Contest #13 - Oy!

[Daghain]

The article for Oy can be found here (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=705). I can't wait to see what you all do with this one! Good luck, and have fun!

Contest will close October 7, 2008.
Winner: boehmke
http://www.thedarktower.org/custom/images/1326047335-Oy.jpg

[Unfound One]

Oh man, I can't wait to see what people come up with for this one - it makes me wish I was artistic!

[Brainslinger]

I haven't done any drawing for ages. I keep meaning too... leave it until the next day... then the contest is over. I had a nice idea for the previous Mia contest too, but mental art doesn't get showcase unless you're on a forum of telepaths. (Any breakers find their way here? No?)

Whether my art would be any good or not is a whole other issue...

[Daghain]

We'd still love to see it! Give it a try!

[Matt]

Heck yeah! Even my rough drawing of Eyebolt got a few votes. :lol:

[Heather19]

Nice, I can't wait to see the submissions for this one!

[Jean]

I actually dreamed last night that I drew a fantastic picture for this context. I woke up when I realized Oy wasn't in it; but the picture was very, very beautiful.

[alinda]

Will you try one then, and post it for us? :D

[Jean]

yes, when the saga of You Know What is over!

[theBeamisHome]

i drew a picture!... but i just drew Oy... is that the contest? i probably should've put other stuff in the picture.. i'm trying to convert the pdf to a jpeg now so i can upload it.

[Daghain]

The contest is for Oy. You can put in a background if you want, but it's not necessary. :)

[theBeamisHome]

so do i post the picture here? maybe i'll try to color it on MS Paint.

[Daghain]

Yes, post it in this thread. When the thread closes, I'll post all the entires in a voting thread. :)

[theBeamisHome]

here we go.. i didn't try coloring it yet.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z104/blakiceanjel/oy-1.jpg

[Daghain]

Nice! He has a happy little expression on his face. :)

[theBeamisHome]

:lol:
that was the only way i could get the muzzle to look right from the front.

[Daghain]

It's cute, though. :D

[TLC]

Ummm.........very cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sir_Boomme]

just playing around....
this is "My" OY....:P ha ha

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/256/goodoyja7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Daghain]

Well, I felt the breeze blow by as that went over my head - care to elaborate? :lol:

[Sir_Boomme]

had a hell of a time getting the picture to post... anyway... now it's there...
he's my OY anyways...

[Daghain]

Aah, I see it now! He's a cutie!

And the reflection is S C A R Y!

[Sir_Boomme]

just playing around....
this is "My" OY....:P ha ha

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/256/goodoyja7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


ok.... so here's my story and i'm sticking to it...

definitely open to interpretation...
in the dark tower, mordred - who represents the ultimate evil , turns into a giant spider.

in " IT ", pennywise, who represents the ultimate evil, also turns into a giant spider.

my "opinion" is that these two are actually "twinners", from different stephen king universes. not a stated fact anywhere... just my viewpoint.

the ghostly boy in my pic, could be a "normal" boy - from the "It" universe - playing gunslinger, but he is really a "Twinner" of Jake.

both pennywise and the twinner Jake are fading though into my universe via thinny in my backyard -
which as all the locals know... is definitely a place, where strange "Things" happen.... specifically the area around my pool,

my pup "Thing" is most likely "OYs" twinner.

and that's the honest to gosh truth.... as i know it.

PS. Thing doesn't bark really - he talks.... really... the sounds that come out of his mouth are so human-like., i swear he's trying to actually speak. just like OY
and he definitely has an OY-like curly tail

[Matt]

Beam's Oy is amazingly cute, I really like it. :wub:

And that is one hell of a story Boomme--great entry into the contest.

I really, really wish I could draw.

[theBeamisHome]

thank you Matt :blush:

i get my artistic qualities from my mother i think.

[The Lady of Shadows]

beam your oy is just precious.


i wish i could draw something, resembling anything. i can draw a stick figure. does that count? :lol:

[Ricky]

TS, if you draw a stick figure Oy, I will personally send you a check to purchase it from you. :lol:

[alinda]

Hey you guys, there was just a beautiful raccoon outside the glass door
at my house just now. I think he was here to tell me to start a new "painting". :wtf: Yea!http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:fxmfAfd_SmxcCM:http://www.photographyblog.com/images/photo_of_the_week/03091005/Close-up%2520Racoon.jpg

[Daghain]

SWEET! Looking forward to it!

