CBI 3 Submission Round Public Comment

[Brandon Hanvey]

This thread is for public comment on the CBI submission entires.

Please keep it civil.

[MartinRedmond]

Since there's a whole month, if I may so suggest, that some contestants take a week or so of their time to make some sequentials before applying.

[Brandon Hanvey]

I tired to warn them with the advice thread.

This is a comics art contest, and pretty much all the assignments in the finals will be about creating comic pages. If you can not show that you can make sequential art in your samples, most judges will pass you by.

[KSBrennan]

I agree with Martin.

Here are some other tips for creating a good online portfolio.

1. Only have your best stuff in your portfolio. The judges don't care about your progress as an artist. They want to know what you can do now. Do the singers from American Idol bring recordings of what they sounded like when they first started singing?

2. One web page is all you should use to display your work. The only clicking the reviewer should have to do is to enlarge the thumbnails.

3. Make sure your thumbnails are large enough for the reviewer to know what they will be looking at. Also, don't crop the images in a way that makes them difficult to understand with a quick glance.

4. Limit your portfolio to a maximum of 10 strong pieces. If you don't have 10 strong pieces you probably shouldn't be entering the contest. If you are going to exceed this limit make sure the best stuff come first. See rule 1.

5. Have fun with the design of your portfolio but don't let it overpower the art work.

6. Label your artwork accurately. Give the image files clear names. Use Alt Text (http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-accessibility/image-alt-text.shtml) if you can.

7. If they are sequentials (as the majority of your work should be) they should be shown in order. Duh.

8. The first image they see should be your best. Make them want to see more.

Good luck to all the contestants. It's going to fun to watch.

[J. Torres]

Yes, sequentials, Sequentials, SEQUENTIALS!

It should only take two clicks for the reviewers to see an actual comic page in your submission.

Never mind the animated intros, forget the menus and folders, have your link bring us directly to at least a handful of comic pages that show what you can do as a comic book artist.

While there's a lot of interesting illustration and design in some of the portfolios posted so far, that type of stuff could actually work against you here...

[Gonzogoose]

I concur with everything in the post by KSBrennan above.

That said, so far I've seen one really good artist and another potential. This is going to be fun to watch unfold. Best of luck to everyone.

[davidbovey]

Yeah, I think some of the entrants so far don't have a grasp of what this competition is about and are wasting their time (and the judges) by posting links with no storytelling pages at all.

Out of the submissions up to this point, I'm liking what I see from Mr. Blankenship!

I'll have an easy gallery up and running shortly :evilsmile

[Odinwolf]

So far: Lexs, Blankenship and MikelWhelan have all submitted some good stuff, including sequentials, which, as everyone before stated, are the most important aspect of the competition. I hope all the other artists hoping to enter learn from these early entries on what should and should not be included. Good luck everyone!

[J. Torres]

I've noted two artists that I personally think have what it takes to compete in this thing, possibly even win, and maybe one other who might almost be soup. About half of the posters don't show off any comic pages so I can't say how they'd fare. In any event, I'd say that we're off to a pretty good start...

[gmsalpha]

So far I really like DaFu Yu and Lexs' stuff. I really like how DaFu does architecture and buildings. It's the little things a lot of the time that matters in artwork and I love how he drew the Witchblade/Darkness script on the Top Cow site. I started to draw that one at work, but...drawing at work isn't a good idea, let me just say that.

So good luck to you two. I think you've made the best showing thus far.

That's my opinion but everyone who threw up sequentials, I appreciate your efforts.

[frbarba]

yay! it has began! im not done yet! :eek:

[ScottDMSimmons]

Glad to see this contest started up again officially. Hope to meet some more friends this year, like I have in the past with Brant, Sergio, Jesus Antonio and more. Thanks to anyone who checks out my work, and feel free to e-mail me with any comments.

Scott

[m_trembley]

I've seen two as well that made me raise an eyebrow.

I'm pretty excited to see how this thing plays out.

[Lexs]

Few nice entries so far, it's gonna be a tough competition.
Good luck to everyone!

[sidkumar]

Wow..one day and already so much quality.... this year's gonna rock.

Personal faves:

Alexander Stojanov's pretty good....heavy Hitch influences.. damn young too. I dunno..maybe he should wait a year or so...could have better chances later when he's a more developed artist.

Andrew Huerta...damn nice..very consistant..probably the best so far. That Disney villians pin-up in particular....hell yeah!(wish Scar was in it)

Da Fu Yu's got some nice pages but consistancy and perspective are worries.


AS for me...can't spare the time to get a portfolio together (i know...lame excuse :D ) Looking forward to playing at home though.

[W.Blankenship]

Yeah, the competition is getting thick. Good luck to all.

3!LL

[Lexs]

Alexander Stojanov's pretty good....heavy Hitch influences.. damn young too. I dunno..maybe he should wait a year or so...could have better chances later when he's a more developed artist.

Thanks i'll definatly try next year , if i don't make it to the final ten;)

[gmsalpha]

Yeah, you're very young to be so good and I see the Bryan Hitch influence prominently, but he's awesome so that's a good thing.

But wait until next year to develop? Ha! No buddy, you need to enter as soon as you think you've got what it takes and if you don't make it, then try again. But it was 3 years between CBI2 and 3 so I wouldn't wait.

[sidkumar]

But wait until next year to develop? Ha! No buddy, you need to enter as soon as you think you've got what it takes and if you don't make it, then try again. But it was 3 years between CBI2 and 3 so I wouldn't wait.

It's sad that we can't expect CBI to be regular... hopefully this year will be super successful..

[Phil Clark]

I prefer to focus on the fact that it is back, and hope that I can get samples together before the deadline. Why worry about the next CBI until this one is over.

[MartinRedmond]

Maybe it's a matter of getting judges and sponsors from the industry? I think they should run one every year regardless. The voting and elimination process is entertaining enough in itself.

[kalorama]

I would think that getting this thing up and running and seeing it through requires a good deal of (extracurricular) effort on the parts of the people running the contest. It could just be that doing it on a regular yearly schedule isn't feasible from a time-management perspective on their parts.

[KSBrennan]

The entries are getting better and better. I don't envy the judges.

Keep up the great work everyone.

[JaimeRamirez]

There have been a couple of pretty decent ones, but I think my favorite so far is Will Silney. Good stuff. At quick glance, his line work is a bit better than his panel-to-panel, but he definitely stood out to me. His Iron Man image was pretty great.

His page again: http://willustrator.blogspot.com/

JR
http://thelastcomicblog.blogspot.com

[Brandon Hanvey]

So far, I've seen a few I liked.

I hope we get a few more people with indie and/or cartoony styles. While there have been a bunch of good "mainstream" artists so far, I would like to see a little more variety.

[kalorama]

There have been a couple of pretty decent ones, but I think my favorite so far is Will Silney. Good stuff. At quick glance, his line work is a bit better than his panel-to-panel, but he definitely stood out to me. His Iron Man image was pretty great.

I agree. There were a few others that looked good, but his was the first that really made me sit up and take notice.

So far, I've seen a few I liked.

I hope we get a few more people with indie and/or cartoony styles. While there have been a bunch of good "mainstream" artists so far, I would like to see a little more variety.

That would be cool. But then most of the contestants from CBI 1 and 2 tended to be closer to the mainstream. Maybe that's just the nature of the contestants the contest attracts.

[Brandon Hanvey]

That would be cool. But then most of the contestants from CBI 1 and 2 tended to be closer to the mainstream. Maybe that's just the nature of the contestants the contest attracts.

True. Though two of the announced prizes are more indie based.

[gmsalpha]

There have been a couple of pretty decent ones, but I think my favorite so far is Will Silney. Good stuff. At quick glance, his line work is a bit better than his panel-to-panel, but he definitely stood out to me. His Iron Man image was pretty great.

His page again: http://willustrator.blogspot.com/

JR
http://thelastcomicblog.blogspot.com

I think he's got potential, especially with the Iron Man pages. But the first two penciled pages of...Clark Kent probably? The perspective in panel 1 of both pages is very odd. The guy in the foreground on the phone at the bottom of panel 1/page 1 isn't right. His right leg is a big problem. Then the way all of panel 1/page 2 looks. Perry White (assuming it's Clark Kent) looks awfully tiny if he's only supposed to be a few feet away from Clark.

Still, I agree that Willustrator is one of the better submissions thus far but I still put my weight behind DaFu Yu and Lexs.

[frbarba]

aside from mr. torres, who else is doing the initial screening?

[Brandon Hanvey]

aside from mr. torres, who else is doing the initial screening?


Actually J. is just the host and not a judge. A committee made up of former CBI contestants decides the final ten.

[frbarba]

oh, sorry, so who are they?

[Brandon Hanvey]

oh, sorry, so who are they?

Patrick Scherberger and Carlos Rodriguez (both past winners of CBI) have been listed as judges. Though I'm not sure I'm allowed to list the rest or not.

I'll let J. handle that.

[frbarba]

thanks! so far im enjoying everything i see
different people have different styles ;)

[Benjamin Wert]

Oh boy, I'm excited to be an active spectator, this time around. I've participated in one of the idols, the one with Patrick Scherberger, I think, but never from the beginning. It'll be fun following this through from beginning to end.

So far, as a complete layman with no knowledge of anything technical, Mikel Whelan's work gets me the most excited, especially in the story with the fairies and the magical invasion of the city. I find myself really drawn towards it and curious about what's going on.

It'll be interesting to see what other people have to say about various works. There are a couple pages I've looked at where I've thought 'Man, that's not nearly as good as the other stuff', but I wonder if that's more a product of my mainstream sensibilities. For you folk that are used to less mainstream styles, are there any contestants that are good solid artists in a more indy style?

[Brandon Hanvey]

There is at least one "non-mainstream" artist, who has posted so far, that if he did a book and the story was right, I would buy the book.

But since I'm part of the CBI team, I can't reveal the name. I have to remain impartial.

[Jonathan Hickman]

So far, I've seen a few I liked.

I hope we get a few more people with indie and/or cartoony styles. While there have been a bunch of good "mainstream" artists so far, I would like to see a little more variety.

Last time almost all of the "interesting stuff" came in later.

But I'm with you, more variety please.

[the goddamn batman]

Last time almost all of the "interesting stuff" came in later.

Slowly... :rolleyes:

[W.Blankenship]

What do people consider mainstream?

[Jonathan Hickman]

Slowly... :rolleyes:

Get to work. :eek:

[Brandon Hanvey]

What do people consider mainstream?

To me, the typical mainstream style is where artist use extreme angles for most shots, draws people with overly muscular bodies (not just the superheroes), tries to draw everything "realistically", most often uses cross hatching or heavy shadows when drawing people.

I'm not saying this is bad art. Often when the artist does it right, it can look really good. I understand why we get the majority of people who draw this way since they want to work for Marvel and/or DC. But I just would like to see some variety in the styles we get.

[mgs]

Faves, 1st Page:

Lexs and war4rged. Lex proves ability to make breathtaking full color page art and make b/w sequentials. Even though basic format needs more sophistication. war seems to be able to make fun characters in sequentials.

