Articulated Comic Book Art Community

Articulated Comic Book Art is akin to the miniature dioramas found in many museums, and as the name implies, the subject matter is influenced by comic book/superhero themes that pay homage to Comics and games. Originally posted (ACBA Community) 

- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ACBAgroup/

Jake Leggett - "Red Skull: Resisting is pointless Captain Rogers, Zhey all break eventually."

.....by KJ Bernard

CJ Cjeism - "I just wanted to check my Facebook." #acba_panels

....by Dominic Dimagmaliw

#freelance_talents

*) - Viktor Fedotov - "Having fun with shapes." ‪#‎freelance_talents‬

Robert Rejmak - "Hi guys. I want to show you my next work (wip). It's my third photobash/photomanip. I'd be happy to hear some tips/first impressions/advices. I want to make last touches, and i'd like to know your opinion.

Better quality: http://s8.postimg.org/sru0y1sl1/Untitled_1.jpg

Progress (3steps) : http://s23.postimg.org/kr2kxveeh/progress.jpg

There is my artstation, if you'd be curious about my earlier / next works.
https://www.artstation.com/artist/revrite

Thanks!"

FT News

*) - Alexander Pavlenko - "Hi guys, recently i was working on some illustrations for Central World War II museum in Moscow. This one is my first commercial illustration which is meant to be illustration and not concept art i think. You always gives me very nice critique and advices, so this time feel free for any C&C." ‪#‎freelance_talents‬ ‪#‎level_up‬

*) - Asgh Anas - "Into the clouds - i used to build this concept to zbrush for sculpt the ice piece, 3dsmax for particle system & mix the elements together, vray for clouds by using environment fog, & materials, photoshop for depth of field & final view. hope u enjoy it."

*) - Pulse by Roman Leon

*) - Watercolor painting by Z.l. Feng

*) - .....and finally a Public Service Announcement...

The Road to 10,000 Hours by Volen CK

Volen CK - "Hey everybody. Back in 2013 I decided to teach myself to paint and draw. Since then I've been working each and every day. My progress has been slow, but it has been consistent. In this vid I want to share some of my progress, major lessons about learning in general and how you will change as your art develops. You can skip up to 15 minutes in to just see some of the work I've done over the years. I hope this helps give you some perspective and inspires you to keep working."‪#‎freelance_talents‬

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx1kQigudDI

FT Community Updates

*) - Boell Oyino: "Hi ! my entry for a brainstorm challenge ! We had to mix gladiator with insect/fish features. Well, the rhinobeetle features aren't so obvious it's a pity. But I ceased this opportunity to experiment how the result will look if I removed lines."

>>> VIDEO HERE >>> https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153066104479504&set=vb.735514503&type=3

*) - Speed Painting by Mathieu Seddas

*) - Alessandro Constantini - "Fluid simulation colisioning with fresh fruits. I used a kodak gold 200 film emulation, baked the simulation and rendered a still frame."

*) - Kristina Gls - "My goal was to imitate the crystal in a variation to get the overall impression, used mainly 2 brushes, 1 textured beneath and then 1 basic brush with just shape dynamics for sharpness. 1 par appears off but unsure what to do about it. Took a bit more than an hour, another 30 min for initial copy of the image. I tried lasso way with gradients, but it was too flat."

*) - Thank you all for the feedback  here is update. First I did all sharp edges some, but I prefer the a bit more organic one on the right, what do you say? This was even more fun than the first part  Played around with color a bit to make it more magical. I didnt change any textures tho to not overdo it. So any C&C are very welcome  (which one do you prefer)

Community Updates

*) - Peter Saunders - "My first go at using a palette knife, I thought I'd share how brave I feel!"

*) - Hector Arzate - "A teacher just upload his first Gumroad video. He is pretty cool I took some courses with him at Gnomon Online. His name is Craig Elliott.

