GFX Battle Archive Vault

[DVSK]

ok, people that are in:

Dusk
Instructor
GFX
Quiet Storm
stylemasterr
otell

ok, theme will be...Marvel (and only marvel) characters, wolverine, Apocalypse, Spider-man, hulk w/e.....deadline to drop sigs is..the 24rd at 12:00 am...so lets get goin, drop all sigs here.

EDIT: I MEANT THE 24TH TECHNICALLY, 12:00 AM THE 23RD IS LIKE IN A FEW MINUTES...STILL GOT TIME FOLKS.

[beautifulrock]

shouldn't you use a non-competing proctor for this event, I mean if you pick all the criteria and catagories, how is that a "fair" battle? I'm not harping, just wondering...

[Razorsharp]

ill be the judge :dududu:

[Ya_Bane]

ill be the judge :dududu:


No, you're gonna hop on, and I'll be the judge [:dududu:x2]

[STYLE]

ill be the judge :dududu:

OH HELL NO !!!

You can go get some pompoms and cheer for me tho.
on the real...just be a good janitor and make sure everything stays nice and neat and nobody posts out of place.


shouldn't you use a non-competing proctor for this event, I mean if you pick all the criteria and catagories, how is that a "fair" battle? I'm not harping, just wondering...
eh... it dosen't make that much of a diff. its like me challenging you to a b-ball game and choosing the winning score and the out boundaries. if you are the better player you'll win.
remember Dusk is bound by the same rules he sets.

[beautifulrock]

^^^No actually its like showing up for a putting competition hosted by Tiger Woods, and he changes it to a long drive competition, all this guy (Dusk) does is Marvel Signatures.

[6 Brix]

it should be a comp 2 make an album cover for 8 diagrams, fuck some spiderman shit

[beautifulrock]

and how bout an independent panel of judges not just one dude.

[STYLE]

^^^No actually its like showing up for a putting competition hosted by Tiger Woods, and he changes it to a long drive competition, all this guy (Dusk) does is Marvel Signatures.

well i'm a marvel head too. and he ain't tiger woods. at least compared to me he's not. we more like phil mickeson and vijay singh. but whats the diff. anyway? <MINDGAME>]all u gonna do is substitue the ususal wutang pic with a comic book pic. u gonna use the same filters same brushes and same techniques. </MINDGAME>

it should be a comp 2 make an album cover for 8 diagrams, fuck some spiderman shit
too much work. a sig is nice and small and quick.


and how bout an independent panel of judges not just one dude.

WHY NOT MAKE A POLL?

[KidSha]

count me in:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4166/marvelvo6.gif
quick entry never done a comic character sig..
peace

[STYLE]

count me in:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4166/marvelvo6.gif
quick entry never done a comic character sig..
peace

dope,original,creative. see it can be done.

[DVSK]

^^^No actually its like showing up for a putting competition hosted by Tiger Woods, and he changes it to a long drive competition, all this guy (Dusk) does is Marvel Signatures.
im making another one....winner sets the next one...relax.

[DVSK]

Y THE FUCK U AINT SIGN UP...THATS MAD HOT...but i cant count it..peace.

[KidSha]

Y THE FUCK U AINT SIGN UP...THATS MAD HOT...but i cant count it..peace.

come on now man no one submitted nothing yet, not like everyones done and i'm just entering?

whatever though its all good
PEACE

[DVSK]

i gotta keep it fair bro...def stop by the next one.

[STYLE]

played u sha..lol all i can do is laugh at that. i'm glad u out cause your shit was dope. hahaaa! j/k i feel where dusk is comin from tho. once u open the door for exceptions a whole army of excuses rush thru.

[DVSK]

its always happens..eloels.

[Razorsharp]

hahahaha... ya'll got 4 more days

[KidSha]

Word I'll help voting
1

[STYLE]

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/spihulk3.gif

stylemaster rolls by the contests and sprays 32 shots with his tech 9.

DUCK!!!!!

and yes thats an orig animation.
Brrrraaaaatttttt!!!

[Lex Lugor]

animated?!?! whats next flash-though i would ROCK yall peoples if i used flash ;)

[STYLE]

animated?!?! whats next flash-though i would ROCK yall peoples if i used flash ;)

yes you would. but gimme till december. i'm gonna learn flash right quick. its been like 5 years since i had any lessons in flash. so i know i'm waaaaay out of touch.

Instructor Vs Stylemaster
Flash Sig Battle
Coming Jan '08

[Lex Lugor]

yes you would. but gimme till december. i'm gonna learn flash right quick. its been like 5 years since i had any lessons in flash. so i know i'm waaaaay out of touch.

Instructor Vs Stylemaster
Flash Sig Battle
Coming Jan '08

lol I ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE!!! but until then -
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/5052/spidermanmfscopyrw6.gif

[Reiko]

that spider-man sig is sick :)

[Ya_Bane]

Does anyone have objections against Kid Sha entering? Other than those who might feel threatened? :o

[Razorsharp]

^^ he had an invalid registration? :P

[STYLE]

Does anyone have objections against Kid Sha entering? Other than those who might feel threatened? :o

i def feel threatened. thats why i object to his entry. that dope ass spidey sig will never see the judges table.


but on the real, this always happens, whether it be graphics or rap battles, once you start bending the rules the rules will stay bent then get broken. i know it seems petty now but give it a month or so, I guarantee that mfs will be askin for extensions, late entries, ect ect.

yeah its fucked up. but he didn't even sign his name to the list. he just bumrushed the battle and dropped his sig like "whut!?!" lol

[Ya_Bane]

^^ he had an invalid registration? :P

He didn't "sign up in time" appearently..

