New Draw-Off : Bows n' Arrows (deadline Sept 5th) [Archive]

Jaye

08-14-2006, 09:44 AM

The latest draw off is... Create an image with a character who uses a bow and arrow.

Any medium ok.
Color, pencil, black and white, its all acceptable.
Paint, ink, craypas, computer graphics all fine.
Whatever pleases you most.
No photography allowed.

Post your creation in this thread, the width no larger than 550 pixels.

Themes and contents all up to you, it just needs to have some person with a bow and arrow in it... Robin Hood, Green Arrow, Hawkeye, a crossbow hunter, an archery tournament, whatever you can imagine.

Past winners are welcome to submit.

A poll will be posted upon close of this thread: September 5th.
Poll will be up for a week, then the winner announced.
In the event of a tie, the final vote will be cast by mods.

Prize: Winner gets to choose one out of three comics to be mailed to them as a prize. I'll PM the comic list to the winner when the poll closes.

Any questions, post them here or send me a private message.

Go create.

-13th

Sophisticated_Gamer

08-14-2006, 11:13 AM

aww...you won't tell us what the prizes are :(

Jaye

08-14-2006, 11:24 AM

aww...you won't tell us what the prizes are

No worries, if you have them all alredy I can give more options.

Affinity

08-14-2006, 11:53 AM

Ooh. This should be fun. Don't plan on WINNING but I do want to enter something.

Tre Styles

08-14-2006, 12:06 PM

Can we submit more than one entry?

Jaye

08-14-2006, 12:15 PM

Nope, just one entry per person. Thanks.

twilight

08-14-2006, 05:29 PM

Sophisticated_Gamer

08-14-2006, 05:37 PM

Are we allowed to create a LP in photoshop?

Cayman

08-14-2006, 06:51 PM

deleted.

Cay

Jaye

08-14-2006, 06:51 PM

The challenge is "Create an image with a character who uses a bow and arrow" so if I decided to draw Hawkeye could I draw him without his bow?

He uses one even if he hasn't got it on him in my picture.

"it just needs to have some person with a bow and arrow in it"

Sorry, its gotta have the bow and arrow. But if you have an existing drawing to share and not enter it, we'd love to see.

Jaye

08-14-2006, 06:53 PM

Are we allowed to create a LP in photoshop?

As long as the art is 100% yours (your photos, etc) then photoshop is fine. Digital art is often entered, but remember it has to be yours beginining to end.

Thanks.

Jaye

08-14-2006, 06:54 PM

Connor Hawke

Nice one, Rex.
Thanks!

howyadoin

08-14-2006, 06:55 PM

Hmm. This gives me an idear or two.

Jaye

08-14-2006, 06:56 PM

Hmm. This gives me an idear or two.
Strangely enough, me too.

Sophisticated_Gamer

08-14-2006, 06:57 PM

nvm.......................

.::OkieDokieArtichokie::.

08-15-2006, 11:15 PM

Oooh I think I'm gonna enter this too.

Fabian

08-16-2006, 01:14 AM

Oooh I think I'm gonna enter this too.
Well then I'm screwed. Damn your talents.

Affinity

08-16-2006, 07:49 PM

Lol seriously!

Drawing Arwyn from Sojourn.

Winslow

08-19-2006, 02:22 PM

Oooh I think I'm gonna enter this too.

I'm looking forward to seein' that!

I've got something in mind too . . . hope I can carve out some time.

.::OkieDokieArtichokie::.

08-19-2006, 07:29 PM

Wait I'm confused now... Someone clarify cuz I heard two different things...

Any pre-existing character with a bow and arrow? Or can it be our OWN characters?

howyadoin

08-19-2006, 09:26 PM

Wait I'm confused now... Someone clarify cuz I heard two different things...

Any pre-existing character with a bow and arrow? Or can it be our OWN characters?"Themes and contents all up to you, it just needs to have some person with a bow and arrow in it... Robin Hood, Green Arrow, Hawkeye, a crossbow hunter, an archery tournament, whatever you can imagine."

Jaye

08-19-2006, 09:32 PM

Thanks howy.
To further clarify: Yes, you can invent your own.
Go nuts.

.::OkieDokieArtichokie::.

08-19-2006, 10:04 PM

I knew it. I had already started mine and a certain somebody was getting me all paranoid about it.

I hope lots of people enter this one. It's not fun when there are only a few entries...

Spawn

08-19-2006, 11:18 PM

Does it have to be from a comic? Can we get a character from a different source like a video game?

howyadoin

08-20-2006, 04:19 AM

Does it have to be from a comic? Can we get a character from a different source like a video game?Anything at all. Long as there's a bow and arrow.

