Here is the new Artistic Challenge thread! This time around we're doing Amalgams. (If you don't know what it is, the Amalgam is in reference to the Marvel/DC crossover event that featured characters created by mashing two existing characters together.)
1) Sign up by nominating a Marvel & a DC character. (They must be characters not previously named in this thread, so name them before someone else does!) If you name a DC character that is not very well known, please include a link or two for reference images.
2) On March 1st I will randomly create assignments for each participant from a list of the nominations. For this version of the Amalgam challenge, you will keep the Marvel character you name. The DC character will be randomized. The next time we do this it will be the reverse.
3) Start posting as soon as your image is done.
This challenge ends on the 31st. If you want join this challenge anytime in March, just name your Marvel character and I will give you a random DC assignment., PM me so I don't miss your post. (You can even sign up again if you did your first pic and want another go.) After Mar. 31st, I will not give out assignments.
Rules:
1) It must be your art. No editing of other people's art. (This includes recolors, collages, sprite edits, etc.)
2) Nothing from Freedom Force or City of Heroes/Villains. (Both have their own sections on FR.)
3) Although technically not a work in progress thread, you can update the image in your post at any time.
4) Forum rules still govern subject matter.
Remember this is open to artists of all levels and all styles!
Check out the Art :thumbup:
I'm in for this one. I nominate Thor from Marvel and Zatanna from DC.
Gladiator and Superman.
;)
I'm in, i nominate doc fate and human torch!
Marvel Zombies - Colonel America (From Marvel Duh).
Kingdom Come - Deadman (DC)
-MJB
I'm in! I'll nominate Nightcrawler and Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
-CM
Alright, I'm in too!
From DC I nominate Prez, the teen president!
From Marvel I nominate Doop, the floating green blob thingy!
What the heck... I'll try it.
Marvel- Forebush Man
DC- Blue Devil
I'm in!
DC-Robin
Marvel-Iron Man
(*signs in Tortuga's blood*)
... what? You didn't think I'd use my own, did you? Especially when I had a vial of his left over after testing to make sure he wasn't an evil clone...
Marvel: USAgent
DC: Mr Mind
Might as well pop my cherry and take this challenge too! :o
DC - Red Star & Marvel -Colossus(of course). :rolleyes: :thumbup:
I'll nominate two females with "Black" and an animal starting with "C" in their names:
Marvel's Black Cat
&
DC's Black Canary
I'm in!
Marvel - Punisher
DC - Batman
I'm in!!!
Marvel - Storm
DC - The Joker
Today is the last day to get your DC nominations included in the sign up pool!
I will roll up the assignments tomorrow (probably around midnight or so tonight).
Remember, although the challenges end at the end of the month, you can still post your image after that date. That date really just indicates when the next one starts. ;)
Amalgam Assignment List
Blkcasanova247: Colossus + Robin
Captain Spud: Gladiator + Blue Devil
Caravaggio: Human Torch + Green Lantern
Cardmaster: Nightcrawler + Black Canary
Courtnall6: Punisher + Zatanna
Gdaybloke: USAgent + Red Star
Hitman: Forbush Man + Prez, The Teen President
MJB: Colonel/Captain America + Joker
Pyroclasm: Black Cat + Batman
Reepicheep: Thor + Mr. Mind
Revenent: Storm + Deadman
Thunder: Iron Man + Superman
Unkoman: Doop + Doc Fate
Edit: Typo
jeez, i certainly got the easiest one, didn't i? poor MJB and Unkoman, you have your hands full on those ones.
Wow.. :unsure: Colossus and Robin. Jeepers! :blink: Ok! Well here comes Tim Drake the "Steel Robin"? :rolleyes: :P
Reep has to blend a thunder god with a catterpillar who speaks via an olde tyme radio around its "neck"! Hee!
As for the easiest, mine's not a huge stretch... USAgent and Red Star - both have star-related themes and strong ties to their nationality.