[STYLE]

yeah i don't know where the signup deadline was posted. if there was one. but sha didn't even sign up. but on the other hand the submission deadline is like 3 days from now.

honestly i think a topic and submission deadline should be posted at the beginning and let the contest be open to everyone. that way yuou are only late if you don't have your sig ready by the deadline.

so what i'm saying is Dusk...lets change the rules and open the battle to everyone and just cut it off on the 23rd 12am. then set up a poll to see who wins. give the poll a week. while we are waiting for battle 1 results we start battle 2. and so on and so on. we'll let Rock choose battle 2 topic then winner of battle 1 will choose topic 3. this way we will have a constant battle in here.

that seems so cool to me. to know at any moment you can log on and compete in a sig battle.


thoughts?

[KidSha]

haha thats some funny ish...
how about we do this one dusks way and the next one i think the mods should organize it.

Sig Of The Week should be given a concept and everyone should submit their entries.
let razorsharp decide where he wants to take this.
PEACE

[STYLE]

naw we gonna handle this ourselves. we don't need no stinkin mods. lol we are capable of handling this battle thread. don't you think? personally i like having control of my own destiny. its no diff from our battle.

[DVSK]

haha thats some funny ish...
how about we do this one dusks way and the next one i think the mods should organize it.

Sig Of The Week should be given a concept and everyone should submit their entries.
let razorsharp decide where he wants to take this.
PEACE

ya cuz then i seem like im cheating...eloels..look lets do it this way cuz no matter wut u guys are gonna find imperfections about shit

[Razorsharp]

naw we gonna handle this ourselves. we don't need no stinkin mods. lol we are capable of handling this battle thread. don't you think? personally i like having control of my own destiny. its no diff from our battle.

i dont see what your problem is dood... but ok... y0o Sha.... jus wait til next tournament or battle... its already certain that they are scared of your entry :dududu:

[STYLE]

i dont have a prob man. i just am trying to carve out my own lil section of GFX. a place where i won't have to worry about someone else dictating what should and shouldn't be done.

to be honest dusk kinda jumped the gun on me in making this thread and the official battle thread. seeing how I was the main battler in here and how i'm the one who created the need for this shit in the 1st place. but if dusk doesn't want to QB this shit I def will.

as a matter of fact... fuck it I am officially gonna run the gfx battles. starting with battle #2. I will set the rules and trust me there will be no complaints or imperfections.
i know what i'm doing.

[KidSha]

i dont have a prob man. i just am trying to carve out my own lil section of GFX. a place where i won't have to worry about someone else dictating what should and shouldn't be done.

to be honest dusk kinda jumped the gun on me in making this thread and the official battle thread. seeing how I was the main battler in here and how i'm the one who created the need for this shit in the 1st place. but if dusk doesn't want to QB this shit I def will.

as a matter of fact... fuck it I am officially gonna run the gfx battles. starting with battle #2. I will set the rules and trust me there will be no complaints or imperfections.
i know what i'm doing.

damn duke ur first sentence makes no sense how on earth are you trying to take a piece of a forum that ain't yours?
the only people on here that are available to do what they want are the mods/admins..
you the main battler?!? haha thats fucking jokes u joined august thats last month...

since this has become more of an argument why dont we just have a vote for whom to organize the battle threads.

PEACE

[KidSha]

i dont see what your problem is dood... but ok... y0o Sha.... jus wait til next tournament or battle... its already certain that they are scared of your entry :dududu:

haha word :b
yo dun i seen your myspace and you colour those kicks yourself?! the afro sams and the rza nikes...
Peace homes

[STYLE]

actually i was on the old wucorp under another name. i was here with kells and illmobb an them. but actually this forum belongs to the fans of the Wu. i would think that without us this forum is nothing. but i may be wrong, what you think. all i'm trying to do is bring a gfx battle section that is free of bullshit and is conducive to having fun. but it seems like there is resistance to even trying. so i'm gonna fall back and see what yall come with.

fuck it i'll just do my sigs an stfu.

[Razorsharp]

haha word :b
yo dun i seen your myspace and you colour those kicks yourself?! the afro sams and the rza nikes...
Peace homes

yeah bro.. all painted by hand, fuck a airbrush... til i can afford one... :D

[FatherSl!me]

so i'm gonna fall back and see what yall come with.

fuck it i'll just do my sigs an stfu.
nah fuck dat bro. let the battles begin. how u gonna fall back when it was ur idea. dont even play into dat bullshit man. the battles are 1 of the best threads around this board. hate to see it go to waste cuz of some bullshit.

[DVSK]

y are u worried style...ur sig is like a fuckin video...eloels..mad crazy....mines is coming soon i guess.

[Lex Lugor]

yeah bro.. all painted by hand, fuck a airbrush... til i can afford one... :D

lol had to check it out shits are ill as fuck sun word :D

[Suga Duga]

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb53/Chaosdefiler/WolverineMarvel.png

[Hz Deep]

Man I haven't posted here for time, but this just made me chuckle...
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/spihulk3.gif

stylemaster rolls by the contests and sprays 32 shots with his tech 9.

