SUPER Stylised Challenge - December 2008 - Troll

[miss.lynette]

SUPER Stylised Challenge - December 2008 - Troll


Welcome to the SUPER Stylised Monthly Challenge – Sponsored by 3DTotal.com and 2DArtist Magazine (http://www.2dartistmag.com). Please post all images & questions in this thread.

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So what is this challenge all about?
Each month we will select a title for the Super Stylised Challenge, and we'll post some images for you to use as reference. The title is there to be interpreted as and how you wish. All you have to do then is to think up your concept, paint it, and create a final 2D image of this in your own way!

This regular monthly challenge is designed to bring in some great content for 2DArtist Magazine – in the form of final images from the Top Ten and Making Ofs from the top 3 winners – as well as some great prizes and exposure just for you!

What are we looking for?
Funny and humorous entries which interpret the title of the Super Stylised Challenge however you see fit. We’re pretty much leaving everything open for your interpretation and stylisation!! All we ask is that the title of the Super Stylised Challange is instantly recognisable in your final image! All you have to do then is to render your stylised/abstract/cartoon masterpiece and you’re away!

What are the timeframes and requirements?
The rules are pretty laid back: please submit 1 x 2D Final Image. If you want to have a background or include some graphical elements or text on your image, it's entirely up to you. Image posts should be around 800 pixels across, but please work at a much higher res as the top 10 will be featured in 2DArtist Magazine (http://www.2DArtistmag.com) and we'd like the winner's image to be used as the article cover!

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There will be 1 challenge per month, with the deadline being the end of the month GMT. A 'VOTING' thread will be created at the end of the month.

For a valid entry, you must make sure your final image is posted in both the WIP thread before the end of the month - 31st December 11:59PM GMT - and then in the 'VOTING' thread before the 8th January 2008. Voting will take place from the 8th January to the 15th January 2008, when the winners will be announced!

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Everyone has to post their FINAL image in the WIP thread before the end of the month deadline (31st December 11:59PM GMT), as well as their WIPs during the month. You then have to post it (exactly the same final image) again in the VOTING thread. This means there is a very clear deadline: no-one can work after the end of the month and the VOTING thread still exists as before, as this is a nice clean thread with final images only which is used for the judging!

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We will award 3pts for a 1st place vote, 2 for 2nd and 1 for 3rd. Then we will add them up and ship out your prizes!


This month we have chosen Troll!

http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/25_dec08_troll/main-small.jpg
©iStockphoto.com/Heidi Steinbach

Here is a selection of Images from a simple Google search to give you some good references for this month’s brief!
Troll 01 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/25_dec08_troll/references/01.jpg)
Troll 02 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/25_dec08_troll/references/02.jpg)
Troll 03 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/25_dec08_troll/references/03.jpg)
Troll 04 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/25_dec08_troll/references/04.jpg)
Troll 05 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/25_dec08_troll/references/05.jpg)
Troll 06 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/25_dec08_troll/references/06.jpg)
Troll 07 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/25_dec08_troll/references/07.jpg)
Troll 08 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/25_dec08_troll/references/08.jpg)
Troll 09 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/25_dec08_troll/references/09.jpg)
Troll 10 (http://www.2dartistmag.com/challenge_resources/25_dec08_troll/references/10.jpg)

Please don't start new threads: all design sketches, WIPs, feedback should go in this thread! Final Images should be posted in the 'VOTING' thread, which will be created at the end of the month.

Enjoy! :)



Lynette - 2DArtist (http://www.2dartistmag.com)

[bstsk]

I love it! Lynette, I´ve done some searching on the subject, and you could almost say that “troll” is a synonim for monster. They ’re really varied in forms and shapes, depending on the geographical location mythology (Sweden, England, Norway) , and that without looking at other recent encarnations like Warcraft world, Discworld, etc etc.
My question is... is there ANY limitation to our interpretation of the troll character?

Good luck everyone!

[Einen]

I'm quite tempted to join in on this one. You guys have had enough fun without me this year. :perv:

[SOUTHERN]

I can't allow a troll challenge to pass me by. Count me in.