Prez and Forebush Man?! Holy cow!
Not that I can't do it, but sheesh...
EDIT: I guess it's Forbush Man (No "e").
I feel a bit sorry for Courtnall6 right now :D
Edit:
Just took a good look at Mr Mind. I knew nothing about him before now. I'm afraid I'll have to say that I no longer feel sorry for C6.
(*cackles maniacally*)
...Black Canary and Nightcrawler? :huh:
-CM
Hey Gday, good thing for you the Cold War is over! :D
Reep... I don't know... :wacko: This could be funny...
C6's will turn out awesome, though I can't think of two characters with more different personalities!
Carravagio I envy you...
Pyroclasm sure has his work cut out for him! ;)
Quote from: Revenant on March 01, 2007, 12:42:35 PM
Pyroclasm sure has his work cut out for him! ;)
yes, how ever will he find a way to amalgamate an animal based vigilante who roams rooftops dressed in black with an animal based
ex-theif/vigilante who roams rooftops dressed in black :o
:lol: I knew I was going to get Zatanna! :wacko:
I should go out and get a lottery ticket!
UFB, I think that's why he used the wink emote. :)
I was just glad I didn't get any of those "humorous" assignments. Was it some sort of conspiracy among you guys? :P
Oh, and for those wondering how I randomize the assignments...
I numbered the DC characters in the order they were named.
I then used an utility I found here:
http://www.randomizer.org/form.htm
Tell it to give me one set of numbers, 1-13 (the number of nominees), and to leave each number in the set unique.
It then jumbles the order and then I assign them to the challengers in the order they posted.
Sure beats drawing them from a hat. :)
Remember the next time we do Amalgams you will keep the DC character you name, so don't nominate someone that you will have trouble with!
I for example, nominated Black Cat because I wanted to draw a female character, and that was a surefire way to get the option. I was hoping for Zatanna (Black Magic) or Robin (Blackbird), but I can make "Black Bat" work... :lol:
heh heh, it wasnt intended as a slight or anything, just ironic luck :P
(i'd always presumed you had some kind of outside source for randomising, I fgured it might be using another human but I guess that form would work too :P )
I used to have my wife pull them out of a bag with a bunch of little papers with the stuff written on it. I don't know why it took me so long to do a search for a randomizer. :D
Heres a preliminary sketch for you all to enjoy:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Reepicheep/Thormind-joke.jpg)
:P
Are we allowed to collaborate on this, or does it have to be singularly our work. If so, my real thing might look a bit better with someone other than me colouring it. If not, thats fine, I can do it myself.
Yes, you can collaborate.
The rule about the art having to be your own is in reference to people recycling someone else's work in whole or in part. (Especially without express permission of the original artist.) This does not mean you cannot use another artist's work as reference.
BTW, quite funny.
Quote from: Pyroclasm on March 03, 2007, 08:45:35 AM
Yes, you can collaborate.
The rule about the art having to be your own is in reference to people recycling someone else's work in whole or in part. (Especially without express permission of the original artist.) This does not mean you cannot use another artist's work as reference.
BTW, quite funny.
Cool. In this case, I have a black and white image all prepared and ready for colouring. I have to say, it looks pretty funky. If anyone wants both a preview and to lend a hand at giving this the final touch of colour, I'd be very happy. Send a shout if you can.
I was gonna say something along the same lines, Reep. I've finished the black and white, now I need to colour the damn thing... or find someone willing to colour it for me, since there's something I need to represent that I can't do with pencils/inks... hee
Ladies and gentlement, I give you... USSRgent!
I basically took elements of USAgent's costume from the Force Works era (I enjoyed that comic, so sue me) and mixed it with some Red Star elements - apparently both characters have worn pirate boots. Go figure.
Since Red Star's all about fire, I wanted to try and do a fire shield on the left hand (in the Force Works era, USAgent's armbands generated an energy shield), but I wanted to do it digitally, so there's nothing there until this gets coloured. (*shrugs*)
The traditionally bad pun is in the name - USSRgent instead of USAgent, and I'd have silver (argent!) as a predominant colour.