DUCK!!!!!

and yes thats an orig animation.
Brrrraaaaatttttt!!!
I guess by "orig" you must mean 'originally ripped from a quictime 360 vr of a marvel statue I downloaded here (http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=90021)' or did you mean 'the animations slightly more original than the hulk and spiderman logos I cut out' ?

I guess the traffic lights look pretty, but 32 shots with a tech 9? more like 32 shots with a nerf gun. On a positive note, the sun burst overlayed on the background image looks dope.

KidSha'a sig was dope though, shame you missed the kick-off I guess.

[beautifulrock]

ha ha ha

[Scáth Bán]

lol

[DVSK]

ouch....i was gonna vote for u.

[Ya_Bane]

oh damn.. drama...

[Storm]

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h95/andrewherrera/Signatures/Ironman-1.png

[STYLE]

right but its not like i just dled the animation and pasted it. it takes a lil more than that.
i would did alot more bragging if i had actually made 3d models of hulk and spidey.

but i suggest you try to do the same and then tell me if you don't feel you created your own animation.

but yeah... maybe i should be more specific next time. i thought creating an animation was the process of using still images in succession to create the illusion of movement. which is exactly what i did. used 16 stills and "animated" it along with the traffic light.

the bkg is closeups of the model.

i am not aware of (tho there prolly is) a way to cut and paste a QTVR. if you know of a way hook me up.

FYI---if u get shot in the eye with a nerf, it stings really bad.

[STYLE]

but i also would like to point out that if the criteria for victory is the use of original artwork then we all lose.

but i see how you would get it twisted. next time i will use my own 3d models and dedicate it to you. muah

[STYLE]

i am very pleased with the submissions for the rd 1. nice job on everyones part.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h95/andrewherrera/Signatures/Ironman-1.png



http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/5052/spidermanmfscopyrw6.gif

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb53/Chaosdefiler/WolverineMarvel.png

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/spihulk3.gif


honorable mention:


http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4166/marvelvo6.gif
peace

is this it? we are missing some folks

Dusk**
Instructor
GFX
Quiet Storm
stylemasterr
otell**

[Storm]

stylemasterr:

what program(s) can u use to create 3d models/animation?

[STYLE]

i was trained to use 3dmax and but since i own a mac i use cinema4d. its not as sophisticated IMO as Max but ive learned to combine effects to get the results i want. i acn navigate maya but i'm not as skilled.

[STYLE]

this is from a cartoon called the ATLien i'm working on now
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/atlrender1.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/head.gif

and this is a logo i did recently

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/mikey_logo.jpg

[Storm]

yea I heard about cinema4d and kind of searched it a little to see what it is was and I read alot of post saying about how hard it was to use and understand it. is it worth buying it?

[Storm]

this is from a cartoon called the ATLien i'm working on now
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/atlrender1.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/head.gif

Nice title, which program are you using to create it

[Lex Lugor]

yea I heard about cinema4d and kind of searched it a little to see what it is was and I read alot of post saying about how hard it was to use and understand it. is it worth buying it?

i got 3dmax and i cant use the shit at all :( are they similar?

[DVSK]

im done with mine...ima post it later today...

[Storm]

i got 3dmax and i cant use the shit at all :( are they similar?

oh, idk. im not too familiar with both programs, im gonna do a little research on both. But the PS CS3 has a new feature that ur able to save files as 3d files. how did u get 3dmax?

[STYLE]

that shit costs too much. i would get it from limewire if you can.
but its def worth having. by combining Cinema Illustrator and Pshop.....unlimited graphic power.
i learned 3d max at school. AI Chi. but it is complicated if you don't know whats going on. it is nothing like PS but similar to Illustrator. u gotta start thinkin in 3 dimesional space but once you get the modeling tools down its pretty easy. there are some good tutorials on the interwebs.

[STYLE]

cinema and max are identical in theory. the interfaces are where i found the biggest diffs. actually cinema is simpler IMO. but less powerful. but i do like cinemas plugins better. i use it frquently to make 3d text for logos. i'll import text from illustrator then extract it into 3d space with cinema. then i can change the texture and materian(skin) to whatever i want. then i pull it up in Pshop ad tweak it. my clients eat those chrome 3d logos up and pay alot more for the same amount of work it takes for a Pshop created logo.
u can also make those funky 3d abstract hitech sigs with it.

[STYLE]

But the PS CS3 has a new feature that ur able to save files as 3d files. how did u get 3dmax?

that feature is best used if you have a 3d prog. then you can bring your naked models into it and "paint" them on the fly. instead of creating the "skin" in 3d which can be a process in itself sometimes.

[Storm]

ohh ok. I have Illustrator but I havent actually intalled it yet because my PS freezes sometimes and my computer is really slow when I start it up. So, Im gonna upgrade my computer soon and install Illustrator. what the real difference between Illustrator and PS, ive seen some info on it but it seems like the same but im sure theres a difference between them. Yea when I upgrade my computer I'll probably do that. I'll see if i can get it through there, since thats how I got PS and Illustrator lol.

