So the DECA Art Contest has ended about a month ago(?), and I’ve decided I’d like some feedback on what I could improve, seeing that I didn’t win. You’ve probably already seen these on Atrapper’s Idea Discord if you are a frequent member.
Without further ado, here are my entries.
Corpus the Hollow
The enemy.
This is the sprite sheet of my creation, Corpus the Hollow, a hemlock vessel. At first glance, the move animation seems like a lazy effort. However, I have attempted to create a more unique way for this boss to move, which can be see below.
This is a conceptual gif that shows 5 crows traveling alongside a glowing lantern. This is how I envision Corpus to move, crows acting as a shield for the vulnerable lantern.
An individual crow.
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Scarecrows. Lone sentinels who ward off greedy winged thieves, ever still in bountiful fields. They are created to serve a singular purpose: to intimidate. To lie to a bird’s eye. To echo the fear a living guardian would instill into a hungry burglar. They are effigies of death and pain, frozen overseers, always watching the meadows of sustenance. These idols are crafted and constructed to accomplish these herculean tasks, while never budging and at the same time, being stuck to a cross, trap by constricting thick knots of hemp rope. Perhaps, the reason why they frighten the thieves of the skies is because they are instead the victims, an illustration of what happens to the ones that are caught and snared.
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Old folklore and superstition does surround the art of the scarecrow. Some believe scarecrows are often vessels for spirits and wisps, and escape the prison of the cross at the dead of night when none are awake to witness the horrors they commit. Old legends tell tales of these possessed hosts, with their lanterns of Will-o’-the-Wisps, their dancing lights, leading wary travelers to their demise, steering their path from secure and safe roads like sirens.
Cutethulhu
The skin.
A winged-quadruped modeled off of Cthulhu.
“This lil’ guy puts the love in Lovecraft!”
(Flavor text written by @Dappertron)
The dye mask for Cutethulhu if you want to spice it up.
Effigy of Ash
The prop.
This statue was originally going to be my enemy, but my scarecrow ended up being much more creative than this guy in the end, so I decided to recolor my dragon and use it as my prop.
Congratulations to all the contest winners, and I hope DECA launches more art contests in the future.
Special thanks to @Dappertron for writing the flavor text of Cutethulhu, and being a great critique and helping hand. Also, the gifs in this post were put together by @Atrapper. Without him, the gif quality would be much worse, and with his help, these gifs are much cleaner. I appreciate everyone on the Idea Discord who pitched in their opinions and critique to these during the making of my submissions.
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