[theBeamisHome]

thanks t/s! i guess all the really artistic people are taking so long because they're doing something amazing to put my poor Oy to shame... :lol:

it's ok i'm proud of him.. I don't think the one in the DTVII hard cover looked accurate.. My Oy has thick, silky fur and gold rings around his eyes... i feel like whoever made those pics in that book didn't even read the description of Oy.

[The Lady of Shadows]

i agree completely!

[theBeamisHome]

:couple:
i was just looking at the pic like.... what did they just tell him to mix a raccoon and a dog? could've read the books... geesh.. i'm all for artistic license and stuff, but he was going to be giving OY a FACE for Gan's sake! a lil respect please!
/rant

[alinda]

I am afraid mine looks too much like my little visiting racoon.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r66/alinda47/OY.jpg

[theBeamisHome]

that's a good "paint" job Linda!.... i'm not sure i can draw on the computer...

[alinda]

Thank you, its takes a bit of practice. I rather like painting, it
demands my attention, unlike when I draw on paper or some other
thing. Then it is more automactic I think, it flows. I'm just not sure
that what I painted was Oy , or the "visitor" at my door. :wtf:

[Jean]

Bears love both! the Lion's one is a little too cute, and the Linda's one looks a little clumsy... but they are both great anyway!

[Letti]

I am afraid mine looks too much like my little visiting racoon.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r66/alinda47/OY.jpg

I love the colour of its tail. So rich.

[alinda]

thanks, I was going for Oy protecting the camp...:)

[theBeamisHome]

i tweaked my Oy after i posted him here. i took away the cutesy smile and added the tree... you know which one.

[Daghain]

I don't know how the heck you do that on the computer, alinda, but I really like the style. And Beam, are you going to post up a revised picture?

[theBeamisHome]

i would but idk when i'll be where i can scan it again. i'll see what i can do.

[Daghain]

It's okay either way - whatever you post last will be the one I put up for voting. :)

[alinda]

I don't know how the heck you do that on the computer, alinda, but I really like the style. And Beam, are you going to post up a revised picture?


Thank you Dags, another of the reasons I enjoy this medium is that I can easily grab them from my computer onto my image host, and transfer the
painting here to the site to share with you all. :cool:
I intend to practice painting in this way, so as to be more able to control
my creative ability. It feels rather like an etch-a-sketch still.

[The Lady of Shadows]

nice linda. i can't use paint for anything except the simplest of things.

[TLC]

ok, here is my attempt! I just had to try cuz I love Oy!!!! Please keep in mind, I had no mouse to do this....just the finger pad thingy!

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o210/tamarachik/untitled-1.jpg

[theBeamisHome]

aww! kyoot! you got the curly tail too.... i had no idea there was like a debate about the eyes for Oy. i love exegesis..

[razz]

I was actually gonna join in on this one but
my drawing abilities are mediocre at best
i have no scanner to upload the image
i cannot draw to save my life using mspaint

[gsvec]

Okay, so I've been doing a little playing :lol:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e73/gsvec/Misc%20Pics/OY2.jpg

ETA: I started with a long haired daschund, then added a raccoon face and put yellow rims on the eyes. Put on a groundhog's fur, a different raccoon's tail, and found some feet somewhere! http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e73/gsvec/Smilies/laugh3.gif I crack myself up!

[The Lady of Shadows]

yeah, you crack me up too. more because you obviously crack you up. :lol:

[TLC]

:lol: gsvec!!! haha awesome Oy!!!! great idea!

[Daghain]

Nice work, everyone!

[alinda]

Terrific work there! I don't know how to do that at all. What program is used, and how do you put it all together?:orely:

[Darkthoughts]

I've gone more with Oy looking like a daschund, with the raccoon influence being mostly in the markings and also the paws.
I've pictured him more doglike simply because SK says that he could pass for a dog (albeit an odd one) in our world.

The gold ringed eyes part, I always thought, referred to the irises themselves. I've coloured them in yellow, but it doesn't show up that much:

http://www.thedarktower.org/custom/images/1326066981-oylisa.jpg

[Daghain]

I like it! It's very cute.

[Darkthoughts]

I asked my sister how she pictured Oy and she started laughing...I was like, what? And she said, I know it's not what King described - but I always pictured him as a deformed greyhound :lol:

Yeah, she's weird :D

[theBeamisHome]

:lol:
Lisa your pic looks great! i guess i'm the only one that thought the fur was gold... well except for whoever wrote the End-World Almanac..

