T-DOME: The Last Man Standing - Round Five

[strych9ine]

T-DOME: The Last Man Standing - Round Five

Let the 3 man madness begin! Each particpant will face not one but TWO other artists in this round consisting of three 3 man matches. The pressure is on... only three of the remaining 9 particpants will make it to the final round. Here's how it's went down so far.

We've had ourselves a bracketed tournament. Each round consisted of 1 on 1 battles, and the winners of each respective battle went on to the next round. Eventually we will whittle our way down to the prize fight: a one on one on one battle between the winner of each bracket division. Winner of that match is the Last Man Standing... the one contender who took down the masses.

Who's it gonna be then?

The matches for each round except the last will be RANDOMLY CHOSEN from the pool of 144 competitors. In the last two rounds, the battles will be between 3 men, not 2. The name of the previous rounds are linked up to it's corresponding thread...

Round I: (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=47680) 144 Competitors - 2 man battles
Round II: (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=568791) 72 Competitors - 2 man battles
Round III: (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53839) 36 Competitors - 2 man battles
Round IV: (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=56758) 18 Competitors - 2 man battles
Round V: (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=720418) 9 Competitors - 3 man battles
Round VI: (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=64580) 3 men enter, one man leaves...


Topic:
Pandora's Box
Get your mind out of the gutter, you filthy bastards. I'm sure you all know the myth (http://www.colum.edu/centers/bpa/epicenter/pandora/themyth.html), but how often do we get to see the story retold through a concept artist's eyes? Don't feel limited to having to paint the same old Greek myth we've heard a thousand times... Pandora could be anyone in any time period. Re-create the story through your concepts.

Deadline:
The official deadline stands at 11:59pm PST Sunday, March 12th, 2006. Draw your asses off my friend's, it's down to the wire.

Submissions:
My bandwidth will commit suicide if I hosted the massive amounts of images expected, so I'll have to ask that you upload your image to your own space and send me the link to your image. You can submit your entries in link form to [email protected] in the yournameVScompetitor'sname_TD.jpg format, with the title of your email yourname's entry. Size: Keep your images large enough so that the detail is preserved, but do your best to keep the file size down (Photoshop's Save for Web function can help quite a bit).

Keep your secret weapon secret: do not post up you WIPs or Finished Pieces before the main T-DOME threads are displayed. The best part about this is seeing all the artwork for the first time side by side, don't rob us of that chance.

Judges:

bk studio
Imp Head
Jason Manley
Matt Dixon
Vyle

Matches:
http://www.codytilson.com/9ine/LMSTD-Round5.jpg

FINALLY FINISHED THREAD:
Matches 1-3 (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=63595)

Results:

The judges ranked the pieces for each battle, giving 3 points to their first choice, 2 for the second, and 1 for the third. Each individual score is out of a possible 15 points.

Match One - steak-tron vs. nicolas vs. DSIllustration

1st Place - steak-tron - 13 points
2nd Place - nicolas - 10 points
3rd Place - DSIllustration - 7 points

Match Two - dougbot vs. JasonChan vs. Chris J. Anderson!

1st Place - JasonChan - 15 points
2nd Place - dougbot - 9 points
3rd Place - Chris J. Anderson! - 6 points

Match Three - prostate sunrise vs. Dan Milligan vs. Eriboss

1st Place - Dan Milligan - 12 points
2nd Place - Prostate Sunrise - 10 points
3rd Place - Eriboss - 8 points

It's on.

[strych9ine]

This is going to be wicked. :eyecandy:

[threeeyesworm]

Holy shit.

[Aly Fell]

Holy shit.
I concur...

[Eriboss]

oh... dear... lord.

[Beatnik]

outstanding!

[DSillustration]

crap, crap, crap!
alright,
bringin out the "secret" weapon....








a fresh $50 dollar bill!

steak? ... nick?

[nicolas]

Oh snap!!! DS AND Steak.....:xpld:


Im fukt!!!


hey DS, are you unpackin your oils for this round?? If you are Im even more worried. And Steak...you've been getting tighter by the round....


I'm scared.

[prostate sunrise]

great! dan already took out my roomie flaps, now he's going to smash me. dan's taking down the house of cake! anyway, good luck eriboss (we're goign to need it).


:spam: i cant get enough of this spam smillie!

[Dougbot]

AGH! I'm dooooomed. Anderson and Chan, it's like being asked if you would rather be eaten by a shark or a lion.

c'moooooooon topic.....

[JasonChan]

Wow, the pressure is building! Good luck guys - can't wait to see what we'll be drawing.

[steak-tron]

Fuck.









wow. Man. I'm fucked. This is too much for my hung over brain to handle.

[Chris J. Anderson!]

Wow, the pressure is building! Good luck guys - can't wait to see what we'll be drawing.

Likewise. And Everyone, bring your raincoats. It's gonna pour a lot of blood this round. I can feel it.

I wonder how many pints will spew from my neck after this.

[Dougbot]

You'll be fine Steak. DS and Nicholas actually paid me to do their illo's last TD. I promise not to do that this time. Kekai, you're gonna' have to do your own work too. Dan, that goes for you also. And Chris....and Eriboss....this joke has been/is lame. Forgive me.

We should all hand in stick figures.

[DSillustration]

We should all hand in stick figures.
i would love to see a topic where we had to implement something inherently lame...
like a stick figure, or a lens flare.

or...
a topic like:" girl with fireball" would be good too, i guess.

