Abhishek
10-02-2007, 05:04 AM
"THE SWORD IN THE STONE"
"Whoso Pulleth Out This Sword of this Stone and Anvil, is Rightwise King Born of All England."
The title refers to a sword that was magically embedded in a stone and which only the future, true-born king of England would be able to remove
The 19th century poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, described the sword in full Romantic detail in his poem "Morte d'Arthur", one of the Idylls of the King:
There drew he forth the brand Excalibur,
And o’er him, drawing it, the winter moon,
Brightening the skirts of a long cloud, ran forth
And sparkled keen with frost against the hilt:
For all the haft twinkled with diamond sparks,
Myriads of topaz-lights, and jacinth-work
Of subtlest jewellery.
*Excalibur's blade [Sword] was engraved with words on opposite sides. On one side were the words "take me up", and on the other side "cast me away" (or similar words). This prefigures its return into the water. In addition, when Excalibur was first drawn, Arthur's enemies were blinded by its blade, which was as bright as thirty torches. Excalibur's scabbard was said to have powers of its own. Injuries from losses of blood, for example, would not kill the bearer. In some telling, wounds received by one wearing the scabbard did not bleed at all. The scabbard is stolen by Morgan le Fay and thrown into a lake, never to be found again.
In the book "Sword of the Rightful King" by Jane Yolen, Excalibur is made by Merlinus out of fire and water, along with a spell causing any man trying to pull out the sword, other than Arthur, to fail.
*Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur, sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain
The Challenge starts Jan 26th, 2007 and will run until March 15th, 2007 Midnight IST
Guidelines and Tips
* The key theme of this challenge is to Create a Composition either as a 2d/3d artform based on the topic, the challenge is essentially design-driven with a strong emphasis on the story behind the subject of the artwork and its design relation.
* Be creative and imaginative and add or paint minimal props to support the scene
* Be original. Think beyond conventional imagery.
Example of Conventional Imagery:
http://cgtantra.com/images/TantraChallenge.jpg
* How the Challenge will be Run
1. Mail us your following details to challenge@cgtantra.com to enter the challenge:
Name, Softwares used, Organisation, City /Country.
2. You are requested to mail few of you WIP's to the given email address.
3. Submit your final entry between before 15 March 2007. (Avoid the last minute rush - get your entry in early)
4. All winners are required to write ‘making of' articles accompanied with high resolution work-in-progress stills, to be eligible for prizes.
Submissions
All submissions must be in JPG format. Maximum of 1280 X 1024 and Minimum of 800 X 600. The final image must be in both JPG, and TIF format (at a print-resolution of no les than TIF 300dpi).
If your final image dimensions should be in print resolution (as large as you can possibly render). Do not send in a low-resolution placeholder and ask us to get back to you,
A guideline for print res is 2657 pixels wide and/or 3636 high, 300 DPI (portrait), or 3636 pixels wide and/or 2657 pixels high, 300 DPI (landscape). Your image aspect ratio and layout will dictate the final resolution. These are given as guidelines. To be safe, render images that are larger than these specified.
DO NOT upsample your images to achieve higher resolution. If you cannot reach the desired full-page resolution, just send in what you have.
Rules
1. Challenge entry is free.
2. Pre-fabricated models cannot be used. Specifically, Challengers may not use free resources that come with softwares or ready made models from any pre-built collections.
3. Any image deemed to be the same or similar to one currently published will be disqualified for reasons of copyright liability.
4. Any imaging deemed to contain content that depicts explicit acts that are overtly violent, sexual, cruel or brutal will be disqualified.
5. The Challenge commences on 26 Jan and will run until 15 March 2007 . (No late entries will be accepted.) Results will be announced on Feb 18th.
6. Concept has to be entirely original. Absolutely NO "expansions" or "sequels" to existing ideas.
7. The idea of the challenge must be clearly stated at the beginning. A background story can also be given if required.
8. Final Entry has to be of high quality [ smooth mesh or images with clear details ], ie not a low poly Faceted model, or incomplete artwork.
Terms and Conditions for Artists
* Please provide some form of concept art, a doodle is fine.
Render from a few different point of views so we can see details. Remember to show the steps you used, and help out as much as you can, of course you're not obligated to, but it will help those that need it greatly.
There are however some restrictions to prevent unnecessary issues:
* Images with a direct outside linking should NOT exceed the size of either 800x600 or 600x800 in the forum itself. . . If you wish to show a larger formatted picture, do so using the edit button and resize it in cgtantra. . .this is to help those people with small monitors and slow connections.
Important, Please DO NOT use any models or art work prior to the challenge start date, please start from scratch. If it's evident you used an old model or art work, you will be told to remove and start over.
* The sponsors of this Challenge may use short-listed and winning artwork for marketing purposes in the context of the Challenge, and agree to clearly credit the artist if any such artwork is used.
* To be eligible for prizes, all winning contestants must provide detailed Making Of's for the Tantra Challenge.
* CGTantra may use submitted artwork in its Designs and publications to document the contest and promote the forum.
* No artwork will knowingly be sold, in whole or in part, by the sponsors outside of the context of the Challenge.
