EoFF's Top Artist

I made a shirt out of the winning picture (Mum's picture) for SammieBabe for a late baby shower gift, I guess, and to thank her for being a guest judge!

http://www.zazzle.com/products/produ...1&success=true

I hope you all like it! Uh... I guess you can buy it if you want, but I think the money would have to go to Mum, but I'll set that all up if you do decide to buy it.

Anyways, if any of you other artists want me to make a t-shirt out your picture (or any upcoming pictures), please PM me. This is really a one time deal because I don't really feel like making t-shirts for every competition unless you ask me too. Oh, and, I'll be sure that you receive the money for the shirt if someone buys it :D (I'll have to mail it to you, though).

I have a quick question.

When you say 'self portrait' do you mean full body, facial, or somehwere in between?

And it just figures that we do this challenge when I have the worst sunburn of my life, and am red as a lobster right now. >_< Oh, well. :P

It can be whatever you want ValkyrieWing, just as long as you're in the picture in an environment that suits you :)

I am using certain aspects of the styles of Surrealism and Expressionism, as that is definatively me as an artist. Seeing as this is a self-portrait, I feel I ought to be very true to what I am, both as an artist and person.

I make mention of the fact that I am using aspects of this style due to the fact that many people when first exposed to this art style, don't really know what to make of it. I just thought that some of the judges may want to familiarize themselves with this type of artisitic movement...

Granted, I won't be strictly adhering to this style, just "borrowing" certain aspects of it.

Here is a link to familiarize oneself with surrealism and expressionism:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expressionism

Thanks.

Don't be surprised if I don't get an entry in, I usually do this stuff last minute (like my homework) and school starts on Thursday, I have to get a locker in a couple of hours, I don't know anything about LPHS other than it's a high school so I have orientation on Wednesday, and should probably get school supplies sometime soon. Just a head's up.

T_T

I don't like drawing myself....

Yeah and I'm going to have to finish it tonight 'cause I have work on the night of the 16th, so here's to having it finished since I'm actually trying on it. u u;;

Well, my drawing"s turning out to be a strange amalgamation of cartoon and realism...I guess. Now I remeber why I hated life drawing so much. ^_^;;

I decided to keep the background simple, though. I'm a simple girl.

Oh, and just so people know, this is the first time I've attempted to COLOR realism....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...zeromusacc.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/zeldyacc.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...alkyrieacc.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...rengoriacc.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...n/protoacc.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...nominusacc.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...oon/mumacc.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...on/meatacc.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...uvhurtsacc.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ristmasacc.gif

I know we're still missing one, so just hold on Avarice-ness and Genji will make one for you :)

If you want one, just go ahead and take one (you don't need to be a contestant, you use one of your favorite contestant :D) if you want.

All credit goes to: Genji for making these awesome sigs! :D
EDIT: If you do decide to use a sig, please credit Genji for it in your signature. It's the best we can do for making us great sigs :)

Well, for better or for worse, my picture is submitted...

*sweating*

I've decided to add the pictures earlier because I think that if one of the artists that isn't finished copies off of another person's picture, it'll be evident. Though they may kind of take things other people used in their paintings and add them to their own, I'll just tell the judges to think of originality of the picture and sort of judge the people who turned in their pictures earlier a bit lighter. This is considering how the other people (who haven't turned in their pictures) may kind of see the mistakes in the turned-in pictures and change their pictures from it. I hope that makes sense o_O

Anyways, let's begin the art showing!

(Normally, I wouldn't put the names because the judges might have biases against some people, etc. but because these are self-portraits, it'll kind of be obvious to who did which picture =P).

1. Mum
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...202/memory.jpg
2. Agent Proto
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...shirtninja.gif
3. Zeldy
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...202/eoff-1.jpg
Photo: http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...202/zeldy1.jpg
4. ValkyrieWing
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...%202/self2.jpg
Photo: http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...nge%202/me.jpg
5. Nominus Experse
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...TechTrevor.jpg
Photo: http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...57583486_l.jpg
6. Christmas
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ristmasjy5.jpg
7. Zeromus_X
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...ffcontest3.jpg
8. lovehurts
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ge%202/me3.jpg
9. Avarice-ness
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...lfcoloring.png

P.S. There will not be a guest judge for this challenge (I had planned for Leeza to be a guest judge for this challenge, but because of scheduling conflicts she had to refuse, and I don't have anyone else to go to for the position of guest judge) so scoring will be harsher (for example, if there was a guest judge, your added up scores would be divided by 4, but since there is no guest judge, the average will be found by dividing by 3).

Post your comments and questions on everyone's pictures so far, everyone! :]

*google-eyes at Mum*

o_O

WOW...I think I LOSE...XD

My favorites are Mum's and Proto's. Mum's because of the amazing level of detail and realism she puts into all of her work, and Proto's because he daringly tried a different style than everyone else, and it worked out great in my opinion. Eveyone did a great job so far!

You can find my my picture in my profile, btw. :)

My, my, my... Mum always displays the greatest skills of all of us...

But I have to ask, why does it say '91 on Mum's painting? I know artists do curious things, but I am intrigued as to what '91 may mean.