Iron Avatarist: La Mer

[Haruki-kun]

Welcome to...
Iron Avatarist

The judges in this Iron Avatarist contest...

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Serpentine|
Oblivion|Happyturtle|Wolfbane|Gulaghar
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Our theme this month is...
La Mer
The Ocean. Covering approximately 71% of the Earth's surface. A source of life. Our theme this month welcomes any and all marine-related artwork. What would our favorite stick figures be doing on a boat at sea? Beneath the sea? Beachside? Remember: the keyword is "Marine".

Remember: All artwork must be your own. Do not take, alter, or use any of the The Giant's art. Thanks.

Categories
There will be a First through Third place award for each of the following:

Best Sea Avatar (any creation of 120x120 or smaller)
Best Under the Sea (Anything depicting an underwater/submarine scene)
Best At Sea (Anything depicting a scene on a ship, boat, raft, swimming, or otherwise above the water)
Best Seaside (Anything depicting a port, beach, or land-based seaside scene)
Best Rookie Entry (only applicable to those who have never entered these competitions before)
And, of course, the Best Overall award.

And as is tradition, I'll be giving out the Ruki's Choice Award for whatever entry I personally like the most from any category.

Rules

1. All entries must be posted by May 1st at Noon, EST.

2. Every entry must include a bolded introduction as to what category you are trying to enter in. Additionally, if it's your first time entering the contest, remember to add "Best Rookie Entry"

3. Every entry must include an itallic introduction as to what your entry is.

For example:
Best Sea Avatar
Haruki at the beach


4. You cannot re-submit an entry previously submitted to an IA competition.

5. Do not use spoilers. It makes the judge's job that much harder, and they may do you harm.

6. Only the avatarist who created the avatar may submit it.

7. Please do not quote images. The entry/name will suffice.

8. Keep entries within PG-13 or better. Adhere to forum rules.

Good luck!


Looking for past competitions? Check out the Iron Avatarist Hall of Fame (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37653)
(Warning, image intensive)

[happyturtle]

Ideas:


Sea monsters
Mermaids
Scuba diving
Beach volleyball
JAWS!
Desert Islands
Naval warfare
Jonah
"I'm King of the World!"
Polar bears
Mermaids riding Polar Bears
Mermaids riding Polar Bears and duelling with Narwals!
I'M ON A BOAT!

[Serpentine]

Intro needz moar "marine".

Dolphins are the bullies of the sea. Remember this.
But they're oh-so pretty! :3

[Ninjaman]

Yay new one. And much better than the last one :smallbiggrin:

[Serpentine]

http://www.berkscountymusic.com/images/your_opinion.jpg
The last one was fine :smallannoyed:

[Ninjaman]

http://www.berkscountymusic.com/images/your_opinion.jpg
The last one was fine :smallannoyed:

Fine? as far as i know it got two OotSatars.

[Domochevsky]

I agree, this one is much better.

Things can be done here. :smallamused:
BAAAWWWOOOOOO [/big daddy]

[Derjuin]

:biggrin:

So many ideas for this one! Will have to find method to create more time to overindulge in inkscape madness...

[Ninjaman]

:biggrin:

So many ideas for this one! Will have to find method to create more time to overindulge in inkscape madness...

Make your twin sister do some of them. :smallamused:

[GFawkes]

Second time entering a contest like this. Still stuck with MS Paint

Best Seaside
Catch of the Day

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j341/GFawkes1605/FanArt/CatchoftheDay.png

[Crimmy]

I'm no judge, and I certainly won't participate.
But I'd love to see something related to One Piece.

[Ranger Mattos]

Second time entering a contest like this. Still stuck with MS Paint

Dude. Download Inkscape (http://inkscape.org/). Like, right now.

[Derjuin]

And so it begins... :smallwink:

Best At Sea
Orphaner and the Marquise
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/xilobucket/Pir8s.png


"The Marquise" is the girl on the blue vessel, "Orphaner" is the chap standing nearest to the viewpoint.

[Serpentine]

Fine? as far as i know it got two OotSatars.So frickin' what? Some contests have only had one entry in a category, or none at all. A contest doesn't have to reach 15 pages to be fine. Like I said, some don't even make it to 4 pages of entries. Sometimes entries slack, but that doesn't mean the entries nor the contest itself are of any lesser quality - Hell, some of the higher-paged contests are made up mostly of old avatar dumps.

[Ninjaman]

So frickin' what? Some contests have only had one entry in a category, or none at all. A contest doesn't have to reach 15 pages to be fine. Like I said, some don't even make it to 4 pages of entries. Sometimes entries slack, but that doesn't mean the entries nor the contest itself are of any lesser quality - Hell, some of the higher-paged contests are made up mostly of old avatar dumps.

But there weren´t that many in the other either.

[Sarco_Phage]

And so it begins... :smallwink:

Best At Sea
Orphaner and the Marquise
-snips-


"The Marquise" is the girl on the blue vessel, "Orphaner" is the chap standing nearest to the viewpoint.


Hah, this is about six kinds of hilarious and ten kinds of awesome.

[happyturtle]

I don't think we need to spend time here debating the merits of previous contests. We're in the middle of this competition now, and hopefully we'll see some nice entries. :smallsmile:

I'd like to see some famous playgrounders made into merfolk. Should be amusing. :smallsmile:

[Serpentine]

But there weren´t that many in the other either.Like I said: it happens, and it means exactly squat.