"Whoso Pulleth Out This Sword of this Stone and Anvil, is Rightwise King Born of All England."
The title refers to a sword that was magically embedded in a stone and which only the future, true-born king of England would be able to remove
The 19th century poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, described the sword in full Romantic detail in his poem "Morte d'Arthur", one of the Idylls of the King:
There drew he forth the brand Excalibur,
And o’er him, drawing it, the winter moon,
Brightening the skirts of a long cloud, ran forth
And sparkled keen with frost against the hilt:
For all the haft twinkled with diamond sparks,
Myriads of topaz-lights, and jacinth-work
Of subtlest jewellery.
*Excalibur's blade [Sword] was engraved with words on opposite sides. On one side were the words "take me up", and on the other side "cast me away" (or similar words). This prefigures its return into the water. In addition, when Excalibur was first drawn, Arthur's enemies were blinded by its blade, which was as bright as thirty torches. Excalibur's scabbard was said to have powers of its own. Injuries from losses of blood, for example, would not kill the bearer. In some telling, wounds received by one wearing the scabbard did not bleed at all. The scabbard is stolen by Morgan le Fay and thrown into a lake, never to be found again.
In the book "Sword of the Rightful King" by Jane Yolen, Excalibur is made by Merlinus out of fire and water, along with a spell causing any man trying to pull out the sword, other than Arthur, to fail.
*Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur, sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain
The Challenge starts Jan 26th, 2007 and will run until March 15th, 2007 Midnight IST
Guidelines and Tips
* The key theme of this challenge is to Create a Composition either as a 2d/3d artform based on the topic, the challenge is essentially design-driven with a strong emphasis on the story behind the subject of the artwork and its design relation.
* Be creative and imaginative and add or paint minimal props to support the scene
* Be original. Think beyond conventional imagery.
Example of Conventional Imagery:
http://cgtantra.com/images/TantraChallenge.jpg
* How the Challenge will be Run
1. Mail us your following details to challenge@cgtantra.com to enter the challenge:
Name, Softwares used, Organisation, City /Country.
2. You are requested to mail few of you WIP's to the given email address.
3. Submit your final entry between before 15 March 2007. (Avoid the last minute rush - get your entry in early)
4. All winners are required to write ‘making of' articles accompanied with high resolution work-in-progress stills, to be eligible for prizes.
Submissions
All submissions must be in JPG format. Maximum of 1280 X 1024 and Minimum of 800 X 600. The final image must be in both JPG, and TIF format (at a print-resolution of no les than TIF 300dpi).
If your final image dimensions should be in print resolution (as large as you can possibly render). Do not send in a low-resolution placeholder and ask us to get back to you,
A guideline for print res is 2657 pixels wide and/or 3636 high, 300 DPI (portrait), or 3636 pixels wide and/or 2657 pixels high, 300 DPI (landscape). Your image aspect ratio and layout will dictate the final resolution. These are given as guidelines. To be safe, render images that are larger than these specified.
DO NOT upsample your images to achieve higher resolution. If you cannot reach the desired full-page resolution, just send in what you have.
Rules
1. Challenge entry is free.
2. Pre-fabricated models cannot be used. Specifically, Challengers may not use free resources that come with softwares or ready made models from any pre-built collections.
3. Any image deemed to be the same or similar to one currently published will be disqualified for reasons of copyright liability.
4. Any imaging deemed to contain content that depicts explicit acts that are overtly violent, sexual, cruel or brutal will be disqualified.
5. The Challenge commences on 26 Jan and will run until 15 March 2007 . (No late entries will be accepted.) Results will be announced on Feb 18th.
6. Concept has to be entirely original. Absolutely NO "expansions" or "sequels" to existing ideas.
7. The idea of the challenge must be clearly stated at the beginning. A background story can also be given if required.
8. Final Entry has to be of high quality [ smooth mesh or images with clear details ], ie not a low poly Faceted model, or incomplete artwork.
Terms and Conditions for Artists
* Please provide some form of concept art, a doodle is fine.
Render from a few different point of views so we can see details. Remember to show the steps you used, and help out as much as you can, of course you're not obligated to, but it will help those that need it greatly.
There are however some restrictions to prevent unnecessary issues:
* Images with a direct outside linking should NOT exceed the size of either 800x600 or 600x800 in the forum itself. . . If you wish to show a larger formatted picture, do so using the edit button and resize it in cgtantra. . .this is to help those people with small monitors and slow connections.
Important, Please DO NOT use any models or art work prior to the challenge start date, please start from scratch. If it's evident you used an old model or art work, you will be told to remove and start over.
* The sponsors of this Challenge may use short-listed and winning artwork for marketing purposes in the context of the Challenge, and agree to clearly credit the artist if any such artwork is used.
* To be eligible for prizes, all winning contestants must provide detailed Making Of's for the Tantra Challenge.
* CGTantra may use submitted artwork in its Designs and publications to document the contest and promote the forum.
* No artwork will knowingly be sold, in whole or in part, by the sponsors outside of the context of the Challenge.