Open Subject Rendering challenge
rhos2821
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Troll Hammer Games is a small company that is currently constructing a large roleplaying game campaign setting for publication as a PDF document. Troll Hammer is looking for artistic renders of Non-Player Characters (NPCs) who will fit into their campaign setting and is hosting a contest in order to find artwork for this publication.
contest Modification
it seems that no one is interested in this subject matter, so we are modifing the contest.
the subject matter is any Role playing game done is a realist manner... any country in real life any time periods concept
possiblities
Wild West
Mad Max / aftermath/ halocaust
Space opera / generic space
Dungeon and dragons / pathfinder humans / elves/ dwarfs/ hobits etc
dark elves
oriental Adventures samuria, geisha, bushi, chinesee boxers, kung fu
Mideval style zulu or african warriors and villager
high sea pirates
steam punk
shadow run
Military civil war / ww1 / ww2 / modern
Possible people
warriors
rogues
mages / wizard
city folk
nobles
beggers
gypies or bards
clerics and priest [ pegan]
druid and rangers
merchants
children
prizes
we will have atleast 20 prizes given of atleast $15.00 daz Gift cards
standard royalities are given to all artist that enter
more people enter we will add prizes and make them higher dollar value
note........... previous entries art in any of our contest not valid entries in this contest.... namely the female and male norse contest.... those contest are going on as planed.
Old [ no longer in play except as guide of what we want]
Prizes:
· Daz Gift Cards -- $20 for first place, $15 for each of the 3 runners-up,$10 for each of the 3 honorable mentions.
· Winning artwork will be featured in the published campaign setting .
Official Rules:
All submissions must be previously unpublished, original artwork, created by the artist with resources that are licensed for the creation of commercial renders.
All submission must meet all of the below requirements to be considered, so PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY:
The theme of this contest is Historic asian, male or female. There will be future contests with other themes, so keep your eyes open!
Each submission must include FIVE specific images of one male asian character, as follows: Head, waist-up, and full-body images of the character in an everyday outfit, and waist-up and full-body shots of the character in armor/battle gear or a second outfit used for their finery or “church clothes”.
The character should be styled as a realistic rendering of a Human. (No Toon or Stylized/Anime characters.)
Character styles and costume should be generally historically accurate for the time period of approximately 900 to 1200 AD. Chinesee, or japanesee
Backgrounds should include architecture or natural settings suited to the character being rendered.
Nudity is not allowed, but attractive and/or "inviting" clothing is encouraged. Our products are targeted for an adult audience, but must not contain images of full-frontal nudity, genitalia, or female breasts.
Renderings must be done in a vertical, 3:4 aspect ratio, with a minimum resolution of 1600 x 2000 pixels.
Winning entries will be asked to submit their art as a high resolution Tiff or JPG.
The artist of the artwork must agree to allow Troll Hammer Games, LLC use of the artwork for use in its products. The artist will receive credit for their work and electronic copies of the product that their art is used in.
Submissions should be posted to this forum thread and Emailed to Rhos2821@gmail.com . Please include all five photos in one post. DAZ forum guidelines prohibit posting images above 2000 x 2000 pixels, so you may need to resize your images before posting them.
Artists can submit multiple entries but only one of the artist's entries can be a winning entry.
Artists will be asked to sign an agreement releasing the use of their images in Troll Hammer Games LCC Hammer Games publications, and guaranteeing that all portions of their artwork is legally licensed for commercial use.
A list of products used in the creation of your images is strongly encouraged.
Prizes are $20.00 for first place and $15.00 for second, third, and fourth place, and 3 honorable mentions will receive $10. Winners will be contacted through the DAZ Forums Private Messaging for current email addresses, so that Daz Studio gift card numbers can be emailed.
