Master and Servant 2D Entry: Sam Hogg

[Arc80]

ah... you never seem to dissapoint your audience. BRILLIANTLY DONE Sam :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :eek: :applause:

That is all :D
cheers

[NOOB!]

for me?

cool!!! *no pun intended* (bet u ain't heard that sixty times b4)

now..can u do me another favor..and like...not continue with this pic,we wud all appreciate that allot...

thanku:twisted:

[spacesnail]

Ah Sam this is awesam, err... awesome
Very nice work on the horns' translucency :love:

Sending you tons and tons of encouragement

Manu

[TheFirstAngel]

Hey Lady, just came again to encourage u a bit. you du such an awesome work my dear, really looking forward to get your beautifull piece done! just keep on rocking, what u do kicks ass royally. Now burst your nitros and let those strokes flow, we all can't wait to see ya finnish it as brilliant as it deserves it. Go Sam, go go go! rock the night, my sweet!

[Zephyri]

Thanks fr all your support guys.. I've been short on the updates lately as I snapped my internet cable at home, and haven't managed to get a replacement yet! Beware the power of the humble foot... they're stronger than you realise...

spacesnail: thanks for the encouragement... this is going to cut it real fine, and I'm losing a snowleopard to get it done... I'll certainly check out Siudmak, it's not a name I'm familiar with.

Calisto: thanks Linda!

Ninja: Thank you... I'm beginning to regret my precise style... especially when work gets in the way!

Sacha: thanks to you for your support... I was about ready to admit defeat, as work and life in general have stopped me doing anything to this over the weekend, but I've been looking through other people's work, and damn it, I'm going to finish this if it kills me. You've been such a great inspiration, hun.

Thierry: thanks! I do love Painter, great for doing ice, so I find... and you must let me see your ice queen!

xric7: thank you, your piece inspired me a great deal when it came to the ice.

am7: I am indeed using painter... and I use only the oils brush, set to varying sizes and resaturations...

choptider: thank you!

dunkelgold: thanks benita, love how yours is coming on too!

kmest: thank you! Glad you like it, the seeress in particular.. the demon seems to be stealing the limelight!

MDN67: thank you

Paul: thanks again...

Louis: Thanks! I swear I'll learn seamstressing one of these days and make some dresses!

mosconariz: thanks, and don't tell anyone, but I'm doing it completely off the top of my head... its more thanks to Painter's groovy blending than any knowledge... *grin*

Blackeri: thanks Marta, I've admired your paintings for a long time, so that's put a big grin on my face

duddlebug; thanks jonny, and getting it done is going to be a real push... *sweat*

Arc80: Hey Archie, aw, thanks, you're too kind... don't say stuff like that though.. I might not finish!

NOOB: yup, just for you... and I will go on! (maybe not finish, but certainly go on...)

And for Manu and Sacha, thanks guys, your encouragement has really picked me up.. I WILL finish!

[mosconariz]

I WILL finish!

That's the attitud! :applause: You will... we have still 72 hours! and you don't have to loose 30 hours in rendering! :banghead:

God bless 2D :D

[TeemuR]

Looks really cool! (literally ;) ) I really like the way you handle ice. :)

[Miyagu]

hi sam!

just stopped by to cheer a little: gogogo!!! :bounce::bounce::bounce:

:)

[TheFirstAngel]

Sam, Sweet, I send u all my energy i can, to give u power and strength to finnish your piece in lightspeed! Hope you choose something else next time for your foot to play with :p
Now gopaint like hell and move towards that finnishing line, cuz your piece kicks ass and i can't wait to see you finnishing it! Go my Lady, go!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Arc80]

Sam, i know you will finish and it will look great. So go burn those wacom like crazy. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Here's a coffee for you and will be waiting for you at the finish line :D

cheers

[Zephyri]

http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/6925/6925_1116323836_medium.jpg (http://www.cgnetworks.com/challenge/entries/8/6925/6925_1116323836_large.jpg)

An overdue update finally! I've been working on whatever took my fancy, an arm here, a leopard there... it's getting there, but I think I'll have to drop that second cat to get it done in time. I guess it was kind of superfluous to requirements anyhow, the seeress would only need one guide cat really! So I'll have to repaint the foreground to recreate that frame the second cat provided to the demon. Still have the demon's lower torso, the bottom of the dress and tightening up the staff to finish, then obviously the background and tweaking lighting effects. So... not much then... *sweatdrop*

[Zephyri]

mosconariz: hey... that gives me about 24 hours more than I thought I had! Cool!

