Tuesday 30 November 2010

Nov 2010: ON THE COBBLES ROUND 2!







'Pssst....Pass the message on to every brawler, grave robber, deserter, crook and wrong 'un:
Word on the street is that Round 2 of 'On The Cobbles', the ultimate Victorian mixed martial arts competition, is going to be kicking off in the old graveyard, behind the Gob and Throttle, London's roughest pub!!'
Think Jack the Ripper meets Million Dollar Baby! 

----------RULES--------
1. Your fighter can be male or female, any nationality and age but must have a name and unique ability or skill to bring to the brawl! 
2. Your character must have the look and feel of someone from the years 1800-1899. 'Modern' looking fighters will be instantly disqualified*
3. Think about location/setting etc. clue is in the intro :)

------- FORMING A GANG --------
IMPORTANT! If your fighter qualifies (top 3) you can form a gang!
For info and rules click HERE






------OTHER RULES-------

4. No hitting below the belt**
5. All weapons to be handed in at cloak room.***
6. If you're first to arrive you buy the drinks!****
7. I can change the rules whenever the hell I want, dammit! *****
8. What was the question? 




* Except time travelers and one trick ponies
** Just kidding
*** Excluding hidden weapons and trade tools
**** Make mine a double
***** So there!

Saturday 27 November 2010

ON THE COBBLES: GANG RULES 1





1a. If your fighter comes 1st (gold coin), 2nd (silver coin) or 3rd (bronze coin) you are allowed to start creating a gang. You can display your gang's name and total winning/ participating points in your stats section on your new images. They could be wearing/using the prizes you won previously. As your gang grows think of a clever way to display all your fighters.

1b. If your fighter came 1st (gold coin), 2nd (silver coin) or 3rd (bronze coin) they win the privilege to fight again but they MUST be in a different pose. 

1c. Playing a winning fighter is not compulsory but winning a competition with a previous surviving champion doubles your exp!! Once in a gang, all members are safe from deletion and can be reused in a new battle although if a gang member looses a round you cannot add a new character to your gang.

1d. All other fighters that aren't in a gang and that fail to qualify in each round are out, dead, battered, finito! You have to find a new fighter! It's tough on the streets!
  
1e. By default every non-qualifying artist in the round gets 1 point for taking part. So don't worry, anyone can start to build a gang after 5 non-qualifying points!  These 'non-qual' points also buy a new fighter (same cost= 5 points) for gangs on a loosing streak! You deserve to, with that amount of tenacity :) so remember to keep a tally and add a single point to your exp. 

ON THE COBBLES- WEEK 1 WINNERS!

WELL DONE TO THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS:
K-BLADIN ('Borgf' wins gold),
FINALLI ('Archibold Flint' wins silver)
and LEYVEIK ('Stefan Leyveik' wins bronze)!
see their entries HERE




- Click on your certificate to view in hi-rez, then right click to save.
-Hang in pride of place!




POINTS

1st place (Gold coin) = 12 points + virtual prize worthy of a winner as tough as a coffin nail.

2nd place (Silver coin) = 6 points + virtual prize worthy of a runner-up because 2nd place does exist.

3rd place (Bronze coin) = 3 points + virtual prize to keep your dignity intact, despite getting a beating!

Default participation prize = 1 point plus Week one's random item drop- odd sock.




1. If your fighter comes 1st (gold coin), 2nd (silver coin) or 3rd (bronze coin) you are allowed to start creating a gang. You can display your gang's name and total winning/ participating  points in your stats section on each of your images. They could be wearing/using the prizes you won previously. As your gang grows think of a clever way to display all your fighters.

2.1st , 2nd or 3rd place fighters win the privilege to fight again but they MUST be in a different pose. 

3. Playing a winning fighter straight away is not compulsory but winning a competition with a previous surviving champion doubles your exp!! 

4. All other low/non-vote fighters in each round are out, dead, battered, finito! You have to find a new fighter!


5. By default everyone else in the comp gets 1 point for taking part. You can start to build a gang after 5 no-qualifying entries! 

Be sure to display your gangs exp. points on your next entry

Points will be totaled up at the end of fight season and who knows what the hell might happen then!?

Thursday 18 November 2010

NOV 2010: On The Cobbles!



Here Ye Here Ye! 

This is a call to all fighters, thieves, drunken sailors, footpads and other ne'er-do-wells!!

Make your way to the shipping docks for the 1st round of 'On The Cobbles', the ultimate Victorian mixed martial arts competition! 


Think Oliver Twist meets Rocky Balboa meets fight club! This started as a bare knuckle scrap but now anything goes! 

Your fighter can be male or female, any nationality but must have a name and unique ability or skill to bring to the brawl! 
There are no rules EXCEPT.....they must have the look and feel of characters from around the 19th century.

Good Luck


No hitting below the belt...maybe!

Thursday 11 November 2010

NOV 2010: Sketchoholicism


It's called 'JoyRide', based on the theme of Flight and it's my latest entry into Sketchoholics daily illustration comp.
I've been busy illustrating school books and teaching art projects, so I've missed this daily jam. 
I had a lot of fun with this!