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Circus of Freaks

On their way to Las Vegas, Janet and Paul took a wrong turn. A wrong turn that would lead them to a child’s dream come true, a Big Top Circus! Intrigued and excited by all the sounds, lights and rides, they decided to check it out. Too bad this will be a night they would regret. Laughter will soon turn to tears and terror, when they discover that this is no typical circus......but a circus of side show freaks. Will they escape the chainsaw wielding siamese twins? Will the Wolf-man be the star of the show? Will they make it out of the Big Top alive or will they become a part of the freaks? Only you will decide...”Welcome to Dr. Lawrence’s Traveling Side Show Extraordinaire. Enter at your own risk because you may not exit at all.”

Guidelines:
- Illustrate any part of this dreadfully appalling and hideously spine-chilling scenario!
- All types of illustration open. ( interior pages, card formats, book covers, magazine covers, etc.)
- Working File can be any size you want, finals should be no larger than 500k (you can include detail shots if you like).

: ROUND CLOSES @ October 8th.
No further entries will be accepted, poll is set and the next round will begin.

: PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR FULL SIZED FINAL, PLUS A "VOTING THUMB".
Template is included below.

: PLEASE USE CGHUB’S ATTACHMENT MANAGER TO UPLOAD AND ATTACH YOUR ENTRY.

: TO VOTE: This round will use a traditional poll.

: Please hold comments until after the submission deadline.

: ONE ILLUSTRATION PER ENTRANT.

As always, please feel free to drop a message to naetronic and icon with any questions. Thanks for participating!
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GlennPearce · 10-08-2010, 07:32 AM

Love this topic. Here's what I did.
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madpoint · 10-08-2010, 01:16 PM

Had Fun!! heres mine

NGomesS · 10-09-2010, 01:11 PM

Sorry guys but after Thursday I only could post my image this morning, I hope that's cool, as there was no thread posted on the right day, anyway here's my entry.

naetronic · 10-10-2010, 12:43 AM

Sorry for the delay guys. The Poll is now OPEN!

SCWatson · 10-11-2010, 05:44 PM

Fun stuff. I almost entered this one, but didn't have enough time.

Voted for GlennPearce as his piece I thought best captured the brief. Glenn, what did you work in? It looks like pen with digital paints, but I'm not sure. I at first thought it was colored pencil when I glanced at it initially.

Couple of crits: Your twins are reading more as two separate people overlapping due to perspective than two cojoined persons. There's a lot that could have been done here with these two - next time try to push the exaggeration some with the characters. Not to cartoonish levels necessarily, but make them the most of what they are within the style that you're working - don't hold back.

The background totally loses it for me - the scrumbling is rough on the eyes, and doesn't do your characters any favors. Since this is Illustrated, it would have been nice to have more of a setting, or at least a background that helped enhance your characters and evoked a mood or a sense of place.

I *really* like your crab man. I think you struck that one out of the park.

madpoint I like where you were going with this, but try taking out the focal point from the camera lens and see if your image continues to work. Your Twins character is hard to read as well - I almost completely missed the other head. With the composition as it is now (sans lens focus) this character would be where your eyes end up. Try using the composition of the scene itself to help lead the eye to where you want it - in this case the victim running out of the tent - another way to accomplish this is by using lighting, and dropping the others into the shadows.

NGomesS Nicely done gorilla, but it didn't carry the idea of "Circus" for me. Unfortunately, what did come to mind was the street corner accordion monkey for some reason. One way around this would be to include a quick sketch of the big top in the background, or even a circus wagon - something to help communicate the idea that the circus has come to town, and it's about to eat you alive!

All that said, good work everyone! Looking forward to the next round of Illustrated!

Best,
~Shane

GlennPearce · 10-17-2010, 03:59 AM

Cheers for the crit SCWatson, it's much needed. Yeah I just use pen then digital paints. I only have image ready but the airbrush tool has been enough for me so far. I did stare at this picture for about 3 days and was too stressed to work on it more. Fear of damage you know. But that makes so much sense what you said. I'm taking that on board.

