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Post by MajahTR on Aug 1, 2004 21:21:00 GMT -6
The Hobbit Study Art Challenges
General Guidelines: • All media can be used and your work can be rendered by hand or by any other means as long as it is original…no digital altering of “borrowed” Tolkien images! (You must send a written email consent letter with a copy of your artwork attached to MajahTR@aol.com)
• Each challenge will run for 4 weeks.
• All members who enter will receive a special participation award! Cool, eh?
An album entitled Hobbit Art Challenge has been set up in the Tolkien Member Photobucket Account Password: tolkienrules Please enter your picture in that album. We encourage you to post in this thread when finished and share a little on how you did the work.
At the end of the 4 weeks, I will make sure that all of the artwork from that respective challenge will be posted in a thread on the art board to showcase the artists and their work.
Let's have fun with this one...(and be sure to follow the Hobbit Study and the Poetry Contests as you work along on your art challenges!)
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Post by MajahTR on Aug 1, 2004 21:24:20 GMT -6
2nd Study Challenge Beorn in Action
Week Five Queer Lodgings (4 weeks to complete) The character of Beorn and his hospitality to our band of adventurers impressed our study leader Sparrow enough that she asked it be included in one of the challenges. You can render Beorn in whichever form you choose. Or you may choose to portray his home instead? I am embarrassed to say I haven't finished my painting of Beorn... I used color pencils on my sketch so that I could post something for right now.
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Post by Desi Baggins on Aug 9, 2004 8:37:24 GMT -6
Path To Beorn's Lodging [/b] [/center] First I found clip art and I arranged it how I wanted it to look and then I printed it out. Then I penciled the outline on an off white construction paper (I didn't have water color paper). Then I got out my water colors and attempted to paint. I used my clip art print out to help me know just how dark and light I needed to paint. Then when I scanned it in the white construction paper it captured some dark rays behind my drawing.
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Post by Stormrider on Aug 11, 2004 19:23:15 GMT -6
My idea was to do a transformation of Beorn from Human form to Bear form. I was just going to post one large animation of it, but the file was too large to store in our Member Photobucket so I had to revise my original plan! I made the animation small and then decided to post a still of Beorn in Human form and Bear form so that everyone could see the detail better. These were done in watercolor with the backgrounds, sparkles, and bees done with Paint Shop Pro. The Bear form was much easier for me to paint than the Human form. Black is very difficult for me to work with in watercolors, too, so this was definately an "art challenge"!
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Post by Elwyn on Aug 17, 2004 13:31:04 GMT -6
Storm I LOVE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the bear! He looks so noble and the transformation between images is splendid! you are my hero ;D
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Post by Stormrider on Aug 18, 2004 5:27:11 GMT -6
Thanks, Elwyn! Beorn was definately a challenge for me!
Look at Majah's colored pencil submission! Wow! I love how the bear shape is shadowing Beorn's human form which looks really rugged and earthy, by the way. I really like the texture of it, too. It looks very ... errr ... furry! I really like the pencil picture! I can't imagine how you could improve your entry with watercolor!
Now that I have finished with Beorn, I was sketching out test samples of the next art challenge topic and I liked one of the sketches so well, I decided to use colored pencils on it! I like how it is turning out and may not even attempt it in watercolor!
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Post by MajahTR on Aug 18, 2004 6:58:15 GMT -6
i told you he didn't look mad Storm, he looks noble! i agree, this was awesome work! i didn't even THINK about animating. what a perfect subject to do it with!
thanks on your comments on mine, at this point the colored pencil is better than the painting so i may leave this as my official entry? we will see...ha ha! Maj
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Post by MajahTR on Aug 18, 2004 7:01:25 GMT -6
and by the way...awesome painting Desi! i am very impressed with it. isn't watercolor fun? next time steal some watercolor paper from your mom...you will LOVE how it reacts!!!
Maj
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Post by Elwyn on Aug 19, 2004 10:41:49 GMT -6
I love Majah's Beorn and the shadow of the bear...he looks very at one with his surroundings...yeah rugged and a man of wisdom and great strength!!! I want to take Desi's home and hang it on my wall!! I think she should mail it to me i havent even attempted Beorn...well yes i have but i always hate it and throw it away.
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Post by Fangorn on Aug 19, 2004 23:35:50 GMT -6
SR.......if you want, I can host the larger Beorn Transformation .gif file on a page at TE and you will be welcomed to link to it. One of the advantages of having your own site!
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Post by MajahTR on Aug 22, 2004 0:14:26 GMT -6
thanks Elwyn for your "generous" comments on my Beorn... i know you draw well so i am looking forward to your version... ;D (no excuses...hahahahahahaha)
have fun, Majah
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Post by Stormrider on Aug 30, 2004 20:00:57 GMT -6
I'm pretty impressed with Desi's watercolor. Desi, you have captured depth and shading in your picture very well! I really like the white and purple flowers! You did good with your first watercolor! Bravo!
Of course, you can have a bunch of my watercolor paper if you want to continue dabbling in it! I have different grades of paper to select from. Or you can just have some to do more colored pencil drawings. Of course, the heavy paper is more expensive and you will have to promise to do a really good job with watercolor if you want to talk me out of that paper! lol!
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Post by Greenleaf on Aug 31, 2004 11:10:52 GMT -6
It's very nice coming back from holidays and see such beautiful pictures. Majah, Desi and Stormrider, you did a wonderful job! I love all the paintings! And Storm's gif really impressed me!
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Post by MajahTR on Aug 31, 2004 21:44:35 GMT -6
GREENS!!!!!! WELCOME BACK!!!! we missed you... although this month is ending, the Hobbit Study art challenges never close so all of you who still want to try your hand on this topic (or the previous one)...have at it! have fun! Maj ps...the new art challenge topic will be posted soon!
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Post by Desi Baggins on Sept 4, 2004 10:11:18 GMT -6
Excellent art!!! Thanx everyone for wonderful comments on mine.
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