[SOUTHERN]

Sneaked a bit of time today for some Troll fun. I sketched a grumpy old Troll in a very basic hunch pose (I might give him an action pose now I have a look that I like). Below is the inital Pencil sketch and the first clean up pass with a scattering of liquify to help sort out some proportions. I want to add lots of dark hair but I thought I'd leave that for the later stages in photshop and just concentrate on the overall design and muscle structure for now.

http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads2008/img115.jpg

http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads2008/img116.jpg

http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads2008/img117.jpg

http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads2008/img118.jpg

[ruth2m]

awesome!! so fast!!!
I like your initial sketch, but I like too much the final touch with photoshop....I wanna see it finish

[Urih_pta2]

Ok this is my initial idea, nice theme. I expect the other works ;) realy good starts SOUTHERN

[Ghostbrush]

Wow SOUTHERN great job on your troll, absolutely love the design, the right hand (his right) is really good, conveys a good sense of weight and power to it, I can believe this guy would mess someones day up with that club! really cool work man.

Urih_pta2, nice sketch, the facial expression looks very curious and conveys a sense of stupidity in the troll, which i believe is what ur going for, so well done!

Looking forward to starting on this challenge myself, I got the community activities bug now!

Alex

[miss.lynette]

is there ANY limitation to our interpretation of the troll character?

nope! as long as your entry is a stylised troll-like being, it'll be fine. that's what these challenge threads are for though, so people can advise you and give their crits if they think you're straying too far from the brief. can't wait to see your entry!

great work everyone, as always :)

[Hopsy]

Hello! My Troll sketch http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/Hopsypeti/Troll_hopsy_WIP01.jpgwip 01.
color wip02
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/Hopsypeti/Troll_hopsy_colorWIP02.jpg
color wip03
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/Hopsypeti/Troll_hopsy_colorWIP03.jpg
color wip04
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/Hopsypeti/Troll_hopsy_colorWIP04.jpg

[ScaryPotato]

SOUTHERN, that skin texture on your latest version rocks!

Dirty, dim-witted and ugly are what I think about with trolls, may have to give this a shot:)

[RichKid]

ok, here is what i got so far for my troll, i have the progress from last night in my sketchbook...link is below if you want to check it out

[Chuck,mate.]

well, I can`t pass on an opportunity to draw big, hairy, sloby, meanies, can I?...
:)

Link to Process GIF (http://img19.picoodle.com/img/img19/3/12/8/f_stylizedtrom_0baa985.gif)
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[RichKid]

HAHA, chuck thats sweet. hey, how did you get that oil pastel look in your background on there. is that a paper effect in painter, or a texture in photoshop...or just a brush :D

[Chuck,mate.]

HAHA, chuck thats sweet. hey, how did you get that oil pastel look in your background on there. is that a paper effect in painter, or a texture in photoshop...or just a brush :D

thanks. :)
this was all done in PhotoShop.
I lay down on the rough sketch a couple of Hi-Res stone, rust and canvas textures,
used on lowered opacity layers, with different blending modes.
this gives you a nice random color+texture surface on which you can render out your image.



Pat.

[Tommoy]

WOW, this is gonna be fun.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t19/Tommoy/Trols2X1.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t19/Tommoy/Trols2X2.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t19/Tommoy/Trols2X3.jpg

Update

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t19/Tommoy/Trols5k.jpg

[tuovni]

Hi everyone!

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t177/tuovni/troll_01_low.jpg

[SOUTHERN]

Richkid: A great character and very different. I enjoyed looking over your other work.
Chuckmate: Awesome lighting man. The gif was a treat to watch. I'd love to see you on a dvd working on a piece like this.
Tommoy: A dynamic little pose there hanging from the branch. You have the colours well balanced already.
Tuovi: I like the style. Looking forward to seeing that one fleshed out.

[Alex Boy]

I'll probably add some background later this month as soon as I get some time. There is some really nice stuff already, I dig the cartoon simplicity of RichKid's idea and the cool lighting of Chuckmates' piece.