[Darkthoughts]

I've not read the Almanac - but I noticed quite a few people on Devart have done the fur round the eyes gold, so you're not alone :D

[Letti]

it's simply perfect

[alinda]

I agree, I think you should win with that submission!!:)

[Darkthoughts]

:blush: Thank you!! And thank you Letti, Beam and Daggers too :grouphug:

I've just joined DeviantArt and it's very humbling being there...there is some out of this world artwork on that site!

[Letti]

For me it's humbling being there because of such people as you, Lisa. :)

[Jean]

For me it's humbling being there because of such people as you, Lisa. :)
it can't be humbling! Lisa's present is all light and joy and happinness, it can't be causing any other emotions. Especially not to you, who yourself are light and joy and happinness.

[Daghain]

Oh yeah, DeviantArt totally rocks!

[alinda]

:D I agree as usual Jean, and also that the artwork on Deviant is awesome.
Lisa your work would be right at home posted there!:rose:

[Heather19]

Lisa I love it.

I want to try to do something for this one, but we'll see if I get the time.

[jayson]

Lisa that's fantastic!!!!
Your work always has such great style.
I think you did a great job of capturing Oy in much the way King describes him in The Waste Lands.:thumbsup:

[Jean]

I think Lisa's is an absolutely great picture, only I never imagined Oy as canine as that.

[theBeamisHome]

i always thought Oy was fluffier... but i :wub: Lisa's picture.

[CPU]

I like everyone's so far, this is going to be a very difficult decision!

[TLC]

Im in love with all the Oy-s!!!!

[The Lady of Shadows]

okay that's it. i want an oy. so someone with connections needs to get in touch with someone and have them make a plushie. cause i want an oy gods damn it!

[razz]

Oy Gods. that sounds like fun. All bow to Billy-Bumbler! *kneels* (is just messing around with turtlesong, knows that she meant goods)

[The Lady of Shadows]

no, she meant i want an oy, gods damn it. i just forgot the comma.
you're calling me on a spelling/punctuation error. :lol:

[razz]

well it seemed like you meant "Oy goods, Damn it!", since you were talking about plushies. Oh well. One man's blue is a turtle's red.

[Darkthoughts]

I think Lisa's is an absolutely great picture, only I never imagined Oy as canine as that.


i always thought Oy was fluffier... but i :wub: Lisa's picture.

When I was reading the books, alot of the time I didn't develop clear images of the characters, just more sort of outlines of them...a suggestion of an image if you know what I mean?
And I have to admit, I pretty much just imagined Oy as a racoon.

I might redo my entry, because I think I'd have the body slimmer and the head slightly less canine :thumbsup:

Heather - hope you get your entry in in time, I love your work :rose:

Jayson, Letti :couple:

[Darkthoughts]

Here we go, I actually prefer this version. He's more racoon than dog, but the scene on the bridge in Lud when Oy has to bite Jake's hand to stop from falling off makes me think he'd be smaller and more delicate than the daschund's compact frame.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/towerjunkie19/Oy2.jpg

[Jean]

NOW that's him!!!


He's more racoon than dog
and racoons are bears' little brothers! he also has something of a cat, and cats are bears' little brothers, too!

[gsvec]

I love it, Lisa!! Almost exactly how I pictured him, but in my mind's eye he's just a tad fluffier. Great job!

[Darkthoughts]

:couple:

He is rather cat like isn't he...I was actually copying his posture from my cat George, who's asleep on my bed, so that's probably why :D

[razz]

that's just about perfect!

[Jean]

I couldn't wish for anything better than that. I am not sure about the tail, but it completes the picture so well that I think it must be right.

[Darkthoughts]

Cheers razzmatazz :huglove:

This is a bit ot, well very ot, :lol: but have you seen any of the Dr Who/Tennant fan art on DevArt? It is awesome - you'd love it!!

[Darkthoughts]

I couldn't wish for anything better than that. I am not sure about the tail, but it completes the picture so well that I think it must be right.

How did you picture the tail, Jean?

Gretchen, how fluffy do you picture him? Burmese cat fluffy? Or somewhere inbetween?