[spoiler](http://usera.imagecave.com/gdaybloke/Drawings/ussrgent.jpg)[/spoiler]
G'day, if you have photoshop/paintshop send a PM. I've figured out my own fire effect that seems to work quite effectively that I'm sure you can use. Its pretty nifty so far, I must say!! :thumbup:
Since G'days gone ahead and done it, I might as well post my WIP. I figured the only possible way I could merge the two characters would be to give you something resembling a Legend of Zelda boss (What with the Norse/Asguardian theme and the use of a catterpillar) so I kept to that as my guideline. I even thought out on how Link would go about defeating it, but lets leave that for another time.
And now for the most original name you will ever hear... THORMIND
What? Don't look at me like that!
[spoiler]
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/Reepicheep/Thormind-BW.png)[/spoiler]
Considering the constraints you were under in terms of characters, that's pretty darn spiffy keen, Reep. I freely admit, you've done better than I thought you would be able to !
Well done, Reep!
I love amalgams. I wish I would have seen this before, I would have entered. Pencil me in for the next one.
When I saw Reep's drawing I just knew I had to try and color it. It truly is a splendid piece.
The colored Thormind:
[spoiler](http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/RickBM/reepthormind.jpg)[/spoiler]
I just wet myself out of glee.
'tis some pretty damn funky handiwork there. Certainly a nice suprise!!
:thumbup:
Very nice... that's actually quite frightening. Come on, you wouldn't want to run into that.
Okay..I got Iron Man and Superman.
Anthony Kent was a brilliant inventor and electronics expert. He was driving through the sleepy town of Smallville, Kansas when he was almost run off the road by a caravan of large trucks. Anthony got out of his car and tried to get some license plate numbers. When, suddenly, he saw a flash of light and something struck the ground near him. He awoke to find himself in intense pain and surrounded by men in strange uniforms. He had been captured by the terrorist group known as The Hive of the Hydra, the drivers of the trucks. He was told that he was recovered with the remains of what was believed to be an extraterrestrial craft. They knew of Kent's work and threatened to kill him if he didn't salvage usable technology from the small craft. They told him that his heart was severely damaged in the crash of the ship. Anthony began to examine the capsule and happened upon a release switch. Inside the craft he found what appeared to be a teen-age humanoid. The poor boy was dead. The corpse was clutching a small shield-shaped device. When Anthony touched the device, his mind was flooded with images of the planet Krypton, long dead, that sent their only survivor into space. Anthony's mind was flooded with languages, images, and schematics for various devices. He began working feverishly on a design that had been implanted in his memory. Anthony began cannibalizing the ship and created a suit of armor. The small shield-shaped device was actually a power source. He also found out that it was bio-mechanical. He donned the suit and attached the device to his chest..very close to his heart. There was a small moment of pain as Kent collapsed. He awoke only a few moments later to find the armor missing?! However, the small device was grafted to his chest, and it was keeping his heart functioning. He touched it, and his armor began to form around his body. When the transformation was complete, the power source glowed with the Kryptonian symbol for Power. Kent broke out of the facility and embarked on a career as a superhero. He was now the living legacy of planet Krypton. Superion lived.
Here's the black and white pic...I'm horrible with colors, so I didn't even try to color it. If anyone wants to, please feel free to give it a color scheme. :)
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/Thunder_Prime/superion.gif)[/spoiler]
That looks awesome Thunder, great back story too! :thumbup: :thumbup:
Thanks! I put some real thought on how to combine the two origins.
Hey, thats pretty weicked!
:thumbup:
I agree - cool story and great design.
Just to pick nits: your emblem is a triangle.
It always itches when my nits are picked :) . So I changeed it to a "shield" shaped device :P
Man, that's sweet looking armor. You really put a lot of thought into it, too. And here the whole reason I did this was to draw Doop in somebody's costume.