Im going to school for Graphic design but its a community college so I dont think they'll have cinema4d in their computers for classes, hopefully they do.

[Storm]

cinema and max are identical in theory. the interfaces are where i found the biggest diffs. actually cinema is simpler IMO. but less powerful. but i do like cinemas plugins better. i use it frquently to make 3d text for logos. i'll import text from illustrator then extract it into 3d space with cinema. then i can change the texture and materian(skin) to whatever i want. then i pull it up in Pshop ad tweak it. my clients eat those chrome 3d logos up and pay alot more for the same amount of work it takes for a Pshop created logo.
u can also make those funky 3d abstract hitech sigs with it.

ohh ok, kool.thanks for the info.But which one would u consider to be the "industry leader" in making 3d renders

[STYLE]

PS AND ILL are very diff in function but use the same tools.as you know when you blow up images they lose resolution these are called raster images or pixel based images. these are jpg gifs ectect.
but u also have mathematical equation based vector images that can be altered infinately without losing any resolution. traditionaly u would draw a vector using the pen tool. but you can also take a raster and trace it or convert selections into paths which are also vectors.
it may sound complicated but its not.
but if you've seen scanner darkly, that is an animated vector movie. alot of flash animation is vector based too. http://boreddreamer.files.wordpress.com/2006/07/scanner-darkly-5.jpg
ill is really good with text. i'm doing a logo right now. i started with an A and E using freebooter font. then edited the 2 letters in ill by erasing lines and points and reconnecting the two to make one AE. then imported it into cinema then extruded it to 3d. did some lighting and materials in 3d.then i added the additonal text in pshop and threw a filter to mimic 3d chrome. voila! http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/AElogo.jpg
most employers want pshop and ill experience. so ill really is a must have.

[STYLE]

ohh ok, kool.thanks for the info.But which one would u consider to be the "industry leader" in making 3d renders

3d max by far but you also have Maya which is the up and coming leader. i hear the new Maya, set to drop this fall, will blow all others away due to its ease of use AND power. supposedly it will be the 3d equivalent of PS.

[Lex Lugor]

lol how do you think i got it ;)

[Storm]

PS AND ILL are very diff in function but use the same tools.as you know when you blow up images they lose resolution these are called raster images or pixel based images. these are jpg gifs ectect.
but u also have mathematical equation based vector images that can be altered infinately without losing any resolution. traditionaly u would draw a vector using the pen tool. but you can also take a raster and trace it or convert selections into paths which are also vectors.
it may sound complicated but its not.
but if you've seen scanner darkly, that is an animated vector movie. alot of flash animation is vector based too. http://boreddreamer.files.wordpress.com/2006/07/scanner-darkly-5.jpg
ill is really good with text. i'm doing a logo right now. i started with an A and E using freebooter font. then edited the 2 letters in ill by erasing lines and points and reconnecting the two to make one AE. then imported it into cinema then extruded it to 3d. did some lighting and materials in 3d.then i added the additonal text in pshop and threw a filter to mimic 3d chrome. voila! http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/AElogo.jpg
most employers want pshop and ill experience. so ill really is a must have.

thanks for explaining the difference between PS and Il., I'll probably then install Ill. tomorrow or sometime this week. So, with Ill., you can blow up any image and u still wont loose any resolution on the image right?.

I kinda do understand what your saying but I would just need to see the process to be sure what your saying.

[Storm]

3d max by far but you also have Maya which is the up and coming leader. i hear the new Maya, set to drop this fall, will blow all others away due to its ease of use AND power. supposedly it will be the 3d equivalent of PS.

ohh kool. i'll check it out when its out. Is there any good site for more info on the new Maya
lol how do you think i got it ;)

lol I wonder....

[STYLE]

So, with Ill., you can blow up any image and u still wont loose any resolution on the image right?.

no. any image CREATED in Ill wont lose res. Ill is more of a drawing tool as PS is a image editing tool. hense the name "illustrator". it will all make sense once you jump in and use it.

[Storm]

ohhh okay. You had my hopes going up when you said that but I misread what you said.
Thats still good to know atleast images created there can be blown up with no loss of resolution. But is there any program that could take any image and blow it up with no loss of resolution?

[STYLE]

But is there any program that could take any image and blow it up with no loss of resolution?

not yet. but to not get to technical it has to do with fractal calculations and computer power is not there yet. but it is almost impossible to have perfect zoom because you are asking the computer to estimate the pixel data and fill in the blanks so to speak. since there is no existing pixel data the computer calculates the color brightness and saturation of the missing pixels.

so perfect zoom is really asking the comp to "imagine" an image for you. as weird as that sounds. this is what those high powered gov spy sats do. they actually imagine what the pic is supposed to be using the photo data.

extreme example: a 10 pixel red dot could be a balloon an apple or a cardinal but you want the comp to blow it up 100 times. cause the pic is really a ufo you happened to catch flying by your house
when you look at it this way it makes a lil more sense.

[STYLE]

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/th_ae3dspin.jpg (http://s222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/?action=view&current=ae3dspin.flv)
a quick animated render of that logo. just click it to play it

[Hz Deep]

right but its not like i just dled the animation and pasted it. it takes a lil more than that.
i would did alot more bragging if i had actually made 3d models of hulk and spidey.

