"Green Lantern Creation" Fan Art Contest!

"Green Lantern Creation" Fan Art Contest!

Greetings ladies and gentlemen! It’s time for another Fan-Art contest brought to you by The Book of Oa fansite here at CBM! This time around we will be going with an ALL ORIGINAL artwork contest because well, technically this character doesn’t even exist yet.

Feature Opinion
By IonParallax - Feb 11, 2009 12:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Green Lantern
Source: My Own GL Creation

About a month ago (before my hiatus) I took the time to come up with a new Green Lantern character. Along with him, I came up with his planet, species, and a few other species from the planet as well. This contest will be focusing on the main player, Kayl’r Dreq II. I have a rather in depth description as to what I think this character should look like with help from a good friend of mine who had some ideas to kind of flesh out the details involved.

SO, Artists, submit your artwork
HERE
-- depicting the following character in whatever form you would like, stand alone, action, whatever comes to mind. The winner will be chosen by myself based on the criteria set forth, as well as the mental picture I have of the character I have created. If at anytime you would like to inquire as to certain aspects of the character, feel free to hit the ole “Contact Me” button up at the top there. I will be glad to help out in any way I can. The winner will receive some swag from CBM.com as well as a Green Lantern figure from my own personal collection. Along with that, the chosen artwork will be featured in my regular series I will be doing with the character. The description is as follows, good luck to all and thank you very much for your submissions!

NOTE: ComicBookMovie.com will be providing a 3-pack of DC Superhero animated DVDs as a prize for the winner. The New Adventures of Superman, The New Adventures of Batman, and The Adventures of Aquaman. Sorry, no GL.

The Balorn average lifespan is about 650 Earth years.
The colors will be that of a tree, with Gray, Brown and Green being the primaries.
1.) 3 – 5m in height with a median weight of around 450kg.
2.) They have 7 legs which spread out like an umbrella at their base. In between these legs there is a membrane which (like bat wings) travel about halfway down.
3.) 4 arms. 2 front, 2 backside. The front arms somewhat shorter and exaggerate the length of the back.
4.) The hands themselves have 4 extremely long finger-like obtrusions along with 2 opposable thumbs on either side of the palm with a single large eye in the middle.
5.) They have no mouth, ears or noses, but there is a 5th eye directly between the 2 frontal arms, where the “chest” would generally be.
6.) The frame should be like a tree trunk, with it tapering off at the top into a smaller trunk about a meter or so above the arms.
7.) These creatures reproduce asexually, so there is a small sac on top of their frames. The sac should be ovular, horizontally positioned, translucent green and you should be able to see small ball-like spores on the inside; around 6-8 total.

This is as detailed as it gets, anything that is missing from this description you can really flesh out on your own, I want the general idea to be followed, but as for exacting details, it’s up to you. If there’s anything you would like to ask, feel free to contact me. Thanks again for ALL of your participation!

Follow the link at the bottom to my original article. It has a complete planetary history and design, along with several other species/characters involved. So, aside from just the main character, you may also flesh out other characters/species of your choosing, I have no real detail to give you on those aside from what is already posted. It doesn't have the same detailed description, but it can give you a general idea of things that you may want to draw with the character; Locations, other species/characters etc.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH 2009 11:59PM EST
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THEN. ANY ENTRIES SUBMITTED AFTERWARDS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PRIZE, BUT WILL STILL BE USED IN MY ARTICLES.

The following Link is to the Contest Picture Gallery.
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Shaman
Shaman - 2/11/2009, 1:24 PM
Sweet dude! I'll get on that ASAP!!!
ElBeaster
ElBeaster - 2/11/2009, 2:33 PM
Me too! Don't know much about Green Lantern(only own one comic book of him) , but I'll get to it!
IonParallax
IonParallax - 2/11/2009, 3:23 PM
Just an FYI, until they change the link, the E-Mail address should read [email protected]. The zomax.com address is now defunct.
answer
answer - 2/11/2009, 3:36 PM
I might be missing the date completely but whens the deadline. I apologise if there is a date up there BOLD and underlined but some times i miss things like that.
I'm also hoping we can enter from Bonnie Scotland.
DSAhawker
DSAhawker - 2/11/2009, 4:08 PM
At first I was physched about a GL art related competition, but I'm just not very excited about the description of the character :(

On another note, it must suck to have eyeballs on your palms....can't grab anything w/o poking yourself in the eye. To defeat them you just gotta give them a stack of playboys and they'll go blind :D
Shaman
Shaman - 2/11/2009, 4:38 PM
Okay DSAhawker, the "stack of playboys" thing was DAMN funny LMFAO!!!
IonParallax
IonParallax - 2/11/2009, 4:39 PM
Actually TheAnswer, you're right in asking about the deadline. Since I didn't actually post one, that could truly be a problem.

THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS WEDNESDAY FEB. 18TH 11:59PM EST. Hope that helps.

