Posted 08 October 2008 - 08:22 AM
I'm always impressed with the entries. We simply have wonderful artists entering the competitions lately. I had to go back and look at the contest rules (it sounds like Reccoom knew what he was doing from the start). Once I really understood the focus, my vote was easy.
1) The Tasties, by Airot
These look great. The texture on the green one is great, and the face on the black one is really expressive. I don’t know the Boglin line, but these characters seem like they could fit right in.
2) Dwork, by Dankingery
Nice Warhol! I think this is a fun idea, and nicely executed. It's important to click on the thumb, because it looks much better at full size. This is another example of an entry not getting my vote, simply on preference. I would have liked to have seen a great color range. There are three blue backgrounds, and the blue figure gets a bit lost on the blue background. These colors look nice together, but some yellows and organs might heave helped to break things up for me.
4) Drak of the Disgustings, by Scumdogg
I can tell Scumdogg took his time (or he's fooled me). This picture has really great balance and proportions. With the weird shape of the figure the arms, tail, and brains could have ended up looking weird – but they look great. I also liked the whitish lips and veins(?), both were great details.
5) 80's Cartoon Madballs, by Tortle
This was right up Tortle's alley – zombies, madballs, and 80's toys. The look, and even the names, of these are all great. There were two things that held me up on voting for Tortle's entry: (1) the names; and (2) Leo. I loved Tortle's names, but two of them didn't really jive for me. Scabby Skeletor didn't have any scabs and Optimus Slime could have had a bit more slime. Minor, I know, but it swayed my vote. The second was Leo as a baseball. The head is naturally a bit oblong, so it would have been nice to see him as a football. Again, minor – but I'm just sharing my thought process.
6) Roadkill Rabbit Madball, by Wrath1104
This has a great look to it. It was kind of cool to see someone simply snap a picture of their drawing a send it in. This is another one that had great balance and proportions. The rabbit really looks appropriately spaced, which makes such a world of difference. It was also interesting to see a Madball that wasn't just a face.
But my winner was:
3) Madblokz, by Reccoom Kaboom
This immediately connected with me. I am simply in love with people that take known things, make a simple tweak, and completely reinvigorate it. Not only is it a great idea, but amazing execution. The drawing is just top-notch. I think this is such a good entry that it could stand-up in an art gallery.
This topic is locked
Airot_s_Boglins__The_Tasties.jpg 109.87K
22 downloads
