Congrats to Shelly Wan: Winner of Last Man Standing 2!

[strych9ine]

Another fierce dome, another lone champion. Out of the initial pool of 271 competitors, Shelly Wan has fought her way through the masses to become the sole champion of the Last Man Standing 2 thunderdome! Congrats Shelly, it was an amazing run. And congrats to the other 4 competitors who made it to the final round of this dome, you all produced some truly amazing art over the course of the competition. I think I can speak for everyone involved that it was a pleasure to watch you guys and gals do what you do best time and time again.

As a bonus, Rob at ImagineFX has offered up 1 year subscriptions to his magazine for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place artists in this round. Not only that, but there will be a news story running on the winners. Thanks Rob! The to the top three placers, send me you mailing info so that we can hook you up with those subscriptions pronto!

Thanks to DSIllustration (Dan Dos Santos), Greg Manchess, Imp Head (Brian Despain), Irene Gallo, Living Rope (JS Rossbach), and Aleksi Briclot for the difficult task of judging the final round. Thanks as well to all the other artists that lent a hand judging over the course of the dome!

Without further ado, the results. 6 points were awarded for 1st place, 4 for second, 3 for third, 2 for fourth, and 1 for 5th.

1st place - 36 points - Shelly Wan
2nd place - 19 points - Nicolas
3rd place - 17 points - Vyle
4th place - 16 points - Poshspice
5th place - 8 points - Icon

It's been a blast. Keep an eye out for Last Man Standing 3... it's only going to get bigger and better from here.

A Shelley Wan LMS retrospective...

[DavePalumbo]

I can't say as it's a surprise to me, beautiful and consistent work all the way through. Congratulations!

[Helzon]

Oh hell yes!....Many Congrats Shelly!

[poise]

Beautiful Shelly, Congratulations!!!
These are really a lovely Group of paintings you have. Very nice.:)

[Steph Laberis]

AHHHH SHELLY!!! I'm so proud of you!!!! *tacklehugs* Way to go hon, I hope it was worth totally busting your ass for this! We must celebrate next time you come around these parts!

[AmishCommy]

hmm, i remember calling it from the start. Congrats Shelly!!!

[Ilaekae]

My dear young lady...

I have dropped to my knee and bowed my head in tribute to your power in this competition...<3







...I'll type more when I can get myself back to a standing position...which should take about a week or when my wife gets home--whichever comes first.

[entdroid]

Congrats Shelly! Way to go girl!!! :D
Your work is so stunning, looking at all of these together is really inspiring!!!

Now you can change that to "Last WOMAN Standing" Cody :P

[0kelvin]

Great work Shelly! You totally kicked ass!

Congrats to all the competitors for another great contest!



0kelvin

[Art_Addict]

Congratulations Shelly !
Your entry was my favourite out of that last round. Gorgeous work !

[Arctis]

mmmh... some serious stuff. Bravo :)

[redehlert]

YEEHAW! Go grrrl! Nice job to all, but wishes got granted. Props to ya Shelly!

Now...let's get started on LMS 3. :)

[sve]

Congratulations, beautiful art and well deserved victory...

[seba_boi]

Correction: Last Woman Standing... ;)

That last piece just oozes sophistication...

[Briareos]

Congratulations, it was the strongest (and my favorite). :lineart:

[James Kei]

Congrats Shelly!
And thanks again Cody for an awesome show.

[guggemmaneuver]

drip drip drip
there goes an eyegasm

[m@.]

Yep congrats Shelly! you deserved it :) congrats to all competitors too, it was an amazing experience. Can't wait for the next one :D

[asoir]

darn. can't say im surprised. nice job.

[Ostrander]

Congrats Shelly! A well deserved victory. :)

[Gryphon]

Congratulations, Shelly! That last one was definitely my favorite painting of the dome, and I'm glad to see you get the recognition that you deserved.

[JAG.]

Congratulations Shelly.. you've out-done yourself and inspired us all. Thank you ;) - JAG

[Aly Fell]

Indeed! Congratulations Shelly, it was an honour to lose to you! ;) A wonderful piece! And a fab competition!

