ElfQuest Fan Art
Elfquest => Art and Elfquest => Topic started by: Maggie on January 03, 2017, 09:07:00 AM
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The theme for the 2018 Elfquest Fan Art Calendar is: Entirely Ekuar
**You may use Ekuar/any other character interaction from The Original Quest, Siege at Blue Mountain and Kings of the Broken Wheel **
Submissions for the 2017 Calendar are being accepted:
Jan 4th, 2017 through October 31st, 2017
THEME
Submitted artwork should represent the theme "Entirely Ekuarâ€.
This means that the character Ekuar must be the main focus of each submission. You will be able to use additional characters if you like but Ekuar should remain in the spotlight.
DETAILS
•Ekuar must be the main focus of each submission. You are free to use additional character if you wish but it is not required.
•You may use any extra characters in your submission so long as they belong to the following: The Original Quest, Siege at Blue Mountain and Kings of the Broken Wheel.
•You will be required to PM Maggie to let her know you are participating in the calendar this year. Please do not post a message to the board, only send a PM.
•No one wants to limit creativity but it would be great if we could keep open communication about secondary characters in all entries. This will help to ensure the calendar submissions are as varied as possible. Having one main focus is interesting; this turning into a 12 month Ekuar/Rayek calendar is not. There are many possibilities so let’s do our best to keep this theme as interesting as possible. Please post your secondary character ideas to the thread, so we can do our best not to get a lot of repeat submissions.
•You will be asked to update Maggie in March, June and September with your progress. This will help to determine if we will have enough entries for the calendar. If at any time you feel you cannot continue just send a message, there won’t be any hard feelings.
•Please keep in mind that you have approx. 10 months to get your submission ready, which should be more than enough time. If there is no response to the requests for progress I will have to assume you are no longer participating and I will have no choice but to find a replacement artist. Communication is key, so please keep in touch.
•You may submit up to three entries for the calendar but before you contemplate that second or third entry you must first finish and submit one entry to Maggie.
GROUPS
•You may work in groups of two if that makes things easier for you. Please let me know who you will be working with when you sign up.
•How you work in your group is totally up to you. One of you may supply a sketch for the other to ink and colour or you may work together to complete the scene. It doesn’t matter so long as you both agree.
CONTENT
•Entries must be original artwork created specifically for the calendar. The use of photos or "borrowed" art for backgrounds is not allowed.
•Entries must not be available for the general public to view online until the okay is given for general sharing. Before then, any entries found online in any form (thumbnails, crops, etc.) will be disqualified and removed.
•Canon Elfquest characters (of any race) only. No what-if characters (i.e., Worldpool).
•PG-13 or under.
FORMAT
**Please make sure your submissions are the correct size. Any submissions that are not 3300x2550 pixels or 11 x 8.5 inches at 300dpi will not be accepted**
•All entries should be in full color, with some type of a background.
•Size: 11"x 8.5" (pictures must be landscape oriented - wider than they are tall)
•Resolution: 3300 x 2550 pixels (11" x 8.5" at 300dpi)
•File format: JPEG/PNG format only
HOW TO SUBMIT
•When you are ready please email your full-sized entry to Maggie. Please PM Maggie when you have an entry ready to be submitted.
•Entries must be received by midnight CST, October 31, 2017.
Include the following:
**Please note, from now on you may either submit your real name, example Maggie Atkinson or the name you use at the EQFA site, example Treefox. Huge, long names which include middle names mixed in with last names and then AKA: your elf name etc. will not be accepted. **
•Title (Required): Title of your submission. Titles will be included on the calendar.
•Artist Credits (Required): Will be included on the calendar.
•Email (Required):
CREDIT
•The artist credit will be used for credits on the calendar/website.
PUBLISHING
•The twelve winners will be chosen by a panel of judges (if more than 12 entries are submitted).
•The finished calendar will be available for download at elfquestfanart.com. In addition, the calendar will be published at Elfquest's RedBubble shop (hopefully).
QUESTIONS
•Any questions about the calendar may be asked and answered on this thread or PM Maggie.