[jpedro]

cool work people!

my troll gal waves at the troll boys in here ;) :

[Chuck,mate.]

tommoy - yours look like a sweet start. loads of potential to be a great piece. I love the color scheme you got going so far.

southern - hehe.. thanks buddy. a video tutorial of me painting is in the brewing actually. ;) and I just wanted to say I like yours alot. gritty bloody and brutal. what more can one ask for?.. :)

alex boy - thanks! I really dig yours too. the lighting is cool and the design is nice and cartoon-like which is great.

jpedro - that is a disturbing image... in an awesome way. :) her face is outstanding.


good work everyone.

Pat.

[Machuca]

Hi.. This is my work in progress.

http://www.kreatlabs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/troll_wip1.jpg

http://www.kreatlabs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/troll_wip2.jpg

[Urih_pta2]

I have changed the original scketch because don't is a nice idea, for me :D I'm from spain and I do not know American Football rules, teams, players,... I prefer football (soccer :P ) ejjeje But the aesthetics of American football is cool. I see now Alex Boy ilustration, sh*t jejeje I hope you do not have any problem with my idea, I have not seen yours until today. Thanks
For the other works, amaizing, this month starts really really good.
Jpedro I love your troll jejeje
(really sorry for my damn English I hope that everyone understands)

[Alex Boy]

Don't worry about it Urih, at least it's not hockey. Nice drawing by the way.

[artina]

Hi everyone,

this is my first time participating in this contest. This is my first sketch. I did it a few minutes ago. I wanted to capture the idea quickly with elements of storytelling. I didn't want to work simply on a character. So this is the troll, Eggar. The title of the piece is "Who there?". Eggar is grooming himself by the river to look like his favorite Troll doll. This is just the simple idea. I will add more detail to his skin and costume in the painting process. Comments and crits are welcome.

[rastascg]

Wuou guys!!!

Look´s really good!!!

I´m excited to see the finish draws...

[jpedro]

Chuck, thanks dude. you're tha man, your progress gifs are always a treasure.

Urih_pta2, thanks to you as well! i think defining a clear lightsource and defining the form some more on your troll would really help. for example try and render the red cloth around his arm so that it actually looks like it is wrapping around the cylindrical form of that arm....it's a pretty fun idea you've got going.

AlexBoy. Southern and Richkid, sweet stuff! Artina, sketch looks real promising!

cheers to all :)

Jan

[SOUTHERN]

Whow..didn't check back for a while.

JPedro: She is a bade. What a cute face. I think she's got winning potential for me.
Artinsa: Very strong pose already. Looking forward to seeing him fleshed.

[panic_attack]

here is my w.i.p.

critics are very welcome!

[Chuck,mate.]

Artina - good pose, great facial expression, really sweet idea. can`t wait to see where you take it. ;)


P.

[MurdokX]

crazy great start!

edit: well i might as well join in

[panic_attack]

w.i.p. #2

still not finished.

[MurdokX]

heres another wip..

[MurdokX]

wip...what you guys think? does he look like a troll? lol

[Tommoy]

I cant wait to see what Bstks and Einen come up with.
Southern, fantastic work man, I see your active on a lot of stages. I like the one with the blood and hair the most, are you going to give him a background?
Urih-pta2, good first sketch, the perspective of his beard looks a little to strong. Your second one looks better. Great pose. Strange to see some parts already finished and other parts in a rough sketch phase.
Hopsy, a real troll character!. Somehow I like the first b/w version the most.
Richkid, funny character and what a great rendering, it almost looks 3D.
Chuck mate, great style, just superb, great face, the little eye that pops out, the beautifuly lit horn, I only have doubts about the shortness of his torso, but that can be a stylished thing;).
Tuovni, very stylized, love the little details like the elbows and tummy. Curious what final will look like.
Alex boy, a troll hockey player? Why not. I like the colored outlines and your choice of skintone. Cant wait to see this with a background.
Jpedro, lol, the face, the hanging nipple, def the most funny one. I guess she did a lot of waxing already:).
Machuca, great movement, I like the sketch more than the line drawing, but maybe thats a matter of taste. I dig the part that he's coming out of a tree, somehow thats very trollish I think.
Artina, storytelling always makes it more interesting. I love the expression on his face. I'm very curious how it looks when its finished.
MurdokX, very nice work, I like your approach with the thumbnails. If he looks like a troll? Absolutely! Although its the indian version. He also looks like someone here in Holland, Geert Wilders.
Panic attack, the expression on his face is great, personally I think the bleu and red tones are a little to bright but that can be a matter of taste.