SmittyX

08-20-2006, 10:54 AM

Submitted for review regarding Bows and Arrows

Jaye

08-20-2006, 01:02 PM

Submitted for review regarding Bows and Arrows

Totally acceptable, is this an official entry?

Affinity

08-20-2006, 06:19 PM

I knew it. I had already started mine and a certain somebody was getting me all paranoid about it.

:o Lol sorry!

SmittyX

08-20-2006, 07:06 PM

Totally acceptable, is this an official entry?
I'd like to do something more dynamic. What's the rules? Are you permitted to change your submission right to the last minute?

Jaye

08-20-2006, 08:41 PM

I'd like to do something more dynamic. What's the rules? Are you permitted to change your submission right to the last minute?

Yep, no problem, so long as in the end its clear which entry you're going with.

Winslow

08-21-2006, 06:17 AM

Jaye

08-21-2006, 08:25 AM

Can you clarify the ruling on photographs?

I was going to draw my charcter, but use a photo with a paint filter for the background.

If the backgrpund is a "no go" - I'll just drop the idea and submit the character without it.

Did you take the photo?
If so, then it is fine as manipulated background; if not, go without it.

Thanks,
13th

mattbib

08-21-2006, 08:54 AM

Well, I know who I want to draw. Now if only I can get to it...

Cayman

08-21-2006, 09:30 AM

Well, I know who I want to draw. Now if only I can get to it...

Is it Robert Smith with a bow & arrow?

Cay

Winslow

08-21-2006, 10:21 AM

Did you take the photo?
If so, then it is fine as manipulated background; if not, go without it.

Thanks,
13th

O.K., thanks for the clarification.

Yes, I took the photo.

I may or may not go with it, but it's nice to know it's an option.

MacQuarrie

08-26-2006, 03:55 AM

This is clearly a blatant attempt to get me to post here.

I'll see what I can do. Time is tight, but I may have to take up the challenge.

Your Imaginary Pal

08-26-2006, 05:14 AM

can it be an homage pose, say the original pose was Green Arrow, but I used shaft from Youngblood instead?*

*Just for example, I probably wouldn't draft Liefeld's character Shaft.

howyadoin

08-26-2006, 10:56 AM

can it be an homage pose, say the original pose was Green Arrow, but I used shaft from Youngblood instead?*

*Just for example, I probably wouldn't draft Liefeld's character Shaft.I'm not 13th, but I can't see that being a problem.

Winslow

08-26-2006, 11:24 AM

This is clearly a blatant attempt to get me to post here.

I'll see what I can do. Time is tight, but I may have to take up the challenge.

heh, while drawing mine I keep thinking, "What will Mac say about archery fundamentals with the pose of my character?"

Scanned mine, started coloring . . and have played around with the photo brackground and different filters, but can't get it to look the way I want it.

Jaye

08-27-2006, 08:47 AM

can it be an homage pose, say the original pose was Green Arrow, but I used shaft from Youngblood instead?*

*Just for example, I probably wouldn't draft Liefeld's character Shaft.

Yeah go for it, just try not to trace the original.

MacQuarrie

08-28-2006, 02:36 PM

can it be an homage pose, say the original pose was Green Arrow, but I used shaft from Youngblood instead?*

*Just for example, I probably wouldn't draft Liefeld's character Shaft.
If you use a Mike Grell GA pose, you stand a pretty good chance of having it actually look like archery (unlike anything Liefeld ever did)....

Affinity

08-29-2006, 08:38 PM

May I present to you...ARWYN!

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/2807/arwynmx1.png

The anatomy might be a little off, I'm still no good at that, but here it is! I see bows! And arrows! And quivers! Or whatever it's called. Hope you guys like it!

Cayman

08-29-2006, 09:32 PM

She looks very glamorous.

It would an honor to be slain by one of her arrows.

Cay

howyadoin

08-30-2006, 03:43 AM

My official entry:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/Green_Arrow.jpg

(I may make minor tweaks between now and the cutoff date, but if I do they'll be automatically updated in this post.)

SmittyX

08-30-2006, 05:15 AM

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l91/Smitty-48/ShaftFinalColor2.jpg

Affinity

08-30-2006, 03:18 PM

Lol, thanks Cay!

Howy: Hot damn! That's gorgeous! I especially love the painted over thing---did you really paint over the drawing?

Smitty: As usual, another great job! I like the realistic outfit, a lot.

howyadoin

08-30-2006, 03:35 PM

Howy: Hot damn! That's gorgeous! I especially love the painted over thing---did you really paint over the drawing?Thanks. I actually did the pencils and the various painted bits separately and scanned them, then laid the pencils on top in Photoshop.

