At 2/18/08 11:03 PM, DooDooMeaT wrote: WIP...Please critique...

Well it looks like the woman is traced and the sword you just made up, so maybe you should just trace a sword cuz it looks muddy and less defined compared to the woman.

I was searching the web and found this contest and just had to join. But I have a question...id heavy metal hosting this contest or is this website hosting it?

At 2/19/08 01:28 AM, ToplessMichael wrote: Give n this a shot, heres my WIP

What's up with their mutated arms, legs, and torsos.
The one on the left looks like her arms are drying up and flaking off and like she has a giant cube for a ribcage.
The one on the right has some lumpy legs.

At 2/19/08 02:16 PM, blckdrgnfang wrote: I was searching the web and found this contest and just had to join. But I have a question...id heavy metal hosting this contest or is this website hosting it?

It's just this site. It says in the beginning of the finished entries thread that we're doing a pretend cover. Good luck with your entry :>

I added some more stuff in and fixed a few parts. Critiques are really welcome.

At 2/19/08 04:58 PM, Murder-Inc wrote: I added some more stuff in and fixed a few parts. Critiques are really welcome.

It's looks pretty sweet... a nazi assassin babe.

I would say you should stretch the figure lengthwise. It looks like it's been crunched together a little. Also I would consider making her smaller on the page, just because it's kind of distracting to have her so massive in the field of view.
If you do stretch her, while you're at it you could overlap the sword with her fingers or part of her forearm to link them together in the composition. They're strangely separated as it is.

Just some compositional tips, otherwise it looks great.

WIP

Any comments before I submit it to the official thread?

At 2/19/08 05:43 PM, SWiTCH wrote:
It's looks pretty sweet... a nazi assassin babe.

Damit, I knew it would end up nazi-like. Everything always does.

Thanks for the tips, now that you mention it, it makes a lot of sense.

At 2/19/08 06:10 PM, Dasneviano wrote: Any comments before I submit it to the official thread?

might want to just smooth out her forehead a little 'cause the paint strokes kinda make it look like she's got some wrinkles. Just a suggestion

At 2/19/08 06:10 PM, Dasneviano wrote: Any comments before I submit it to the official thread?

Best of luck ;) Love the backdrop!

Mine needs major updates and the fla got deleted, so i am fucked.
And this was my first official contest :C

I was going to add mere background and the logo but after seeing the other stuff, I don't think I'm, going to bother.

At 2/19/08 01:28 AM, ToplessMichael wrote: Give n this a shot, heres my WIP

fuck you

At 2/19/08 07:39 PM, MindChamber wrote:

At 2/19/08 01:28 AM, ToplessMichael wrote: Give n this a shot, heres my WIP

fuck you

MC with the serve!

Anyway, I managed to add some effects in a shitty photo editor, I'll have to submitt this as my final without the fla :/

Obviously I won't place after seeing you guys', but what the hell right?
Fun first contest, thanks for the challenge Pox :D
:This is the 25 kb, the high quality is over 150, but i'll tone it down less later.

Still working on it, current stage of WIP (see below). Barcode and logo are on seperate layers.

Not sure it is actually very Heavy Metal. I mean, it is just a chick with a gun so far, where are the aliens or monsters? Where are the crazy robots trying to kill everyone and everything?? It is about time I added something else into the mixture - something fanastical.

I don't think the boobs are big enough yet - they don't even nearly weigh a quarter of her total bodyweight, which is almost definitely a prerequisite for Heavy Metal chicks! :P

At 2/19/08 08:56 PM, CosmicDeath wrote: Still working on it, current stage of WIP (see below). Barcode and logo are on seperate layers.

Awesome job on the tinting, that's one thing I need to work on :)

My first entry in an art contest! Just thought I'd get some input and see whether or not I'm "barking up the wrong tree" so to speak.

Still not sure what I'm doing with the backdrop, or what she'll be holding in her right hand, I'll get to that later.

And no, the dog is not a photograph, I referenced a photo, but spent a good six hours painting him in.

At 2/19/08 08:58 PM, AceAnimation wrote:

At 2/19/08 08:56 PM, CosmicDeath wrote: Still working on it, current stage of WIP (see below). Barcode and logo are on seperate layers.

Awesome job on the tinting, that's one thing I need to work on :)

Thanks. What program do you use?

Couldnt resist flash..... sorry guys, what you think anyway ?

Some of the stuff here is great by the way !

At 2/19/08 07:33 PM, djbdr248 wrote: I was going to add mere background and the logo but after seeing the other stuff, I don't think I'm, going to bother.

This is not the spirit dude! Go on, finish it, you might be surprised at how much you can achieve if only you try. And even if the final result is not that good compared to the other entries, what the fuck, at least you tried!! You're better off using your time painting than fapping anyway.

At 2/19/08 09:43 PM, CosmicDeath wrote:

working on it, current stage of WIP (see below). Barcode and logo are on seperate layers.

Awesome job on the tinting, that's one thing I need to work on :)

Thanks. What program do you use?

Flash and Gimp mostly, I throw in other random stuff too.

At 2/19/08 08:56 PM, CosmicDeath wrote:

Not sure it is actually very Heavy Metal. I mean, it is just a chick with a gun so far, where are the aliens or monsters?

Indeed.
Needs more SPACE GUNS.

It looks like Sonya from Mortal Kombat. So by extention it looks like a Nintendo Power cover more than a Heavy Metal cover.
Still, good job.

At 2/19/08 09:21 PM, shebitmefirst wrote: And no, the dog is not a photograph, I referenced a photo, but spent a good six hours painting him in.

Well, forgive me, then, for calling you a liar. It looks like a filtered and smeared photo to me.

Here is another wip,
This is my second attempt at painting:

I really don't appreciate being called a liar for apparently painting the dog too realistically. Just because you don't believe that I am capable of reproducing the shading of the photograph, does not make it true.

next time, I'll be sure to do a shitty job to avoid petty vicious comments.

yo poxpower I have a question...do we need to include the bar code and like the title and all that shit or can we just have the picture by itself??

thanks in advanced.

At 2/20/08 12:38 AM, DraGoN-RaGe-9001 wrote: yo poxpower I have a question...do we need to include the bar code and like the title and all that shit or can we just have the picture by itself??

He answered this a few pages back:

Anyways, you don't have to put all the details, but it gives extra points :P Also it's an extra challenge to place your figure properly so it doesn't hide too much of the title.

By the way, is anyone trying black and white so far? My Alice is done (though I won't post it just now) and I think I'll try a different approach. I always end up spend way more time one this contests than I what I actually can...

enough for tonight, any comments? Her hands and legs are gonna be dragon-like

about 50% done. still a lot of shading and details to go.

WIP