[Chuck,mate.]

Chuck mate, great style, just superb, great face, the little eye that pops out, the beautifuly lit horn, I only have doubts about the shortness of his torso, but that can be a stylished thing;).

hehe.. yeah..
well I usually don`t say stuff like that, but in this case it`s true -
the size of the head on my troll-dude is intentionally disproportional to the body.
(as in, it`s LARGER in comparison)
I wanted it to look like one of them Jim Henson giant muppets... always felt it makes `em look really disturbing...

thanks for the crit, though, buddy. :)


P.

[MurdokX]

Chuck- love the colours
artina- sketch is great! post the wip!
Southern- i love your sketch stages something was lost in the photoshop phases, especially the veins on the forearm,also are you going to add a backdrop?

heres a 800px version..

[panic_attack]

here is another w.i.p.

critics and advices are very welcome.

some very good entries here...

[blackcherry]

Heres my troll so far. I'd appreciate any comments or criticism anyone wants to share.

http://www.biscuitofdoom.net/Forum/troll_sketch1_08.jpghttp://www.biscuitofdoom.net/Forum/troll_sketch2_08.jpg

Really like all the works that have been posted already. Everyones made a good start.

SOUTHERN - Awesome! Great design and I love the colouring.
Urih_pta2 - Great so far, I like his expression and his outfit.
RichKid - Nice Colouring. Like the face and the proportion of the features.
Chuck,Mate - Love the colouring, the contrast and lighting are great so's the expression on the troll!
tuovni - I like the comic style of this, it's funny!
jpedro - Something a bit different, the only female troll so far!
Machucha - I like the pose and expression on this guy and his rocky texture.
MurdokX - Great thumbnail sketches, and nice colouring on your chosen design.

[ashess]

heh. wanted to try this sometime. got some time off with christmas so should be able to finish :p
read from right bottom to left. a troll trying to enjoy a good book...
opinions welcome ;)

blackcherry: right one's much nicer already. but the left hand seems way too big and I think the right foot should be a little lower.

panic attack: its nice. but I dont like the background. maybe try something different?
MurdockX: well, sort off ;) different though.
Machuca: cool :) dont really see him as a troll tough. a rock element maybe?

[Machuca]

Hi all
.. this is my first color tests...

@Tommoy's. It is common for pencil sketches to be better than ink. The pencil line is always more spontaneous.
Thanks for the comments, made me see that I'm going in the right direction ...

http://www.kreatlabs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/trollpsf_bak-1024x774.jpg

[Ave101]

Here's my first WIP.

At the moment I want to say tere is smething wrong with his arms...... but im not sure? And the thing behind him will be his club.

[Macaruba]

Just sketch ideas here
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3104/3126994405_a87d7b3084_o.jpg (http://www.macaruba.com)
I thought John Prescott (UK MP) - could make a great Troll
what do ya' think!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/3126994397_908cc6ca3a_o.jpg (http://www.macaruba.com)

[artina]

Hey everyone,

Here's what I have so far. I started to add values to the sketch to flesh it out more. I then proceeded to refine the values and go as far as I could with that. I also flipped the image to help me check mistakes and all. I added the first layer of color to which I will be adding more color variation and texture. Comments and crits are welcome.

PS. I tried to edit my original post but I was unable to for some reason. If anyone can help with this I would appreciate it.

[artina]

Macaruba: That is a very original idea to try to make your MP into a Troll. That would look awesome as a caricature type of sketch with troll skin and some troll characteristics like tusks, big ears and such.
Chuck Mate: That looks awesome. I love the skin texture and the tatoos. I also like all the color variance you have included. great work.
Machuca: Your stylization is great. I like the proportions and the expression on his face. I also like the details like the branches and skulls. I would recommend pushing the contrast of the textures a bit more to sell the difference between the rocky bits and the fleshy bits.
MurdokX: I like the pose and the story. I would recommend defining the small details a little more, like the weapon and the costume.
Tuovni: I really like the style you have used for your troll. I also like the contrasting personality of how you used a nasty character and turned him into a hopeless romantic. great work.