[mgs]

Faves, Page 2:

DFY: good work with pencil shading and whatnot.
AzIz: crazy good pencilwork!!
Scott Simmons already looks published so....

[mgs]

Fave, page 3, so far..

Dan_Chon: Could be talented, but who can tell with only sparce pages of drawing ONE girl?

[Butch Mapa]

My faves so far:

Art: Rhodes
Skill: hard to say
Storytelling: Dafu Yu

[Butch Mapa]

My faves so far:

Art: Rhodes
Skill: hard to say
Storytelling: Dafu Yu

[kalorama]

After the initial flurry, looks lik the submission rate has slowed down while the submission quality has bumped up. Jimmy Bott and Neil Edwards stuff looks to be pretty impressive.

[GrandMaster Funk]

Alexander Rumenov Stojanov- I really like his stuff. A lot like Hitch. I'd be shocked if he didn't make it.

William Blankenship, Shane Johnson, Chris Rhodes, Atula Wickramaratne Siriwardane, Christian Andrews, Jorge Munoz, Andrew Hureta, Will Sliney are my favorites from the first two pages.

[Phil Clark]

I think there are a lot of good artists submitting who may be dismissed because their submissions contain no sequential artwork. And that is a real shame. Not that they are going to be passed by, but that they aren't following the suggestions and making sure that they have sequential art in their submission.

Part of the competition is following the guidelines... and if you can't even do that in the submissions phase... :confused:

[jorge f. muñoz]

Dan McDaid for the win! my favorite so far.

[W.Blankenship]

Eeeek, with quality of some of the more recent stuff, I'm starting to wonder if I'll even get in. DanM's stuff is especially impressive.

3!LL

[Liam]

There's a lot of cool stuff here, but dude, that Will Sliney stuff rocks! It's totally awesome. I dig all the black on the inked page and all the detail in the pencil ones. His Iron Man looks like an actual 'iron man', while his Spidey poses look really fluid and expressive, which is totally different to how Iron Man looks. The building details are totally sweet too.

Liamo

[frbarba]

Eeeek, with quality of some of the more recent stuff, I'm starting to wonder if I'll even get in. DanM's stuff is especially impressive.

3!LL

same here, im already having second thoughts of submitting mine, oh well, might as well die fighting... :D

[W.Blankenship]

Hell, I figure I missed out last time, gotta give it a shot and keep positive! Go for it man, can't hurt.

[Brandon Hanvey]

I'm betting we will see more contestants come in over the next few days since some are working on samples specifically for the contest.

[gmsalpha]

Yep. I should have 4 sequential pages done by tomorrow night and my goal is to submit on Sunday the 16th which gives everyone plenty of time to check out my stuff before the end of month rush. I want 5 sequential pages and a few colored images since I feel like my coloring adds to the work and doesn't detract. However, I'll only ink and color some simple pinups.

I hope nobody thinks that posting early is a bad thing. It's not like I'm going to see someone's art and think "I wasn't going to give it my best shot, but now that I've seen these guys, I'm going to try harder". You're only as good as you are.

However, your best stuff is almost always going to be your newest stuff so I prefer my submission to be as recent as I can make it, yet I don't want to wait so long that it causes any problems with people seeing it.

That Neil Edwards guy...is he a pro? I think I'm talking about the right guy. His stuff if I recall looked like he did pro Mr T and Starship Troopers stuff. Maybe he just wants a place to showcase his work to the masses and knows he won't qualify. Also, Jimmy Bott's stuff was awesome.

Like a lot of posters, I've been really impressed with some of the stuff posted over the last 2-3 days, in addition to the excellent work from Lexs and DaFu Yu, in my opinion.

And in the end, that's all this is. It's a huge contest, voted on by people whose opinion is that one guy is better than the next.

It's completely subjective so keep your heads up and cross your fingers. I know I will.

[Brandon Hanvey]

That Neil Edwards guy...is he a pro? I think I'm talking about the right guy. His stuff if I recall looked like he did pro Mr T and Starship Troopers stuff. Maybe he just wants a place to showcase his work to the masses and knows he won't qualify. Also, Jimmy Bott's stuff was awesome.

There is no rule against posting a submission if a person has done work in the industry. Only when they are considered for the finals does their work history comes into play.

[Brandon Hanvey]

Only a few more entries and I can post my collage/snapshot of the first 50 entries.

[W.Blankenship]

Only a few more entries and I can post my collage/snapshot of the first 50 entries.
What's that for? Just for fun or does it have a purpose?

3!LL

[Brandon Hanvey]

What's that for? Just for fun or does it have a purpose?

3!LL

It's for fun. I collected a 100 x 100 pixels headshot from each entry and did a 500 x 1000 pixel layout of them all.

[Dan M]

Dan McDaid for the win! my favorite so far.

At the risk of sounding smarmy, you're my fave! Your page 4 is particularly strong - love your combination of dense detail and loose, expressive linework.

I'm also fancying Stojanov and Blankenship for big things: a slick, compelling style from the former and tons of imagination and craftsmanship from the latter. Cool.

[jorge f. muñoz]

At the risk of sounding smarmy, you're my fave! Your page 4 is particularly strong - love your combination of dense detail and loose, expressive linework.



Thanks sir! :)

[W.Blankenship]

I'm also fancying Stojanov and Blankenship for big things: a slick, compelling style from the former and tons of imagination and craftsmanship from the latter. Cool.


That's a helluva compliment sir! Thanks for the kind words. I was actually just commenting earlier that I loved your Doctor Who on another board (Penciljack) and the style you've got going on in some of the superhero stuff is fantastic.

[Jerkmeister]

man, these guys are good. I've got my money on Sean Izaakse.

[Molly]

After flicking through most of the work submitted.. Will Sliney's stands out the most for me.
Good luck to all.

[KSBrennan]

There is lots of good stuff coming in. I don't know if I have a favourite yet. I guess I'll wait to see the top 10 and then make a decision.

I'm a little worried about a couple entries where they're asking me to log-in to see their work. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense in a contest like this.

[davidbovey]

There is lots of good stuff coming in. I don't know if I have a favourite yet. I guess I'll wait to see the top 10 and then make a decision.

I'm a little worried about a couple entries where they're asking me to log-in to see their work. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense in a contest like this.

Yeah, basically shooting themselves in the foot.

[gmsalpha]

I totally agree.

*Note to self: have someone test my link before I post it live*

[frbarba]

Hell, I figure I missed out last time, gotta give it a shot and keep positive! Go for it man, can't hurt.

oh well, there you go :)

[Gibson Quarter]

Hey all,

I've just got the gallery up, so here's hoping that it all works as it should...have a look at:


http://www.comicspace.com/gibsonquarter/comics.php


Cheers,
Gibson

[the goddamn batman]

Some different styles coming in now... a few people stand out in my eyes, but a lot of standard stuff so far.

Sadly, my computer monitor broke today (and my laptop can't handle much beyond internet, let alone large files in photoshop.) so I'm not sure I'll be able to make a submission.:( I'm going to try but, I don't know. Crappy Murphy and his law.

Good luck to everyone!

[Justice41]

I'm still mulling entering this year. I have nothing new but am thinking of redrawing some old Superman sequential's I did back in the 90's. If I'm doing it I'll be doing them this weekend.

[Brandon Hanvey]

Some different styles coming in now... a few people stand out in my eyes, but a lot of standard stuff so far.

Sadly, my computer monitor broke today (and my laptop can't handle much beyond internet, let alone large files in photoshop.) so I'm not sure I'll be able to make a submission.:( I'm going to try but, I don't know. Crappy Murphy and his law.

Good luck to everyone!

You have until the Sunday, 30th 12 PM EST. You may still have time.

[the goddamn batman]

You have until the Sunday, 30th 12 PM EST. You may still have time.

I just don't know how long it'll take to get my monitor fixed... or if I'll be able to afford it in time. Apple replacement parts tend to cost far more than they should.

I'll certainly keep working on the line art, but it won't be very cool without the color and texture I do digitally.

[Brother Zag]

Well, I made the gallery... but I'm thinking, I'm an indy writer artist guy, and all these entries so far? Crazy good! Nice super hero mainstream stuff... Never mind.

But this thread changed my mind. I'm glad folks want to see some variety. 'Course, even tho it's indy it can still be crap... but it's nice to see that there's some interest, anyway. I like writing the superstuff, but I like to write and draw stuff that's more off.

Thanks for the words of encouragement. Hope I don't suck too badly.

Mike

[J. Torres]

Hey all,

I've just got the gallery up, so here's hoping that it all works as it should...have a look at:


http://www.comicspace.com/gibsonquarter/comics.php



But you threw your hat into the wrong ring ;)

Better read the FAQ...

[Gibson Quarter]

Hey J!

The post here was just to say 'hey' to all. I'm pretty sure that my best hat landed in the proper ring yesterday at 2:31.

I have lots of hats, so If I need to put one in another ring, please LMK! ;-)

I also have 2 hats ready for the Octagon if it gets that far...

All the best,

Gibson

[kamgates]

Nice super hero mainstream stuff... Never mind. But this thread changed my mind. I'm glad folks want to see some variety.

Yeah, It'll be really cool to see the a lot of varied approaches to the same assignment once the competition starts. Of coarse my style's roughly mainstream so it just makes things all the harder (probably why I'm still polishing my submission :rolleyes: ).

A lot of good stuff came in recently. My personal favorites are Michael Wilson (fyi, I had to click 'characters' to find the sequencials) and Justin Render.

[gmsalpha]

Note to Michael Wilson - you need to add a clear indication of where your sequentials are. I browsed your site for a couple minutes, clicking on different things, but gave up without ever seeing a sequential page. I'll check again tonight at home when I have more time.

I think Juan 2.0's submission was really good, but definitely was really heavy on the pinups as opposed to sequentials.

I'm looking forward to gmsalpha's stuff. I hear his submission is going to be really good. ;)

[jameslucasoni]

You know, if not for my deep and genuine respect for the sanctity of Comic Book Idol, I'd be already be talking to two, maybe even three, different contestants about potential Oni books...

And I'm pretty sure I'm not the only editor watching this thing so bring your A game people! :D

[Brandon Hanvey]

You know, if not for my deep and genuine respect for the sanctity of Comic Book Idol, I'd be already be talking to two, maybe even three, different contestants about potential Oni books...

And I'm pretty sure I'm not the only editor watching this thing so bring your A game people! :D

We have sanctity?

Along with James, there maybe be other editors/publishers looking at these samples. So even if you don't make it to the finals or win CBI, you still may get a comics gig. It has happened to former CBI finalists and submitters.

[W.Blankenship]

Glad to hear and hope to impress. Just checked my site to find I've used about a gigabyte already (and the only thing it's being used for at the time is CBI gallery), so I know at the very least my stuff has been seen by alot more people than before.

3!LL

[kamgates]

Great to know you guys are watching! :)

[justin_Render]

Thanks for the mention, Kam. There are some really talented artists who've submitted this year. I'm going to do my best to up my game and hold my own with them if I get into the lucky 10. Holding thumbs.

[pixitea]

wow! sum really super work!

