SUPER Stylised Challenge - March 2009 - Centaur - VOTING!

[miss.lynette]

SUPER Stylised Challenge - March 2009 - Centaur - VOTING!

Hello All! This is the new VOTING thread for the Centaur SUPER STYLISED CHALLENGE, which has been created for your final entries.

IMPORTANT: Now has come the time for the following artists to post their fantastic final images in this thread.

Tolgatanyel
Artina
Angel Intheuk
Marcuswelbey
Urih_pta2
Romero
Rvdtor
Albertocubatas
The Antarctican
Nuatatori
Jpedro
Wafflekoan
Bstsk
Chate Noire
Cocou
Ostrander
Macaruba
Tommoy
Machua
The_original_Sean
Enosh B
Freddydark (please submit only one)
Oritey
Cookiedough
Liransz
Soniatka
Murdokx
(If I've missed anyone out, please email me at lynette@3dtotal.com and I'll sort it out! Cheers.:))

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 April 2009 10:30AM GMT+1.00 (British Summer Time: http://wwp.britishsummertime.co.uk/).

Only entries posted in the SUPER Stylised Challenge - March 2009 - Centaur - VOTING! thread before this date will be eligible for Voting!

Voting will then start immediately afterwards and will run until 15th April 2009 10:30AM GMT+1.00 (British Summer Time: http://wwp.britishsummertime.co.uk/)

We will post to commence the Voting on the 8th April.

New Voting Rules and Restrictions

In order for your vote to be valid, your post count must be 50 or above AND you must have been registered on the ConceptArt.org forums for at least 6 months. The ONLY exception to this rule is if you have contributed an entry yourself to the challenge.
If you want to vote but are not a contributor of the challenge, you need to have been registered on the ConceptArt.org Forums for at least the last six months, AS WELL AS have 50 posts already to your name.
It goes without saying that all voters MUST look through each of the entries before posting their score.
Finally, don't vote for yourself or get your friends to vote for you in an attempt to influence votes, it's not an attractive quality.
The 3DTotal team are all able to vote from their CA.org accounts some of us have fewer than 50 posts but we know who we are!

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!
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)

[Macaruba]

Here is my Final Submission:

The Shiretaur Workhorse

Good luck to everyone this month.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3389293189_74c0d69e9f_o.jpg (http://www.macaruba.com)


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

[albertocubatas]

this is my final centaur
Good luck for all

http://i42.tinypic.com/2ce0rjc.jpg

[Enosh B]

Good luck everyone!

[tolgatanyel]

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i314/tolgatanyel/condeptartmays-1.jpg

[Tommoy]

Nice job everyone and good luck with the voting.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t19/Tommoy/MinoD6k.jpg

[artina]

Hey everyone,
Good luck to all!

[rvdtor]

good luck everybody! this was a fun one.

[Angel Intheuk]

Final Centaur

Thanks for letting me through...good luck everyone :D

[jpedro]

Here's my entry, good luck people!

[waffleKoan]

Great job everyone, and good luck

[cocou]

Good luck everyone!

ps: thanks to all for the help, i couldnt make the changes youve suggested cos i havent time, but ill try to do it after the contest ;)

[Romero]

Hi!, here goes my final. Good luck everybody.

[Chate Noire]

Real nice entries this month.
Good luck people!

[Machuca]

Mi final
http://www.machuca.biz/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/centauro2.png

[Urih_pta2]

goodluck

[the_original_sean]

good luck

[marcuswelbey]

Hi guys,
here`s my final. I hope u enjoy this contest like me.
good luck.

[nuotatori]

good luck

[The Antarctican]

Superb work from all this month - best of luck to everyone, it's been a joy to see peoples creativity.

[MurdokX]

good luck guys!

[Cookiedough]

http://home.casema.nl/dabjai/art/120centaur.jpg

[bstsk]

Here goes mine! good luck everyone.

http://WWW.FFILUSTRACION.COM/CENTAURO10.JPG

[miss.lynette]

Hello! Voting can now begin - best of luck to all!

Voting Rules and Restrictions

In order for your vote to be valid, your post count must be 50 or above AND you must have been registered on the ConceptArt.org forums for at least 6 months. The ONLY exception to this rule is if you have contributed an entry yourself to the challenge.