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naetronic Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 328 Senior Member Thanks: 470 Thanked 234 Times in 110 Posts	ILLUSTRATED 04:: Circus of Freaks : Finals Only 10-08-2010, 03:53 AM Circus of Freaks On their way to Las Vegas, Janet and Paul took a wrong turn. A wrong turn that would lead them to a child’s dream come true, a Big Top Circus! Intrigued and excited by all the sounds, lights and rides, they decided to check it out. Too bad this will be a night they would regret. Laughter will soon turn to tears and terror, when they discover that this is no typical circus......but a circus of side show freaks. Will they escape the chainsaw wielding siamese twins? Will the Wolf-man be the star of the show? Will they make it out of the Big Top alive or will they become a part of the freaks? Only you will decide...”Welcome to Dr. Lawrence’s Traveling Side Show Extraordinaire. Enter at your own risk because you may not exit at all.” Guidelines: - Illustrate any part of this dreadfully appalling and hideously spine-chilling scenario! - All types of illustration open. ( interior pages, card formats, book covers, magazine covers, etc.) - Working File can be any size you want, finals should be no larger than 500k (you can include detail shots if you like). : ROUND CLOSES @ October 8th. No further entries will be accepted, poll is set and the next round will begin. : PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR FULL SIZED FINAL, PLUS A "VOTING THUMB". Template is included below. : PLEASE USE CGHUB’S ATTACHMENT MANAGER TO UPLOAD AND ATTACH YOUR ENTRY. : TO VOTE: This round will use a traditional poll. : Please hold comments until after the submission deadline. : ONE ILLUSTRATION PER ENTRANT. As always, please feel free to drop a message to naetronic and icon with any questions. Thanks for participating! thumbnail_template-2.psd Last edited by naetronic; 10-08-2010 at 06:46 AM.

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GlennPearce Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 83 Member Thanks: 29 Thanked 32 Times in 17 Posts	Circus of Freaks 10-08-2010, 07:32 AM Love this topic. Here's what I did.

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madpoint Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 239 Senior Member My Mood: Thanks: 103 Thanked 91 Times in 74 Posts	10-08-2010, 01:16 PM Had Fun!! heres mine Attached Thumbnails __________________ I must see new things and investigate them. I want to taste dark water and see crackling trees and wild winds. - Egon Schiele DW V thread http://cghub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5634 http://madpoint25.deviantart.com/

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NGomesS Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4 Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Gorilla 10-09-2010, 01:11 PM Sorry guys but after Thursday I only could post my image this morning, I hope that's cool, as there was no thread posted on the right day, anyway here's my entry. Attached Thumbnails

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naetronic Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 328 Senior Member Thanks: 470 Thanked 234 Times in 110 Posts	10-10-2010, 12:43 AM Sorry for the delay guys. The Poll is now OPEN!

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SCWatson Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 937 Administrator Thanks: 774 Thanked 500 Times in 321 Posts	10-11-2010, 05:44 PM Fun stuff. I almost entered this one, but didn't have enough time. Voted for GlennPearce as his piece I thought best captured the brief. Glenn, what did you work in? It looks like pen with digital paints, but I'm not sure. I at first thought it was colored pencil when I glanced at it initially. Couple of crits: Your twins are reading more as two separate people overlapping due to perspective than two cojoined persons. There's a lot that could have been done here with these two - next time try to push the exaggeration some with the characters. Not to cartoonish levels necessarily, but make them the most of what they are within the style that you're working - don't hold back. The background totally loses it for me - the scrumbling is rough on the eyes, and doesn't do your characters any favors. Since this is Illustrated, it would have been nice to have more of a setting, or at least a background that helped enhance your characters and evoked a mood or a sense of place. I really like your crab man. I think you struck that one out of the park. madpoint I like where you were going with this, but try taking out the focal point from the camera lens and see if your image continues to work. Your Twins character is hard to read as well - I almost completely missed the other head. With the composition as it is now (sans lens focus) this character would be where your eyes end up. Try using the composition of the scene itself to help lead the eye to where you want it - in this case the victim running out of the tent - another way to accomplish this is by using lighting, and dropping the others into the shadows. NGomesS Nicely done gorilla, but it didn't carry the idea of "Circus" for me. Unfortunately, what did come to mind was the street corner accordion monkey for some reason. One way around this would be to include a quick sketch of the big top in the background, or even a circus wagon - something to help communicate the idea that the circus has come to town, and it's about to eat you alive! All that said, good work everyone! Looking forward to the next round of Illustrated! Best, ~Shane __________________ -------------- S.C. Watson, a.k.a. "Oregano" Community Director & chief trouble maker Sketchbook :: Blog ---- 2D CreatureFORGE \| Illustrated \| CharacterFORGE \| Drawing Jam \| New Worlds \| Anatomicae ---- 3D CreatureFORGE \| CharacterFORGE \| 3D Jams

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GlennPearce Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 83 Member Thanks: 29 Thanked 32 Times in 17 Posts	Thank's. 10-17-2010, 03:59 AM Cheers for the crit SCWatson, it's much needed. Yeah I just use pen then digital paints. I only have image ready but the airbrush tool has been enough for me so far. I did stare at this picture for about 3 days and was too stressed to work on it more. Fear of damage you know. But that makes so much sense what you said. I'm taking that on board.