[Urih_pta2]

my WIP
now your can see the real idea :D a match with a little disadvantage jejej poor gnomes. I think that the final result will be maybe all dead.

Give me your opinion please, the texture is not yet finished, possible I make a little squamous skin or make dirty skin.

Do not think that I am a psychopath please jejeje :angel:

- this post is dedicate to Bstsk for give me the "Han Solo" idea (not finish) but if you see the pants you can see a bad taste surprise jejjeje

(I don't have any problems with Gnomes, thanks) :D

[Urih_pta2]

thanks for the last coments and crits. I repeat than this month is realy good to see, has many good works. I'm fearing for the voting jejeje I can't vote just three. Congratulations to everybody

[jpedro]

artina, looks great! i'd give it another highlighting pass and then call it finished i guess.

i guess make sure you're logged in, then use the "manage attachments" button if you want to change the images in the post.

[AndreRuben]

artina: great expression you got there on the trolls face! and its funny too xD

[liransz]

hi, finally i decided to participate.
here are my wips, all critiques are welcome!
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542939

the final:
542943

awsome works guys!! i see a lot of sweet here!!

[Machuca]

Hello
Thank you all for the comments.
I'm done. This is my final artwork.

Merry Christmas and good luck to all.

http://www.kreatlabs.com/other/troll.jpg

[Ave101]

Alrighty started the coloring on it. Any thoughts?

[MurdokX]

hey ave good start, add some simple background and cast shadows

[Macaruba]

Hi here is a few extra bits for my Trolls.
Thanks artina for your comments, I wasn't going to include Big John in the final submission now you've encouraged me to have a go.

Troll2 body
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/3117883264_246e628071_o.jpg (http://www.macaruba.com)

and with head
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3097/3117883374_88010125c2_o.jpg (http://www.macaruba.com)


Troll Prescott
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3232/3117057431_5a545be63c_o.jpg (http://www.macaruba.com)

Troll 1 ink in progress
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/3117883128_ec8e42c799_o.jpg (http://www.macaruba.com)

Troll 1 inked
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/3117883212_2c5070f839_o.jpg (http://www.macaruba.com)

Cheers
Macaruba

[blackcherry]

Thanks for the crit ashess, I made some adjustments to my sketch :) I like you're sketch/thumbnails for your troll, be good to see how it comes out!

I like how people's designs have developed.

Machucha - The final looks good, like the colours, background and the rays of light coming through the trees.
artina- Nice, love his hair and the little troll in his hand! haha, i remember having one of them for a pencil top as a kid.
liransz - Very cute troll! Like the sketch work and the finished piece!
Urih_pta2 - Coming along great! The colours look good and I like the addition of the extra players.

[tickledpink]

cool work people!

my troll gal waves at the troll boys in here ;) :
HA! Love her!
Seemed to have stumbled upon another great forum! I somehow ended up here via ImagineFX...and jpedro is one person I recognize! :teeth: Glad to see your still whipping out masterpieces!

[Einen]

Not at all done, but here's my WIP. Trying to go for a more Nordic, Bauer-esque troll.

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[blackcherry]

Made some more progress on my troll. Added a background and some more detail to his body and made some alterations.

http://www.biscuitofdoom.net/Forum/troll_pencil_08.jpg

Not sure now whether to ink it or go straight on to colour? or do both...? I don't think my previous attempts of ink and colour have been too successful as i don't think my digital colouring is too great yet, so i'm unsure of how to proceed.

Do we have to use colour for this? or could it be a black and white piece?

Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated!

Like you're troll so far Einen!

[jason01]

hey this looks like fun!

[Macaruba]

My Prescott Troll inked
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/3126994391_feebedd47e_o.jpg
...and a background
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/3126994401_0fee8c9766_o.jpg

I love "SOUTHERN" and
"Chuck,mate." you are a STAR yet again.
"jpedro" Thats just plain wrong!
Nice one too from "artina"
and hope to see more finished stuff from
"jason01".