•If you don't know what this is all about, check out the current and past Fan Art Calendars here: http://www.elfquestfanart.com/calendar/ (http://www.elfquestfanart.com/calendar/)
Participants
•Maggie Cover
•Hyakurin - FINISHED
•AceQuester - FINISHED
•Wildfire - FINISHED
•Treefox - FINISHED
•EyesHigh76
•Cloudchaser - FINISHED
•jaRf - FINISHED
•Czarine - FINISHED
•Yavia - FINISHED
•Startear - FINISHED
•Berit - FINISHED
•Sophia - FINISHED
•kiwi241277 - FINISHED
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Wow, I can't believe my joke theme won. Not that I wasn't serious about the theme but I never thought that Ekuar would be the winner. This should be fun. ;D
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Oooh! Great! Looking forward on doing this! Will PM soon with my ideas.
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Never think something in an election is impossible...
But I'm kind of happy that this one went with Ekuar. I was somewhat shocked when I finally, after much gut-wringing, had cast my vote on daily life and saw the votes so far (near the end of poll). I was shocked but not really surprised since people sometimes tend to vote for crazy things. Or just for fun and not expecting it to hapen...
I do hope that the people who voted for "entirely X" will now be taking responsibility and living up to their vote.
Well, I just thought "12 months of a single character" can be very limiting. So I'm reliefed that is is Ekuar. He has a lot of connections to other's and that also over a long time span. Moreover I am happy because I had already an idea that I could use him in for "comedy", "all action", "homes" or "daily life". :)
Already past bedtime here, so I won't be able to post many ideas right now, but I think it should be possible to get an assortment of possible characters. Ekuar was around a lot and is very old. He met lots of elves, but also trolls (though most of that was not a happy acquaintance) and even an occasional human.
*looks around if Maggie is gone*
Psst! Hey, people, she said "12 month Ekuar/Rayek calendar is not" so let's turn it into 11/12 Ekuar/Rayek. Or maybe she even meant 13, including cover? ;)
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Oh my gosh I didn't anticipate this! That's hilarious though, I love it! I'll be in my thinking box, maybe something with trolls this year...
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I am not sure if I will join this year... I got a lot going on this year and I am not sure where to fit this in.
I love the theme btw! I think he is an amazing character!
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I am not sure if I will join this year... I got a lot going on this year and I am not sure where to fit this in.
You could always sign up and then if you haven't managed to get anything started by the first or second update in March/june you could always drop the project. Totally up to you of course.
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Wow, what a theme! :o ;D I'm not sure I'll participate this year, but if you're short on participants, I can step in! Collab/s would also be nice for a change.
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I'll be participating now to figure out who will be in the piece with Ekuar!
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Hi Maggie,
I have an idea (not totally finished in my head) for my input for the calendar. I wanna draw Ekuar with Ahdri. Eventhough it has been a brief time, Ekuar was in Sorrow's End when Rayek brought the Palace to Sorrow's End.
Can I sign up for it?
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I'll add you two to the list. ;D
You can work with any characters you like so long as they are in The Original Quest, Siege or Kings of the Broken Wheel. I'm not really keeping tabs on the characters you plan on using (aside from Ekuar) I just figured it was a good idea to post them in this thread so we can get some varied entries.
Now everyone knows that AceQuester wants to add Ahdri to his submission and when you're ready Hyakurin please post who you'd like to use. Oh and you can use more than one additional character if you like. ;)
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I'd like to do Ekuar with Suntop, Ember, and Trinket in the Palace.
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I have gathered some ideas (various elves), but now need to see if and how I can fit them in the page. Then I probably have to start with a scene that I find most important (or funny?) to have at least that one ready, then, if time permits, add everything else. (scaling within the same ratio shouldn't be a big issue)
In other news I ordered a paper calendar for 2017 and received it. I'd say the print quality is very good. Can't judge what it will look like if exposed to 1 year of sunlight, of course. But the colours and brightness look true to their originals and the font sharpness looks good. The paper is quite thick (more like cardboard), but still somewhat flexible. The only complaint is the backside view that features all the months in small on one page, but from all of them the left side is cut off a little (also the text under them is cut). But that's only the backside.
(size is ~ 27,5 x 43 cm, should be ~ 11 x 17 inch)
It was international shipment, though (had hope they'd also have print-shop in Europe) and took a certain time (roughly 12 days, which is still reasonable) and postage.