Deadline is October 17th 2014
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Comments
Probably won't get time to enter, but ... you say it;s for historical Asian characters, then say it's for a Norseman ...? ;)
good catch... did not realize it was there mention of the norse
i used the older contest posting to make this one
thanks
I think I have a few characters that will work... Not sure what kind of clothing the Asian's wore back then... hummm
what's Asain ?
sorry long day
asian
chinesee martial artist, weapon masters and town folk
japanesee bushi, samuria, ronin, geisha, and town folk
mongolian warriors and family members
As always standard royalities as artist apply can be found on other contest and facebook.com/trollhammergames
Sounds interesting. Thanks
Hmm... as soon as I get my Old West Town done for my Kickstarter, I'll start on this one.
glad to hear that
look forward to see what you come up with
it seems that no one is interested in this subject matter, so we are modifing the contest.
the subject matter is any Role playing game done is a realist manner... any country in real life any time periods concept
possiblities
Wild West
Mad Max / aftermath/ halocaust
Space opera / generic space
Dungeon and dragons / pathfinder humans / elves/ dwarfs/ hobits etc
dark elves
oriental Adventures samuria, geisha, bushi, chinesee boxers, kung fu
Mideval style zulu or african warriors and villager
high sea pirates
steam punk
shadow run
Military civil war / ww1 / ww2 / modern
Possible people
warriors
rogues
mages / wizard
city folk
nobles
beggers
gypies or bards
clerics and priest [ pegan]
druid and rangers
merchants
children
prizes
we will have atleast 20 prizes given of atleast $15.00 daz Gift cards
standard royalities are given to all artist that enter
more people enter we will add prizes and make them higher dollar value
note........... previous entries art in any of our contest not valid entries in this contest.... namely the female and male norse contest.... those contest are going on as planed.
Now you're talking my lingo! Look out for wild some ones!!!
glad to hear
The Japanese one was actually to my liking! I'm still planning to do a set.
The 5 renders quota still stands?
yes the renderings and other specs still the same
Here is one. Just taking a break from the Old West thing. Turned out interesting, so I'll do four more soon and make the official entry.
nice job
looking forward to the other renderings
I would like to try a Mongolian warrior but unfortunately I'm too busy by now. Hopefully in September I´ll introduce you the character ;)
look forward to it... waiting for sept. lol
Just a suggestion...if this contest is no longer specifically about Asian characters, you might want to consider changing the thread title in order to attract more interest. Glad to see you've modified the guidelines and prizes, etc. Sounds interesting...
I decided to embrace both the new direction and the original. Here is a dwarven monk for your consideration. Now back to the Old West renders that are paying the bills for now.
What do you mean by "Pathfinder humans"...?
Pathfinder is a spin off of Dungeons and Dragons. It uses the D&D d20 rules, and is nicknamed D&D 3.75. So basically any *standard* fantasy character.
Pathfinder is a spin off of Dungeons and Dragons. It uses the D&D d20 rules, and is nicknamed D&D 3.75. So basically any *standard* fantasy character.
I am aware what Pathfinder is, the question is what distinguishes "Pathfinder humans" from the rest.
...hmmm, Shadowrun...
Query? Any culture/race/time frame goes?
Started the Asian Character so thought I would continue on with him.
Here is Tomoki, junior member of the Town Guard.
Cheers, good luck and have fun with this contest everyone!
I hope there are more people working on images for this :-/
eep... Deadline is October 17th 2014 ... I best hurry and work on some renders... soooooo much to do.. so little time ... anyone got any time to spare???
...so still not clear if it is an "anything goes" or is it still restricted to just Asian characters.
It says OPEN SUBJECT up top.. so I'm thinking anything goes... as long as it's realistic... ie: not cartoony.. etc.
Hi again! I present to you Ganbaatar, the mongolian warrior. And what would be a Mongol without his horse?
Products used:
- Genesis 2 Male
- Lee 6
- Fighting Monk for G2
- Attilus Marauder
- Daz Horse 2
- Santa Baby
- Hybrid grunge
- Unshaven Beard for Genesis
- Ancient Blades by Merlin