Chow 130 :: VOTING :: Dr. Watson

[S.C. Watson]

FINALS ONLY
-=ROUND 129=-
-= DR. WATSON =-

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ROUND #129 :: Dr. Watson

DESCRIPTION
Dr. Watson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Watson), friend, confidant, and biographer of Sherlock Holmes. Keep him to his period.

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ACCEPTANCE TO POLL WILL BE BASED ON THREE CRITERIA:
1: DID THE ARTIST FOLLOW THE BRIEF? (allowance for creative takes will be made).
2: IS THE PIECE ARTISTICALLY SOUND? (Is the illustration "finished?" - did the artist pay attention to anatomy, perspective, other fundamentals?).
3: IS THIS ILLUSTRATION THE BEST ONE?

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SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY:
1: You must submit ONE full sized image.
2: Make sure your name and CHOW # are EASILY READABLE on your entry.
3: Use the Standard format (Below);

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i222/ChowPics/frame.jpg
:right: PLACE THE IMAGE IN A FRAME WITH YOUR NAME/TOPIC
:right: SAVE YOUR FILE IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
Chow##_Nickname
example: "CHOW#100_Oregano.jpg"

THE REST IS EASY:
1: No comments before poll is set. They WILL be deleted with utmost malice and petty grumbling.
2: Sit back and enjoy the show. BYOPC (Bring your own popcorn)
3: Good luck to all.

[daestwen]

Please review these helpful reminders if you have not done so already.

:right:ON GETTING TO POLL (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1891823&postcount=15)
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:right:NEW ROUND RULE: WIPS PLEASE! (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1910999&postcount=27)
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:right:SUBMISSION FORMAT REMINDER (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1911002&postcount=28)

[buffichar]

learned a lot in a short time. Still finding my style. I decided on this one because it includes everything I learned in this challenge. There is still room to grow.

[Sforza]

Here's mine - goes with my Sherlock style-wise :)

[J]

Dr. Watson and my WIP's

[Goog]

My entry for Watson.

[cowboy surfer]

Doctor Watson

[MJ_Alcazar]

Here's my Dr. Watson. I think this one turned out a lot better than my Sherlock Holmes one.
Here's the majority of my WIPS http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1962164&postcount=
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk153/Seloh_Eft/chow130_mj_alcazar.jpg

[Adele]

I am happy with this dude...he is quite the charmer...modeled on Jude Law in respect to the new casting of the upcoming film.

edit: not sure about all the speech thats suddenly appearing in entries the later posts...don't get me wrong, they are great images but it kinda makes mine not original anymore...I was thinking about taking it out but its the whole point behind the pose and the humour in the delivery...plus I didnt see them in any of the original sketches in the WIPs. :blahblah:

[Relic]

This is my first CHOW,I'm sorry that I didn't save my WIPs,do I have to sumit those WIPs too?

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f370/Reliczhi/ca/chow130_Relic.jpg

[adri_n]

I seem to always submit these things at the last minute, but hey, better late than never. Good luck everyone.

[Max Martelli]

Here's the final

WIP thumbnails are below.

Good job and good luck to everyone.

[ArtAdonis]

Coming in late on this one, hope it is ok? Watson forced into action was my thoughts on this!
http://www.artadonis.com/Uploads/CHOW/CHOW130_ArtAdonis.jpg

[Blinckk]

I think Doctor Watson solved the murder case...

[hungryan]

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I hope I did my submission right.
I wish to thank one of my colleges, who pointed out some things, which helped me a lot. Jari, you're the maaan!

[Shard]

this is my final..sorry i forgot to take wips on this pc.

[Tom Garden]

http://tomgarden.co.uk/Webpics/chow130_tomgarden.jpg


http://tomgarden.co.uk/Webpics/watson_wip.jpg

After many years of envy and feeling like nothing more than a sidekick, Watson had finally overthrown Holmes, and gained his trophy.
wish i had more time! good luck everyone! :D

[RevoLverZ]

Here`s my entry.

[mcmatz]

Here's mine.

[Larriva Art]

Very little time to work on this week's(honestly, I started this morning).
Rocking the sideburn-stache.

wips:
490944

final:
490943

[S.C. Watson]

No entries past this mark (unless they're within 15 minutes of my posting).

I'll get poll and the new round up when I get home from work!

~Oreg.

[S.C. Watson]

Okay, some great entries this round!

GENERAL NOTES:
Please remember the naming format – granted, with the smaller rounds, it’s not as important, however in larger rounds you will be cut from poll.

Off Topic/Brief
Blinck – he isn’t identifiable as Dr. Watson – looks more like Dr. Hyde. :)
Shardana – Yours is set in the 1920’s – Sherlock Holmes is set considerably earlier. They did not have Tommy guns! :)

Anyway, I'll see about getting crits up for you tomorrow!