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I'm soooo looking forward to this! I'm drawing Ekuar with Osek and Mekda, but what part of their saga the scene will depict, I'll keep under wraps for now. ;)
And yeeees, I know we never meet Osek ALIVE i OQ, but as his bones are present and he is shown in the flashback Ekuar has, so I count him as a OQ character. And Mekda (as "Sack-O'-Bones") is definitely a OQ character, even if her appearance is rather brief and disturbing... :'(
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Cloudchaser, you can find "living" references in Rogue's Curse where Ekuar tells his story, in case you need.
( http://elfquest.com/read/index.php?s=RC&p=242 (http://elfquest.com/read/index.php?s=RC&p=242) )
And yes, they're part of OQ with the scene where the bone pieces are shown to Ekuar.
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Thank you, jaRf, that is exactly the flashback I was referring to (when Ekuar is shown the fingerbone).
And I will use Rogue's Curse for reference, but as that story is only in black and white I will have to be a bit more inventive regarding the looks and colourings of Osek and Mekda - which only makes it more fun! :-D
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I want to enter woth Ekuar, Trinket and Picknose. Picknose will be a maybe, but definitely with Trinket.
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I'd like to claim Urda, the Go-Back woman Ekuar joined with in the orgy scene. I'll probably use some Wolfriders and some other Go-Backs as background characters but I'm not sure who. Maybe Pike and Vaya or some of the unnamed characters we see in the scene
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I would like to enter a picture with Ekuar, Rayek and Leetah.
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Okay, that's a crazy theme idea. Is it only possible to submit images in the timeline Original Quest till Kings of the Broken Wheel? That would be very limited.
Did he ever was drawn with hair? How does it look like?
I've done my Ekuar/Rayek submission 2014. I'm not sure if I will come up with another one with Ekuar. So far. I have to think it over. Ekuar with hair, maybe..?
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I'm currently wrestling with three ideas. Ekuar with snow, Ekuar with Kahvi and a deer, and Ekuar with random Go-Back kids. I'm personally the biggest fan of the last two ones.
I'm also open to do some marker coloring if anyone wants to collaborate!
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It's March and so I'm checking in. ;D
For now I just want to know who plans to participate this year and if any of the participants on the current list have changed their minds and think they might need to drop out.
If you plan to participate I'd like to know before the end of the month. Not that I won't continue to take participants after March but it's good to know what's what. If you'd like to submit something but your name isn't on the list please let me know so I can add it. If your name is on the list and you feel like you can't manage it, let me know so I can take your name off the list.
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I'm definitely still in!
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I'm still in, and I'm really enjoying the process - and progress - so far! :D
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Excellent, thanks for the update. ;D
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I'm still in as well, though I haven't properly started yet! Thumbnailing is always fun though
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MAGGIE!! Im so in =D just FYI!! Sorry I'm making a baby ( cub) over here and I thought i wrote back.. baby brain is a REAL THING
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I was going to contact you since I hadn't heard anything. ;) Yes, baby brain is a thing. Congrats on the baby brain! ;D
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Alright, so I've decided to do the cover which will be a portrait and to submit an entry for the inside of the calendar. This gives us 12 entries which is just enough for the calendar.
If anyone is still interested in participating but hasn't said anything please do contact me and get in on this. The more the merrier. ;D
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I'm still in!
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Hey!
How are the calendar entries coming along?
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Acceptable, but it could be better. Lots of things to do that suck out energy. I try to get a few things done in the some evenings at least, but creativity needs leisure and energy and I often lack both when it's late.
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For me the same as for jaRf. Daily life is messing up my energy and planning. But still working on my entry.
BTW I finally received an email again :)
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Concept and even rough sketch is done. As usual I will not be able to submit the entry before October. But I plan to do it!
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I have a concept in mind, still gotta actually start drawing. I'm still in though!
EDIT: I started sketching and colortesting, and I'm confident in my concept :)
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There is progress, cause I try to force myself every now and then (if RL permits) to do something calendar related and some parts I already like, some not. Currently I am struggling with the faces, again. Major part of a character being recognizable, and maybe >60% of emotional expression is done via the face. And I really lack expertise and training on faces.
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jaRf, if you need help with the expression, let me know. Perhaps I could do that part.
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Thank you for the kind offer, Afke. I'll come back to it if I can't solve it. Usually, given enough time, it gets somewhat better (or less worse :) ). Moreover I won't really improve without training. Some hints could be helpful, though. But probably I'm just too clumsy.