[Denart]

you and Jason Chan go get together

[Brendan N]

Grats Shelly! All these, especially yours, will have a long and proud run as my desktop bg - really wonderful work. All 5 of you!

- d.

[DSillustration]

congrats, girly.
you deserve it.

[AmishCommy]

Donato and Dave Seeley looking at this thread. Uber props for that, Shelly.

[ikuru]

Well Done!

[Mr Man]

Well done! It looks as though you really pushed yourself hard for this, congratulations!!!

*Holds up drink*

[masque]

congratulations, Shelly, absolutely the best woman won! that final work is just so splendid, i spent hours enjoying it when it came up in the TD thread. a beautiful windup to an amazing effort.

btw, are those your competitors, cowering in justifiable awe? :wink:

[Interceptor]

Shelly Shelly Shelly. Congrats! Each image has caused me to spend hours of my life staring into my monitor :)

Great work!

-Loren

[0shade0]

yay! wished for no one else! :)

[nonie]

Congrats, Shelly! You deserved it :)

[Icon]

:p I said I was rooting for you! w00t

[fersteger]

great job, awesome pics, well deserved:bashful:

[dogfood]

I'm already carving little graven images of you, Shelly-dearest.

[White Rose]

wow... YAY!!!! Congrats Shelly!!!!
all of your beautiful art peices rocked beautifully!!!
With the paintbrush/stylus as your sword and your wacom tablet(pallet as your shield

You definitely took no prisoners :) congrats again ^_^

[shadoman]

Congrats to Shelly!! Nice set of portfolio works.

Thanks once again to Cody.

[Idiot Apathy]

Wooooooooo! I should have bet money, if I had any. Congrats!

[emily g]

Congrats Shelly! I'm so happy for you!

[jrr]

wow, that's something

[Bowlin]

Congratulations Shelly! You deserved it alright... Amazing work!

[SBACHAN]

Congrats Shelly, well deserved.All of your entries were stunning... hats off to ya. :yayca: :yayca: :yayca:

Congrats to Posh, Nic, Icon, and Vyle. You guys are amazing.....:yayca: :yayca: :yayca:

[Mr. Visions]

Congradulations Shelly. Your work was simply epic all the way through, like a soundtrack plays as I scroll down the screen and see your pieces. Great win and great way to represent.

- Visions

[nicolas]

*cries*

All joking aside, Shelly... you beat us fair and square!! If you wouldnt have won this round I wouldve been very surprised because it was clear a s day to me as soon as I saw the thread that the cup will end up in your hands!
Congratulations to you!!

and congrats to the rest of the gang too, thank you for the battle....

AND thank you Cody!!!!!! for once again putting up a mammoth Thunderdome!!! You are the MasterBlaster of CA!!!

[strych9ine]

Maaaaaster BLAAAAASTER!

WHO RUNS BARTERTOWN?

[ikuru]

Cody, is there any hopes up for another LMS?

[noiion]

So I guess we need to change this to the last "Woman" standing. Congrats, Shelly. I wouldn't be suprised if anyother finalist win either. The images are great all around. I bow to you all.:bow: :bow:

[Molly]

Beautiful work Shelly, all the way through that battle!

And yeah, they should change it to Last Women Standing

Mx

[magicgoo]

Well done, girl! Brava!

[JL.Alfaro]

beautiful, amazing work, congratulations well deserved!!!

[vigostar]

i just love how each one has a different approach from the previous entry.. amazing work. Well deserved win.

[Living Rope]

It was a true HONOR to judge this round again. Every competitor has reached such heights over the two last rounds especially... thanks for the inspiration friends !

Congrats to Shelly, your last piece is mindblowing, so poetic and masterful.

[Nerahla]

Its a true inspiration, thanks for sharing your beautiful vision! :) Congratulations!

