Mneil v Kaco : Raster Blasters Vectizing Vectors

Okay, I haven't battled yet, and I figured I'd start one over trying to get in one. So I'm serving up some vectors.

Rules:
keep it under 1000x1000
must include some vector work
should but dont have to include image from last work
72 hour turnaround excluding weekends if we have to
3 volleys each - 6 total images


I'm going to be pretty flexible on this because I just want to see some awesome work to keep me going. I've been on a hot streak lately so I'm ready to go. I'd like to see this finished. Any takers?

http://www.geocities.com/i8it2ys/carServe.gif

i'll take you on :)

been looking for a battle to join, and this looks like fun.

Alright then, I'm on another comp and it's not going to let me edit my first post. I'll assume the battle 72 hour countdown will start Monday. So retort by Wednesday night. :yarr: bring it on....

Mods, if we can change the thread title to something more like Raster holocaust: mneil v Kaco that would be awesome.

awesome start mneil.

I'll change the title, but your suggestion might be a bit too harsh for my taste.

That's why I put the something "like" just in case my title was too inapropriate. :) Thanks- for the change and the compliment

http://www.kacolandia.com/lighthouse.jpg

Good start Mneil

Kaco, that is bloody awesome!

Oh man, that is pretty good. And fast. Looks like we're going to have a good battle.

By pretty good, I mean awesome!

man kaco is a photoshop stud. he popped my arena cherry way back when

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Originally Posted by silverx2

man kaco is a photoshop stud. he popped my arena cherry way back when

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This just sounds... so wrong.

Nice images so far. Keep up the great work guys.

Just letting you know I'm working on my image right now but don't think I'll get it finished until sometime tomorrow. I've got to leave for school for the rest of the day at in a little.

Ahhhh! Run for your lives. It's Kacozilla!

http://www.geocities.com/i8it2ys/kacozilla.jpg

hey mneil, I'll have something tomorrow :)

Sure thing. Tomorrow is still within the time limits so no problem there. Thanks for letting me know though :) I was starting to get a little sad :(

sorry for the late reply, didnt want to keep you waiitng so i quickly whipped something up.

http://www.kacolandia.com/popsicle.jpg

That make's me want to hit up our neighborhood icecream man! Anyone else get the guy with the music overhead that every couple of seconds the thing yells "Hello?" And it sound like a parrot-thing?

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Originally Posted by mneil

That make's me want to hit up our neighborhood icecream man! Anyone else get the guy with the music overhead that every couple of seconds the thing yells "Hello?" And it sound like a parrot-thing?

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Yes, except for the "Hello" part. Are the drivers everywhere as scuzzy looking as they are here? I won't let my girls go to the truck, I would rather drive them to Braum's.

I think it's only my neighborhood that has this "Hello" thing yelling out the speakers. It's right in there with the music and no one I know likes it. And yes, all ice cream men are scary, and dirty. It's part of the pre-requisites.

haha i get the "Hello?" thing too!

Alright, last round. I tried to bring my game face - but I think I should have went with less is more... :( Anyway, here it is! I'm open to all crits and witty banter too guys! Arena seems to be a little slow lately. Everyone tired from MM?


http://www.geocities.com/i8it2ys/battleFace.jpg

Nice. I don't think you went to far. I do think that the "bring it" would look better in line with the other text, or made to stand out more as a separate piece of the image. Like with the ol' comic book POW jagged line bubble or something.

Question: How did you get the face in such detail. I'm guessing you didn't freehand it. (If you did, hats off to you.)

Thanks groupof1. I drew the face off of a stock image I found at stock exchange http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=950653.

I had this idea for the image and just went searching to find something. That kid fit perfectly for what I was looking for so I vectorized him. I played with the text for a long time. I even added a little shadowing in there to try and lift the text away from the background. Once I did that I had to lift the boy too, then the stripes looked funny so I did the same to them a little. Everything just kept snowballing and eventually I had applied the same effect throughout to make it look right and blend which defeated the purpose of doing it to the text to make it pop more. Finally I gave up close to midnight and just posted it!

Kaco, do you have a 1024x768 size of your lighthouse drop? That one looks like my next background. Set to replace Chris' MM finale.

Whatever happened to the calendar thing that was going on? Did we get a May image?

this was the darkness' submission for the may calendar image.

Thanks Carly.

sorry for the long wait, it completely slipped my mind :P

i used the eye from the previous volley.

http://www.kacolandia.com/supaCoo.jpg

and Davulf, here's the lighthouse image in 1024*768 glad you liked it.



Thanks for the battle Mneil.

Looks like the all seeing eye is ready to see some vacation time! I know I am! Great image Kaco. This was a great battle! :)

Kaco that is awesome!!!