If you want to vote but are not a contributor of the challenge, you need to have been registered on the ConceptArt.org Forums for at least the last six months, AS WELL AS have 50 posts already to your name.

It goes without saying that all voters MUST look through each of the entries before posting their score.

Finally, don't vote for yourself or get your friends to vote for you in an attempt to influence votes, it's not an attractive quality.

The 3DTotal team are all able to vote from their CA.org accounts some of us have fewer than 50 posts but we know who we are!

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!

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! Good luck to all! :)

[cocou]

bstsk
jpedro
rvdtor

i´ve picked those 3, but all the works are awesome!

Good luck to all!

[CrispyPingu]

Ok here are my votes:

1: Chate Noire
2: jpedro
3: The Antarctican

[Angel Intheuk]

Sooo difficult...narrowed down to:

bstsk: love the cat concept - never would have thought of that
marcuswelbey: just love the design, the lighting and his dreds
Wafflekoan: really clever design and I love his hands

Shout out to: cookiedough - love the style and colours and the feel of 70's nostalgia (even though the guitar is a bit off)
AND Artina - great idea, I love his facial expression and the little details

[waffleKoan]

My votes:

1. the antarctican - a great concept, and very well executed
2. bstsk - crisp rendering, and a cleverly lit scene
3. jpedro - beautiful colors and a nice, dynamic feel

Some others that really stood out to me:

artina, urih_pta2 - great, original concepts!
macaruba - yours made me smile, wonderful expressions on your characters
nuotatori, Chate Noire - beautiful paintings, very well rendered
the original shawn, rvdtor - a great understanding of 'stylisation'

Great job done by all

[artina]

Great entries this month.

1. rvdtor
2. chate noire
3. urih pta

[Ostrander]

It's so hard to decide, you all did a wonderful job in this challenge.
1. chate noire
2. rvdtor
3. jpedro

[daldbaatar]

My pick here are
rvdtor
jpedro
bstsk

good luck kids

[Machuca]

My vote

1-tolgatanyel
2-rvdtor
3-chate Noire

[Chuck,mate.]

1st - Chate Noire - perhaps one of the finest STYLIZED centaurs I`ve seen. it has so much life in it... the character is outstanding, the pose is a pure delight, and the colors are bold and compliment the overall lighting. the line work is phenomenal as usual.

2nd - Urih Pta2 - a very strong stylization of character and features, with a good execution and a very very nice idea. the pose and face are my favorite bits in this piece. I`m not too sure what`s going on with the cast shadow there under the centaur`s feet,though.
a great Stylized character never the less.

3rd - Jpedro - just a lovely character. the style is very appealing and the warm colors have a nice vibe to them, though perhaps the color scheme is too saturated as a whole. good pose and rendering.

[Tommoy]

MurdokX: its weird, I love it.
Romero: anatomically the horsepart is one of the best, great foreshortening of the legs. Here face could be improved.
Bstsk: Pro work.

[miss.lynette]

Well, I could deliberate over this all day, so I'm just going to go for it and vote. I actually have 6 that I want to put into the top 3 - not going to happen, so I've had to choose as follows (but Kudos to the three listed in my honourable mentions as these could have easily also made the top 3!)

1: Jpedro - my clear winner; all round greatness - no faults!
2: The Antartican - great style, unique and humorous - the name of the stylised challenge after all!
3: Chate Noire - has a witty feel to it and nicely stylised and painted - only fault would be that the back foot doesn't seem "grounded" enough in the grass (in my opinion), which is why it's my third this month

Honourable mentions:
Rvdtor, Marcuswelbey and bstsk are also amongst my favourites this month: I love how much Rvdtor pushed the stylisation (although, I don't generally think of horses being spindly, they're very powerful creatures so this is why it didn't make my top 3); marcuswelbey has created a real classic stylised centaur which i love to bits - as there were so many great entries, however, I had to find reasons not to vote this time, and so as it's less humorous than others I had to use this as a reason (sorry!!!!); finally, bstsk has created another stunning piece, but the 3DTotal team realised he looks more cat-like than horse-like, and with so, so, so many great entries this month it hasn't made my top 3 for that reason (again, sorry!!).

