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Lieutenant Phoenix’s bird mask
was based on those worn by
plague doctors from medieval
times, reveals Sangrde.
DangMyLinh ART’s winning
Snow character is fighting in
a blizzard. The artist used a
blue palette to heighten the
sense of mystery.
Corel character contest…
winners revealed!
Character champs Corel and Drawcrowd have unveiled the winners
of its Epic Character Contest, which received over 500 entries!
Earlier this year Drawcrowd and Corel
challenged the digital art community
to flex its creative muscles with the
launch of the Epic Character Contest.
The competition, which asked artists
to create an original character in
Corel Painter and Clip Studio Paint
Pro, was met with over 500 ambitious
entries that pushed the software
capabilities to their limits.
“They did not disappoint,” says
Corel’s senior product marketing
manager for digital arts,
Tanya Lux. “We received
an incredible array of
characters, and coming
to a decision on our top
three finalists was no easy task.”
There can only be one overall
champion though, and the grand prize
accolade goes to DangMyLinh ART for
her Snow character. “The
first thing that popped into
my head was the image of
a warrior armed with a
sword,” she reveals.
However, it took some creativity to
really push the feeling of epicness.
“I wanted her to look like an alien, so
I drew a moustache on her forehead.”
DangMyLinh ART has scooped
personal mentorship from concept
artist Harvey Bunda, plus a Wacom
Cintiq 13HD, Corel Painter 2017 and its
Manga brush pack, ParticleShop and
its Fantasy brush pack, Clip Studio
Paint Pro, Poser 11 Pro, and a
subscription to ImagineFX.
I wanted her to look
like an alien, so I drew a
moustache on her forehead
First runner-up Sangrde combined
multiple elements with her Lieutenant
Phoenix character. “My
main inspirations were
steampunk designs and
medieval knight concepts,
all while keeping the
design refined and sci-fi,” she explains.
Just pipped to the post was second
runner-up Kotikomori with her piece
entitled Dathura. Inspired by the
Kotikomori’s Dathura
character summons the
dead by drawing a
flaming circle. Their
souls are soothed by
her tambourine music.
costumes of various Asian countries,
this character is a necromancer who
can call on the souls of the dead.
“Dathura is no longer alive, but she
cannot be called dead,” says
Kotikomori. “Half of her hair is grey,
and she vaguely remembers what
happened to her until her death and
subsequent resurrection.”
Both Sangrde and Kotikomori
receive prizes including a Nintendo
Switch, a Wacom Intuos Pro Small, and
a copy of Corel Painter 2017.
You can see all the competition
entries at http://ifxm.ag/epic-comp.
26 August 2017