Swords Fan Art Contest: Second Chance Vote [Archive]

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Flux

04-09-2008, 16:10

The contest winners can be seen here (http://www.diii.net/articles/690704/swords-contest-winners). These are 10 honorable mentions, chosen by Ben Boos, and submitted for your approval. Look over all of the images (attached below), view them full size to get a really good look, and then place your vote. You may vote for 2 of them. (We'll be checking IP#s, so if you register 50 alts just to vote up your own image, you will be sorry.) :hang:

The top two vote getters will win an autographed copy of D2 artist Ben Boos' Swords book. You may comment in this thread to argue for your favorite image, but don't insult or argue against other images. That's not cool; no one's a professional here, and that sort of behavior will get your post deleted.

Deadline
This vote will remain open until September 9th, 2008, the day Ben's book is released.

(Special thanks to Kaeros who recused his picture (http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1428&cat=580) from this 2nd chance contest since he'd already won for one of his 11 word short stories. An alternate has been selected to take his place.)

#1. diablo, by johntorrio
http://www.diii.net/gallery/data/589/medium/diablo.gif (http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1474&cat=580)

#2. Contemplation, by akanekun
http://www.diii.net/gallery/data/589/medium/contemplation.jpg (http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1470&cat=580)

#3. Barbarian, by masablasta
http://www.diii.net/gallery/data/589/medium/Barbarian.jpg (http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1455&cat=580)

#4. Battle with Diablo, by Snortsch
http://www.diii.net/gallery/data/589/medium/diablo_battle.jpg (http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1449&cat=580)

#5. Female Necromancer Summons the Dark Lord, MMINC
http://www.diii.net/gallery/data/589/medium/Necromancer_female_GREEN.jpg (http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1439&cat=580)

#6. King Leoric, by DefiledVisions
http://www.diii.net/gallery/data/589/medium/The_Skeletonking_m.jpg (http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1438&cat=580)

#7. Well friend, what are you waiting for?, by cowguin
http://www.diii.net/gallery/data/589/medium/Whatareyouwaitingfor_bymike.JPG (http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1386&cat=589)

#8. Fear her Poison, by nehvah
http://www.diii.net/gallery/data/589/andariel.jpg (http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1426&cat=580)

#9. When the Darkness will come... my sword will be there again!, by pattedeloup
http://www.diii.net/gallery/data/589/medium/Diablo3_Barbarian.jpg (http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1390&cat=580)

#10. Appetite for Destruction, by novaumas
http://www.diii.net/gallery/data/589/medium/novaumas_barbarian.jpg (http://www.diii.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1383&cat=580)

johntorrio

04-09-2008, 19:04

is bribery allowed?

cowguin

05-09-2008, 01:03

view mine in higher def! detailsssssssahhh

Slevinn

09-09-2008, 05:51

I voted for #2 and #7. All of them are fantastic entries, and I applaud you all. I chose #2 because Tyrael sincerely looks as though he is contemplating the pros and cons of destroying the Worldstone. Also, because I absolutely love Tyrael and so anything with him is pure ecstasy. I chose #7 because it simply looks fantastic. There is so much detail and it seems to capture such a defining moment in this figures life.. I am not entirely sure what this picture is referring to, if anything, but I loved it. The artist took every aspect into consideration, I think.

I almost picked #4 just because it looks like one of his toe-claw-things looks like his schlong. keke.

johntorrio

09-09-2008, 05:53

hahaha. Yea #4's claw does look like a penis. i thought it was and was wondering if others thought the same.

Uldyssian

09-09-2008, 06:10

Aggh... why didn't I enter this?

I started a Diablo drawing a long time ago...

http://pleaseoceancloud.blogspot.com/2008/01/diablo-day-1.html

Flux

09-09-2008, 06:50

Aggh... why didn't I enter this?

I started a Diablo drawing a long time ago...

http://pleaseoceancloud.blogspot.com/2008/01/diablo-day-1.html

Well put it in the fan art gallery now. i want to get a weekly post going about new fan art, as I've been doing about wallpapers, but lack of entries have made that difficult, thus far. Once the new main page layout is working a lot of new weekly feautres are going to start, and fan art will probably be one of them.

Uldyssian

09-09-2008, 07:04

Well put it in the fan art gallery now. i want to get a weekly post going about new fan art, as I've been doing about wallpapers, but lack of entries have made that difficult, thus far. Once the new main page layout is working a lot of new weekly feautres are going to start, and fan art will probably be one of them.

Cool. Thanks Flux. I'll have to finish it so ppl can see a final product. In all honesty I probably wouldn't have entered it cause I was already fortunate enough to win one of those Caption Contests here and I don't want to enter all the contests cause that isn't fair to others. I like for other people to get a chance to win fun stuff!

Maybe I can start doing fan art stuff like Hoyknight does with his Wallpapers.

Holyknight3000

09-09-2008, 07:58

Would be awesome to have more people do walls, we have a social group for fan artists too! The Fiery Zod (http://forums.diii.net/group.php?groupid=35)

Flux

09-09-2008, 09:11

Cool. Thanks Flux. I'll have to finish it so ppl can see a final product. In all honesty I probably wouldn't have entered it cause I was already fortunate enough to win one of those Caption Contests here and I don't want to enter all the contests cause that isn't fair to others. I like for other people to get a chance to win fun stuff!

I didn't say you'd have won the contest. Just that you should put it into the gallery. :tongue:

Maybe I should make another folder for D3 fan art. or subfolder or something. not that fan art from d1 and d2 stuff isn't still welcome, but it might help encourage new work. Of course so would seeing more than 2 of the characters and a handful of the monsters in the game... But it'll be blizzcon time soon enough...

Flux

09-09-2008, 09:15

Okay, the contest is theoretically closed now, but the voting is so spread out I don't see anything changing, so I won't close the poll just yet. The winners:

#1. diablo, by johntorrio -- 24 votes
#6. King Leoric, by DefiledVisions -- 17 votes
#2. Contemplation, by akanekun -- 11 votes

Good news for akanekun; Ben actually volunteered 3 more copies of his book for this 2nd chance round. I said we'd announce two, and if we had 3 entries that got a lot of votes (rather than just 2, or say, 5) we could give all 3 of the top vote getters a prize. And conveniently enough, that's how it worked out. So, johntorrio, DefiledVisions, and akanekun, I need you guys to PM me an address I can mail the books to. Congrats to the winners, and thanks to everyone who participated and voted.

Uldyssian

09-09-2008, 09:30

I didn't say you'd have won the contest. Just that you should put it into the gallery. :tongue:

Lol... I know. I just meant I don't think it is fair to enter multiple contests right after having won one of them ><

I am not that egotistical. Hehe... or am I :smug:

Teutonic

09-09-2008, 11:31

I think DefiledVisions' King Leoric needs a special price or at least another mention. This picture perfectly captures the new art style of Blizzard with watercolors and the tones we know from Tristrams Cathedral. This blue/orange/(perhaps a little to less)green pulls you into the dungeon. It really has atmosphere.

I see this painting at least on the same level as softshacks Barbarian Girl.

Uldyssian

09-09-2008, 22:19

DefiledVisions

09-09-2008, 23:05

Thank you very much :)

johntorrio

10-09-2008, 05:37

DefiledVisions: I liked yours a lot as well. However I think I liked the first version you posted of it better then the more polished one. Either way, awesome job.

BenBoos

10-09-2008, 09:43

Thanks again everyone. That was really fun. :yes:

Congratulations to the winners, as well! I truly hope you'll enjoy the books.