Design Challenge.

 

 

 

Topic: Knight.

 

 

 

This competition is open for all to join and submit. The gist of it is that you take the subject (in this case, a Knight) and make it your own by rendering it in any media (pixel art, traditional, digipaint, vector, what have you). The idea is to stray from the generic and put your own spin on the topic, but still keep it recognizable.

 

 

 

Goal: Create a distinct and creative character concept, Knight.

 

 

 

Rules:

 

 

 

• One entry per person
   
   
   
  Must have been hand made by you alone. No abstracts with renders or anything like that.
   
   
   
  Must be a Knight.
   
   
   
  Explain your character in some sort of short bio. A sentence or two will suffice, but longer ones are accepted.
   
   
   
  Posting WIPS is ok if you want, but keep in mind that blatant plaguerism based on any WIPS will not be tolerated.

 

Feel free to give me imput on this post, with extra rules that should be implemented or more discrpition.

 

 

 

A source to get some juices flowing:

 

Knights and Armor

 

 

 

Further sources that you could provide are appreciated.

 

 

 

Thus far, I don't know whether or not any prizes will be distributed. Go bug Misterxman to give out custom titles or something. Or extra 1k posto[bleep], :lol:

 

 

 

Everyone have fun and get drawin'!

Lol, I anxiously await the contest. :wink:

Hate to break it to you godslayer but your link isn't working :? It's pretty late here, maybe I'll get started tomorrow. :wink:

Sounds interesting. I'll try some drawings for it tomorrow...

 

 

 

Nice idea GS. ;P Knights are pretty intense. With all their metal clothes.

Hate to break it to you godslayer but your link isn't working :? It's pretty late here, maybe I'll get started tomorrow. :wink:

 

The url should be:

 

http://www.knightsandarmor.com/index.htm

 

 

 

This sounds fun. :) Deadline?

 

 

 

Here are some Medieval sites which may help as references.

 

Most of these links can be found in ConceptArt's Reference forum.

 

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=30

 

 

 

General

 

http://www.varmouries.com/index.html (worth a visit! good movie stills too)

 

http://www.companie-of-st-george.ch/gallery_1.phtml

 

 

 

Movie Stills

 

http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/16/ ... dex_hi.php

 

http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/03/ ... dex_hi.php

 

http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/89/ ... dex_hi.php

 

http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/01/ ... dex_hi.php

 

 

 

Weapons

 

http://www.armor.com/2000/catalog/catalog.html

 

http://www.thehaca.com/

 

http://therionarms.com/

 

 

 

Armour

 

http://www.armourarchive.org/

 

http://www.jelldragon.com/

 

http://www.medieval-weaponry.com/

 

http://www.swordsandarmor.com/Html_web_ ... _store.cgi

 

 

 

Fighting

 

http://www.pennsic.net/photolog.html

 

 

 

Castles & Towns

 

http://www.castlesontheweb.com/

 

http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=search ... dieval&p=1

 

http://france-for-visitors.com/images/l ... illage.jpg

 

http://france-for-visitors.com/images/l ... selles.jpg

^ Not only did that take the cake, it took like. The cupcakes. Not the brownies, though..

 

 

 

 

 

Those are MINE.

^ Not only did that take the cake, it took like. The cupcakes. Not the brownies, though..

 

 

 

 

 

Those are MINE.

 

... i don't get it :?:

Y'know.. It's an expression. To take the cake is to do awesome.

^ Not only did that take the cake, it took like. The cupcakes. Not the brownies, though..

 

 

 

 

 

Those are MINE.

 

... i don't get it :?:

 

 

 

wow where have you been this lifetime?

 

 

 

This sounds cool.. good luck to people entering.

Nice comp GS, since you're the hoster, maybe offer a free ava/sig to the winner?

 

 

 

I'd try this but I'd take me a week to make something I'd be satisfied with, we'll see.

oooh this'll be interesting, specially as you can't win :lol: gives some room to the other compeditors. been doing vectors in it at school so might give it a go, but don't count on it :?