Like Justin Renders & Sean Izaakse

[elfpoo]

Hey there. Long time lurker, first time poster.
There's been some excellent entries so far and I wish the best of luck to all.
One that really stands out for me is Will Sliney's. I've seen his stuff elsewhere too and it's always impressed me.
This competition is a great opportunity and I'd love to see him get to the final 10.

[the goddamn batman]

Fancy web galleries are a bad idea.

Vinnie, your pages will not load for me.

[gmsalpha]

I really really dig LightBombMike's stuff! It's totally not my own style, but he pulls off the Cartoon Network look perfectly and the inking and coloring and total cartooniness is perfect. I absolutely love it!

[gwor]

Well, uh, I think that Greg Woronchak's stuff is really swell...

(crickets chirping)

Lame, I know :)

Good luck everybody!

[frbarba]

so many great artists
how come i never see any of them in the current industry? im not familiar with their names or maybe its just me?

btw, those people having errors loading of their website portfolios should be reminded via PM so they can fix it before sept 30th hits

[Brandon Hanvey]

so many great artists
how come i never see any of them in the current industry? im not familiar with their names or maybe its just me?

btw, those people having errors loading of their website portfolios should be reminded via PM so they can fix it before sept 30th hits

We try to inform people if we can, but it is up to the person to make sure their link works.

[Gonzogoose]

I've just got a couple of tips for various artists and those to come. First, DeviantArt users, why not link directly to your Gallery instead of to the main page? I know it's pretty straight forward, but it's still an extra, and unnecessary click for the judges.

Second, if your inking is not that great make sure you only have your penciled pages in your portfolio. I have seen some portfolios where the pencilling skills were decent, but the majority of the pieces were inked, and the inks really took away from the overall presentation. That could really hurt you.

[frbarba]

so true
from what i learned in the comicbook creation seminar i attended, you cant always be ALL IN ONE, unless youre confident to yourself you can really pull it (pencilling, inking, lettering, etc.)

inking can compromise/alter the quality/presentation of your pencilling
besides, doing messy pencils is a pretty good excuse to hide errors in your anatomy, curves, details, etc :D just my humble opinion

and as i understand, the key thing about this contest is: SHOWING A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING of your skills

(lol, i speak as if ill be in the finals :D )

[gmsalpha]

I expect to post tomorrow night but it will be a mix of pencils and fully rendered inks+colors. I feel confident about my abilities to ink and color my own pencils, but for those of you who don't, I strongly recommend you discard them from your portfolio.

Imagine you're going to post a profile on some web dating site. Of course you're going to show only the good pictures, right? Why would you put one up of you just having woke up and your hair's a mess and wearing wrinkly, dirty clothes? Sure, that's also what you can look like, but for the purpose of achieving your goal, you only show yourself at your best.

The same concept applies here. Don't show your old stuff. Don't show your inks if they detract from the piece. Don't show your colors if you have no idea what you're doing.

[davechisholm]

Imagine you're going to post a profile on some web dating site. Of course you're going to show only the good pictures, right? Why would you put one up of you just having woke up and your hair's a mess and wearing wrinkly, dirty clothes? Sure, that's also what you can look like, but for the purpose of achieving your goal, you only show yourself at your best.


i would put this picture up of myself for sure.

http://b5.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01427/58/65/1427105685_l.jpg

[PeterGrendle]

Just put of curiosity, as it's been a while since anyone's been talking about their favorites.

Chris Rhodes (spelling?) has always been mine, though last I checked I can't remember sequentials. Even still, the man deserves many accolades, full pages aside.

[Nick Pitarra]

Just signed up...I haven't checked out everyone's work yet...of the few I've seen.....Dave Chisholm's work is awesome...more so the Utah story than the Batman one...but if you ink the batman story...i'm sure it would look awesome too. Great Stuff man. And funny pic of yourself too. thats got avatar writen all over it.

~nick

[davechisholm]

Just signed up...I haven't checked out everyone's work yet...of the few I've seen.....Dave Chisholm's work is awesome...more so the Utah story than the Batman one...but if you ink the batman story...i'm sure it would look awesome too. Great Stuff man. And funny pic of yourself too. thats got avatar writen all over it.

~nick


haha thanks, man! i wasn't expecting anybody to single me out, so i'm muy flattered! i'll buy you a sandwich sometime!
:D

[escapegoat]

So far, only 2 have reeeeaaally stood out to me:

Npitarra/Nick - Good lord! Are you channeling Seth Fisher or something? Excellent detail.

Dan McDaid - Nice, solid work that doesn't look like most of the other stuff submitted so far.

I've been struggling to get some sequentials together for the submission round....don't know if I'll make it, but if I don't then I'll just play along at the "Play at Home" thread. :)

[Nick Pitarra]

So far, only 2 have reeeeaaally stood out to me:

Npitarra/Nick - Good lord! Are you channeling Seth Fisher or something? Excellent detail.

Dan McDaid - Nice, solid work that doesn't look like most of the other stuff submitted so far.

I've been struggling to get some sequentials together for the submission round....don't know if I'll make it, but if I don't then I'll just play along at the "Play at Home" thread. :)


Thanks buddy....Yeah I love me some Seth Fisher/Quitely/Moebius/Darrow. I recently got in contact with Seth's mom...and I got a sweet original from his Batman run. The guy was/is amazing. You should definitely get some sequentials together...the way I see it, sequentials are easiar than pin-ups...you get to just draw a finger pressing a button...or a close-up face...instead of having the pressure of doing something "cool" as with a pin-up...you only have to focus on doing things simple...and with clarity. Plus...there is no limit to what you can draw in sequentials...you completely control time and camera postioning...where as Pin-ups = full body shot of said main character. Pull a couple of all nighters and bang out some sequentials...caffiene is your friend.

~nick

[Nick Pitarra]

After scanning through the first 3 pages here are some of my thoughts...I liked everyones really...some people took a long time for their portfolios to load so I skipped them.

Alexander Rumenov Stojanov aka Lexs...great stuff...especially for you age.

William Dean Blankenship Jr. I like your pencils alot. More so than your colors.

Chris Rhodes I like your color work...but sequentials are inconsistant.

Michael CarréeI think your stuff would work as one big collauge.

Bob Learned III Fun and consistant...your ink work shines.

Mikel Whelan solid body of wrok and constantly good with a consistant style.

Atula Wickramaratne Siriwardane i most have liked you wrok b/c i copied and pasted your name...but I forgot what I was going to say

David Bovey Jr. Pro level work.

Scott D. M. Simmonscharming stuff.

Will Sliney Big wow here...way to pick the money shots.

Greg Woronchak love those 1st sequentials...sleak and simple....maybe a little more BG work...but not much.

K. Rian Miller II nice stuff.

Eric Allan Julien nice and consistant.

[W.Blankenship]

Mike Jungbluth (sp?) really stood out for me. I'd love to see what this guy could do.

3!LL

[davechisholm]

After scanning through the first 3 pages here are some of my thoughts...I liked everyones really...some people took a long time for their portfolios to load so I skipped them.

Alexander Rumenov Stojanov aka Lexs...great stuff...especially for you age.

William Dean Blankenship Jr. I like your pencils alot. More so than your colors.

Chris Rhodes I like your color work...but sequentials are inconsistant.

Michael CarréeI think your stuff would work as one big collauge.

Bob Learned III Fun and consistant...your ink work shines.

Mikel Whelan solid body of wrok and constantly good with a consistant style.

Atula Wickramaratne Siriwardane i most have liked you wrok b/c i copied and pasted your name...but I forgot what I was going to say

David Bovey Jr. Pro level work.

Scott D. M. Simmonscharming stuff.

Will Sliney Big wow here...way to pick the money shots.

Greg Woronchak love those 1st sequentials...sleak and simple....maybe a little more BG work...but not much.

K. Rian Miller II nice stuff.

Eric Allan Julien nice and consistant.

dang. i got bumped off of your list. :p

edit: woops. you said first three pages. i'm retarded.

[escapegoat]

Thanks buddy....Yeah I love me some Seth Fisher/Quitely/Moebius/Darrow. I recently got in contact with Seth's mom...and I got a sweet original from his Batman run. The guy was/is amazing. You should definitely get some sequentials together.~nick

I actually managed to get a Doom Patrol page off of him directly about a month before his unfortunate death. It was a huge shock when I heard what had happened. He was a top notch guy. He even included some random sketches with the page I got off him.

As for getting my sequentials in order, my main road block comes in a 17 month old and a three 1/2 year old :)
Family life can keep a man pretty busy. But I'm still gonna try aiming at getting something put together ;)

[gwor]

Greg Woronchak love those 1st sequentials...sleak and simple....maybe a little more BG work...but not much.

Thanks, man, as an overly sensitive artist type :) , the kudos does alot of good.

I used recent samples that certainly weren't background intensive; the script was caption and dialogue-heavy, so I left lots of room. I'm hoping that the story-telling and posing is strong enough....

I'd consider myself blessed to be able to compete against such talented folk.

[BobLearned]

Thanks npitarra for the kind words

I'm very much a comedian at heart. My art tends to be very lighthearted and fun.

And I do believe my art is much stronger when it is inked. I love strong clean lines in my work. I am still working on samples in pencil only and timed for less than eight hours. The Spider-man sample was done in 7 (stretched between two days.)

I was not sure after all the DC/Marvel type comic folks started streaming in if anyone was still watching the more independent artists? (Yeah, go Oni, IDW
Dark horse!) Is there any one else out there that enjoys my work? I love the encouragement. (Need is more like it)

More samples and art can be found at my blog: http://oxymoronpress.blogspot.com/

Comments are encouraged there and sometimes begged for! ha

Thanks
Bob

[Brandon Hanvey]

6 more entries and I can post the 2nd 50 headshots to the blog.

[davidbovey]

6 more entries and I can post the 2nd 50 headshots to the blog.

I must have missed the first one :confused:

I've looked at the blog a couple times but didn't see it. Which day has the first 50?

[Brandon Hanvey]

I must have missed the first one :confused:

I've looked at the blog a couple times but didn't see it. Which day has the first 50?

http://cbi.comicbookresources.com/cbi3/cbi-3-first-50/

[pencilmachine]

cool man!i almost missed the competition again.still got plenty of time.got my submission in already.there are alot of good artists entering the competition.gonna be very interesting as it unfolds.

[Nick Pitarra]

Whats up Pencilmachine! How's life treating you Aaron?

It's Isaac Mardis's free loading friend Nick! I still think of you everytime I hear that "do it like they do on the discovery channel" song. And everytime I drill a three in someone's face...I imagine it's you I'm schooling. Oh the good times...

I'm trying to get Isaac to enter in CBI,but he's being stubborn. Good luck to you buddy....the talent level for this contest is pretty sick.

All the best,
nick

[pencilmachine]

whats up playa.whats goin on man.yeah its me.you better "imagine" its me cause thats the only time it ever will happen.good to see you entering the competition man.yeah good luck to you man.

tell issaac to quit being a (insert foul language here) and enter the competition.dont be scared.no one will make fun of him.

ill shoot you an email or somethin so we can catch up and stuff.later man

[Mongoose mcCloud]

no one will make fun of him.

