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**guterrez** · September 16th, 2006, 06:44 PM

grüatzi mitanond

well I did this piece for the Blizzard Art Contest; sure you can imagine how surprised I was when I realized that my country is not allowed to submit something...just when I wanted to upload it

it shows a young bloodelf gal trying out her new sword on a wormies head
well hope you like it, critics welcome

here`s a second pic I did for the contest, now this will become a character of a pen and paper rpg a friend and I are going to create

the giant bird is for an upcoming rpg, called DISSONANCE ( Marco posted some characters for the game long time ago ), for which I did some creature designs

**TheDirtSyndicate** · September 16th, 2006, 06:48 PM

my only crit is at that angle (of her head) you'd be able to see her other ear
aside from that, awesome piece. too bad you couldn't enter it.
:|

**Jason Rainville** · September 16th, 2006, 06:55 PM

That sucks

(your predicament, the pic is very nice

)

You couldn't get one of your friends form another country to enter it, whilst you taketh the credit?

**dkounios** · September 17th, 2006, 12:09 AM

wow....sucks you couldnt enter dude....

lovely piece! great render. that creature is bad ass!

**Nicko** · September 17th, 2006, 12:14 AM

Sorry to hear you couldn't enter. It looks fantastic!

**guterrez** · September 17th, 2006, 02:59 AM

ah, feels good to wake up and read some nice postings hehe thx guys

@ Rhineville: hm nice idea but I don`t know too much friends in the few countries which are allowed to the contest

**Chuck,mate.** · September 17th, 2006, 03:06 AM

This is a solid piece. the creature is superb.
Great job, bud.
and what is this "country not allowed" crap, btw?
is geography an issue with artwork/artists in Blizzard?
that`s silly....where are you from? and why isn`t your country a legit
country according to Blizzard?

**Hookswords** · September 17th, 2006, 03:07 AM

Nice, I'd like some gore on the blade, but otherwise good stuff

**guterrez** · September 17th, 2006, 03:15 AM

thx for the replies

@ chuck mate: well I really have no idea why there is this country restriction, tried to find an answer yesterday but no chance
I`m from Austria...so I thought I should send it under "Australia", most people don`t get the difference

@Hookswords: yeah more gore is always better muahaha...but I just wasn`t to sure about the juice splashing around

**anticonnor** · September 17th, 2006, 03:19 AM

Great piece! I love the creature's face and the movement of the elf. One crit would be that the blood-stream is a little to soft and comes across as more of a vapor than a liquid.

edit:nevermind

**Chuck,mate.** · September 17th, 2006, 03:32 AM

well, shit.
Austria isn`t allowed in Blizzard`s competitions?
what`s next? Age restrictions? Race ? Color of skin? Religion? Gender bias?
i really can`t see why any willing artist (no matter where he`s from..) shouldn`t be able to take part in an ART competition.
that`s weird....

**guterrez** · September 17th, 2006, 03:48 AM

"THIS CONTEST IS OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA (EXCLUDING THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC), AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, GERMANY, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM..."

the text from the blizz-page...Quebec I`m feeling with you

at least it was a good practice doing this piece

**Joey-b** · September 17th, 2006, 05:54 AM

WTF?!L...damn blizzard

nice piece, very nice, love the hair

**Dile_** · September 17th, 2006, 08:32 AM

Wow very nice piece!! stupid restrictions, its one of the greatest pieces I've seen so far on this forum related to the Blizzard contest, Good job sir!

**asuryan** · September 17th, 2006, 08:40 AM

Ja grüatzi zurück... das verstehen doch nur Insider...

Nice piece of work I like it!

**worxe** · September 17th, 2006, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by guterrez

grüatzi mitanond

well I did this piece for the Blizzard Art Contest; sure you can imagine how surprised I was when I realized that my country is not allowed to submit something...just when I wanted to upload it

Bah, Blizzard isn't worth your time, you did a better job than most as Dile noted.

Another great piece for your folio! Hope to see more.

**guterrez** · September 17th, 2006, 09:46 AM

thx for the kind words, I`m happy that you like it
question: what`s with the feeling of the room? does the parts in the front look like the are closer to the viewer? and any suggestions about these blood fountain?

@asuryan: jo mei mia hoizhockabuam ausn Lederhosnlond vastengan uns hoit -immer noch verstanden?

**Lohan** · September 17th, 2006, 09:54 AM

How can they check where you're from? If you have a friend in an accepted country just send it in from there address/info...

**asuryan** · September 17th, 2006, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by guterrez

@asuryan: jo mei mia hoizhockabuam ausn Lederhosnlond vastengan uns hoit -immer noch verstanden?

Ja ("mei" versteh ich natürlich, aber das kann man doch ned "übersetzen"

), wir Holzhackerbuben aus dem Lederhosenland verstehen uns halt... 8)

Wie auch immer, schöne Illustration! Weiter so!

**DavePalumbo** · September 17th, 2006, 12:58 PM

beauty, man. The only thing I'd like to see different is the yellow blood look more defined and less like misty hazy light, and maybe even trail some of it towards the sword. Damn fine though.

The girl's expression looks more curious than combative, but maybe she's just that much of a badass

**clogik** · September 17th, 2006, 04:00 PM

im lovin it.

**guterrez** · September 18th, 2006, 06:53 AM

DavePalumbo: yeah you`re double right; I think I`ll rework the blood and...yes, she just is such a badass
Clogik: thx man always good to hear that

I did a little update at the top