SmittyX

08-30-2006, 04:32 PM

Thank's Affinity, I appreciate that! But My Wife like's yours better than mine! says: it's got 'funky style'. There's loyalty for ya! (I think she's prejudice against Ninja's!)

Great work Howy! Love the 'brush stroke' effect too! I could see it as the basis of a wall mural.

SmittyX.

TroyCarlson

08-31-2006, 12:31 PM

Agh! Smitty, I LOVE your entry! Beautiful. The gesture is spot on. Even the text works well (though, I think he would close IN for the kill...) :evilsmile

I'm seeing a lot of competition here. Mine is almost finished. So scared that I'm ALREADY outclassed, though!!!...(I mean, between you and Howy...)

Kaliman

09-01-2006, 03:25 AM

cool i wanna play

SmittyX

09-01-2006, 05:43 AM

Hey thanks Troy! But I still wan't to see yours man! Nobody's ever satisfied with their work! It's an on going process, and there is no Good or Bad, were all just at different point's along the road. ( I dream of being able to draw Cars like Howy!)

SmittyX

09-01-2006, 06:43 AM

cool i wanna play

That's great perspective!

Kaliman

09-01-2006, 10:33 AM

thanks Smittyx

.::OkieDokieArtichokie::.

09-02-2006, 02:47 PM

Um, is nudity allowed?

howyadoin

09-02-2006, 02:57 PM

Um, is nudity allowed?http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=37488

(It's still okay to be naked while you draw, though.)

.::OkieDokieArtichokie::.

09-02-2006, 03:18 PM

Yeah but that says "non-pornographic". I wouldn't say this is pornographic. My pic just shows a nipple and it's very very very tasteful. I took the "non-pornographic" rule to be a little ambiguous, you know?

Capt 30

09-02-2006, 03:30 PM

Well I'm in! I'll just whip up a pencil sketch. I need to get back into comics and I'm sure you guys will let me know with no uncertain terms if I'm doin' things right.

howyadoin

09-02-2006, 03:55 PM

Jaye

09-02-2006, 05:31 PM

Um, is nudity allowed?

Sorry, but no.

SmittyX

09-02-2006, 05:36 PM

H.U.A.C. is back! (Just kidding.)

AnkaleRa

09-02-2006, 07:36 PM

I want in on this. And so here's my entry. I give you... Speedy!

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g47/jelloconcoction3/Artwork/SpeedyMia1.png

(I took some liberties with her costume.)

howyadoin

09-02-2006, 08:15 PM

I want in on this. And so here's my entry. I give you... Speedy!

(I took some liberties with her costume.)Great composition.

.::OkieDokieArtichokie::.

09-02-2006, 09:43 PM

Oh thanks for clearing it up 13th.

I hope you're happy though, now she has to have fur-boobs. It's like... almost anthro now.

Affinity

09-03-2006, 01:07 PM

Ankale, that's so cool! I'm definitely picking up tips from EVERYONE, guys. I'm new to this whole "show off your artwork!" thing, lol, and it's great because you see that not everything is just pencils+photoshop. Now that I look at it, my pose was really static and boring and when you're dealing with an archer, you should be doing some wicked cool angles and poses and fab stuff.

So thanks everyone.

Winslow

09-03-2006, 02:31 PM

Sorry, but no.

Dang . . I better add that loin cloth.

Winslow

09-03-2006, 04:25 PM

I'm in.

Here's my entry: A Plains Native American on the Hunt:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c103/WinslowSolomon/Hunter4_reduced.jpg

AnkaleRa

09-03-2006, 07:17 PM

Thanks guys!

And that NA looks awesome Winslow! That Bison doesn't even know what's coming for him!

Tre Styles

09-03-2006, 09:07 PM

I already had posted this on DA, and I did have another entry for the contest, but was unable to scan it, so I hope this counts since it fits the contest....it is of an original character of mine named Joy, the Righteous Arrow. A young woman who has supernatural bows and arrows at her disposal to hunt down demons.:cool:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b9/TreStyles1/HS__Joy__The_Righteous_Arrow_by_Tre.jpg

Affinity

09-03-2006, 10:11 PM

Ooh! Tre! I like it!

Very pre-ninja Psylocke!

.::OkieDokieArtichokie::.

09-04-2006, 08:41 AM

Hopefully this wasn't already asked, but what time with the thread close? By september 5th (as in 11:59 on the 4th) or the very end of sept 5th?

TroyCarlson

09-04-2006, 07:50 PM

OK, I think I'm done. Official Entry. Good Luck everyone!

http://www.popmatic.com/images/greenarrow_color.jpg

howyadoin

09-04-2006, 08:22 PM

OK, I think I'm done. Official Entry. Good Luck everyone!

