Aristic Challenge 16 - Amalgam - See the Art!

Pyroclasm · April 24, 2007, 03:47:35 AM

Here is the new Artistic Challenge thread! We're doing Amalgams again. (If you don't know what it is, the Amalgam is in reference to the Marvel/DC crossover event that featured characters created by mashing two existing characters together.)

1) Sign up by nominating a DC & a Marvel character. (They must be characters not previously named in this thread, so name them before someone else does!) If you name a Marvel character that is not very well known, please include a link or two for reference images. I think it would be cool if we also try to name new characters than last time (though not mandatory).
2) On May 1st I will randomly create assignments for each participant from a list of the nominations. For this version of the Amalgam challenge, you will keep the DC character you name. The Marvel character will be randomized. This challenge seemed very popular last time, so we're doing it again.
3) Start posting as soon as your image is done.

This challenge ends on the May 31st. If you want join this challenge anytime in May, just name your DC character and I will give you a random Marvel assignment. PM me so I don't miss your post. (You can even sign up again if you did your first pic and want another go.) After May 31st, I will not give out new assignments for this challenge.

IF you want the added difficulty of being told a random art style to attempt, please indicate so in your signup post. (This may include but is not limited to Kirby, Timm, Anime, etc.) This is not mandatory, but some people may be gluttons for punishment. :D

Rules:
1) It must be your art. No editing of other people's art. (This includes recolors, collages, sprite edits, etc.) Some have asked me to clarify: You CAN do sprite art (like microheroes, chibis, etc.), but it has to be your own base. Obviously it's an honor system, but you don't wanna get called out on it and end up ruining it for others.
2) Nothing from Freedom Force or City of Heroes/Villains. (Both have their own sections on FR.)
3) Although technically not a work in progress thread, you can update the image in your post at any time.
4) Forum rules still govern subject matter.

Remember this is open to artists of all levels and all styles!

Assignments Posted! :thumbup:

gdaybloke · April 24, 2007, 04:24:24 AM

In like Flynn.

Um.... running with a theme, I'll say...

Red Tornado and Texas Twister

Pyroclasm · April 24, 2007, 06:18:44 AM

I'll go with a theme too:
Mary Marvel & Ms. Marvel

The Hitman · April 24, 2007, 06:43:58 AM

I'm in.

Strong Guy and... The Joker

UnkoMan · April 24, 2007, 11:46:38 AM

Welp, since I finally finished the inks for my last challenge (I will post it after I get a chance to colour it), I think it's save for me to sign up for this one.

For my DC character, I will go with Deadman.
Marvel will be The Abomination, if only because I've always loved the visual.

Pyroclasm · April 28, 2007, 06:31:15 AM

I will be handing out assignments Tuesday. So let's get signed up so there is a decent pool of characters to randomize.

(just bumping ^_^)

zuludelta · April 28, 2007, 04:04:23 PM

I'm in.

For the DC half of the challenge, I nominate Samurai (I know, he's actually a Hanna-Barbera creation, but c'mon, he was a Super-Friend! Besides, he made a virtual appearance in the JLU cartoon as Wind Dragon).

For the Marvel nominee, I'll go with Hellstorm, the Son of Satan.

Pyroclasm · April 30, 2007, 03:57:57 AM

Bumping again.
Assignments being given out tomorrow. Sign up so we can have more names to randomize!

Glitch Girl · April 30, 2007, 07:03:45 AM

Oh heck with it, I think I can squeeze this one in.

DC: Nightwing
Marvel: Rogue

Rick Battlemage · April 30, 2007, 09:46:10 AM

Well I still didn't finish Post-Apocalyptic Dr. Doom (I should really finish him <_<)

Anyways I'd like to do this.

