Teen Challenge 100 :: Last Teen Standing

[Nibras]

Welcome to the 100th round of teen challenge. For this special round we will be having a knockout competition known by the name of "Last Teen Standing". The rules and details are below, I hope you all enjoy and push yourselves to new levels.

Round 1

What it is ::

This is a knockout meaning that each participant will be placed in a group. You must each create a piece which follows the theme given and your piece will then be judged against your group member's works. The two people with the highest round from each group will move on to the next round and so the challenge will progress until there is a "Last Teen Standing" (yes I find it awesome to use that)

Rules ::

Anyone aged 13 - 19 may take part

1. Your Piece must be created for teen challenge and no previous artwork is to be used
2. Your piece must show some indication of how you followed the theme
3. You must show at least two WIPs
4. Make sure that the piece is in before the deadline
5. Upload your images using the CA attachment manager
6. Add a border around your image with the theme, your name and teen challenge included

Themes ::

Pick one, the choice is yours individually

Light
Magic
Death
Ancient

Deadline ::

11th of September

Prizes ::

1st Place :: 3 Massive Black downloads of your choice
2nd Place :: 2 Massive Black downloads of your choice
3rd Place :: 1 Massive Black download of your choice

The Winning Piece will be used as the new Teen Challenge Banner

Proceedings ::

From every pool 2 people will go through to the next round. We will make some exceptions though so there may be more then two people as long as the overall group numbers stay even.
Round 2 will have 4 groups of 4 people. Depending on whether we want 3 or 4 rounds either 1 or 2 people will go through to round 3.
Round 3 will either be the final, so one pool of 4 people going for a true battle, or it'll be the semifinals of 2 groups and then there will of course be a 4th round which will be the final. This all depends on the number of people and drop outs that we get.

Judging will be done by us through voting

The Groups ::

Pool 1
Hunchback
Jacob Kobryn
Aragan
Jovian M
Lancer idenoure
BlackDelphin

Pool 2
Benjie
Jasper
Zypherax
Thirumal Amped
Ananda C
Sea Shellis

Pool 3
Dile_
P
Ludic
Pixie Trick
Skyline
Sarynroth


Pool 4
Piemonster
Drd
r y a n o i r
sKMOP
Nyctalgia
Sacari
a la bapsi

Pool 5
Omerta
Pokepetter
Vertical
Dave_
Miki Tikus
JaKkel
Tangmo

Pool 6
Jordyskateboardy
Xinranliu
Epic Key
Crrristian
YJ Lee
Andrew Sona
Sulphur 

Pool 7
Krato
Auncer
Ike Ike
Tyrus
Lilnebo

Pool 8
Dead dude
Tadas
Zelda geek
Ryasenku
minimized
jenny7332




If your name is not included above then please let me now by posting below. It's probably because you signed up later but you can definitely still take part just let me know and I will add you to a group.
I'll be making changes to this first post so if you think there is anything I should include let me know.

Other than that. LET THE BATTLE BEGIN! Start posting your Wips and ideas :D

[minimized]

Missed me, I'm afraid :(

[Sulphur]

Can you pop me on there please? :>

[Jamie Romoser]

:yum:

[Metal Fingers]

gud luck guys!

[Tangmo]

I think you missed me too, but other than that, I really can't wait to try this out! *o*

[minimized]

I'll drop this off here before I go to sleep (it's almost 4AM in Sweden >.<), don't forget to add me to the list! :)

[Crrristian]

oooooooooommmmmmmmmggggggggggg
shit just got real intense hur hur

/2¢

[a la bapsi]

i'm not in that list SHIT NEEDS TO GET FIXED

[Jovian M]

Time to fight, bros.

[Ludic]

Yeah.. I think i'm gonna go with ancient or Magic..

Edit: Oh hey, level 2 Sweet.

[MagicPrincess]

I would like to join also if this is still possible. Thanks! Good luck have fun everyone!
OH, and i'd like the topic "Magic"!

[jenny7332]

I wasn't put on the list either and I signed up at the start :(.

[Nibras]

Da, da :) Gonna add you all

[ryan mcshane]

great topics
heres about 10 minutes work, yeah i know, not much but its just putting my ideas out for people to see the very first stage etc etc etc
will paint this out, and maybe paint one for light as well and see which one i like the most
laters

[xinranliu]

Here is my thumbnail with some values thrown into it. I realized that I don't spend enough time thinking about my composition and whatnot before actually painting.

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C/C welcome!

time to get some refs :)

[Drew Walker]

Sign me up man ! I need to practice some imagination stuff ! Ha ha, I'm gonna fail so beautifully !!!

[Jamie Romoser]

thumbnails and stuff
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[zypherax]

well, I shall be working on death.... I will return with works in progress.

[hunchback]

bring it on mofos! think ill do ancient.

[Jacob Kobryn]

Such BROAD topics... :x I'm not sure which I'll do yet.

[chimp]

Id like to join up now unless its to late..

[Sulphur]

Hokai, here's my first ever attempt at a thumbnail. Its not exactly got the dynamic awesomeness that everyone else will have, but it's adventurous in my standards :P

I went for Ancient, and immediatley got flashes of a sort of tortoise titan that roams its home planet slowly and endlessly. Yeah those are supposed to be volcanoes and trees and stuff on his back, hahah! :nohope:
I was also thinking that the natives of the island on his shell painted him as a form of worship. I dunno lol.

This is going to be such an uphill struggle for me hahah :nohope:

[Drew Walker]

Cool tortoise ! I think if you change the pose so the head and neck is defined clearly in the silhouette that'll make it stronger. Get some reference for those legs (elephant possibly) !

Here's my first vague attempt at something on the theme of magic, a block in and the initial sketch. Generic scenario; sorceress chick floating in the air surrounded by roses in a skimpy dress. I've not done something so imaginative or illistrative before, so beware of extreme ugliness ! I'm not to sure what to do with the background yet, whether to put in clouds or whatever.

