Portrait Background

Just. Won. This. Edition. Too.
Perfect for our third anniversary.

That's amazing!

Wooooooooooooooot Pish!!!

I told you it was a beauuuuuuutiful portrait!!!

Congratulations!

You're a great pixel artist!

/me claps

This is so WOW, wonderful! congrats =)

Congratulations!

May I ask cause your portraits looks like it's done really well... How long does it takes to finish a masterpiece like this?

Grodanknorr wrote:Congratulations!

May I ask cause your portraits looks like it's done really well... How long does it takes to finish a masterpiece like this?

This time it took quite a lot of time, mostly because I was never satisfied with the final outcome and I felt the need of adding some more detail, recolour some part or re-work them. I can tell you how much it took for the statue, because I watched the clock: 2 hours.
But if I'm inspired I can complete one background faster. This one is the new entry for the current contest, I made it in just one day:



Granted, it's not detailed as the previous one, but I'm pretty happy about the final outcome.

Yay! That's a gorgeous background there. Congrats!

wow! nice job xD
really nice

I'm amazed Pish, really really nice work. I loved the previous one you did too. Can I ask how on earth you started something like this? Which programme you used to draw it and where you get your inspiration from?!

I like the sneaky getting in of the cross of StGeorge on the ship, or the white ensign.

Rubydeath wrote:I'm amazed Pish, really really nice work. I loved the previous one you did too. Can I ask how on earth you started something like this? Which programme you used to draw it and where you get your inspiration from?!

I guess the inspiration comes from the theme of the contest itself. If you are not familiar with it, you must know that Apollo proposes every month a new theme to which background artists are supposed to stick.
The theme of my very first winning background was "luck". Apparently I was the only one who associated luck with seafaring depicting good omens for sailors (St. Elmo's fire and an albatross).
April's theme was "Flower and showers". I was very disappointed by this theme, because personally I'm a bit sick of girlish themes such as candies (december), valentine (february), rainbows/luck (march), flowers (april)... I even started a rebellion against what I called the Care Bear Conspiracy. Then...

...Apollo wrote:Pishkirlin... I strongly suggest that you try thinking outside the box. For example, take a look at your own crew name and have a little think about that.

Instead of out-of-the-box, I eventually came out with this inside-the-puddle solution which for me was the best way to "sneakily getting in", like James pointed out, religious and national symbols that otherwise OOO wouldn't have let go in.
This month's theme is way more cool, as it's "Puzzle Backgrounds": a search for puzzle-themed backgrounds. The one I have posted obviously represents Navigation.

As for the programme I use, it's Photoshop.

Pishkirlin wrote:
This month's theme is way more cool, as it's "Puzzle Backgrounds": a search for puzzle-themed backgrounds.

I alredy watched it and I'm planning enter aswell but I just have to get a good idea for it and than pain myself to contiune
Im planning on doing one for drinking because I love drinking

As photoshop is not really a drawing programme do I assume you get images elsewhere and heavily manipulate them to do so much so quickly?

JamesStGeorge wrote:As photoshop is not really a drawing programme do I assume you get images elsewhere and heavily manipulate them to do so much so quickly?

No, no. Photoshop can work as a drawing programme as well... I have created everything from the scratch.

Grodanknorr wrote:I love drinking

Tell me about it.

Yarrrrrr! Third win in a row! And another permanent background! Wooooooot!
Now it's time to take a break.

Pishkirlin wrote:Yarrrrrr! Third win in a row! And another permanent background! Wooooooot!
Now it's time to take a break.

Congratz! You wont participate in next background event? Its shoppe with alchemy or furnisher if I remember right

You should keep on doing it so people can see your art!

Pishkirlin wrote:Yarrrrrr! Third win in a row! And another permanent background! Wooooooot!
Now it's time to take a break.

congrats!
noooo, dont stop! but the next send in my name! i would love have that design trophy... lmao xD

Grodanknorr wrote:
Congratz! You wont participate in next background event? Its shoppe with alchemy or furnisher if I remember right

I really need a break from the background contests. I wanted to take one last month too, but the theme was so inspiring I couldn't help entering. This month the theme is not the best for me, so it's really time to step aside. But I would really like to encourage Acerin to enter, since he's a great designer. Hey, Acerin... why don't you enter the competition?

Azeitona wrote:noooo, dont stop! but the next send in my name! i would love have that design trophy... lmao xD

Aye, either to you or to Defrass.

I wanna enter aswell but... Im not so very skilled drawer yet and Im awfull when it comes to colouring pictures and I dosnt have any programs to work with..

Any tips?

Grodanknorr wrote:I wanna enter aswell but... Im not so very skilled drawer yet and Im awfull when it comes to colouring pictures and I dosnt have any programs to work with..

Any tips?

Gimp is freeware. But I haven't managed to understand how it works. But I guess it's just me. I'm getting old and anything that I can't understand in a 5-minutes first attempt it's only going to get on my nerves.
Don't worry, I suck at colouring too, so I bet you still have a chance with CG.

Pishkirlin wrote:

Azeitona wrote:noooo, dont stop! but the next send in my name! i would love have that design trophy... lmao xD

Aye, either to you or to Defrass.

nice! me first! xD

I have managed to persuade Acerin to enter the contest! His background is awesome, I think he should share it with all of us. Post it, post it, Ace!

Post! Post! Post! Post!

This is what i've got so far



What do you think?

humm, i like it, but looks like a little bit too color... maybe make the red/yellow more dark... dont know...
but that is just my opinion xD
hope u win xD