Alarra recently made something for me that would apply... Just putting it out there: I like narwhals. They're the unicorns of the sea :3

[Haruki-kun]

Hell, some of the higher-paged contests are made up mostly of old avatar dumps.

Which is why the rule about "nothing that has been previously entered" came up, right?


But there weren´t that many in the other either.

:smallsigh: Just let the old contest rest, please.


I'd like to see some famous playgrounders made into merfolk. Should be amusing. :smallsmile:

......I think I'm gonna do this for myself later on. :smalltongue:

[Serpentine]

There were three contests in a row that had 5 or fewer pages, including post-award commentary, which are nonetheless looked upon fondly...
Which is why the rule about "nothing that has been previously entered" came up, right?Nah, that was there from the start. There was one contest that VT expected to be particularly dump-prone that he placed a once-off limitation on.

[Derjuin]

Best Under the Sea
The Culler and her Steed
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/xilobucket/Culler2.png

[Teddy]

I've recently been enchanted by the idea of seafaring dwarves and fantasy worlds in the World Wars era. Inspired, I made this:

Best at Sea
To War Together
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/7640/togethertowar.png

A young elf flyer on his bronze dragon and a veteran dwarf captain on his battleship. On the route to the Great War, a brief meeting, never to see each other again.

I first intended to put metal armor on the dragon, but that would cover up too much of the frills and be bulky around the head, so I went with just a fancy saddle. Also, this is a bit of early WWI, so armored flyers would actually be a bit anachronistic...

Also, in case you wonder, the elf flyer is holding a Tommy Gun in his right hand. Not exactly WWI, but I needed a good-looking submachine gun for some confident waving.


Derjuin, I would accuse you of cheap art copying, but no copying of Homestuck art, no matter how blatant it is, could be called cheap, because it's awesome, and so are your drawings as well. :smallbiggrin:

[Derjuin]

Derjuin, I would accuse you of cheap art copying, but no copying of Homestuck art, no matter how blatant it is, could be called cheap, because it's awesome, and so are your drawings as well. :smallbiggrin:

:smallfrown: It's not copying when you're taking a scene and OotSifying it, is it? Every piece of the Orphaner + Marquise scene was made in Inkscape, by me, referencing the original.

Thank you though :smallbiggrin:

[Teddy]

:smallfrown: It's not copying when you're taking a scene and OotSifying it, is it? Every piece of the Orphaner + Marquise scene was made in Inkscape, by me, referencing the original.

Thank you though :smallbiggrin:

For the reference, I wouldn't have accused anyone of art copying, no matter what it was, for as long as the person did its own rendition. I just wanted a good line leading up to me praising you. :smallwink:

[Derjuin]

For the reference, I wouldn't have accused anyone of art copying, no matter what it was, for as long as the person did its own rendition. I just wanted a good line leading up to me praising you. :smallwink:

:smallredface::smallbiggrin: Thanks!

if you like the troll art, I've been posting some stuff in the oots fanart thread, particularly the past...2-3 pages /plug

[fizzybobnewt]

Like I said: it happens, and it means exactly squat.

Alarra recently made something for me that would apply... Just putting it out there: I like narwhals. They're the Jedi of the sea :3

Fixed it for you.
(Search for the narwhal song on YouTube.)

[Serpentine]

Stop getting your sci-fi in my fantasy.

Speaking of which... Dolphins of Pern, anyone?

[Maxios]

The Diver
Best Sea Avatar
Best Rookie
http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy59/maxios5/Mer.png

[Serpentine]

Please don't spoil entries, ESPECIALLY when they're not in the least screen-stretchy.

[Mauve Shirt]

Best Seaside
Les Poissons
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/h0wupdohighknee/belkarchef.png

I drew Sebastian myself, but I couldn't oots-ify him without making it unclear that it's Sebastian. Hope that's not a problem.

[Ashen Lilies]

Dude. Download Inkscape (http://inkscape.org/). Like, right now.

Dude. Don't listen to this guy. :smalltongue:

Also, *plots*

[Haruki-kun]

Dude. Don't listen to this guy. :smalltongue:

Also, *plots*

REAL avatarists code their artwork in notepad, pixel by pixel. :smallamused: :smalltongue:

@Maxios: What Serpy said, remove the spoilers, or your entry might get missed. :smalleek:

[Teddy]

REAL avatarists code their artwork in notepad, pixel by pixel. :smallamused: :smalltongue:

...in machine language, because everything else is for sissies. :smalltongue:

[Maxios]

Spoiler removed

[Ninjaman]

...in machine language, because everything else is for sissies. :smalltongue:

Real Avatarist invent a new machine just so that they can be ahead of all the others.

[Haruki-kun]

Real Avatarist invent a new machine just so that they can be ahead of all the others.

It's OK. Inkscape has an "Invent new format" function. Yay, Inkscape! :smalltongue:

[Elder Tsofu]

Real Avatarists use the way they get the best results with.

[Ninjaman]

It's OK. Inkscape has an "Invent new format" function. Yay, Inkscape! :smalltongue:


Real Avatarists use the way they get the best results with.

Real avatarist have drawn the computer they use for drawing, on that computer they use for drawing.

[GFawkes]

Real avatarist have drawn the computer they use for drawing, on that computer they use for drawing.