I hope it's ok to use reference like this ? Is that cheating ?

Humm it looks like the right leg is outa wack. Well, I blunder on.

[lancer_idenoure]

the 11th like next saturday? wasnt this supposed to start monday? oh well, looks like ill just have to make very good use of the weekend. im gonna do ancient. ill get a wip up hopefully by tonight. then its party time :)

[Sacari]

Here's my sketch for the "Light" theme...
Gonna try doing this in photoshop, but my inexperience with the computer is starting to annoy me :(

[Drew Walker]

A lil WIP for ya ! I've put away the reference now, but i'll probably break open the bridgman and the peck because I haven't actually learnt anatomy >.< ! Faaaaail.

Things to do :

- Make face more attractive.
- Make everything more attractive.
- Decide background content, look up some similar artwork/reference.
- I think it needs another layer of dynanisism/interest, but background may suffice, i'd better find out the hard way...
- Look up how transparent cloth behaves in sunlight.
- Correct skin tones for sunlight temp and reflected light (Research subsurface scattering while you're at it.)
- Simply values (SARGENT :asslick: :D) and push the values on the dress !
- Mooore smexy roses (Oh and look up what roses actually look like you birk.)

Sorry for rambling, I think posting my thoughts will keep me motivated and give some structure to the problem solving. (Which is all that painting is...)

Ok i'll probably do some research before I go to bed. 'Night people !

[Thirumal Amped]

Magic is my choice for this, THINGS WILL BE GETTING EPIC!!!

[Drew Walker]

YEAH SON, SHITS HEATIN' UP!!!! :anime:

Another quick WIP.

I should sleep. Keep watching Stickaid with Charlieissocoollike :P

Sorry for spamming ! Hummm, perhaps etheral wings ?

[ryan mcshane]

CRITS!
loki: legs are too long, push values in the skin, and like everywhere, just to show you adjust the levels in photoshop, see how much better it looks, but dont just do that, study the values and colours in Sargents try to pick the same colours as that, same with the fabric, sargent alwayss paints that soo fucking beautifully!! what topic are you going for? it doesnt read as any of them to me, and crack out the bridgman your anatomy is off, especially the legs. they look like one big form, rather than the thigh, the knee, the calf the angle the foot, it just looks kind of like pants in yours. and brushstrokes are imporatant, use a larger brush to cover larger areas, dont use a small brush to cover large areas, like you did. and edges are very important too! so overal, anatomy, colours, VALUES, edges. go get 'em
Omerta: yours looks really nice, just not readable, just keep working at it, youll get there
sulphur: this isnt a thumbnail, its a sketch. sorry i had to correct you, a thumbnail is a very small 5 minute line and value drawing, to nail composition and come up with some nice shapes and silhouttes. i think you should do 10 thumbnails before you start, i personally have been doing thumbnail sketches all weekend for mine ;)
Sacari: DUDE YOUR LINES ARE DELICIOUS! i can't wait to see it coloured in photoshop! if you need help with anything photoshop related, dont hesitate to PM me :)

i'll upload some more thumbnails later, i think ill go with an enviro/character scene

[Forrest_I]

can you add me on the list please? I'm gonna start on mine right now :)

[Dead Dude]

Been playing around with some ideas for 'Death' and skeched a lil grub. Here he is-

[jenny7332]

I guess a bit of a morbid one... I chose death as my theme. 10 points to whoever guesses what it is :medusachow:

[ryan mcshane]

jenny: is it pikachu? or a cat?


http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1056830&stc=1&d=1283675150
im thinking ill go with the one on the left for light, any thoughts?

[Nyctalgia]

Oh my god, poor pikachu! I'll get started on mine as soon as I'm done with this commission.... which'll probably take all day. Darn architects.

Edit: r y a n o i r, what theme are you picking? Easier to give crit on the thumbs if we know :P

[ryan mcshane]

Light / death
the left one would be light

[jenny7332]

jenny: is it pikachu? or a cat?


http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1056830&stc=1&d=1283675150
im thinking ill go with the one on the left for light, any thoughts?

Pikachu! I'm using a cat photo for reference though, I think the left one looks best too.

[Drew Walker]

Thanks for the awesome crit man ! I'll get started makin' it no so retarded. But maybe i'll keep the legs a lil' bit longer than her other half as a stylistic choice. And urgh, she is blobby !!!

I think yout left thumbnail is the strongest, but I think you'll need some other narattive elements - lookup Phillip Straub for inspiration by the way, he does some similar pieces -, I think the river on it's own would be a nice piece of enviro design but boring ! First thing that comes to mind is disgusting, evil creatures slithering into it and emerging from the other side as angelic, beautiful things.

By the way, how large should I be working ? It's been at 1000x1500, is that too small ?

[ryan mcshane]

loki, i added you on msn so we can instant chat
1000x1500 is a fine size, i usually just go on A3 sizing in photoshop, but its all a matter of what your computer can handle and how much detail you want..
thanks for that artists name! appreciate it :)
i gathered alot of min's stuff for inspiration

[Drew Walker]

Ok, great ! I'll install it on this after i've had my lunch, maybe i'll jump over to the desktop.

@ Dead Dude - What's so 'death' about that ?! Does it eat souls ? Consume the flesh of thoasands ?

@ Jenny - I think I need some alone time with my pikachu after seeing that. Anways, I think that'll look awesome if you put a realistic spin on it ! And maybe get some more funky perspective going on there ?

[ryan mcshane]

jenny your image reminds me of this (http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs499.ash1/27251_108987699118013_100000203491876_228186_32079 15_n.jpg) (randis' pikachu)
and also it looks like its floating, try and make it look more grounded and try to make an atmosphere :)

[Sacari]

I started on mine in photoshop, this is how far I got last night before getting too frustrated....