Besides it's digital and all vectors, so I don't know if that would be really of use for you.
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I hope to finish something this month!
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Hi Maggie,
I have send you a email with my contribution because I can't attach anything in a message here. Hope you received it. Let me know if you did (or didn't). :)
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So glad you sent it via email. If you had posted it to the forum it would have been disqualified.
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Final check time for the 2018 Fan Calendar!
How are your entries coming along? I've sent all the participants PM's but I thought I would post here too. :)
As of today only two entries have been submitted, which worries me a little. This year I won't be able to give any extra time which is why I stared things earlier than usual. Please give me an update on whether or not you think you'll be able to make the deadline of October 31st. ;)
Also if anyone is available to step in last minute with a submission please let me know. I'm already doing two, so if any more than one person was to drop out the calendar would be in trouble and three of the participants haven't logged in, in at least a month.
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Well, you received my email a few days ago and know about my state of progress.
However, if you want to reach people you will have to email them directly - the server, again, isn't sending out email notifications about PMs or thread responses to everyone. I thought that should be mentioned.
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Off topic: I didn't received any notification from this site. Luckely I already send my submission but maybe other people didn't received your message... :S
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I've heard back from almost everyone so the messaging issues don't seem to be much of an issue for most people. ;) If you're having messaging issues make sure your email address is current, I'll email you directly if anything important comes up. ;D
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Bad news...
I have heard from everyone who signed on to participate in this years fan calendar and as it stands now we won't have enough entries. I can try to do another but two months, the cover and the calendar template for the site will probably be more than I can manage (since I wait until all the entries are in before I start mine) and we would still be short.
Two participants have dropped out entirely and two are unsure if they will finish in time. I have two entries handed in and six participants confirming they will have their entries in by the deadline, which if you do the math leaves the calendar at a deficit.
I'm heartbroken because the calendar was a huge part of why I took over the site and why I still keep it running. Now it's crystal clear that EQ isn't as important as it used to be. Believe me, I understand being busy, life can be difficult and not leave much time for pleasurable things like artwork. Still, if something is important you can always find the time. You've all had 10 months worth of time to make a drawing, if that isn't enough time then...
I'm going to push forward with my fingers crossed, I hope all of you who are working on entries are still with me (let me know if you aren't). I don't want to just go out with a whimper, last years calendar being the last. If anyone who hasn't signed up or has finished an entry and thinks they can manage another wants to jump in please let me know. If you're still working away, please just concentrate on your current entry.
And...not to add salt to the wound but I'm also going to start considering the future of the site (once again). I always said to myself that when the calendar didn't have enough participants I would close. As it is, the site needs some major upgrades but at this point I don't think it would be worth the time or money. If anyone wants to discuss, express, suggest, I'll start a new thread.
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First a little rant, then suggestions for solutions.
I do hope that the people who voted for "entirely X" will now be taking responsibility and living up to their vote.
But who knows who voted for which topic... Maybe it weren't even artists.
*sigh* Oh. Well.
It's not that I haven't told that communication is the alpha and omega of every project, regardless what kind of project it may be. Communication is a pillar of success.
Moreover I guess told you by mail that there is always a "probability" (certainty!) that roughly 20% will drop out. In any project. I have been in international science research groups, cultural projects, fan based movie making, event preparations - and it was always like this. People drop out, for any reason. Dead, any kind of illness, sick relatives, pregnant, on the move / new job, or just "Oh crap, I totally forgot about it" or "I underestimated the amount of work". If you're lucky some others will come and fill the places but one should not build on this rather flimsy foundation of hope.
And this year was a close call from the beginning, so if one would drop out - we're already in trouble. And then the rule of 20% hovers above it like a dark cloud, ready to strike lightning at any time.
Seems it finally hit.
Well, on to solutions.
1. Yes, we still will have a few people that did not officially enlist, but maybe can do something quickly.
But we need to REACH these artists.
(And there are a lot more artists out there that did EQ work already, but they are not here. You can find some of them in holts, on DA, in forums and elsewhere.)
2. You still have my proposal about the split entry.
You have seen the material I sent you and you know it could probably fill two slots as an emergency solution. Of course I need to do a little polishing here and there, but progress is fairly good.
3. The calendar has a long tradition and it shouldn't die off just like that.
But we have to ask questions and find answers - but that is to do after we got enough entries for the 2018 calendar.
(What went wrong? How could that be prevented / improved? What was / is missing most? ... And I already have a few (at least partial) answers.)
But first let's get this one into safe waters.
> You've all had 10 months worth of time to make a drawing, if that isn't enough time then...
Not everyone is a pro-artist. And life often comes in between (and it sometimes sucks all the creative energy, the leisure from people).
But this is also why I like to start early, cause my experience tells me that it might still get bumpy on the road, later.
> site
Let's talk about that later. Currently we need to focus on the art-related things. For now you got to use additional means to communicate and reach people.
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Oh man, that absolutely sucks. It's always risky running a challenge like this with so few participants, but it does seem like the interest has been dwindling in the past few years. It's a shame, I've really loved this project, it's been a huge part in shaping my art and approach to fandom in general. If it (and the site) does shut down, I'll be pretty devastated, but running a site/fanevent like this only for nostalgia's sake isn't really sustainable. It's only really alive if people participate.
I'll absolutely understand if you shut the site down, I'm not nearly active enough on here to in any shape or form demand that you keep it up :(
Regarding the time-frame, I've run a few fan-challenges over on Tumblr, and in my experience, people having longer to finish their submission does not mean that they actually use that time. If people only have 4 weeks they'll probably deliver the same result as if they have 10 months and a few people will always drop out. Which of course sucks as an admin, but there'll always be something that comes up, good excuses, bad excuses, lack of interest, whatever. There's not really anything any of us can do to stop that.
I made a post on the Elfquest Facebook site and on the Discord chat, maybe a few people will consider signing up. :) I'll try to finish my submission over this week and maybe I can take on another entry.
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Okay, I made myself clear - I could make it in a few days but I have absolutly no idea to the theme at all. That's why I don't participant in the first time.
I can offer to draw one, but someone must help me with Ideas what to draw. Then there are ... 1 or maybe even 3 more to go - puckernuts!
Could it help to ask some of the participants of the calenders before via mail? If they are still members of the side. Maybe their participant was also a kind of jump in cause we were short of entries and they have forgotten about the side so far.
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> I can offer to draw one, but someone must help me with Ideas what to draw.
Ideas should (hopefully) be the smallest problem. :)
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I'll have my entry done well before this weekend if everything goes as planned (just tidying up the last bits and pieces). :D
But if there was all that work and it will not even be a calendar, I would be devastated, not only for myself but for all the others still participating. :'(
I'm not really good at "speed drawing" digitally (and digital is my main medium), but if that's what it takes to have enough entries to fill the calendar, I hereby offer to do another one. It would probably have to be in another medium like watercolour or the like, as I work faster on paper than on the computer, but then the finishing touches will still be done digitally. My only (?) problem is that I will be away from home from Oct. 22. until Oct. 28, so that leaves me give or take a *gulp* :o week to finish the second entry. But I'm willing to try, if that's what is needed to finish enough entries for the calendar! :)
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I'm also up for drawing an entry, even though I didn't sign up originally. :) I'm quite busy this month, so it probably won't be anything fancy, but an entry nevertheless! I basically have this week and a few days at the end of the month to draw it, so the schedule is tight, but not impossible! ;D
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@jaRf - Stick with your entry as it is, I don't think it should be split into two. ;)
@Wildfire - Thanks for passing the message along. :) I've sent emails to some of the artist who have participated in past calendars, so I'll see if they can jump in but if not I'll let you know.
@Cloudchaser - Don't worry just concentrate on your entry. :) We'll have a calendar. ;)
@Yavia - I'll message you with some ideas
@Czarine - I sent you an email a few days ago but I guess you didn't receive it. It would be great if you could submit an entry that would be awesome. I can give those jumping in a bit of extra time if need be. :D
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@Maggie - I did receive it, I was just too busy with unpacking my stuff in our new apartment to answer. Sorry! :-X
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@Maggie - I did receive it, I was just too busy with unpacking my stuff in our new apartment to answer. Sorry! :-X
Oh no problem, it's just I mailed several people and quite a few were returned because the email they have here on the site was invalid. I thought that might have been the case with you.
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Wow, thanks to all the members who jumped in to give us another delightful calendar! Thank you!
@Wildfire: Thanks for spreading the word, lovely lady! Wonderful job!
I hope I'll get my entry done next week!