This is a character design portrait lesson painted from imagination. The lesson will teach basic working methods in Photoshop, color for realistic skin under overcast light, character design of a personality, and general approach of painting a portrait in Photoshop. This is a 15 minute video with image file of the painting included."

https://gumroad.com/l/xSsi ‪#‎freelance_talents‬

*) - Portrait Study by Leila At

*) - Cristian Sánchez AtwoCandels‎ - Hello all! Here it's my last illustration, Berserk Fan Art. Here is the video-presentation with sketch & detail view:

https://vimeo.com/cristiansanchez/berserkbycristiansanchezart

Đào Duy Tùng's Ms. Marvel Comic

Đào Duy Tùng - Old work did last year : New Ms.Marvel - Kamala Khan

You can read this comic here : it's very good !

http://viewcomic.com/ms-marvel-001-2014/

Amazing Freelance Talents

*) - Zbrush Tutorial : Create Hair with Fibermesh

http://www.avcgi360.com/zbrush-tutorial-create-hair-with-f…/

‪#‎zbrushtutorial‬ (AVCGI 360)

*) - Art - Sylwia Smerdel - "Hi guys. This is my break through. Finally managed to combine perspective, some lightning and some dynamics in one work. I've been so blocked with that for years..."

*) - Flavio Greco Paglia

"Hi people! I had the pleasure of making the cover for 'Antología Steampunk, cuentos del retrofuturo', a book next to be edited by Ediciones Ayarmanot."

https://www.behance.net/…/24…/Antologia-Steampunk-Book-Cover ‪#‎freelance_talents‬ ‪#‎level_up‬

*) - Art - Andreas Vourdoumpas, 3D matte painting, modelled in maya, and Zbrush, rendered with vray. ‪#‎freelance_talents‬

*) - Art: Leo Loomie - "Becalmed! - Soft pastel on art spectrum paper on archival foamcore, 9X13" ‪#‎freelance_talents‬

2 Useful Indie Artists Groups

2 allied uber cool groups on FB, Deviant Art, Youtube Behance and Blogger. 

*) - Independent Creators Connection (Group) 

 Parent Url -  https://www.facebook.com/groups/140385652820869/

(Rating 3.5/5)

*) - Level Up!

Parent Url -  https://www.facebook.com/groups/levelup.livestream/

(4.5/5)

Lots of activity, online meets and tutorials.

Audio Entertainment Promo Poster

Podcasts, Audio Stories, Audiobooks and Recordings....

*) - https://soundcloud.com/mohit-trendster

*) - https://www.facebook.com/Mohitness

‪#‎mohitness‬ ‪#‎mohit_trendster‬ ‪#‎trendybaba‬ ‪#‎freelance_talents‬ ‪#‎trendster‬‪#‎podcasting‬ ‪#‎audio_entertainment‬

- Mohit Trendster

Calligraphy-Lettering Tips by Nate Piekos

10 Calligraphy-Lettering Tips by Nate Piekos

Nate Piekos (@blambot) | Twitter

Blambot Comic Fonts and Lettering

The Aryanist Journal (2013, 2014)

1. The Aryanist Journal # 01, Language: Hindi, English, 40 Pages (Published - October 2013)
2. The Aryanist Journal # 02, Language: English, ISBN: 9781311414564, 79 Pages, (Published - December 2014)

Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2014 *Announcement*

Namastey! Third edition of ICF Awards with new categories and format. Voting Now Open for Indian Comics Fandom Awards 2014, Vote for your favorite contender in the following categories.

1. Best Blogger - http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2233115

2. Best Colorist - http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2233126

3. Best Cartoonist - http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2233132

4. Best Reviewer / Critic – http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2233138

5. ICF Hall of Fame 2014 – http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2233172

6. Best Fan Artist – http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2233176

7. Best Comics Collector – http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2233183

8. Best FanFiction Writer - http://www.opinionstage.com/polls/2233120

Deadline - 26 November 2014 (3 PM IST)

*Results of 2 non-poll categories categories - Moment of the Year 2014 and Best Cosplayer (on Indian Comics) will be declared soon. 