 

 

 

good luck

Glad I got some replies!

 

 

 

Venomai: Whew, thanks. Thats the kinda list I wanted, but didn't have the brain function to do at midnight. Deadline? Hmm. A week? Sounds about right, I don't want this to stretch too long, but till have a good amount of time. I'll be happy to see your piece!

 

 

 

Misterxman: Way to pass the prize bucket to me /grumble. Maybe I could do that. A nice avatar for the winner. I dunno, how many people would find that incentive? Hope you finsih in time if its going to take you a week, deadline is this sunday night.

 

 

 

Remoteman: Heh, I probably wouldnt win either way with the likes of Venomai entering. But, that doesn't mean I'm not going to submit something! It just wont be in the running.

 

 

 

I'm glad to see some enthusiasm for the competition. :)

i may try depends on if i can find the time... i doubt ill win but this will give me an idea to try :)

 

 

 

And what do you mean by a short bio?

A description of your knight, what he does, what order he belongs to, anytrhing quirky about him, that kinda stuff. Be as much or little detailed as you want, but there must be one.

id love to enter GS :)

 

 

 

we should have these monthly, like whoever wins gets to make a new topic and gets to choose the new topic. But if they win twice in a row the 2nd time he cant choose his own topic, instead he can pick another person to make the topic and choose the new topic/theme. how bout that??

A description of your knight, what he does, what order he belongs to, anytrhing quirky about him, that kinda stuff. Be as much or little detailed as you want, but there must be one.

 

 

 

ok well i have started mine but im not going to post my idea or any WIPs yet... because i dont want people taking my idea. Im really having trouble with these stupid legs... lol

 

 

 

Also, do they need to be big or small... and do they need a background? Does stance matter...?

I started one, no hope of winning really, mostly because I'm only doing a frontal shot of him, no fancy pose or armor or anything.

 

I'm just using this as an opprotunity to practice shading.

 

 

 

 

Tips/ crits would be nice please.

I would have thought it better to PM them to GS, not to post them here, in case anyone steals ideas...

I think it would be better to post them publicly (the best would to keep a WIP thread open for it, and only post in this thread for finals.. but whatever works).

 

 

 

That way, not only can we spot who's stealing who's ideas (based on post time), but we can also offer support and advice to those participating. :)

 

Anyways, idea stealing shouldn't be that big a concern. I'm not even sure if GS is going to let people enter with the same concept/bio as somebody else, especially since he is looking for creativity and originality in this.

lol, i'll propably never finish this, but can't hurt to try anyway :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

just a basic shape, most of the character is going to come from the designs I plan to put on the armour.

i'm gonna try it, gonna try digipaint again.

also is there a size limit to this??

Purleader: No size limit, just within reason.

 

 

 

Random: Wish you would finish something for once. What happened to that LOTR piece with the orcs? Hmm? :lol:

 

 

 

Venomai: Any sort of ripping wont be tolerated at all, if thats what you mean. I think I'll use this thread for WIPS, and then when it hits the deadline I'll set up a new thread for voting whilst simultaneously opening a new topic for next weeks competition if thats ok with everyone.

 

 

 

Sereth, mind if I do an edit sometime to show some crits?

 

 

 

Kjann: No background required, any stance you want.

 

 

 

Random: Wish you would finish something for once. What happened to that LOTR piece with the orcs? Hmm? :lol:

 

 

 

 

HAHA GS i remember that 1, random was making that for a contest. yea that was nice. yes random what happened to that piece? :P

 

 

 

Random: Wish you would finish something for once. What happened to that LOTR piece with the orcs? Hmm? :lol:

 

 

 

 

HAHA GS i remember that 1, random was making that for a contest. yea that was nice. yes random what happened to that piece? :P

 

 

 

I remember that one... I really like the forearm that I did, but everything else is a bit subpar, so it's tucked away somewhere to be finished at a later date.... .... i.e. never... :lol: