ElfQuest Fan Art
Elfquest => Art and Elfquest => Topic started by: Windrider on March 22, 2009, 11:01:02 AM
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2010 Fan Art Calendar Guidelines
The theme for the 2010 Elfquest Fan Art Calendar is: Finding One's Place (Finding Where One Belongs)
Submissions for the 2010 Calendar Contest are being accepted May 1st through November 30th, 2009.
THEME
- Submitted artwork should represent the theme "Finding One's Place" or "Finding Where One Belongs."
- This is one of Elfquest's most enduring themes: the various tribes of elves trying to find a place where they fit in a hostile world their ancestors didn't mean to visit.
- Then there are the individual elves making a place for themselves within their tribes (or even outside it). Hunters and storytellers, healers and makers; in the world of Elfquest, everyone has a place where they fit in, a job or role they perform in daily life - a place where they are "in their element."
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
- All entries should be in full color.
- Size: 11"x8.5" (pictures must be landscape oriented - wider than they are tall)
- Resolution: 3300 x 2550 pixels (11" x 8.5" at 300dpi)
- File format: JPEG format only.
HOW TO SUBMIT
- Once again, we have a functional Elfquest Fan Art site! (Yay, Foxeye!) Calendar entries will be viewed by the judging panel there and displayed there once the calendar is published. However, due to size constraints at the site, you will still have to email your full-sized entry to Windrider. Please PM Windrider when you have an entry ready to be submitted.
- Include the following:
- Title (Required):
Title of your submission. Titles will be included on the calendar.
- Description (Optional):
Any text/story/quote you feel enhances your artwork. This is optional but may be used by the writers when coming up with a poem to go with your art.
- Keywords (Optional):
Keywords are used for the gallery "search" feature only. After final selections have been made, all submissions will be made available to visitors.
- Artist Credits (Required):
Will be included on the calendar. Your real name or preferred artist's credit name.
- Preferred Month (Optional):
What month you would like your entry to be featured on (no guarantees, though).
- Email (Required)
- Artists may submit up to three entries.
- Entries must be received by midnight PST, November 30th, 2009.
CREDIT
- The artist credit and email listed with your entry will used for credits.
- The Warp Graphics, Inc. copyright will be included for you.
PUBLISHING
- The twelve winners will be chosen by a panel of judges including Richard Pini and Carol Lyon (others to be chosen at a later date).
- The finished calendar will be available for download at elfquest.com. In addition, the Calendar will also be published at Elfquest's Cafe Press shop. Proceeds from the sale of the Fan Calendar will go to Wolf Park: http://www.wolfpark.org
Any questions about the calendar may be asked and answered on this thread or PM Windrider. If you don't know what this is all about, check out the current and past Fan Art Calendars in the Calendar Gallery of this site or check out the finished products here: http://www.elfquest.com/fan/fancalendar2009.html
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Oops! I forgot to include that there will be poetry included this year, also. So artists should leave room in their entry like last year. Well, not so MUCH room as some artists left last year! You don't need to leave a third of the picture empty!
So here's the scoop: Artists should leave room for poetry to be included with their image. Those areas of the image should NOT be left plain white; it should just be a less "busy" area of the art where the text may be superimposed on it without covering up something important to the art. Here are some suggestions about where the text may be included, but you are not limited to these layouts:
(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b161/CWindrider/Formats.jpg)
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Ooooo, I think I have an idea already! Troll related of course, I just keep trying, lol.
I haven't had much chances to draw though lately, so I hope I hope I'll find time to do this. I missed last year's too. :( But that was also because I couldn't think of any positive troll involvement when it comes to magic... :P
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Carol, be proud of me, I've already started sketching! Well, sketching ideas. And well, the sketches look like poo. But maybe I just need to get back in practice for elf-ing :D
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How long is it usual to wait after sending in a PM with a submittal for the calendar? I still haven't actually sent my picture to anyone, but I did send the PM as per the instructions.
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Sorry, folks, but I've been out gallivanting around the Pacific Ocean on my friend's boat and just got back in time for the mad rush to get everything ready for the new semester. I promise I'll get caught up on the Calendar stuff in a few days!
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That sounds like a huge amount of fun! Thanks for answering so promptly. ^__^
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How are the entries coming, everyone? Working away? We've got a bit less than two months to go on the deadline!
Don't be afraid to post here if you need ideas for an entry. There is nothing wrong with bouncing ideas off other artists - Foxeye and I were PMing about how great it is to have an art community were brainstorming happens.