We won't make fun of his art, but his slightly-effeminate pantaloons are fair game.

[pencilmachine]

yes they are and i totally forgot about them.good call.

[peruzzo]

If you haven't checked out Neill Cameron's stuff, you should. Great stuff. If he hasn't gotten work yet, I wonder why....

[Hieu Le Bui]

http://cbi.comicbookresources.com/cbi3/cbi-3-first-50/


darn it, I'm number 52. I guess there is something symbolic about being number 52 LOL

[Martin Juaristi]

It might not be too important (for the year and a half I've been here I've met zero comic book fans) but perhaps you should know that many of the pages you post can't be seen in mainland China (particularly the blogspot ones). When I've got the time I'll try to do some research and be more specific. Meanwhile you can also check this link (http://greatfirewallofchina.org/) , which is not too reliable, but some people use it to see whether a page is banned or not from abroad.
If any of you is also experiencing the frustration of constantly failing to see the galleries, I let you know that mine (http://martin.deadpool.info/) is completelly accessible at this moment.
Good luck to you all!

[inigosv]

... and still a week left! How many entries were there for past editions ?

I guess we will have another one of those collages coming soon ? Those really help have a quick overview of the art.

Best of luck to you all ... I feel really jealous, hope I had drawn more when I was a kid. Maybe next life!!!

... and Martin, sorry to hear about some sites being banned over there. Figures someone had to go and take the fun out of the internet. ;)

[Red Jack]

It might not be too important (for the year and a half I've been here I've met zero comic book fans) but perhaps you should know that many of the pages you post can't be seen in mainland China (particularly the blogspot ones). When I've got the time I'll try to do some research and be more specific. Meanwhile you can also check this link (http://greatfirewallofchina.org/) , which is not too reliable, but some people use it to see whether a page is banned or not from abroad.
If any of you is also experiencing the frustration of constantly failing to see the galleries, I let you know that mine (http://martin.deadpool.info/) is completelly accessible at this moment.
Good luck to you all!

Your stuff is AWESOME, Martin. Good luck.

[Red Jack]

We try to inform people if we can, but it is up to the person to make sure their link works.

My links work for me but how can i know if they work for everyone else? Martin says some sites are blocked in some regions.

[inigosv]

My links work for me but how can i know if they work for everyone else? Martin says some sites are blocked in some regions.

Well, China is one of the best known countries for banning parts of the Internet (they banned Google a few years ago, not sure if it is still banned). More info on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship) ... Here, in Europe, I have never had a problem.

Back to topic, though, Martin, any chance of seeing more of the Deadpool pages ? That second one is sweet!

Nicholas, the ConMan pages are really solid, too! Great backgrounds and don't get me started on the insect monsters ...

I think I am going to start at the beginning and check all of the artwork. Doesn't feel right not to mention the rest! Maybe tomorrow ... Been in front of the comp the whole day now ...

Great job everyone!

[Brandon Hanvey]

My links work for me but how can i know if they work for everyone else? Martin says some sites are blocked in some regions.

I try to check each link myself and Private Message the person if something is wrong.

As for sites being blocked by countries such as China, there is nothing we can do on our end.

[Brandon Hanvey]

... and still a week left! How many entries were there for past editions ?


If I remember correctly, we go close to 200 for the last two CBI's.


I guess we will have another one of those collages coming soon ? Those really help have a quick overview of the art.


I should have it ready by tonight.

[Anthony ANMPH Hary]

All I really have to say is to whom ever make the top ten, please make the commitment worth it and really put out the best you got for those 5 weeks. If I dont happen to make it. I really hope the best one does, not just the most popular...

[gmsalpha]

Wow! How do you choose only 10? There's no doubt that several very well deserving artists are going to be left out in the cold on this one.

I'm really impressed lately with Pencil Machine (sick stuff, dude) and Daniel LaFrance.

[Brandon Hanvey]

Wow! How do you choose only 10? There's no doubt that several very well deserving artists are going to be left out in the cold on this one.

I'm really impressed lately with Pencil Machine (sick stuff, dude) and Daniel LaFrance.

Some talented artists probably will not make it to the finals. It all comes down to who the judges like the most. A different set of judges would most likely choose 10 different finalists.

[pencilmachine]

thank you very much gmsalpha.the compliment is appreciated.

and yeah i agree, choosin ten must be a very hard thing to do.there are so many good entries so far and we still have till next sunday for even more.oh brother.i really dig it though.i just like the competition.this is fun to watch nonetheless even if you dont make it.and you can still play along regardless.

[Martin Juaristi]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Jack View Post
My links work for me but how can i know if they work for everyone else? Martin says some sites are blocked in some regions.
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Originally posted by inigosv View Post Well, China is one of the best known countries for banning parts of the Internet (they banned Google a few years ago, not sure if it is still banned). More info on Wikipedia ... Here, in Europe, I have never had a problem.

Back to topic, though, Martin, any chance of seeing more of the Deadpool pages ? That second one is sweet!

Thank you both for your compliments. Really appreciated (I intend to add a new page of the Deadpool vs Wolverine story this weekend).
Censorship works in mysterious ways: Wikipedia and Blogger sites can’t be seen most of the time, but every once in a while they let us access them for a couple of weeks. Last time it was more than a couple of months ago.
I can see most of the pages. Photobucket, Comicspace, and Deviantart users should'nt worry about this. Flickr’s not blocked either, Red. Your site's HUGE. However, I really wish I could see the Blogger sites as well as others such as Jim Thorpe’s.

[cg_maniac]

Quote:

Quote:

I really wish I could see the Blogger sites as well as others such as Jim Thorpe’s.

I am using GoDaddy to host my site, and I read that some of GoDaddy's IP addresses are blocked in China. Not sure what the solution would be, haven't found enough information for a solution as of yet.

[Brandon Hanvey]

I should have it ready by tonight.

And here it is.

http://cbi.comicbookresources.com/cbi3/cbi-3-second-50/

[Daniel L.]

Wow! How do you choose only 10? There's no doubt that several very well deserving artists are going to be left out in the cold on this one.

I'm really impressed lately with Pencil Machine (sick stuff, dude) and Daniel LaFrance.

Thanks for the support gmsalpha :D.
I have to find the time to finish looking at all the links but it's scary, so many good artists! And only 10 makes it? It's going to be a great competition to watch.

[Red Jack]

Thanks for the support gmsalpha :D.
I have to find the time to finish looking at all the links but it's scary, so many good artists! And only 10 makes it? It's going to be a great competition to watch.

I'm a LaFrance fan too.

Nice stuff.

[Red Jack]

And here it is.

http://cbi.comicbookresources.com/cbi3/cbi-3-second-50/


AWESOME!!!!!

[Martin Juaristi]

I am using GoDaddy to host my site, and I read that some of GoDaddy's IP addresses are blocked in China. Not sure what the solution would be, haven't found enough information for a solution as of yet.

As I said before, I don't think that having your site blocked in mainland China (it's possibly different in Hong Kong and Macao) should be a great disadvantage in this competition. I don't have a way to know it for sure, but I would say that the amount of people interested in it is probably irrelevant. However, if you are interested in being seen from this side of the wall, perhaps you should show your art in flickr, deviantart, or any of the others that I mentioned. I'd personally thank it a lot!:D

[frbarba]

And here it is.

http://cbi.comicbookresources.com/cbi3/cbi-3-second-50/

yay! im fifth at the topmost right :D thanks! itll be a great souvenir for all of us

[davechisholm]

LaFrance FTW! this guy is legit.

i love your work.

[cg_maniac]

Martin Juaristi,

Jim Thorpe, here. I added a Deviantart page so you (and China, lol), can take a look at what I submitted. Thanks.

http://cgmaniac.deviantart.com/gallery/

[Martin Juaristi]

Martin Juaristi,

Jim Thorpe, here. I added a Deviantart page so you (and China, lol), can take a look at what I submitted. Thanks.

http://cgmaniac.deviantart.com/gallery/

:eek: Your portfolio left me completely speechless. Great job! Thanks for letting us see it here. Let's hope the guys with blogger pages follow your example.

[cg_maniac]

:eek: Your portfolio left me completely speechless. Great job! Thanks for letting us see it here. Let's hope the guys with blogger pages follow your example.


Thanks for the compliment, though I think my style might be too basic compared to what is being published in most comics (mainstream anyway).

I think your work is great too. Can't wait to see who they pick for the 10, what a tough decision for the judges. Good luck.

[W.Blankenship]

Frankly I like your stuff better than alot of the fluff. You've got a damn square understanding of storytelling, and all the aesthetics that go with it. I do think your stuff would have to be on the right book to shine, but from what I understand they aren't looking for the modern mainstream look, so I think you've got a helluva chance.

Peace,
3!LL

[ScienceNinja]

First time poster, long time lurker ;) Just going through the entries from various people's here and I ahve to say the stand-out entry for me is the collections of pages submitted by William Sliney (The Willustrator?).

There’s an energy to Willustrators pages, everything about his scenes is very dynamic and a lot of this seems to be the result of some clever (and clearly painstaking!) background work. Even the (potentially dreary) scene in the Daily Planet offices is brought alive with good use of both background as a setting, and as a part of the story. Lois and Clark having a conversation is a scene that sits easier on my frontal lobes when I see the office buzzing around them, it makes them seem more like a part of a much bigger scene than as the sole occupants of a beautiful stage. Similarly, and yet contrastingly, the background of the splash page where Superman is squaring up to Metallo (I assume this is Metallo anyway?) is a key piece, a player in the stand-off between the two main characters before they go mano-a-mano. Having them measure up to one another above Metropolis implies that they’re somehow removed from the general populace, that whatever is about to happen up here is somehow more important than anything happening on the ground below. Again referring to his Iron Man/Spiderman pages. The first with iron man escorted by several helicopters, and fighter jets. Again, excellent choice of background, while they play no real part in any part of the action, setting iron Ma up with such an impressive escort highlights his importance, his status, and in no small way his power. Compare this to Spidermans appearance. Alone, scurrying along car bonnets, and pavement slabs in a bid to outpace the iron avenger. Where Iron Man is flanked by fighter jets, Spider-man is backed up onto the front of a truck. I’m babbling but I think my point is clear. From a story-telling perspective there’s fantastic use of background detail as an actual player in the story, which adds amazing depth to a few simple pages. My last thrust on this point is to compare the elaborate background in the superman, and iron man/Spiderman pages with the stark settings of the bar page. Again, without seeing a single panel, or any dialogue I instantly know this is a seedy run-down bar. Without seeing any dialogue I already have a taste of the ambience of the story. And I have to point out the level of detail present even in such bleak settings. Cross-hatching on the back wall, a pacMan machine to the side (loved that BTW), all adding even more depth to the story.