Yo dawg... (http://www.zulkey.com/yoyo.jpg)

[Ninjaman]

Yo dawg... (http://www.zulkey.com/yoyo.jpg)

Lol :smallbiggrin:

Edit: Propperbly the first reply in like forever that only says lol.
Edit 2: Oh no now it doesn´t only say lol.

[Derjuin]

Yo dawg... (http://www.zulkey.com/yoyo.jpg)

The only thing I ever think of when I hear yo dawg is this...


http://www.yodawgyo.com/wp-content/uploads/1502/buffalobuffalobuffalo-480x319.jpg


:smalltongue:

[Ashen Lilies]

If a Real Avatarist wishes to draw an avatar from scratch, they must first invent the Universe.

[Teddy]

I just finished another Fantasy World Wars picture for this, but, sadly, Imageshack doesn't seem to work at the moment, so it'll have to wait until later.


If a Real Avatarist wishes to draw an avatar from scratch, they must first invent the Universe.

However, a real avatarist first has to make a paradox clone of him-/herself to send back in time so that it can become him/her and invent the Universe where he/she can build a computer with only an assortment of pens and a piece of paper to draw on, on which he/she then will code his picture on, pixle by pixel, in machine language. With nothing else but a tweezer. :smalltongue:

[Derjuin]

I will littlefy this if it is too wide, but I checked in Inkscape and it said it was appr. 800 px wide, so I think it's good:

Best At Sea
Eat your heart out, Ahab
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/xilobucket/EYHOA.png

[Domochevsky]

Best Under the Sea
C'mere, mah pretty
http://www.nudecreator.org/Domochevsky/IA/IA8_1.png

Bawoo. :smallcool:

[Ninjaman]

I just finished another Fantasy World Wars picture for this, but, sadly, Imageshack doesn't seem to work at the moment, so it'll have to wait until later.



However, a real avatarist first has to make a paradox clone of him-/herself to send back in time so that it can become him/her and invent the Universe where he/she can build a computer with only an assortment of pens and a piece of paper to draw on, on which he/she then will code his picture on, pixle by pixel, in machine language. With nothing else but a tweezer. :smalltongue:

Whe shold makes a thread for only real avatarist jokes, the will be like Chuck Norris jokes just totally different.

[Domochevsky]

Best At Sea
Blackthorne
http://www.nudecreator.org/Domochevsky/IA/IA8_2.png


Everything's better with sharks. :smallcool:

[Icewalker]

If a Real Avatarist wishes to draw an avatar from scratch, they must first invent the Universe.

I think you win, sir.

[Serpentine]

http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/4/5/a137aa80-2eda-41c4-a7e2-46a72b97c412.jpg

While I'm at it:http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/4/5/d88c68e5-dd76-4c51-9ff1-ed234c6f93b3.jpg

[GolemsVoice]

Best Rookie Entry:
Best Sea Avatar

Captain Ulrik Svensgaar

http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy241/GolemsVoice/th_Svensgaard120.jpg


The sea... vast, mysterious... and full of wealth! And the nations of Planet send their trade across it without a thought. Well, the sea doesn't care about them, so it let's them pass. But we can give the sea a little hand in teaching the landlubbers a lesson in humility.

* Captain Ulrik Svensgaard, "The Ripple and the Wave"

[Ninjaman]

If a Real Avatarist wishes to draw an avatar from scratch, they must first invent the Universe.

Or invent god and make him invent the universe.

[Teddy]

I finally managed to work my way around my uploading problems. Behold:

Best Under the Sea
Predator
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3140/predatorj.png

Even in these times, a kraken remains a menaces of the deep. Often unable to sink a surface warship, they're still the worst nightmare of any submarine captain, being able of outmanouvering his ship and cracking its hull open with its powerful tentacles. The rare chance to feed them a torpedo is nothing any captain would pass on, and the legend will be recounted in the harbour taverns for years to come.

[Mina Kobold]

I'm beginning to get concerned if drawing Chtulhu will get redundant with all these sea monsters.

But I have an idea, a really weird idea.

*Thunderclap*

Sadly it does not involve tutus. :smalltongue:

My next one will, however.

[Irbis]

Real Avatarist invent a new machine just so that they can be ahead of all the others.

Dawg, I make all the 10101011001s I need to create avatar in my notebook, including compression algorithms, in real time. In .Tiff. Using pencil.

I then set my HDD to 'idle', and while it is running I kick the machine's body in precalculated moments so that head of the reader dents the surface in precisely measured spots, writing the file :P

[Raveypoos]

I might have an idea for this.

[Haruki-kun]

Dawg, I make all the 10101011001s I need to create avatar in my notebook, including compression algorithms, in real time. In .Tiff. Using pencil.

I then set my HDD to 'idle', and while it is running I kick the machine's body in precalculated moments so that head of the reader dents the surface in precisely measured spots, writing the file :P

Thanks. I lol'd in class. :smallbiggrin:

[Ninjaman]

Dawg, I make all the 10101011001s I need to create avatar in my notebook, including compression algorithms, in real time. In .Tiff. Using pencil.

I then set my HDD to 'idle', and while it is running I kick the machine's body in precalculated moments so that head of the reader dents the surface in precisely measured spots, writing the file :P

Just put real avatarist in front and then it is quite good.

[Cealocanth]

Best At Sea
Lulaby

[snip]

It looks like a mermaid playing some sort of instrument at first, but then when you look again, it could be anything or nothing.