[Beelow]

These matchups should be interesting to see, kick-ass, I got my money on DSIllustration, taking bets over here, going once going twice....:blahblah: :blahblah: :bashful:

[J May]

Doug, you've been getting better every round, totally looking forward to your entry!

[strych9ine]

THE TOPIC IS ANNOUNCED!

Draw your genitalia with an angry face on it
Who needs reference shots when you've got mirrors. Look forward to seeing what you guys come up with.

[threeeyesworm]

HAHAHAHAHAHA. This is a joke right? :| It would be hilarious if it's not....

[steak-tron]

Dougbot: :tihi:

fuck, I was going to type something witty but I'm too hung over. I'm fucked, but thanks for the consolation :)

[Beelow]

THE TOPIC IS ANNOUNCED!

Draw your genitalia with an angry face on it
Who needs reference shots when you've got mirrors. Look forward to seeing what you guys come up with.


What the hell, now I got to see how these turn out, Whahahahaha!:tihi:

[steak-tron]

no. That's not the topic is it?



Jesus. Now everyone's gonna know I have a vagina.

[Beelow]

no. That's not the topic is it?



Jesus. Now everyone's gonna know I have a vagina.


Hahahaha, lets see what u can do with that vagina!:)

[strych9ine]

Steak, I've already seen your genitalia up close and personal. We might have to go with another topic.

Pandora's Box
Get your mind out of the gutter, you filthy bastards. I'm sure you all know the myth (http://www.colum.edu/centers/bpa/epicenter/pandora/themyth.html), but how often do we get to see the story retold through a concept artist's eyes? Don't feel limited to having to paint the same old Greek myth we've heard a thousand times... Pandora could be anyone in any time period. Re-create the story through your concepts.

[Eriboss]

what a fucking sweet Topic - Again! Nice one Cody, man this is gunna be cool!
The fear of being gutted and skullfucked by cake and dan has been momantarily dilluted by the awesomeness of the topic - and what a great opportunity for lens-flair I say!:lens: :lens: :lens:
Good luck everyone, let the games begin!

Eri :evilmustache:

[DSillustration]

Its On!

[Aly Fell]

Ahh bum! I really like the sound of this topic... Pandora's Box... sounds rude... fnar.. snurk... hic!

[JasonChan]

Nice topic! Should be fun :)

[Beelow]

So no genitilia with a face, awwww, darn!>:|

[Red_Rook]

dayumn, this is gunna be a blood bath

[Fozzybar]

i counted the word "fuck"...it was written 7 times until now....hmmm wait...8 with mine....

[cotron]

fuck shit ass! that deadline can't come soon enough. what a crazy eyefeast this will be.

[Zord]

Holy crap this is great. The topic's perfect and the matchups are insane. Totally can't wait to see the finished works. And I agree with Cotron; waiting for the deadline is like waiting for a cure of some sort. Like a totally bad-ass art cure.

[Carnifex]

haha damn what a lineup! eriboss congrats on getting so far! don't you dare to do a lensflare,unless it's hand-drawn.

[Dakardaur]

round 5 topic + the match-ups = an orgasmic expirience.

March 5th needs to hurry up and come already!!!

[Interceptor]

This is getting epic. Congrats everyone!

[J May]

Cody! Stellar topic, outta the park man!

Best of luck everyone, we're talking cover of the book here, hold nothing back!

[Main Loop]

what the hell? aww these matchups are bananas.. any final round predictions? there's no way i can choose between match one and two, i got a feeling milligan will make it to the final round, but anything's possible, PS has done some incredible stuff so far... ahh this is gonna be good

[strych9ine]

If you guys need some nude references, I've snapped a couple shots of myself for you to use. You can just photoshop out the midgets that are riding the tricycles around my legs. Just let me know.

Look at the time, less than a month to go...

[nicolas]

Mr. Tilson,

I hate to be a beggar.....BUT, I would really welcome an extension :)

Ive been swamped with work (stoopid excuse I know) and havent even had time to start.....
Im not bailing out, Ill turn in something either way, but a tad more time would be sweet.

anybody else up for some more time? LOL.....

[vigostar]

Man, I have a feeling that Prostate has something really evil in his bag of tricks for this one.... cant wait....

[strych9ine]

Mr. Klein,

If you have a PayPal account you can just plant your bribe there. :)

I want to see everyone's best work up here for this bad boy as much as everyone else does, and keeping in mind that this is purely for the fun of it I have no problem extending the deadline a week or so. That is unless there are any objections from anyone else in the dome right now...

Let me know if you'd all be cool with an extra week this round.

[steak-tron]

No no, Make him suffer! It's the only chance I have against him and DS!! :$


heh, I jest. Extensions are sexy. This will give me more time to get all the nude reference of Cody I need (both codys that is...)

[strych9ine]

Alright than Sallies, an extension you will have. If you need a reminder to draw your ass off, come back and check who you're up against this round every so often. ;P

The official deadline stands at 11:59pm PST Sunday, March 12th, 2006.

[DSillustration]

aw man!

steak, nic...
mine is looking soooooo good its UNBELIEVABLE!
by far the best thing i have ever produced in my entire life!
its like i channeled some un-godly force through these hands.
i actually blacked out a few times, and when i woke up, my tablet was sizzling, and my piece was completed.

i think i can die happy now.

how are your's coming along?

[hp]

aw man!

steak, nic...
mine is looking soooooo good its UNBELIEVABLE!
by far the best thing i have ever produced in my entire life!
its like i channeled some un-godly force through these hands.
i actually blacked out a few times, and when i woke up, my tablet was sizzling, and my piece was completed.

i think i can die happy now.

how are your's coming along?

LMAO. I'd give up after hearing those words...:teeth:

[Dougbot]

I know what you mean DS.

The Louver actually wants mine, but I was all, "No not yet, I should show it first in the Thunderdome, then you can take down the Mona Lisa and put it up in its place." They cried big european tears, but understood.

That's cool if people need more time. It'll give me time to work on the two other art contest I entered :^^;:

Mine's actually almost done. I only get around ten minutes a night (I'm not kidding) to work on it. Between the family, crunch mode at work (GW: Factions Shipping soon!!! Go buy it!!!), and a bit of freelance stuff, time is sparce. I think it's coming out ok though, Cake's seen it. He can vouche for me.

So I'm good either way, it'll be done in a day or two.

[steak-tron]

Oh yea DS... well,well I did the best picture e-var last night. It was sooo good I shit my pants while I was painting it. I didn't even care about cleaning up the shit since I was so high on my own art-awesomeness. When I brought it into work today everyone at Massive Black said It was pointless to ever make another piece of art since my TD was the closest you could get to art perfection. I'm like Jordan, but with art. :tihi:

heh, I'm fucked...

[Eriboss]

my thunderdome picture is so bad that my own mother disowned me when she saw it, nuns spit at me in the street and total strangers run up to me and punch me in the face for doing a picture so bad. I have been banned from every art website on the interweb incase I soil their name with my shitness and protesters against shocking art are camped outside my house violentley campaigning that I'm not allowed to ever pick up a paintbrush again. There is a law being passed that I may not every go within 10 feet of canvas ever again or I will be beheaded and my headless corpse will be dragged around the streets for 100 years as a message to the general public not to every paint a picture so bad.

[strych9ine]

You know, I should have just entered this piece I was working on around the time of round 3 against steak-tron. It's actually not a painting, but rather an extremely high resolution photograph of my genitalia where I actually made my penis wink for the camera. I've entered it into many shows and competitions since my defeat in the thunderdome, the sight of which has caused countless spontaneous orgasms and ruined millinois of dollars worth of pants and skirts. I'm just glad I didn't decide to enter it that round, as surely all of you would need to replace your keyboards and monitors and explain the mound of used kleenex next to your computer to your significant others.

[strych9ine]

Oh shit, March already? Funny how those deadlines sneak up on you like that huh? Golly.

MARCH 12TH MOTHERFUCKERS.

[Carnifex]

yayyyy

[Dougbot]

Sweet. Only a little over a week left till I loose.

[redehlert]

okay....i had to walk outta the room at work cuz i was laughin' so hard with the bizarre love triangle of dsill, steak and douggie - total laugh factory.
steak - since you shit your pants and then went into the office the next day, did they say that you "smell super sweet today?" or what? :)
and cody - your opener about genitalia drawing with angry faces (posted way back) was a riot. i just finished doing some male genitalia drawings that was so apropo to your comment. orcatraz said that one of them looked like an angry clown. lol! it's in my sb, go check it out.
can't wait to see the final imagery everyone!
cheers,
dave
(knocked out in the first round....)

[nicolas]

shit, DS and steak.....I havent even started yet :/

I thought I had a good idea, but I realized it was shite soon enough, now Im back to zero.....

Hooray TD......

[steak-tron]

Good, now I wont get crushed AS bad :)

[steak-tron]

This one's a tough one btw. Nice challenge fer the topics there mr. 9ine. The last one should be a bigger mind fuck like "illustrate the implications of globalization on emerging markets in third world countries and the effects of free markets on the 21st centuries' economic and social outlook" :blah:

[Beatnik]

whoa.

[Slash]

...five

[strych9ine]

http://www.mariinc.com/productimage/WB-2513_f.jpg

[nicolas]

still havent started...... :/


looks like another half assed last second entry from me....and I was really gonna do something cool this round. oh well, maybe next TD....

[redehlert]

"Race for the bathroom" by Willie Makkit
A tale of desire, hope and an open stall.

Four....

[strych9ine]

still havent started...... :/


looks like another half assed last second entry from me....and I was really gonna do something cool this round. oh well, maybe next TD....

DON'T YOU GIVE UP ON ME, PRIVATE! You didn't make it this far to go out without a bang brotha, give it an all-nighter or two. You still got time...

[strych9ine]

http://www.peeperstv.com/pictures/361114/ashleyolsensolittletime.jpg

[redehlert]

OMG! I need to go and get that DVD series. lol.
Nice one, Cody.

[steak-tron]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6305821461.01._PE50_.Running-Out-of-Time._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[steak-tron]

http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/49/174849.jpg

[Xpose]

O dear god! The world is going to implode on itself once you guys unload your entries. Let Caffine be your friend!

http://www.jstart.org/jstart/clientuploads/starbucks.gif

Bow to your new god!

[nicolas]

No worries Nine, Im submitting something! A no show is worse than a bad show in my book.....

[strych9ine]

Steak-tron, will you be my instant boyfriend?

http://www.popular.com.sg/images/product/book/52946.jpg

[strych9ine]

I'll be releasing a follow up volume to this series with this round's winners entitled How to Train a Girl: Lubrication Station... even more incentive!

http://www.popular.com.sg/images/product/book/52945.jpg

[Xpose]

LMAO sounds like a plan cody

[Lake]

rrrgh... nnghh..... 2 FREAKING DAYS. or one, depending on where you live.

