Lenorekitty]

Everyones work looks AWESOME! ....Im glad a lot of you are sticking with it...but I have a question...is this still due on the 28th?...sorry I might be blind but I dont see it in the beginning description...thanx!

[BrigandMo]

Everyones work looks AWESOME! ....Im glad a lot of you are sticking with it...but I have a question...is this still due on the 28th?...sorry I might be blind but I dont see it in the beginning description...thanx!

Still the 28th. Thanks to everyone, there is some great work here and I hope a lot of folks stick with it after the initial confusion.

[ManaBurn]

BrigandMo
Are we restricted to CHOW rules? One entry per person still or can we do more then one?
How do you want the submissions made available considering there's no Final Burning?

[englishduke]

I really wish I could have seen this link earlier. There is some awesome work in here. Here's something out of my head , I hope you all approve. I could have done with a few more hours its a bit rougher then i'd like.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r180/englishduke/CHOW119sketch.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r180/englishduke/CHOW119entry-1.jpg

managed an extra hour after all. hopefully i didnt make it worse like usual lol

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r180/englishduke/CHOW119entryredocopy.jpg

[BrigandMo]

BrigandMo
Are we restricted to CHOW rules? One entry per person still or can we do more then one?
How do you want the submissions made available considering there's no Final Burning?

Now that it's not a CHOW, you're welcome to do more than one if you'd like. Since there is no final burning, I guess the best way to handle it will be to post your final work with an indication that it's final.

[Mirana]

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that these type contests are too easy to abuse and even if that's not the case with this one, the precedent shouldn't be made with a CA.org sponsered event?

Or I could be way off. ;)

It's unfortunate it happened in the middle and it was kinda nice to do something "easy" we've all probably done for fun before. At least we'll be able to continue, even if it's at another venue. :) Now to go back to work...

[ikuru]

Yeay! I'm actually posting something! Well thumbs... :P
http://www.ikuru.se/2/thumbs.jpg

[feifeicreate]

when is the deadline? I looked around couldn't find the information...and I tent to get lazy without a deadline...LOL...

[Mirana]

Originally it was a two-week deadline...so the 27th.

[Newbs]

never participated before and I know zip about D&D. here's some quick sketches and tonal idea.

[zulu]

okay then! heres mine! :D

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm315/zuluarg/Elfa.jpg

[Chate Noire]

Shame about the CHOW dying. Still spent some good hours on this one.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y131/chatenoire/Female_Adventurer_small.jpg

[S.C. Watson]

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that these type contests are too easy to abuse and even if that's not the case with this one, the precedent shouldn't be made with a CA.org sponsered event?

Mirana it was simply a miscommunication between Jason/Davi and myself. In short, I'm the one that blew it, and I apologize to everyone for the confusion concerning all of this - both the participants and Brigand.

All the best,
~Oreg.

[EDIT] Chate Noire Check your shadows on her face against where your light source from the fire is coming from.

[Mirana]

Chate Noire - She is an adorable novice! I love the freckles and chubby cheeks. It's a good thing she's a mage b/c I can't imagine that cuteness taking out villians at the front of the group! :D I'm not sure about her rt leg...seems a little folded in...maybe shifting the pattern on her boot a little outward?

Oreg - I don't mean to make you keep apologizing...I'm just curious. Shit happens and moving it here isn't that big of a deal. :) Even if it'd been sacked all together a good lot of us got good sketches out of it.

[Jason Rainville]

Still baby steps. Altered proportions again, redrew the bottom half, changed the armor and face. I had some plants hanging over the front but it just clogged everything up.

(but damn it all if wigger doesn't already have this competition underneath his manly arm :P)

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5224/femaleadventurertykh4.jpg
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/8935/femaleadventurerdgfl2.jpg

[DeKal]

pretty much done unless anyone says otherwise...this WAS one of the best chows in a while.

[Quinn Simoes]

A WIP, I hope to finish this. A Tiefling Warrior.

[Mon Chat]

ahh man, been working solidly on mine (scan up tomorrow) shame about it not being a chow :( but oh well!

DeKal you might want to look at the underside of that archway? looks a bit scruffy in comparison with the rest of the image :) other than that... hotnessssss

[ManaBurn]

Thanks Brigandmo.