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Funny thing: I've come up with two ideas. And now I can't deside. I'll make them both just in case. Making progress at the first one.
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Good to see things seem to come into safe waters. Thanks, people!
Progress on my side is fairly good (if I'd ever be satisfied with my work...). A lot of it is done and the open parts are progressing. Things look more and more manageable, whenever I had a day or evening with focused work. Still glad I started early this year.
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Yes! Excitement....submissions are coming in....woo hoo!
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Uff, I just finished my submissions and sended it to Maggie.
It was a real fun to draw again especially this fast.
Thanx to welcome me this late as friendly as ever. I allways enjoy being with all of you.
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It's astonishing how fast some people are. Well, at least I can see the finish line from afar. :)
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Sorry - Please don't feel sad! I just have a lot, a lot of practise. I nearly draw in my sleep. And all spare time of the last days I spend drawing.
I have faith in you, jarf! You'll can make it! :)
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I know I said I'd have it finished last week, but life and Ekuar's face happened (he's so hard to draw!). Hopefully I'll be finished tomorrow :)
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I also think I will really be able to have my submission ready by end of this weekend. Ekuar has a face! And it is Ekuar‘s face! He is so hard to draw! I feel you, Wildfire.
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Yes, and once you have ideas and started sketching and doing things, you suddenly notice he's not having two arms... ;) His leg was always obvious to me (pirate leg Arrr!), but the arm...
But generally I think faces are very hard to draw because they are just the main part of how you recognize a character, and maybe also most detailed. Ususally for most people (with healthy eyes) the face (including hair) is the first thing we use if we want to recognize someone.
I wonder how some people do it. You know, if you break it down it sometimes is just a few lines. Clear and defined, but it's not like it's 2500 vertices or something. I remember how Brandon McKinney drew the image of Rayek (my avatar) iirc. 2003. His little son was climbing around on his shoulders but he just drew on, kinda "stoical", and brought Rayek to paper with not too many lines and within ... maybe 4 or 5 minutes? I was astonished how someone can get a character done so quickly under these circumstances. And the face weren't thousands of lines but absolutely recognizable within an instant.
But I guess that is years of practice.
I still struggle with faces (and also often with hands and feet, depending on perspective). And I struggle with the use of sharp, black (out)lines. But skill comes with practice.
The face shapes table in one of the EQ gatherums was quite a help for me (not sure if they also had it online with their how to draw pages on ElfQuest.com), I think they only had it for the girls, but there was like base shape is an apple, or a heart or ...
They also have these expression tables, I think those were also online.
Sometimes it's just helpful to break things down to the basic elements, zoom in on pictures and try to find out how exactly it was done and what the elements are.
Calendar-art-wise it seems that I might get my single elements done this weekend and will start putting them all together in one single image. (OMG *shudders*)
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Ekuar is quite different face-wise than most other EQ characters, I like that about this theme. Difficult yes, but it'll be interesting to see everyone's take on Ekuar!
@jaRF oh yeah his missing limbs are something to look out for for sure! I decided in the 11th hour that I liked the feel of my composition better when I flipped the image horizonally, which usually isn't a big thing (flip the hair/add an ornamental doo-dad/switch the stitching on the clothes a bit) but with this one it turned out to be a rather massive change hah!
Oh and on outlines, you can always colour your lineart if that makes it easier, it can remove some of the starkness of the black lines. I'm not terribly good at lineart myself, I often leave it out and just block out everything first, and in the end tighten the image with a "border" instead of proper lineart. Working with vector is very different though, I can't imagine needing to keep everything so crisp!
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Just update where I'm at, Lineart is complete and will start coloring soon! lineart took longer than suspected because of course I got a cold during making and was had not to ruin everything as I had such a runny nose... but I'll be ready soon!...
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... but it'll be interesting to see everyone's take on Ekuar!
Definitely. I'm curious what people will have prepared for this calendar. Oh, but we still have roughly 2 months to wait.
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Yes, usually it can be done easily once you work digitally (scanned or done entirely at the computer). Though an image can have a different "mood" once mirrored. But in this case, yes, one would have more problems. Luckily, when you do the limbs separately, you can "exchange" them, too. :)
outlines... you can always colour your lineart
Hmm, well, my workflow with vectors (Inkscape; you might think of it as a kind of Blender in 2D) is somewhat different.