[strych9ine]

http://www.itvmovieclub.com/itv/images/products/4/2714-large.jpg

[Mort]

http://media.urbandictionary.com/image/large/srsly-40514.jpg

[Dougbot]

I've had this finished for a week or do. Thought I'd do all this clean up and tighten everything....I didn't. Now I am doomed. It was fun though.

[Denart]

http://www.eightdegree.com/photos/uncategorized/kiefer.jpg


http://adorocinema.cidadeinternet.com.br/personalidades/atores/kiefer-sutherland/kiefer-sutherland01.jpg


http://www.bttw.co.uk/stills/images/2617.jpg

[Dougbot]

Hey Cody, just to make sure, you got mine right?

[strych9ine]

Yessir. So far I have DSIllustration's, Douggie 5's, and Dan the Man Milligan's. Good luck to the rest of you getting one in...

[Dougbot]

Sweet. Hopefully Mr. Chan and Mr. Anderson forgot about this competition and I can win by default. Not a great way to win....but really my only chance.

[Eriboss]

Sent mine on in.
Good luck everyone, can't wait to see this shit.

Cheers

Eri :evilmustache:

[strych9ine]

Get those entries in folks, times a tickin'...

[prostate sunrise]

sent mine, for what little self-respect i have left.

[Chris J. Anderson!]

Mines sent in.

Waiting for the royal beat down. Chan will slam me from the top ropes while Doug finishes me off with a tiger elbow from the ceiling.


Looking forward to seeing everyones finals!

-C

[Erilaz]

Can't wait to see the awesomeness spewing forth from your brain-hatches this round.:teeth:

[steak-tron]

Cody, I'll be your instant boyfriend... as soon as you put dem pic-a-tures up ;)

[DSillustration]

aw man,
i was hoping you forgot, steak!
" and the greatest artist ever ... by default ... DSillustration! "
:crowdcheers:

nah,
actually, i think im going down hard this round.
i had so many deadlines,
and the added pressure of steak and nic really didnt help any.
im happy to lose to either one of you.
its been a honor guys!

[strych9ine]

Busy ass day at work, I'll get the pieces up sometime today. Sit tight, sallies...

Great job too, guys. Some very cool pieces this time around.

[steak-tron]

Maaaaan DS you trippin'. You and Nick are gonna serve me for breakfast. In tiny pieces drenched in delicious butter and syrup..... uhhh I digress.

I started mine a while back in the hopes of having a chance with you two but work/other art obligations came down hard in these last few weeks. I also for some reason thought the final was due on the 15th. balls. So needless to say it needs like another 200 hours before It can be a contender.

Good luck fellas, you won't need it. :)

[JasonChan]

haha, well I almost completely forgot to submit mine because steak got me thinking it was due on the 15th ;) I was a little late (2am i think), but hopefully you guys will forgive me! Didn't get to work on the piece for weeks. Luckily I started early. Still, I was hoping to spend some more time on this before I submited it, but oh well. Looking forward to this round!

[Helzon]

I have my home defibrillator kit paddles gelled and ready...I think Im gonna have to juice my ticker till it fries...but oh the suspense is killin me.

[bdfoster]

I'm clearing my calendar for the rest of the day!

Can't wait cant wait cantwait cantwaitcantwaitcantwait......

[atrixwolfe]

These are gonna be badass!!!

[Dougbot]

I was a little late (2am i think), but hopefully you guys will forgive me!

NOPE! Sorry man, but deadlines are deadlines, and you're late! DISQUALIFIED! NADA! NO! No round 5 for you, too bad. Maybe next year. So Chris just me and you. I'm sure everyone agrees, Jason Chan is out, we all agree right? I'm sure we agree, shouldn't even have to ask, because of the overall agree...ing. We do agree don't we? No Mr. Chan? Nope, no siree, noooo.

What...?

(I'm dying to see what you did Jason, your last piece is possibly my favorite of yours ever ((and that's saying a lot)))

[Xpose]

*gets cleanex ready*

Come on guys, you know you are doing it too!

[Chris J. Anderson!]

Hahahaha! Yeah so Jason since your disqualified, the bright side is you have more of time to add more to your pic as you wanted, and leave the battle to me and Dougbot. Ah, good sh*t.

Seriously though, I'm sure your pic is gonna kick ass regardless of how much more you wanted to add. Your last pic had a great style. And there's no telling what atomic weapon Dougbot has hidden with suprise for us. I lost a month due to other art related events I had to do that I didn't anticipate, but I did my best with the time left.

Good luck you guys!
Damn, the suspence!

[strych9ine]

The final unveiling has to be saved for tomorrow homies... one contestant is having some issues getting to a comp, and he'll ship it off to me tomorrow. Don't worry, he finished it already... :D

OH THE SUSPENSE.

[JoshuaTheJames]

Chris Email me your piece you Bastard! I don't want to wait till tomorrow!

^_^

[steak-tron]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Dougbot]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[strych9ine]

What the hell, I might as well post a few selections from the pool of talented contenders we have here. Seriously great stuff here guys, you've pushed the envelope for sure.

steak-tron:

http://www.geocities.com/transactoid/horse.gif

DSIllustration:

http://beaches.co.la.ca.us/BandH/Images/WaterYouth/drawings/kids3-Large.gif

Nicolas:

http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Lupe-Silverwind/L%26C_Water.jpg

Just a sampling of the first match!