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I'm going to try my very best to finish something :D I've poked the idea of doing it for the last two or three years but never gotten around to do it. ::)
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I finished the one, and I don't think I will have time to do a second one. I've got a list of projects that is at least ten items long. :-( Which is sad because I wanted to.
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*raises hand* I am one of those who is still in the desperate "trying to get an idea for a subject" stage! I would love to hear any brainstorming help that anyone has!
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I wanted to do a piece with Winnowill and her failure at finding where she truly belongs, but I really can't make it work on paper. If anyone's got ideas about how I could make it work, please help xD
(Or if anyone want the idea, feel free. Without input I'm not going to be able to finish it anyway)
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I wanted to do a piece with Winnowill and her failure at finding where she truly belongs, but I really can't make it work on paper. If anyone's got ideas about how I could make it work, please help xD
(Or if anyone want the idea, feel free. Without input I'm not going to be able to finish it anyway)
In case you are gonna try anyway, maybe Winnie sitting with a patient and looking across her shoulder where other gliders are gathered, maybe disappointed in her. Maybe she failed in saving the injured elf - or maybe it was before they came to look between their fingers with the small accidents she would sometimes cause to keep herself sane? Just a stray thought ;)
Sgaana, I am currently brainstorming too, I'll pop back in if inspiration decides to cooperate :D
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I'm getting there! Managed to take it from 85% to 88% in the last few days. :P I actually cannibalized an idea I'd been holding onto for the Contrasts theme, and I think it worked out pretty well. Hopefully it will make sense when others see it.
*raises hand* I am one of those who is still in the desperate "trying to get an idea for a subject" stage! I would love to hear any brainstorming help that anyone has!
What method do you usually use to pick a theme? I usually do the old "character(s) I have wanted to draw for a while, so how can I shoehorn them into this?" trick, except for the Favorite Moments calendar which didn't need that. There's also the "what forgotten detail of the stories can I give attention to" approach. I don't know how other people find their ideas, though. I suspect it's a very personal process.
I wanted to do a piece with Winnowill and her failure at finding where she truly belongs, but I really can't make it work on paper. If anyone's got ideas about how I could make it work, please help xD
Oof, that's a tough one...it's more about what she (and the Gliders) are NOT doing, than about something that is actually happening. I can't think of any way to draw it that wouldn't require a LOT of characters. It is a powerful subject, though.
You could, I suppose, draw some of the fall out from that...like her leaving on the journey to find the palace ( the one that led to her finding the troll (http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics/SABM/SABM06/DisplaySABM06.html?page=12)). Or you could try to draw her causing one of the "accidents" that would let her heal someone.
It's not quite the same theme, but relating to Winnowill, you could do a two-fold and show her putting one of the Door's into statis. Them finding their place as a garage door opener, and she finding her place as the shadow mistress of blue mountain. ;D
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I can see at least one way of portraying Winnowill's "lack of belonging" without having to draw hundreds of characters. Think about it, when was the most obvious time when she was rejected by the rest of elfin society? When Tyldak exiled her to that dark, storm-tossed isle -- where she had to confront all her past failures alone. That is when the Winnowill with misguided but understandable motives became twisted and purely evil.
If this challenge were mine, I would show Winnowill marooned in the dark and storm with her memories whipping around her like the wind and lightning, tormenting her. Some ideas for memories to include can be found on that page where Leetah is trying to heal her: The whole Smelt and Two-Edge horror, the death of Voll, the crumbling of the Great Egg, etc. This would be an extremely dark and grim entry, but could be very powerful, too.
Hmm... actually, when I come to think about it, Wendy herself has used this type of image before (ie Winnowill being healed, Suntop confronting the bad magic, and even Joselle's Rayek piece from last year). Doesn't mean you can't do it fresh and in your own way.
Sgaana and Icebird, you have to give us a little more info. What sort of seeds of ideas to you have already? What kind of image would you like or at least what character/theme interests you?
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Sgaana and Icebird, you have to give us a little more info. What sort of seeds of ideas to you have already? What kind of image would you like or at least what character/theme interests you?