That being said...
[spoiler]
(http://sjhftac.comicgenesis.com/pictures/drdoop.png)
[/spoiler]
Unko - that thing ROCKS!
Unko- I love it. Beware the power of Dr. Doop!
G'Day- Really good mesh of the two. I can''t wait to see the color scheme.
Reep- Awesome idea. I'd be quivering like a hairless chihuahua if I saw that thing crawling on MY hammer LOL
Excellent work guys yall have me pumped to see everyone elses work!!! :thumbup:
So here's my WIP......"COLOSSAL BOY!".........Just the character sketch and the color scheme I have in mind
[spoiler](http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n172/blkcasanova247/ColossalBoyAdj2.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler](http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n172/blkcasanova247/ColossalBoyinks2cl2.jpg)[/spoiler]
I am absolute rubbish when it comes to photoshop so I'm gonna do it in colored pencils. Plus there's gonna be another character joining him and a history. :rolleyes:
These are great guys. I really enjoy when y'all do these challenges. Ha, Colossal Boy....I like it, nice color scheme too. He's coming along well :D
Really great work guys! :thumbup:
Here's my Punisher/Zatanna mix...
[spoiler](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/Courtnall6/punisher_zatanna_amalgam.jpg)[/spoiler]
I knew you wouldn't let us down! Awsome mix C6! :thumbup:
I :wub: Snowball!!
-CM
Wow... everyone's looks great! I'm really impressed!! Dr. Doop and Thormind are hilarious, Collosal Boy , Superion, and USSRAgent are really creative, and Castiglioni is amazing!
Well, here's my WIP. Don't feel bad if you don't get it, I was given a coulpe of real obsure ones (Forbush Man/Prez, The Teenage President)...
[spoiler]
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/hitmansam/Picture001.png)
(Notice how I worked in the Amalgam Comics in a little...)
[/spoiler]
Wow! Punisher looks great in a tophat.
i might have to make a thormind mesh. the attack will be the hammer falling over.
Prez for Bush?
i want to play. when does the next one start?
Quote from: bearded on March 24, 2007, 11:46:04 AMi want to play. when does the next one start?
Technically you can still join this one. You just have to declare the Marvel character you'll use, and I'll give you a DC character from a pool. You can join this one anytime up until April 1st. Otherwise, the next challenge (an Avatar Randomizer) which begins on the 1st, is already taking signups in this thread: http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=41802.0 (http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=41802.0)
marvel: spider-man.
not sure if i need to add to the dc pool, but if so: supergirl.
Ha ha, oh man. I'm totally cracking up over those last two.
Bearded--
Here's how I got a random DC character for you:
I asked my wife to name a DC character off the top of her head. (I didn't tell her what it was for.)
Her choice was Lex Luthor.
So, good luck with your Spider-Man/Lex Luthor amalgam. :lol:
Quote from: bearded on March 24, 2007, 11:46:04 AM
Prez for Bush?
Heh heh... man, I TOTALLY didn't notice that until now! Maybe I should've given him a "What...me?" expression on his face...
Hopefully will have mine posted this weekend. (Finally!) I have an excuse for being so tardy! Blkcasanova247 and I were incorporating each other's entry together into our final image. So we both drew 2 characters each! Okay, not much of an excuse, but hopefully you like it. Stay tuned.
And here is my entry finally!
(http://home.cfl.rr.com/bamphalas/art/blackbat_complete.jpg)
As indicated on the image, the cover design was inspired by a Terry Dodson piece. It featured Black Cat & Spider-man.
The new Amalgam Artistic Challenge is taking signups now. Assignments to be handed out tomorrow. Go and sign up!
http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=42280.0 (http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=42280.0)
Major Coolness Pyro. Well worth the wait.
Whoa, that's... incredibly sweet looking, actually. I'd totally read that comic.
comic? i just want the skins!
inspires me to work on my task.