There’s an impressive grasp of anatomy, and in particular the all-important relationship between scale and symmetry in all these pages. The Spider-man panels are of special note here, with the webhead striking a series of gravity-defying poses (no doubt to tax Willustrators pencils to the limit!). But in spite of the obvious difficulty of maintaining a believable, to-scale anatomy without begging forgiveness for the occasional straying appendage or magical bone, Willustrator pulls it off nicely. I’ve gone back over the Spiderman page several times, (since Superman, and iron Man are somewhat easier to draw being less kinetic, and more deliberate with their movements), and I can’t find fault with any of the Spidey panels, he looks and moves the way I’d expect a well-muscled gymnast to move (which when al’s said and done is a perfect description of the webhead!. Top marks on that.

From a design perspective, I like Willustrators take on Superman. We’re all wel-accustomed to the mainstream steroid junkie superhero, it’s a old clich€, but one we tend to take forgranted. Here though, Willustrator has present an “everyman” Superman, which, in my view, actually has a much greater resonance with the whole Superman concept than many of the bulked-up, Arnie-esque Supermen we’ve seen over the years. As against seeing the typical beefy superhero, we’re presented with a guy who apparently has superpowers, but probably has all the problems regular joes have as well. He’s less of a god-figure, (which, let’s be honest is what Superman usually is), and more of a “Well I have all this power to use…but should I use it”. It makes him more accessible to me anyway, and puts me in mind of the Leinil Yu Superman from “Birthright”. Assuming I’m correct, and Superman is in fact gearing up to give Metallo a pasting, I like the design on metallo to. There’s some crazy shit going on there. Given that metallo is usually a second-rate Terminator knock-off, I’d really love to have seen where this new look was going? It’s very organic, almost borg in some respects, maybe even a bit like the Phalanx from the X-men comics? Interesting take without question.

Iron Man. That is a damningly impressive image right there. Having just installed the Quake Wars demo, it puts me in mind of some of the Strogg tech, almost a rendered picture. Very nice, very detailed. Very plausible.

Lastly. The one-page bar scene. Doesn’t that character come off as the completest-bastard you’ve ever seen? All from just those two panels where we see his face. Impressive given that we’ve all got some familiarity with Spierman/Iron man, and Superman, so we all havea pretty god idea what to expect. There are a lot of standards for those guys that an artist can draw on in times of dwindling inspiration. Now, taking a completely unknown character, infusing him with a personality, and putting a page together which communicates that to the reader, that takes a firm grasp of story-telling as wel as excellent pencilling!

Kudos Misterr Strator! (can I call him Mister Strator? :P)

[Martin Juaristi]

First time poster, long time lurker ;) Just going through the entries from various people's here and I ahve to say the stand-out entry for me is the collections of pages submitted by William Sliney (The Willustrator?
Such a pity that his blogger site is completely unreachable from China. Please Mr Sliney, ¿would you show your portfolio somewhere else? I can't wait to see that famous Iron Man page.

[kamgates]

Wow ScienceNinja, you are quite the William Sliney fan. It's cool to see people get passionate about their favorites. Um.. you're not ACTUALLY William Sliney are you? I heard Patrick Scherberger did that in CBI 1. ;)

[Justice41]

Wills alright but he uses too many 3D apps to do his figures and city backgrounds. makes everything he does look stiff. Over at DW we keep telling him to just draw instead of relying on 3D apps.

[willustrator]

Um.. you're not ACTUALLY William Sliney are you?

Haha, i couldnt even write that much if I tried! I got a txt from a friend of mine to take a look at the boards as he saw the post. Thanks for any support guys.
Just for the record I dont use any 3D apps for my human anatomy. My process is that I usually model up the backgrounds in 3D studio max. The Ironman figure was also modelled up in Max too, I have the model if anyone has any doubts.

Martin I'll sort that out so you can see the images. If I host them on imageshack would that work?? If not I can mail anyone the pgs.

My personal favourites so far are Dan M and Jimmy Bott. Best of luck to all

[galeri17]

hi there's some great entry's this time around, but the one thats jumped out is neil edwards' entry, exceptional work.

alan

[ScienceNinja]

Another entrant jumping out at me here, (I’ll try not to go on so long this time!). Joh James. Looking over his “Sire(?)” pages, and I gotta say, WOW! Years ago one of the fiurst Travis Charest comics I read, (at the time I wasn more of a writers fan than an artists but even so…) was X-Men/WildC.A.T.s, the issue with Wolverine and Zealot. Joh james Sire pages really put me in mind of the work of Charest at that time, and indeed since then. James stuff is not as detailed or anatomically accurate as Charest (am I spelling that right?), but the design sense and the story-telling ability are damnable similar. Which I personally love.

On te one hand we have the main character, the hero from the Sire pages, (kind of a Quasar thing going on there?) nice design, simple, kind of iconic, good attention to a realistic physique, what I might actually expect from a real-life Superhero. Compare that to his take on the aliens/monsters/whatever those things are. It looks like they’re controlling people (am I right here?), and the whole design mechanism splinters and explodes on them. Very stylistic there, (I’m talking about page1 here so we’re clear) but also manages to hit the keynotes in the readers mind that cause the response to that image which we might actually expect if a horrible-mind-controlling alien showed up on our doorstep.

I love the story telling here. I’ve seen a lot of pages by various developing artists, which betray a total lack of any understanding of story-telling, and plot development. There’s not a single line of dialogue in these pages, but in each sequential group I can easily follow what’s going on, whether it’s the restaurant scene, the army bas pages, or the fight scene. There are no unnecessary panels, each image is a particular part of the story, clearly James has spent a lot of time thumbnailing out how he wants the story to progress, and it really shows in the final pages.

Back to the Charest comparison, (still not sure I’m spelling that right). Looking at the action scenes, there’s a looseness to the characters movements which makes them that bit more realistic. It’s easier for me to be immersed in what’s happening if the characters appear to be moving in realistic ways. We al love your typical sucker-punch situation where the hero throws a building-shattering punch from some impossible hunching stance. There’s none of that here. Where our main character (I’m just going to call him Quasar-Lite or QL from now on) is jumping into the fray on page 16, the reactions to the guys around him fit the scene. We’ve got a guy on the right who appears to be dodging backward, a guy on the left trying to pull a similar move but already caught in the middle of a committed attack and a guy at the bottom who’s clearly sidling out of this particular fight. And I like the way they’re moving I really, really like the way they’re moving.

Right, I promised I wouldn’t go on as long as last time, it seems I was lying. Anyway, keep them coming gang, I might be back again if someone else manages to catch my eye :D

Oh and more Quasar-Lite pages!!!

[Daniel L.]

Okay, I went thru the first 50 entries and told myself I could only pick 5! Man thist was though, I wouldn't want to be the one picking only 10 out of a possible 200!!!:eek:
So for some reasons or another, my top 5 of the first 50 are( in no particular order):
-Alexander Stojanov
-Andrew Huerta
-Sean Izaakse
-Dan McDaid
-Mikel Whelan

This is cruel man...

[MikelWhelan]

Thanks for the kind words Daniel L.
Much appreciated

[Martin Juaristi]

Martin I'll sort that out so you can see the images. If I host them on imageshack would that work??

That'd be perfect, Thanks a lot:)

[Nick Pitarra]

I went through and wrote down the names of guys I really like....but the list is like 30 people deep.....so here are three guys I thought were really good. I'll add more later.

Dan M.- Great style (classic and organic)
and great control over your style. You seem really comfortable in your own skin. Absolute pro. stuff man. I'm reminded of darwyn cooke(i think thats the guy).

Aaron Houston-Same thing here...I'm not a huge fan of manga influenced work,but you've got a great control over your style...and you draw towards the funner side of things. Meaning your style is animated sometimes the limbs are forced...but for the sake of the moment...the viewer doesn't feel the artist is drawing something wrong...just something fun.Which makes your work hard not to love...even though I'm not a huge manga fan. Keep up the great work.

Caio Olivera- Awesome stuff. Rubbery and different...very organic. Very fluid shots. I think you have some room for improvement...somethings get too bubbly...but at the same time...the bubbleyness is very charming. Just cool different work.

[joh james]

Really cool artwork in the mix. I think the judges have their hands full, and then some. From the measure of linework to storytelling prowess, all involved deserve a nod for "time served" plying their craft and putting it out for the world to see. Kudos, dudes and dudettes!

[W.Blankenship]

Scott White just rawked mine eyes!!! Inspiring use of color and the storytelling is spectacular.

[Martin Juaristi]

Back to topic, though, Martin, any chance of seeing more of the Deadpool pages ? That second one is sweet!

It took a bit me longer than I expected, but there you are, this page's (http://martin.deadpool.info/gallery.php?imgid=79) for you! You can also have a look at the new stuff announced in the "NEWS" section.
All my support to Zanker, The Armando. That's my favourite.

[inigosv]

thanks, Martin! I really enjoyed that meta touch with Deadpool spitting on himself ... When are we going to have a Deadpool / Ambush Bug crossover? I am talking to you, Levitz!!!!

[davidbovey]

Entries have really kicked it up a notch. Should be a great competition!

Still surprised to see that some people are still submitting links with absolutely no storytelling pages shown. Makes me wonder... if you can't read instructions how will you be able to interpret a script?

joh james and npitarra have work that I really gravitate towards. Wouldn't be able to pick ten by gunpoint though.

[Adamda]

Still surprised to see that some people are still submitting links with absolutely no storytelling pages shown. Makes me wonder... if you can't read instructions how will you be able to interpret a script?

I did not see that in the instructions and I read the entire page... Where is it?

[Brandon Hanvey]

I did not see that in the instructions and I read the entire page... Where is it?

What are the art assignments?

Previous CBI assignments have included design work, pin-ups and covers but due to popular demand, in season two of the competition there was a greater focus on sequential art and this year’s competition will feature much of the same.

...

The judges will be looking for artists who can tell a story on a comic page and if you don't show that in your portfolio, you will most likely not make the finals

[kamgates]

On the up side, your illustration work looks strong and you do have until the 30th if you felt like doing a few sequentials and updating your site. You can't guarantee the judges will come back and look, but it's better than nothing.

[Adamda]

Thanks for pointing that out to me, and the advice.
I am confident in my illustrating ability and know I could produce pages in the competition if I were to be selected. My style may not be what they are lookng for is my concern. Also, I have full sequential pages drawn by my scanner is too small for the pages, and I tried scanning in parts and the results were terrible.

I figured I have nothing to lose in posting the link to what I do have.

[AzIz]

Thanks for pointing that out to me, and the advice.
I am confident in my illustrating ability and know I could produce pages in the competition if I were to be selected. My style may not be what they are lookng for is my concern. Also, I have full sequential pages drawn by my scanner is too small for the pages, and I tried scanning in parts and the results were terrible.

I figured I have nothing to lose in posting the link to what I do have.

I don't want to start anything but if you can't scan correctly, then that is not a good sign.

And so far, I like the dude who did the Iron Fist pages.

[jdacosta]

I used to have a hard time scanning in full sized board on my little scanner, but I've learned a few tricks along the way- PM me and I'll give you some advice.

I'm really impressed with some of the entries this year, I can't wait to see what's produced and how things play out. Hopefully my submission gets me the ticket in and I can join in the fun..

[davidbovey]

Thanks for pointing that out to me, and the advice.
I am confident in my illustrating ability and know I could produce pages in the competition if I were to be selected. My style may not be what they are lookng for is my concern. Also, I have full sequential pages drawn by my scanner is too small for the pages, and I tried scanning in parts and the results were terrible.