Sorry to disappoint DSA, but that's what I came up with. "HE" is a tree, so naturally his eyes are protected by his bark "skin" when closed.
ElBeaster
ElBeaster - 2/11/2009, 4:42 PM
I was pshyched about a Green Lantern contest as well because I was gonna do a Kingdom Come GL. O well, I'll still try this one out.
IonParallax
IonParallax - 2/11/2009, 4:42 PM
It was pretty funny. BUT, it doesn't serve much of a purpose, since you know, theyre ASEXUAL. Also, does this mean you won't be entering the contest DSA? Because you're not very excited about the description of the character?

I mean, just a point of reference, he is part of the GL Corps, with coming up on 7200 members, most of which don't look like people, and a lot who don't really look like anything. So having an oddball description for the character isn't exactly a stretch.

But again.
DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18TH 11:59PM EST!
SEND ALL ENTRIES TO [email protected] AS THE LINK HAS A BAD EMAIL ADDRESS!

Thanks again.
IonParallax
IonParallax - 2/11/2009, 4:43 PM
I actually think that's the GL figure I'm giving away El Beaster.
Betty
Betty - 2/11/2009, 4:48 PM
One of the worst things ive had to do in my life is draw something for someone who has a clear picture of what they want in their mind.
To put it lightly this character description is really god-awfull. Or is that the joke? I'd rather draw two ass pimples. Oh,here you go :
ElBeaster
ElBeaster - 2/11/2009, 4:49 PM
I better get on it then!
ElBeaster
ElBeaster - 2/11/2009, 4:51 PM
Dude Betty that was really dick. But I just realized that your name and icon are from Kung Pow. Weird that I didn't notice that before.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/11/2009, 4:53 PM
Iv sketched a few drafts of this and it keeps turning out like a wooden penis! lol, ill have to revamp it
IonParallax
IonParallax - 2/11/2009, 4:54 PM
Soooo, don't draw it. Simple isn't it?

Besides, I didn't say I had a clear picture, I said I had a picture. I also said, if there's any detail missing from the description, you can flesh them out on your own.

But again, if you don't like it, don't draw it.

DSAhawker
DSAhawker - 2/11/2009, 4:55 PM
Hey...maybe asexuals still like to rub themselves down once in a while????? Never specified what exactly he/she/it was doing with the mags :P


I loved GL as a kid so I understand that there are a ton of GL's from a ton of different races, so that's not the issue. My imagination was already running away with the topic before I read the brief, so I was just getting a head of myself and wanting to go in another direction. I didn't mean any disrespect or trying to be rude, so sorry if it came across that way.

If I get some free time I'll still wiggle my pen around and see what I come up with though :)




IonParallax
IonParallax - 2/11/2009, 4:58 PM
None taken man. If I at all sounded offended, don't worry. I'm not. If at times I sould like I'm coming off as a dick, that's because I am kind of a dick. But it's nothing personal, just one of those character traits many of us have.

Hahahaha. Nice ROR, I had that very conversation with SHAMAN a while back about the look of the whole thing. I thought it was absolutely hysterical. I am going to go through my collection of pictures and try to find something a little similar to the characteristics I have set forth. Oh yea, if you want to submit them ROR, I'd love to see them. I won't post them if you don't want.
ElBeaster
ElBeaster - 2/11/2009, 5:07 PM
You want him to send you pictures that he says look like penises? Thats normal(Wieeerdo).



Just Kidddin' :)
IonParallax
IonParallax - 2/11/2009, 5:08 PM
I just HAVE to see the sketches. I could only imagine what they actually look like...They've got to be damn funny. I may be a weirdo, but not at all a perv.

I can't wait until the REAL bashing of the character starts, Betty is only the beginning I'm sure. This should be fun.
ElBeaster
ElBeaster - 2/11/2009, 5:13 PM
Nobody'll be bashing mine. It's gonna be badass.
IonParallax
IonParallax - 2/11/2009, 5:33 PM
Now THAT'S the enthusiasm that's needed. I can't wait El Beaster.

BTW, just to reitterate, as I will do on a regular basis

THE DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18TH 11:59PM EST!
SEND THE FILES TO [email protected]
NOT THE LINK PROVIDED UNTIL IT IS FIXED. I WILL UPDATE WHEN THE FIX HAPPENS.

As another FYI.

ALL of the artwork submitted will be used at one time or another in my ongoing series with this character. The winner will recieve the 3 DVD's posted as well as a GL figure from my collection. Namely, the "Kingdom Come" Version of Alan Scott and will be featured in EVERY edition of the series.
Shaman
Shaman - 2/11/2009, 5:47 PM
Oh and a tip on the character's headsac, jellyfish...anyone???
ElBeaster
ElBeaster - 2/11/2009, 5:56 PM
The only step that I dont understand is 6.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/11/2009, 6:46 PM
ok im done, its ok i think but the prob is i have no way of scanning it so a photo of my sketch will have to do
IonParallax
IonParallax - 2/11/2009, 6:52 PM
OK. Everything has been updated, The EMail link is valid, the pics for the prizes have been uploaded (The GL figure IS IN IT'S PACKAGING!) and the DEADLINE has been set.