1st off I realise I seemed a little more confrontational than I intended in my first post, for that I apologise. It seems you know a little more than your work posted here suggests, from the tone you adopted you sounded like one of these kids that has learnt to cut out a background in PS and thought you were some kind of graphical genius.

but i suggest you try to do the same and then tell me if you don't feel you created your own animation.

Believe me I have created many such animations and never thought I was doing anything more than re-formatting the work of others, unless I was doing so with my own photographs or graphics.

but yeah... maybe i should be more specific next time. i thought creating an animation was the process of using still images in succession to create the illusion of movement. which is exactly what i did. used 16 stills and "animated" it along with the traffic light.

the bkg is closeups of the model.

I only had a problem with the "orig animation" statement, as I had seen the QTVR which your stills must be captured from (judging by the exact same angles of the shots) previously and recognised it as such immediately. What else is the QTVR in its original form, other than just that "the process of using still images in succession to create the illusion of movement" ?

i am not aware of (tho there prolly is) a way to cut and paste a QTVR. if you know of a way hook me up.

There are a number of ways to rip the QTVR... download the movie and open it in image ready, then select the desired frame range in the resulting dialogue. Alternatively the new version of PS will just open the movie in its animation palette automatically now that image ready is obsolete. You could even use basic screen captures to get the required frames then use a batch command to crop the frames to size in no time.

FYI---if u get shot in the eye with a nerf, it stings really bad.
The kids round your ends must be ruthless, shoot a fella in the eye with their nerfs! Did they try and jack any of your t-shirts while you were blinded from the impact?

but i also would like to point out that if the criteria for victory is the use of original artwork then we all lose.

but i see how you would get it twisted. next time i will use my own 3d models and dedicate it to you. muah

If anyone on here considers themselves any kind of artist (which in my experience most of them do), then I would have to disagree. Surely using at least some form of original artwork in the composition is essential if they want to claim any other title than photo-editor. Compiling a collage of photos someone else took, fonts someone else made, artwork someone else drew, using absolutely nothing that is originally created in your work is just like someone sampling 4 bars of a soul classic, adding a kick and snare, then calling themselves a producer... It just doesn't cut it, unless the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

[STYLE]

Believe me I have created many such animations and never thought I was doing anything more than re-formatting the work of others, unless I was doing so with my own photographs or graphics.

You could even use basic screen captures to get the required frames then use a batch command to crop the frames to size in no time.

If anyone on here considers themselves any kind of artist (which in my experience most of them do), then I would have to disagree. Surely using at least some form of original artwork in the composition is essential if they want to claim any other title than photo-editor.

ain't no big deal about the attitude.. i was in WWF mode...just talkin shit...i just was a lil offended that you would make a point to crit my animation when yours is ripped. the cutout ball animation i've seen before. you just added the character...or maybe you didn't add the char.

about original artwork....
i see your point but to rebutt....
1st my comment about orig art was referring to the entries in this battle.
2nd
content of design is independent of technique. i believe that beauty can be found purely in execution of technique. whether it be all original artwork or all comped photos. to take it even further. why are photographers called artists? they only capture preexisting images. along your same line of reasoning a photog that sets up his shots has more artistic value than one who shoots life as it is.

but if we all agree that something must be original, where is the line drawn? you suggest "something" but what is the minimum or maximum or is there one? see what i'm getting at? i feel its an all or nothing judgment, either you created all of it or not.

3rd i did screen capts then threw em in imageready.and edited each frame.
you'll find in the industry, more so in large companies and entertainment companies, that you rarely work on a piece from start to finish, animators don't create the characters, graf artists don't shoot the photos, photogs don't choose the shot. everyone is a cog in the wheel but all are still artists in their own right.
by the way....

you seem like a worthy opponent. want to have a one on one battle while i wait for the results of this. we'll set the deadline for tomorrow midnight eastern time?

[DVSK]

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3564/thlu9.jpg

i was gonna do some animation, but i decided not to, im tired...theres my shit.

[STYLE]

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3564/thlu9.jpg


thats my nigga right there! the pharaoh himself, Apocalypse. I came real close to doing one with him or Omega Red

[DVSK]

used to be my rap name...Apokalips.

[STYLE]

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h95/andrewherrera/Signatures/Ironman-1.png



http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/5052/spidermanmfscopyrw6.gif

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb53/Chaosdefiler/WolverineMarvel.png

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/spihulk3.gif


http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3564/thlu9.jpg


honorable mention:


http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4166/marvelvo6.gif
peace


NOW WHAT????

[Ya_Bane]

aw this is gonna be fucken hard..!

[Sean]

I know I can't be entered, I just thought I would share this sig I made.

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2209/spidermancopygs3.png

[Hz Deep]

...i just was a lil offended that you would make a point to crit my animation when yours is ripped. the cutout ball animation i've seen before. you just added the character...or maybe you didn't add the char.
Yeah I added the characters.... just before I modeled the orb, set up the lighting and edited the material in C4D!

...why are photographers called artists? they only capture preexisting images. along your same line of reasoning a photog that sets up his shots has more artistic value than one who shoots life as it is. No, but they both have more artistic value than a photographer who goes to a gallery and takes photographs of other peoples photographs then display's them as his own in another gallery.

but if we all agree that something must be original, where is the line drawn? ...
I'd suggest that the line is drawn in the mind of the creator, if anyone who aspires to be an artist in any discipline is truly honest with themselves about their work, they will know when they have done enough "creative" work on a piece to justify their efforts. Although it will always be down to the viewer to confirm or deny this in the end. Unfortunately with so many viewers being ignorant to technique, it's easy for someone who has mastered a certain technique to develop an inflated sense of it's artistic value.