I approve of your artistic use of people's assumptive natures.

[Irbis]

It looks like a mermaid playing some sort of instrument at first, but then when you look again, it could be anything or nothing.

I approve of your artistic use of people's assumptive natures.

Was this post deleted? :smallconfused:

[Domochevsky]

Was this post deleted? :smallconfused:

I... think it was. I remember seeing it here as well, but can't find it now. :smallconfused:

[Elder Tsofu]

No it wasn't.

But Akrim.elfs' was.

[Irbis]

Counter shows zero posts of Akrim.Elf in this thread.

So, unless we're being pranked, it used to be, but no such posts exists now.

[Teddy]

I know it was here. I was planning to write something about the hair being too hard to see against the background when I bothered to come around to it, but I guess it's moot now... Which is sort of sad, it was a good picture otherwise.


I do have another project thought up and initialised, but I've sort of lost my motivation. Hopefully I'll regain it again soon.

[Sarco_Phage]

Best Sea Avatar
Muscular Angler Fish Man
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll260/gzu117/MuscularAnglerFishMan.png
Or as I like to call it, the MANgler fish.

[Haruki-kun]

Best Sea Avatar
Muscular Angler Fish Man
*snip*
Or as I like to call it, the MANgler fish.

That's so MANGLY! :smalltongue:

[Sarco_Phage]

That's so MANGLY! :smalltongue:

He overcompensates, because before he was born, a barracuda ate his mom and all his future siblings, cracking his egg, leading to his weak arm on one side. So he pumped iron until he could singlehandedly beat the crap out of that barracuda himself.

What? No, I haven't seen Finding Nemo, why do you ask?

[GolemsVoice]

This is what happens when fishes decide to arm themselves.

[wxdruid]

Best Seaside
Best Rookie Entry
Tehanu and Lyrak at the Beach

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i262/wxdruid/Town/TehanuandLyrak.png

Tehanu and Lyrak enjoying the summer air at the beach in Town, complete with Sneak on the Beach drinks

[Vrythas]

Best Rookie Entry
Best Under the Sea
ultraMARINE
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee485/stormtrooper1138/sinkingmarine2.png
This unfortunate Space Marine takes another unexpected trip to his occupation's origin.

[Sarco_Phage]

Best Sea Avatar
Muscular Angler Fish Man
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll260/gzu117/MuscularAnglerFishMan.png
Or as I like to call it, the MANgler fish.

Actually, I just thought of a more appropriate name, since this is an amphibious creature, after all.

I will call him the AMPHIBIMAN.

[Dvandemon]

......I think I'm gonna do this for myself later on. :smalltongue:A skymaid? 8D
Best Under the Sea
C'mere, mah pretty
-snip-

Bawoo. :smallcool:

Le Gasp! To my dev messages
Best At Sea
Blackthorne
-snip-


Everything's better with sharks. :smallcool:

...what happened to my watch?

[Akrim.elf]

Best At Sea
Sea Lulaby
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/101/3/3/lulaby___la_mer_by_depresiveneko-d3dqlv0.png

[Serpentine]

Jus' puttin' it out there, this (http://serpentine16.deviantart.com/favourites/40542225#/d1a2rho) is one of my favourite ocean-related pictures. Actually, just look at this (http://serpentine16.deviantart.com/favourites/40542225).
(anyone know what "Deviation in storage" means?)

[Teddy]

Recipe for instant motivation (cooking time: 5 hours)
1 game of CIV4 FFH2
1 annoying little brother who desperately wants your current computer
1 free computer with Inkscape on it
3 albums of Homestuck music

Play CIV4 FFH2. Have your little brother chase you away from it. Take up residence at the free computer, start Inkscape and put on the music. Work diligently for about five hours until it's finished. Serve it steaming hot:

Best Seaside
Dinnertime
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3275/snest.png

Where man moves out, nature takes over. When the Haffborg Channel through the Drakenback Ridge was completed by the dwarves in 1859, ship traffic through the dangerous Sallowthorn Straight ceased, and the lighthouses that had helped uncounted numbers of ships to safely pass during foggy nights were abandoned. In time, however, several of them found new inhabitants willing to take up residence within their rusting walls, or, in the case of this roc family, on top of it.

[scienceguy8]

(anyone know what "Deviation in storage" means?)

I suspect it means the artist has removed that work from their gallery.

[half-halfling]

Jus' puttin' it out there, this (http://serpentine16.deviantart.com/favourites/40542225#/d1a2rho) is one of my favourite ocean-related pictures. Actually, just look at this (http://serpentine16.deviantart.com/favourites/40542225).
(anyone know what "Deviation in storage" means?)

I've watched your favourites gallery, and now feel urge to draw a mermaid :smallsmile:.

p.s. about "deviation in storage": http://help.deviantart.com/307/.

[Serpentine]

Awww. Why would they do that? And why so many all of a sudden? :smallfrown:

Never pictured a Roc as a giant seagull...

[Ninjaman]

Awww. Why would they do that? And why so many all of a sudden? :smallfrown:

Never pictured a Roc as a giant seagull...

Yeah normaly it is aneagle or something.
But it works so: good job teddy :smallbiggrin:

[Teddy]

Never pictured a Roc as a giant seagull...