Teemur: thanks!

Dunkelgold: aw, thanks!

Sacha: thanks hun, I'm expecting a couple of crazy nights ahead!

Arc80:Thanks Archie! I'm overcome with the support, you guys are great! *gush gush*

[AdrielaSakamoto]

Wow. I hope you aren't offended, but at the first blush of seeing this I was reminded of Diablo II - not that you've copied anything, but that you've captured that icy cavernous feeling (not location) of one of my least favorite levels so beautifully. She also has a very twisted Snow Queen quality about her, and I love the snow leopard. I know what you mean about cutting back the concept, but I think that even if you have to shave some of the original ideas (and taht spider is phenomenal), you're going to come out with a very powerful piece.

And I agree: your drawing skills are envy making.
Best of luck with the Challenge,
Adri Sakamoto

[paulwdavidson]

Looking great!


Paul

[NOOB!]

its horrible..start again..:twisted:

[Miyagu]

:bounce: the way you have painted this is awesome! these brilliant ice-effects! wow!

BEAUTYFUL! :bounce:

*sending some cat-power for the final strokes* :love::arteest:

[ChrisThatGuy]

Very nice. Although, if the tip of the staff is supposed to be a source of light, I'd suggest putting a bit of haze around it, like when you see a streetlight in the fog, to add to the effect.

[calisto-lynn]

it still looks beautifull Zepyhri :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: cant wait to see the final!

[MDN67]

always a nice pic, i hope you can finish before the end because this pic is really beautiful, very fantasy

[spacesnail]

Mam'zelle, you're the goddess of the frozen special effects :love:
Keep it up, cheers, hang on, hurry up :bounce: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
And again, i send you megatons of encouragements

Manu

[xric7]

awesome!!
your frozen effect is amazing.:bounce: :bounce: :buttrock:
keep going.
cheers.

[arkinet]

jst dont overcrowd it, you'll melt the ice, hehehehehe... great work sam, really great!!

also, thnx for all the comments on mine, really appreciated:)

[Jezzarts]

This is coming along great since I last looked, nice ice!!

[TheFirstAngel]

So brilliant it almost hurts my eyes, love your work, always did, and see as i see, all my thoughts of you arrived! You really are painting up just a trilling brilliant masterpiece, love the ice fx, the stuff, the snow leopard, the rich amount of details and the most brilliant way they are worked out! Everything yo do is filled with so much love n passion, keep up your warp speed, your work turns out just freakin' awesome!!! Keep it up, thinking of ya too, hugs n love my sweet lady! keep on rocking!!!:love: :love: :love:

[TheFirstAngel]

Last thing i do before i get a bit of sleep: A little encouragement to who belongs my first and my last thought of my day. Can't wait to see you finnish this! Know i'm with you on that final run, sending u warm thoughts and all my energy to make ya paint the hell out of your machine! I know you'll finnish it as the masterpiece that lies in you, so let it out and keep on rocking! Sam, my sweet lady, Go go go! Rock em all! thinking of ya, Huggs n love, :love: :buttrock: :wavey:

[Arc80]

Aww... isn't Angel so sweet...it kinda sounds like he.......heeheehee.

Anyway, Sam, i just want to wish you best of luck, have a nice cup of warm coffee to keep you awake, and a jedi force to give you strenght ;)

cheers and see you at the finish line
Thanks for stopping by my thread btw. ;)

[Nata]

Brilliant! Magnificent! Astonishing!!! I simply adore your piece, Sam, now you are the Master of the ice painting! I wish you all the best with judging and thank you for all the tender words you have said about my work! *cries out of happiness* :cry:
Hope to see you in the next challenge! :bounce:

[NinjaA55N]

still didnt finish it? common! theres not much time and it will be a shame not seeing this one at the end. Good luck!