...you'll find in the industry, more so in large companies and entertainment companies, that you rarely work on a piece from start to finish, animators don't create the characters, graf artists don't shoot the photos, photogs don't choose the shot...
I'd say this was largely true, but I don't see how I disagreed with any of it... the fact remains, if anyone in any of these positions were to simply re-use the work of an artist in an equivalent position at another company they would be a plagarist not an artist. I'm not talking about a certain style here (people are always jumping on the latest stylistic band-wagon) I'm talking about if they used art/images/footage created by another "artist".

...by the way....

you seem like a worthy opponent. want to have a one on one battle while i wait for the results of this. we'll set the deadline for tomorrow midnight eastern time?
I don't see why not. I might be a busy later on tonight though, so drop some specs or whatever you do, and i'll get on it.

[Hz Deep]

Sorry to all the competitors, I honestly didn't mean to hi-jack this thread to such a degree -

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/spihulk3.gif

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/5052/spidermanmfscopyrw6.gif

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb53/Chaosdefiler/WolverineMarvel.png

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h95/andrewherrera/Signatures/Ironman-1.png

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3564/thlu9.jpg

honorable mentions:

count me in:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4166/marvelvo6.gif
quick entry never done a comic character sig..
peace


http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2209/spidermancopygs3.png

[Sean]

^ ^O^

Are we still waiting for anyone?

[STYLE]

nope. deadline was yesterday.

[STYLE]

in response to HZ: this is an interesting discussion i'll set up a battle thread and we can continue our philosophical debate there.

[beautifulrock]

I'm voting for qs if I can use that ironman sig

[STYLE]

I'm voting for qs if I can use that ironman sig

lookin 4 bribe money? lol j/k

[Storm]

I'm voting for qs if I can use that ironman sig

yea you can use it but also check out my thread and see the other Ironman sig I did if you havent done that already but don't vote for my sig just so you can use it, it wouldnt be fair to others..

[DVSK]

ill make the voting thread now sorry.

[DVSK]

ok vote here for ur fav sig...

Stlye master
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/spihulk3.gif


5 fingerz
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/5052/spidermanmfscopyrw6.gif

The GFX
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb53/Chaosdefiler/WolverineMarvel.png

The Quiet Storm
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h95/andrewherrera/Signatures/Ironman-1.png

Dusk
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3564/thlu9.jpg


polls close the 27th at midnight....the person with the most votes then, wins.

[DVSK]

contestants do not vote.

[STYLE]

lets start another one.

[DVSK]

?

[STYLE]

another battle. that way we'll have a continuous process.

[KidSha]

yeah bro.. all painted by hand, fuck a airbrush... til i can afford one... :D

man thats some dope work, one day i'll buy a pair? what u think? haha :b
peace homes

[Big Risk]

def. the quiet storm.

[Hellspawn]

Voted for the GFX

honorable mention for 5 Fingaz and Storm

[Greek Gheynician Anal Tradition]

The GFX for me..

[Reiko]

I voted for The GFX and second one is Quiet Storm i think

[Hz Deep]

^ same as above.
I like the balance of colour in The GFX's sig and the overall texture of the bg, but I would have liked to see more of wolverines right arm, the blend looks a little strange to me on that side. I really liked the illusion of movement in Quiet Storm's.

Not to contradict myself to badly, but in the context of the battle, Stylemasterr's technical accomplishment with the re-animation of the statue and addition of the lights is noteworthy. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v369/djoptimus/runaway.gif

[Suga Duga]

...

[KidSha]

Well I think its done, Quiet storm takes it... nice job homie.
Peace

[Razorsharp]

Quiet Storm...

i like the color chosen, however the bottom right image of ironman looks smushed

[Big Risk]

Im down for the next one.

[Lex Lugor]

word i want to do another

[Storm]

Quiet Storm...

i like the color chosen, however the bottom right image of ironman looks smushed

could you explain more and suggest what to fix, I still have the psd for it so open for suggestions and thanks for the comment

[KidSha]

Quiet Storm...

i like the color chosen, however the bottom right image of ironman looks smushed

ehyo razorsharp the word on the street is that you got chased around the hood with a pogo stick.. haha just playing homie :b I think one day I might have to pay you for some custom kicks... Peace my brothaaa

edit: and yo i hope you had a good 20th...ONE

[Wu.Mental]

The GFX.

Nice colored chosen for your signature. Blends together well. Could have put more of a fancy text into it.

The Quiet Storm.

Your signature is well done aswell but you could of put a bit of color into it.

I'm not saying plain designs is bad but if you want to win a competition you gotta make the sig. stand out! I would of left the right side with just the building or some shit. Know what i mean? I see a little discoloration around it's arms or either my monitor is fucking with me.

All of them well done to be honest. I wish i could of voted for all of them.

