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Hey everyone! Today’s specials are the garlic potatoes, the Mahi-mahi, and a big ‘ol hunk of demon meat.

Sophia John sent two sets of entries. This first one honestly had Peat and I in stitches. If I had to guess what sorts of entries this contest would inspire, I would never have guessed Arlen and Renna opening a demon meat restaurant:

  My concept here is a take on Arlen and Renna eating demon flesh. The scene I’ve shown depicts a demon special restaurant by the duo. Set in a forest, this is the only place that serves demon meat. Its unique decor includes a table leg harvested from a demon.

Next up, Sophia sent in this entry of Arlen fighting a demon with some well-made practical effects:

I was struck with an idea to make the shattered glass effect when a demon hits a ward

This is awesome. I love the lighting and how cinematic it looks. Great job, Sophia!

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Posted on August 4, 2017 at 7:00 pm by Hannah
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Posted by Karen

Hey everyone! This is Part 2 of the Arlen/One arm batch of entries. We’ve got some great ones here, so check them out!

Pawel Kochanek starts us off right with a Lego battle of the ages:

I decided to take part in Your competition, because I would realy like to know the further fate of Arlen, Leesha and (I hope) Rojer before the rest of the world. For my work I chose a scene favored I think by many readers – the moment of “birth” of a One Arm. I saw on Your fb profile that someone even added an animation using the same material as me – LEGO – but still I hope my work will please You.

This is awesome! The size difference makes One Arm look terrifying. Plus I’m absolutely in love with One Arms Angry Eyebrows.

Hannah Tomlinson-Jones sent in this entry. Even with the ward circle, I wouldn’t want to be in Arlen’s place right now:

Arlen and One arm at the Oasis of Dawn in their final showdown.

Awesome entry, Hannah! I really dig all the angles you gave us to work with as well.

This one was sent in by Clare Jolly:

The scene is just before he loses his arm to Arlen. We made this in the middle of the night, in the middle of a forest whilst on holiday with a pen knife and duct tape, in true camping style!

Is there a better way to spend a camping trip? I think not. I love how the choice of rocks really suit it and the surroundings add an earthy element to the scene. Very creative.

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Posted on August 4, 2017 at 2:00 pm by Hannah
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Posted by Karen

Hey everyone! The battle of Arlen VS One-Arm turned out to be a popular scene, so many that I couldn’t fit them all into one post. Today, I’ll be posting two blog posts of featuring the awesome battle between Arlen and One Arm. Here’s Part One:

Our first submission comes in from someone known only as Butt Stallion.

This is nifty! I like how the arm isn’t just disconnected, but instead has that black, spiky, piece to show how it was violently removed.

Next up is David D. who sculpted this entire scene of Arlen and One Arm. That’s right, I said sculpted:

I have recreated a scene that many may have done, but I wanted to be as specific as possible. I took great care in using your exact descriptions and specifications to bring your vision of this specific scene to life. So without further ado, I present the Genesis of One Arm.

This is incredible! We saw some of the in-process pics or Arlen being meticulously sculpted and they’re just… wow. It’s obvious that a LOT of work went into this entry and it really, really, shows. We might have to do a ‘making of’ post of this after the contest.

John Zerne sent in this one which made me afraid of One Arm all over again:

One-arm: on the hunt for Arlen

The mediums used are watercolor/and mixed media. Again, we’ve got some in-process pictures that are just stunning to see. I particularly love the details on One Arm’s face and those gorgeous trees in the background. A fantastic submission!

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Posted on August 4, 2017 at 8:00 am by Hannah
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Posted by Karen

Hey everyone! Thanks so much to everyone who entered the Core ARC Contest. There are some submissions to show off. We’ll be posting them over the next while while Peat make the hard decides about the winners.

These next submissions come to us from a long-time fan. Birte always sends in amazing contest entries, and this time is no exception!

 Finally got round to finishing this. I found some clay that I didn’t think I had and made a Leesha puppet. It’s the scene in The Skull Throne when Leesha is lured into the forest by the minds and realises she walked into a trap. Luckily I’ll have three weeks off to reread the last two books. Cannot wait for the next!!! 

These are gorgeous. I love the use of real foliage and that Leesha puppet is just incredible! So cool!

This next one was sent in by John T. Check it out!

In this scene I have Arlen fighting against a wood demon. Arlen and his glowing wards don’t need his portable circle tonight as he anticipates this corelings attack under a clear starry night.

I really dig the setup! It’s Arlen VS Wood Demon and my money is on Arlen. Great job, John!

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Posted on August 3, 2017 at 2:00 pm by Hannah
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Hey everyone! Just when we thought Natasha, Marsha & Lisa had swept the board with their incredible maze entry, we get another that takes our breath away.

This incredible take on the Krasian maze was sent in by Sophia Ungermann from Germany:

Wow, just look at all those individually-crafted demons. It must have taken forever to make all those. What a nifty entry-

Wait, it lights up? What, just… What?? That’s so cool! It gives this entry a totally different feel!

I chose this setting because out of all the scenes I like the ones in Krasia the most and everything about their culture fascinates me. The whole atmosphere kinda reminds me of Morokko where I spent one of the best and most fascinating holidays as in ever. I crafted everything, took a few photos and then cut holes for the lighting. I really like the effect because it makes the whole scene a lot more dynamic.

Honestly, I am so in love with this entry. The thought and work that went into it really shines through, both literally and figuratively. A really amazing job from Sophia.

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Posted on August 3, 2017 at 8:00 am by Hannah
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