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FArt Battle 2012 - Art Contest

DarthDelicious

By DarthDelicious,
Posted on: 2012-01-22 05:21 in CoH and CoV General Discussions

 

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For those who are new to this concept, FArt Battle is short for Fan-Art Battle and is an art contest held for several years now on the City of Heroes boards.
The contest is held by a willing host and contains traditional and digital art, lineart, coloured, black and white, greyscaled, it's all valid art in this battle.

Every month will have winners, picked by the public of the forums in an assigned thread on the ALL ACCESS part of the City of Heroes forums.
And there are some awesome monthly prizes to win and the winner of the final round will win a head/bust drawing (like on conventions) by David Nakayama of a CoH based character of the winner's choice!

Each months will have it's own City of Heroes/Villains related theme for the artists to base their art on.
This theme will be announced by the host in a new thread.

Here is a thumbnail collage of all the entries of last 2011's top 3 finalists:
SyrusB aka Liz:


Christopher Robin:


Darth Delicious:


VIP players as well as Free players are allowed to participate in this battle.
All entries of the month of both FREE and VIP players will be put up in the vote thread by the host.

Entering the Battle can be done until March 29th 2012.
Please read the full rules and settings.

Will you join the Battle?

This had been announced on the VIP part of the forums already and on Deviant Art, but since this is for free players aswell, it should be in the All-access section too!
I'm sorry for not pointing this out sooner!


(if you have questions about this, just ask or contact me)

CoH Fan-Art Sale still several slots open!

Read my in-game stories and check out my DeviantART page.
- coXso - It was a memorable time filled with art!

 

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You heard right, folks: winner gets a custom sketch. The opportunities I have to do these are getting rarer, so if you'd like a sketch, definitely consider entering this contest!

Good luck to all!

NS

David Nakayama, Lead Concept Artist
COH Concept Art Gallery now open at http://pixelsaurus.deviantart.com/

 

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Another bonusprize has been added. This one is for the month of July!

July: a role in the very amusing City of Heroes related webcomic Wootlabs by Square_Woot!

Check the full prizelist by clicking this link.

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Originally Posted by Square_Woot
Wootlabs right now is in its 2 chapter; it'll be wrapped up by the end of Feb.
Chapter 3 should be wrapped up by the end of summer.
In the fall, I'll be doing one that requires a hero character for a speaking role, one that will span several comics. It's that role that I'd like to offer up as a prize.
The only concession is that it would have to be a character that's suitable for Wootlabs PG rating; nothing too racy or mature.

CoH Fan-Art Sale still several slots open!

Read my in-game stories and check out my DeviantART page.
- coXso - It was a memorable time filled with art!

 

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can we use our own villians as long as it overtly villianishy ??

 

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From the voting thread:

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Originally Posted by StarCrusader View Post
The pic with the under title "One heart break others untie" makes no sense what so ever hence it is rubbish.....Was Statesman not granted his power from GREEK Gods ? And if so it stand to reason that the God's who rule this world are Greek.....but the pic got an eerie feeling of Judeo Christianity....explain ?
Only the artist can answer your question, but I would like to point out that you appear to have only focussed on something you don't like and kept it at that.
Care to share your opinion on the rest of the drawings and aspecially cast your vote?

CoH Fan-Art Sale still several slots open!

Read my in-game stories and check out my DeviantART page.
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everyone knows Judeo Christianity came up the the Judeo hold and throws that are common with the fighting monks of today... Judeo fighting is an important part of martial arts training for all monks...

Statesman got is powers from the Greek gods the same as some heros got there powers from the Egyptian gods...

The halo itself is more a common item theme, about the same as cupid, or santa, or the easter bunny.

 

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Originally Posted by DarthDelicious View Post
From the voting thread:
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Originally Posted by StarCrusader
..Was Statesman not granted his power from GREEK Gods ? And if so it stand to reason that the God's who rule this world are Greek.....but the pic got an eerie feeling of Judeo Christianity....explain ?


... I would like to point out that you appear to have only focussed on something you don't like...
Actually, I thought it was an astute observation.
I'm guessing the title was probably supposed to be "One heart breaks, others unite", or "One heartbreak, others unite"; both of which make more sense.

But the pose is very similar to the Madonna and Jesus, or Pieta (<---- click the green linky)








Considering these are very much a part of the Christian (Judeo, Orthodox or otherwise) tradition, and considering the Greek Mythos foundations of much of CoH's storyline.... I thought it was an interesting question.

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...just.. umm.. just throwin this out there...

