RULES
Please vote for one FIRST, one SECOND, and one THIRD - first will get 3 points, second two points and third one point. The vote is decided by total points accumulated overall. You can "honourably mention" up to five other entries and these HMs are used to decide on tied scores so use them wisely and be aware "all other entries" won't be counted - the final voting deadline is THIS WEDNEDAY at midnight.
We don't have a lot of time this month so DON'T DALLY.
Albion - Shako in the Artic
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/albion79uk/5dbab9b9929bf6c3ac0b707f0a2e9d84_zps76ad894f.jpg)
allied72 - Cursed Earth Settlement
(http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2014/070/d/3/cursed_earth_settlement_by_allied72-d79re49.jpg)
Allistermac - Mega-City One (Unfinished)
(http://24.media.tumblr.com/b741e58a84f14078450dcb0f59125204/tumblr_n391pqPW231qzgbfeo1_r1_1280.jpg)
amines2058 - Undercity
(http://th08.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2014/082/c/f/cfde88474ada55dbfae42a02067795f6-d7bdkc9.jpg)
Archie1 - Dead World
(http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b536/neilmcclements/dw9_zpsb7c0b6f8.jpg)
Archie2 - MC1
(http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b536/neilmcclements/mc1destruct_zps52630a0f.jpg)
Colin_YNWA - Space
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XqGhredkfKU/Ux73jRp2luI/AAAAAAAACns/2GLf9CCjHgs/w712-h427-no/Space.png)
dracula1 - Woodland
(https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/1069971_260650674117165_914377483_n.jpg)
Hoagy1 - Land of the Young
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kTBxJSFVD9o/Ux3N2PJp5OI/AAAAAAAABLg/T8AO5nQcz_g/s1600/3klandscape.jpg)
Hoagy2 - London Town
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hQ8rnzdbSq8/UzKcfk0MlGI/AAAAAAAABM0/x91Y7KHC06g/s1600/landscapes.jpg)
Jon - Grand Hall of Justice
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25024/HoJ_Final.jpg)
JonGibbons - The Shores of the Scum Sea, Nu-Earth
(http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q302/jongibbons/Nu-Earth.jpg)
Mike Carroll - Mount Rushmore (Cursed Earth Version)
(http://www.michaelowencarroll.com/images/rushmore.jpg)
mimikeke - Cursed Earth
(https://24.media.tumblr.com/d7e3d1de1437c7617e3f66df4629ca48/tumblr_n38uxxUr6J1t4akyqo1_500.jpg)
Pictsy - Big Meg
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/sidecar/sketchbook/TheBigMegSmallRes.jpg)
RaggedMan - Termight
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g97/raggedman/2000ad_Mar_Comp_Termight_1.jpg)
SKD - The Land of the Young
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1.0-9/1959519_1475253096036406_183311289_n.jpg)
YOU ONLY HAVE 'TIL WEDNESDAY
Great stuff again!
Here is the votes!
1 Albion
2 johgibbons
3 SKD
Mentions Mike Carroll
Oh my god, such tough choices!
1 - JonGibbons
2 - Jon
3 - SKD
Honourable mention - Mimikeke
...but I wanted to vote for all of you!!
For once my voting choice came easy to me, these three really stood out and I love them to bits.
1. Albion - Shako in the Artic
2. dracula1 - Woodland
3. mimikeke - Cursed Earth
First - Jon grand hall of justice
Second - Pictsy Big Meg
Third - Archie dead world
Hm Albion and Shako, great gag
1. Allied72 - Cursed Earth Settlement
2. SKD - Land of the young
3. Jongibbons - Scum Sea
HM. Jon - Grand Hall of Justice
1. JonGibbons - The Shores of the Scum Sea, Nu-Earth
2. Pictsy - Big Meg
3. SKD - The Land of the Young
HM Jon - Grand Hall of Justice
HM mimikeke - Cursed Earth
Probably the toughest vote to date, all great entries
1) Jon - Grand Hall of Justice
2) Pictsy - MC1
3) Archie - Dead World
HM) Mimikeke and Albion
Heh, really tough. On the fifth revision, I think....
1st: mimikeke - Cursed Earth - A really good example of concept sketch. All the information is there in a few strokes and shapes. Very impressed (and slightly jealous ;).)
2nd: JonGibbons - The Shores of the Scum Sea, Nu-Earth - S'Just nice, innit?
3rd: Archie2 - MC1 - Archie rocks. He rocks hard.
I'll be honest, I don't always feel the need to HM, but in this case I have many:
SKD - I love your inks
Raggedman - Just, wow! For some reason takes me back to my art college days (and that's a good thing).
amines2058 - There's an odd, malevolent stillness and beauty here. Quite creepy.
allied72 - I love this. I'd like to see it pushed even further, like a Where's Wally with mutants.
Archie1 - For creating Deadworld enameling.
Albion/Colin_YNWA - for making me chuckle.
Third: Albion - Shako in the Arctic; Second: Pictsy - Big Meg; First: mimikeke - The Cursed Earth.
