Contest #4 - Maerlyn's Rainbow!

[Daghain]

Since you all would probably like to stop drawing people for awhile, I thought I'd give you a little diversion.

There is a Towerpedia! article on Maerlyn's rainbow here (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=1847), if you want a little direction. I have faith you guys are totally going to impress me!

Please read the Contest Posting Guidelines before submitting your entry, and have fun!

Contest will be open until February 7, 2008.

[Erin]

Yeah! I think i'm actually going to give this one a try. I can't draw people worth crap, but I think I can handle a few circles. :lol:

[Daghain]

Cool! I'm looking forward to it! :D

[Matt]

I'm going to give this one a try as well.

[jayson]

Great choice Daghain. People are not my thing artistically, but objects, that's another story. I believe I will be giving this one a shot.

[Brice]

Sadly, even a simple line drawing circle is beyond my talents. :(


I look forward to everyone's entries though.

[Mike Beck]

very cool idea!

it's nice to take a break from the people folk. (although, i am holding out for pimli prentiss and/or finli o'tego). i like those chaps.

[Daghain]

very cool idea!

it's nice to take a break from the people folk. (although, i am holding out for pimli prentiss and/or finli o'tego). i like those chaps.

Damnit! Now I have to go write some more articles.

I'd like to see those, too. :lol:

[Wuducynn]

Great choice Daghain. People are not my thing artistically, but objects, that's another story. I believe I will be giving this one a shot.

I was waiting for you to jump in on this. SCHWEET! :harrier:

[TerribleT]

Sadly, even a simple line drawing circle is beyond my talents. :(


I look forward to everyone's entries though.

You're not alone Brice, I don't have an artistic, or musical bone in my body.

[Randall Flagg]

Black 13.
Not sure if I want to enter it as color, or Black & White.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/507/Black_13_eye.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/507/medium/black_13_bw_eye.jpg

[jayson]

it's a cool ball either way RF. personally, i like the b&w.

[Daghain]

That is totally creepy!

I'd say color.

[Mike Beck]

i'm kinda digging the color one myself. that is a really cool ball! (that's what she said ;))

[Darkthoughts]

I'm definately in on this one!!

[Daghain]

Looking forward to all the entries - this should be really interesting. :D

[Candice Dionysus]

So I know I told you I probably wouldn't enter the contest's, Dag, but this one called out to me.

I used pencil, markers, Sharpies, gel pens, and the red one is done in nail polish. I like the way the paper absorbed the nail polish, actually, It soaked in really nicely.

Despeckled in photoshop, and then I used the guassian blur, and cut-out functions. I seem to enjoy using the cut-out function. Haha.

So, yeah, here's my entry:

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d9/WinterBlack/MaerlynsRainbow.png

[Daghain]

Nice! :thumbsup:

[Candice Dionysus]

Thanks. It took me like... Five or six hours, off and on. Hehe. :huglove:

[Letti]

I hope I will have time for this.
Great works so far.

[Letti]

I don't think I will have time to draw anything new but if you let me I would like to enter with this one (let me know if it's not okay or something):

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p237/Lettike/handmade/rosehim-1.jpg

[Daghain]

It's perfectly okay! :)

[Aaron]

So is this for all of Maerlyn's rainbow or for the individual glasses?

I ask because I actually created a replica of the grapefruit a few years ago that was raffled off at PalaverCon, and I'd like to submit it. But if we're going to be doing a separate contest for the grapefruit, then I'll just wait.

[jayson]

that's actually a good question aaron. the rainbow, or a piece[s] of it?

[Daghain]

It's the rainbow, technically. I am eventually thinking about doing separate threads for the Grapefruit and Black Thirteen, but I would say submit what you want, if it wins and it's only of one ball, when the new article is created I can move it there.

[jayson]

cool, thanks daghain.

[Daghain]

My pleasure. :)

ETA: Contest is ending January 31 (Thursday) unless someone wants to ask for an extension. :)

[Mike Beck]

here's my balls.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2240/2227059600_60dd29f144_o.jpg

[Letti]

Wow, nice work.

[TerribleT]

Nice Mikey

[jayson]

as usual, very nice work mike

EDIT:

And.... here is my entry. i decided to stick with the pink one...

http://i25.tinypic.com/ixb4a1.jpg

[TerribleT]

Sweeet Jayson, I like it!!!

[Mike Beck]

tanks. :)

jayson, that shit is tripped out, son. i love the imagery. and i dig the rose inside the ball.

[jayson]

thank you guys! you know what amuses me mike? since i started really getting into the digital art last year, i haven't done any psychedelics. my friends seem to like the combo of shrooms and my art though. :lol:

[Daghain]

Oooh, and oooh. Nice work guys!

[Randall Flagg]

tanks. :)

jayson, that shit is tripped out, son. i love the imagery. and i dig the rose inside the ball.



That's not a rose. It is a vagina (The pink ball is said to be labial pink).