Ohh, so awesome. I love that Colossal Boy, and Black Bat is pretty cool too!
Here's my long-overdue entry:
Death-Storm
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/r373nant/Deathstorm.jpg)
Ororo Munroe nearly dies in a terrorist attack that leaves her orphaned. When she awakens from her coma, she finds that she has inherited the powers of the goddess Rama Kushna, to control the weather as well as the minds of the living. She uses her powers to fight for the poor people of her African homeland, righting the wrongs committed against them by tyrannical and warlike governments.
I want to kidnap snowball >_>
Revenant, that rocks. Love the look and the whole back story.
I lost track of this thread - but the "late" entries are great stuff. Pyro - I particularly dig the bat cut-out on the Black Bat's costume!
Quote from: Glitch Girl on May 06, 2007, 07:48:03 PM
Revenant, that rocks. Love the look and the whole back story.
Thanks Glitch Girl!
Quote from: Uncle Yuan on May 06, 2007, 08:56:52 PM
I lost track of this thread - but the "late" entries are great stuff. Pyro - I particularly dig the bat cut-out on the Black Bat's costume!
yes that costume is awesome, sexy, fierce.. what else can i say about it. Combining Batman elements with X-men mutant powers and Spidey's Black Cat... I want to read that whole comic!!
I would actually like to urge you Pyro to make a full comic......that is incredibly awesome!
:thumbup:
I bet all of us would love to see it!
Thanks for the comments, everyone. As for me doing a full comic featuring Black Bat, it is highly unlikely. Besides not being a writer, it took me 2 months just to finish the cover mockup. I don't think I want to spend the next 5 years trying to put together one issue. :lol:
However, I do like the character and may draw her again in the future. Perhaps fighting another Amalgam by The Hitman: Dr. Sourpuss.
I apologize for not getting my entry done. For those who don't know my scanner died on me some time ago and I haven't been able to pick up a replacement.
I did manage to find a way to get a sketch of my entry scanned in after all this time.
My assignment was Colonel Amercia (Marvel Zombies) + The Joker.
I sketched what the normal version of Captain Anarchy (my amalgam) and planned on drawing the zombie Colonel Anarchy after. Never made it to the second stage.
Anyway here is a very sloppy pen sketch colored as quick as I could manage. Looks like dookie but eh.
(http://65.98.89.98/~captain/mjb/images/captain-anarchy.jpg)
BTW I changed his boots in my second sketch. They are just military boots now not buccaneer boots.
-MJB
Glad to see your entry!
You should still join the challenges and just post the images later. Later is always better than never, and your entries are ALWAYS welcome!
Great job! :thumbup:
Quote from: MJB on May 08, 2007, 11:27:27 PM
I apologize for not getting my entry done. For those who don't know my scanner died on me some time ago and I haven't been able to pick up a replacement.
I did manage to find a way to get a sketch of my entry scanned in after all this time.
My assignment was Colonel Amercia (Marvel Zombies) + The Joker.
I sketched what the normal version of Captain Anarchy (my amalgam) and planned on drawing the zombie Colonel Anarchy after. Never made it to the second stage.
Anyway here is a very sloppy pen sketch colored as quick as I could manage. Looks like dookie but eh.
(http://65.98.89.98/~captain/mjb/images/captain-anarchy.jpg)
BTW I changed his boots in my second sketch. They are just military boots now not buccaneer boots.
-MJB
He looks awesome, MJB.. I love the Anarchy symbol, good call on that!!
I'm interested in his story...
Yeah, he looks like a fun character.
...and a perfect addition to the world of the Black Bat. Ha ha!
You guys SO need to do something with Black Bat and cast. :D
QuoteYou guys SO need to do something with Black Bat and cast.
I second that! :P
I FINALLY finished my entry.
It's posted in THIS THREAD (http://freedomreborn.net/archive/index.php?topic=42747.msg593300#msg593300).
-MJB
Ooh! I missed these. Awesome stuff.