I nominate Marvel's Dr. Octopus and I choose DC's Dr. Fate

Pyroclasm · April 30, 2007, 11:43:08 AM

In case anyone is wondering:
You can sign up for a new challenge even if you haven't finished a previous one yet. I know from experience that creativity comes and goes. So feel free to sign up and hopefully something in a challenge might spark the creative juices. Maybe even getting you to finish a previous challenge that had run dry creatively.

bearded · April 30, 2007, 11:54:20 AM

dc: superman
marvel: madrox, multiple man

Zippo · April 30, 2007, 11:16:36 PM

Marvel: Xorn
DC: Lobo

Pyroclasm · May 01, 2007, 08:44:40 PM

These are the Assignments:
Gdaybloke: Red Tornado and Rogue
Pyroclasm: Mary Marvel and Xorn
The Hitman: The Joker and Dr. Octopus
Unkoman: Deadman and Ms. Marvel
Zuludelta: Samurai and Multiple Man
Glitch Girl: Nightwing and Texas Twister
Rick Battlemage: Dr. Fate and Strong Guy
bearded: Superman and The Abomination
Zippo: Lobo and Hellstorm

UnkoMan · May 01, 2007, 09:10:16 PM

Ohhhh man. I've already got an idea.

Lobo and Hellstorm? How perfect.

zuludelta · May 01, 2007, 10:55:07 PM

Sweeet! I had one of those sudden bursts of inspiration when I saw my DC-Marvel pairing... here's preliminary look at the blocking that I'll be using for my Samurai/Multiple Man amalgam image: The Seven Virtues!

A composite being who can split into the seven distinct entities, each representing one of the seven virtues of Bushidō: meiyo (honour/character), gi (integrity/righteousness), yū (courage), jin (benevolence), rei (respect), makoto (truthfulness), and chūgi (loyalty).

Rick Battlemage · May 02, 2007, 03:15:32 AM

Hrm... Dr. Fateful Strong Guy? :P

Yay, I love Strong guy ^_^ This should be interesting.

Pyroclasm · May 02, 2007, 03:29:24 AM

Quote from: Rick Battlemage on May 02, 2007, 03:15:32 AM
Hrm... Dr. Fateful Strong Guy? :P

Yay, I love Strong guy ^_^ This should be interesting.

How about Dr. Strength?

gdaybloke · May 02, 2007, 04:26:52 AM

Strong Guy rocks, Rick. Good shot.

Rogue Tornado, hrm? Do I go guy or girl? Bot or Organic? Oh, the decisions!

Pyroclasm · May 02, 2007, 05:01:26 AM

Oh, and I'm open to suggestions for mine. I don't think I'd ever been more tempted to "reroll" the results than this time around. Had to repeat: Must be fair... Must be fair... Must be fair...
You'd think this was supposed to be a challenge or something... :P

Glitch Girl · May 02, 2007, 06:26:17 AM

I seem to be stuck in a Western rut. ;)

Hmm... lessee what we can do here...

BTW Zuludelta, LOVE that concept you came up with. can't wait to see it finished.

zuludelta · May 02, 2007, 11:02:12 PM

Quote from: Glitch Girl on May 02, 2007, 06:26:17 AM

BTW Zuludelta, LOVE that concept you came up with. can't wait to see it finished.

Glad you're liking it GG... there's an update on the progress of The Seven Virtues in my art thread

bearded · May 02, 2007, 11:38:07 PM

help me! i'm going to combine my last one with this one, because they are so related. spider-man/lex luthor, and superman/abomination. here's what i'm thinking so far; the radiation connection. radioactive spider bite and gamma irradiated monster. neither are hero, nor villian, they both exist to counter the other.

Pyroclasm · May 03, 2007, 03:56:45 AM

Good idea Bearded. Maybe try a drwaing something like a comic cover?

bearded · May 03, 2007, 05:07:02 AM

baby kal el was rocketed to russia. the rocket is irradiated with red kryptonium. his rocket was stored in an underground bunker, by luthorcorp, russian division. kal el becomes the russian hero; red son. luthor turns the rocket into a powered battlesuit. luthor is bitten by a spider poisoned with the radiation. the combination bite and armor cause him to lose his hair.
Kal purposefully dons the suit to mutate himself with the radiation, before luthor takes the armor back.

now i've got the story, i have to think of the images. Luthor is Luthor. he doesn't take on a new identity, but to overcome his fear of red kryptonite irradiated spiders, he will incorporate that image into his armor. Kal will mutate into a monster.