[M477]

common! theres not much time and it will be a shame not seeing this one at the end. Good luck!
Yeah echoeing that! It looks better every time I see it, it has a real feel to it this one. You neeeeed to finish for art'sake!

get finishing! :arteest:

[arkinet]

hurry! hurry! hurry! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: are you and angel...? nevermind... :D

[TheFirstAngel]

Just came to look for your progess my dear! u can do it I know! trust your skills and finnish it! Go Sam GO! keep on rocking my sweet lady! Love n huggs:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:keep it up! thinkin' of ya!

[calisto-lynn]

i know u can make it. it looks beautifull even now! hurry milady!:bounce: :bounce:

[Ducklator]

wow... your concep looks Amazing!!!:eek:

I like the feline.. it seem very cool:thumbsup:

quikly man.. finish it!!!

[Zephyri]

I really, really didn't want to post this, and I got precisely two hours sleep last night and the night before trying to avoid this, but I think I knew in my heart that I still had too much to do. Work's been hectic lately too, which hasn't helped. So, it's with much regret that I have to say I'm not going to meet the deadline...

I really feel like I've let you guys down, cause you've been so supportive, and I really really wanted to finish in time, but,on the lighter side, I've learned so much and met so many fantastic people... so next challenge, I'll be able to plan my time better, get my concept down faster and wow you all. I will still finish this, it's about 90% finished, but I didn't want to rush through what I had left and have a marked difference in quality of work through the piece. I'll post the finished article in the 2D gallery in the next couple of days. So once again, thank you guys, and I can't wait to see the results of this challenge. Good luck to all of you who have finished! And bring on the next challenge... *evil laugh*

Special thanks to Sacha, Virtuoso, Manu, Archie, Arkinet, Nata, NOOB, Calisto... all you guys have been a real inspiration... apologies if I forgot anyone, my brain won't function right now... I have to get some sleep... Much love to you all...

[NOOB!]

AAAAARGGGGGGGGGHH!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!

WHY MAN?!?!?! theres lke 2hrs left,aaaaawwww man.

well i still luved the piece man,was one of the coolest here,allota the cool artwork for this challenge are unable to make the deadline.

big loss man,guess we'll see u next time

:sad:

[TheFirstAngel]

AAAAARGGGGGGGGGHH!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!

I join this! Samantha! Girl, you cannot give up! you still can do it, 2 hours left, i also am on the final painting, you cant let us down here! Keep on fighting, strike that wacom and go for it! i havent sleeped a minute and i am fighting the same fight, Sam, just pick it up, dont even look around, just keep on going! you CAN do it! and for gods sake, you havent come this far to give it up 2 hours before its over. Sam, don't u give up! keep on fighting. show time your teeth!
Sam, Keep on fighting! I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT AND I BELIEVI IN YOU! 2 hours. I'll meet you on the finnishing line! Go my Sweet, Go!!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Zephyri]

Aww, Noob, Sacha, I'm sorry! I feel terrible now.. I'm at work right now, so there's no hope in hell, as my work is on my machine at home. But I'll be on the finishing line for you Sacha!

[Arc80]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO...no Sam. Don't you dare my friend. I did not want to hear those words from you. If you can, please, please, please, please try. Everyone is waiting for you and everyone will give you their support. :cry: :cry: :cry:

I know it's your decision, but i hope you can find some energy and spark left to try my friend. You've been a great to support to many, so we are just giving it back to you.

cheers and we will meet you at the finish line :buttrock: :buttrock:

[TheFirstAngel]

:cry: :cry: :cry: I cant believe it! its breaking my heart! Sam, I'd gave my all to help you right now! know i always believed in you and still do! I love your work, and i know you'll finnish it your brilliant way. i feel so sorry right now. If there is anything i can do for you, letme know.
still I'm proud of you, what you reached and i'm looking forward to see you finnishing it!

knowing you'l be on the finnishingline makes me at least a bit happier. pick up my pen and try reaching it! Sam, if i finnish it, its dedicated to you. I'll see you there. huggs.