Yeah normaly it is aneagle or something.
But it works so: good job teddy :smallbiggrin:

It lives by the ocean and hunts fish (and smaller whales), so I, more or less consciously, made it look more like a gull than ordinary. It's sort of a cross-over between them both, actually. The wings, for example, aren't especially gull-like, and the beaks are certainly made for ripping the meat of their prey (I mean, how would those hatchlings otherwise get anything out from that shark).

If you go by the way Rocs popularily are depicted, there is no way they can be diving birds. I can't help but wonder how they intended them to catch all that huge fish they need to eat every day if they aren't capable of diving... :smallconfused:

[Serpentine]

Bald eagles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle#Diet), swamp harriers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Harrier#Diet), osprey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey#Diet), fish eagles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyophaga), white-bellied sea eagle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-bellied_Sea_Eagle#Feeding) and various sea eagles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_eagle) manage pretty well.
Note that, I'd imagine, rocs largely feed on whales, dolphins and large species of shark, which generally tend to hang around in shallows or come right up to the surface.

[Teddy]

Bald eagles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Eagle#Diet), swamp harriers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Harrier#Diet), osprey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey#Diet), fish eagles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyophaga), white-bellied sea eagle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-bellied_Sea_Eagle#Feeding) and various sea eagles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_eagle) manage pretty well.

I'd still imagine that those are more striking the water with their talons rather than diving into it...


Note that, I'd imagine, rocs largely feed on whales, dolphins and large species of shark, which generally tend to hang around in shallows or come right up to the surface.

Well, you're probably correct. I still like the idea of a gull-roc carrying sharks in it's beak as if they were small herrings, though. :smallwink:

[Serpentine]

Where do you get the idea that a roc would have to dive, though? That's pretty much exactly how I'd imagine it hunting - like a sea eagle.
I can see it as something like a sheerwater, though. Those things can get nasty...

[Teddy]

Where do you get the idea that a roc would have to dive, though? That's pretty much exactly how I'd imagine it hunting - like a sea eagle.
I can see it as something like a sheerwater, though. Those things can get nasty...

*shrug*
It may sound strange, but I think the answer is that I got it out of the picture I made. Yes, it's looping. Don't question it. :smalltongue:

[wxdruid]

Best Seaside
Best Rookie Entry
Tehanu and Lyrak at the Beach, Part II

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i262/wxdruid/Town/TL3.png

The inevitable result of sitting on the beach with Tehanu...

[Ninjaman]

Best Seaside
Best Rookie Entry
Tehanu and Lyrak at the Beach, Part II

Snip

The inevitable result of sitting on the beach with Tehanu...

Love the water.

[wxdruid]

Thanks :smallcool: It was interesting getting a good effect of water rolling up on the beach.

[flare X2]

Best rookie entry
Best under the sea

always a bigger fish
http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb456/flarex2/avatars/g4265.png

first time doin' this:smallsmile:.

[Dvandemon]

first time doin' this:smallsmile:.

You're braver than I

[licoot]

I decided that I may as well contribute something, since i've been pretty much
dormant for the last couple of competitions:

Best Sea Avatar
King of the Seas
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab238/licoot/posidon.png?t=1303307973

[Serpentine]

*whip-CRACK*

Hop to it, all!

[Ninjaman]

Nice licoot.

[Teddy]

Got around to making an avatar too. Looks nice and neat with an entry in every cathegory. Behold:

Best Sea Avatar
It's Only a Breeze
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/9477/onlyabreeze.png

The people of the Mirthful Ocean are a special breed. Born with a hawster in their hands, they live from the fruits of the sea. Braving the frequent storms and their relentless winds and waves, they're skilled sailors, and their seamanship is never to be challenged.

[Dvandemon]

I'm thinking One Piece now.

[Ashen Lilies]

*whip-CRACK*

Hop to it, all!

Because you asked so nicely:

Best Sea Avatar
Instead of the cross, the albatross
About my neck was hung
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x280/kriskatarn/AncientMarinerav.png

And larger, as is tradition:
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x280/kriskatarn/AncientMariner.png
Fun fact: I cannot draw an albatross to save me bloody life. :smallannoyed:

[Irbis]

I decided that I may as well contribute something, since i've been pretty much dormant for the last couple of competitions:

Yes, contributing something is a very nice thing, isn't it? :smallamused::smalltongue:

[Akrim.elf]

Best Sea Avatar
Blinky
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n159/Akrim13/g6332.png

[Phae Nymna]

I think I'm gonna throw my hat in the ring for this one. Do I get to use a rookie ticket if I haven't made anything in more than a year? :smallfrown:

[Teddy]

I think I'm gonna throw my hat in the ring for this one. Do I get to use a rookie ticket if I haven't made anything in more than a year? :smallfrown:

It really is the judges call, but the Best Rookie cathegory is for IA first-timers. You either qualify or you don't.

[Haruki-kun]

I think I'm gonna throw my hat in the ring for this one. Do I get to use a rookie ticket if I haven't made anything in more than a year? :smallfrown:

No, sorry. :smallfrown: Only first time participants. I know how you feel. Best Rookie was first implemented the contest right after my first entry. >.<

[Phae Nymna]

No, sorry. :smallfrown: Only first time participants. I know how you feel. Best Rookie was first implemented the contest right after my first entry. >.<
Blast. My flash drive is back home right now and I'm travelling, so I'm gonna have to cram it in next week.