Crits? Am I going about this right at all???
Or should I just give up and go back to traditional?

[ryan mcshane]

just keep going with it sacari, block all the colours in on one layer, and have the lines on a layer above the colour layer set on multiply so you dont see the white bg, make a background colour or a midtone colour like the skin colour and just start painting on top of that, blocking all the colours in. also look at artists like, john singer sargent, bouguereau and jason shawn alexander for skin colour references and how they handle theyre brushstrokes. good luck!

[Drew Walker]

Also, make a value plan of the painting (do it traditional if you're more comfortable) that you can follow, breaking down the steps into value and colour seperatley is a good approach for beginners.

You can also start grayscale and use overlay layers (Actually, i'm not very familiar with the technique, look it up yourself) to add colour.

Try to think in planes, turn the form, good luck !

[ryan mcshane]

id highly reccomend not to do that grayscale technique, it doesnt teach you anything

[Sacari]

Thanks a bunch for the tips everyone :) I haven't finished anything on the computer in years, so I'm going to try really hard not to climb back into my traditional cave this time...
The computer takes so long though!!! :(

[Drew Walker]

@Ryanoir - I think it has its merits, professionals use it and for beginners it simplifies colour immensley. If glazing is good enougth for the old masters, then surley the digital equivalent has its use ?

Obviously I prefer direct alla prima, what James Kei described as 'kung fu painting' (sargents freakin' brushstrokes !) but technique should be down to circumstance, level of skill and personal preference.

@Sacari - With regards to medium, use what you are most comfortable with. The digital masters generally have years of experience in the 'traditional cave', they learn the fundamentals from that, and then apply them to the convinience of digital. Anyway, the important thing is to keep on pushing ! Finish it no matter what !

[Sacari]

Here's my progress this morning, worked on the face. This is taking so long!!!

[Drew Walker]

Put it in context, people spend 40+ hours on finished pieces, old masters spent months, years on some pieces. Patience is key, so are values. Make sure to set your colour sliders to Hue, Saturation and Value for more accurate colour picking ! It also helps you consolidate your value choices.

You look like you might need to research some facial structure. Also, make sure you don't soften evvverything, it's adding to the washed out look.
Make sure you get those eyes right (whites are too white, no roundness, you need to add lids to make the whites smaller, add darker values, use reference if you're unsure.)
People with white hair usually don't have white eyebrows by the way, even albinos are vaguely blond.

Keep going !!!

[P]

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[Vertical]

Cool stuff everyone, This is gon be goood! Here's a quick value/composition sketch. I'm doing light. More specifically sunrise.:sungod:

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Can you tell what's going on? any tips? I think I gotta find a way to fill up all that empty space..

[Eddieee]

wippy (Death)

edit: thanks for the heads up, Loki

[Drew Walker]

Vertical: For the topic sunrise, would it not be more appropriate to do a piece (staying tangent to your idea of murdering a king) where the king is on the ground, with the sun rising behind him, screaming with terror, a bloodthirsty figure looming over him with dagger poised to strike !

Your compositinal issues are probably arising from a neglect to do small thumbnails and a lack of understanding of perspective.

P: Looking awesome !

Eddieee: Can't see yours ? Red X :(

[Vertical]

Thanks for the crit Loki! I've actually done 7 small thumbnails. They're in my SB now. You're right the perspective's lame, i haven't given it any thought yet. I will pretty soon. And thanks for the suggestion. I actually had that idea before this image popped into my mind, but I prefer this. That's too bloody for my tastes. Also, wip attached, i think it looks way better. In this one I made the knight's emblem more evident. He's supposed to represent the sun, and the king's flags are moons so he's the night. VERY SUBTLE ISN'T IT. Next step is to design everything and then I'll start using perspective and then start painting and then win hopefully.

[Sacari]

So here's where I am with mine... The hair is bugging me...

[Drew Walker]

Sacari: The reason the hair is probably bugging you is because you are painting tiny little strands. This creates a straw like appearance. You want to think about it like ribbons or groups of hair strands, and use a bigger brush. Here's a Gurney Journey post; http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2008/04/hair-ribbon-secret.html. There's another on hair before it.

Vertical: I actually really like that concept ! I can't wait to see a fully realised piece ! Bring it onnnnn !

Crappy WIP... Changed the size of the head, moved the legs, still need to do some more believable anatomy... I'm going to look up hair underwater so I can give it a more 'floaty' feeling. If anyone could give me advice about edges and the background, i'd be more than grateful !

[Nibras]

Great stuff guys, I'll post my own thumbnails and some critiques in the morning :)

[Licorize]

Is it too late to join? :(

If not, it'd be wonderful if I could be added to the list... I'll get started as soon as possible.

[Dead Dude]

@Loki- It was dead when I found it... :P and it looks kinda deadly with the lil spike on it's but.

Might change what I'm doing but I'm gonna try to get it edited on photoshop/coloured/resolved.

Cheers
-DDW

[Pixie Trick]

Awesome work everyone!

Some crits if wanted:

Loki: Keep in mind what you want to be your centre of attention: the lady. Some of the easiest ways to do this is contrast. This being either the contrast between her and the bg (either darker bg or darker dress), as well as the range of contrast in one object, or contrast in colour. Right now what is really sticking out to me is the flowers as they have contrast with the bg on two counts. Another thing to remember is that a shdowed area of an object is not just the colour of the object + black. Human skin tends to stay very saturated throughout.

Sacari: Push the values! :) I too think doing a greyscale study beforehand helps immensly. It doesn't have to be detailed, but it should have the correct values in place. Loki gave a very good link on the hair. Also, there are a couple of ifx workshop tuts online (they should be quite easy to find on the ifx site) that go over hair quite well.