[DSillustration]

noooooo!
steak you DID beat me!

and i even used red!

f*ck this place! im outta here!

[Chris J. Anderson!]

Hahahahahaha!!!!

[prostate sunrise]

dudes, now im really depressed.

[Dougbot]

Nicolas' picture makes my tummy feel funny...

[Carnifex]

agh furries!
*collaps*

[Dougbot]

On a much more serious note....dammit, I want to see these pictures!

[DSillustration]

yeah, and who's responsible for holding this party up?

its like "deer hunter"...
i'm just waiting for someone to put me down.
http://cache.filmz.dk/3895_272x208.jpg

[prostate sunrise]

doug seriously, no offense to nicolas and DS you guys do fabulous work, but i feel steaks piece really is the wiiner there. the horse has a sense of loniness, but yet a self awarness of its surrounding. having the word "horse" above the actually horse creats the impression of a sentinent being trying to go against the common practice of "labeling". We are all unique creatures in the world and this horse is no exception. we all have the right for self expression. the use of white space in the composition speaks to the green grass and creates a wonderful conversation between the elements! masterful use of MSpaint for telling a masterful stoy of a horse trying to find itself in a world fraught with indecision and confusion.


in conclusion, i was really bored.

[Dougbot]

Yeah I see where you're going Cake. I have to go with DS though. DS' pic though is left open to interpretaion. Is that God surfing with that little man on a giant wave, or is he simply a small God in the foreground, and a small man far away on a giant wave, or is God red because of a sunburn, anger, love, or is it a pic of Glactus saying, 'hey Silver Surfer, been awhile"? Whoever looks at it can take it in there own way. It really reaches into a mans heart, and isn't mans heart truly 'Pandora's Box'?

[prostate sunrise]

Point well takened douggie-san, but still, you have no idea what you are talking about...peon.

[DSillustration]

holy crap, doug!
i cant believe you caught onto that "GOD" thing.
i thought for sure the judges were going to overlook the importance of the symbolism.

here, im posting a detail shot so you can see exactly whats going on:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v704/DSillustration/magnify.jpg

[steak-tron]

Jesus I wet myself....:tihi:

[strych9ine]

Doug asked me to post his entry early, he was pretty proud of it. He worked really hard guys, give him a hand.

http://www.codytilson.com/9ine/Funny/burninated.jpg

[steak-tron]

Cake, how satisfying it is to see my art communicate so clearly. The Horse is a symbol of human consciousness in modern society.

Dan, I truly think your piece speaks volumes about the common man and his place in our modern day social order. It really delves into issues that affect us all, every day of our lives. Not only were you conscious of social concerns but racial and environmental as well. The red skin of the focal character is a comment on racial prejudice, all skin is red in god's eyes and the delicate balance of our precious environment is all that stands between us and excruciating skin cancer. Together we can all do our part and make a difference through art.

OH and shit, why the red man always gotta keep a surfing brotha' down. fart.

I actually had a nightmare about the crushing I was going to get today... Guess I'll have to wait to see if dreams really do come true.

Oh and Nicolas, I can't stop staring at your piece. It's truly filled with life-affirming joy!

[prostate sunrise]

holy shit!!!! lolololol

i just pooped my pants.

[Dougbot]

AH HA HA HA! What I'm truly amazed is that Cody has never met me, but knows I use words like 'burninated'. Serioulsy! I don't think we can possibly beat this thread with the 'official post'.

[JasonChan]

these...

are...

GREAT!

This is definitely the best t-dome ever. Hands down. They made me cry.

[Beelow]

Wha, these r utterly horrendous, LOL! U guys suck LOL!!!:P


I am interested to see what u guys have done, seriously, hello? Heeeelllllllllllloooooooo???
:D

[strych9ine]

FINALLY got JasonChan's entry in. I don't want to call foul here, but it looks heavily referenced. A bit suspicious...

http://www.codytilson.com/9ine/Funny/botikinkade.jpg

[character]

this belongs in the best of ca gallery, what're you talkin about?

[steak-tron]

Dude I saw Jason working on that in the studio. He pulls it all out of his head, seriously. I think it has something to do with using Marko's desk.

For real, I pooped all over the 2d room and vomited with ecstasy when I saw it.



:teeth:

Fuck that's disturbing...

[Chris J. Anderson!]

HAHAHAH!! "Burninated!!"

Hey, Jason traced Dan Milligans head-wtf maaaaan!?!!

[JasonChan]

Yeah, Steak did make quite a mess - which I then scanned and used for texture effects in the image.

[steak-tron]

I love how llama Nick-avatar is looking down at the infant llama strych9ine avatar.

[steak-tron]

And yea, Jason got poo all over the scanner. Now everyone gets mad when they scan a drawing and get a poo jpg.

[cotron]

kemp goto bed in your huge pile of dollar bills and save the shit-talk stamina til strych gets these things up :P

i wanna see some DRAMA!

[steak-tron]

Yea! why don't you go to bed fart mouth. Iss like 5am... I know cuz your momma told me and she in ma' bedddddd. OOOOOOh snap.

[nicolas]

shit...all this whinning about no time. yes Im looking at you DS and Steak...

I did mine in 25 minutes, and its shite!!!!