Well, my idea so far is Venka and her, so far, unknown adventure with the remaining Go-Backs. After all, she's as zen as they come and the Go-Backs are, uh, not :D I've been entertaining the idea of adding or reffering to Zhantee in some way or other, as well. The guy would have wanted her to keep her chin up and take on the challenge. :)
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Thanks for the ideas :D I'll see if I can work out something ^^
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What method do you usually use to pick a theme? I usually do the old "character(s) I have wanted to draw for a while, so how can I shoehorn them into this?" trick, except for the Favorite Moments calendar which didn't need that. There's also the "what forgotten detail of the stories can I give attention to" approach. I don't know how other people find their ideas, though. I suspect it's a very personal process.
Yeah, good point.
For me, the problem is that when I'm confronted with a theme that has many possible answers, my mind actually blanks out and cannot narrow it down to think of ANYthing. (Or, not that it can't think of anything at all, but nothing that is coalescing into a workable subject; it's all still too broad to be grasped.) Or, one interpretation will occur to me and my brain will get stuck on it, and be unable to branch out (which is especially frustrating when the one thing I'm stuck on isn't furnishing ideas that I like). Those are cases where what I can really use are others' suggestions just because they will be other ways of looking at the "answer" and will help jolt me out of the rut my thinking is stuck in.
Last year, I was actually greatly helped because I think there was at least one thread at SoC where a big list was made either of types of magic, or of magic-users, which helped me to organize all of the thoughts that wouldn't settle down. I think I ended up picking something that wasn't on the lists, but having the lists helped me organize my thoughts to see other ideas that hadn't been included, if that makes sense.
Sometimes yeah, I *do* approach a task like this from the angle of "what character do I want to draw?" (Notably, for the last two calendars, I've kind of known that I wanted to include Bearclaw ;-) Though for last year, that wasn't my *primary* motivating goal, it just turned out to be a good fit with the subject I ended up picking.)
Sometimes it's "what group do I want to do?" (wolfriders? Go-Backs? for me, it's usually wolfriders) or "what time period do I want to tackle?" (especially if I'm trying to get away from what I think more popular choices will be).
At the moment, I guess, I'm mostly experiencing the problem that the topic is so broad that I'm having a hard time focusing down to the level where actual, viable ideas can be found.
I may not need people to *give* me possible subjects as much as I need to hear how others are approaching the problem. Anything to help me focus...
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Most often I work like Foxeye mentiones; I have a certain character in mind I want to use. I usually start with Picknose 'cause he's my fav. ;] The ideas I have for this year's calendar started that way as well, I have 3 different chars in mind; I don't think I can make 'm all but I'll try. Other options are thinking about elves that aren't drawn much, either by fans or in the comics.
I always start late for the calendar, 'cause if I'd send it in a few months ago I already wouldn't like it anymore now, or I'd see more an more things I'd want to change. My head isn't set to it earlier in the year...
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Well, my idea so far is Venka and her, so far, unknown adventure with the remaining Go-Backs. After all, she's as zen as they come and the Go-Backs are, uh, not :D I've been entertaining the idea of adding or reffering to Zhantee in some way or other, as well. The guy would have wanted her to keep her chin up and take on the challenge. :)
Whew, that's a tough one, because it seems as if Venka has always known herself and where she belongs - and this has nothing to do with a place or even a skill she has, it is purely internal - a "zen" thing, as you say. The only really "defining moment" that comes to my mind is the one from Dreamtime - the Fire and Ice and her rising above it. That idea could be used subtly in a new Venka image of her leading the Go-Backs off on her Kahvi-Quest. Venka would be confident and serene (of course) leading her motley tribe with the background on one side subtly "firey" and the other side subtly "icy."
What method do you usually use to pick a theme? ....... I suspect it's a very personal process.
Indeed it is!
While I will sometimes use the same method as Foxeye, picking character I'd like to draw and figuring out some way to make it fit, I almost never use this method for major pieces. I am a very idea-driven artist. In other words, I start with the idea first and then pick characters (or animals in my professional work) and other details that will best express that idea. The "idea" can be anything from a theme like we have for this contest, a color scheme I want to try, an abstract compositional idea, an emotion, etc.
On occasion I will see another artist's image and think that I want to do my own take on that. A good example of that is my B&W Skywise piece in my gallery (looked at a Bob Dylan album cover and thought immediately of Skywise with the moons behind him) or the cover to "In All But Blood" (which is a take-off on Raphael's "The School of Athens" in a round about way).
