Well done to everyone :)

I know this may sound a little 'bad looser-ish' (I'm usually quite a gracious person) but was there any reason this: http://hughebdy.deviantart.com/art/Dust-514-364728479?ga_submit_new=10%253A1366353922&ga_type=edit&ga_changes=1 wasn't placed, at least in the commended section. I did spend a long time on it that I didn't really have, and have the feeling it was skipped over, unless of course, there were some distinct criteria you were using? In which case that's ok. :)

Haha I knew you'll do that. But look at character details on that one! It looks so freakin' amazing every line of it. :) And lighting, oh the lighting!

Congratulations to those that won

I am really surprised Dunderkitty's cosplay didn't get a mention, she was hoping to come third so that she'd get to play EVE at more than 40 FPS. I watched her work her ass off on that thing over a few days and I think it cost her about -ú30 overall, plus the getting hold of a photographer for free and everything. Some serious effort and originality in my opinion.

I didn't expect to win myself, but the competition was a nice kick to get me to dust off my old Bamboo and start drawing again, it's been over a year already.

While the art quality is really high, I think you may have taken a little bit to much liberty with the designs (which I think is fine, but I noticed all the winners took almost no liberty). It seems like most of the winners took the actual game art and worked with it in different ways but still stayed really close to the original game art designs. The dropsuit, dropships, and gun you drew look quite a bit different than anything I've seen in game, I suppose that is probably why they overlooked your artwork.

That and CCP is probably dreading dealing with the broken laser rifle, I'm sure this reminded them of it

http://arixs.deviantart.com/art/Dust514-Contest-366530729?ga_submit_new=10%253A1366358420

I'm not even in first six. I'm really dissapoineted. Maybe some of you will say a a good word about it

My only complaint (and this is speaking as someone who works in a Tattoo Studio) is that the second place winner looks like a photo edit from the Dust 514 concept art.

I had a pretty good feeling it was going to make it up there but in the same sense I was confident that my work, being entirely original and done from a blank canvas, would have at least made runner up. This is why I was wondering what the criteria for choosing the winner(s) was.

If I had known that we could photo-edit some stuff I would have cheated my way through this entire competition O_o just saying.

In before "you sound bitter"

Edit: Big shame that the cosplay didn't even make it in the runner ups. She sort of deserved it for actually going out of her way to create PHYSICAL pieces.

True, but this was nto cosplay competition was it? She should come to Fanfest and win craploads of promotions for herself by taking photos with people :)

But wait, photo edit? Could you link original photo from which the second place edited his way into it? I don't see any similar photo from concept art/screenshots from ccp that got published... And I am pretty sure I saw all the possible concept arts ever :D

The guy even posted "making of" process o.O

What about AR? https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cgwpX3E-VZ8/UWNz5QA-OII/AAAAAAAAC9o/ka-QwlRQELY/s1200/Rave%2520Boomstick%2520makingof.jpg this is making of by the way. He clearly drew all of it.

Then I'm wrong, don't crucify me over it - seriously, it's in poor taste as I only said it -looks- like a photo edit. If he did the work than congratulations but there were some entries in the competition that were very obvious photo edits and there were some very original pieces that obvious took a great deal of time and effort into creating that didn't even make runner up.

The cosplay entry, for example. They didn't say it wasn't allowed, they simply said it had to be digital art - and art is a very elusive term.

Go check out the Concept Art for the Caldari Assault suit. The detail and pose are remarkably similar.

I am not crucifying you or anyone, just pointing it out :) But yeah cosplay is not really digital art. Digital art is thing you do on PC, usually done with graphics tablet or mouse or heavy software edits (3d modeling programs for example). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_art and http://browse.deviantart.com/digitalart/ (photo manipulation is included there too)

Congratulations!

sadly mine wasnt mentioned a all. Was hoping for a few laughs atleast. Did some work in a very different style from realistic.

http://jitters44.indi-d.com/temp/dust514ashland.png

That was a big waist of time!! Guess I'm just s.h.i.t.t.ty at art

That was my first try at creating something, and it will be my last try...

Also, I would love to see that art style turned into a DUST 514 web comic, if you happen to be any good at funny scripts.

Congratulations to you all! I hope you put your prizes to good use!

On a side note I would love to know what was said about my own entry so I can do better next time. I've been trying to be an artist in the games industry for quite some time and if I can't come close to the top in a competition of only thirty or so entries then I know I don't yet have what is needed to come first in a job interview!

I would be happier with critique from the Dust team than I would if I'd earned first place :)

Link to make it easier: http://fav.me/d61a2sa

Dude, I'm right there with you.

Competition winners will be announced on 19th of April on this very thread and on DUST 514 website featuring the winners.