Im gonna be PWN3D!!!!

[Carnifex]

And yea, Jason got poo all over the scanner. Now everyone gets mad when they scan a drawing and get a poo jpg.
i haven't laughed that hard since two posts before!
seriously,this is like hanuka/xmas.

edit: and strangely enough,eriboss' avy fits perfectly on that boob.

[Eriboss]

edit: and strangely enough,eriboss' avy fits perfectly on that boob.

I was thinking the exact same thing, but didnt want to say anything incase anyone thought i was being a tit.

[Carnifex]

hooray for plays on words. lol:D

really,i didn't notice it at first because it seemed so natural to be there.:D

edit: so,uhm,when do we get to see the real pieces?

[Dougbot]

AGH!!! WHERE IS IT!!! WHO'S LATE!!! I WANTS ME TD 5 IMAGES!!! RARGH, DOUG SMASH!!!

I'm impatient.

[prostate sunrise]

wow...i mean wow. im at a lost of words, these works of art are way too beautiful for mortal eyes.


on that note, duuuuuude wheres the beef?!?

[strych9ine]

I got a broken image link, BROKEN IMAGE LINK! I can't go LIIIIIVE without all the pictures being present and accounted for!

NIC FIX YO LINK HOMES.

[DSillustration]

aw man, he isnt even online!

[strych9ine]

Wait, I put it in Firefox and now it works. Weird.... be back in a few fellas. :)

[Chris J. Anderson!]

OMG!!! The SUSPENSE!!!

[redehlert]

nails are bit to the quick....and they're not even mine! :)
hurry!!!

[Helzon]

Downed my nitro pills and got 911 on the speed dial button under my fidgeting finger....
Need to see the goods!...Pllleaaaaseee!

[strych9ine]

Bickety-BAM (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=779506)

Nic's image isn't showing in IE for some reason, so paste the provided address in Firefox until we figure out why. Nice entries guys.

[DSillustration]

9....
you kick ass man!

[strych9ine]

Awww shucks... I know!

[Carnifex]

it says "if using,copy..."
shouldn't there be "internet explorer" somewhere?
and you didn't state the topic.

and on another note: *dies*

[strych9ine]

Fixed. Hosted on my server.

[nicolas]

thx 9...

Ill fix it once Im on my machine...

hugs and kisses.

[strych9ine]

Okie dokie, got three confirmed judges. I invited 7 total, so keep checking back for updates.

Judges: (7 total to come):

Jason Manley
Matt Dixon
Vyle
More to come...

[nicolas]

ok, ok....I know I held up the party....BUT



WHOS GOING TO TEH FINAL???????


*anxious*

[strych9ine]

Updated confirmed judges list (out of 7).

Judges: (7 total to come):

bk studio
Imp Head
Jason Manley
Matt Dixon
Vyle
More to come...

I've received 3 sets of votes so far, and waiting on confirmation of two judges. Working on it... lots of judges for these last rounds because you guys have come too far to have a tiny sampling of votes.

The judging this round is also going to be a bit different. I'm going this time by a point tally:

3 for 1st place
2 for 2nd place
1 for 3rd place

I did it this way so you guys would also see where you ranked in the set of three, not just who won.

[bdfoster]

Updated confirmed judges list (out of 7).

Judges: (7 total to come):

bk studio
Imp Head
Jason Manley
Matt Dixon
Vyle
More to come...

I've received 3 sets of votes so far, and waiting on confirmation of two judges. Working on it... lots of judges for these last rounds because you guys have come too far to have a tiny sampling of votes.

The judging this round is also going to be a bit different. I'm going this time by a point tally:

3 for 1st place
2 for 2nd place
1 for 3rd place

I did it this way so you guys would also see where you ranked in the set of three, not just who won.

Not that I expect it to happen, but it is mathematically possible w/ 7 judges to have a tie using this point system. (17-17-8, 16-16-10, 15-15-12 and the dreaded 3 way! 14-14-14). Thought you should know!

[strych9ine]

I considered that happening, and have a backup plan in case that happens. I'm all ears for a better way of judging these three way battles. Even if only one artist was to be chosen by each judge as "the best" piece, a tie could feasibly happen. In case of a tie, I'll just toss the top two choices back for a revote.

[redehlert]

yer such a geek, ben....
that's why i love you so....lol!

[bdfoster]

5 for first
3 for second
0 for third

I think that works, but now I think I've shifted back to my right brain...

(edit)Nope, can still 2 way at 24-24-8 and 19-19-18 Grrr....

[DSillustration]

haha,
actually, cody and i spoke about this a while back.
there is ALWAYS the chance of a tie,
so we just hope it doesnt happen.
in fact, the only way not to get one is to have just one judge.

[nicolas]

cool. I dont care how you do it, I just wanna know who won....




(wow, that sounded really ignorant, didnt it??)

[strych9ine]

It's been reduced to five judges as I could not get ahold of my other choices, and all five judges have submitted their votes.

I think I'm going to enjoy a little lunch here, maybe check my mail, go for a nice walk, you know. Then maybe I'll post the results. ;)

[redehlert]

you tease!

[Eriboss]

:O
this message is too short :O


:O

[strych9ine]

The judges:
bk studio
Imp Head
Jason Manley
Matt Dixon
Vyle

The judges ranked the pieces for each battle, giving 3 points to their first choice, 2 for the second, and 1 for the third. Each individual score is out of a possible 15 points.

