The Coloring Contest: July Edition!

Win the competitions and get free cookies! (sorry for lame description, perhaps Ink can come up with a better one)

Postby White Raven » Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:15 pm

Yay!! CR likes it!

I was hoping you could still see that I made her look like a constellation of stars.
Yay!!

And I’m glad you like it to LQ.

You peeps make my heart happy.
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Postby ChristianKitsune » Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:24 pm

you made my heart (and art) happy first!!! ^_^

BTW I did credit you on my prof pic! and I had to make it REALLY small *SADNESS!*
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Postby White Raven » Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:31 pm

ChristianRonin wrote:you made my heart (and art) happy first!!! ^_^

BTW I did credit you on my prof pic! and I had to make it REALLY small *SADNESS!*


Thanks for the credit. :thumb: But wasn't really worried about it. :thumb:

I'm just glad you like it. :hug: That made it worth the sacrificed sleep.
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Postby Esoteric » Thu Jul 20, 2006 3:28 pm

White Raven wrote:I'm just glad you like it. :hug: That made it worth the sacrificed sleep.


For a split second, I thought you said, sacrificed sheep... :dizzy: Man, I must be the one who needs sleep, either that, or the influential repercussions of those beef wings are kicking in....

Nice Job and very original with the aurora borealis. Coolness WR!
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Postby White Raven » Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:28 pm

Esoteric wrote:For a split second, I thought you said, sacrificed sheep... :dizzy: Man, I must be the one who needs sleep, either that, or the influential repercussions of those beef wings are kicking in....

Nice Job and very original with the aurora borealis. Coolness WR!


LOL :lol: :dizzy: :grin:
Yes I always sacrifice sheep before I do any artwork. Don’t you?
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Postby Esoteric » Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:04 pm

:lol: ...why, of course!
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Postby Kuro-Mizu » Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:08 pm

LOL the coloring buddise begin their monthly ritual of sacrificing sheep LOL
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Postby White Raven » Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:55 pm

I'm hoping we get some more entries before the end of the contest.

Come on people we need your colorings!!!
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Postby ChristianKitsune » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:46 pm

HAI HAI HAI!! we need more enteries!!!

(though I can guess who will win this one! XD )
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Postby Jingo Jaden » Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:52 pm

I got a entry, but I need to get a file downsizer program, might make it. Not too sure though.
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Postby Jingo Jaden » Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:15 am

Okay, I think this might work. Managed to get an okay png file out of it I quess. It is not much , but I hope it is at least something for a first entry.

Hope this work ^^
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Postby Jingo Jaden » Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:25 am

Here was the last one I did not manage to make in time.
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Postby Esoteric » Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:16 am

Wow, Jaden, those are really unique! A nice strong use of color, very phsycadelic! The second one belongs in Souba's Bishe thread, but I like it the most!

Um, but you say you're having trouble with file sizes...and I notice you saved them all as PNG files... With PNGs and GIFs, the more color variation you have, the biggger the file so naturally, your files would be huge! A JPG file, while prone to artifacting and some detail loss, is a much better format to use for something like this. What program are you using?
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Postby Jingo Jaden » Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:30 am

Adobe Illustrator, think it is the newest edition. I am kinda trying to familirise myself with gradient mesh and some color effects, I don't think I have even thouched the brush tool^^
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Postby Esoteric » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:00 am

Oh, Illustrator? That explains it! Yeah, no Jpeg option there... Hmm, you wouldn't happen to have photoshop too, would you? If so, then you have two choices.
If your Illustrator file has been saved with PDF compatability, you can open your file directly in photoshop and then save a copy as a PSD or jpeg (just be sure not to make changes to the original file, or it might not reopen in Illustrator).
Or, you can do what I normally do. Open the illustrator file and copy everything. Go to photoshop, and create a new file (it should automaticaly select image dimensions based on whatever you've copied.) Then paste. It will ask how you want to paste: as pixel, paths or shapes.... choose pixel. Then position it how you want and hit enter. Sometimes the colors shift alittle this way, but it's nothing which can't be corrected by Hue/Saturation. Once in photoshop, you can Save for Web and get a nice small jpeg file...

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Postby Jingo Jaden » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:04 am

I study media and communications so I am familiar with some of what you speak of, I don't have photshop, yet, but I can aquire that soon.
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Postby the_lizardqueen » Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:23 am

Nice work Jaden! :thumb:

Very colorful, crisp and unique ^^
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Postby Jingo Jaden » Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:28 am

Thankies ^^
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Postby meboeck » Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:57 am

Whoa, that's wild! Awesome! Everyone's entries this time have been so great! I will be entering mine, but it will likely not be until tomorrow afternoon.
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Postby ChristianKitsune » Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:48 pm

wow!! great job Jaden!! that's actually kinda cool! ^o^

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Postby White Raven » Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:26 pm

Very interesting Jaden Mental.
I’m glad you entered.
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Postby meboeck » Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:42 pm

Pleade give me until tomorrow night! I ended up having a lot going on today and I wasn't able to finish it. And now I have to go to sleep early because I have to start work insanely early tomorrow morning. Gomen!
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Postby the_lizardqueen » Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:19 pm

meboeck wrote:Pleade give me until tomorrow night! I ended up having a lot going on today and I wasn't able to finish it. And now I have to go to sleep early because I have to start work insanely early tomorrow morning. Gomen!

Can do! :thumb:

In this case you gave plenty of advanced warning, and the contest is closing unusually early and besides, the more entries the merrier ^^

Don't let it stress ya too much though, just try to have fun with it and remember that any entry is better than no entry. People have even submitted half finished pieces in the past that looked just fine. I hope it works out and sleep is indeed a priority where work is involved *nods*

If anyone else wants to take advantage of the extension they are totally free to do so ^^
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Postby Chii » Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:46 pm

Can I enter the contest? ^.^

I'm new.....so I gave it a try...SORRY that I couldn't make the image into thumbnail...

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Postby Jingo Jaden » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:01 pm

Hey, that's AWSOME!!
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Postby the_lizardqueen » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:13 pm

WOOT! A new artist! :grin:

Welcome to the circle of colouring buddies Chii! Don't worry about the thumbnail issues, I'm still figuring all that stuff out too ^^; And besides, the image is nicely sized.

I love how amazingly textured your version is, the colours are so vibrant and they're working well together. My eyes keep moving around and trying to take it all in, you've added lots of nice details. It's also cool how the hair is so high contrast and 'popping' atcha. Well done! :thumb:
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Postby ChristianKitsune » Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:34 pm

Chii wrote:Can I enter the contest? ^.^

I'm new.....so I gave it a try...SORRY that I couldn't make the image into thumbnail...

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FWOAAH!!! I like it lots!! *glomps* welcome and thanks for coloring this!! I like the contrast between the greens and the reds!! Zwell done!

hey LQ I have an unusual request...is there a way we can see how everyone did? Like say all the places!! This is gonna be hard to judge I know..XD;; so if it's too much trouble..that's ok!

Also, I am a huge critique fan.... is there a way you can say WHY an entry won?

This is exciting!! i am really loving all these entires.
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Postby Kuro-Mizu » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:27 am

Chii that is soooo cool! All the patterns! where did you find them all? and they work so well together! thats so awesome! great job!
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Postby Chii » Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:51 pm

Thank you...well I only used one pattern...just a picture of a plant. The rest was just photoshop effects and such ^.^
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Postby Kuro-Mizu » Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:54 pm

Chii wrote:Thank you...well I only used one pattern...just a picture of a plant. The rest was just photoshop effects and such ^.^



OH I see it now! It was a great Idea and you pulled it off very well great job!
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