Contest OVER, Winners Announced!

I'm looking for the most ornate armored figure you can find; good examples would be Warhammer 40k Space Marines, Teutonic Knights, things of that nature. The more complex, the better.

End time will be 0:00 ST Halloween, style points for someone who can incorporate that without being too goofy.

First place will be 15 FSP, possibly more, extra FSP to be awarded to runners up that I like.
In First Place, taking the prize for 30 FSP:



Amazing work, Grimm. I can't think of a better text/effect that embodies Black Sun. I'll be coming back for that one. I like this avatar top five all time, mine or anyone else's. Again, outstanding work.

Tied for second place! *awarded 10 FSP each*



Love the render, Kyo. The spiked head is a wonderful touch. All around cool.



Dmr, I know you withdrew this submission, but everything from the color palette to the render to the text effect just draws me. Please repost it so that everyone knows it's yours =]

Honorable Mention



Tro, my friend, you blew me away. Again. For someone that claims to be an amateur, you've got a great touch. I disqualified you from ranking (for obvious reasons), but I'll be sending FSP your way for all your hard work.



Tammy, as I said to begin with, I love the color palette and sheer uniqueness of the render. You've got a good chance of becoming a really hot avatarist. Keep up the good work!



Roan, you definitely stuck with the right subject matter =). Blood Ravens aren't my Space Marine of choice, but that's okay. Great job!



Hebra, I like the overall piece. Not exactly *armored*, per se, but the text and design is excellent. Thanks for your entry!


73 total FSP given away!

Until next contest, folks.

No love for the Graves? Fine. I'll start:



Edit: Larger logo, different fonts, darker hair, vignette background. Minor adjustments. - Still tweaking...

Wow, seems like no one's interested (apart from Tro, and that one is pretty awesome!)

Okay, fine. If 5 more (quality) entries show up within 24 hours of this post, the first place prize will graduate to 30 FSP.

I'm willing to pay up for good work, folks, let's see what you've got!

Many of avatarists are not on atm...
W8 a little and they will pop up!

Contest is very interesting!
I'll try doing an entry tomorrow as it's late now
It wouldn't give a good result

same here, I'll post my entries later on. Still much ample of time to post

That's fine, guys. I'm just used to seeing at least some interest posted initially. I realize it's a busy weekend, I'm just driving interest

"Heavy armor eh? That's my specialty (joke)"

I'll get right to work

Didn't have a lot of time to work on it ,but here is my first entry.

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Ok, it took me almost an three hours to finally find the correct Knight to use.
Took me probably 30mins to an Hour to create the background.
Also I saw your current Avatar, and I just loved the idea of a black sun between the words "Black Sun", so I placed one there.

This is my first entry(s)



EDIT : O_o like the second one DMR.
I'm new at graphics so I've still got a lot of practicing to do.
I'm pretty sure I'm on a good level though.

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Excellent start, folks.

And the more layers, toys, and generally neat stuff you put in, the happier I am, Sorob. The sun logo embedded in the text is a step in the right direction;

Here's an example of some of my type of stuff to give you all a little food for thought.

Please DO NOT use this exact render, this is merely an example to generate further work.



Edited to add:

Yes, the above is my work on top of a preexisting render.

And the more unique the render is to FS, the better your chances. (Hint: if you've seen that pic on a hundred other accounts, it's probably not one you want to use unless you do something completely new & different with it.)

Thanks for all your hard work, folks

i'm in sounds cool

Im in too..

Here are two versions of what i've made:





Hope u love it