 

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Originally Posted by Impish Kat View Post
Amusing parody and, unless you are saying the submission we are talking about is a parody (which I doubt), it's entirely inapplicable.

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applicable.. its a generic pose used often.. fallen hero in someones arms... however, with that and the application of halos.. I can see how someone would make that mistake.

 

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Originally Posted by Tartyrsause View Post
applicable.. its a generic pose used often.. fallen hero in someones arms...
I disagree. The pose is not generic, but rather established by christian sculptors and artists in our early history. There are even pietas that date from 1375-ish, before Michelangelo's most famous statue in 1497.

I would be interested to see if there is any non-christian art or sculpture before that time period, depicting the same pose (woman holding a dead prone man or "fallen hero").

ETA:
Just using quick image searches, I'm not having any luck with:
ancient Greek statutes
ancient Greek paintings
ancient Roman statues
ancient Roman paintings
ancient Egyptian statues
ancient Egyptian paintings
ancient Chinese statues
ancient Chinese paintings
ancient statues of India
ancient Indian paintings
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..hmmm.. yes.. you are correct.. it seems that before 1300 or so, no one has thought of holding a dead persons body in such a way..

..I also haven't found any ancient images of anyone sneezing either.. it must be assumed that this is a new thing..

 

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Look, I'm not trying to piss in anyone's cornflakes, I'm saying it was an interesting observation. The pose is thoroughly entrenched in christian art, and there is no mistaking the sacrificial savior and heavenly ascension themes in the submission.

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ok, I will also agree it was an interesting observation.... though I dont see any religious theme to it.

I did find one thing though..

sadly, looks like in ancient time.. we just held dead people at arms length and
enjoyed them from a distance..

thats all I get for searching.. that and tons of hindu art.. no ones
dead.. but LOTs of people are holding each other, there there very
lively about it.

 

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Originally Posted by Tartyrsause View Post
that and tons of hindu art.. no ones
dead.. but LOTs of people are holding each other, there there very
lively about it.
lol

definitely a theme with a very long cross cultural tradition.

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From MasterElemental1:

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to *DarthDelicious

Can you do me a favor being I can't answer the question about my artwork on the forums.

The pose wasn't taken from Judeo Christianity, just a typical fallen hero pose. was more thinking about Superman in Lois arms when he died. The halos are in game so they where added.

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Originally Posted by DarthDelicious View Post
From MasterElemental1:

Can you do me a favor being I can't answer the question about my artwork on the forums.

The pose wasn't taken from Judeo Christianity, just a typical fallen hero pose. was more thinking about Superman in Lois arms when he died. The halos are in game so they where added.
That's fine, and interesting to hear.
Sometimes things become repeated or used so often that there is a misconception that they are "generic": Kleenex, Xerox, Jell-O etc.,. But in all actuality, they are items with a specific branding and specific imagery attached.

My point is that it behooves any kind of artist* to understand the origins of certain poses and imagery. Because, intentional or not, the audience will pick up on the subtext (especially when several are used in combination). An educated artist knows how to use such subtext to their advantage... and there is no doubt in my mind that the Superman folks (writers & directors) knew this as well.

BTW, A person can make observations about the use of imagery in art without attaching judgement.



*some folks may not know that I have a theatrical background

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Originally Posted by Impish Kat View Post
That's fine, and interesting to hear.
Sometimes things become repeated or used so often that there is a misconception that they are "generic": Kleenex, Xerox, Jell-O etc.,. But in all actuality, they are items with a specific branding and specific imagery attached.

My point is that it behooves any kind of artist* to understand the origins of certain poses and imagery. Because, intentional or not, the audience will pick up on the subtext (especially when several are used in combination). An educated artist knows how to use such subtext to their advantage... and there is no doubt in my mind that the Superman folks (writers & directors) knew this as well.

BTW, A person can make observations about the use of imagery in art without attaching judgement.



*some folks may not know that I have a theatrical background
Ahh well.. even I have to agree that the Superman and Lois imagery was a rip off of the peida thingy.

I enjoyed the exchanges Impish Kat they dont let me out of the art forums to much.

Also, spending three hours looking for art work dated before 1300 in a certain pose had the benefit of allowing me to find some nice Hindu statues... which leads me to my next point..

..err.. I found a Hindu temple with MULTIPLE female statues on it on really cool poses.. only I cant seem to find it again.. I dont suppose theres a name for a temple that has that so I can search for it easier?

EDIT: never mind.. found it.. kinna small, but I found it.