The reason I chose this particular theme this year is because it is especially well adapted to the "pick the character first" method of coming up with an idea. Choose your favorite character, figure out when they are most themselves... most at "home" .... what is their place in the tribe... when did they have that "ah ha!" moment? Figure out the best setting for that and Bam! You have an image! LOL
Or you can use the thought process I use for coming up with covers... what moment in EQ best expresses this theme?
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Whew, that's a tough one, because it seems as if Venka has always known herself and where she belongs - and this has nothing to do with a place or even a skill she has, it is purely internal - a "zen" thing, as you say. The only really "defining moment" that comes to my mind is the one from Dreamtime - the Fire and Ice and her rising above it. That idea could be used subtly in a new Venka image of her leading the Go-Backs off on her Kahvi-Quest. Venka would be confident and serene (of course) leading her motley tribe with the background on one side subtly "firey" and the other side subtly "icy."
I know it's going to be quite a challenge but it seems I'm all for Venka at the moment, dunno why really, but so it is. :D The idea I've begun working on is as you say, Venka leading the Go-Backs on her Kahvi-quest, though I think there's actually a little more soul-searching regarding Venka than just ice vs fire but I'll save that for the entry - if I manage to finish it - and then if it goes, happy day, if not then I just gotta try next year. I'm really grateful for your reply though, gave me some things to consider - great way to keep the brain working, eh? Mucho gracias! ;D
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98% done!
Now I just need this headache to go away long enough to finish the last 2%.
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Um... hello! I'm sorry for my English, i hope it'll be understandable. :) I'm so happy to be here, at this forum! This place feels so comfortable and warm.
It's a shame, but i heard about this contest only yesterday :-[ Still, I really want to try making an entry before deadline. After all, a month is a plenty of time if used well. Thank you so much for advices you posted here, they helped me a lot! From nothing i had yesterday i came to an idea and working hard on cleaning the lines now.
Usually i don't have problems with understanding English, but now i seem to have a little one :-[. I'm sorry, but how can i sumbit an entry? I should post it here, right? But where exactly? (this part is most confusing) Then i also have to send a message to Windrider and then send my picture on his e-mail, right?
Thanks and a lot of inspiration to everyone!
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Welcome LaMara! :D
Usually i don't have problems with understanding English, but now i seem to have a little one :-[. I'm sorry, but how can i sumbit an entry? I should post it here, right? But where exactly? (this part is most confusing) Then i also have to send a message to Windrider and then send my picture on his e-mail, right?
Email your image directly to Windrider. Do not post your entry here, as the entries should be secret until the contest is over. :)
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Yes, when your entry is ready, send me a PM and I'll give you my email address.
Glad you decided to join us! I always love it when the newbies jump right in and enter the Calendar contest! ;D
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Oh, I see now! Thank you for explanation and greetings! :D
I'm glad i've found enough courage to join too. Such contests always turn out to be important lessons to me. I hope everything will go well!
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Three weeks left!
Note: In the past I set the deadline for around Nov 5 and then had to extend it for all those who were feverishly working on pieces but didn't have them done. I can't do that this year! Nov 30th is the deadline, period! If I go later than that, the writers won't have time to write their poems, I won't have time to get everything formated, and Richard won't have time to get it uploaded!
So hopefully every one is working hard and on track for submission before the end of the month!
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Somehow I ALWAYS miss the calendar :( Whenever I see it it's either too early (which means there's no theme yet, or that 8 months later, I'll loathe what I submitted) or when I remember, and check back here it's usually past or within mere weeks of the deadline :(
Puckernuts!
But I'm still going to try. Which is stupid considering my current deadline schedules...but...I don't want to miss out AGAIN ;_;
I just hope I won't choose a character or month already provided for. I'm not sure how much submissions we already have but in case of shortage, I'd really, really appreciate a pm that tells me what season/month, for instance, is needed, or if there are certain subjects already portrayed twice, that I won't do it a third time. Time is precious for me at this point, so If I'm going to submit, I want to make it count, or not do it at all. Hope you guys understand that ^^
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I don't think you need to worry about the month or season, since that's always decided after entries are chosen. :) Most entries tend to be flexible enough that they could fit in many seasons, so if a few entries *aren't* flexible, it usually works out OK. If that makes sense.
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Well, if you still need an idea... Zhantee was in my mind, just because he deserves it and he's a really good one for finding one's place, once he became a wolfrider and discovered his shielding magic. Just a suggestion of course, but he isn't portrayed much in fanart, so you have a good chance he's not drawn yet.