I figured I have nothing to lose in posting the link to what I do have.

You might have nothing to lose, but you certainly give yourself a better chance of making it in by posting work that's relevant to what this contest is about. You have a style that might be very appealing to the judges, but it's been said that portfolios without sequential art in them might not even be considered by certain judges. So you do yourself an injustice and possibly waste the time of the judges by not figuring out a way to get those story telling pages scanned in and posted.

And it's definitely not just you. The dude below your link posted 50% still life work and a couple pin ups. I don't get it.

[Adamda]

I don't want to start anything but if you can't scan correctly, then that is not a good sign.

.

I don't want to start anything but the point is, I CAN scan correctly and refuse to post work that has been scanned incorrectly.

And yeah the Iron Fist work was cool. He's got my vote.

[davidbovey]

Absolutely LOVE Musashi's work. Always have. Good to see you man.

[davidbovey]

I don't want to start anything but the point is, I CAN scan correctly and refuse to post work that has been scanned incorrectly.

And yeah the Iron Fist work was cool. He's got my vote.

Dude, you've got the rest of this week to figure out a way to get those scanned and posted. If you're serious about the competition, go to Kinkos or something.

That's something you'd have to get worked out anyways if you plan on posting your assignments each week.

[Musashi]

Absolutely LOVE Musashi's work. Always have. Good to see you man.

Thanks Dave. Good luck to you. I hope you win.

[frbarba]

I don't want to start anything but if you can't scan correctly, then that is not a good sign.

superstition? :)

[Reed]

Hey!

Not really a CBI comment.......But does anybody know anything about getting a good 11X17 scanner for home use? I've asked around and done a bit of interwebs shopping, but can't find anything I feel confident about buying.

[davidbovey]

Hey!

Not really a CBI comment.......But does anybody know anything about getting a good 11X17 scanner for home use? I've asked around and done a bit of interwebs shopping, but can't find anything I feel confident about buying.

I've owned a Mustek A3 USB for the past 5 years and love it. Got it for under $200 and it does the job. They may not work on a Mac though.

If you want a top notch scanner and aren't affraid to spend the money, get an Epson. But it'll likely cost you a grand or more.

[CPWilsonIII]

The Mustek A3 works with OS9 on the MAC. There's some kind of SANE patch for OSX but I couldn't get it to work.

They don't make the scanner anymore. I found mine on eBay for a slightly inflated price plus a ridiculous shipping charge. It's really good for black & white but if you do a high volume of color scans it's quite a bit of work trying to pull all of the colors back together in photoshop (well, depending how picky you are.)

[m_trembley]

Out of the approx. 127 submissions, I think I've personally found 10 I could get behind in the competition! Not that my opinion matters.

But what fascinates me most is how many people don't link directly to their sequentials, post only pin-ups/random art, or make you hunt/peck to find their sequentials or even have blocks up on comicspace for "mature readers only" so that I can't see their art.

I'm glad it's not the majority, but the first test of CBI (IMO) is "can you follow direction?"

Sadly the answer is a resounding NO from quite a few of you guys.

I am very excited to see what shakes out of this and I don't envy the first 2 judges and their chore of selecting 10.



:)

[davechisholm]

kameron gates is awesome!!!

woo hoo great storytelling! i can actually tell what's going on on your pages!!!

+10 hit points, broseph!

[the goddamn batman]

Kamgates, some very nice work in there.

The sequential work is nice and clear. As a penciler, you're technically good enough, but you don't stand out in my mind (Pencil-only art is never very interesting to me, personally.). I'd love to see what you could do with fully painted pages, as your watercolor work is WAY more interesting than the pencil work.:)

[Brandon Hanvey]

Things I've noticed.

There are a bunch of very good artist. But even though they are good artist, some just don't stand out for various reasons.

While most people have sequentials in their portfolio, some only have various miscellaneous pages that don't connect in any way. It is easier to judge comic artist talent when a whole scene is shown (say 3 or more pages).

[kamgates]

Davechisholm and Batman, thanks for the compliments and critique. :) As for watercolor versus pencils... That's a good point about creating painted pages for the submission, it could have been a good way to go. I wonder when looking at some of the fully rendered color work (and there's been some gorgeous stuff submitted) if that's really something that could be created in the contest where you'll usually have to kick out a good number of pages in a very short time. Who knows, maybe they've got the speed. My feeling at the time was to show sequentials that were in a style I knew I could produce on a deadline and showcase storytelling. Then show pinups that demonstrated the range of styles I'm capable of. Who knows, we'll see how it works out. If I were lucky enough to get in and there was an assignment where I felt I had the time, I'd definitely pull out the paints.

Speaking of storytelling, that's a good point Brandon brought up too. I know one of my sequences only has two pages, I may update that with a third before the cutoff.

[joshm]

Hello fellow artists and spectators. I agree with the comment that a lot of people are making it hard for judges to find sequential pages and for those of you who are in that category you might want to update your links to go to a single page with your work clearly visible, IMO.

I see some fantastic talent and I wish the best for you all. :)

[the goddamn batman]

Davechisholm and Batman, thanks for the compliments and critique. :) As for watercolor versus pencils... That's a good point about creating painted pages for the submission, it could have been a good way to go. I wonder when looking at some of the fully rendered color work (and there's been some gorgeous stuff submitted) if that's really something that could be created in the contest where you'll usually have to kick out a good number of pages in a very short time. Who knows, maybe they've got the speed. My feeling at the time was to show sequentials that were in a style I knew I could produce on a deadline and showcase storytelling. Then show pinups that demonstrated the range of styles I'm capable of. Who knows, we'll see how it works out. If I were lucky enough to get in and there was an assignment where I felt I had the time, I'd definitely pull out the paints.


Well, yeah, I wouldn't expect you to do fullypainted work for the contest per se, and I understand showing work that is inline with what you're going to do for the conetst. But I'd still be very interested in seeing what you could do with painted pages, given the time.

Believe me, I understand the time it can take to paint pages. It's a large part of why I've totally failed to get a submission in. Which I still might in the next day or two... I hope.

[frbarba]

Davechisholm and Batman, thanks for the compliments and critique. :) As for watercolor versus pencils... That's a good point about creating painted pages for the submission, it could have been a good way to go. I wonder when looking at some of the fully rendered color work (and there's been some gorgeous stuff submitted) if that's really something that could be created in the contest where you'll usually have to kick out a good number of pages in a very short time. Who knows, maybe they've got the speed. My feeling at the time was to show sequentials that were in a style I knew I could produce on a deadline and showcase storytelling. Then show pinups that demonstrated the range of styles I'm capable of. Who knows, we'll see how it works out. If I were lucky enough to get in and there was an assignment where I felt I had the time, I'd definitely pull out the paints.

Speaking of storytelling, that's a good point Brandon brought up too. I know one of my sequences only has two pages, I may update that with a third before the cutoff.

love your samples too bro!
i sense some leinil yu/travis charest inspiration in it! :D

[Red Jack]

Anybody else having trouble loading Ivan Plascencia's page?

[icarus]

Anybody else having trouble loading Ivan Plascencia's page?

I can't get it to go through either.

[icarus]

Well, yeah, I wouldn't expect you to do fullypainted work for the contest per se, and I understand showing work that is inline with what you're going to do for the conetst. But I'd still be very interested in seeing what you could do with painted pages, given the time.

Believe me, I understand the time it can take to paint pages. It's a large part of why I've totally failed to get a submission in. Which I still might in the next day or two... I hope.


That's a problem I faced as well. I wanted to paint each panel but due to time constraints (a guy has to make money) I was unable too. For the competition though (whether I'm "playing at home" or not) I intend on going all out with the brush.

Hope you enter gdbatman, I love seeing real brushwork.

[davidbovey]

I've always wanted to do a fully painted book as well (like the Tarzan pin up in my submission). But there's no way I'd be able to do a series of 3-4 pages within a week unless I quit my day job. And even then it would be cutting it close.

[pencilmachine]

Things I've noticed.

There are a bunch of very good artist. But even though they are good artist, some just don't stand out for various reasons.

While most people have sequentials in their portfolio, some only have various miscellaneous pages that don't connect in any way. It is easier to judge comic artist talent when a whole scene is shown (say 3 or more pages).
i agree with you sir.
now im not making any excuses here cause i am guilty of this as well but on deviant art you cant rearrange your gallery.i tried to contact the help center or whatever and there is no way to do it so anyone on deviantart is screwed.
but no excuses anyone could have easily just started a new gallery on one of the many sites available.im just sayin'

[Red Jack]

i agree with you sir.
now im not making any excuses here cause i am guilty of this as well but on deviant art you cant rearrange your gallery.i tried to contact the help center or whatever and there is no way to do it so anyone on deviantart is screwed.
but no excuses anyone could have easily just started a new gallery on one of the many sites available.im just sayin'


Flickr is very flexible.

[icarus]

I've always wanted to do a fully painted book as well (like the Tarzan pin up in my submission). But there's no way I'd be able to do a series of 3-4 pages within a week unless I quit my day job. And even then it would be cutting it close.

I feel your pain, I have a job, a wife, and two girls. I just don't sleep all that much.

[kamgates]

love your samples too bro!
i sense some leinil yu/travis charest inspiration in it! :D
Thanks Frbarba! Yeah, I look to both those guys for inspiration. Leinil uses a rendering style I love that I can also get my brain around. A rare combination :rolleyes:

I thought I'd take a cue from Npitarra and throw up my favorite other contestants. It ended up being pretty long (slow day at work), but it's fun to pretend like I have a say and know what I'm talking about. :p I planned to go with top 5, but only whittled it down to 11 (ish). So here's the breakdown: My top 5 are people where I had a hard time finding a flaw. Good anatomy, good perspective, and a consistent polished style. Most of the honorable mentions had something that really grabbed me about their style (some more than the top 5 did) but there was also something that didn't hold up so well. If it's you, I hope you don't mind that I'm throwing up some negatives. You're still among my favorites in over 130 entires so far.

TOP 5

Atula Wickramaratne Siriwardane - Classic style with a solid sense of anatomy and perspective, plus immersive environments. He reminds me a little of John Buscema and that's not a bad thing.

Dan McDaid - If I were a judge this guy would be a no brainer. He looks like a professional. His style is consistent, you can see the characters mood and expression, and I can follow the story. His work is fresh but close enough to mainstream (with the Kirby/TB/Darwin Cooke influence) that I wouldn't be afraid to throw him at at wide variety of genre.

Mike Jungbluth - A very polished style that has the added bonus of being in line with the early request for some not so mainstream entrants. Good use of color with strong character expressions, backgrounds, and storytelling.

Armando Mendoza H. - Clean style and really nice environments and world building. Plus, of the cartoonier styles he does a really good job of showing he can also draw cool superheroes.

Alexander Rumenov Stojanov - Here's a guy who's not afraid to pull the camera back to establish the environment, and he does it in crowded spaces. That's a biggie, and you can tell cause not many people do it. He's also very realistic, very clear, and uses color well.