I can tune outlines on every single object if I wanted, thickness, rounding / cornery-ness, colour, even gradients. But one must watch overlaps and the whole shape so it won't look silly or patched together. And I'm probably just shy with strong lines. I noticed that it does help on occasions, esp. when there is little contrast otherwise (pale skinned elf on bright background for example).
I can't imagine needing to keep everything so crisp!
Oh, believe me, I can. ;) It does help a lot when you have multiple scenes (e.g. see my calendar entry for last year:
separate scenes
http://www.elfquestfanart.com/index.php?action=media;sa=album;in=526 (http://www.elfquestfanart.com/index.php?action=media;sa=album;in=526)
before I put all into one
http://www.elfquestfanart.com/index.php?action=media;sa=item;in=5544 (http://www.elfquestfanart.com/index.php?action=media;sa=item;in=5544) )
It's a bit easier to place and shift them around, even shrink or upscale parts, and you can export a bitmap-style image in virtually any resolution. And thus it also survives all those operations without loss. Still, if the final resolution of the export is relatively low you will lose detail (e.g. fingernails won't be really visible...).
If things proceed and life treats me well, next week will be the last steps of work for next year's calendar for me. Still looks like a bunch of work to put all the parts together...
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I had such a runny nose... but I'll be ready soon!...
Then get well, soon! :)
And sleep, vitamin C, camomile tea and ginger might help.
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I will! thank you!.. well, luckily I have some herbs I gathered during summer, so I can brew a nice pot of tea that will help! so I'll be trying to finish the pictures tomorrow...
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... Aaaand I ran into a problem... I have no idea how to change resolution on my scanner... I honestly don't even know if I can... well, I'll try to see what I can do...
EDIT: I found how!! whew... that was needlessly complicated... and a day wasted! gotta do my best tomorrow!...
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Oh no! If there is anything we can do to help, let us know!
I am done with my submission.
As Wildfie said, Ekuar is difficult to draw, but that is a welcome challenge. I love that the calendars always gives me new challenges, drawing things, I usually wouldn't draw.
Ekuar's design is really unique in Elfquest and many other comics, I imagine. He's one of the greatest and amazing characters I have come to known in any written or drawn form.
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Just saw your edit! Woohoo! Good job!
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Mine is ready! I'll begin working on the other one just in case something goes wrong and we need an extra...
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Oh, and just noticed that the link to current and past calendars is broken, don't know if it's just for me or if it's like to others as well...
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Only waiting on 4 more submissions, the rest have been handed in. Woo...it's exciting getting to see all the awesome artwork!
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*snickers*
Well. Well. Way too crowded, again. :) But I still kinda like it.
Did the first full export today and I'm now looking at mistakes and stuff to fix.
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I sure hope all the calendar entries are ready... gonna spank someone if they aren't!...
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You heard it, Berit will be giving official EQFA you're late handing in your submission spankings.
Seriously though, if your entry isn't in my inbox by Nov 1st I'm going to have to move ahead without you. So please finish up and submit your artwork. ;)
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Already submitted. e-mail was acting up a little. maybe some timeout due to file size.
But it's done. :)
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Ok, jaRf's butt is spared! but what about the rest?...
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I like living dangerously. And I like spanking, so that was why I am running close.
Nah, just kidding. I was ready to send yesterday at 19.00 pm (my time) but due to time zones and waiting for a reply, I didn't get to send it before now. But I sent it! Hopefully there are no hiccups!
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I have your entry, thank you Startear!
Two more entries need to be in by the deadline, hopefully they make it or Berit will be knocking on your door...haha.
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So, Startear also escaped the spanking! my spanking career is starting to look grim!..
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Yeah! Startear! I'm so glad you made it!
But still two are missing. :'(
Come on, guys! Berit is almost at your door :evilgrin
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Question is if people are already aware. Sometimes life comes in-between, distracts you and makes you forget things, and if there is no "heads-up!" (missing email notifications)... but we'll see. Maybe they're still eagerly working on the material.
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I have 12 entries so no need to worry!
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So no one gets spanked!... this time... *creepy music as the midnight spanker vanishes to the darkness*
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Haha...
I'm laughing so hard at the "this time" part. :lol
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So you got exactly 12 entries! Whooo! So happy you got enough submissions!
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Yep 12 entries which means no voting. That's always nice, means everyone who submitted will get in the printed version. ;D
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I can’t wait to see all the entries!