Vertical: Perspective first! Perspective is what gives you basic structure. You put a more complex design upon that structure. All of your values etc. are based upon that structure as well. If you do it later you're going to spend quite a bit of time wrecking a lot of hard work. On another note, isn't sybolism fun!!!! :D

Ok, now my little sketches. Im kinda wobbling between ancient and magic. OPINIONS are much appreciated. :) Actually, I thouht it was interesting that you could mix and match all the topics. eg. Death magic, ancient magic, magic light etc. Anywhoooo...

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[Tangmo]

These topics are so broad, and I don't know what to pick! D:
Thumbnails (so far...)
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[Forrest_I]

Here's what I have so far for what I'm pretty sure will be my submition. I've been sketchy on the last couple ideas I've had but I'm liking how this one is turning out.

Ancient / Death

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/6062/tc100.png (http://img203.imageshack.us/i/tc100.png/)


Here's a child's edit of the final version:

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/7864/tc100wip1.png (http://img828.imageshack.us/i/tc100wip1.png/)

[Vertical]

Oh wow you're right. Perspective is evil! And yes, symbolism is very fun
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Gotta figure out a way to make this work again. It's kinda funny how this is turning out, the original idea that popped into my head looked like this.
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[Andrew Sonea]

Wow, everyone's been super busy. I was a bit hesitant to post at first here (wanted to be all super secret like and amaze everyone at the poll), but it looks like I need a new set of eyes and some really harsh crits on this. Seriously guys, be as harsh as you want. Then be harsher--it's the only way for me to get better.

The topic is Death, in case you couldn't figure it out. And I think I should probably garb some ref about now...so far all from me mind.

[Inkwash]

Another late sign-up here! /raise hand

Alright time to get to work.

EDIT: Quick sketch... I switched on the light before I began so... I bring you the god/slave of light switches! /dodge bricks

Will fix the big and small problems later. School starts tomorrow so I must sleep now to catch the 7:30am bus in the morning. Night CA!~:yayca:

[ryan mcshane]

vertical: perspective is not evil!! its amazing : D

loki: edges bro! and try to copy sargent or another artists skin tones, like i said already..

inkwash: yours is looking very promising, i like the idea :)

Andrew: wow! very dynamic! i love it! just proportion issues, head should be bigger, legs should be bigger and also give him a giant dick.

[Licorize]

Here's a few ideas I came up with... I cant decide on which to use though. :(
Personally, I like the 1st and the last one, but it'd be nice to get other opinions.

The 3rd on from the left is supposed to be a prism and a rainbow, but it's kind of hard to paint a rainbow in black and white. :P

[ryan mcshane]

i like the first one :)

[0zz0]

oke..
bit late but count me in!
i hope i can make it in time but we will see :)

nice drawings so far!
gl all!!

[Drew Walker]

Agreed, first one Licorize!

Ok, so I need to seperate the elements with distinct value change...

Opinions on these different ones ?

Umm i'l try to work on the edges, I'll take another look at Elwell's thread.

Thanks guys ! Seeya later, I got an interview for sixth form college.

EDIT: Urgh these make me want to throw up ! Harsh crits needed !

[Sacari]

Loki: You hands and feet are what needs the most work, I think. They're just kind of blobs at this point, and they don't look quite proportionate. Another thing that's bothering me is that her shoulders have a slant, but her dress cuts straight across. I like the second one the most :)

Licorize: I love the first one! (Light)

Andrew: Definitely get a ref, your anatomy is off, especially in the legs. Awesome pose though.

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Here's how far I got last night. Thanks for all the links on hair everyone. :)

[0zz0]

Oke,

Here my first wip...
guess what the theme is :P
Tell me what you think, crit and commands are very welcome!!!

I hope you like it!

[Miles_]

Agh lame.

Due to work being demanded by my art class in college and freelance clients, whilst trying to go back starting 3 other subjects, essays I forgot to write over summer and still trying to study for personal reasons I can't see myself having time to do this. I hate to do this now and I'm sorry for any inconvenience. Good luck everyone!

[lancer_idenoure]

miles: :( i was lookin forward to goin up against you at some point...haha kind of. i know how that is though, im gonna have almost no time during the week

[Vertical]

andrew Fantastic pose! I wish I could pull that out of my head...When i first saw it though, I thought his head was missing or something. it's so small..so the proportions need work but its great overall.

licorize Nice thumbs! I feel like the sixth one would be nice if some things were tweaked and the fountain was made so it didn't steal attention away from the girl. But I'm gonna say go with the first as well, it's really good.

Loki I think I like the second one best. I hae a question though, why don't you play around with the color of the roses? They're all the same saturated red. Roses can be differently colored. And apparently lilac and purple roses symbolize enchantment, and you're going for the magic theme right? Just an idea.

0zz0 pretty nice. I think you should give the crown an ellipse on his head to make it look like it's resting on his head instead of jutting up from behind it

Vertical Darn it man, think of a composition and stick with it, you'll never get this done if you keep switching everything around!

[Drew Walker]

Umm yeah, they're just blobs right now :P. I hadn't done any work on them so that's why there's no atmospheric perspective or variation in them right now. Thanks for the info, i'll look into it.

Vertical: Move one of the VP's much further away, you're getting distortion. I would reccomend getting the Carl Dobsky perspective videos to cover stuff like ground planes, eye level, measuring in 3d space, cone of vision, it's fundamental stuff that you will need. Otherwise it's cool, but make sure to make the king and his throne a mid-tone to seperate the image into three planes.

Haha, now that miles is out of the running it gives someone else a chance to win :P

[Nibras]

Jeesh guys, did the big bad miles scare you? I black mailed him :)
Miles, it's alright, trust me I feel the same with the freelance, homeworks, essays and doing the 5 highers/ A levels but I am going to try and squeeze it in.

To everyone who signed up late... seriously guys you got 3 weeks to sign up and you all only want to sign up now :( It's no problem of course but I am just going to have to rethink the way the whole competition plays out because of the difference in numbers

Ugggh so busy, gotta run now

[Nyctalgia]

Still working on that commission, so haven't found the time to start yet. Working from I wake up till I go to bed, god darn it.

[Licorize]

lilnebo: Aw, sorry bout that... I would have let you know sooner, but I didn't know the Teen Challenge existed until I saw a couple of posts for it in the WIP section. xD

Everyone Else: Thanks for the input... I followed the advice and went with the first one. :P I'm liking it so far, but i'm having some issues with the dress. I can already tell the thing is going to be a living hell for me.
Anyway, here's what I have so far. Just the basic shapes and lines, and far from finished. The background is blank for the moment, but i'm thinking a night time foresty kinda thing.

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my second WIP.
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[Nibras]

P you're so sexy

[skMOP]

Messy lines in Photoshop that I probably won't clean up.

After struggling to come up with an idea, messing around with stuff from Ancient Egypt to angler fish, I got this idea in a dream.Theme is "Death", I hope it looks like its following it.

Any critiques welcome.

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P: I like that you're doing an environment for this, it looks a bit early in stages, so I can't really critique it too well. Maybe enlarge the canvas size a little at the top so that the left statue isn't getting cut off.

Licorize: Her hand sticks out the most to me, make sure to use some reference for when you're drawing that part. Also it might help to show the other arm/hand? Maybe like supporting her on the thing she sitting on or in her lap.

Vertical: I agree with the distortion bit, the picture feels a bit squished in my opinion.

0zz0: Symmetry could help make this piece really good. Right now it's kind of slanting down from left to right, and it's throwing the picture off.

Sacari: The skintone is a big problem I think, it looks like the typical skin color "Peach". A key to skintones is to color variation, it needs some warmer colors. Definitely go for some darker value as well. I agree that there's something off with facial anatomy, it could have something to do with her looking upwards.

Loki.: The facial expression is kind of hard to read at first. I think the white dress compliments the red roses the best, and as someone said before, different colored roses would help too. In my opinion, if you were to do the white dress one, that blue isn't the best background color choice.

Inkwash: In my opinion, the most original idea! Not sure how much you were focusing on for the anatomy, but his legs need work.

Andrew Sonea Nice dynamic piece so far. His left leg is kind of twisted awkwardly in my opinion though.

Forrest I: Haha awesome sketch, love the values and negative space so far, but I'm excited to see how the 2nd creature fits in with it.

Pixie Trick, Tangmo, I suck more at composition than anything else so I can't really critique thumbs, good luck with your pieces though.

[xinranliu]

P, you probably already know this but throw in some little carrot people for a sense of scale and so that the viewer can relate to the piece. Looking awesome btw.

WIPwipwip here D:

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[Sacari]

Licorize: One thing that really stands out to me is that her forearm looks much too long. I can't really find any issues with the dress that need fixing, so just keep working on it :)

skMOP: I think the hands need to be quite a bit bigger.

[Vertical]

Looking good everybody, keep it up! I think I can be happy with this version.Thanks for the tip on the distortion!

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and now I have 4 days to make it pretty.

[Drew Walker]

Looking AWESOME Xin and Vertical !

Humm should I stick with this one or do something different ? Thumbs included. I think maybe if I push the narrative it'd be more succesful... Dunno. I'd appreciate some input on the story telling aspects and all that jazz.

Thanks, seeya !

[Jacob Kobryn]

What I intend to do is so ridiculously overambitious and there's no way I can pull it off in a week... I don't really care. I really want this piece to be one of if not the best I've ever done.

I plan on showing the metaphysical interconnectedness and duality of life and death and light and darkness. There is death in life, light within darkness, etc... I am going to attempt to illustrate this. I'm going to do it in pen and ink.

I'll enter it into the competition but if I don't finish it in time, I'll keep working on it despite the deadline being through.

[ryan mcshane]

sounds so awesome jake :) can't wait!

[deerinheadlights]

Jeez, I go camping for Labor Day weekend and there's already 3 pages to this thread! Add me to the list please, I'll post a thumbnail this evening and crit people now:

Loki.: I really like that second thumb you posted, it does have more of a story and I like the color scheme. You've expressed some frustration at the other piece and you still have 4 days so go for it if you're looking for a change!

xinranliu: I like the titans idea! I think you should really push the lighting from the lightening and fire though, because the titans look enough like stone they don't need to be all brown.

Great work everybody!

[ike_ike]

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm257/IkeFrog/city-of-devils-7-9-10.gif

so i was going to do thumbnails but then got lazy after the first one. then i mangled the composition and forgot to remove the grid. erk.

EDIT: Hell-ooooo, page 4.

[Drew Walker]

That looks quite nice, but what's the narrative ? I'm not really feeling any specific intent from the angel of death dude except that he's chillin'.

[lancer_idenoure]

haha oops. i was posting this last night and i hit preview post, then forgot to actually post it.

P: haha little bobby chiu influence?

anyway, heres my wip. tried somethin new: stating in b/w and adding color...dont like it too much. so i spent a lot of time trying to get it to a point where i like where it was going. i had 2 kids right beneath him holding shovels like they dug him up...eh. any crits?

[Sacari]

So here's some more progress on mine. I finally have the rest of her blocked in, and I'm working on pushing the values like everyone's been telling me, but I think I could still go darker...
Not quite sure what I'm gonna do with the background yet :|

[Drew Walker]

Lookin' good Sacrai ! I think you need to make the robot a lighter value to separate it, make it a stronger mid-plane.

I think the kids with shovels is a good idea, maybe have one threatening it with a slingshot ?

[Jamie Romoser]

more blobs and stuff
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[deerinheadlights]

Doing "Ancient," here's a WIP

http://i53.tinypic.com/2e51f92.jpg

I was thinking about making it more than 'fish thing just hangin' by making the fish sleeping with tree roots growing around some parts like it was slumbering.

[a la bapsi]

http://a.imageshack.us/img838/3305/hurr.jpg
ideating

[Pixie Trick]

... hmm. I'm not overly struck.

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[Benjie]

That baby's gonna give me some headaches I know it.... don't like this thing totally yet need to work harder!!!
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[Vertical]

Fantastic stuff everybody!

[Eddieee]

Progress-ish

[Sulphur]

Stupidly busy week this week, alot of school art I need to keep on top aswell as alot of other crap; rarely had the chance to do my own thing.

Finally been blessed with some time tonight though, so I got cracking on Monsieur Tortuga today. Theres no way I'll have time to do all the mountains and trees on his back so i'm just going to have volcanoes instead - should still add all the tribal marks at the end though :)

Made his face cute instead of scary. I like it that way :heart:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/hellsain/TORTUGA1.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/hellsain/TORTUGA2.jpg

Referenced elephant legs like Loki suggested. Thought it looked too long at first but maybe it's growing on me?

[Drew Walker]

Haha, you didn't have to take them litereally, you could've squashed the proportion of them :P. But it's cool, I think the final will be great (You also need to introduce something to show scale)

[Pixie Trick]

Ok, something new and really fast. There's going to be a ghost gerbil rising from the shoebox.

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[Vertical]

uuuh. still got a long way to go and a lot to learn..any tips on color would be appreciated.

[skMOP]

Slapped some values on..The sketch is losing it's essence I think, and the girl's arm are definitely not right, but I'm not sure how. Crits welcome.
School is taking such a bigger toll than I planned on.. Especially cross-country and math. Pre-calc is killing me haha.
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Sulphur: I like the longer legs, but they look a bit wobbly. It looks like he just got new legs and aren't used to them yet.

Vertical: There is still some perspective issues there, like the stairs aren't matched up with everything else (the banners for instance). The figure in the chair isn't very readable at the moment, he looks like he's leaning out of the chair but I'm not sure. I'm not really that good with color, but to me, the rainbow colors on the ceiling aren't doing anything for me.

Pixie Trick: I think the perspective a little off. Sorry for not having anything better.

Eddieee: Looking good so far! One thing I'm not sure about is the skull on his shoulder. It's just there, if it was a shoulderplate, it should be covering the top of the shoulder too, right now it looks kind of off to me. I think his left hand needs work too. Great colors on the piece so far though.
more crits later.

[hunchback]

real awesome that everyone is just pouring it on here. good work everyone!

quickie :assspank:

[0zz0]

hey all,
i see a lot of nice drawings here! its gonna be a good challenge!

here my new wip.
hope you like it...
as you can see coloring is not my thing.
tell me what you think!!!!!!

[deerinheadlights]

I made the ancient fish more scarred up and added rocks and some underwater lighting, but now I feel like I've added so many overlya layers it's like blown out? It's time to do those trees.

http://i52.tinypic.com/aphh0z.jpg

[0zz0]

deerinheadlights i like your fish, its kinda looks like it can come to life, but maybe try to add some sparklings on the scales and Gill

ok here is mine, i think its done, im not sure yet.
crits or tips are very welcome:a!::a!::a!::a!::a!:

[Forrest_I]

OzzO The throne looks pretty bland. You still got a few days to finish this so you should keep working on it. Make it as detailed as possible.

[BlackDelphin]

Hello everyone!

I'm trying to tackle the light theme.
Had a hard time deciding what to draw,
but it's finally starting to come along.
Added some values too.

Good luck to you all!

[Forrest_I]

Here's another update for mine. I changed it
so I'm just gonna have the dragon be breathing
fire instead of killing another dragon. Crits and
comments are appreciated :D

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/3826/tc100wip2.png (http://img815.imageshack.us/i/tc100wip2.png/)

[Licorize]

Everyone's looks so wonderful... :O

As far as crits go, I dont really see anything that hasn't been pointed out already. Only one tip I feel I can add.

Forrest_I: I like the effect so far, but it'd be neat to add some more dramatic lighting. A dark background (Night time or a cave perhaps) and a very bright fiery flame would create a more interesting look, I think.

Also, don't forget to harden up those edges near the neck and wing. :P

And here's my second WIP... I still have a ways to go, but hopefully ill finish it in time. I'll probably be part of the last minute submissions on Saturday though.
Feel free to add crits, too! I haven't done anything to the dress since the last WIP, so I'm aware that the lighting is pretty off.

[Tangmo]

@Licorize: This isn't really much of a crit, just more of a suggestion and I hope it helps. I'm thinking that leaving her other arm out isn't bad, but positioning it so the viewer can see it could be something to try out. Maybe have it resting on her lap or lightly touching her face with her other hand can add more of a sensual mood and release some of the stiffness. Btw, I'm loving how her hair is so sculpted!

Other than that, there's not much I can critique on. You guys are doing awesome! ;_;

Here's my WIP. I think this is the only idea that could be done by Saturday lol, I just hope I can finish this. The theme is magic, and her reflections are taunting at her new "dress". I need a LOT of critiques (especially on the composition and perspective/foreshortening) so the process can go smoother for me and to at least squash any mistakes.
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[YJ Lee]

Ugh....feeling stupid to have started this at the last moment, so many things to fix up so many things to redesign needs background contrast messed up *pulls out hair*.
Hope it fits the theme magic...

looking forward to everyones finished pieces!

[ryan mcshane]

YJ lee, looking wonderful mate, keep at it :)
Hunchback, greaaaaat work dude! GO GET THEM!
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some more..
comments welcome? i know its bad! looking for crits :B

[SLIMEface]

Super busy moving for uni so will have to submit this for my final:/

Everyone elses looks great!