As for step 6. Lemme see, Imagine a pencil, now where the tip comes to a point, add a smaller "trunk" on top of that and then the sac. YES SHAMAN! Jellyfish! Does that make sense to anyone else?!

I hope that helps even in the slightest way El Beaster.
ElBeaster
ElBeaster - 2/11/2009, 7:43 PM
Nope. More confused. Lol. I'll just have to try my best.
Betty
Betty - 2/11/2009, 8:19 PM
Sorry, just bitter from my days at the art institute of atlanta.
ElBeaster
ElBeaster - 2/11/2009, 9:15 PM
I did a crappy rough draft in about a half hour. I'll prob just keep redoin' it until I get one I like. I might send u one of them, so u can tell me what I didn't understand from the description. I'm winnin' this bitch! Lol. Prob not, but we'll see.
JaxSunYoak
JaxSunYoak - 2/11/2009, 9:32 PM
You guys are hysterical. The description is vaguely familiar. Good luck with it.
IonParallax
IonParallax - 2/11/2009, 10:12 PM
Hahaha. My bad El Beaster, just take a look at the gallery, ROR has already sent me his and it's freakin' awesome. I love what he's done with the description, it's great. Crappy or not, I would like to see it, I'm a fan of ALL artwork and regardless of what you might think of your own work, I will more than likely use it for something. There's an entire race of creature who look like this, so some variation is good.

We do try to keep things lively, although we have some people who just try to be as big a jackass as possible.

Not submitting any of your own artwork JaxSun? Thatwould be very niiice. Just out of curiosity, what's this remind you of, Sir?

I can't emphasize enough how much I want to description to only be a GENERAL BASIS OF YOUR ARTWORK! I want this to be as original as possible, if you don't like the complete description, do something that more suits your own vision of the character. I don't have a complete picture of what exactly he should look like, and just like any character from comics, he will evolve over time. PLUS, like I said, there's an entire species of type on the planet, so variations are a GOOD thing.

Really, you guys don't know how giddy I am about this contest. Just to see my imagination in a picture, in color, is fantastic.

I've got 2 pics already posted in the Gallery and I can't wait for more. It's like a kid during Christmas, or Channukah, or Kwanzaa, or Boxing Day...Or whatever gift giving holiday anyone else celebrates. It's freakin' awesome.

IonParallax
IonParallax - 2/11/2009, 11:00 PM
BETTY! Don't be bitter. Just join the contest, it's all in good fun AND I will use your work for someting. It's not going to go unused. If you don't like my description, check the gallery and do something like those. Like I said, I don't have a clear picture, just a rough draft in my mind, so whatever works for you, works for me.
SirJediFrank
SirJediFrank - 2/12/2009, 5:23 AM
Ion you are right, in the GL comicbooks we always get to see a lot of different species, sometimes they are drawn very small in the background. So your idea to create a new one and explore his/her life as one of the GL CORPS members is great.
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That being said, i think your character´s description FITS PERFECTLY TO SUPERMIKE´S SHAPE!! LOL :-]
Shaman
Shaman - 2/12/2009, 8:19 AM
I just don't get why the article doesn't show anymore on the first page though???

And you need to provide us the link for the galery in your article so we can click on it :))
Shaman
Shaman - 2/12/2009, 8:22 AM
OMG roar, your scketch is awesome and not to mention totally different then where i'm going with it :)) I love this "individually different perception" aspect that this contest has. It would be cool for everyone to come up with a different view of the character instead of basing our scketches on already submitted ones :)) THIS IS AWESOME!!!
realfirstavenger
realfirstavenger - 2/12/2009, 8:39 AM
I cant draw worth shit but I am going to try and enter just for those DVDs. have wanted to get the aquaman for a long time but it is like 50 bucks everywhere I see it.

Ion, we should make a fan art contest for the battleground, especially if Iron Man ends up battling Green Lantern. Could have some epic pictures there :)
Shaman
Shaman - 2/12/2009, 8:44 AM
Woop, there it is! Apparently the article has popped back up again on the front page WHERE IT BELONGS!!!
JamesH
JamesH - 2/12/2009, 8:45 AM
Damn... the prizes are sweeet! but the character design is damn hard to pull off and the deadline is so near! not sure i can join this one but ill try to even if im not much of a DC fan nor of plant life. :)

But id like to ask RE the prizes though. Would these be available only for US residents coz im sure most people would hesitate sending stuff outside the US due to the cost.
JaxSunYoak
JaxSunYoak - 2/12/2009, 8:48 AM
Hey Ion,
I found the alien race I was thinking about. Its the COTATI. A plant race from the Planet HALA in the KREE Galaxy. Similiar, but not as you have described it. :)
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 2/12/2009, 8:48 AM
Thanks Shaman, much appreciated. Its crazy the way people conjure up different things from the description..my original idea resembled a huge wooden cock..so i revamped it a bit!
JaxSunYoak
JaxSunYoak - 2/12/2009, 8:53 AM
And Ror's design is how I would visualize it as well. Nice job!
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