I love that everyone's being more vocal with input on this one :thumbsup:

[TLC]

Ummm wow Dark thoughts!! it's PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Darkthoughts]

Coolio, thanks :couple:

[Jean]

How did you picture the tail, Jean?
Bears don't really picture anything, not in the visual sense... I have a very clear "picture" in my mind, but it is not visual, so I can't say... I don't think the tail that the Oy existing in my mind has is that long... but I don't really see.

But yours is so Oy that maybe soon I'll get used to this tail, too

[Darkthoughts]

I know exactly what you mean! I don't have a mental photograph of many book characters, but at the same time I know what they look like to me enough to be able to say "Yes" or "that's not quite right" when faced with an actual image.

The tail confused me too. SK's description doesn't really state if the tail is small or long, fat or thin...I was going to go very small like a pig's tail, but for this particular composition I thought he looked more cosy with a long one.

[alinda]

:clap: It is perfect Lisa! OK now the rest of us can submit just for fun, cuz you've won the contest girl!! :clap:

[gsvec]

Gretchen, how fluffy do you picture him? Burmese cat fluffy? Or somewhere inbetween?

I'm not exactly sure how much fluffier, but I didn't picture him quite so sleek. I guess I'm thinking that might be where the groundhog part kicked in? Or maybe I was thinking fatter? Can't put my finger on it, but you're version is soooo close to my interp!!

[Jean]

:clap: It is perfect Lisa! OK now the rest of us can submit just for fun, cuz you've won the contest girl!! :clap:
I, too, think she won it... but a little more fun couldn't hurt! Seeing a lot of Oys is good, so please, people, make more pictures! It's not the same as having a lot of Mias in one thread!

[alinda]

:wtf:Yes Too true! Everyone should make one for fun, now the pressure to win is gone! :wtf:

[Darkthoughts]

That's too kind! I'd love to see more Oy's too :grouphug:

I've seen some lovely Oy's on other sites, should I post them in here?

Do we have a thread for DT fan art that we've found?

[alinda]

Why not start one?.....

[Darkthoughts]

Just looked and found an existing one...I'll post in there :thumbsup:

[Jean]

::sits and waits for more Oys::

(bears love billybumblers)

[Daghain]

Lisa, that's it!!!! I love it!

Heather, if you want an extension just ask - one is still available. I'd love to see what you do with this one. :)

[Heather19]

Lisa I absolutely adore your new version.
I'll let you know Daggers, when is the contest currently open till?

[Daghain]

As of right now it's open until 10/7.

[Brainslinger]

And I have to admit, I pretty much just imagined Oy as a racoon.

Heh, me too. Probably the eyes and the stripes. Cute animals racoons. And one species we don't have over here. (Lots of foxes though. I got really close to one the other day and took a few pictures. It seemed so used to people it stayed around after I had left.)

Oh... just so I'm not off topic, I'll give my entry a bash soon (probably tomorrow.)

EDIT: OK, just saw your last picture Darkthoughts. That's pretty much spot on for what I imagined. I imagined the squiggly tail thinner though for some reason. That's amazing though. All that fur texture must have taken ages. I suspect mine will be a bit more toonified. ;)

[Darkthoughts]

Ha, the hair did take ages! Plus I nearly wrecked my pen forcing it over that charcoal :D

I'd love to see your fox pictures, do you display your photos anywhere?

[razz]

I kind of imagined his tail a bit bushier, like a Chow , except with a twist in it

[Woofer]

I kind of imagined his tail a bit bushier, like a Chow , except with a twist in it

Or like a SIBERIAN HUSKY'S tail.

That is a fantastic Oy. Even better than your first submission.

http://psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/Lovestruck.gif

[razz]

EXACTLY!!!

[Brainslinger]

Ha, the hair did take ages! Plus I nearly wrecked my pen forcing it over that charcoal :D

I'd love to see your fox pictures, do you display your photos anywhere?

Sure, I've just uploaded some to photobucket put them on the pets thread in the Dixie pig. Here they are. (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showpost.php?p=261690&postcount=2631)

[The Lady of Shadows]

darkkers you have captured oy, as i see him, perfectly. :couple:

[Darkthoughts]

Awesome, thanks :huglove: And :huglove: to Woofer too :D

Razz, good shout! I like those Chow dog's tails, curling up instead of to the side...yeah, good idea!

(It goes without saying I love Husky's...who doesn't?!)

Brain - I saw them, thanks! Very cool!!

