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Color Me this: Halo Initiation #1 Alternate cover progress…

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I couldn’t sleep last night, so I worked on this some more. Here is a four-panel graphic that shows from left top going in a ‘Z’ pattern (Click on pic to make bigger):

Original                                         Friday Progress
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Saturday Progress                      Actual Artist final color

So I filled in Palmer, much more of the Brute Chieftan and added a little bit of lighting on the green parts. I fill in using solid colors to start, then go back and add highlights and shadows on different layers in photoshop, using special filters. You’ll see this later.

I’m looking forward to what this may turn out to be. I have a pretty good idea already and know where I want to take this, but I’m allowing myself some freedom if the colors/affects aren’t quite working with me to change it to something else.

So are you hard at work on yours?  Remember I’ll showcase your artwork on the blog here.

Oh and PLEASE, do not worry about matching up against mine. Heck if you do better, GREAT! If not, please realize that I’ve been an artist for 40 years. And in the digital realm (Photoshop) for 16 years of that.

So don’t think you need to compete with mine or even the actual artist work. Heck, go crazy with this. Maybe send in an all multi-colored pink hued Brute! Or give him a plaid pattern on his armor. Be creative. That’s the whole point of these “Color Me This” articles. Have FUN!

-Sal

So how is your colorized Brute coming along?

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So have you started colorizing the Halo Initiation #1 alternate cover yet?

Here’s the file to download:

HALO.INIT001_VARCOV_INKS_RachelDODSON

Here is my progress so far:

Screen shot 2013-10-12 at 3.03.40 PMSo not much so far, but will get there over the next few days. Some of the colors will be close to the same, but not totally. And the background I’ll be doing will be VERY different.

The pic above shows my progress so far, and the right being the original artist’s rendition. You’ll be able to see the differences as time goes on.

-Sal

 

 

Winner of the Draw a Carbine contest.

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I’d like to thank all of the folks who participated in this contest. Without further ado, here is the winner’s submission:

image-3The winner is Grant Humbert. Grant, I’ll send you the code via the e-mail you used to register with the site.

Congrats!

-Sal

 

Contest for Halo 4 “Engage” Carbine skin

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Okay, instead of the normal trivia questions which are usually EASY with just a quick look-up on Google, I’m going to make this a bit more interactive.

I want to see your HAND DRAWN Carbines. NO PHOTOSHOP.

Here is the computer rendered file from 343. Use for reference if you’d like.Halo 4 Carbine

You have until Sunday 11:59pm (EST) to send me your drawing. You must be a registered member of the blog to enter. It’s free to register, so send me an e-mail at sal@ halofanforlife.com if you want to sign up for the blog. Just give me your desired user name and a password you want to use. You can include your drawing in that e-mail as well. Nothing over 1MB please.

If you’re already registered, send me your drawing via e-mail as well and be certain that you include your screen name here on the blog. (I”ll be checking those)

I’ll pick one for the entries and send you the code.

Drawings may be in pen, pencil, marker, crayon. Again NO computer rendered files. If I have to guess if it’s computer rendered or not, it will likely be disqualified without notice.

So let’s see those Carbines folks!!!

-Sal

HFFL 2nd Anniversary GRAND PRIZE trivia question!

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This promises to be MUCH harder than all the rest of the daily questions before. This is for the grand prize of a Halo Mega Bloks Night Ops Gauss Hog (as previously reviewed here).

UNSC Gauss Hog BOX Front

What are the THREE ways I hate to die the most in Halo 4?

To answer you must reply to this article. To reply, you must be a registered subscriber of the blog.

Lots of replies. Noone has got all three right within the same answer. So…I’m going to help this along a bit. ALL THREE have been within the answers so far. So you just need to figure out WHICH of those are the correct three. The grand prize is still up for grabs for ANYONE (who is registered with the blog).

[UPDATE] After MANY tries, the question was finally answered correctly. I absolutely hate being Sniped! Then when Reach came out, I added Assassination to that. With Halo 4, the Boltshot QUICKLY became my most next hated way to die.