[mosconariz]

Well, EXPOSÉ IV material :buttrock:

certainly is a great image... verry sorry U didn't finish...

[NOOB!]

U SHUDDA CALLED IN SICK!!! arrrghhh!!

i hope u still finish it after the challenge is over,then maybe u can use it for the next expose??

[Miyagu]

Well, EXPOSÉ IV material :buttrock: :thumbsup:

don´t worry sam.. you´ll have lots of stars in the 2d section - it´s looking sooo beautiful!


hope to see you around next time! :bounce:

[ThierryS]

Alas, this is a sad news Sam.... You should have submitted it anyway a little rough style on the edge doesn't mean it's not a nice illustration, it's only you who would have known it was not over.:sad:

I wish you could have made it with such a nice pic, it deserved to be in the final ten. :cry:

Anyway, I hope to see you in the next one, and many thanks again for your support:wavey:

[Vectorius]

AWESOME ICE EFFECTS!!!:eek: very good job.. i wish you best luck for the challenge!:)

[Zephyri]

Sorry to have disappointed everyone... though I would say, that though I'm peeved not to have finished in time, I've really surprised myself as to what I'm able to do. If you'd have showed me this image and said I'd produced it just six to ten months ago, I'd have told you you were nuts. So even though it's not challenge material, I believe it is, simply put, my best piece to date.

Here's some closeups of where I'm at now, but expect this in the 2D gallery shortly.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/xephyri/closeups2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/xephyri/closeups1.jpg

[NOOB!]

those are so amazing man!!

man damn the deadline!!!

[AlyFell]

Sam, you've disappointed no-one! I'm just sad for you that you didn't make it. The close ups were looking inspiring, the rendering on the ice outstanding. I hope that when this is put in the 2D section it gets the adoration it deserves! Curse that pesky deadline!

[Nata]

Oh, noooo, Zepy, how it came to be this way!???? You should have uploaded your masterpiece anyway, I agree with Thierry on that point, I'm sooooo sorry to hear such a thing... :cry: :cry: :cry: I loved your work very much!!!

[xric7]

oh no....Sam
never thought that it would be like this.so sorry.:sad:
ur work is real masterpiece!!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :applause: :buttrock:
btw,realy want to see ur finish image after.
take care,buddy.thanx for ur support during the time.:)

[3dRaven]

Great entry. Love the ice effects. Hope it'll be finished in the 2d section of the forum :D

[TheFirstAngel]

Sam, Luv, don't u feel sorry. You done such a fantastic work wich awaits your final touch on the WIP section to be uploaded with all your love and passion I'm used to in yor works. See, this challenge was strange, and another chance awaits you. You'll rock em all!
Was a bad night. Better ones shall come. Love what you did, always. Now finnish it with all the attention it deserves. Sam you rock, always did always will. no hard feelings. and next time, side by side we shall rock the place, promise :)
love,

[spacesnail]

Sam, my dear friend

i'm terribly sorry to read that there wasn't enough time to achieve and send your magnificent picture. Even if it's not finally presented in this contest, you still have tried to surpass yourself... and that is one the purposes of this community ! I read in one of your previous that this is the best work you've done... May I think this is some kind of reward ? I guess you could propose your picture for Exposé...

I hope the tons of encouragement i sent didn't squeeze you to the ground, making you unable to go on :D

So I hope to see you on the nest challenge, stay in touch, exchange ideas...

A très bientôt Mademoiselle Zeph

Manu

[BlackDidThis]

As soon as I recovered and was capable of browsing around the net again I tried to go around the threads that I so loved following to read through their much greater success stories than mine and to see their finalised images...

And with great suspence I had just jumped to yours to find out that you had such a big heart that you showed mercy to less fortunate ones in talents and skills to compair and thought you would give them a chance to win.
I have no other explanation that satisfies the pain of thinking of a competition without an entry as impressive as yours decorating it.