Match One - steak-tron vs. nicolas vs. DSIllustration

1st Place - steak-tron - 13 points
2nd Place - nicolas - 10 points
3rd Place - DSIllustration - 7 points


Match Two - dougbot vs. JasonChan vs. Chris J. Anderson!

1st Place - JasonChan - 15 points
2nd Place - dougbot - 9 points
3rd Place - Chris J. Anderson! - 6 points


Match Three - prostate sunrise vs. Dan Milligan vs. Eriboss

1st Place - Dan Milligan - 12 points
2nd Place - Prostate Sunrise - 10 points
3rd Place - Eriboss - 8 points


THE FINAL ROUND has been decided: steak-tron vs. JasonChan vs. Dan Milligan! Look for the starter thread to be set up tonight, where we will hash out exactly what the last round topic will be. I'm thinking I'll leave it up to you three to decide on an epic, badass topic eh?

Congrats guys!

[strych9ine]

On top of that, Imp Head left some great crits behind for everyone.

Match One

Nicolas

This is really a gorgeous piece. The simple background works nicely with
the figure both in its limited palette and the graphic execution is
complimentary to the rendered foreground. I would like to see a little
more separation between the wall and the girl in the lower bit of the
image. Perhaps a fourth layer between the two (e.g. pipes, a box, rusted
brackets, etc.) could be inserted to push the low wall back and bring
the figure forward so they're not competing for attention. I also love
the way the dynamic figure and walkman implies movement, while the cant
and shape of various bits on Pandora instill a cagy sexiness in her
bearing. I was struck by the choice to crop the figure below her eyes.
It's a bold and dangerous move, as the eyes are what we viewers use to
connect to the characters in images and when their eyes are covered or
missing the figures tend to become objects instead of characters but in
this case it worked really well and adds an interesting edge of
anonymity to Pandora. Furthermore the multi-layered play on the concept
of "Pandora's Box", through both the image and the graphic design, is
brilliant. It furthers the story behind the picture but still lets the
viewer fill in the details. My only gripe is the close proximity of the
image to the edge of the card. A smidge more space at the top will help
it look less crowded.

DSIllustration

I love the different layers of finish on the various parts of this
image. The simple lines and graphics are subtle enough so as not to look
out of place but also enhance and compliment the rendered subjects. The
lines of the dragon mirror Pandora's hair, the pink glow of the energy
coming from the box set off the pink of her skin. In fact, the color
choices throughout the piece are stunning, subtle and cohesive yet with
a definitive hierarchy as to direct the eye, first to the skull then to
the box and the girl and lastly to the dragon gracing the background.
The figure is highly polished and believable but I would like to see a
little more time given to the girl's face. Though essentially accurate
in it's portrayal I think the features could be pushed a bit further
towards the extreme to make her seem more feminine and exotic. A thinner
neck, higher cheekbones and a sharper chin would set her off nicely.
Compositionally the piece is again, solidly done. The layers of both the
elements and their execution from graphic to rendered give the piece a
wonderful depth, the neoclassic pyramidal placement of the elements give
the image a stoic quietude that make it extremely forceful. I would like
to see a little more asymmetry in the girl, perhaps in the tracks of her
tears or in a slight tilt to the head but it'd have to be subtle to not
compete with the dynamics of the skull and its importance in the
hierarchical structure of the image.

Steak-tron

I'm really attracted to the simple reality of this piece. The tech looks
workable, the lighting and rendering are savvy, even the figures are
believable. The palette is cohesive but with enough diversity to lead
the eye from the sickly green in the foreground to the clean white of
the back. The composition however, is a little to symmetric for my
liking. Though I love the dichotomy between the sterile, direct lines
leading to the inevitable chaos inherent in the Pandora's Box story,
this feels a bit too structured. Everything is exactly mirrored as if it
were a Rorschach inkblot. With a touch of asymmetry, for instance with
the addition of a third technician in the foreground, the balance would
be shifted enough as to add a subtle tension so as to enhance the overt,
cringing, horror and sense of imminent doom already inherent in the
piece, but would still give you a seemingly solid symmetric composition.

Match 2

Jason Chan

This is a really lovely piece of work. The simple elegance of the
composition supports and really enhances the potency of the emotional
depth of the image. The girl is wonderfully rendered and has such a
sublime touch of resignation that it elevates her plight from a physical
to a metaphorical state. I would like to see the contrast taken up just
a touch to bring out the hair lining the pit, the gradient from the
light at the top to the dark at the bottom and, most importantly, the
glow of the girl, but it would have to be a very subtle shift as to not
destroy the simple elegance of the piece. The green of the background
sets off the blood flowing from the box nicely and the dark tones around
the edge frame the whole piece in and direct our eye downwards giving
the girl a sense of movement. Beautiful work.

Chris J. Anderson

The quality of light and action in this piece is great. The dynamic
figures blasting away from the chest give it a nice sense of action
frozen in time. Black clouds, replete with screaming skulls, eyes aglow,
coalescing from amorphous shapes lends a dire, unspoken threat to the
overall feeling of the piece. The desperate looks on the poor people
trying, in vain, to replace the lid of the coffer allows the viewer
quick insight into the events leading to this moment and allows them to
share in the catastrophe unfolding after. Though I love the implied
motion of the piece, the placement of the elements in space is a little
confusing. The energy and subsequent clouds from the chest seem to be
billowing up behind the central figures even though in relation to the
viewer the energy should be in front. Even a couple of the figures
flying back from the blast should in fact be behind, in or otherwise
obscured by the clouds. Though this lets the viewer connect with the
characters of the piece it gives the image a bit of optical flip-flop
that distracts us from what's actually going on in the image. This
lessens the overall draw and potency of the subject and thus the image
loses some of its ability to draw in and hold a viewers attention.