Perhaps one of the best challenges yet, after the Troll one? Thanks to eveyone for making it so successful, it's been a real pleasure to follow this challenge! We look forward to seeing everyone's Jesters :)

[tom-3dt]

1. jpedro
2. chate noire
3. marcuswelby

Very tough choice with so many superb entries!

[jpedro]

awesome round it was indeed :)

my votes go to:

1) Chate Noire, really love the expression and pose, so much personality in there(slight touch of bored arrogance, but lovely)..your style and overall execution is really sweet, as usual.

2) Urih Ptah2....Giraffe KentaurBaller? Slam dunk :) i love it.

3) TheAntarctican, really clean image, awesome expression on the girl, you can really tell how much fun she is having.

bstsk and rvdtor, waffleKoan and pretty much all other entries for this round....you again made me aware how much i hate voting, since you all made really cool images!

many thanks for the votes and all the nice comments on mine, hope you all have a good long week end!

best,
Jan

[Chate Noire]

Seriously tough decision this time.
I went for:

1. bstsk. I love the pose and expression, and the stylization of both character and painting method.

2. Urih_pta2. Great character. The face is awesome, and the Giraffe-basketball player concept works really nicely.

3. rvdtor. The long, thin, almost surreal bodyparts are lovely, and the pose works wonderfully with them, creating a sort of posh high fashion centaur.

[the_original_sean]

#1alberto cubatas-because it reminds me of this


http://betalibrae.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/awesome_star_wars_poster-20070621-095534.png


#2uriah- the logic of this picture humbles my mind

#3chate noir- it looks like the lady part has a massive lady part.

[HareTrinity]

BSTSK - I love this picture. Not really a centaur if it's not part horse, but he's badass.

Chate Noire - Very stylish, shows a lot of character. Looks like she could make it into a Disney film too.

Artina - Not the cutest boy here, but I do like his attitude, colours and leg-guards. Also, I appreciate the effort put into righting the horse front torso so that it really looks ready to support some weight rather than just a horse's head.

[Oritey]

Urih_pta2 - the best !!!
The Antarctican - the most unusual usage of centaur!
jpedro - the most beautifull and almost naked she-centaur!

[rvdtor]

1. artina
2.bstsk
3.chate noire

great work from everybody

[The Antarctican]

1) Macaruba
2)JPedro
3)Chate Noire

Sorry I can't elaborate, but I'm on holiday and don't have long to access the site. I hope to be online more later on.

Great work from everyone this month.
Good Luck

[Urih_pta2]

good works, only I have 3 options for give.

Chaite Noire - I love your style, nice colorize and character
rvdtor- love the tiny details, the the pose and face of your centaur.
Jpedro - great all, but the first version (nude) for me are better ;).

[tobbA]

1. Chate Noire - Great execution and concept, looks like an interesting character
2. jpedro - Great execution and character too... Almost shared first place, but I can only pick one
3. rvdtor - Cool idea with the legs and all :)

[marcuswelbey]

It's hard to decide, great works in this contest.

1st-chat noire. the soft ambient, the volume and shadows in the character, and the equilibrated weight of the centaur.
2nd-jpedro. I love the inocent aspect, the color/tone of scene and the dynamic sense.
3rd-rvdtor. I think is a very difficult work try to give volume to such a stylized figure, but you did it, and the backgtround has and interesting color combination.

so cool works too for me:
bstsk-so clean lines and stylized character.
urih- great concept, so clare.
antarctican- good color and background work.
murdokx- it remember me an ancient war machine
artina- I love this guy, this pose.

[Macaruba]

Here is my Votes and Comments.

It was pretty hard to choose the top 3. I do try to make honest and constructive suggestions so please don't take it the wrong way.

1. Chate Noire - Curl Girl - Excellent characterization and pose, beautifully drawn and coloured.
2. Jpedro - Cute Elf Babe - See above, I liked it better without clothes on!
3. The Antarctican - Caroselle - Great cartoon style as usual, what's your fascination with Sideshows and Fun-Fairs. I think you want to run away and join the Circus!

