Chow 105 :: VOTING :: Amaterasu

[S.C. Watson]

FINALS ONLY
-=ROUND 105=-
-=AMATERASU=-

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IF WE HAVE MORE THAN 45 ENTRIES - NOT ALL ENTRIES WILL MAKE IT TO POLL
A MAXIMUM OF 45 ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THREE CATEGORIES:
CATEGORY 1 - Beginner's category
CATEGORY 2 - Intermediate's category
CATEGORY 3 - Advanced's category

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

Depending on round turn out, the number of accepted entries in a given Category may vary from round to round. For example, if only 5 Advanced entries are made, that leaves EXTRA 10 slots open for Intermediate and Beginner.

Only Advanced Entries will be accepted for the the thumbs on the Queens Roster. If no Advanced entries are available for a round, then it will fall to the Intermediates. If no Intermediate are available, then it shall fall to the Beginners.

For further information on how this works, please see this post. (Still being updated at this time).
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SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY:
1: You must submit ONE full sized image.
2: Make sure your name and CHOW # are EASILY READABLE on your entry.
3: Use the Standard format (Below);

Due to a very generous donation of a Photobucket Pro Account, you will no longer have to worry about the thumbs


PLACE THE IMAGE IN A FRAME WITH YOUR NAME/TOPIC
SAVE YOUR FILE IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
Chow##_Nickname
example: "CHOW#100_Oregano.jpg"

THE REST IS EASY:
1: No comments before poll is set.
2: Sit back and enjoy the show.
3: Good luck to all.

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HONORABLE MENTION

Good image, but pose was copied.


Doesn't fit the brief.


Good image. Was in Intermediate, but not quite strong enough.


Good image. Was in Intermediate, but not quite strong enough.


Face is a direct copy from an existing image.


Good image. Was in Intermediate, but not quite strong enough.


Didn't feel the image fit the brief.


Good image. Was in Intermediate, but not quite strong enough.


Didn't fit the brief - also, try not to mirror an image. The artificial balancing makes it look awkward and doesn't work in your favor.


Good image. Was in Intermediate, but not quite strong enough. Was in last round of cuts.


Just not quite strong enough. Intermediate cut. Bump the style next time.


Voluntary cut to make room for others.


Went back and forth on this one several times. Ultimately decided to cut it, but really like the style regardless.

[DeKal]

DeKal

[Wiggers]

Wiggers

[blumarling]

[Discoskull]

Discoskull

[Joey-b]

[Define.]

Amaterasu is beautiful, caring, and she loves to bake!

[Lalilulelo]

LaLiLuLeLo

[Chance.]

[skorpi]

Amaterasu

[platypus_green]

Amaterasu relaxing in her garden

[StephenMReed]

stephenreedillustration.com

[madhatter106]

Our heroine Amaterasu - through the filter of a late 1990's Japanese teenager dressed in decora-chan street fashion.

[Wolfaya]

Wolfaya.deviantart.com

[tsujni]

[Lege1]

=) Awesome work everyone!

[Clort]

First post here; I'm not sure how the whole attaching images things goes but here I go.

[Tipa]

My first time posting
Please tell me if i did something wrong with the posting rules.


"Amaterasu was the one who showed the people their beauty and potential." (from the second reference link given)

[FilRam]

Here´s my entry

[candyjanney]

My version of the Goddess.

[Arthemis IX]

Arthemis IX - Amaterasu

When Amaterasu opens her fans, the sun comes up. Her tentacles represent the sunbeams, reaching for the lands beneath her...

[IceMoon]

IceMoon - Amaterasu

[Saiya-chan]

Amaterasu on her way to light the skies, and the world below her with her sunfire filled lamps...

(first chow ever here ;3)

[flashrabbit]

"The goddess Amaterasu become impregnated every evening by her husband Susanowa (not her brother in this story ;/).
He then lifts her up with a gentle breeze and she gives birth to the sun each morning."

[zephyri]

[cakeypigdog]

ta doo!

The young chap in the foreground is her grandson Ninigi-no-Mikoto who she sent to pacify japan and whose own great-grandson became the first emperor, Emperor Jimmu.

[dusty imp]

[Obson]

[Cookiedough]

My final. The rooster is a reference to the myth where the gods try to fool Amaterasu by making it call for the morning. The tree is a reference to the tree gods planted with white ribbons in honor of her.

[ryuloulou]

ryuloulou