All the best,
~Oreg.

[Relic]

Great work everyone.:)

voted for Tom Garden.Clean,Great composition and color choicing.Funny design.I love it.

[Adele]

my vote went to ones that had the body in proportion to the character's design, personality, originality and had WIPS to show their hard work...Hungryryan, VampireHungerStrike, Adri_N and J_90

well done!

[cowboy surfer]

My votes went to:

Hungryan - A good look... althought static pose... suited era.

Max Martelli - Loving the effort that went into the victorian photograph look, it really suits him.

Art Adonis - Great bit of humerous action, well painted... I think you will suffer votes wise for doing a landscape instead of portrait. It really looses impact when it is reduced in size for the poll and I think most people vote based on these images rather than the later full size posts (I have often seen good work going unrewarded for just this reason).

VampireHS - Even if it was quickly rendered you have done a great job, it has a loosesness I really admire and try to achieve but with little luck so far! Do you photoshop or painter??????

Goog - Clean lines, good look, nice.

MJ Alcazar - I think he looks very convincing and I like the addition of the fog. Good costume, good pose.

Tom Garden - My overall winner... great render, design and a touch of humour. Really nice.

I will try to crit everyone later if time allows, I would do this more often but as some of you know it is soo time consuming.
Just a thought - would anyone be up for taking turns in a rotation where each week one entrant has the job of providing crits for every entry? It would ensure everyone getting at least one crit and I know I always appreciate it and I'm sure I am not alone there!

[Clochette]

Voted Adele (this doctor cracks me up).
And VampireStrikeHunter. :)

[Foofea]

Adele - Love the humour in this and after looking intot he film with Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law ( yum) its a great characature of Jude Law as Watson

Art Adonis - Love the comedy in this and like the movement in this too

Goog - Beautifully drawn and the subtltly of him drawing his gun and the sideways glance is great

[Pseudocognition]

Awesome work everybody :D

I voted for Art Adonis, for the humor in the piece and the sassy bright tie he has. It's little things like that which make a period piece interesting and modern. I also voted for vampirehungerstrike, for the more severe attitude in the piece and the beautiful brushwork.

[Hideyoshi]

Tom Garden: that was pure WIN! :)
Voted for Hungryan and Vampire, too.

[OTTA]

TOM GARDEN : You're my first prize
HUNGRYAN,J_90 : You're my second prize

[RevoLverZ]

Hello mates. I`m very glad this time I got into the poll.
I feel like I have to give my apologize to Oregano and Daestwen for being rude in the last chow activity.
Thanks to all people that voted me. Dan!, Fjooner, metryx,RichtR, Robbo, Selim, Sforza and sve . This means a lot for me and gives me strenght to continue with drawing.
Today I met Marko Djurdjevic and Andrew Jones at a little workshop in Bucharest and I must admit I was very surprised of the kindness of these people. I think they changed soo much my opinion of being an artist and now I realise more than ever the hard work and passion that those men invest for being such good.
Hope I`ll work harder every day and come back here one day to win the chow. :)
Good work everyone !

[Larriva Art]

I was beginning to think that speech text was requisite this round. lol
My Dr. Watson would say, "I haz a stik" if that were the case.

Cowboy Surfer: Thanks, I rendered it initially with oil pastels in painter then I played with lighting in photoshop.

[Adele]

I was beginning to think that speech text was requisite this round. lol
My Dr. Watson would say, "I haz a stik" if that were the case.

Cowboy Surfer: Thanks, I rendered it initially with oil pastels in painter then I played with lighting in photoshop.

yeah, you can make Watson into an LOL Watson and all cute and stuffs :D

[PixelFish]

I voted for J_90 (?) --their doctor's pose seemed so natural to me. And I liked the hint of background, the colouring etc.

I admit I was really swayed by the humor and general execution of Tom Garden's piece. Revolverz work also stood out as well.

[AlotAbitAlittle]

My votes went to:
Tom Garden thats quite a nice piece
Hungryan I liked the atmosphere of this one. Nice emotion, good rendering
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Kudos to MJ Alcazar - I have seen you on a few chow's now - you are improving. A crit for this one: Atmospherically he looks to be surround by fog, but because it is all the same tone it beings to look washed out. Perhaps if the fog frames the figure and was a little more patchy and you brought in more contrast into the areas of the figure not cover by fog - then your figure would become more of the focus. Also adding a light source - even as faint as the moon - but just something might help it pop a little with some stronger highlights (...and watch your figure and the interaction with the ground - the feet kind of look like they are floating).

Keep up the good work!

[MJ_Alcazar]

AlotAbitAlittle - thank you so much! I've been really trying hard, and it always means so much when someone notices. I'll definitely keep those suggestions in mind when I do future works. :)