[Matt]

I see a vagina in everything I look at. :lol:

Amazing entries you guys.

[Mike Beck]

tanks. :)

jayson, that shit is tripped out, son. i love the imagery. and i dig the rose inside the ball.



That's not a rose. It is a vagina (The pink ball is said to be labial pink).

:lol: duly noted, randall. :D

[jayson]

tanks. :)

jayson, that shit is tripped out, son. i love the imagery. and i dig the rose inside the ball.



That's not a rose. It is a vagina (The pink ball is said to be labial pink).

can't it be both?

[Mike Beck]

thank you guys! you know what amuses me mike? since i started really getting into the digital art last year, i haven't done any psychedelics. my friends seem to like the combo of shrooms and my art though. :lol:


Well, I guess it is kind of like drugs. :D

oh yeah. if i was tripping and looked through your work, I'd be stuck on it for awhile. just staring, seeing what moves. :)

i haven't done any of that in many years though. :nope:

[jayson]

me either for a few yrs now, but if memory serves me correctly, i'd have liked my stuff. yours too btw. you've got mad digi-skills!

[Wuducynn]

Jayson, fantastic job! I am really impressed! :harrier:

[sarah]

one of my favorite things about mike beck's artwork is the colors he chooses. Very cool.

jayson, yours looks pretty awesome.


It is going to be difficult to choose.

[boehmke]

Way to go Mike! Love that composition. This one had been plauging my brain at work all day. I may have to just CTRL c CTRL v yours :D

[Darkthoughts]

Mike Beck!!! Niiiice one :thumbsup:

Jayson, I love the rose and the golden universe swirling inside it :cool:

Bohemke - are you in this one?

I'm going to go a bit 80's stylie and use my airbrush...

[jayson]

thanks guys! i was def hoping you'd like it matt, i know you like both my work and wizard & glass so i knew was hoping you'd enjoy the grapefruit.

i'm looking forward to seeing yours lisa!

[Mike Beck]

Way to go Mike! Love that composition. This one had been plauging my brain at work all day. I may have to just CTRL c CTRL v yours :D

:lol:

shit, i'd be honored. :)

but i know you got something awesome to show us, mister. c'mon. :rock:

thank you, Miss Thoughts.
and thanks Sarah for liking my color choices. :huglove:

[Daghain]

Yeah, this one is going to be HARD to choose!

Remember, contest ends Thursday unless someone tells me they need more time!

[jayson]

make it harder to choose people! i want to see more. we have some very creative people here and i always like to see how roland's world looks to others.

[Storyslinger]

Great work everyone, this makes it a bit harder to choose.

[Darkthoughts]

I don't want a two week extension, but could you give me until Friday? The adapter for my airbrush won't fit on the can of propellant I bought so I'm going to have to try something else :)

[Daghain]

I'll extend it for one week. Contest will now end February 7, 2008. :)

[Darkthoughts]

Cool, cheers Daggers!

[Daghain]

My pleasure. :)

[Darkthoughts]

My friend with the scanner is away for the weekend, but I'll get her to scan this when she gets back as the photo isn't too good:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/towerjunkie19/Picture002.jpg

[Brice]

I like it alot. :D

[Darkthoughts]

Cheers Brice :couple:

[Daghain]

Nice!

[Mike Beck]

that's awesome, darkthoughts!

it's creepy, and i like how black 13 is created out of the negative space. :thumbsup:

[Darkthoughts]

Thanks :D

I'm in the process of redoing it though. I bought some coloured papers for the balls, and I'm going to have it all silhouette with cut out colour rather than the painted red bits. Then I can photograph it up at the window and the light should come through the coloured sections...

[jayson]

Thanks :D

I'm in the process of redoing it though. I bought some coloured papers for the balls, and I'm going to have it all silhouette with cut out colour rather than the painted red bits. Then I can photograph it up at the window and the light should come through the coloured sections...

that sounds cool lisa. looking fwd to seeing the results.

[Storyslinger]

Nice work Lisa

[Mike Beck]

wow, yeah, i wanna see it again with the light coming through. :o

[Wuducynn]

My friend with the scanner is away for the weekend, but I'll get her to scan this when she gets back as the photo isn't too good:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/towerjunkie19/Picture002.jpg

Jesus titty-fucking Christ that is amazing! :o

[Daghain]

The flames look like a face.

Now I sound like Matt. :lol:

[Darkthoughts]

:lol: Don't look too closely, you'll see the pink elephants and everything!

Thanks CK, the new version is much better ;) Nearly finished!...

[Darkthoughts]

Here:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/towerjunkie19/Picture005.jpg

[Brice]

Here:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/towerjunkie19/Picture005.jpg


Oooh! Wow! That is amazing! :rock: I wanna' hang it in MY window.

[jayson]

that is bad-ass lisa! well done!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Mike Beck]

WHOA!

that looks really incredible, lisa! holy shit, i love this. well done! :clap:

[Darkthoughts]

Thanks :D I wanted to make it more intricate but I thought perhaps keeping it simple was better? So as not to detract from the balls themselves kinda thing.