I had other ideas I liked more, so he was filtered out and I don't have time to draw another entry... I'm so glad I'm done way before the deadline for a change! :D Really isn't like me, lol.
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Ugh - I cannot for the LIFE of me think of what to do!
Finding one's place - sooo like does showing a character doing what they do best work for that?
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I think it does. :)
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I really wanted to do a second entry but I don't think I will have the time unfortunately. I've got a project/commission list a mile long already so I'm probably not going to be able to get to it. :-(
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Calling all colorists!
Most of the artists here know Bonita. Well, she has a young child and is finding it difficult to sit down and get any artwork done. But she did send me a linework entry for the Calendar and she'd like to share credits with one of you if you'd color it and do the background. This is right up your alley for those who like to color others' work.
Please PM me if you are interested.
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Argh, I wish I weren't moving! Her stuff is great and I'd love to help, but my tablet is now in a box, and will probably remain there till mid-December. :(
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I'd love to help out but I can barely find the time to finish my own entry, so sadly I won't be able to be of any help here :(
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Yeah. :( Usually, I don't mind offering to color. But I've finally got an idea for a piece of my own (YAY!), and while I feel that I'll be able to get it done in time, I don't know that I'm going to have any time to spare.
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Last call, everyone! Deadline is Monday! :o
If you need Tuesday to finish it up, that is okay. But I need to get judging started by the middle of this week, so I can't give anyone too many extra days!
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Ack! I'm hoping to finish mine by Monday!!
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I'm done. ;D I've got to add my signature, and I'm kind of taking the evening to stare at it to see if I want to make any more tweaks. But I will have it in on time. Yay!
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If you need Tuesday to finish it up, that is okay.
So, is midnight Eastern time on Tuesday okay then? ;) Gouache is kind of kicking my butt! (I'm sure you're so surpised :D)
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I'm being killed by leaves - think I might have to pull this one back a bit.
Let's see ... midnight eastern time would be what - 9pm pacific time, right?
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I'm on Pacific Time. LOL
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Yes, leaves.. pesky things! >_<
Hmm, Pacific Time, as in uh California time?
Then, there is quite the gap between that and Central European Time (since I'm in Sweden).
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Wah! I do not think I'm going to make it. :(
I guess I can enter in the black and white inked version .... but I doubt I will get all the painting done in the next 2 hours.
I'm trying though!
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Good Lord, the end is in sight.... but how to upload into digital what is currently an 11 x 14" panel? I might have to bring it to work tomorrow to have our product photographer shoot it for me.... If I'm too late then that is my own darn fault but for some reason I have NOT been able to refrain from being annoyingly detailed.... and re-doing the background approximately 7 times. Bad Kelly! Lucky thing I am not professional. I would be fired repeatedly. :-\
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Oh poop.
Went to find the submission guidelines ... and totally missed that it HAD to be landscape oriented.
Well ... guess that leaves me out - not sure how I missed that before.
If I had noticed that previously I could have done a workaround since there needed to be room for poetry too, but no way I'd get it all done in 20 minutes. LOL.
Ah well.
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Come on you two! Keep working and get them to me tomorrow while I'm prepping everyone else's!
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I'm submitting Mournsong's (illustration) and my (colouring) combo entry just now... as I had hoped she'd mail be back, but I was some hour ish late submitting the final ish version to her yesterday (damn those leaves!), but worst case scenario I might have to send Windrider a slightly update version.
*keeps fingers crossed for Joyrider1978 and Faerydae!*
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I'll let you know when mine is done, but I expect it won't be done - the leaves I have left are killing me, and to make it not a landscape with room for poetry means MORE leaves LOL.
I'll give it the ol college try - but have to work a 12 hour shift tomorrow from 7am to 7pm like I did today so will liley still not have enough time, but I will try anyway!
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Good Lord, the end is in sight.... but how to upload into digital what is currently an 11 x 14" panel? I might have to bring it to work tomorrow to have our product photographer shoot it for me.... If I'm too late then that is my own darn fault but for some reason I have NOT been able to refrain from being annoyingly detailed.... and re-doing the background approximately 7 times. Bad Kelly! Lucky thing I am not professional. I would be fired repeatedly. :-\
I have a professional 11 x 14 scanner, but even so I've had to scan artwork in two (or even four) pieces and splice them together in PhotoShop. It works just fine, you just have to be REALLY careful that the artwork is square on the scanner each time and keep the color settings the same for each scan.