I never liked Shako in the prog, but I'm struck by Albions absolute honed down to the bone minimalism. It was really tight between Pictsy's Big Meg and mimikekes cursed earth. Pictsy city-scape is stunning! However mimikeke's cursed earth really feels as though it belongs in the prog....to have produced something this somber, alien and striking in a few days is a fantastic accomplishment.
Rebellion could do better than approach several of the contributers here for a few future shocks.
Well done to everyone on what is the best range of visuals I've seen on the forum so far. Z
Some very nice work, thanks to all who entered.
1 - JonGibbons – Shores Of The Scum Sea, Nu Earth
2 - Jon - Grand hall Of Justice
3 - Archie 2 – Mega City 2
Don't forget we have a short story comp running this month, with a 2000AD Graphic Novel as first prize. The theme is "Tales From The Doghouse" - top of the "General" page.
Great theme, really executed well.
1. Hoagy1 - Land of the young.
An ethereal fluidity to it, feels like a portal I could step through.
2. Archie1 - Deadworld.
Chilling.
3. Jon - Grand Hall of Justice.
Great perspective.
HM. Allied72 - Cursed Earth settlement.
Like the best Where's Wally ever.
Hard to choose, but since I have to:
1 - Albion - Shako in the Artic
2 - Mike Carroll - Mount Rushmore (Cursed Earth Version)
3 - Jon - Grand Hall of Justice
Great work, one and all.
Mimemike – Cursed Earth
SKD – Land of the Young
JonGibbons -- The Shores of the Scum Sea, Nu-Earth
1). Archie 1 Deadworld
2). SKD
3). Mimikeke
HM
Albion
Raggedman
Allied72
Pictsy
Jongibbons
1 Jon Gibbons
2 Animes2058
3 Mike Carroll
HM- Albion, Allied 72, Archie. You guys are all heart.
1. Jon - Grand Hall of Justice
2. SKD - The Land of the Young
3. JonGibbons - The Shores of the Scum Sea, Nu-Earth
HM. mimikeke - Cursed Earth, Hoagy1 - Land of the Young, Pictsy - Big Meg, allied72 - Cursed Earth Settlement,
Great work by all as usual.
Oops. Archie's Big Meg.
Great stuff everyone
1) Jon - Grand Hall of Justice (Epic scale and great details)
2) SKD - The Land of the Young (Really tight inking)
3) Mimikeke - Cursed Earth (Love the colour palette and the Tall Canvas Dimensions)
HM: allied72 & Pictsy
Awesome work by all.
1st - allied72 - Cursed Earth Settlement
2nd - Jon -Grand Hall of Justice
3rd - mimikeke - Cursed Earth
Annoyed I missed this one as I've always wanted an environment focused comp. Oh well.
Sweet entries, my votes go to.
- Jon - an Epic piece
- Archie1 - Nice texture in the image, helps the mood of the piece
- Mimikeke - a reserved use of colour and detail. Like it.
HM - Jon Gibbons and Pictsy
1. SKD
2. Archie 1
3. Albion
HM. hoagy 2
1 Jon - Grand Hall of Justice
2 Mike Carroll - Mount Rushmore (Cursed Earth Version)
3 Albion - Shako in the Artic
HM JonGibbons - The Shores of the Scum Sea, Nu-Earth
VOTING NOW HERE THIS WAY:
1 Jon's Grand Hall of Justice
2 Mike Carroll's Mount Rushmore
3 Albion's Shako
OH YES.
1. pictsy - big meg (freaking awesome piece, great sense of scale, love the way you did the buildings)
2. allied72 - cursed earth settlement (great storytelling in this, this was kinda a tie for 1st)
3. jon - grand hall of justice (EPIC)
hm albion and raggedman. raggedman, your piece reminds me of old Magic the Gathering card art! :lol:
Honestly all the pieces I liked were great, very different styles, it made it hard to choose :'( Surprised anyone liked my piece, guess we are our own worst critic. Thanks for the votes.
1 - JonGibbons - The Scum Sea
2 - Archie2 - MC1
3 - Jon - Grand Hall of Justice
HM's - Mimikeke, Pictsy, SKD, Hoagy1 (London) & Dracula1
Tough choices all around, and excellent entries from everyone this month!!
Christ, this is hard. It's been an absolutely outstanding month.
1. Hoagy 1 - Land of the Young. It looks exactly like a dream I once had, essentially Sláine in Dragonheist, but painted and animated in this style. And I love Wickermen.
2. SKD - Land of the Young. Lovely. I love crisp, clean pen-and-ink work - it reminds me of the artwork from Fighting Fantasy books (In particular, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain and Forest of Doom). And I still love Wickermen.
3. Mimikeke - Really captures the looming nature of the cliffs and the sense of threat.
SPECIAL MENTIONS:
Well, all of them, really. The only reason I didn't include the city scapes is probably because I'm a country boy really and love wilderness-style ones. The city scapes, and the Cursed Earth township, are amazing though.
It breaks my heart not to include the scum sea one too. As I said, a really, really tough decision.