[Haruki-kun]

Blast. My flash drive is back home right now and I'm travelling, so I'm gonna have to cram it in next week.

As long as it's in before the 1st. Think you can make it? I'd really hate it if you couldn't submit your work for that.

[Serpentine]

You do have the power to extend it a teensy bit should you so choose...

EEEEE Blinky! :smallbiggrin: No Serendipity yet?

[Haruki-kun]

You do have the power to extend it a teensy bit should you so choose...

EEEEE Blinky! :smallbiggrin: No Serendipity yet?

.....I COULD....... I guess..... :smalleek:

<.<

Depends on how I'm doing with starting the new one and announcing the results for the old one.

[Vrythas]

on monday of this week, i had an epiphany... here is the result

Best Rookie
Best At Sea
The Aircraft Dragon Carrier Brood Mother

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee485/stormtrooper1138/dragoncarrier2edit.png

[Serpentine]

Ack! You have found my mortal weakness!
Dragons! :smallbiggrin:

[Teddy]

on monday of this week, i had an epiphany... here is the result

Best Rookie
Best At Sea
The Aircraft Dragon Carrier Brood Mother

*cool stuff*

Man, your tyrannical empire utilises more advanced technology than mine. Im not going to stand a chance! :smalleek:

Oh, wait. You insist on using ballistas? I'm suddenly lead to believe that my Great War pre-Dreadnought battleship might just stand a chance. :smallamused:

Also, Bronze Dragons can totally electrocut your electronics. :smallwink:

Short paragraphs and smilies aside, that's really cool. You've managed to hit my soft spot too: (semi)modern day fantasy. :smallbiggrin:

Hmm, I have one last idea, but time is short and I don't know how preoccupied I'm going to be tomorrow. Hopefully I'll find enough time to make it...

[Ninjaman]

Ack! You have found my mortal weakness!
Dragons! :smallbiggrin:


Man, your tyrannical empire utilises more advanced technology than mine. Im not going to stand a chance! :smalleek:

Oh, wait. You insist on using ballistas? I'm suddenly lead to believe that my Great War pre-Dreadnought battleship might just stand a chance. :smallamused:

Also, Bronze Dragons can totally electrocut your electronics. :smallwink:

Short paragraphs and smilies aside, that's really cool. You've managed to hit my soft spot too: (semi)modern day fantasy. :smallbiggrin:

Hmm, I have one last idea, but time is short and I don't know how preoccupied I'm going to be tomorrow. Hopefully I'll find enough time to make it...

*Writes down weaknesses*
*Laughs viciously*
*Hands notes to dr. epic*
*Laughs eve more*

[Elder Tsofu]

Best Sea Avatar
At the northern seas
http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv173/Tsofu/EleventhHour-Springbath-Physics.png

[Vrythas]

Man, your tyrannical empire utilises more advanced technology than mine. Im not going to stand a chance! :smalleek:

Oh, wait. You insist on using ballistas? I'm suddenly lead to believe that my Great War pre-Dreadnought battleship might just stand a chance. :smallamused:

Also, Bronze Dragons can totally electrocut your electronics. :smallwink:


first, i hadn't remembered that you had made the dreadnaught until i was about halfway done with my aircraft dragon carrier.... and i realized that my entry probably just lost some originality...oh well....to address the ballista issue, an aircraft dragon carrier's strength comes not from the onboard guns, but from the aircraft dragons it carries. and remember, blue dragons use lightning as well. and my reds will melt your cannons!!! MWAHAHAHAHAAAAA *cough, cough, hack, weeze* excuse me for a moment while i clear my throat........i'm back. and that is all. good luck with your idea to. :smallbiggrin:

edit: oh, if anyone needs dragons for something outside of IA competitions, PM me, and i can send you the SVG file for my entry so that you don't have to go through the pain of making those...trust me, it was tedious. i'll also let you know the copyright restrictions for using them.:smallwink:

[Mindfreak]

Best Rookie Entry
Best Seaside
There be never enough madness under the sea!
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h347/mindfreak586/summer.png

Yipppeeeee! Finally made an account!

[Teddy]

first, i hadn't remembered that you had made the dreadnaught until i was about halfway done with my aircraft dragon carrier.... and i realized that my entry probably just lost some originality...oh well....to address the ballista issue, an aircraft dragon carrier's strength comes not from the onboard guns, but from the aircraft dragons it carries. and remember, blue dragons use lightning as well. and my reds will melt your cannons!!! MWAHAHAHAHAAAAA *cough, cough, hack, weeze* excuse me for a moment while i clear my throat........i'm back. and that is all. good luck with your idea to. :smallbiggrin:

Meh, originality is for whimps anyway. :smallwink::smalltongue:

Pre-Dreadnoughts weren't especially heavy on the electronics, so I think I'm pretty safe there. They lack any form of AA protection, though, so I guess I can't do anything but hope that my steel is thicker than your fire is hot until I can bring in more dragons myself. :smallwink:

I just remembered that I do actually have a sub too (if it managed to survive that octopedical beast). Great War/WWII (I can't really decide, but it leans toward the latter) subs weren't really the pinacle of stealth technology, but they're still tricky to find below the surface without specific equipment.

EDIT:
Looks like time isn't at my side. I'll probably not get time to realise my idea.
*sniff*
No seaplanes for me. :smallfrown:

[Irbis]

Also, Bronze Dragons can totally electrocut your electronics. :smallwink:

Two words: Faraday's Cage.