If you have any problems with the "splicing" due to slightly darker edges on the scans (sometimes happens) or the pieces being slightly off alignment, just make sure there is a big enough overlap and play with a very big and soft airbrush eraser to blend the two layers.
By the way, the original art for Full Circle was too big for Wendy's scanner, so we had to scan it in two pieces. The pieces didn't always line up perfectly but that wasn't such a big with just line art, we redrew in PS any tiny places that weren't working. Not so easy on full color work.
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Yeah, I scanned my old Timmorns-head-full-of-heads pic way back in the day and it was the worst headache ever. My scanner is A4 size which is remarkably unwieldy for scanning 11x14"s and so on. And it definitely does the dark edges. So since our photographer was out of the office today, I did the best I could with my photo lightbox and Canon Powershot :P............................which means, however, that I have finally sent it! Provided your email address hasn't changed, my entry should be waiting in your inbox! Hurrah!
Now it is time to get a massage to work out my hunched up shoulders. Arting is painful work. Also, now to begin the (seemingly interminable) wait for the final calendar!! ;D
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Not so long a wait this year - only December! And now it is my turn so get carpel tunnel syndrome formatting everything!
Good job everyone!
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The Calendar Contest is CLOSED for judging!
The art that is. Give us 'til Monday or so to get everything judged and then I'll be contacting the writers for poetry! You poor writers, you are only going to get a couple weeks to come up with anything, but in past years I've been amazed at how you all rise to the occasion.
Many thanks to all the artists for your participation - there was obviously lots of thought and effort put into ALL the entries. I just have to give the artists a shout out: This is the first year where EVERYONE picked a different character! I don't think there is any overlap at all. Yay! This is a very good thing, because during judging it is often difficult to balance the need for a good cross section of characters with selecting the best of the art.
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I'm glad to hear that! You know, I even got another idea for this theme. :o It's crazy! I think I'll just post a sketch in the gallery here once I find a chance to draw it. I loved this theme. I think I even voted for it 3 times in earlier polls, so I was just really glad with it. It had so much possibilities! I can't wait to see what you make of it!
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I considered doing more, but other stuff got in the way... One entry is plenty anyway and working together with a colorist (Mirr) was fun!
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Things are almost ready for the big upload!
I have a question about wallpaper desktops for people here - a little late, I know, but we can always add to it once the calendar is up. What size wallpapers are the most common? I know I am an oddball with a huge widescreen, but what sizes would be best for you guys to use? And don't computers automatically downsize a too-large image to fit your screen? I need to know this since all the calendar images are also available as wallpapers.
Looks like these are the standard sizes:
800 x 600 (does anyone actually have a screen that small anymore?)
1024 x 768
1152 x 864
1280 x 1024
1400 x 1050
1600 x 1200
So far I have only the 1024 x 768 made. Does that work for everyone or which other size should we add?
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I don't know much about standard sizes, but I have a widescreen as well, and my display settings tell me it's set at 1280 x 800. Is there a way for you to (easily!) do 2 versions, one universal standard-screen-size, and one universal widescreen-sized? If it's not easy to do, my vote would be for standard 1024 x 768 since I'm sure everyone can see that properly.
Thanks again and again and again for being such a kick-butt organizer wizard arty awesome lady!!
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My laptop is set at 1920 x 1200 if that helps any.
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I have the setting 1440*900 (wide screen ???), but I use a laptop.
Well, the standard 1024 x 768 is good, but there should be also a widescreen one. I would say between 1280 x 1024 and
1400 x 1050.
Anyway, I want to thank you so much for the wonderful fan calendar we get every year. Yes, the artists do also their part for the project, but it is also you, who organize and put everything together to this wonderful gift. (http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/liebe/a042.gif) Also thank you to all other helpers :)
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I think Joyrider has a good idea, since everyone seems to be using different settings nowadays. I still have 1024x768, but a lot of people I know have widescreen.
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Thanks for the replies.
Widescreen sizes (as taken off the most popular wallpaper site):
1280 x 800
1440 x 900
1680 x 1050
1920 x 1200
There are actually screens larger than this (such as mine) but I usually have mine set for that last one.
Sounds like lots more people are getting widescreens so we should include a widescreen wallpaper. This is not going to be fun. For Cafe Press, we need the calendar art to by proportioned 8.5 x 11 inches. To make this into a widescreen wallpaper will mean either cutting off the tops and bottoms of the art or adding something to the sides. I may not have time for it this year.