[Nibras]

Auncer, rules. 2 wips :(

[ryan mcshane]

nibras, what if he painted it in one sitting?

[0zz0]

Forrest_I thx for the tip dude, i hope this is what you meant.
i really like your dragon!
lilnebo
sry that i was late to say im in, but when do i know in what pool i am?
question 2: when will there be a final threat?


ok here is my final

[Vertical]

Guess this is my last wip before finishing. I'm gonna make the floors reflective I guess. Cuz reflective floors look cool. Awesome stuff everybody. And Tangmo, I think spider's legs start under their abdomens, not on the side.

[hunchback]

k heres the update, scale wasnt awesome enough so i fixed that gonna add stuff to it now to make you know cool . O_O

good work everyone!

Auncer: great to see someone did a traditional piece, not a digital piece. you have balls sir!

[Sacari]

Haven't gotten too far thanks to school starting :(
Working on the wings now...
NO idea what I want to do with the background.

I'm gonna be one of those last minute submissions....

[ryusenka]

wow, didn't realize that this was up already. I think I'll go with lighting. Here's my rough, hopefully later on I'll get a more refined version.

Comments are greatly appreciated :D

[xinranliu]

Almost there D:

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[Tadas]

wip
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5923/envirskethch.jpg
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5053/envirskethch2.jpg

[gothrokkprincess]

I wanna join, but I'm afraid it's too late.. or is it? o no;

[pokepetter]

.....

[inzai]

hmm, just realized today, that deadline is tomorrow.. so i started some ideas.. here is one. probably not having time to finish tho' :/

[inzai]

here is another idea/wip... :E

[Dave_]

Last week has been too hectic to put in the hours. So probably have to do most of it tomorrow D:

[Ananda C]

damn, i haven't had time this week and i probably won't be able to do this on time =(

[Benjie]

blllaaaa here it is so far, painting makes me hate myself.

insane stuff Dennis O..o
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[skMOP]

By the deadline being tomorrow, is it tomorrow at 11:59?

edit: wtf why are you guys so good

[Vertical]

Guess I'm gonna call it done. Now all that's left to do is wait and hope I don't look totally lame next to the guys in my pool. Amazing stuff everybody!

[a la bapsi]

pussing out, guise. sorry.

[Tangmo]

@Vertical: I can't believe I did that lol, such a spider fail.

Last WIP I think, I just hope that I can get it done by tomorrow. :\ Comments needed on the perspective badly haha.
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[Jamie Romoser]

hm lets see im not the best at crits
hunchback-always cool textures you got going dude atmospheres looking good on your update
xinranliu- epic concept going I want a golem like that to plunder citys!
Vertical-got a nice focal point going there
Tadas- digging the colors man
pokepetter-lookin sick! nailed that lighting ace man
Dennis-gotta go with Benjie lookin insane pallets awsome with both peices
Benjie-try and put those feelings of frustration back into your art Ben fresh concept you have going
Tangmo-thats way cool I think you handeled the perspective well. I like the reds you used in the shadows

not sure if there was more time cause all the time zones are all wacky
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[Forrest_I]

ugh, I don't know if I'm gonna be able to finish by tomorrow. I scrapped my original idea cause I went a little crazy with the light effects and it just started looking bad. Hopefully I'll be able to think of something and draw it by tomorrow :(

EDIT:
Alright, so here's a quick sketch of an idea I have for light. I really like the concept and am happy to do something humorous. Crits and comments please!

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/6959/maybew.png (http://img186.imageshack.us/i/maybew.png/)

[hunchback]

heres my final unless i get more time to work on it

[ryan mcshane]

hunchback, all i see on yours is white splatter.. weird

[Jacob Kobryn]

So "real life" took hold this week. This has been one of the busiest weeks I've had in a long while, between school, commissioned work, and a concert I'm playing in tomorrow which has demanded a ton of work. If I have time tomorrow after the show I'll try to make something up quickly, but until further notice I am resigning from this competition. I thought it'd be much earlier when I signed up and this has been just the worst timing.

So this officially makes me the WORST teen artist on the site... Prod me and point and laugh, if you'd like.

[skMOP]

Posting for now, just in case today is the real deadline and it's not 11:59 of Sept 11. Is there going to be a finals thread or is this it?

WIPS:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TIwlPXnOqDI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/ue_YRwtZmXE/LTS%20R1%20Lines.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TIwlPsm0NiI/AAAAAAAAAKU/2HjGZa9ZxQc/LTS%20R1%20bw.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TIwlPeCP5II/AAAAAAAAAKM/TqXhlKpL4yg/lts%20r1%20steps%20bw.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_0049F4bKCQE/TIwlPCBKp9I/AAAAAAAAAKI/vGDpgZDntWQ/lts%20r1%20overlay.jpg

[lancer_idenoure]

alright, i wont be able to even get to a computer at all tomorrow so heres my final. not quiiiite done...just slapped on a crappy background and didnt paint in the kids, but i guess it gets the point across.

btw, i dont see a finals thread yet, lilnebo, so ima post it here.
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im seein some awesome stuff...is this really teen challenge!? haha good luck people!

[Forrest_I]

Alright, here's my last WIP I'm posting before posting the final. I'm liking how it's turning out so far. Crits and comments!

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/3351/lightj.png (http://img185.imageshack.us/i/lightj.png/)

[P]

Forrest_I, I love your idea!

it was a very busy week and a lot of stuff still needs to be done, it will be hard to keep this up. and aaah this is what i came up for this round, hm I'm sorry for not listening to your critics people, i was trying a lot of variations, a lot of thing just didn't seem right for me so i left it this way.

and yeah its FINAL
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[Forrest_I]

Hooray! I finished! :D

[Sarynroth]

urgh with the stuff i've had to get ready for uni i completely forgot about this, oh well there's always next time.