Dougbot

The detail in the demon is astounding. The weave of organics both
recognizable and suggested are very well executed and drafted. The top
heavy composition gives the piece a wonderful sense of tension, as if
the entire biomass that Pandora has unwittingly released will at any
moment topple over and consumer her. The figure of Pandora, though
technically well done, I believe is the weakest part of the image. With
her back to us we the viewers are psychologically blocked from a prime
entry point into the piece. Had she been facing us and in essentially
the same pose but with her right arm back and her left arm raised with
the lid, it would have allowed us an open access to the image and
greater empathic connection to the Pandora character thus heightening
the sense of empathic dread for the viewer. I also would have liked to
see a more depth in the background. Flat colors tend to flatten images
out and with a flat image you lose the pop and thus the emotional charge
of a piece. If you were to change the flat color of the background to a
value gradient, dark at the top to light at the bottom, you'll give the
piece much more depth.

Match 3

Prostate Sunrise

There's a number of things I like about this piece. The concept of the
box as a non-box shaped container, the costuming on both the gods and
Pandora alike, even the visages of the gods portrayed as masks rather
than entities strikes a chord with me. The overall stoic nature of the
faceless gods and Pandora alike give the piece cold and quiet feeling as
if the end result of the classic story is inevitable. I do like the
unified color palette with its subtle shifts of color, however I think
it is almost a little too subtle. With just a couple of touches of
turquoise, blue and green throughout the piece, you'll get a lot more
pop overall and can use them to accentuate and more importantly separate
the elements from one another. I really like the rendering of Pandora
but would like to see the figure rendered more definitively in the lower
half. Or barring that give us a better idea of her coalescing out of
mist. It would give the piece a better fulcrum to balance on than the
end of the box as it currently is, and would strengthen your composition
immensely.

Dan Milligan

This is a very clever piece on a number of levels. Emotionally charged
images of skulls, a beautiful woman and a flayed body are further
enhanced by the bold use of color to not only direct the eye but to
instill a glorious sense of dread and anxiety. Red is a superb choice
for the overall tone as it tends to catch the viewer's attention and get
them emotionally riled up. The blues and greens though calming in most
cases, work instead to compliment the red and make it even more potent.
The crucifix shape of the imagery also carries with it very charged
emotions even for secular viewers, and the layers of meaning are carried
even further with the realization that this could be folded into a box,
however I think both the cross and box elements could be enhanced by
carrying the bottom of frame further down so as to give the shape a
stronger crucifix design and give the box six sides instead of five.
Also, I feel as if having the actual box folded up at the bottom you're
sort of visually giving us the answer to the riddle before we have a
chance to discover it for ourselves. If you were to instead give the
viewer more subtle clues, for instance, fold instructions and dotted
lines, it would promote interaction between the image and the viewer on
a visual or even a physical level and give them the opportunity for that
epiphany when they connect it all together.

Eriboss

I really appreciate subtle message behind this image. The girl who puts
on a happy face for the world despite the fact that inside she's a
seemingly endless pit of despair and depression. The gun, which is
shaped like a key, will "unlock" her head and release her from the hell
that she is living but will inevitably also release the chaos and pain
inside her onto those she leaves behind. The image uses a common myth to
illustrate a far more tragic social and psychological concept which goes
beyond the simplicity of Pandora's Box. The application of paint, both
bold and chaotic, works in some areas but I think is a bit overabundant
in the painting as a whole. If there were areas of calm expressed
through tighter rendering, amid the chaos it may better mirror the story
you're telling. Also, though the girl's face is gorgeously emotive the
rest of her anatomy wasn't rendered with the same care and so ultimately
the figure suffers and thus our ultimate connection to the piece
suffers. I think given a little more time, this piece would really
shine.

[steak-tron]

goddam, I'm one lucky fuck.

Here we go... one mo' time ;)

[Eriboss]

awesomeness. no surprises there :)
Congrats everyone, unlucky Prostate, you had my vote dood.
Imp Head - Great Crit, thanks man!
What a ride, I'm surprised I fluked it this far hehe.
Congrats everyone, what a wicked final this is gunna be!

Cheers

Eri :evilmustache:

[Carnifex]

woah...now i'm not gonna be able to sleep for months again.
congrats to the winners!
(and of course those who made it so far aswell)

[Dougbot]

Awesome man, that was a blast. I knew immediatley after seeing Jason's I was done, so that was no surprise. I'm glad I'm not in the final round, because the two losers are gonna be executed on a CA webcam. Good luck to you three.

[redehlert]

My hat's off to the winners and mad props to Cake and Douggie for representin' Seattle. Mad props guys!
Cheers,
D

[Beelow]

Wow, Milligan, Steak, and Chan, it is set, kick ass! I am so waiting for the next thunderdome as well as this final! I am going crazy, nrrraaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!>:| >:{ :xpld:

:yayca:

[Chris J. Anderson!]

Wow, grand battles. Congrats everyone on a great job. Jason Chan, SteakTron, & Dan Milligan, congratulations. Good luck to you all on your last round.

-C