Cheers
Macaruba

[Macaruba]

Coloured steps for my Troll background...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/3127139083_a6d2025071_o.gif (http://www.macaruba.com)


Cheers
Macaruba

[The Antarctican]

Stylized Challenge: TROLL

[Macaruba]

Here are my Trolls with colour steps.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3291/3128027067_294e767d08_o.gif (http://www.macaruba.com)

Cheers
Macaruba
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/3129555287_10c4a40b56_o.jpg (http://www.macaruba.com)

[jason01]

"don't wake the baby"

[miss.lynette]

Hi everyone,

Just a quick thanks to all who've been getting involved in the challenge - it's looking fantastic from all the WIPs and I'm glad you're all so enthusiastic about this month's theme! Any suggestions for next month please feel free to email me at lynette@3dtotal.com :)

And, before Xmas comes, I just wanted to thank everyone for their great support this year, and I hope you all have a fantastic Christmas - each and every one of you! I'm looking forward to seeing you all in 2009 for more and more stylised challenges, so thank you everyone, keep up the great work on your trolls and please don't forget to post your finals in this thread before 11:59PM GMT on 31/Dec/2008 :)

Merry Christmas everyone!

[artina]

Hey everyone,

This is my Final troll piece. I added some more details to the background and the troll itself. I hope you like it. Comments and crits are welcome. I enjoyed this challenge. It was my first one. I look forward to participating in more in 2009. Good luck to all and happy holidays.

[jason01]

I wanted to make sure this was up before the 24th.

[Macaruba]

Hi
This is my Final Submission...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3268/3132223171_992256d016_o.jpg (http://www.macaruba.com)

Cheers
Macaruba
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/3129555287_10c4a40b56_o.jpg (http://www.macaruba.com)

[Dreygus]

Here's my final. I can upload the WIP's also, if anyone is interested.

Thanks

[Timmy the Turtle]

Here are my WIPs :D I'll finish it tommorow :yawn: it's really late here... :) 2000x2800 original res I'm off now... :yawn: oh.. I really love yours, Chuck, mate

[MurdokX]

liransz multiple eyes should have thought about that one!
Macaruba I think the background is having too much attention, nicely ink'd!
Einen love the warm and cool mood!
Jason01 wow! great explorations many have strong first impression on me. love the composition n' mood, is there going to be stuff on the background to give more clues of the environment?
The Antarctican- great use of blur, i just hope he would have something on his finger tip
Dreygus- I think the photo background should be either executed like your character or just take it out
Timmy - very surreal, loving this piece,

[jpedro]

hey trollers!

great stuff happening in here since i last checked.

Einen, sweet simple palette. artina, also like your final, this will be a great round.
cool to have you here tickledpink :)

merry Christmas to all!
Jan

[Timmy the Turtle]

Thanks, MurdokX! :D progress :yayca: :yayca: :yayca: he be forest troll :D

[ashess]

guess I'll be cutting it close after all.
but started coloring.

[CUBICcube]

I really have wanted to join this since the scarcrow one so heres my first entry! Just the sketch so far. nniiiiiice entrys everyone ;)

[the_original_sean]

i think i started too late. ah who am i kidding? i won't get it done if i had 3 years!

[the_original_sean]

closer to done....

i'm new at painting in photoshop. any advice? please?

[the_original_sean]

i finished a piece! Tell me how i can make it better.

[Timmy the Turtle]

the_original_sean: nice expresion on the goats :D you could make the piece better by desaturating certain elements or background (and shadows maybe), and thus get a more depth-ish look, 'cause it looks kinda flat now. I like it's humour though :D

Here's my final image :bashful: :):):)

[Hopsy]

My final (?) .... Troll.
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s118/Hopsypeti/troll_felig_b_1000.jpg

[Fenster]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a47/bobslider/troll.jpg
Gotta love trolls, some great ones in this thread already. Trying digital coloring over a shaded pencil drawing, still working it out, but thought I'd post my progress.