JazusB.Christ is right... it's tough this month! After much internal deliberation, here's my votes:
1: JonGibbons - The Shores of the Scum Sea, Nu-Earth
2: mimikeke - Cursed Earth
3: allied72 - Cursed Earth Settlement
HM: Jon - Grand Hall of Justice
-- Mike
first place: Archie2 - MC1 - its so mega!!!
second place: SKD - The Land of the Young - very nice inks
third place : Jon - Grand Hall of Justice - powerful colouring
HR - allied72 - Cursed Earth Settlement brillany design
great month, they are all great.
james
1 Jon Gibbons....wow that is just incredible!
2 Jon
3 Pictsy
Sorry I've not got round to voting these last few months, loved March's competition quite leftfield.
1.JonGibbons - Shore of scum sea (cold harsh image)
2.animes2058 - Undercity (loved how it was empty)
3.Jon - Grand hall of justice (vast and lovely MC1)
HM. Allied72 - Cursed earth settlement (funny and full of characters)
I see that my piece is "Shako in the artic".
I'm sure I didn't draw a polar bear driving a large lorry! ;)
The ones that felt right to me in one way or another:
1 amines2058 - Undercity
2 Pictsy - Big Meg
3 Colin_YNWA - Space
As surmised on the original thread, I'd have been better stating 'from photo reference' than
'photoshop'. Confusion my fault, oops. Original thread locked so thought I'd clarify here.
Thanks to CrazyFoxMachine as ever. Participating in this is one of the highlights of my month.
Tough. I could choose 6 first places without any deliberation.
1. Archie - Deadworld. Just gorgeous and tactile. Would happily hang it on my wall.
2. Jon - Grand Hall of Justice. suitably epic. Love the shape of the whole structure.
3. JonGibbons - Shores of the Scum Sea. Strangely peaceful.
HMs - or my other number ones as i think of them.
Hoagy - London. Looks like the whole place is carved of fog.
Mimikeke - incredible use of colour and minimal shapes to suggest a world.
Pictsy - stark but beautiful.
SKD - your inking is incredible.
Thanks to everyone who was kind about my effort. Roll on the next comp!
Quote from: Albion on 01 April, 2014, 10:54:29 PM
I see that my piece is "Shako in the artic".
I'm sure I didn't draw a polar bear driving a large lorry! ;)
Heh. I noticed that alright.
Wonderful stuff again this month....Many thanks to CFM and all entrants !!
1st Place : Jon.... Grand Hall of Justice........Only one word to describe this ...EPIC !!
2nd : Archie : Dead World.......Consistently brilliant entries, and this one is a cracker !
3rd : Hoagy2 : London Town......Very atmospheric...
Honourable Mention : Albion....Shako in the Artic.......Just brilliant !!
Cheers...
A tough subject this time and well done to all.
1. SKD - The Land of the Young. Lovely strong ink.
2. ALBION - Shako in the Arctic. YES!!
3. JON - The Grand Hall of Justice. Nicely done sir!
HM. JON GIBBONS - The Shores of the Scum Sea. Great digital painting.
1: JON -Grand Hall of Justice
2: ARCHIE 2 MC1
3: allied72 Cursed Earth Settlement.
HM: Hoagy 2 London Town and dracula 1 Woodland. Very Frazetta.
I've just noticed what are clearly magic mushrooms in SKD's Land of the Young. Absolutely shocking. Scratch this drug-addled junkie from my number 2 spot.
[spoiler]Actually I'm tempted to put him at number 1; but I've made my decision.[/spoiler]
Quote from: IAMTHESYSTEM on 02 April, 2014, 08:10:27 PM
...and dracula 1 Woodland. Very Frazetta.
It is, isn't it? I thought that, and then reasoned that the "Frank" signature was swaying me. It reminded me of a very specific piece, but a search for it turned up nothing, and so presumed I dreamed the whole thing. Or, more likely, was distracted by something shiny.
Thank you. I'm probably not going mad.
Quote from: JayzusB.Christ on 02 April, 2014, 08:30:50 PM
I've just noticed what are clearly magic mushrooms in SKD's Land of the Young. Absolutely shocking. Scratch this drug-addled junkie from my number 2 spot.
[spoiler]Actually I'm tempted to put him at number 1; but I've made my decision.[/spoiler]
These are actually the inedible Conocybe tenera (Brown Bell Caps) which are very similar looking to the poisonous Psilocybe semilanceata (Magic Mushrooms) What possible use could the druids have had for mind altering fungi? ;)
Stew.
I believe that this has been one of the hardest months to judge, with so many quality entries again. I've been changing my mind even as I'm writing my votes...
1. Jon – Grand Hall of Justice. A superb image with a great choice of colour. (I love the red/orange going into the blue of the sky.)
2. Archie2 – MC1. A masterful use of light and shadow.
3. Jon Gibbons – The Shores of the Scum Sea. An excellent, well executed composition.
HM. Albion. allied72. Hoagy1. Mike Carroll. mimikeke. All worthy of a place in the top three.
Again, I think all the entrants are deserving of praise for their sterling work.
Stew.
A tough one again. Hard to do a top 3 but here goes
1- mimikeke - Cursed Earth
2- Jon - Grand Hall of Justice
3- JonGibbons - The Shores of the Scum Sea, Nu-Earth
HM- Archie2 - MC1