:(

[Storm]

yea, I know I gotta fix that. It happend when I put too much burn tool on those areas that you noticed, I too thought it was just my screen but when I saw it was the picture not the screen it was too late since I had already entered my sig for the competition and didnt want to seem like a cheater or something, Im gonna fix that though

[beautifulrock]

QS your colors are perfect, don't change a thing, there's a reason u r winning. Your colors match extremely well with your character. Those earthy pastels mesh with the Ironman theme.

[Storm]

thanks^^, and I edited the Ironman sig you said you wanted to use with your s/n here

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h95/andrewherrera/Signatures/BRIronman.png

And, yea thats how I wanted the colors to be. If I had just had him with the regular red and yellow it wouldve put a plain look on Ironman in my opinion. But, I wanted to make the ironsuit look more like realistic. And, I think I accomplished that. Colors can and do set the tone for any image and sometimes less is good. And I'll post the same sig but with out the shading and lack of color

[beautifulrock]

I agree with everything you said, and thx a lot for the sig much appreciated!

[Wu.Mental]

beautifulrock, there is a word for people like you who commented like you did :P

Quiet Storm, keep up the good work :)

[DVSK]

ok my brothers, competition over...the winner is...

Quiet Storm

u can lead the next one if u want, or let razor do it....(and fuck it up) nice battle, everyone came with heat....lets do the next one.

[num2son]

The GFX design is nice.

[Razorsharp]

im saying quiet storm

the ironman in the corner looks squished... like more horizontal than vertical

[born invincible]

it would probably be a good idea to have 2 topics... one for strictly posting entries.. and another for all the ranting and discussions.

[Storm]

oh ok, thanks for the info.

To Dusk, when you say I can lead the next competition do you mean the next topic for the next competition?

[STYLE]

oh ok, thanks for the info.

To Dusk, when you say I can lead the next competition do you mean the next topic for the next competition?

yup come with a topic.

and damn i got blown out. 0 votes. next time gadget....next time!

[DVSK]

i meant both actually.

[Storm]

Sorry I took long, next topic for competiton: Sports, idk when you guys wan to start this is one so I'll leave it for the mods for the start and end date for signature entry

[DVSK]

make a new thread

[Storm]

Alright lets start #2..

Start date for entry: Today
End date for entry: Thursday 5:00 p.m
Topic: Sports

[Sean]

What's the theme?

[Storm]

Sports

[DVSK]

count me in.

[Storm]

I'm in

[DVSK]

i was gonna make a yankees one...eloels.

[Storm]

lol. You should do one for the competition, I know I am. are you a yankees fan too?

[STYLE]

in there like prego.

[STYLE]

my entry

animated gif
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/mjrender45.gif

jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/mjrender45-1.jpg

my orig art file screenshot-click to open
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/th_c4dmjfile.gif (http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/c4dmjfile.gif)

[Skellington]

Nice one Style!! Very good entry!

[Ya_Bane]

Good shit Style, my favorite out of those you've done for the battles so far. Really feeling it.

[Storm]

Sean, are you in or out?

[Ya_Bane]

Sean, are you in or out?

Those who have posted a sig before Thursday 5:00 p.m are probably in.

They better start rolling in soon..

[Storm]

This thread isnt for sigs entry, its entry for people who will be in the actual GFX Showdown. After thursday, I will have the Signature entry. I just fixed it so people wont be confused becuase I think everybody who hasnt said their in, think this is for signatures to be entered.

[Ya_Bane]

This thread isnt for sigs entry, its entry for people who will be in the actual GFX Showdown. After thursday, I will have the Signature entry. I just fixed it so people wont be confused becuase I think everybody who hasnt said their in, think this is for signatures to be entered.


oh okay, I misunderstood. So we got one thread for signing up, one thread for posting the sigs, and one thread for voting for each Showdown?

[Storm]

thats how I wil be doing it since I won the first showdown. To me, thats the most organized way

[Razorsharp]

^^ good thinkin

[Storm]

thanks. Thats how it should be for each showdown

First thread: GFX Showdown #x Member Entry
Second Thread: GFX Showdown #x Signature Entry
Last Thread: GFX Showdown #x Signature Vote

[Sean]

Na I'm out I got too much school work to do.

[Razorsharp]

and then... after the contest is over, i think i will merge them all into one contest thread, so that like after this one is over and the next one starts... then i will both this one in the "official contest archive thread"?

[STYLE]

wheres the post thread?

[Storm]

and then... after the contest is over, i think i will merge them all into one contest thread, so that like after this one is over and the next one starts... then i will both this one in the "official contest archive thread"?
Good idea, you should do that
wheres the post thread?
It will be made after thursday 5:00 pm, sorry for the confusion

[Storm]

is anybody else entering???, We have me, Stylemasterr and Dusk so far....

[Storm]

Lets get this going....

Signature Entry Start Date: Today 12:00 pm
Signature Entry End Date: Next Friday 5:00 pm

The Contestants:

1. Quiet Storm

2. Dusk

3. Stylemasterr

[STYLE]

animated gif
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/mjrender45.gif

jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/mjrender45-1.jpg


i was confused, i thought yesterday was the deadline.