Or maybe I will. I don't know for sure, but I think Richard may not be able to unveil the new calendar until the new website launches.
Anyway, I think I'll make a poll of screen sizes for next year. My only concern with having images posted in the highest res wallpaper size is that people could make high quality prints from the art without the artist knowing.
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Windrider -- it may not help you this year (don't know if it's too much work), but I ran into a similar issue when offering desktops for our group's calendar this year.
One person had a suggestion for widescreens which wouldn't interfere with the artwork, and that is -- use the "leftover" space to one side or the other to put a small calendar grid in (just a smallish square with the days/dates). She was saying that she likes having such a small calendar available at-a-glance, and it would be small enough that it wouldn't overwhelm such a big desktop. She sent me an example, which got my brain working; I can pass it on to you if you like. It's one way, at least, to almost make it look like that extra space at the side has a purpose (even though it's just filler to make the image wide enough for the screen).
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I'm 1920x1200, but I don't mind at all if the images don't fill my screen. Better that way even, since it means no icons cover the beautiful artwork. :)
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Good news is, I spent all afternoon making widescreen wallpapers for this calendar - so we will have them this year (I just finished right now). I cringe a little, though, because under such short notice I did have to do some drastic cropping and slightly cheesy Photoshopping to get it together. Next year with more time and planning, I'll come up with something better.
Bad news is, I haven't heard from Richard at all. Most of the calendar was ready for upload on Tuesday, but I assume his silence means that the calendar unveiling will be part of the website upgrade.
My Mac Cinema Display is an 2560 x 1600 widescreen, but will adjust any image to fit according to the user's instructions (stretching, tiling, letterboxing, etc). Don't all computers do that or is that a Mac thing?
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Depending on the version of windows you use, it can do something similar. Unfortunately older Windows only have three options - stretch, original, and tile. Which means if it is too big, and not the same aspect ratio, you are somewhat SOL. I know Windows 7 has more options, but I can't remember about Vista.
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The Calendar has been sent!
As of now, Richard has not decided if he'll put up the calendar right away or wait until the website launch. Let's not pressure him. I can't imagine doing a complete website redesign on a deadline - especially a website the size of elfquest.com and you just know that good ol' Murphy is going to throw some bugs in at the last minute.
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I case you didn't see the news at the Scroll, Richard can't get the calendar up o the website until the transfer to the new site is complete.
However...
He did put the calendar up at Cafe Press, for those who want a sneak peek! And.... last year's calendar has been revamped into a second choice of a 2010 calendar. http://www.cafepress.com/elfquest
Thanks Richard! Enjoy, everyone!
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Oh, WOW! I'm really looking forward to seeing that in detail!
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Okay, weird, Foxeye! We're back-to-back Minyeh's! I'm sure no one could really care less about Minyeh and yet we both snuck her in... I don't know why that strikes me as weird but it does!
And now I *really* can't wait to see these in detail! And to read all the poems! That's really nice, I think, all the choices between images and size. Thanks, Windrider and Richard! ;D
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Minyah is a star! ;D I think it's awesome.
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Foxeye, who is the Sun-Villager in your picture? It looks like Maleen, but I can't remember her joining Darts followers?
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She never had a name. She's just the jackwolf rider with the dark, high ponytail, and a scarf on her head.
First appearance, facing away in the second panel (http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics/SABM/SABM06/DisplaySABM06.html?page=3)
Waaay in the back on the right of the last panel (http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics/SABM/SABM06/DisplaySABM06.html?page=26)
Towards the left of the father tree (http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics/SABM/SABM08/DisplaySABM08.html?page=25)
She also shows up in the kings of the broken wheel, while the jackwolf riders are still in the forgotten grove. I think she even had a line (http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics/KOBW/KOBW03/DisplayKOBW03.html?page=21) (well, ok, she just shouts Shushen's name :P). Of course, after they stopped by the sun village in KotBW, we never heard from her again.
I have wanted to use her and Newstar for the "contrasts" theme for a while, but I saw a way to use them for Finding Ones Place, in case Contrasts is never chosen.
I can't wait to be able to read the poem!
(Admittedly, my favorite in the drawing turned out to be the guy in the back with the "OMG Snake!" expression.)
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The 2010 calendar submissions gallery will be open for public viewing and commenting on Friday, January 14 (tomorrow!). I will post all the poetry submissions in the thread on the fanfic forum at the same time.