Wafflekoan - Elephant Warrior - Great weight to this character, slightly awkward hands.
Urih_pta2 - Basketball - Georgeuos character but needs a background.
Bstsk - Lion - Lovely finish to the colouring, there's a story there too.
Tolgatanyel - Creeping Mohawk, I like the solidness of the pose and the intaglio scratch out shading, a touch too static perhaps
Romero - Pegasus Girl - Nice drawing and proportions, wings look a bit under done.
Albertocubatas - Elf Babe Bareback Monstaur - pretty good drawing but there are some weird layering effects going on, there is one hell of an exiting story wrapped up in this one.
Murdokx - Troy - Whacked out idea is great but needs more finishing I think, too messy in the blending.
Artina - Polo - Nice character but I don't like the colour idea on this piece.
Rvdtor - Thin Model - defiantly stylized, it has a weird specter quality to it.
Marcuswelbey - Archer Crusty - Nice character and colouring, perhaps needs more shadow and depth.
The_original_Sean - Hockey Logos - Great drawing and unique idea, but colour design isn't great.
Nuatatori - Water Witch - Freaky scary mood to this one, not enough definition to the edges and the character doesn't connect with the viewer.
Tommoy - Centurian - I like the movement but this needs a lot more refinement.
Cookiedough - Minstrel - Cute take on the subject with nice textures, but I've never seen guitar strings bend quite like that before!
Angel Intheuk - Archer Girl - quite good pose and expression but more blending and finishing needed to this.
Cocou - Samurai - Nice idea, mood and attention to detail but face is a bit weird a,d could have done more to the background.
Enosh B - Knight - Good pencil and shading, but put some work into proportions, look at the hands.
Machua - Blue Mane Babe - Good idea for a character but the placing of the character doesn't give impact.



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

[blackcherry]

I finally have enough posts to vote, yay!

jpedro: My favourite piece :) It's vibrant, warm and happy! Love the design, colours and style of it as well as the pose.
The Antarctican: Love the characters in this one. The expressions and poses are great as well as the idea for the overall piece. Also the overall finish is well presented.
bstsk: Dark with great lighting. Really like the centaur design with a cat body and the body/face is well drawn and proportioned. The pose is great and the simple background sets off the character really well.

Others I really liked were Chate Noire's , Urih_pta2's and Cookiedough's. Great round everyone! :)

[miss.lynette]

Hello, thanks to all who've voted so far! Just a quick message to let you know that voting ends tomorrow morning, so if you haven't placed your vote yet - don't forget to do so! Your vote could make all the difference, so choose wisely!

:)

[miss.lynette]

Voting has now ended - I will be back soon with the results!! :)

[miss.lynette]

And the Winners Are......

1st: Chate Noire
2nd: Jpedro
3rd: Bstsk

Well done all! :)

Note: 3rd place this month was actually tied: both Bstsk and Rvdtor both had the same score; however, as we must have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd, we went through the votes again and found that Bstsk had more 1st place votes cast than Rvdtor, which is how we decided on our 3rd place winner this month. Hope that makes sense!

And congrats to all the following who will also have their work featured in the May issue of 2DArtist magazine:

4th: Rvdtor
5th: The Antarctican
5th: Urih_pta2
6th: Albertocubatas
6th: Artina
6th: Marcuswelbey
6th: Macaruba
6th: Murdokx
6th: Tolgatanyel
7th: Romero
8th: Wafflekoan

Well done! :)

Remember: We can publish an email address or a website with each of the top voted for images in 2DArtist Magazine. Please contact me - lynette@3dtotal.com - with the following info to make sure you get your web/email address featured in the magazine with your image, and to also make sure you get your free issue!

CA name:
Real name:
Email Address:
Website:

Finally, can the top 3 winners - Chate Noire, Jpedro & Bstsk - please contact me as soon as possible so we can discuss prizes and the Making Ofs for 2DArtist Magazine? I will be waiting for your emails... :)

Note: If you haven't come in the top 10, please feel free to still email me with your CA name and your email address and I'll be sure to send you a free download link for the May issue as soon as it's available.;)

Thanks everyone for another great challenge! See you in the Jester thread :D ...

[Chate Noire]

Wow, thanks guys =)

There were a bunch of excellent entries this month, and it's a real honor to get 1st place.

Thanks again, and congrats to Jpedro and Bstsk!