Comments from the Halloween Pinup Contest 2009:
- Judge 01
- Skin of Evil Redux by Jamie Malecki
- It was nice to see the serious side of Halloween portrayed. And his attention to detail on the Next Generation costumes is perfect, they are spot on! Jamie also has quite a talent with creating very expressive eyes. A whole world of emotions come from just that simple design.
- We are especially fond of the Jamie’s depth of color -- we love the vibrancy of his medium.. But Dang -- they should’ve given up their candy.
- Judge 02
- Skin of Evil Redux by Jamie Malecki
- Poor redshirt SnuggleBuni! She dies in the last panel, and doesn't even get a walk-on in the first one. This, for me, robs the scene of some of its pathos; we don't get to see the victim prior to the attack (except for her arm). I also noticed that the dimensions of this pinup doesn't fit with Jef'f's requirements; it's square rather than rectangular.
- Judge 03
- Skin of Evil Redux by Jamie Malecki
- Holee Harsh; Batman! This is the second comic to feature violence as an acceptable way to procure sugary confectionaries! (Halloween must be different where you guys are....) It's interesting where you find horror; appropriately in a (fairly bleak) episode of a normally upbeat show. (Although appropriate, it's not condusive to "funny," since it was a pretty depressing episode.)
- On the technical side; I find the colouring kinda muddies it up. Usually this isn't a problem for you, since your choice in colours is generally impeccable. But in this case you're stuck with the official colours. The easiest way to fix this sort of problem is line weight: use a heavier line for objects that are closer to the viewer. Since it's on computer; you could even do the characters and background as separate elements, and blur the background. (A favourite trick of mine.) That makes it look really far away, and the characters being in crisp relief would draw the eye to them.
- Discussion: Contest Time! Halloween 2009 Pinup Art in the Pseudo Comments forum