**Last Year winners not included in the nominations this year.

‪#‎freelancetalents‬ ‪#‎421brandbeedifed‬ ‪#‎IndianComicsFandom‬ ‪#‎ICFAwards‬

Final Standings - Freelance Talents Championship 2013

Champion: Kapil Chandak (Captain Kapil)

Runner-up: Mohit Sharma (Trendster)

Bronze Medalist - Siddhant Shekhar

Semi Finalist - Rahul Ranjan 

5) - Daud Zaidi (Subt. Neel Eeshu) 

6) - Karan Virk

7) - Ranjana Sharma 

8) - Deven Pandey

9) - Shivam Pandya 

10) - Rishi Srivastava

11) - Priyashrav Bharadwaj (Subt. Ravi Shankar)

12) - Youdhveer Singh

13) - Mehfooz Ali

14) - Soumendra Majumder

15) - Prashant Vasava

16) - Srishti Yash Mudaliar

Parallel League Champion - Mr. James Linton

*Total Participants in International Freelance Talents Championship 2013 - 311

A BIG Thank you! Every participant, renowned judges and readers for making this event a success. This Blog got over half a million hits. For more mesmerizing statistics related to FTC 2013-14 - Watch This Video 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiE6mWleOfY

FTC 2013 Champion - Kapil Chandak

Congratulations to Mr. Kapil Chandak on winning the inaugural World Freelance Talents Championship. 

*Undefeated-Undisputed-Most Respected*

List of Prizes 

*) - Dedicated, customized Website www.kapilchandak.com for the Champion.

*) - Trophy & Certificate.

*) - 3 Comics Contract with Fenil Comics.

*) - Co-Authoring 2 Ebooks with Freelance Talents Team.

*) - Entries in Freelance Talents Anthologies (3-Book Series).

*) - Graphic Novel - "Kuhaas - The Mist" & multi-books, merchandise Gift Hamper.

Freelance Talents Championship : Semi Finals Details

 

 

Namastey! Everyone. After several rounds and eliminations out of total 311 Authors in inaugural Freelance Talents Writing Championship, I am among the final 4 writers just 2 steps away from the championship. :)

Freelance Talents Championship (2013-14) : Semi Finals Schedule & Rules

Semi Final # 1 : Kapil Chandak vs. Siddhant Shekhar

Semi Final # 2 : Mohit Sharma vs. Rahul Ranjan

*) - Themes - Comedy, Horror, Satire, Mythology, Fantasy, Drama, Science Fiction.

*) - Word Limit - 5000 Words, Minus 5 Penalty per 100 Words Bar.

*) - 5 Bonus-Brownie Points for using 2 or more themes in your entry (*based on Judges, if both authors use multiple genres…better entry in this criteria gets bonus).

*) - Deadline - Midnight 5 August 2013.

*) - More Info on Contest Thread.

Freelance Talents Championship 2013 Update

Final 16 Authors after 3 Rounds & Parallel League Competition with total 311 authors. Unfortunately, no challenger from the parallel league won their qualifier to get into top 16. 

 Eesh Khan 

Srishti Yash Mudaliar

Shivam Pandya 

Deven Pandey

Prashant Vasava 

Mohit Sharma

Soumendra Majumder 

Kapil Chandak

Rishi Srivastava 

Karan Virk

Youdhveer Singh 

Ranjana Sharma

Siddhant Shekhar 

Ravi Shankar

Mehfooz Ali

Rahul Ranjan

 

Match Schedule (Round 3) or Pre-Quarter Finals*

Based on mirrored pairing (sequencing - announcement of results, qualifying round winners are serially placed after 11 Round 2 winners who were not challenged in the qualifiers.)

Match 1 - Siddhant Shekhar vs. Srishti Yash Mudaliar

Match 2 - Shivam Pandya vs. Deven Pandey

Match 3 - Prashant Vasava vs. Mohit Sharma

Match 4 - Soumendra Majumder vs. Kapil Chandak

Match 5 - Rishi Srivastava vs. Karan Virk

Match 6 - Youdhveer Singh vs. Ranjana Sharma

Match 7 - Daud Zaidi (Replaces Eesh Khan) vs. Priyashrav Bhardwaj (Replaces Ravi Shankar)

Match 8 - Mehfooz Ali vs. Rahul Ranjan

[No walkover rule....if you are withdrawing your participation you can nominate any other author in his/her place who participated in the championship but was eliminated. (If the author goes on to win the match to reaches next round....both the writers share credit of the title as co-winners)]

* Eesh Khan nominated Daud Zaidi & Ravi Shankar nominated Priyashrav Bharadwaj which are now paired against each other.

*) - Theme : Mystery/Suspense

*) - Word Limit : 3500 Words (Penalty of minus 5 per 100 words)