[razz]

huskies are my third favorite dog. right after
1. Axel dogs
2. German Sheppards

[Darkthoughts]

Axel dogs? I'm not familiar with them...*skips off to wikipedia*

[razz]

Axel Dog: a beed of Canine, commonly mistaken as a mutt. It's name is derived from the singer from Guns and Roses "Axel Rose". An Axel dog usually has an underbite, a bushy tail, and long black fur. They are strong, intelligent (but not THAT intelligent), and usually communicate through growling grunt. The Axel dog is a rare breed, and othere is only one known, it lives with Razz Devares.
:P

a photograph of the rare Axel dog
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/20/l_ca4928ac7e2f4502b18a66e3626aea64.jpg

[Sir_Boomme]

I kind of imagined his tail a bit bushier, like a Chow , except with a twist in it

Or like a SIBERIAN HUSKY'S tail.

That is a fantastic Oy. Even better than your first submission.



or.... like my Oy twinner - aka. Thing's tail (akita mix):cool:

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7559/thing2mr7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/8730/thing3vz7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


nice work everyone...

though gsver made me laugh the hardest... think so far i'm going to have to go with darkthoughts 2nd version.

[Darkthoughts]

That's exactly the tail I was thinking of!! Is your dog really called Thing? :lol: that's too cool!!

Razz - :rofl:

[jayson]

Boome's dogs are incredibly cool-looking!

[Sir_Boomme]

That's exactly the tail I was thinking of!! Is your dog really called Thing? :lol: that's too cool!!

Razz - :rofl:

actually "Thing" is short for "The Thing"....and dean koontz named him for me...


and the water lovin' pup below is named "WORM"

i call em as i see em. my collie that died a couple of years ago was named "IT".


http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4781/wormld5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[boehmke]

Depending on time there may or may not be more color coming.

http://home.comcast.net/~dboehmke/Oy.jpg

[razz]

WOW! i saw that And Jumed. It looks great! I don't know who's is better though.:orely:

[gsvec]

Wow, boehmke! Nice job!!

[theBeamisHome]

omg i leave for a weekend and ya'll go crazy with the Oy's.. I love yours Lisa, amazing! and boehmke yours is really good too! that the kind of fluffy i think i imagined him... i just know it's supposed to be thick silky fur.. and razz i think ur spot on with the Chow tail thing... or Husky.

[Daghain]

Boehmke, that's awesome! You people keep making this harder and harder....:orely:

Remember, contest closes Tuesday unless someone asks for an extension!

[Darkthoughts]

Boehmke that rocks! I was wondering where you'd got to! :D

[jayson]

Awesome boehmke!!! I was hoping you'd have submission for this one.

[Heather19]

Great job boehmke. I love it. This is going to be a really tough vote.

[Jean]

yes, Boehmke came and complicated things greatly...

[alinda]

:wtf:Y'all are very great artist's thats true enough. Very nice Boehmke !:thumbsup:

[Letti]

*bows*
How did you do it boehmke?

[Unfound One]

Boehmke - You've taken my mental picture of Oy and put it on paper.
Perfect. :)

[The Lady of Shadows]

well done boehmke. i am impressed. :)

[Matt]

The entries are really beautiful you guys. I'm not sure how this thing will shake out.

Can't wait to meet you in Vegas Boehmke!!

<--wishes he was meeting Lisa too.

[Wuducynn]

Here we go, I actually prefer this version. He's more racoon than dog, but the scene on the bridge in Lud when Oy has to bite Jake's hand to stop from falling off makes me think he'd be smaller and more delicate than the daschund's compact frame.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/towerjunkie19/Oy2.jpg

Up there with Whelan as the best Oy yet.

[theBeamisHome]

i know where my vote is going..... and it's not for mine :lol:

[Daghain]

:lol:

[Letti]

I haven't seen this one above... how could it happen? It's Oy.
Lisa could get into the story with a camere (through some kind of weird door) and she took a picture of him.

[Darkthoughts]

Can't wait to meet you in Vegas Boehmke!!

<--wishes he was meeting Lisa too.
:huglove: Le sigh! Me too!!!


Up there with Whelan as the best Oy yet.:wub:

Psst, Letti...I'll pick you up next time I'm passing through the door ;) :D

[Letti]

Psst, Letti...I'll pick you up next time I'm passing through the door ;) :D

Yes, please do. :D

[ManOfWesternesse]

A couple of very impressive efforts in this one. Voting is gonna be difficult.

[Daghain]

EXTREMELY.

[Daghain]

Contest is now closed. Voting to begin soon!