HONORABLE MENTION

Daniel Lafrance
Pros - Really good storytelling in 'You Missed All the Action'. Check out his character interaction. I felt I knew exactly what they were saying without any words. The fight was also very dynamic. The scene really moved and was also clear and legible, this sequence is just about my favorite in the submissions.
Cons - I'd have streamlined the portfolio. I didn't think some of the other sections were as strong.

Justin Render
Pros - I really like his inking style. The line work and use of splatter effects for grays is very striking. There are some cool facial renderings and solid backgrounds as well.
Cons - The perspective is inconstant. Both in characters and backgrounds there are places where things look a bit off.

Vinny Navarrete
Pros - His stuff is solid and it's a stylistic break from the norm.
Cons - He seems to skimp on backgrounds, though the ones I see are good.

Jon Reed
Pros - I really like this style. It's mainstream but quirky and all the stylized detail makes me want keep looking at it. There are some nice shot choices and detailed backgrounds represented as well.
Cons - In it's current state it's very dense. I think it could benefit a lot from color and possibly ink to separate the elements.

Dan Duncan
Pros - Cool scratchy style. I like the shot design and stylized characters, and there are a lot of detailed backgrounds at well.
Cons - The forces perspective adds a lot to this style but sometimes it makes things feel a little less grounded. In a few places the storytelling is a little hard to follow.


Francisco Javier Plascencia Perez
Pros - Really cool color work and that slanted panel action page at the bottom really moves.
Con's - The quality level seems inconsistent. Echoing the earlier doscussion, I think the thing that makes this style stand out to me is the color. Hopefully he could still kick that out under time pressure.

Wildcard

Rudy Dean Guara - I don't know what to do with this guy. Of the more polished illustration styles he's one of the most original. His storytelling is clear and his environments work within that context. On the other hand where is the line between original and not applicable? If I was an editor I wouldn't give his a mainstream book, nor would I give him, say, an indie romance book. But since we're not publishing anything and a contest is all about challenges... it might be fun to have someone original like this try something from the total other end of the spectrum (like say Batman) and see what happenes.

[frbarba]

i agree with you sir.
now im not making any excuses here cause i am guilty of this as well but on deviant art you cant rearrange your gallery.i tried to contact the help center or whatever and there is no way to do it so anyone on deviantart is screwed.
but no excuses anyone could have easily just started a new gallery on one of the many sites available.im just sayin'

for a moment, i felt i was the one he's addressing...and im guilty as charge :D

[jorge f. muñoz]

lots of mexicans!

[the goddamn batman]

That's a problem I faced as well. I wanted to paint each panel but due to time constraints (a guy has to make money) I was unable too. For the competition though (whether I'm "playing at home" or not) I intend on going all out with the brush.

Hope you enter gdbatman, I love seeing real brushwork.


Yeah, work is one of many reasons ( a few misfires and a personal matter also factored in ) I haven't finished my submission. I REALLY doubt I'll manage the rest of the pages in the next day or so, but I'm not working this weekend so I'll try.

If I don't finish, I'll throw a page or two up to show that I'm not all talk... just mostly talk.;)

[RudyDeanGuara]

all i can say, is thank you for an accurate critique, and that i love batman, draw him constantly in my sketchbooks, and would love the chance to go up against some of these talented, super skilled, mainstream superhero drawing maniacs!

Rudy.

Wildcard

Rudy Dean Guara - I don't know what to do with this guy. Of the more polished illustration styles he's one of the most original. His storytelling is clear and his environments work within that context. On the other hand where is the line between original and not applicable? If I was an editor I wouldn't give his a mainstream book, nor would I give him, say, an indie romance book. But since we're not publishing anything and a contest is all about challenges... it might be fun to have someone original like this try something from the total other end of the spectrum (like say Batman) and see what happenes.[/QUOTE]

[pencilmachine]

Flickr is very flexible.
i never really heard of flickr until i seen some people from this contest using it.looks pretty cool.is it just a better version of photobucket?thats what im getting from just glancing at it.
either way i will give it a shot.
deviantart is really nice though.there are sooooo many people on that site and its a great way to get people to see your stuff but they just need to make it so you can rearrange your gallery or make it to where you have three different galleries instead of the two and make the third one a portfolio gallery and you can put what you want in that one and move them around.
they need to get on that

[Red Jack]

i never really heard of flickr until i seen some people from this contest using it.looks pretty cool.is it just a better version of photobucket?thats what im getting from just glancing at it.
either way i will give it a shot.
deviantart is really nice though.there are sooooo many people on that site and its a great way to get people to see your stuff but they just need to make it so you can rearrange your gallery or make it to where you have three different galleries instead of the two and make the third one a portfolio gallery and you can put what you want in that one and move them around.
they need to get on that

I wouldn't say Flickr is better than DeviantArt or Photobucket. It just has a different interface. DA is designed for sketchers, Flickr was really meant for photogs to use. As long as the art is laid out nicely for display and the interface is easy, i don't think there's a better or worse.

As long as everybody can SEE what you put up.

[pencilmachine]

I wouldn't say Flickr is better than DeviantArt or Photobucket. It just has a different interface. DA is designed for sketchers, Flickr was really meant for photogs to use. As long as the art is laid out nicely for display and the interface is easy, i don't think there's a better or worse.

As long as everybody can SEE what you put up.
i agree with you man but i do think deviant art is the best one for artists in the sense that it is a community built for artists.photobucket and from my understanding flickr is just mostly for your portfolio if that makes sense.deviant art is the same thing but more of a community feeling.
if they made a deal like i said before on deviantart for the porfolio then it would pretty much have it all.
but it does the same stuff so to each his own i guess.
thanx for the heads up on flickr though

[JaimeRamirez]

So I just spent the last couple of hours looking through all of the submissions and I thought I would share my ten. Not all of these are perfect, but they are the ten that I would like to see more of.

In no particular order:

WILL SLINEY (http://bp0.blogger.com/_2L2FOfVu4ec/RuFgNTH8OrI/AAAAAAAAAFo/DgDz0aqOX4M/s1600-h/YR1.jpg)
He was the first one that I liked (after about 2-3 pages). I'm not 100% on his faces, but he does some really solid work. His Iron Man pin-up (http://bp3.blogger.com/_2L2FOfVu4ec/RuErBDH8OlI/AAAAAAAAAEs/KIm6WywazGM/s1600-h/WillSlineycbi4.jpg) is awesome.

ALEXANDER STOJANOV (http://alexanderstojanov.deviantart.com/art/4-63156036)
This guy was the first one that posted? I overlooked him the first time, but after looking at everything today, he made it through. I love his wide shots. He would be perfect for a widescreen Ellis adventure. Example. (http://alexanderstojanov.deviantart.com/art/color2-63204379)

SEAN IZAAKSE (http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee297/sean_izaakse/IFvsJpg3A.jpg)
This little Juggernaut/Iron Fist fight was pretty cool.

CAIO OLIVEIRA (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13261499@N02/1360579209/in/photostream/)
One of my nuttier picks, but his style and take on Wolverine cracked me up. The trio of pages (http://www.flickr.com/photos/13261499@N02/1366114173/) with the DC girls was real good too.

JUAN (http://www.juansoriginalart.com/nfpage.html) (couldn't find a last name on his gallery)
This guy was just a solid comic artist. Nothing too original in his style, but I'd like to see him do some pages in this contest. Another example. (http://www.juansoriginalart.com/nfdoublepage.html)

JEFF CLEMENS (http://jeffclemens.com/images/Green_Arrow_4.jpg)
I really liked this guy. Just a fun, solid clean artist.

NICHOLAS PITARRA (http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Page=1&Order=Date&Piece=171569&GSub=27391&GCat=0&UCat=0)
Probably my wackiest pick. Just a really interesting style. GREAT detail. And although I wouldn't expect to see him on a mainstream superhero book, I would love to see him to do some of the challenges, that's for sure. Although he did do some cool Authority pages. More Authority here. (http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Page=1&Order=Date&Piece=212830&GSub=27391&GCat=0&UCat=0) And another non-authority example. (http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Page=1&Order=Date&Piece=212839&GSub=27391&GCat=0&UCat=0)

KAMERON GATES (http://www.kamgates.com/cbi/pages/Wolv_pg2.html)
Heavily stylized, heavily cool. I suspect that with pin-ups like this (http://www.kamgates.com/cbi/pages/hulk_kg.html) and this (http://www.kamgates.com/cbi/pages/Skeletor_kg.html). Well, and this too (http://www.kamgates.com/cbi/pages/Joker_kg.html). He will be one of the early fan favorites. But he can do sequential (http://www.kamgates.com/cbi/pages/PermanentDamage_pg2.html) too!

T. WING III (http://igrendel.com/images/sequentials/moon1.jpg)
This is one of those guys that I liked instantly. Really really cool stuff. I hope he/she makes it, because I want to see more. Here's another. (http://igrendel.com/images/sequentials/moon3.jpg)

MARK TORRES (http://www.comicspace.com/mytymark/comics.php?action=read&file_id=160070)
The characters are stiff, blocky and not very life like at times, but that is definitely part of his style. His design is unique and for the most part, this is pretty damn good. I bet he'll have some fans if he makes it into the ten. Another. (http://www.comicspace.com/mytymark/comics.php?action=read&file_id=160073)

I had a few honorable mentions, but I'll just leave it at the above.

JR

[the goddamn batman]

I hope Gary Deslauriers makes it. I'd sure like to see more from him. Some serious potential there.

The pin ups are fantastic... I kinda wish the sequentials were on the same level. Not that they're bad, but the paintings are better. Granted, (again) I fully understand the time involved in painted sequentials.

[John Mote]

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my first complete book is online

http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc145/motezart3/

clik on image then use full size button

sins of purgatory act 1

and 1 page of impulse story

e-mail me motezart@insightbb.com

thanks, even if ya hate it, read it and tell me!

[mytymark]

big thanks to JaimeRamirez for the special notation! really appreciate the words you wrote. and wishing everyone the best of luck in the competition. gonna be a tight one!:)

[Red Jack]

200 enter, 10 leave.

morituri te salutamus

[Hieu Le Bui]

200 enter, 10 leave.

morituri te salutamus

currently we're up to only 160.

This isn't American Idol where ANYone can enter. :D

Hopefully we'll get a "Sanjaya". LOL

[Jettison]

AGH! Only just heard of this! I wish I had the time to commit to enter, but I just moved to WA and am still in transition....I'm afraid if I entered I wouldn't be able to participate.....if I'm still unpublished by next year (god forbid) I will enter!

Best of luck to you all.

[Phil Clark]

If you find yourself with time, do the assignments along with those of us who plan on doing the play at home portion of the contest. Do the projects, post them up and see what happens. Could help you improve. Could lead to being published. You just never know, until you try.

[Hieu Le Bui]

AGH! Only just heard of this! I wish I had the time to commit to enter, but I just moved to WA and am still in transition....I'm afraid if I entered I wouldn't be able to participate.....if I'm still unpublished by next year (god forbid) I will enter!

Best of luck to you all.

