Contest #10 - Yes, it's back - Aileen Ritter!

[Daghain]

Damnit, people, I need ARTWORK!!! :lol:

An article on Aileen can be found here (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=1612).

I will make this your nightmare if I don't get some artwork.

You have been warned. :lol:

As per usual, please check the guidelines (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=1241) if you haven't already done so, and have fun!

Contest will close 7/3/08. Which happens to be my birthday. :D

A gift of artwork would be GREATLY appreciated. :)

[Letti]

Shame on me I would have no idea who the blue hell this fella is without the Towerpedia..

[Jon]

Shocked! but still love ya'.

[Darkthoughts]

Oh way to lay a guilt trip for some entries! :rofl:

[Daghain]

That was my plan. :lol: Is it working?

[Darkthoughts]

Yes, I alone am submitting at least 3! :lol:

[Mist_on_the_Water]

now THIS sounds like my kind of drawing! whoo boy am I gonna have fun with this, SAY THANKYA

:panic:

[Letti]

now THIS sounds like my kind of drawing! whoo boy am I gonna have fun with this, SAY THANKYA

:panic:

Cannot wait to see your work.

[Daghain]

Me either - I'd really like to get something for this one. :)

[alinda]

I wish I could paint you a pic like this one....
http://hankedson.squarespace.com/storage/cowgirls.jpg

[aurora]

I'm in!

[Daghain]

Alinda, I would LOVE to see what you could do for this one. :)

You too, aurora. :D

[alinda]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r66/alinda47/RitterA.jpg

[Mist_on_the_Water]

Alinds: OMG IT'S SO CUTE! I unno why it strikes me as cute X3

lol awesomeness! I can't do CRAP on the comp I'm glad I have a scanner...posting mine in a few minutes soon as I scan it

[ManOfWesternesse]

Nice Linda! I dunno how you draw anything with those paint progs.
Well done.


...posting mine in a few minutes soon as I scan it
*sits staring at the screen* *oh - & occasionally hitting 'refresh'*

[Mist_on_the_Water]

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/ze_nightcrawler/IMG-2.jpg

Oh Aileen Ritter, divided girl of mine! *giggle*

sorry couldn't help myself..but there's Ms. Ritter, Cort's feisty niece, Roland's second love, the would-be gunslinger and the already-so girl.

[Mist_on_the_Water]

sorry it's so huge by the way

[ManOfWesternesse]

HeeHee!
Oh, very interesting indeed IR. Very clever! And very well done too!

[Letti]

I haven't read that book yet... can't you give a description about this lad?

[ManOfWesternesse]

I haven't read that book yet... can't you give a description about this lad lass?
Letti, almost nothing is known about Aileen.
In the original Gunslinger she was mentioned as Roland's love. In the revised that's removed I think & there's a reference to Roland dancing with her at a ball in Gilead. & that's all from the actual DT Books.

All other info (cannon or not?) comes from the other books (which I haven't read either)
see daghain's link ...
http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=1612

... so I guess you can imagine Aileen to look any way you like...?

[Letti]

Thanks, Brian. Great.
We will see if I can find time or not. :)

[Daghain]

Those are great, you guys!

And Letti, Aileen doesn't really get a bio until you get to the comic books, which for the purposes of Towerpedia we're considering canon. :)

[Heather19]

Those are great, you guys!

And Letti, Aileen doesn't really get a bio until you get to the comic books, which for the purposes of Towerpedia we're considering canon. :)

Oh so that's why I didn't recognize her either. I haven't read those yet, and I had no memory of her even being mentioned in The Gunslinger.

Great job so far you guys. IR, I really like the concept behind your drawing, very original.

[Mist_on_the_Water]

Thankee-sais one and all big big!

little fun thing, hold paper up to one side or the other, covering even her face, and look, you'll see two totally different people

did that on purpose X3

she even has makeup on the dress side...XD

cant wait to see others!!!!