[Teddy]

Two words: Faraday's Cage.

Three words: Zap the antenna. That should fry everything adjacent to the radio or radar equipment.

[happyturtle]

Oh the catgirls! :smalleek:

[Teddy]

Oh the catgirls! :smalleek:

Ahh! You've discovered my secret strategy for reduced opposition: kill all catgirl entries through the use of applied physics. Now, there's currently only one such entry, but even the smallest victory is a victory nonetheless, right? :smallwink:

[Irbis]

Three words: Zap the antenna. That should fry everything adjacent to the radio or radar equipment.

Um...

I could name a dozen ways in which this inplausible in properly prepared equipment...

But I'm half asleep, so I won't bother. Have a nice day :P

Though, you can check what is on the highest point of the ship and which point can be usually hit by lightning during the storm ;P

[Domochevsky]

...is there a special reason you two are suddenly trying to take each others ships/constructs apart the second you laid eyes on them? Feeling a bit insecure there? :smallwink:

[Derjuin]

Best Sea Avatar
Spellscale the Red
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/xilobucket/SpellscalePirate2.png

Best Seaside
Midnight Siege
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/xilobucket/PortAttack3.png

[Elder Tsofu]

Oh the catgirls! :smalleek:

Indeed, maybe I can complain to somewhere for him trying to sabotage my entry. :smallannoyed:

[Teutonic Knight]

Too bad you can't repost your catgirls at the beach Tsofu. :smallwink:

[Elder Tsofu]

Well, I had 2 of them you know - and I don't think I posted both. :smallwink:

[Teddy]

Um...

I could name a dozen ways in which this inplausible in properly prepared equipment...

But I'm half asleep, so I won't bother. Have a nice day :P

Though, you can check what is on the highest point of the ship and which point can be usually hit by lightning during the storm ;P

The highest point is usually not the antenna itself, but rather the mast it's fastened on. Also, dragonfirelightning doesn't apply the normal rules of conductivity (hence why it travels in a straight line), so, uh, perhaps it's a better idea to shoot it through the windows in hope of hitting the equipment firsthand instead...

Yes, I know, this is stupid.


...is there a special reason you two are suddenly trying to take each others ships/constructs apart the second you laid eyes on them? Feeling a bit insecure there? :smallwink:

Wait, you mean that you don't declare war upon each and every rivaling nation you encounter? How's that even possible? :smalltongue:

[Akrim.elf]

Best Under the Sea
Light in Deep

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/120/7/a/light_in_deep____by_depresiveneko-d3f8kab.png

[Eruantion]

Best Rookie Entry
Best At Sea
The Realm of Neptune

http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h428/jon_moyer/TheRealmofNeptune.png

[Haruki-kun]

Alright, everyone, time's up!

NO MORE ENTRIES PLEASE!

New contest will be up shortly. Results to Toon Oldies are going to be slightly delayed, hopefully not too much.

[Dvandemon]

Best Rookie Entry
Best At Sea
The Realm of Neptune

[IMG*snip*[/IMG]

I had his idea where Satan gets caught in a flood in Hell. Poseidon swims up and takes back his trident.

[Vrythas]

Alright, everyone, time's up!

NO MORE ENTRIES PLEASE!

New contest will be up shortly. Results to Toon Oldies are going to be slightly delayed, hopefully not too much.

i've got a question. this is the first time i've done one of these, but about how long does it take for the awards to be given/winners announced? just wondering...

[Zefir]

That depends on the judges. For example see the last contest about Toon. There are still vots from some Judges missing.

Normaly it comes in the mid of the month after the contest ended up to the end of this mont. Means for you mid May up to end of May.

It also depends on the number of enrys the more the longer they need.

[Haruki-kun]

As Zefir said. Usually, at the end of the month I'll announce thewinners for the last one, close the current one, and start the new one. But Toon Oldies got stuck a bit there for a couple of issues, the main one being that I haven't made trophies yet (normally I'd have no problem making them, but it's been a busy week). I'll get to that before the weekend, hopefully.

[Zefir]

Yeah secound thread here where people say that the things I say are right.

[Vrythas]

i don't mean to prod, but it has now been a month since the end of the La Mer Iron Avatarist competition... i really want to know the results... just hope that this hasn't been forgotten :smallbiggrin:.

[happyturtle]

The judging isn't due until one month after the contest ends. I happen to know that all the judges got their results submitted on time, so it shouldn't be much longer.

[Haruki-kun]

Results are in!

Note: As a personal request, I'd like to ask that people save their trophies in their hard drive. That way if I ever need to re-organize or clear up my photobucket account, you won't lose your trophies.