[Shelly Wan]

Thanks my friends,

I am quite at lost for words now... The past 8 months has been a great journey. I had the idea of coming into this dome as the lucky all-girl TD winner, just to get my ass kicked by the big guys~ ;) So I came in with fear in my heart; yet I wanted to represent the females on this forum, to be able to use this picture at the end of the day and say:

http://lotr.darthscreencapture.com/ROTK/D/24/image/eowyn_208.jpg

...Exactly. And now i can! it's a great feeling. Guys don't get me wrong, i have great respect for my oponents in each round, and this pic in no way imply you guys are the bad guys, Hack, i am not even blonde! :^^;: it's just nice to be ABLE to say it!

Now as i look back onto this experience, one thing i gather worth sharing is: "To respect your own and every artist's individuality". As the rounds evolve, i see definite personal preference and choices emerge in everyone's pieces that's amazing to witness. i never knew what kind of piece i was going to do, and now i see them i am always surprised: "this is Mine?" the part of me that i don't even understand myself came out and played. and that would have never happen if i didn't try to reach higher and put my time into this competition. I hope you guys/girls will enjoy that feeling in the Domes that are sure to follow, and i will gladly cheer you on!

To the girls:
I love there are two females in the final round, Icon and myself, and other girls have contributed great work along the way(Yumiko, Poise, to name a few). I need to thank Magicgoo again for bringing all the girls together in the first girly TD; i would never be here without all you girlys on this forum:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/shellywan/Picture801.jpg
(not all pictured above of course! clearly we are missing Posh! :P )

and i am very proud of our effort that went into creating the Pinup Callendar for this great forum:

http://www.conceptartstore.com/chwhodrchca.html

We have created this to celebrate the female artists on this board, and to generate some donation for this Great place that inspires each and everyone of us. Without CA.org, competition in this scale would be unimaginable. I hope we can all take a little cash and support this forum as well. :wink:

Love to you all~
sw

[Icon]

I love you Shelly!! <3 <3 <3 <3

edit: It's just that what she posted really touched me. I'm so proud, and happy to be a part of this community as well... I can't wait to come back, and promote more female-ness but above all, more CA-ness!

[Harold D Carr]

wow that is amazing, man i wish i could do that stuff

[Aly Fell]

...(not all pictured above of course! clearly we are missing Posh! :P )



:P to you too! ;)

[Oblio]

Humble congratulations.
I have prepared the magic of your next days... may it come out with greatness for you.
and.. see you in Itally ;)

[ikuru]

cool pic shelly! where is that?
are you all over in CA or summetin?

[Lone Wolf]

Congat's Shelly.:) Great work.

[steak-tron]

Congratulations Shelly :)

[romance]

Congratulations Shelly!

[Ilaekae]

For all of you who want to marry Shelly, the line forms to the right. I'd suggest lining up by height, size of candy box or type of bouquet...and take a shower first...



'n9ne, get yer finger outa yer nose! Jeeeezuz...

[ikuru]

For all of you who want to marry Shelly, the line forms to the right. I'd suggest lining up by height, size of candy box or type of bouquet...and take a shower first...



'n9ne, get yer finger outa yer nose! Jeeeezuz...

LoL yeah, Good idea, can we marry any of thoes other girls in that pic aswell?

[redehlert]

which one is you, shelly? i think i recognize icon. ;)
cheers and congrats again!
d

[nicolas]

LoL yeah, Good idea, can we marry any of thoes other girls in that pic aswell?


hahahaha.... you make it sound like some sort of marriage Bazaar!

[Chris Noeth]

Congrats Shelly! Fantastic work!

Best wishes,

Chris

[ikuru]

hahahaha.... you make it sound like some sort of marriage Bazaar!
Mmmmm... Marriage Bazaar! I allready had my pic... ;)

[Beelow]

Congrats Shelly! XD

[JasonChan]

Wow, I'm late to the party...

Congratulations, Shelly! I had no doubt in my mind that you would win :)

Looking forward to seeing your book XD

[Dirty C]

You eat green berets for breakfast.

[kaktuzlime]

Congrats!

[Salavin]

Oh wooow!
Simple wonderful. Well done Shelly ♥