[CUBICcube]

Still workin on him... dont know if ill finish in time. ;)

[CUBICcube]

Alil update trying to hurry haha.

[ruth2m]

there are some greaaaat entries in this challenge
I love the ideas and the illumination of some trolls...as the last of cubiccube, so pretty!!
what a pity!! I couldn't take part in challenge this month

good luck to everyone!! ;)

[alexnegrea]

here is my troll... hope u like it... i'm new here... hy to all!

[daveneale]

Some sweet entries so far-it's going to be tough to vote for sure. Really REALLY don't have time to not be working but that didn't stop me playing about with this one...would like to spend more time on it, maybe I will

*Edit* Had a bit more of a play, think I'm about done as I will be

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[loztvampir3]

whewww! ..hopefully i can finish this one .
so many great works ..
cheeeers fellas.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii250/loztvampir3/troll.jpg

[tickledpink]

the_original_sean: nice expresion on the goats :D you could make the piece better by desaturating certain elements or background (and shadows maybe), and thus get a more depth-ish look, 'cause it looks kinda flat now. I like it's humour though :D

Here's my final image :bashful: :):):)

*Stares in amazement* Wow Timmy the Turle. I <3 this image!
Thanks jpedro! Glad to be here and hopefully I can be apart of these challenges even though I am a n00bie! This forum is packed full of people with some serious skills!

[SOUTHERN]

Final.

http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/uploads2008/img133.jpg

[Tommoy]

Final

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t19/Tommoy/Trols8Dk.jpg

[rolox]

Here's my final troll.
Happy new year for all!
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq156/Rolox-73/Troll.jpg

[Dreygus]

Thanks to MurdokX for the added tip - it really helped me get this more in tune with what I was thinking (sometimes want to take the easy road when cramped on time!)

[rolox]

Here 6 steps of the Troll's WIP.
http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq156/Rolox-73/Troll-Wip1.jpghttp://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq156/Rolox-73/Troll-Wip2.jpghttp://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq156/Rolox-73/Troll-Wip3.jpghttp://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq156/Rolox-73/Troll-Wip4.jpghttp://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq156/Rolox-73/Troll-Wip5.jpghttp://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq156/Rolox-73/Troll-Wip6.jpg

[Chuck,mate.]

Rolox - what a wonderful piece! great colors and style.
VERY well done, mate.
you got me vote, no doubt. :)

[rastascg]

Goood job Rolox!!!... nice style, beautiful colors and good composition...

Happy new year for all!!!

[Atastrophea]

Well I hate to follow Rollox's entry, which is fantastic, unless something very special turns up here I think you have my vote for sure :)

That said I've run out of time :frustrated: and won't be at my computer tomorrow so better post this now. first attempt at colouring one of my sketches digitally, I'm not very happy with it :nohope: (need to practice the whole colour thing ALOT!) any feedback &ct welcome as usual....

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~^-^~

[rolox]

Thanks for your words, pals! :drinkup:
Take Care and happy new year!
------------------
Rolo
My Portfolio (http://rolando-mallada.blogspot.com/)

[the_original_sean]

thanks for the advice timmy i dimmed things down a bit. they still look like cutouts i think. anyone have any other suggestions?

another question for anyone- if you look at the goat's hooves, my original ink has a grey border all the way around it. what i did was scan my drawing, then i selected all the white (fuzziness all the was up) and deleted it. is there a better way so i get JUST black?

[CUBICcube]

Final.... desu.

[tuovni]

Hi! Here is my troll, I feel i couldn´t finish it yet, to much work in my job :(
There are exellent concepts guays!
Wish you a very nice new year, with lot of ideas!!!

bye bye.

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t177/tuovni/troll_21_low.jpg

[miss.lynette]

Hi Everyone, just wanted to stop by and wish you all a Happy New Year, and to thank you all for being so supportive of these challenges this year. Here's to a great 2009! And remember for those who haven't already posted their finals in this thread, please do so before 11:59PM GMT tonight to be eligble to go through to the voting stage. Thanks everyone, have a great evening and best of luck with your entries for this last challenge of 2008! :drinkup:

[Alex Boy]

Here's my final image. Good year to everyone!

