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Song Lyrics
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That's right! You read correctly! This challenge is all about music lyrics! Illustrate a moment from your favorite songs! It's pretty open ended, but it's gonna be really fun!





Guidelines

-Song Lyrics
Pick lyrics from a song and turn it into an illustration!
Example: The Police, Message In a bottle : "A hundred million bottles washed up on the shore" I would illustrate a man by a sea filled with bottles. See? Easy .

-When submitting finals, please post the lyrics you based your illustration on. Feel free to also link the song you illustrated!

- All types of illustration open. ( interior pages, card formats, book covers, magazine covers, etc.)

- Working File can be any size you want, finals to be no wider than 1000 pixels ( you can include detail shots if you want).

- Post FINAL image in FINALS THREADS ( to be posted later)

- Post your progress in this thread! Don't be shy!



Links

About the Craft-

-Creative Illustration - By Andrew Loomis

-The ArtOrder

-Muddy Colors


-James Gurney's blog

DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. (pacific time) Monday, July 18th!

Happy Illustratin' everyone! --- Icon & Naetronic

[k3fir]

Awesome, I already know which one i'm gonna do

[Elextasy]

Hello, is it possible to submit images I've done a few months back? If you guys are curious to see them that is, they are based on song lyrics and all that.

I'm sorry if this is a silly question, I'm really new to this.

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Originally Posted by Nithal

Hello, is it possible to submit images I've done a few months back? If you guys are curious to see them that is, they are based on song lyrics and all that.

I'm sorry if this is a silly question, I'm really new to this.

Hello Nithal,

for this particular challenge , only new images will be accepted. the purpose is to create more art for your portfolio, and for your own personal learning experience.

bests,

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[annou]

It is just a first sketch.
Song : B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams – Airplanes
Lines : Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars

How you find it ? This is the first time I participate.

[Stuberto101]

this one sounds like fun. count me in

[Shaggybreeks]

This sounds like an awesome challenge. So many lyrics to choose from though!!!!!
This could take a whole month just to decide the song

[mindbender]

Art and music are THE two big passions of mine, so I can't see how I'll be able to not dive right in.

Hmm...where did I put those old power metal albums...

BTW, since "interior illustration" is alright, I can do a black/white traditional ink drawing, right?

[CJordan]

Oh- my- god! So thrilled. I'm with Shaggy... this could take a little while just to decide on the song!!

[Shaggybreeks]

Originally Posted by CJordan

Oh- my- god! So thrilled. I'm with Shaggy... this could take a little while just to decide on the song!!

I have narrowed it down to about 10 songs . . . sigh* xD

[dustbot3000]

I'm in with imperative reaction and the song "As we fall"
lines:
"as we fall don't let go, it's all collapsing ..."

[NickyBeats]

ahhh HELL YEA! this is gonna be an awesome challenge!

I CALL LED ZEPPELIN! -"IMMIGRANT SONG"

Lyrics --

"Immigrant Song"

Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!

On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore.

Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
How soft your fields so green, can whisper tales of gore,
Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are your overlords.

On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore.

So now you'd better stop and rebuild all your ruins,
For peace and trust can win the day despite of all your losing.

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gonna start sketching nowsers

[NickyBeats]

heres my first sketch. still pretty rough, im gonna keep refining it as i go. the image was also pretty influenced by Jeff Simpson, and his style. any crits are gold!

[NickyBeats]

just working in some hues...

[NickyBeats]

update... still very much a wip!!