Usually we give the calendar a couple weeks in the limelight, but with all that is happening over at the official EQ site we have no idea when Richard will be able to get it posted. But meanwhile, you can enjoy the artwork and poetry as submitted. Be sure to encourage the artist and tell them what a wonderful job they did. It is the truth, every year the submissions just keep getting better - but that does mean that the competition keeps getting stiffer, too!
It was pretty difficult to judge the entries this year. We usually have to juggle picking the best art with getting a good mix of characters (which is the answer to some of your questions about why certain entries are not chosen). Not this year; everyone chose a different character! Rather, this year what was difficult was that so many entries were equally good and so some of the judging was based on how well artists portrayed the theme.
Enjoy!
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The gallery is now open! Wheeee!
Let's give a big thanks to Foxeye for organizing the gallery so we could host the contest here!
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YAY!!!
Windrider (and/or Foxeye), I have a couple of questions.
* First: I know in the past that we've observed a grace period between the debut of the calendar, and when we are allowed to post the artwork in various places (for example, at deviantArt). Are we now free to do that, or should we wait a bit longer?
* Second: is there any way for us to mark our own calendar image so that it *also* shows up in one of our personal galleries? Or can we only do that by posting it again ourselves into that gallery? (That's what I did with previous calendar entries, but I was wondering if there's a better way to do it than posting it twice.)
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* Second: is there any way for us to mark our own calendar image so that it *also* shows up in one of our personal galleries? Or can we only do that by posting it again ourselves into that gallery? (That's what I did with previous calendar entries, but I was wondering if there's a better way to do it than posting it twice.)
No way to mark it like you describe, but it should appear under the images in the summary for you as an artist, like so (http://www.elfquestfanart.com/index.php?action=profile;u=45;sa=mgallery)
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No way to mark it like you describe, but it should appear under the images in the summary for you as an artist, like so (http://www.elfquestfanart.com/index.php?action=profile;u=45;sa=mgallery)
Hmm, yeah. But I'll have to post it again myself, if I want it to be "collected" in that album, I guess.
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Yay! Runs off to go lookie
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Just a note to all the artists...these images are now under your ownership. That means that you can edit them to add something to the description, but please please don't change the images themselves or accidentally delete them. ;)
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Once again, with feeling:
THANK YOU to Carol for being Calendar Queen, to Joselle for being Cover Girl (and judge!), to Foxeye for being our Fearless Leader, and to Richard who spoils us and puts up with us even when we whine --- Thanks to all y'all (there's my southernness comin' out) for putting together another fantabulous calendar!! ;D
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What she said. ^^^^ ;D
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I..I absolutely missed this! Have to have a look at the calendar gallery!
Thank you Windrider, Foxeye and of course the Pinis for making the art available!
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Just wanted to ask this again:
* First: I know in the past that we've observed a grace period between the debut of the calendar, and when we are allowed to post the artwork in various places (for example, at deviantArt). Are we now free to do that, or should we wait a bit longer?
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Sorry, Sgaana, I must have missed your question.
Since Richard has sort-of posted the calendar and we've made the gallery open here, yes, you can now post your own artwork where you will. Usually, we've asked that you "give credit" by linking back to the calendar on elquest.com but since it doesn't have an "official" page yet, I guess you could link back to the list of calendar galleries here for the time being.
I sure hope that Richard gets the calendars back up as part of the site's main content, maybe under "fun stuff." It is going to get buried if it is just in the gallery how they have it set up there. Part of the fun and prestige of this fan calendar was precisely that it was included as official content.
For those looking for the printable calendar pages I formatted, Richard has temporarily (I hope), put them here:
http://www.elfquest.com/social/index.php?do=/EQ_Art_Gallery/photo/2010-eq-fan-calendar-print-pages2/
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Thanks!
I will definitely link back here, and I will also make a note that a link to the calendar page on EQ.com will go up as soon as we have one...
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I sure hope that Richard gets the calendars back up as part of the site's main content, maybe under "fun stuff." It is going to get buried if it is just in the gallery how they have it set up there.
Not just that. I tried getting the print version of my calendar page (with the grid on it), but I only see a small version -can't even read the poem on that one. Whenever I try clicking view all sizes or download, I get asked to log in and I can't log in. I just want my page. :( Can someone who can get it email it to me?
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I've got them, Afke. I'll email your calendar page to the address you used to send me your entry.
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Un-sticy-ing this topic to make way for 2011 calendar. :)