RobertoOrtiz
03-14-2006, 05:14 AM
SEQUENTIAL ART MICRO CHALLENGE #1 : The Fight
Do you know what the following movies had in common?
Ghost world
Road to Perdition
Constantine
A History of Violence
V for Vendetta
Sin City
Ghost in the Shell
Appleseed
Nausicca and the valley of the Wind
League of Extraordinary Gentleman
From Hell
Hellboy
300
They all started out as Graphic novels... (Or as I like to call them Comic Books).
Sequential art is s great story telling medium for artists to explore ideas and add depth to them.
Some of the BEST storytelling right now can be found in the pages of comic books...sorry Graphic Novels.
The reason I want to bring this medium to the forum, is that it is an amazing method for cg artists to improve their storytelling abilities, without having to do a cg short that will take AT LEAST 6 months.
Ok enough talk, lets start the challenge:
fight ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ft)
v. fought, (fôt) fight·ing, fights
v. intr.
To attempt to harm or gain power over an adversary by blows or with weapons.
Sports. To engage in boxing or wrestling.
To engage in a quarrel; argue: They are always fighting about money.
To strive vigorously and resolutely: fought against graft; fighting for her rights.
You have 7 days to draw a sequential art sequence that involves a fight. Any kind of fight.
But before you draw, you need to do a WIP thread with character designs and at least ONE over head thumbnail view of the environment where the fight is happening.
The comic CAN BE part pf a bigger story or it can be a self contained tale.
DATELINE:
MARCH 21, 2006 , you have 7 Days (Keep in mind that most pros do a page a day on average)
We will have an open vote to select the best.
Some of the judging criteria we will use are:
Best Story
Best Artwork
Best Layout
Best Characters
GENERAL RULES
We will post a weekly topic and you will have 7 DAYS to draw your comic.
It can be done in any medium, and 3d comics are welcomed.
You need to post character designs and WIP drawings.
The comic can be from ONE or MORE Pages.
We will have only two CORE threads, THIS ONE to post YOUR FINAL entry , and a topics Suggestion thread.
You will create on the a WIP thread called THE COMIC BOOK: COMIC TITLE on the WIP/Critique: 2D, Illustrations and Concept Art (http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=31) forum BUT if you do a 3d comic post it it at (WIP/Critique: 3D Stills (http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=43) , and for 3D comics pre-made models are ok). Consider this WIP thread your playground, so you can post whatever you want there.
Please post a thread per strip. That way it will be easier for the people to find .
Please post a link to your WIP thread on this MAIN thread. (so people can find them :))
You can post, daily strips comic pages, one page strips as long as you follow the posting requirements of cgtalk
The artwork must be done AFTER the topic has been announced.
Collaborative pieces are accepted and encouraged
Individuals participating in a team CAN have their own individual entries.
All the characters have to be original creations.
When doing a comic book, please only post a page a day.
The artwork can be done in any medium, and if you want to in Black and White
Teams are encouraged.
(My hands are tied on this one) . So no Politics or religion., but ALLEGORIES are ok.
All artwork must have the following words written on them: (c) 2006 YOUR NAME
Keep this in mind.
A monthly comic book has 24 pages. And in order to have enough material for a graphic novel you should need to do 6 issues of a comic.
24 * 6 = 144 pages
This is why most pros do a at least a page a day.
And please if you do comic book, do it in multiple of 2.
My advice, KEEP IT SIMPLE
If you think you can't to a full comic book, do a 3 - 4 panel
newspaper strip. 5 - 10 updates a month are more than enough in my book.
And if you are going to do a comic book, do short stories first , since they usually have
4 to 6 pages. Think Twilight Zone, Tales from the Crypt or Amazing Stories for inspiration.
Good luck
NEED TUTORIALS?:
Making a Comic (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=307340&highlight=comic) by Eliseu Gouveia
Character Design Tutorials and Rules (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=317235) by Stjepan Šejić
Outside tutorials:
ONE STEP: COMMON ERRORS (http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=61896)
www.scottmcdaniel.net/ (http://www.scottmcdaniel.net/)
-Roberto
PS Wanna see some cool comic book at Cgtalk?