[Daghain]

I like the way she's twirling the gun on the end of her finger. :lol:

[Mist_on_the_Water]

Thankee! I imagined her doing soemthing like that, cus she sounds to me like a girl with a bit of an attitude...I originally had an image in my mind of a girl with short hair, like boycut almost, wearing a camo tanktop, a brown belt, khaki green jeans tucked into combat boots.......twirling a gun on her finger....XD

in any case, thanks..if anyone has any ideas hon how to draw hands better however, please tell me, I can never make them look right!

[Darkthoughts]

Here's mine - I don't have a scanner so i had to take a photo of it:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/towerjunkie19/AileenRitter.jpg

[Daghain]

:o

Me likey!

[Darkthoughts]

Thanks :couple:

It looks better irl, the shading and stuff shows up better...I really need to buy a scanner :D

[Letti]

Wow Lisa, how can you be so damn good at everything? :)

[Darkthoughts]

:huglove:

[Letti]

May we know how you did it?

[Heather19]

Very nice Lisa, I love it!

[ManOfWesternesse]

Lisa, that's very damn good!

(The gun is a bit too big, even for 'big iron' , imho, but the drawing is excellent overall)

This is gonna be an interesting one!

[Mist_on_the_Water]

Darkthoughts = Lisa?

HOLY SPIT ISH AMAZING! I SHALL VOTE FOR YOU! (probly)

Nice!

[The Lady of Shadows]

i don't think the gun looks big. considering it's being held by someone i always thought of as smallish, i think it's a good size. that's just me picturing it in my imagination, though. and WOW. :excited:

[Darkthoughts]

May we know how you did it?
The girl I just drew in pencil on cartridge paper and then went over her in black ink - I didn't like the original background I drew so I cut her out and stuck her on a new one (which is black ink, shaded with pencil - left Aileen unshaded and gave her an outline to make her stand out more) :D


Lisa, that's very damn good!

(The gun is a bit too big, even for 'big iron' , imho, but the drawing is excellent overall)

i don't think the gun looks big. considering it's being held by someone i always thought of as smallish, i think it's a good size. that's just me picturing it in my imagination, though. and WOW. :excited:
Thanks guys :grouphug:
I thought the gun was pretty massive too - I got so into getting the detail right on it I didn't consider the proportion :lol: But I'm justifying it by saying shes only about 15/16...and Turtle is backing me up :lol: :P


Darkthoughts = Lisa?
Did you think I was a guy? :D

[Mist_on_the_Water]

no I just didn't know your name is all X3

I'm used to callin you DT or Darkthoughts..XD

that was me just making sure I was talking about the same person

[Darkthoughts]

Yes, you are :D

[Tiffany]

Wow. I love how there's texture and dimension to it, DT. It's a great thing when you can make a mistake (not liking the original background and cutting her out) work so well.
Mistake isn't exactly the right word but I hope you follow my meaning.

[Daghain]

Yeah, I like the 3-dimensional aspect of it too.

[Darkthoughts]

Wow. I love how there's texture and dimension to it, DT. It's a great thing when you can make a mistake (not liking the original background and cutting her out) work so well.
Mistake isn't exactly the right word but I hope you follow my meaning.

I totally know what you're saying :couple: The other day my daughter (who is 5) was about to crumple up a drawing she'd been doing because she'd made a mistake - and I said to her, "Just make it a part of the picture, turn it into something else!" I think its a good way to go with art. I can never find an eraser anyway, so its kinda my rule of thumb - "mistakes are to be incorporated, not erased." :D

[Mist_on_the_Water]

I've done that before....every so often i figure out a new technique in that fashion..I call them happy mistakes...learned a great way to paint clouds with one of them! That certainly is a good thing to learn from

[The Lady of Shadows]

DT are you really patrick danville in disguise? :lol:

[Daghain]

I was thinking that too.

[Girlystevedave]

Lisa..that is awesome! :thumbsup:

[Darkthoughts]

Cheers m'dear :couple:

[Daghain]

*bump*

FYI, I will be closing this one during the day on 7/3, as it is my birthday and I'll likely be too drunk to do it later. :lol:

If you need an extension, ASK NOW!!! :D

[Daghain]

Contest is now closed. Voting to begin soon!