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kovah · 10-31-2011, 06:35 PM

Soldier Boy

Deadline: 14th of November 2011 at noon GMT

Soldier boy.

Every country has some kind of armed forces, most fantasy settings have them too. In England November the 11th is Poppy Day in which paper poppies are bought with the proceeds going to soldiers in need. This jam is dedicated to soldiers, be they modern, historic or fantastical. From modern marines to the knights of old or the Riders of Rohan from Middle Earth. Draw us a soldier.

Please only enter art that is done for this challenge, if it was started before this challenge began it was not eligible.[/b]

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Poppy Day
Soldier

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Amaakir · 10-31-2011, 06:51 PM

Nice, interesting challenge. Will work on it right away

GwynMcDeath · 11-01-2011, 05:19 PM

Good day to all of you and thank you kovah once again for a great jam, so this is my wip, he is kinda weird and is going to be something like satans assasin or son or smth like that

Dashofcinnamon · 11-01-2011, 07:09 PM

Inspired by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_at_Dawn_Memorial

The actual pose is anachronistic, but I feel it emphasises the dynamics of the situatuation.

Starexai · 11-02-2011, 04:40 AM

Hey there everyone!

This is my first challenge since my recent registry to CGHUB. I am extremely excited for this project! I will begin brainstorming immediately!

I have a question to anyone that can help me? I checked the attachment thread and I lowered my image pixels to 900-750 for the width and length. Does anyone know how to reduce the image to where it's under 500. kb? I can't seem to attach my image!

kovah · 11-02-2011, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starexai

Hey there everyone!

This is my first challenge since my recent registry to CGHUB. I am extremely excited for this project! I will begin brainstorming immediately!

I have a question to anyone that can help me? I checked the attachment thread and I lowered my image pixels to 900-750 for the width and length. Does anyone know how to reduce the image to where it's under 500. kb? I can't seem to attach my image!

Hi,
Welcome to the forum and to drawing jams. Make sure you are saving you image as a jpeg or png file and if you scanned it in reduce the dpi to around 100 for posting it here. Which should reduce the file size significantly

Santo · 11-02-2011, 02:18 PM

Sounds exciting. Here's my basic layout. Name: soldiers1.jpg
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Zoppy · 11-02-2011, 04:08 PM

Searching for some ideas here's what it came out. Looks to me like some kind of future soldier in high mountain landscape

Zoppy · 11-02-2011, 06:02 PM

Adding some colour and detail...

Amaakir · 11-02-2011, 07:50 PM

Great job, Zoppy, looking forward to seeing this finished! I feel the background could need some more elements, maybe add a crashed ship or something?
Cheers!

Starexai · 11-02-2011, 08:18 PM

Great progress so far everyone! I'm loving the concepts and your sketches!

Zoppy: Love the lighting and the idea of your soldier.

Gwfdesigns: Great concept, it's coming out. Can't wait to see your work in
progress bloom!

Zoppy · 11-02-2011, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Amaakir

Great job, Zoppy, looking forward to seeing this finished! I feel the background could need some more elements, maybe add a crashed ship or something?
Cheers!

Thank you for the compliments! And I completely agree with you about adding some element, infact I was thinking to add some flying ship or even an army appearing behind him.

shaztalion · 11-02-2011, 08:39 PM

I created an account to finally do one of these, but I'm not sure if I'll have the time. We'll see what I can muster tonight.

Starexai · 11-02-2011, 09:50 PM

My first painting WIP! Let the roller coaster begin! I'm welcoming any
critiques and advice!

I was inspired by the dominance of a woman and their equality to
participate as a soldier. My concept is futuristic era during a planet
invasion.

Name: A Childs Prayer.jpg
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Name: A Childs Prayer.jpg
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JadeEyePanda · 11-03-2011, 03:16 AM

First time doing this. I don't feel like I'm close to being as good as any of you guys, but Imma take the shot.

I was thinking about how to do this piece in terms of idea and composition interestingly. Something that wasn't a Great dramatic/static pose, or an action shot of say someone dragging another soldier. I toyed around in my sketchbook, and I settled on the idea of a (sci-fi) soldier getting her morning coffee break interrupted by explosive shells hitting her fox hole.

Hopefully this WIP is conveying that. I'm working with an awkward camera angle, so if anyone can help me with perspective/foreshortening and how to make this overall better, THAT'D BE SUPER AWESOME!