Iron Avatarist - La Mer
Award Ceremony


Best Sea Avatar
First Place
It's only a breeze, by Teddy
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/9477/onlyabreeze.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Avatar1.png

Second Place
Instead of the cross, the Albatross about my neck was hung, by KidKris
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x280/kriskatarn/AncientMarinerav.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Avatar2.png

Third Place
King of the Seas, by licoot
http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab238/licoot/posidon.png?t=1303307973
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Avatar3.png

Best Under the Sea
First Place
C'mere, mah pretty, by Domochevsky
http://www.nudecreator.org/Domochevsky/IA/IA8_1.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Under1st.png

Second Place
Predator, by Teddy
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3140/predatorj.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Under2-1.png

Third Place
ultraMARINE by Vrythas
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee485/stormtrooper1138/sinkingmarine2.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Under3rd-1.png

Best at Sea
First Place
The Aircraft Dragon Carrier Brood Mother, by Vrythas
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee485/stormtrooper1138/dragoncarrier2edit.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Atsea1.png

Second Place
To War Together, by Teddy
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/7640/togethertowar.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Atsea2.png

Third Place
Blackthorne, by Domochevsky
http://www.nudecreator.org/Domochevsky/IA/IA8_2.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Atsea3.png

Best Seaside
First Place
Midnight Siege, by Derjuin
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/xilobucket/PortAttack3.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Seaside11.png

Second Place
Dinnertime, by Teddy
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3275/snest.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Seaside2.png

Third Place
Tehanu and Lyrak at the Beach part II, by wxdruid
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i262/wxdruid/Town/TL3.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Seaside3.png

Best Rookie Entry
First Place
Tehanu and Lyrak at the Beach part II, by wxdruid
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i262/wxdruid/Town/TL3.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Rookie1.png

Second Place
The Aircraft Dragon Carrier Brood Mother, by Vrythas
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee485/stormtrooper1138/dragoncarrier2edit.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Rookie2.png

Third Place
ultraMARINE by Vrythas
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee485/stormtrooper1138/sinkingmarine2.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Rookie3.png

Best Overall
First Place
To War Together, by Teddy
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/7640/togethertowar.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Best1.png

Second Place
Tehanu and Lyrak at the Beach part II, by wxdruid
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i262/wxdruid/Town/TL3.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Best2.png

Third Place
C'mere, mah pretty, by Domochevsky
http://www.nudecreator.org/Domochevsky/IA/IA8_1.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Best3.png

Ruki's Choice Award
Blackthorne, by Domochevsky
http://www.nudecreator.org/Domochevsky/IA/IA8_2.png
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/IA%20La%20Mer/Rukischoice-1.png

[Elder Tsofu]

Le gasp, is this the first IA I've entered since the very first, space opera, which I didn't get a price? :smalleek:

Keep up the good work people, I'll save crushing you to an other day instead. :smallwink::smalltongue:

[Teddy]

Wow! A trophy in every cathegory (except Best Rookie, of course, and Ruki's Choice, which is more of a semi-cathegory), and among them the best overall! Just wow! :smalleek:

Also, to whoever made the trophies, I must say that I love the Best Rookie awards. Just spot on. :smallwink:

[Domochevsky]

4 total, hm? Good cut overall. :smallsmile:

(Now if only the evaluation process wouldn't take more than a month each time... >_> )

[happyturtle]

The judging isn't due until one month after the contest ends. I happen to know that all the judges got their results submitted on time, so it shouldn't be much longer.

It's always going to take just over a month each time. :smalltongue:


Well done, everyone. I enjoyed being a rookie judge for this contest. :smallsmile:

[wxdruid]

Apparently the judges liked Part II of the Tehanu and Lyrak series. Thanks in bunches. :smallamused: :smallsmile:

[Mindfreak]

Eh, I didn't expect mine to win, it was still when I was using mspaint.

[Haruki-kun]

and Ruki's Choice, which is more of a semi-cathegory

I do not know what you mean, clearly Ruki's choice is the single most important award ever given by anyone in the history of mankind and everyone should be striving for it. *sagenod*


Also, to whoever made the trophies, I must say that I love the Best Rookie awards. Just spot on. :smallwink:

Inigo's idea, but thanks. :smalltongue:


(Now if only the evaluation process wouldn't take more than a month each time... >_> )

Well, it's a bit of a set thing... Month begins, contest opens, contest closes, contest results are announced. I COULD try to rush it a bit more, but... there's not much difference, really. And it's good for the judges to have more time, anyway.

[Teddy]

I do not know what you mean, clearly Ruki's choice is the single most important award ever given by anyone in the history of mankind and everyone should be striving for it. *sagenod*

I've never said anything that contradicts this. However, as you can't apply for the Ruki's Choice cathegory, like every other cathegory, it becomes a semi-cathegory at best.

Also, I needed a way of justifying my choice of words. :smalltongue:

[Elder Tsofu]

You can't apply for "Best Overall" either, believe me - I've tried. :smalltongue:

[Teddy]

You can't apply for "Best Overall" either, believe me - I've tried. :smalltongue:

True, but I wouldn't need to argue for wether to exclude it or not, as that wouldn't change the verity of my statement (although it would become somewhat strange...), so I could safely skip that. :smallwink:

[Recaiden]

{{scrubbed}}

[Serpentine]

{{scrubbed}}Have you looked at them all? There's plenty past IAs with fewer and/or lower quality entries. And seriously, is this necessary? :smallannoyed:

[Recaiden]

Have you looked at them all? There's plenty past IAs with fewer and/or lower quality entries. And seriously, is this necessary? :smallannoyed:

No, it was an emotional reaction I should never have posted. Sorry.

I do believe I have seen them all.

[Dr. Bath]

Last contest looked ok to me. And I've been here for ten years. And really, round exam time, what do you expect?

Don't worry Elder Tosfu I think I lost a contest once too. Wailing heard for miles.

[flare X2]

nooooooooooooooooooooooh well. guess i'll just try next time. really good stuff ther though.