Dude, get off you ass and enter now. I was where you are now saying "if I'm still unpublished by next year....." exactly one year ago

[Red Jack]

currently we're up to only 160.

This isn't American Idol where ANYone can enter. :D

Hopefully we'll get a "Sanjaya". LOL


There's time yet. There will be 200 by the time this round ends.

[Zakk]

Ok, so I tossed my hat in the ring. It's really envigorating to see all the competition! I'm looking forward to this.

[Nick Pitarra]

Special thanks to Jaime Ramirez. I know just going through and deciding your favorites (and keeping it all organized) is enough to rack your brain...but linking pages and portfolio's to help get your points across was just awesome of you. Very viewer friendly and as professional of a post as I've ever seen. Thanks to all you guys who took the time to leave personal crits(I love reading an artists take on another artists work).And thanks again to anyone who took the time to say they liked my work. I have so many favorites...from raw talent...to completely original...to polished and professional...everyone of the posters has had an unique talent. Good luck to the judges piling through all the work. And good luck to the ladies and gentlemen who entered.

All the best,
nick

[Jerkmeister]

Arrggh, I just double-posted in the submission thread. My bad, mods.

[Gonzogoose]

Wow, 175 submissions so far with about 3 hours or less to go! I'm a little disheartened about not entering this year, but I don't have anything ready, and my art's not at a competing level yet. Still, it's the first one I haven't entered, so I'm kinda sad. :(

But I'm gonna have fun watching you guys do your thang, and I might participate in the play at home.

The judges are going to have some hard decisions narrowing this group down to ten.

[Martin Juaristi]

Good luck to everybody. I've lost count of the guys that I considered better than me, but I'm a hopeful person and I still find myself fantasizing about what I'll do on my visit to the NY Comic Con:o .

[DominikJaworski]

I can't believe how many great people have submitted. I wouldn't be able to choose 10 favourites, even if I tried. Good luck to everyone. Now that the deadline is over, it shouldn't be much longer until we all know for sure who made it (and has to stress themselves over futher pages, while the rest of us can relax in the play-at-home thread).

[davidbovey]

Lots of cool stuff to choose from. Judges have their work cut out!

Good luck everyone!

[R Santos Jr]

HA! IN BEFORE CLOSING!
*dies*

[The Armando]

Well, it's over.
Just dropping by to wish best luck to all contestants! I'd give my list of favorites, but I've lost count of how many they are.
Thanks a lot to Martin Juaristi, kamgates and Jon Reed for the nice comments.

[Johnny Golden]

For those who haven't yet, please take a gander at my submissions and give give me some feedback!

link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13385065@N06/sets/72157601974577498/

The other work is outstanding so far and I haven't even gotten through all the submissions yet. I really I hope I have the chance to show my chops in the contest. Time permitting, I may play along anyway.

Thanks in advance for any feedback!

[Pro]

Wonderfull, missed the fact the submission round ended 12 midday instead of midnight i suppose. So much for participating ..

[Caio Oliveira]

Caio Olivera- Awesome stuff. Rubbery and different...very organic. Very fluid shots. I think you have some room for improvement...somethings get too bubbly...but at the same time...the bubbleyness is very charming. Just cool different work.

Oh man! Thank you very much for the kind words (and sorry for my bad english).:)

[Jay Ryan]

yeah I assumed it would be midnight as well, I just found out about it today myself, but unfortunately the deadline was noon.

Name: Jay-Allen Ryan
Age: 31
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Link: http://bulletconcerto.deviantart.com/gallery/

[J. Torres]

yeah I assumed it would be midnight as well, I just found out about it today myself, but unfortunately the deadline was noon.


There's always next time.



(Did I really just type that?!)

[escapegoat]

Alrighty, just for fun, I've gone through the whole list of eligible submissions and put together my top 10 picks, in no particular order:

Mikel Whelan
David Bovey Jr
Will Sliney
Dan McDaid
Bryan Martin
Nicholas Pitarra
Daniel Lafrance
Charles Paul Wilson III
Sami Kivela
Vince Sunico

And these 10 get the honorable mentions, who I think have just as good of a chance of making the final 10:

Nicole Sue Goff
Aaron Houston
Kameron Gates
Jaime Salangsang Jr.
Alex Aguilar
Jim Thorpe
Renato Peter Mark Karaan Mapa Jr.
Sean Izaakse
Caio "Zed" Oliveira
Fabio Redivo

Good luck to all. It's tough picking through them all - a lot of great talent taking part. I wish I had gotten my act together to participate, but my life is a bit too hectic right now, so I figured it would be wise to bow out from taking part. Now I'm gonna get a head start on having a portfolio ready for the next time around. ;)

-Ty

[Red Jack]

I wish there were more women competing.

[Daniel L.]

Thank you very much 'escapegoat' for your vote!:)
Aaaah, if only YOU were the judge!:D

[escapegoat]

Thank you very much 'escapegoat' for your vote!:)
Aaaah, if only YOU were the judge!:D

I really liked your story without the dialogue. Oddly enough, I'm currently working on one as well (slowly but surely).
I also wanted to make some selections that weren't completely Marvel/DC style.
Plus you're Canadian ...:D

Actually, I was impressed by the amount of talent internationally too.

[Nick Pitarra]

Thanks for the nod escapegoat. You and I have alot of the same favorites. I still haven't went through all of the entries...it so much to wrap your head around.

Renato Peter Mark Karaan Mapa Jr. is the longest name ever.

Best,
~nick

[CPWilsonIII]

Awesome, I made someone's top ten! Thanks, escapegoat!

[Matt Bowers]

Thanks for the nod escapegoat. You and I have alot of the same favorites. I still haven't went through all of the entries...it so much to wrap your head around.

Renato Peter Mark Karaan Mapa Jr. is the longest name ever.

Best,
~nick


Yeah I've tried to go through them all and just couldn't do it. I'm so glad I'm not a judge they're gonna have a tough time. BTW, I really dig your work, Nick. Your attention to detail is very nice. Guys like you make me worry about my own chances. Good luck, everybody!

Matt
http://www.comicspace.com/mattbowers/

[junbobkim]

I guess, I never thought of the potential fatigue these judges would have by the time they reached my post... Maybe entering just before the deadline was up may have not been the best of the strategies...

Good luck to all who entered!

[Nick Pitarra]

Actually...if you read off a list to someone....say like 20 random objects...the person is most likely to remember what he/she heard first...and last....the middle is a blur. I think I learned that in school. So you just might be a genius...but thats to be expected...you living in Texas and all. The greatest country in the United States my friend.

~nick

[CPWilsonIII]

Yeah, Texas is frickin' huge.

I wonder what the judges' processes are like.

[Phil Clark]

No tellin. And no telling what they are lookin' for. But I am looking forward to the announcement of the finalists so the suspense is over...

[junbobkim]

Actually...if you read off a list to someone....say like 20 random objects...the person is most likely to remember what he/she heard first...and last....the middle is a blur. I think I learned that in school. So you just might be a genius...but thats to be expected...you living in Texas and all. The greatest country in the United States my friend.

~nick

LOL! Well you just might have a point there... and I do agree about Texas!

[mytymark]

yeah same here...hope we do get to see that magic 10 list so most of us can rest easy already:) the last 48 hours have been terribly tortorous for me...and i bet almost to everyone else:) goodluck still!!!

[J. Torres]

yeah same here...hope we do get to see that magic 10 list so most of us can rest easy already:) the last 48 hours have been terribly tortorous for me...and i bet almost to everyone else:) goodluck still!!!

As I wrote in another thread, the hope is to get in touch with the ten, verify them all, and announce their names by Thursday.



(But if you're waiting to hear from me, and you're "worried" because it's already Tuesday... doesn't mean you're out of the running yet! The process is taking longer than expected and I'm just now checking on the first few top choices, making first contact and/or waiting to hear back from them...)

[kamgates]

With all the talk about how the judging works I thought it would be fun to take the people who made a 'top whatever' list (Npitarra, Escapegoat, Daniel L., JaimeRamirez, and myself, that I found) and count the votes. I gave honorable mentions a 0.5. I don't think this list necessarily represents much of anything. Some of the list were made pretty early on, so there's some front-loading, and it doesn't count all the people who mentioned favorites but didn't do it in list form (there was no way I was scrolling through every post). Still, I thought it was interesting to see.

4 - Alexander Rumenov Stojanov
3 - Dan McDaid
3 - Mikel Whelan
3 - Will Sliney
2.5 - Sean Izaakse
2 - Nicholas Pitarra
2 - Atula Wickramaratne Siriwardane
2 - David Bovey Jr
1.5 - Daniel Lafrance
1.5 - Kameron Gates
1.5 - Caio "Zed" Oliveira
1 - Bryan Martin
1 - Charles Paul Wilson III
1 - Sami Kivela
1 - Vince Sunico
1 - Mike Jungbluth
1 - Armando Mendoza H.
1 - Juan
1 - Jeff Clemens
1 - T. Wing III
1 - Mark Torres
1 - Andrew Huerta
1 - William Dean Blankenship Jr.
1 - Chris Rhodes
1 - Michael Carrée
1 - Bob Learned III
1 - Scott D. M. Simmons
1 - Greg Woronchak
1 - K. Rian Miller II
1 - Eric Allan Julien
.5 - Nicole Sue Goff
.5 - Aaron Houston
.5 - Jaime Salangsang Jr.
.5 - Alex Aguilar
.5 - Jim Thorpe
.5 - Renato Peter Mark Karaan Mapa Jr.
.5 - Fabio Redivo
.5 - Justin Render
.5 - Vinny Navarrete
.5 - Jon Reed
.5 - Dan Duncan
.5 - Francisco Javier Plascencia Perez
.5 - Rudy Dean Guara

[einsam]

That would be the basic idea of how the voting would work, Kamgates.

Though, this one is hardly accurate, since people gave votes early on, before fifty or more contestants showed up. Meaning the people who turned theirs in later would be getting less votes in your list.

[kamgates]

Right, which is pretty much what I said.

I don't think this list necessarily represents much of anything. Some of the list were made pretty early on, so there's some front-loading, and it doesn't count all the people who mentioned favorites but didn't do it in list form

I just did it for fun. Now J. Torres has put up a thread just for this sort of thing. :)

[neil edwards]

hi can't see my name on the list?
best, neil

[einsam]

Right, which is pretty much what I said.



I just did it for fun. Now J. Torres has put up a thread just for this sort of thing. :)

Oh, just reiterating for those who just look at the list. :P

[Butch Mapa]

Renato Peter Mark Karaan Mapa Jr. is the longest name ever.

If only this was Longest Name Idol, me, Atula Wickramaratne Siriwardane and Francisco Javier Plascencia Perez would be raking it in!

Just call me Butch, lol. :)

RIDICULOUS amount of talent here. I definitely don't envy what the jedges have to do. Wonder if the judges had a similar predicament on CBI 1 and 2?

[mytymark]

i think the last 48hours have been the longest, heaviest 48 hours everyone who entered just went thru. and we have to extend the torture a lil bit..but i think that's a good way, since there might still be hope for the most of us!:)

oh, and thanks to kamgates for taking time to go through the comments thread and tabulate nominations! :cool: