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At 2/29/08 12:03 AM, creepyboy wrote: WIP

I finally decide to do something for the contest, I've been working on this for 6 whole hours, I'm tired, I'm gonna sleep.

Is this traced?

ummmmmmmmmm???

hey i made this one also but it looks very awkward,
she looks bored or dazed, and shes got one foot on some platform thing with some kind of staff(?)
anyways I came up with this by just making a doodle on photoshop so everything was retty much made up. She is in some place with dim lighting and a painting behind her. I just thought of putting in a zombie or some creature but not sure how the hell... it makes sense.

thanks
dann

So this will be my last example before I post the final pic. Don't bother commenting on the axe as I'm going to make a new one.

All other critiques are more then welcome.

Greetings all.
I plan on entering this competition but have some questions. Perhaps they're already posted in a rules section already? Anyways, my main concern is what will entries be judged upon?

I'm only asking because I'd like to use a more dynamic pose, but Heavy Metal Cover Art has always been predominantly straight-forward "pin-up" art. So is the goal to be as similar to the traditional styles and color schemes? Or character design?

Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions and apologies if they've been answered elsewhere. :)

At 2/29/08 05:55 PM, AMP-d wrote:

At 2/29/08 12:03 AM, creepyboy wrote: WIP

I finally decide to do something for the contest, I've been working on this for 6 whole hours, I'm tired, I'm gonna sleep.

Is this traced?

Only the pose, courtesy of posemaniacs, I had to do the rest of the stuff (knife, clothing, hair..).
WIP
I just did a little shading cuz I'm feeling lazy today.

hers another work i pee but i probably wont finish this one or the other one cuz im lazy as fuck so whatever her it is.

I updated the color,she will shrink and I'll introduce other charatcters in the composition, badass characters to make sure my submission goes ridiculously badass.

At 3/1/08 12:05 AM, ElMagico wrote: hers another work i pee but i probably wont finish this one or the other one cuz im lazy as fuck so whatever her it is.

damn it guy finish one, you have great eye for form and colors.

I work today which means I wasn't supposed to touch this. Unfortunately I couldn't sleep. So then I got into getting this done, and didn't go to sleep even though I was tired hours ago. Had to force myself to quit mid brush stroke.

Not much time now, I´ll be brief.
First of all, I FAILED. It was too much for me learninig to paint digitally at the level I needed for my idea to come out successfully. I´m deepfully sorry. But I won´t abandon my hopes of mastering it, so I´ll keep working on it.

Curiously enough, An article about "Metal Hurlant" fell in my hands last weekend. After reading it and some of the comics it mentioned, I decided to make a picture fast (HAAAH HA, haaa... Fool of me, I´ve just finished it NOW.) just for the sake of it.

My apologies for my failure, but comments will be appreciated.
Hope you enjoy it anyway.

At 3/1/08 10:47 AM, BizarroJoe wrote: Not much time now, I´ll be brief.
First of all, I FAILED. It was too much for me learninig to paint digitally at the level I needed for my idea to come out successfully. I´m deepfully sorry. But I won´t abandon my hopes of mastering it, so I´ll keep working on it.

Curiously enough, An article about "Metal Hurlant" fell in my hands last weekend. After reading it and some of the comics it mentioned, I decided to make a picture fast (HAAAH HA, haaa... Fool of me, I´ve just finished it NOW.) just for the sake of it.

My apologies for my failure, but comments will be appreciated.
Hope you enjoy it anyway.

its awesome art.. Probably not what pox wanted for this contest. but its still a cool piece.
I think all the thick lines muck up the details. probably thinner outlines inside the work and a thick bold outline around each character would make it easier to see all the work better. not sure tho.

At 2/29/08 11:20 PM, someONEgood wrote: I plan on entering this competition but have some questions. Perhaps they're already posted in a rules section already? Anyways, my main concern is what will entries be judged upon?

Who knows what they'll be judging upon! Pox said the only important rule is that it has to have boobs, so don't worry about whether your pose or colour scheme is correct. As long as it looks nice and has boobs on it, you're good!