The Hitman · May 03, 2007, 07:21:06 AM

Well, all done. I might go back and color this pic, I dunno... Anyways, I give you DR. SOURPUSS!!

[spoiler]

"Dr. Jack Octavious, a very serous person, was working on perfecting his newest invention- biotic limbs that can be controlled by the user. But he needed money to finish his work. So, donning a yellow mask, he broke into a chemical plant with a coulpe thugs. Suddenly, The Amazing Spider- Bat appeared and thwarted the goons and accidently knocked Octavious into a vat of unknown chemicals. Hours later, four robotic limbs, without any prior instruction, pulled the doctor out of the vat. He then discovered that his new arms were fuzed onto his back, and have developed a powerful form of Artificial Intelligence that displayed a weird sense of humor. Donning a suit, while the arms decided painting themselves like clowns, Dr. Sourpuss is now fueled by the need to exact revenge on the one person that doomed him to be stuck with four idiotic bionic appendages- Spider- Bat!
[/spoiler]

Pyroclasm · May 03, 2007, 08:19:16 AM

Quote from: The Hitman on May 03, 2007, 07:21:06 AM
Well, all done. I might go back and color this pic, I dunno... Anyways, I give you DR. SOURPUSS!!

[spoiler]

"Dr. Jack Octavious, a very serous person, was working on perfecting his newest invention- biotic limbs that can be controlled by the user. But he needed money to finish his work. So, donning a yellow mask, he broke into a chemical plant with a coulpe thugs. Suddenly, The Amazing Spider- Bat appeared and thwarted the goons and accidently knocked Octavious into a vat of unknown chemicals. Hours later, four robotic limbs, without any prior instruction, pulled the doctor out of the vat. He then discovered that his new arms were fuzed onto his back, and have developed a powerful form of Artificial Intelligence that displayed a weird sense of humor. Donning a suit, while the arms decided painting themselves like clowns, Dr. Sourpuss is now fueled by the need to exact revenge on the one person that doomed him to be stuck with four idiotic bionic appendages- Spider- Bat!
[/spoiler]

:thumbup:
That's hilarious. Great job! I might be inspired to draw Black-Bat again facing off with this guy....

zuludelta · May 03, 2007, 12:45:28 PM

Quote from: Pyroclasm on May 02, 2007, 05:01:26 AM
Oh, and I'm open to suggestions for mine. I don't think I'd ever been more tempted to "reroll" the results than this time around.

I have to say, Xorn makes things real tricky... his powers are so vague too (doesn't he have a star for a head inside his helmet or something?). I dunno, the first image that pops into my head when I think of "Mary Marvel + star-headed mutant" is Marvel's Binary, except with a cape.

Pyroclasm · May 03, 2007, 01:05:10 PM

My wife suggested something and I'm liking it so far:
She suggested that Mary Marvel gets her power from te Seven Sisters Pliaedes(sp?). They are greek mythological characters that have stars named for them. When she calls forth their power, they "vanish" from the sky, their power stored within her. To make it even more "Xorn" She will have a mask that looks like an old Greek statue. What do you guys think?

zuludelta · May 03, 2007, 01:53:17 PM

Great idea... that Greek mythology connection goes a long way towards reinforcing the link with Mary Marvel.

It'll be interesting what "word of power" this amalgam utters. The mythological characters identified with the Pliaedes constellation weren't really gods or demigods or heroes... just women who were (un)fortunate enough to get impregnated by Zeus and a couple of his brothers (IIRC, Maia gave birth to Hermes... so there's a speed power angle, but I think the rest of them gave birth to normal human beings).