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kovah Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,786 Moderator My Mood: Thanks: 598 Thanked 734 Times in 518 Posts	Drawing Jam #63 :: Soldier Boy 10-31-2011, 06:35 PM Soldier Boy Deadline: 14th of November 2011 at noon GMT Soldier boy. Every country has some kind of armed forces, most fantasy settings have them too. In England November the 11th is Poppy Day in which paper poppies are bought with the proceeds going to soldiers in need. This jam is dedicated to soldiers, be they modern, historic or fantastical. From modern marines to the knights of old or the Riders of Rohan from Middle Earth. Draw us a soldier. Please only enter art that is done for this challenge, if it was started before this challenge began it was not eligible.[/b] More information:: Poppy Day Soldier If you are new to these challenges please check out the FAQ Reference Image guidelines Attached Thumbnails __________________ :: Follow me on Facebook :: :: Join 2D drawing Jams :: :: My Sketchbook :: :: My blog :: :: My Website::

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Amaakir Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 933 Moderator My Mood: Thanks: 469 Thanked 442 Times in 383 Posts	10-31-2011, 06:51 PM Nice, interesting challenge. Will work on it right away

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GwynMcDeath Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 25 Junior Member My Mood: Thanks: 9 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	11-01-2011, 05:19 PM Good day to all of you and thank you kovah once again for a great jam, so this is my wip, he is kinda weird and is going to be something like satans assasin or son or smth like that Attached Thumbnails

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Dashofcinnamon Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 41 Member Thanks: 5 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	11-01-2011, 07:09 PM Inspired by: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_at_Dawn_Memorial The actual pose is anachronistic, but I feel it emphasises the dynamics of the situatuation. Attached Thumbnails

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Starexai Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 110 Senior Member My Mood: Thanks: 10 Thanked 39 Times in 26 Posts	My First Challenge! Oh, my first digital painting too! 11-02-2011, 04:40 AM Hey there everyone! This is my first challenge since my recent registry to CGHUB. I am extremely excited for this project! I will begin brainstorming immediately! I have a question to anyone that can help me? I checked the attachment thread and I lowered my image pixels to 900-750 for the width and length. Does anyone know how to reduce the image to where it's under 500. kb? I can't seem to attach my image!

The Following User Says Thank You to kovah For This Useful Post:
Starexai

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Santo Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 8 Junior Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	11-02-2011, 02:18 PM Sounds exciting. Here's my basic layout.

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Zoppy Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 30 Member Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	11-02-2011, 04:08 PM Searching for some ideas here's what it came out. Looks to me like some kind of future soldier in high mountain landscape

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Zoppy Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 30 Member Thanks: 3 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	11-02-2011, 06:02 PM Adding some colour and detail...

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Amaakir Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 933 Moderator My Mood: Thanks: 469 Thanked 442 Times in 383 Posts	11-02-2011, 07:50 PM Great job, Zoppy, looking forward to seeing this finished! I feel the background could need some more elements, maybe add a crashed ship or something? Cheers!

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Starexai Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 110 Senior Member My Mood: Thanks: 10 Thanked 39 Times in 26 Posts	Just a glance of progress! 11-02-2011, 08:18 PM Great progress so far everyone! I'm loving the concepts and your sketches! Zoppy: Love the lighting and the idea of your soldier. Gwfdesigns: Great concept, it's coming out. Can't wait to see your work in progress bloom!

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shaztalion Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 1 Junior Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	11-02-2011, 08:39 PM I created an account to finally do one of these, but I'm not sure if I'll have the time. We'll see what I can muster tonight.

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Starexai Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 110 Senior Member My Mood: Thanks: 10 Thanked 39 Times in 26 Posts	Soldier Girl? Concept WIP! 11-02-2011, 09:50 PM My first painting WIP! Let the roller coaster begin! I'm welcoming any critiques and advice! I was inspired by the dominance of a woman and their equality to participate as a soldier. My concept is futuristic era during a planet invasion.

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JadeEyePanda Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 113 Senior Member Thanks: 4 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	11-03-2011, 03:16 AM First time doing this. I don't feel like I'm close to being as good as any of you guys, but Imma take the shot. I was thinking about how to do this piece in terms of idea and composition interestingly. Something that wasn't a Great dramatic/static pose, or an action shot of say someone dragging another soldier. I toyed around in my sketchbook, and I settled on the idea of a (sci-fi) soldier getting her morning coffee break interrupted by explosive shells hitting her fox hole. Hopefully this WIP is conveying that. I'm working with an awkward camera angle, so if anyone can help me with perspective/foreshortening and how to make this overall better, THAT'D BE SUPER AWESOME! Attached Thumbnails