[ryan mcshane]

if i was still a merman, i'd totes live here.

final thread?

[Dave_]

Heres my piece of crap, I wish I had about 10 more hours or so.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/kettino/TC100Dave_.jpg?t=1284210292

[Sacari]

Well, I think I'm done...

[zelda_geek]

Well, here's my two WIPs. The topic is ancient:

[BlackDelphin]

Forest_I, i love your idea too, very nice!

I would have liked to find out earlier about the challenge
so i could spend more time on it, but that's that.

Here's my final

[minimized]

So many awesome entries.
Hope this one stands a chance :)
(sorry if the attatchments are supposed to be smaller >.>)

[deerinheadlights]

Here's my final

http://i55.tinypic.com/4uao2c.jpg

[Andrew Sonea]

Jeez, all the other artwork in this thread makes me feel that much worse about mine. Let's just hope I make it to round two... anyways, here's the final. Done from imagination, but ref used on the hands and knee.

[Jamie Romoser]

final was a struggle but overall was fun and think I learned something from it
color and light ah so hard to get right
time to get out a socialize now been locked away in the dungeon for a week XD

Time wages on battles fought beasts slain. All to remind her of her loved one who once stood bravley beside her. All that is left ragged bones blisterd by the heat of the sun. Isolated.. not knowing where the future leads.The flowers drift in the wind as she lets go of her memories the final good bye. Death.
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[Jovian M]

All I got done were a bunch of thumbnails that I don't really feel like posting. Sort of had a shitty week. Sorry, folks.

[Nyctalgia]

WIPs:
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Final:
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A planet escaping from the darkness and into the light, oooor maybe it's the other way around. 'cause that turned out to be one freaky nebulae!

Anyhow, had planned a lot of more details/planets/stars/spaceships and other goodies. But the commission that was supposed to take one day took six, so I didn't really have time for this. Nebo, you're allowed to spank me now. :(
Oh, and on the topic of spanking, I owe you one since there's no finals thread yet!


Edit: Oh fuck it looks like planet-pacman escaping from nebulae-ghosts.

[Drew Walker]

Oh lord i'm a failure. Did I miss the deadline ? It's still technically the 11th here.

[EpicKey]

OK so i must say...im not happy with the stuff ive made..its not finished ..the idea isnt good enough i guess...well dunno what else to say just that ill try to do better if i make it to the next round :)
i started this idea this morning...the earlyer idea was so shallow so boring...but in the wip's ive posted it anyway so you could see...bla bla glowing hands..and in the main idea..well fairy bitch...also boring i guess...
I have tried to do it in a few hours so its rushed.

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[Nyctalgia]

@Loki
Naw, you can still post it. It's still the 11th a lot of places, including where lilnebo's at. :)

@EpicKey
Love that one, shame you couldn't finish it, mate!

[Eddieee]

Final + wips

[zelda_geek]

Final:

[Sulphur]

Eeek here's the final :bashful:
He changed alot since the first sketch. I'm happy with the result :)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/hellsain/TORTUGA100.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/hellsain/TORTUGA2-1.jpghttp://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/hellsain/scribblypig.jpghttp://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/hellsain/iono2.jpg

[Drew Walker]

Yeah.... it's crap. Kinda hate it. Learned some stuff, so it wasn't exactly a waste. Love your stuff guys ! I'll try harder next time -.-

[jenny7332]

This week was absolutely hectic! Unfortunately my school work has to take precedence over TC :( so there hasn't been much progress and I'm wondering if I'll actually be able to complete it on time.

Here's a wip anyway.

[PieMonster]

Here's mine, I managed to save it low resolution. Yay! :D

[Benjie]

wops I might be a tad late :S

[Licorize]

Well I was a bit pressed for time and on the verge of falling asleep while finishing this, so it's certainly not exactly what I hoped it would be. However I did enjoy working on it, and feel it helped me improve a bit. :)

She's supposed to be a sort of embodiment/sorceress of light who is currently summoning some of her minions. ;P

[xinranliu]

Final~

EDIT: forgot the wip's haha

[skyline]

i havnt been able to post my wips all week because by dam tinterweb has been playing up! it took at least ten mins to get ca to load! so here is what i have too offer. i am happy with the visuals, but am sory to say the idea isnt too origonal. 1061145
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[skyline]

- for some reason my images appear twice as dark when i upload them! any ideas- what should i do? do they look dark to everyone else? it looses allot of the deatail. :(

[YJ Lee]

agh I feel bad for such a lame entry...kinda lost motivation halfway and it shows through and everyones got some deep story for theirs, mine is one giant cliche...oh well haha

and damn you piemonster :)

[ryusenka]

Darn, I dont think I can make the deadline if it's at the end of today. Scanner is on the fritz :/

[Pixie Trick]

Phew! I wasn't sure i I could finish this by the end of today. So here's the final and the other wip. :) Good luck to everyone!

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[Tangmo]

30 minutes until the end of the 11th, phew! It's so rushed haha, I wish I spent more time on this.
WIPS:
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FINAL:
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[Diarum]

PieMonster...............
*faints*

*wakes up*
Man that is SO sick dude, man I love it!!!!

[Diarum]

Damn you Double post!

[jenny7332]

I don't know if this is too late and I don't mind if you don't count it because of it's lateness... but anyway this is it "finished"

[Tadas]

I'm late and I didn't find time to finish this :/

[Andrew Sonea]

So, uh, what's happening? Not to pressure you Lilnebo, but when is the poll being posted, and when does the next round start?

[Nibras]

Sorry guys, life is extremely busy. I'll post up finals thread, upload all your images there and then I'll post up a poll tomorrow. You have a two day break and the next round starts

[BboysnakedawgG]

@Sacari: White power much?!