You oughta flop that pic. Ollie holds the bow in his left hand.

.::OkieDokieArtichokie::.

09-04-2006, 08:51 PM

Howyadoin: Do I even need to say it? Beautiful. The textures are super-duper.

Ankale: I agree about the excellent compsition. The pic seems to have tons of movement. Neat-o style too.

Winslow: You drew a background. A REAL background. For this you earn super mega bonus points from me. Love the horse and colors, but isn't the buffalo a little small? Is he just a baby? Nobody should hurt baby buffalo :(

Tre: Nice colorscheme. Very unusual. I love the glowy parts and that in all your art you are able to keep a consistent style. That's so hard to do!

Troy: The perspective looks awesome. I love the soft coloring style too. Looks like a children's story-book picture (sorry if that's not the look you intended it to have, but I love it).

Gonzogoose

09-04-2006, 10:39 PM

Here's mine. Not the greatest, but there ya go. I admit I used reference for it.

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1319/elfsg5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Kaliman

09-04-2006, 11:50 PM

hi again
loving everyones pics
just tryin to post image hope i got this time

Kaliman

09-04-2006, 11:52 PM

damm
oh well

.::OkieDokieArtichokie::.

09-05-2006, 12:09 AM

Well here's my entry.

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/993/heisgonnashoothervw2.jpg

In about three seconds she's gonna get crossbowed in the face. Yep. Right in her ugly face. I hope he rips her to pieces. Anyway, I was gonna draw the next scene but since nipples weren't allowed, I'm betting slaughtered centaurs aren't either... So...

I used a lot of matte and gradient shading to contrast the few areas of detailed coloring I wanted to do.

Things I like about it: Shinies! Furry hooves! Rosy noseys and cheeks! Crinkly hairsies!

Things I don't like about it: Ugliness!

Detail shots for the heck of it:

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/4148/centaurkillerzw0.jpg
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/5716/deadcentaurnq9.jpg

howyadoin

09-05-2006, 12:26 AM

In about three seconds she's gonna get crossbowed in the face. Yep. Right in her ugly face. I hope he rips her to pieces.Feeling a little angry tonight, are we?

AnkaleRa

09-05-2006, 12:44 AM

Well here's my entry.

In about three seconds she's gonna get crossbowed in the face. Yep. Right in her ugly face. I hope he rips her to pieces. Anyway, I was gonna draw the next scene but since nipples weren't allowed, I'm betting slaughtered centaurs aren't either... So...

I used a lot of matte and gradient shading to contrast the few areas of detailed coloring I wanted to do.

Things I like about it: Shinies! Furry hooves! Rosy noseys and cheeks! Crinkly hairsies!

Things I don't like about it: Ugliness!

Detail shots for the heck of it:

Oh my! :eek: That is simply amazing! I'm so jealous...

Winslow

09-05-2006, 06:03 AM

Winslow: You drew a background. A REAL background. For this you earn super mega bonus points from me. Love the horse and colors, but isn't the buffalo a little small? Is he just a baby? Nobody should hurt baby buffalo :(

I drew the Buffalo independent of the horse and archer, and I think I made a perspective error when I placed him in front and closer to the point of view, and then failed to make it bigger.

Alas.

And I cheated on the background, I use a photo from my recent vacation to Montana and colored over it. But I'll take the bonus points anyway. ;)

Well here's my entry.

In about three seconds she's gonna get crossbowed in the face. Yep. Right in her ugly face. I hope he rips her to pieces. Anyway, I was gonna draw the next scene but since nipples weren't allowed, I'm betting slaughtered centaurs aren't either... So...

Dang, and you were upset at me for killing a baby Buffalo! ;)

Love the character design and sense of motion. You also tackled some difficult posing. Bravo!

Gonzogoose

09-05-2006, 08:05 AM

Okie, your talent continues to impress me. You really sell yourself short. Don't do that anymore!:cool:

TroyCarlson

09-05-2006, 08:24 AM

Wow, OKIE! I'm blown away.

Well, back to the drawing board for me. :p

.::OkieDokieArtichokie::.

09-05-2006, 08:48 AM

Eh... Sorry if I came off angry last night guys. >_>

I was only a little frustrated with my drawing.

But he really IS gonna shoot her in the face and slaughter her, and I really DO have sketches of it. It seems romantic because I bet she's in love with him or something. She prolly wont even fight back because she knows it's something she could do for him to make him happy since he's not capable of loving her back. It's the closest to being a part of his life that she'll ever get, so she'll take it <333

So see? It's a nice story kind of.