So! After taking a week to make the agonizing choice, Rob McCreary has selected the winner of the Rummy-Tug-Tugger illustration contest! The winning illustration was done by Silvia Gonzalez; we’ll be autographing a copy of the NPC Guide and sending it out to Silvia as thanks for the great illustration!
Illustration by Mikael Sebag
Illustration by Duane Lacher
Actually, there were a lot of great illustrations. We took time last week to sit in the editorial pit and look them all over, and Rob had a tough time making the final choice. And so he wanted to show a few honorable mentions as well; one by Mikael Sebag (who sent in a super-rotund and kind of cute version) and another by Duane Lacher (who sent in a much scarier version). Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest; it was great seeing what you all came up with. And that makes me wonder... would folks like to see us do more art contests like this? Let us know in the comments to this post!
would folks like to see us do more art contests like this? Let us know in the comments to this post!
Who doesn't love contests. Now unfortunately for me I can't draw and I ain't much of a writer. How bout a contest that appeals to my unique skill sets?
An autographed book rewarded to the contestant able to remove and replace the alternator on a Paizo staffer's car in the fastest time frame.
It's a pleasure to be included in such talented company . . . !
I look forward to future art contests, should Paizo decide to keep 'em coming. Of course, competitions for other forms of artistic expression could also be quite thrilling! Now, if I could just get my hands on a harpsichord and a vocal score from a Chelaxian opera . . .
Two words: Art Superstar! C'mon Paizo! Sarah might not need the extra artists in her portfolio of professionals. But it'd be darn entertaining and downright fun just to have an annual competition for such a thing. I don't even care how long it runs or the rules. I'd just like to see such a contest happen.
Not because I would ever have a chance, but because I've always thought that if you gave a hundred people the same description, they would each come up with something different.
Would love to see all the different ideas people come up with from new descriptions of new and old monsters. If a contest gets this ball moving, I'm all for it.
Yes, more contests please. This time happened to fall on a bad week for me but I would love to participate the next time it happens! And congrats to Silvia and the runner-ups!
So now I want to see people post what they submitted!
Two words: Art Superstar! C'mon Paizo! Sarah might not need the extra artists in her portfolio of professionals. But it'd be darn entertaining and downright fun just to have an annual competition for such a thing. I don't even care how long it runs or the rules. I'd just like to see such a contest happen.
Given how people reacted to some of the RPG Superstar judge reviews, I'm not sure if anyone in the art community would survive the firepower of the fully armed and operational SarahSarcasmStation!
Two words: Art Superstar! C'mon Paizo! Sarah might not need the extra artists in her portfolio of professionals. But it'd be darn entertaining and downright fun just to have an annual competition for such a thing. I don't even care how long it runs or the rules. I'd just like to see such a contest happen.
Given how people reacted to some of the RPG Superstar judge reviews, I'm not sure if anyone in the art community would survive the firepower of the fully armed and operational SarahSarcasmStation!
Most true. And artists are far more touchy than writers as far as I've seen...
I do my (totally amateur) drawings out of love, not any need for compensation. Bragging rights and a custom avatar are my loftiest goals when it comes to my art. :)
OTOH, a gallery where people can post their art on the Paizo site would be awesome! There's a lot of great work in those "We'll draw your PC/Monster/Item" threads and it'd be really nice to see an official home for them at Paizo.
And more practically... we have about 8 times as many in-house folks to draw from to serve as an RPG Superstar judge than we have in-house folks to serve as an Art Superstar judge. That would just not a viable contest for us to tackle.
I enjoyed this contest and would love to see more like it. I posted a link to my entry on the other thread, but can repost it to this one too when I get to a computer later, not going to try it on my phone.
Two words: Art Superstar! C'mon Paizo! Sarah might not need the extra artists in her portfolio of professionals. But it'd be darn entertaining and downright fun just to have an annual competition for such a thing. I don't even care how long it runs or the rules. I'd just like to see such a contest happen.
Given how people reacted to some of the RPG Superstar judge reviews, I'm not sure if anyone in the art community would survive the firepower of the fully armed and operational SarahSarcasmStation!
C'mon, these were just new folks, right? <sharpens critical knives>
It's really quite different from what you see here and the skeletons of my pieces are unabashedly lifted from photos and/or existing art, but a lot of people like 'em regardless. Fans of hot guys will probably find something to their tastes especially. >_~
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