[zulu]

Wow!, nice stuff guys! too bad isnt a chow, was going to be my first chow, but anyway, great stuff, want to see more!! :D

[DeKal]

its deKAL

[MichaelJoseph]

Well it's almost finished... and the deadline doesn't matter much anymore, but here's my almost finished piece anyway.

[jread]

nice work folks :)

deKal not sure if its the angle but her left arm (furthest away) looks a little too beefy compared to the other? tight render though :)

my WIP...trying to stay loose on her but...its...so...hard...

[Wiggers]

Very nice dekal, would had got my vote

[Shard]

well.. i miss one day and when i come back the whole thing is kinda gone..

not to further twist the knife but letting a company choose an activity that people does for free, for which the company has an interest, being it economic or not, was a bad idea imho.

[Mon Chat]

As I said I would here is my attempt, (not even half way :/ )

3 or 4 full revisions in...

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[artjedi]

Hi,
I like in this female fantasy adventurer thing :D. The idea of Chow integrated contest was nice (pity because was canceled).
So, I made some pencil sketches of a thiefling female adventurer, a good hart one :D. About the tail, I thinking not to give her a tail...maybe something like hidden tail.

ikuru - nice thumbnails
chate noire - very nice colors, I like it. Maybe it looks too childish?
deKal - Niiiiiiiice! Beautiful pose, skin and all... probably the left arm has something wrong (jread)
jread - the composition has an interesting mood
Quinn Simoes - :D cool work! The thiefling female look really demonic

Eduard
artjedi

[mrbo18]

Might as well post my final. Too bad it got canceled.

[DeKal]

jason - like the expression, like the monotone colors. for me, the rim light is applied to sloppily and the torso is a bit crooked.
quinn - cool shit! the cropping on the left side bother me. its a little to close, and the knee and lower leg anatomy is a little too exagerated. looks like an animal the way their leg bends back. dope style though man
michael - awesome pose and action shot. the whole arm under the cape, weapons, shoulder, and that leg closest to the viewer gets lost though. all of the value and colors are extremely similar.
jread - comin out good..love the mood. her arms and hands are extrememly frail though. ha, the opposite of my manly arm problem. and id show a little highlight on the foot that is planted on the ground.
boswell - cool sketch, great pose. her neck and jaw area is very weird though. looks like rubber.
mrbo18 - i like the angle and composition but everything is too unfinished. it almost just looks like a color study. id render out the focal points more clearly and only leave the impression of some things.

[Jason Rainville]

Thanks :D yeah it still needs a ton of refining (you're totally right on the rim lighting, I have tone it down here and there)

[Wiggers]

Didn't touch it for a few day just spent a couple of more hours on it, i'll have it done tomorrow...i hope!

[benu]

O.K. Folks that´s it!
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[J Wilson]

I had a feeling when I saw the brief that we'd see a lot of the half demon characters :P (It's the way I probably would have gone too, everyone loves horns!) Really really cool work on a lot of these! I can't wait to see the final images.

[jread]

think this is pretty much finished, unless anyone can see a fatal flaw? :)

glad to see everyone still pushing this round...there is some awesome work! it was a bummer what happened, but what a cool brief! :)

[Jason Rainville]

Really like that jread, background is perfect. I really think the hands could use a little more love though, not really reading strong. :)

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Getttttttttting there...... this one's fun as hell. I needed this :) Crits still appreciated if you have em.

[gtgauvin]

Sorry to see this was moved off the CHOW. Here's some lineart I've been toying with. Couldn't come down on the side of either a warrior or a wizard, so I went for a little of both. More to come, if for no other reason than it's one more thing to show off.

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[Wiggers]

Hey Jason, i think she works better without that doorframe, the close up working better than the full image.

[jread]

Really like that jread, background is perfect. I really think the hands could use a little more love though, not really reading strong. :)

thanks Jason :)

hmm the hands may have been an experiment gone wrong lol. I was trying to work similar to Justin Sweet's style...how he leaves some of the piece quite sketchy...I guess i didnt pull it off! but if her hands look out of place a will give 'em a quick paint over today :)

btw your piece is coming on great, its exploding with dramatic effect..but im wondering whether its a little too dramatic? She is meant to be a slightly experienced novice but your character looks like she has seen quite a few battles and is itching for more lol! I guess it doesnt really matter any more since the rules died with the round, but if you did want to tone it down a bit I would suggest the palette...maybe turn it to day time? I think when I saw your initial sketch, it instantly read to me as 'the calm before the storm' which I think suited it perfectly, but that feeling is lost now coz she is in a storm! lol

hope that helps?

EDIT: actually it doesnt seem too dramatic...I thought the stacks in the BG were giant waves until closer inspection, which was giving some real dramatic effect to me! so maybe emphasize they are not waves by adding some moss etc?

[Molly]

Ok, I'm new this, here's my sketch. I've chosen this one out of a few I've done.
Now for colour....

[The Whistler]

Wip3...

[ikuru]

Took some of my thumbs a bit further...
http://www.ikuru.se/2/thumbs2.jpg
thanks.
/D

[Wiggers]

I'm done, really enjoyed this one, shame the CHOW went tit's up.

[Molly]

...I'm just loving the way he's posed Wiggers! :) F'ing cool!

Molly x

[jread]

so what actually is the deal with this CHoW? as its in the non-paying section now does that mean its still all happening like before but just not paying? If we have posted our designs on this thread it doesnt mean they can just be plucked for the cover of a box for free does it?

J.Boswell - loving that sketch but she looks very young to me...maybe 16 at oldest?

[Jason Rainville]

so what actually is the deal with this CHoW? as its in the non-paying section now does that mean its still all happening like before but just not paying? If we have posted our designs on this thread it doesnt mean they can just be plucked for the cover of a box for free does it?

J.Boswell - loving that sketch but she looks very young to me...maybe 16 at oldest?

Competition is still on, as in brigand games will select whichever they want and pay that person (or select the one they want and ask the person to adapt it for their cover) it's just not a chow anymore.

Either way it got my ass into making something :)

EDIT @ wiggers: I agree :( I'll finish the whole thing up though JUST IN CASE brigand games like, falls down the stairs and hits their heads and somehow doesn't select yours or DeKal's :wink: I can always crop it/expand on the landscape later.

EDIT @ jread again: Do they really look like waves? :O That's odd. Maybe I've just been working at it too much I can't se the forest for the trees :D Anyways yeah I sis change the overall lighting mainly because, like you've guessed it, I'm a drama junkie. I always go for the most dramatic setup even when I shouldn't :( oh well, still fun.

[englishduke]

Gotta stop playin with this now but atleast this got me drawing things I actually wanna draw again. I'm thankfull for that :-)

There is so much awesome work on this thread now great job guys. I hope mine doesnt bring down the quality

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r180/englishduke/CHOW119forumcrop.jpg

[jread]

Competition is still on, as in brigand games will select whichever they want and pay that person (or select the one they want and ask the person to adapt it for their cover) it's just not a chow anymore.

Either way it got my ass into making something :)

k thanks for answering the question :) I dont remember that actually being explained anywhere though? Also forgot...has the deadline been confirmed?

well I guess then this is my final then. If our image gets chosen then we would be sent a request for the full size image right? Im assuming we dont post our 2mb jpeg for final, just a smaller version? :S

FINAL:

[Shard]

wicked stuff everyone!!

i dont think i'll continue this..so this is what i got so far.

[Mon Chat]

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Okay, take 2

[Jason Rainville]

Well I guess I'm done unless there's more crits. Final and cropped versions.

[Xezor1324]

Here's my entry:

[ladydove7]

Wow so many fantastic entries already finished! I admire the speed you guys work at. Seems like we got a lot of Tieflings in the mix as well. Tiefling is the new Drow!

Well I'm not too savvy at this digital thing yet. In fact, this is my first attempt at speed painting and sketching an image completely in Photoshop (normally I draw in traditional media). This is ALSO my first ever CHOW and it's been so much fun:)

It's still very basic and rough, but I'm pleased with the colors and the composition. I'm thinking of adding a cloak perhaps with a belt full of handy little D&D adventurer supplies like flints, scrolls, knives, etc. Possibly a sheathed rod since I'm thinking of making her a the Tiefling favored class of Warlock. We'll see what pops out by the deadline.

[Wiggers]

Hey Jason, very nice mate!! the cropped one looks so much better than the other, she's got a great face.

[Rodimus25]

Thought i'd have a crack at this one too, shame it was canceled though.

[Knightwatch]

Whoa... now I know why I'm intimidated by CA.org.

The likely hood of me finishing this now is slim as I hit a major block and achieved nothing for 2 days, then took another 2 of fiddling to get the lighting right and I'm still not happy, but this is how she stands at present.

I have no idea how people work so fast!! Practise no doubt, thats what all the kids I've taught need, as well as myself!

[Seage]

Well then, im not sure if this is even of the right size or whatever, but heres my Brigand entry for the adventurer. (Its been sized down obviously)
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This site has too much talent. Haha.

[Xaya]

Well here is my almost finished painting.

Leg pose correct now?

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[matejkovacic]

I hope it's ok, if I draw over your painting
(I can move it away If you want),
but I think there is too much
space between her pelvis and ribs.
It is the space between the dotted lines.

Good luck,

Matej

[Djinn]

Hello all. You are all quite an inspiration (and a severe intimidation!). This is my first post on CA, I'm completely self taught, so crits are very welcome. I have way more experience in drawing than I do in digital painting, and unfortunately I lack a tablet, so this has been done with a simple laser mouse.

Certainly a WIP, and I suffer no delusions of winning the book cover. But I figured I'd throw this up here and see what people have to say.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/wolveeberserker/Djinn_ElfWarrior.jpg


---I hope I posted this correctly--

Edit-- (Oh, and I know she's very gaunt, I figured it worked with the Eladrin style)

[grenogs]

anyone know when the actual deadline is for this?
also do the same rules still apply to this now, with the $200 prize and winner getting the front cover.?

[BrigandMo]

anyone know when the actual deadline is for this?
also do the same rules still apply to this now, with the $200 prize and winner getting the front cover.?

Still July 28th, and the $200/front cover still applies. Thanks!

[grenogs]

thanks, i hope you mean july though, otherwise i think everyones going to be a little late :)

[BrigandMo]

thanks, i hope you mean july though, otherwise i think everyones going to be a little late :)

D'oh -- yes, July, I'll go back and edit, thanks for the catch.

[fedezz]

Too bad this got moved :(
Anyway, here's mine, with a detail crop. Hopefully you can tell the race and class by the pic.
Awesome stuff in here so far :D

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[Jason Rainville]

fedezz-> :O get outta town.

[ikuru]

fedezz, ding, ding ding! Looking pretty sweeeet right there. Well done. :)

[Knightwatch]

Now thats awesome.

I throw in the towel, you fellas are all too good.

[Seage]

Yeah, Im blown away. There was no possible way for me to win, expecially beside these masterpieces...god...

[Mon Chat]

my towel is thrown. although i might finish my picture at a later date for giggles.

[The Whistler]

fedezz - great job!


I guess I won't be doing much more with this one, I messed up a bit on the perspective...


My final

[benu]

Worked over some details and the face. Now it's really finished.

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[Quinn Simoes]

Really nice work from everyone here!

My final is in post #260.

Quinn

[Djinn]

Wow, you are all so good. I'm getting a tablet soon, and I really hope I can start turning out better pieces with it, I've learned so much just from studying everyone's work on this thread.

It's gonna be a tough pick for those Brigand fellas with so many amazing pieces!

[pepps]

uhm..i'm sorry if i have missed it but...is there a deadline for this? is it saturday like chow or ...?

Lots of nice pictures here, i especially like jread and shardana's =)
knightwatch i really liked your piece, probably my favourite...any chance of seeing it finished? =)

[Xaya]

Good work everybody!!!

Well i call my painting F I N A L L Y F I N I S H E D!!!

I changed a lot, you well see.
I spend a horrible lot time with that thing, learned a lot nevertheless.

Good Night!

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[Sulk-Sal]

After some rework, here is my Tiefling ready for her fist big adventure ^.^