Go here:
THE COMIC PAGES: (The Dreamland Chronicles, Silversparrow) WE ARE BACK! (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=322995)
Do you know what the following movies had in common?
Ghost world
Road to Perdition
Constantine
A History of Violence
V for Vendetta
Sin City
Ghost in the Shell
Appleseed
Nausicca and the valley of the Wind
League of Extraordinary Gentleman
From Hell
Hellboy
300
They all started out as Graphic novels... (Or as I like to call them Comic Books).
Sequential art is s great story telling medium for artists to explore ideas and add depth to them.
Some of the BEST storytelling right now can be found in the pages of comic books...sorry Graphic Novels.
The reason I want to bring this medium to the forum, is that it is an amazing method for cg artists to improve their storytelling abilities, without having to do a cg short that will take AT LEAST 6 months.
Ok enough talk, lets start the challenge:
fight ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ft)
v. fought, (fôt) fight·ing, fights
v. intr.
To attempt to harm or gain power over an adversary by blows or with weapons.
Sports. To engage in boxing or wrestling.
To engage in a quarrel; argue: They are always fighting about money.
To strive vigorously and resolutely: fought against graft; fighting for her rights.
You have 7 days to draw a sequential art sequence that involves a fight. Any kind of fight.
But before you draw, you need to do a WIP thread with character designs and at least ONE over head thumbnail view of the environment where the fight is happening.
The comic CAN BE part pf a bigger story or it can be a self contained tale.
DATELINE:
MARCH 21, 2006 , you have 7 Days (Keep in mind that most pros do a page a day on average)
We will have an open vote to select the best.
Some of the judging criteria we will use are:
Best Story
Best Artwork
Best Layout
Best Characters
GENERAL RULES
We will post a weekly topic and you will have 7 DAYS to draw your comic.
It can be done in any medium, and 3d comics are welcomed.
You need to post character designs and WIP drawings.
The comic can be from ONE or MORE Pages.
We will have only two CORE threads, THIS ONE to post YOUR FINAL entry , and a topics Suggestion thread.
You will create on the a WIP thread called THE COMIC BOOK: COMIC TITLE on the WIP/Critique: 2D, Illustrations and Concept Art (http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=31) forum BUT if you do a 3d comic post it it at (WIP/Critique: 3D Stills (http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=43) , and for 3D comics pre-made models are ok). Consider this WIP thread your playground, so you can post whatever you want there.
Please post a thread per strip. That way it will be easier for the people to find .
Please post a link to your WIP thread on this MAIN thread. (so people can find them :))
You can post, daily strips comic pages, one page strips as long as you follow the posting requirements of cgtalk
The artwork must be done AFTER the topic has been announced.
Collaborative pieces are accepted and encouraged
Individuals participating in a team CAN have their own individual entries.
All the characters have to be original creations.
When doing a comic book, please only post a page a day.
The artwork can be done in any medium, and if you want to in Black and White
Teams are encouraged.
(My hands are tied on this one) . So no Politics or religion., but ALLEGORIES are ok.
All artwork must have the following words written on them: (c) 2006 YOUR NAME
Keep this in mind.
A monthly comic book has 24 pages. And in order to have enough material for a graphic novel you should need to do 6 issues of a comic.
24 * 6 = 144 pages
This is why most pros do a at least a page a day.
And please if you do comic book, do it in multiple of 2.
My advice, KEEP IT SIMPLE
If you think you can't to a full comic book, do a 3 - 4 panel
newspaper strip. 5 - 10 updates a month are more than enough in my book.
And if you are going to do a comic book, do short stories first , since they usually have
4 to 6 pages. Think Twilight Zone, Tales from the Crypt or Amazing Stories for inspiration.
Good luck
NEED TUTORIALS?:
Making a Comic (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=307340&highlight=comic) by Eliseu Gouveia
Character Design Tutorials and Rules (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=317235) by Stjepan Šejić
Outside tutorials:
ONE STEP: COMMON ERRORS (http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=61896)
www.scottmcdaniel.net/ (http://www.scottmcdaniel.net/)
-Roberto
PS Wanna see some cool comic book at Cgtalk?
Go here:
THE COMIC PAGES: (The Dreamland Chronicles, Silversparrow) WE ARE BACK! (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=322995)