Muchafy This! Deviantart Contest

Page 1 of 1

You cannot start a new topic
You cannot reply to this topic

Muchafy This! Deviantart Contest Vote for the best entry...or not. I'm not the boss of you.

Poll: Muchafy This! entries (26 member(s) have cast votes)

Which painting should win?

Icarium (12 votes [46.15%])
Percentage of vote: 46.15%
Tavore (7 votes [26.92%])
Percentage of vote: 26.92%
The Warlord (1 votes [3.85%])
Percentage of vote: 3.85%
The Shore (4 votes [15.38%])
Percentage of vote: 15.38%
The Champion of Light (2 votes [7.69%])
Percentage of vote: 7.69%

Vote Guests cannot vote

#1 Grimjust Bearegular

Irregular Bacon Berserker Medic of the Abyssmal Army

Group: Malazan Artist
Posts: 1,638
Joined: 20-July 06
Location:Vault 101
Interests:MAFIA, drawing and writing.
Godless killing machine - and proud of it!

Also, braaaaiiiinnnnzzzzzzzz!

Posted 21 April 2014 - 01:15 PM

So, we had a contest over at Deviantart where the goal was to make a painting of a Malazan character in the style of Alphons Mucha. Here are the entries:

#1. Icarium

icarium___maker_of_machines_by_zsoszy-d6u3vk3.png (1.55MB)
Number of downloads: 7

#2. Tavore

tavore_by_luktarig-d6u2wvl.jpg (509.42K)
Number of downloads: 8

#3.

the_warlord_by_kingofexplodia-d6s3b4w.jpg (369.56K)
Number of downloads: 6

#4. The Shore

the_shore_by_shadaan-d71ctlb.jpg (227.78K)
Number of downloads: 7

#5. The Champion of Light

ossercmucha7.jpg (506.58K)
Number of downloads: 5

Things and stuffs...and other important objects.

#2 Aptorian

How 'bout a hug?

Group: The Wheelchairs of War
Posts: 24,781
Joined: 22-May 06

Posted 21 April 2014 - 01:34 PM

Had to look up Alfons Mucha. For those interested this is a list of images in google:

https://www.google.d...iw=1284&bih=883

If the winner ought to be the one who is closest to the style of Alfons Mucha I think either 1 (icarium) or 5(Champion) wins. The Shore picture is disqualified because it looks nothing like Alfons style. I think The Champion of Light wins, mainly because I don't like the depiction of Icarium and the Champion looks suitably inhuman.

If we are merely talking about depicting Malazan characters I like the Champion of Light and The Shore the most.

Neither Icarium or Brood look nearly non-human enough.

#3 Imperial Historian

Master of the Deck

Group: Administrators
Posts: 7,882
Joined: 08-February 04

Posted 21 April 2014 - 01:41 PM

The art style for the icarium picture looks just like mucha's. Doesn't actually look like my image of icarium, but its a great piece of art.

Tavores image captures the character well, and does muchas style decently. Champion of light would be my third pick.

#4 D'rek

Consort of High House Mafia

Group: Super Moderators
Posts: 14,600
Joined: 08-August 07
Location::

Posted 22 April 2014 - 01:47 AM

I like Icarium the most, too - it has a great blend of many things going on all at once. I especially like the tree.

worrywort, on 14 September 2012 - 08:07 PM, said:

I kinda love it when D'rek unleashes her nerd wrath, as I knew she would here. Sorry innocent bystanders, but someone's gotta be the kindling.

#5 worry

Master of the Deck

Group: Malaz Regular
Posts: 14,574
Joined: 24-February 10
Location:the buried west

Posted 22 April 2014 - 02:11 AM

It actually looks a lot like how I picture Tayschrenn (particularly when he's meditating in RoTCG).

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

#6 Tiste Simeon

Faith, Heavy Metal & Bacon

Group: Malaz Regular
Posts: 11,972
Joined: 08-October 04
Location:T'North

Posted 22 April 2014 - 01:06 PM

Mucha is one of the few artists I actually know a bit about because the Art Nouveau movement is one that my wife is a massive fan of, so we have a few Mucha books around the house. These drawings are flipping ace! Gonna show them to her!

As for the winner, Icarium is the most like the style (IMO) though as has been mentioned, he doesn't quite look like how I imagined Icarium, but then I never imagined any Malazan character in a Nouveau style, so in that sense it is just an interpretation through a certain art style, and doesn't necessarily have to match my own imagination of him.

This post has been edited by Tiste Brent Not Abyss Weeks Simeon: 22 April 2014 - 01:09 PM

A Haunting Poem
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.

#7 Grimjust Bearegular

Irregular Bacon Berserker Medic of the Abyssmal Army

Group: Malazan Artist
Posts: 1,638
Joined: 20-July 06
Location:Vault 101
Interests:MAFIA, drawing and writing.
Godless killing machine - and proud of it!

Also, braaaaiiiinnnnzzzzzzzz!

Posted 15 May 2014 - 08:21 AM

Wow, I really like the reasoning and constructive criticism you guys bring to the table :wallbash:

I'm a little biased, because one of them is mine, but if I had to pick one I think I'd pick Tavore, just because it really captures her essence, as well as that cool juxtaposition between the linework and soft skin:)

Things and stuffs...and other important objects.