Sam, your image has grown to be a definatey breath taking image!
I know that there are a lot of entries with a lot of details just like yours.. but each detail of it living a story and a hard to accomplish depiction such as yours is a unique difficulty on it's own. I know students in academies spending weeks to paint one single ice cube... and some many more to paint in fur as you have..
Every detail you have shown demands that I look at them in disbelief.

Your work is OUTSTANDING and deserves much more than the compliments granted.
I am just one of the many little guys that have kneeled in envy to your latest work.. I so hope that it is a reward to some level for you.

I am so looking forward to see a completed verion of it. It is too impressive to be able to turn a back onto.


Black

[Arc80]

Hi Sam,

How are you? How's work and all? I too am waiting for the finish version of your piece and also requesting a Wallpaper with you signature for my collections, hehehe. I seriously want to collect people's work that i become friends with in this challenge.

i'll see you around and keep in touch. Take care
cheers

[mosconariz]

Sam, This is one of my favourite images in the 2D section, I'm waiting for more updates in the WIP gallery :buttrock:

[Zephyri]

Hi there guys, just to let you know that I'm currently finishing the piece to the standard I wanted to, and I'll post my updates in the WIP gallery soon. I did consider posting it in anyway, even a trifle unfinished, but I couldn't stand the thought of a judge looking it over and saying "hey, the figures and demon are well done, but the background looks rushed."

Spacesnail: That was my main goal in entering the challenge, I don't believe I would have won anything anyhow, but that's elementary as I've achieved what I set out to do, which was create something digitally with as little reference as possible that I could be proud of. And of course your encouragement didn't weigh me down! Quite the opposite, my friend! And likewise, I'll be eager to see how the next challenge unfolds.

Black: you're much too kind, m'dear. I feel quite the opposite, like a kid with crayons in a gallery of great masters! I still have much to learn, and this is the best place for me to do it, there is such an amazingly high standard in this community, it's like a great pool of inspiration whereever I look. And your own work is at least on a par with my own, so I certainly include you in that statement. I entered this challenge hoping to improve my work, nothing more, so though I'm disappointed I didn't finish, that was never my ultimate goal, getting better was, and I've done that beyond my own expectations. All thanks to you guys.

Archie: hey! I've been offline a lot lately, which is why the sudden silence... but I'll certainly put up a wallpaper version for you when it's finished! And I can't wait for the next challenge, I'm really looking forward to leaping head on into the mix with all these great people again. Darn it, this place is addictive!

Mosconariz: I'll be posting there once I've got it just about finished!

[xric7]

hi Zepyhri.
me can't wait for the next challenge too.see us around.cheers.:D :buttrock:
ps.still waiting for ur finish image.take care.

[TheFirstAngel]

Hiya Sam, just came to thank you for all you done and do for me. and most of all, i hope i can do the same for you. looking forward to see you finnish your masterpiece. all my best wishes and all the best my Lady! *hugs*

[Nata]

Hallo Sam, my darling, I just wanted to drop by and say that I'm enormously happy to have met you on this challenge and thank you for those all purely kind words you have left on my thread! *^______^* :love:
I must admit that your work here was amazing and full of emotion and perhaps even magic, I love it, and hope to see it finished as soon as possible. :bounce:
And by the way I visited your page on Deviant - it's actually funny how alike we are, without mentioning that I also have a younger fair-haired sister who is more of a gothic person :D
And am I allowed to ask for a wallpaper of your M&S work with your autograph as well? Pleeeeaaase!
Hope to see you in the next challenge, precious one! *bows*

[dragondragon]

Hi Sam. This is the first time I have come to your post (first time I have come up here the last week or so-been busy). Finaly got a breather-smile. Just wanted to tell you, I had not seen this image before and that I really like it. The ice thing is very cool (every punt intended-smile). OK Sam, I will be back to see how you are doing on it. I know it is going to finish up very well. Best my friend.
Dragon, out.

My master and servant:
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