Thanks for playing folks! Prizes will be mailed out this weekend. Stay tuned to HaloFanForLife.com as more contests will be on the way!

-Sal

Halo Initiation trivia question #5 (and final for these codes)

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Answer the question below first and correctly and you will win a code each for digital copies Halo Initiation issues 1 and 2.

What is Palmer’s service number? (You MUST get all correct including correct hyphens and be first to win)

To answer you must reply to this article. To reply, you must be a registered subscriber of the blog.

To redeem the code you must be registered on darkhorse.com. It’s free to register!

You may only win ONE set of codes.

[UPDATE] The question has been answered correctly. THe answer is: 65287-98303-SP As if you didn’t know that already, right? Easy…

-Sal

Halo Initiation trivia question #4

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Answer the question below first and correctly and you will win a code each for digital copies Halo Initiation issues 1 and 2.

What is Palmer’s birthdate (Month/Day/Year) AND birth world? (You must get BOTH correct and be first to do so to win)

To answer you must reply to this article. To reply, you must be a registered subscriber of the blog.

To redeem the code you must be registered on darkhorse.com. It’s free to register!

You may only win ONE set of codes.

[UPDATE] The question has been correctly answered. The answers are: April 13th, 2527. Born on Luna.

-Sal

HFFL 2nd Anniversary trivia question #10

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As promised I will be asking at least one trivia question a day leading up to HaloFanForLife.com’s Two-year anniversary on the 24th of September. So stay tuned each day to HFFL for questions to win prizes!

Here is question #10:

What are the names of the three High Prophets in Halo?

To answer you must reply to this article. To reply, you must be a registered subscriber of the blog. During this 9 day trivia contest worth of questions, if you win once you may not enter again, until the final trivia question on the 24th for the big prize.

Okay folks, first to answer correctly gets a Halo Mega Bloks Convention Covert Ops Spartan Mk VI w/green visor (as seen here), as well as either another Halo Mega Bloks figure OR a McFarlane Avatar minifigure.

[UPDATE] The questions was answered in lightning quick fashion! The answers were, Truth, Mercy and Regret

-Sal

Halo Initiation trivia question #3

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Answer the question below first and correctly and you will win a code each for digital copies Halo Initiation issues 1 and 2.

What type of Spartan Mjolnir Armor Does Sarah Palmer wear?

To answer you must reply to this article. To reply, you must be a registered subscriber of the blog.

To redeem the code you must be registered on darkhorse.com. It’s free to register!

You may only win ONE set of codes.

[UPDATE] The question has been answered correctly. It is of course SCOUT armor. It is of note that Palmer was recruited by Jun who wore the Spartan III’s version of Scout armor. It may be that Palmer chose this armor as an homage to him. Though the selection of armor aboard the Infinity at the time she first put it on WAS limited. Still, quite a coincidence I’d say…

-Sal

HFFL 2nd Anniversary trivia question #9

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As promised I will be asking at least one trivia question a day leading up to HaloFanForLife.com’s Two-year anniversary on the 24th of September. So stay tuned each day to HFFL for questions to win prizes!

Here is question #9 (Another two-parter-you must get BOTH right with CORRECT spelling and be first to win):

What is the name of the Arbiter in Halo 3 (After the rebellion against the Prophets)? 
What is the name of the Arbiter in Halo Wars?

To answer you must reply to this article. To reply, you must be a registered subscriber of the blog. During this 9 day trivia contest worth of questions, if you win once you may not enter again, until the final trivia question on the 24th for the big prize.

Okay folks, first to answer correctly gets a Halo Mega Bloks Convention Covert Ops Spartan Mk VI w/green visor (as seen here), as well as either another Halo Mega Bloks figure OR a McFarlane Avatar minifigure.

[UPDATE] The questions have been answered. The answers are: Thel ‘Vadam (Halo 3) and Ripa ‘Moramee (Halo Wars). It is important to note that the ‘ee’ at the end of Thel ‘Vadam’s name was dropped. To protest the Prophets lies, all of the Elites who sided with Thel dropped the double ee’s from their last names.

-Sal