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I still find it a bit sad that people only managed to make 12 pictures for the calendar... but at least we made it!...
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.... I don't see mine among them.... did I not get voted in?
Ah well at least you have 12 entries.
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I didn't receive an entry from you.
.... I don't see mine among them.... did I not get voted in?
Ah well at least you have 12 entries.
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Uh-oh.
Um, maybe both check mailboxes?
EyesHigh76, you might want to check sent mails and even drafts (maybe it wasn't sent but remained as a draft? happened to me once), check also sent mails for the date when it was send (an to the correct address?), maybe that helps Maggie to check if something arrived.
Maggie might look at inbox, older mails, Spam, subdirectories ("folders") - maybe it was automatically moved elsewhere due to a filter rule?
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I don't have a submission in any of my boxes or folders.
Last I heard EyesHigh76 was sending her artwork in mid October, so I sent her my email. I even sent a direct email (not via the group) to her late October asking about her submission and never received a response. So when the deadline came and went I assumed she just wasn't able to finish it in time.
Unless I've gone crazy which is a possibility. :lol
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I can't get to my computer atm.... it is at the repairshop 😓😣
and I am not sure when I am getting it back yet...
Shoot... but I am glad you still have 12 entries.... 😥
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Darn!
Well I hope once the calendar is up you'll add your entry to the gallery so people can take a look and leave comments. ;)
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I will post it when I can.
Hmmm.... I do have time to tweak it a little ;)
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Hi Maggie,
After reading EyesHigh messages I want to take up the following:
Again I'm not receiving any notifications from this site. I have to log in and see for myself if people placed new messages in excisting threats or if new threats are made. I hope you can fix it. :)
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I know some people aren't getting messages, I've tried to fix it but it is only affecting some of you some of the time. I'm starting to think it has less to do with the site and more to do with something on your ends. It's hard to pinpoint because I am not having the issue and it seems to affect members in certain areas of the world only and only at certain times.
As I've said, if there is any information that is of extreme importance I will email you directly, otherwise logging in will just have to do for the time being. I mean getting notifications is nice but in order to reply or do any follow-up you have to log in anyway. ;)
Please don't think I'm not trying to figure something out but I think I've exhausted things on my end for the time being. I'll see what other upgrades I can do in the new year.
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If I'm honest I wasn't sure how well Entirely Ekuar the calendar would go over but it's all together and up on the site and I think we did a fantastic job on a theme that could have been well...bad.
Give yourselves a big pat on the back. Thank you all for your hard work! ;D
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I think it turned out marvellous, and Ekuar deserved it! ;)
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Thank you, Maggie! I am so happy Ekuar got all this love in this wonderful calendar!
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Hi Maggie,
Tnx again for the wonderfull work. Looks great. I haven't looked on redbubble but when it's up for sale, I will order it later :)
Well I assume the same rules apply for the 2019 calendar? Last time I check it was bonded but I'll find out in a sec ;) Where can I sign up? :) I'm going for Sust, Pool and their wolves :)
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It looks wonderful!
One problem though on Red Bubble it’s missing October... (November appears twice).
Not pointing it out because it’s mine. lol
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The calendar has all the months in the correct place when I look at it. Not sure why you're not seeing it correctly.
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It looks great today! Not sure what was up. lol
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Received my printed calendar, looks pretty good. ;D
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I'm still waiting for it. International shipment, customs, local post system, the usual... but the one from last year was of good quality, as far as I can judge that (at least it didn't scream CMYK at me).
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One must just start to complain... got it today. Had a little dent in all corners (was probably dropped during shipment, wrapping also had this bump) but was okay otherwise. Basic quality is like last year, tick paper that resembles cardboard more than paper, a very gentle silky shine. Doesn't scream CMYK too obviously, so the colours are good, better than what I saw on other printed things that originated from RGB images. Well, detail vanishes due to the size. CMYK transaltion eats then a little more. E.g. similar tones on each other vanish completely, the letters on the cups at Pike's bar in my entry aren't visible, Pike has freckles that are vanished, the fancy pompoms at Ahdri's shoes are only visible if you know they're there, the dreamberries... well, at least the overall image is there. ;)
So I learn that 3300x2550 is not enough for detail and especially CMYK-printed even less. And I should do less detail.