#8 Malaclypse

Banned User

Group: Banned Users
Posts: 1,350
Joined: 24-August 16

Posted 18 September 2014 - 10:45 AM

Grimjust Bearegular, on 21 April 2014 - 01:15 PM, said:

So, we had a contest over at Deviantart where the goal was to make a painting of a Malazan character in the style of Alphons Mucha. Here are the entries:

#1. Icarium

Attachment

icarium___maker_of_machines_by_zsoszy-d6u3vk3.png

#2. Tavore

Attachment

tavore_by_luktarig-d6u2wvl.jpg

#3.

Attachment

the_warlord_by_kingofexplodia-d6s3b4w.jpg

#4. The Shore

Attachment

the_shore_by_shadaan-d71ctlb.jpg

#5. The Champion of Light

Attachment

ossercmucha7.jpg

Tavore all the way! I'd like to get in touch with the artist, maybe have them remove the 'Tavore Paran' bit but I like 'Unwitnessed' - the expression on her face just owns that - unwitnessed, and I just don't care. I like the idea of a card called 'The Unwitnessed' as well

Can somebody help me?

This post has been edited by Malaclypse: 18 September 2014 - 10:46 AM

#9 Corporal Nobbs

First Sword

Group: Malazan Artist
Posts: 652
Joined: 12-December 08
Location:Australia

Posted 19 September 2014 - 04:19 AM

Quote

This what you were looking for, Mal?

tavore mucha unwitnessed small.jpg (506.49K)
Number of downloads: 0

Rejoice. For very bad things are about to happen

#10 Malaclypse

Banned User

Group: Banned Users
Posts: 1,350
Joined: 24-August 16

Posted 19 September 2014 - 05:03 AM

Yup, thanks a bunch!

While I have your attention, just want to say I'm impressed with your recent work - you've become the most consistent (in terms of quality) and prolific malazan artist on here - kudos dude!

edit: are you the artist then? cause the colours are a bit wonky if I'm honest - it's her expression that lifts the whole thing imo

This post has been edited by Malaclypse: 19 September 2014 - 05:28 AM

#11 Corporal Nobbs

First Sword

Group: Malazan Artist
Posts: 652
Joined: 12-December 08
Location:Australia

Posted 19 September 2014 - 07:52 AM

Yeah, I did this one.
With the colours, I was kind of trying to keep in line with what Mucha did.
I can muck around with them if you've got a better idea.

Rejoice. For very bad things are about to happen

#12 Malaclypse

Banned User

Group: Banned Users
Posts: 1,350
Joined: 24-August 16

Posted 19 September 2014 - 08:25 AM

well I would swap the Ukrainian flag colours (as a Ukrainian, I'm allowed to make fun of it. Piss-yellow and washed-out blue, wonderful) with something a bit more martial - I hesitate to dictate specific colours as you should be better at that than me.

This post has been edited by Malaclypse: 19 September 2014 - 08:29 AM

#13 worry

Master of the Deck

Group: Malaz Regular
Posts: 14,574
Joined: 24-February 10
Location:the buried west

Posted 19 September 2014 - 08:37 AM

Make the blue darker. Make the circle the moon, but with some jade elements knocking through it. But real subtle-like. Real backgroundy, undefined shapes. Sell it as a poster for $19.99.

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

#14 Malaclypse

Banned User

Group: Banned Users
Posts: 1,350
Joined: 24-August 16

Posted 19 September 2014 - 08:57 AM

if you're gonna do that, move the moon so it's to one side or the other, Tavore don't need divine inspiration, she's gonna do what she's gonna do regardless

This post has been edited by Malaclypse: 19 September 2014 - 08:59 AM

#15 Malaclypse

Banned User

Group: Banned Users
Posts: 1,350
Joined: 24-August 16

Posted 19 September 2014 - 09:00 AM

and if we could do something with the metal bits of her armour, I would be in heaven

#16 Gothos

Map painting expert

Group: Malaz Regular
Posts: 5,428
Joined: 01-January 03
Location:.pl

Posted 19 September 2014 - 09:25 AM

Chose the Shore. Icarium Tuskless didn't quite sit good with me... Still, all of these are great work.

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

#17 Malaclypse

Banned User

Group: Banned Users
Posts: 1,350
Joined: 24-August 16

Posted 19 September 2014 - 09:26 AM

Never mind - I forgot that this thread was originally about choosing the images posted - apologies

edit: as far as that goes, the image of Icarium is laughable and the rest are crass, imo

This post has been edited by Malaclypse: 19 September 2014 - 09:30 AM

#18 Malaclypse

Banned User

Group: Banned Users
Posts: 1,350
Joined: 24-August 16

Posted 19 September 2014 - 09:36 AM

Unfortunately, there is a barrier between the keen amateurs and those that have some species of gift when it comes to art:

I'm happy to be the Simon Cowell in this scenario and point out the difference

This post has been edited by Malaclypse: 19 September 2014 - 09:37 AM