At 3/1/08 12:05 AM, ElMagico wrote: hers another work i pee but i probably wont finish this one or the other one cuz im lazy as fuck so whatever her it is.

Dude, I can't believe you're finishing it! It's one of the best sketches so far. The first one was nice too! Finish them please?

At 3/1/08 07:19 AM, Occluded wrote: I work today which means I wasn't supposed to touch this. Unfortunately I couldn't sleep. So then I got into getting this done, and didn't go to sleep even though I was tired hours ago. Had to force myself to quit mid brush stroke.

I must confess that at first I didn't think yours would be very nice. But you've done a great job on the background. The only 3D we got so far, nice to see something different. Good luck!

At 3/1/08 10:47 AM, BizarroJoe wrote:

My apologies for my failure, but comments will be appreciated.
Hope you enjoy it anyway.

Have you ever tried your character style with no outlines?

At 2/29/08 11:20 PM, someONEgood wrote:

I'm only asking because I'd like to use a more dynamic pose, but Heavy Metal Cover Art has always been predominantly straight-forward "pin-up" art. So is the goal to be as similar to the traditional styles and color schemes? Or character design?

Well you can't miss with a pinup.
But you can see that some people have done pretty dynamic things in this thread's WIPs

Good god, this is killing me. Especially seeing all the other entries (god I need to pay the bills). Another few hours to go - zombies to add etc etc.

At 2/29/08 12:08 PM, Dasneviano wrote:

At 2/29/08 04:48 AM, RatsInTheWall wrote:

Anyway, came across this guy this morning on DA. If he was a member here we'd all be doomed!!!

Sort of a belated comment, but oh well. I looked at the dude's DA and holy cow I hope he isn't a member here.... Because damn that is some good art there. I am still working on my stuff and I want to at least have a chance of winning >.<!

All the WIPs are looking awesome, debating if I should post mine. :b

At 3/2/08 12:26 AM, redenvy wrote:

At 2/29/08 12:08 PM, Dasneviano wrote:

All the WIPs are looking awesome, debating if I should post mine. :b

The real question is why not?

omfg, so far behind! I just finished my very first digital outline. This would be so much easier if I didn't have school everyday... Hopefully I'll have something done by the tenth.

double post

My God! So much white space so little time...

I'm about done with the girl and it kills me to see how much time it takes me before achieving something I actually appreciate, cannot wait to jump to iller matters and go freestyle on the rest of the composition.I will be glad to hear any critics.

At 3/2/08 02:11 AM, Whore-mone wrote: omfg, so far behind! I just finished my very first digital outline. This would be so much easier if I didn't have school everyday... Hopefully I'll have something done by the tenth.

It looks like you referenced someone's mom.

another night spent not sleeping.... sh*t

At 3/2/08 06:34 AM, Occluded wrote: another night spent not sleeping.... sh*t

Haha, I did that too one night because I was so concentrated in drawing and forgot about the time. Background looking really good. :)

At 3/2/08 12:26 AM, ExtremeFudgeMaster wrote: Good god, this is killing me. Especially seeing all the other entries (god I need to pay the bills). Another few hours to go - zombies to add etc etc.

Hoolly shiiit! that is dooope!

here is my updated work in progress, I suck at drawing backgrounds, so i have to work on it.

At 3/2/08 04:30 AM, matiou1 wrote: I'm about done with the girl and it kills me to see how much time it takes me before achieving something I actually appreciate, cannot wait to jump to iller matters and go freestyle on the rest of the composition.I will be glad to hear any critics.

That is class. Niice.

fixed up the background

Some awesome work in this thread, can't wait to see some of the WIPs finished. I started an entry but the chance of me finishing is very slim, I lack this thing called motivation.

This contest has been a blast so far. There are alot of stellar entries. I'm pretty sure this one is the last for me, but I never know. I'll wait till the morning to post in the official, in case I missed something obvious...