[alexnegrea]

here is my final image. Happy New Year!

[loztvampir3]

my contribution ...Happy happy new year to all!! yeeehaaaaaaaa...!!

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii250/loztvampir3/swamptroll-2.jpg

[blackcherry]

Heres my final piece and work in progress pics. Would have liked to have worked on this a bit more but no time.

http://www.biscuitofdoom.net/Forum/troll_08.jpg

http://www.biscuitofdoom.net/Forum/troll_progress_08.jpg

Love the final pieces that have been posted by everyone so far, they look great!

[The Antarctican]

Final Stylized Troll. Thanks MurdokX for your comments. • HAPPY NEW YEAR •

[smot]

My version of troll .... happy new year 2009

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c42/smot_1975/conceptArt/troll_Fs.jpg

[ashess]

not really done at all.. but Im outta time :D

[jason01]

This is my troll final.

I wasn't happy with Malachi the Christmas troll - I liked the illustration - but the design of the troll was lacking.

so I redid it today. It's a mixture of pen, painter, and photoshop

[Macaruba]

Hi
Sorry I can't find the VOTING thread, can you point me in the right direction?

Cheers
Macaruba
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/3129555287_10c4a40b56_o.jpg (http://www.macaruba.com)

[miss.lynette]

Sorry for the delay Macaruba - just setting up the new thread now and will post in here when it's ready. Thanks for your patience everyone and sorry again for the delay :)

[miss.lynette]

Hello All! *Happy New Year*

The new VOTING thread for the TROLL SUPER STYLISED CHALLENGE, has been created for your final entries, here: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=145934

IMPORTANT: Now has come the time for the following artists to post their fantastic final images in the SUPER Stylised Challenge - December 2008 - TROLL - VOTING! (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=145934) thread:

Jason01 (posted 31/12)
Ashess (posted 31/12)
Smot (posted 31/12)
The Antarctican (posted 31/12)
Blackcherry (posted 31/12)
Loztvampir3 (posted 31/12)
Alexnegrea (posted 31/12)
Alex Boy (posted 31/12)
Tuovni (posted 31/12)
CUBICcube (posted 31/12)
The original sean (posted 31/12)
Atastrophea (posted 30/12)
Rolox (posted 30/12)
Dreygus (posted 30/12)
Tommoy (posted 30/12)
SOUTHERN (posted 29/12)
Daveneale (posted 29/12)
Fenster (posted 28/12)
Hopsy (posted 28/12)
Timmy the Turtle (posted 28/12)
Macaruba (posted 24/12)
Artina (posted 24/12)
Einen (posted 19/12)
Machuca (posted 17/12)
Liranz (posted 17/12)
Urih pta2 (posted 16/12)
Panic attack (posted 14/12)
Murdokx (posted 14/12)
Jpedro (posted 10/12)
Chuck,mate (posted 8/12)
RichKid (posted 5/12)

(If I've missed anyone out, please email me at lynette@3dtotal.com and I'll sort it out!:))

800 or 1024 sized images are fine for this Voting stage, but please remember that high-res versions are great for 2DArtist magazine, so if you come in the top 10 we'd love it if you could email accross your high-res versions.

Please post all entries in this thread before 8th January 2009 10:30AM GMT.

Only entries posted in the SUPER Stylised Challenge - December 2008 - TROLL - VOTING! (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=145934) thread before this date will be eligible for Voting!

Voting will then start immediately afterwards and will run until 15th January 2009 10:30AM GMT.

We will post to commence the Voting on the 8th January. Voting will be the same as last month, with each voter putting forward their top 3 entries, in order: 3pts for a 1st place, 2pts for 2nd, and 1pt for 3rd. This means that we will all have to choose very carefully!

Please feel free to give reasons for your selection, as it will be good feedback for everyone!

Thanks again for the great work that you have all put in. We look forward to this month's entries! Good luck, everyone!

Many thanks for all your hard work!


Lynette-2dartistmag.com (http://www.2dartistmag.com)

[Chuck,mate.]

well... this was the most busy round yet.
warm this old heart, it does. :)

just great seeing all this wonderful work here.
best of luck brothers!


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