[Mike Beck]

it looks amazing the way it is. :thumbsup:

[fernandito]

That's amazing , Lisa. :wub:

[Darkthoughts]

Thanks :rock:

Mike - I don't know about you, but I'll be really into something while I'm planning it out/drawing/painting it - but once I'm done I get really critical and always end up grading myself "Could have done better" :lol:

[Wuducynn]

I like the original version better, Lisa.

[Darkthoughts]

I knew you would :lol: Its more demonic.

[Wuducynn]

Its not like I dislike the new version, though. Oh and I can see the pink elephants now that you mention them.

[Brice]

Its not like I dislike the new version, though. Oh and I can see the pink elephants now that you mention them.


Is the acid starting to kick in then?

[Wuducynn]

Oh I don't need acid or shrooms.

[Brice]

Me neither


anymore

[Wuducynn]

Imagine reading the Dark Tower series in that state.. :cool:

[Brice]

I don't have to imagine. Back when I used to do that stuff I read I-III in that (and many other) states. :thumbsup:

[Wuducynn]

hmmmmmm

[Brice]

It's just incredibly hard to focus for long when you're tripping hard. It's easier reading during the afterglow. However with how much I did back then there was very little time for afterglow.

[Wuducynn]

I made a thread in Gilead for this.. :thumbsup:

[Brice]

I saw. :D

[Mike Beck]

Thanks :rock:

Mike - I don't know about you, but I'll be really into something while I'm planning it out/drawing/painting it - but once I'm done I get really critical and always end up grading myself "Could have done better" :lol:

oh i do that a lot too. :D

i'll just sit there and stare at a painting or drawing and judge the shit out of it. I go through a series of touch-ups/changes/judging until i just get so sick of it and abandon the damn thing, accepting it is finished. :lol:

sometimes i'm really happy with something, and i declare it done. then two or three months later, i'll look at it and be like, "what the eff is this crap? what was i thinking??"

it's a pain in the arse. :cowboy:

[Wuducynn]

i'll just sit there and stare at a painting or drawing and judge the shit out of it.


Mike, Mike, Mike...I've told you, thats what I'M here for!

[jayson]

Thanks :rock:

Mike - I don't know about you, but I'll be really into something while I'm planning it out/drawing/painting it - but once I'm done I get really critical and always end up grading myself "Could have done better" :lol:

oh i do that a lot too. :D

i'll just sit there and stare at a painting or drawing and judge the shit out of it. I go through a series of touch-ups/changes/judging until i just get so sick of it and abandon the damn thing, accepting it is finished. :lol:

sometimes i'm really happy with something, and i declare it done. then two or three months later, i'll look at it and be like, "what the eff is this crap? what was i thinking??"

it's a pain in the arse. :cowboy:

i had to force myself to post mine in order to stop myself from tinkering with it "just a little bit more" for the 80th time. the real issue for me with doing all my art digitally is the temptation to just hit "file-close" and say "fuck it, this piece sucks. bye bye." done it before and sure i will do it again. :ninja:

[Daghain]

Love it, Lisa! :)

[Mike Beck]

i'll just sit there and stare at a painting or drawing and judge the shit out of it.


Mike, Mike, Mike...I've told you, thats what I'M here for!

damn. i keep forgetting! :P

duly noted, sir. :couple:

[Mike Beck]

i had to force myself to post mine in order to stop myself from tinkering with it "just a little bit more" for the 80th time. the real issue for me with doing all my art digitally is the temptation to just hit "file-close" and say "fuck it, this piece sucks. bye bye." done it before and sure i will do it again. :ninja:

i hear ya, man. i do a bunch of digital stuff every now and then, and it's so easy to just make it go away forever. :lol:

sometimes it feels good to throw it away.

[Darkthoughts]

Cheers Daggers :couple: I'm tempted to redo it again...thank goodness it ends tommorrow :lol:

Mike + Jayson: totally what I'm saying! ;) Its good to have a place where people are honest about their art, I was at Deviantart for a while but alot of people there seem too arrogant to be honest and chat about stuff.

[jayson]

Cheers Daggers :couple: I'm tempted to redo it again...thank goodness it ends tommorrow :lol:

Mike + Jayson: totally what I'm saying! ;) Its good to have a place where people are honest about their art, I was at Deviantart for a while but alot of people there seem too arrogant to be honest and chat about stuff.

i didn't even know what i did was art until my friends told me it was. [can you say "american primitive" duma key readers?]. i used to just use photoshop to make cool covers for my cds and backgrounds for ads at work. i started to use those skills to make pretty pictures but when i showed my friends [whom i consider actual artists, they have shows, they went to college for it, etc] they said it was art. i'm still not sure either way, but i can be honest about it.

[Daghain]

*bump*

If no one is asking for an extension, the contest ends tomorrow!

[Daghain]

Contest is now closed. Voting to begin soon!