[Storm]

Nah, yesturday was the deadline for entering the showdown, I think I messed this up. I thought ppl would know that the GFX Showdown #2 Entry thread was for submitting yourself for the showdown since the start and end date was only 3 days and I would never allow such short time for a competition and I thought ppl wouldve figured that but I guess not, sorry for the confusion. I did edit the thread topic to "GFX Showdown #2 Member Entry" but I guess you can only see it when your acually in the thread. I'll make sure this doesnt happend the next time I lead a showdown. Oh and you can edit your signature or do submit another since you were confused.

Razorsharp or any mod, can you edit the thread name to "GFX Showdown #2 Member Entry"

[KidSha]

I was going to enter but i just don't like the concept, it is simple but just not feeling it.. i'll hop on the next one.

In peace

[Storm]

oh well its your decision. The topic is simple but you dont have to make it simple, remember that

[KidSha]

oh well its your decision. The topic is simple but you dont have to make it simple, remember that

true indeed

[STYLE]

i was debating makng a sig using an obscure sport like curling or cricket but i couldn't resist the basketball god.
aren't you glad you got to experience his magic 1st hand? i don't think people can truly grasp his dominance if they didn't see it themselves. MJ was unstoppable in his prime. he smashed a whole generation of champion dreams. most players of his era had to wait till he left to get a ring.

[STYLE]

animated gif
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/mjrender45.gif

jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd116/STYLEMASTERR/mjrender45-1.jpg

official entry

[Storm]

good job, now we just need mines and dusk sig. I just got my computer back to working yesturday, so expect my sig soon

[Storm]

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h95/andrewherrera/Signatures/DerekJeter3.png

[DVSK]

DUDE, i completely forgot,,,,ill finish it today.

[Storm]

No problem, it happends

[DVSK]

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/6397/aa3io2.jpg

[Ya_Bane]

^^lol, nice

Now all that's left is the voting..

[Storm]

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/6397/aa3io2.jpg

all I can say is WOW lol, I didnt see that coming, good job

[Storm]

Signatures are done, now to the votes...

Quiet Storm
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h95/andrewherrera/Signatures/DerekJeter3.png

Stylemasterr
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h95/andrewherrera/mjrender45-1.jpg

Dusk
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h95/andrewherrera/aa3io2.jpg

Voting ends next Thursday.....let the voting begin!

[Suga Duga]

quiet would win, but the font is terrible man, really terrible. the background is very nice

stylemasterrr: bad bad render, the gif is way too big, I had to wait 20-30 sec to see the whole thing and I got DSL
the background is too easy

dusk: best idea...don't like the border

[Storm]

I had no other choice, a couple of days ago my computer started messing up so I had to restore my computer to its original settings so I lost all my fonts and I forgot where to get them, thanks for the comment though. Whats a good site for fonts?

[Scáth Bán]

they all look terrible except Quiet Storms, yours looks good.

[Storm]

thanks for the comment

[Ya_Bane]

Finally, I get to vote for Stylemaster. His mouth's been big, he been quite the ass some would say, but this time he really talked to me with his sig. Sorry GFX for your connection, don't know where you live. But Styles sig was sick, and that's what it is. They all were nice, but there can be only one. I'm drunk now, but I decided earlier today.

Phace, Peace to all tha grAphicals on the site.

[STYLE]

they all look terrible except Quiet Storms, yours looks good.

terrible huh? thx.


stylemasterrr: bad bad render, the gif is way too big, I had to wait 20-30 sec to see the whole thing and I got DSL
the background is too easy

you should pay ur bill. lol. it was 5 megs. easy bkg? explain urself. or explain what u think u see.



Finally, I get to vote for Stylemaster. His mouth's been big, he been quite the ass some would say, but this time he really talked to me with his sig. Sorry GFX for your connection, don't know where you live. But Styles sig was sick, and that's what it is. They all were nice, but there can be only one. I'm drunk now, but I decided earlier today.

Phace, Peace to all tha grAphicals on the site.

[Suga Duga]

5 megs for a sig? I'm sure other ppl had to wait over 2 min to see that shit...

the background is easy b/c there's just the red and dark red coloring...nothing else, looks very amateurish

[Razorsharp]

im gonna have to go with Quiet Storm again... i love the blending in the background it jus flows... and cancels out the fact that his font is hella plain.... but yeah... dope

[born invincible]

storm gets my vote... i do agree tho.. font choice is weak. but i know what its like losing your font database... try here for lots of free fonts:

dafont.com


the 2 other entries are good... but storm gets my vote.

the size for all of them are a bit big... including the animated gif one. way too big for file size.. remember.. not everyone here has broadband.. we do have a lot of dial uppers.. this can hamper a good sig into a no vote situation.

props to all for their work!

[Storm]

thanks for the info/comment, I knew it was something like that but couldnt figure it out. Yea, now I gotta go through the whole site to get back what I lost, im planning on getting an external drive soon to save all my important stuff so I dont have to deal with getting all my music and stuff liek that back
I wanted to do a bigger signature for the showdown, just so I have enough space to work with.

[Storm]

Victory belongs to me!..lol.Two straight!!.

I was thinking we should have a small banner given to those who win the showdown, I saw ppl do that on a site, I forgot which one but I thought it was pretty cool, what do guys think??

[beautifulrock]

they are all quite awful, is this a worst of?

[DVSK]

whos making the "banner" ?

[Storm]

Id prefer one of the mods to do the banner

[Razorsharp]

ALL Battles Threads, Votes, & Entries get dumped in here

Peace