Le Bello's Challenging Create-A-Soul Challenge Contest!

Le Bello posts a theme, you do your best to create something that fits.

General Rules:
- One submission only. If you enter another design, it will count as your entry.
- If you enter a second design, please delete the post with our first design in.
- Please don't post any non-submission CaS designs.
- Everyone gets ONE vote per challenge, including entrants.
- Entrants may NOT vote for themselves.
- Votes cast BEFORE the voting period are NOT COUNTED.

CHALLENGE I:

Create a SCV iteration of Talim.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER:

LE BELLO'S CHOICE:

CHALLENGE II:

Recreate a SCV 1P outfit.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER:

LE BELLO'S CHOICE:

CHALLENGE III:

Eurovision CaS Contest.

PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER:

LE BELLO'S CHOICE:

CHALLENGE IV:

Superheroes

PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER:

LE BELLO'S CHOICE:

Super Special Note!

CHALLENGE V:

Joke Character

PEOPLE'S CHOICE WINNER:

LE BELLO'S CHOICE:

Guest Themes:

Will you pick up the proverbial gauntlet Le Bello has projected toward the ground?

It seems that I will be the first to pick up the proverbial gauntlet that has been thrown at our collective feet. I don't have a clear mental image of what an older Talim should look like, so I haven't been too satisfied with any of my attempts to recreate her.

There were several key aspects to her previous incarnations that I tried to replicate here. The first and most obvious one is that her outfits have to be cute. The second is that her outfits are completely covered with small details, yet none of them are overbearing. If you quickly glance at the outfit it should look simple, yet on closer inspection there are details everywhere. The last feature is that the outfit should show a lot of skin without looking slutty. This was the case with all of her previous outfits (well the SC4 one only fits this category if you look at it relative to the other female characters).



Well there you have it. I feel that the bar has been set fairly low, so hopefully this will encourage the rest of you gentlemen to take part in this competition. I look forward to seeing the rest of you upstage me.

Here is my latest version of Talim, Her skin tone more closely matches of real Philippine girls with tan skin tone. I took various members advice and played around with the stickers and such. I tried to keep her to her styles used in previous games. This is a short fic on my version of Talim's time since SC4, lol


Please mind the quality of the pictures, she is less orange than in the pictures. :)

More pictures of her.

Blessed by the spirits of wind, Talim fought hard for years to keep the balance of nature. Lot things were lost, and lot was taken from her, even her own life. And what did remain then? Nothing. Her soul couldn't even rest in peace, and wandered for the world, full of sadness for the things she lost. Sorrow became anger, anger became power. Power that gave her the strenght to come back... but changed, with sorrow and anger carved on her face.




OVERVIEW: Talim is a maiden, so there is no way a 35 years old woman Talim would work in SCV as herself (not daughters,cousins whatever I mean) unless she becomes either, an spirit of nature or something like that, or a boss/evil being. Because only young Talim could work as Talim.

PD: I'm not english so that's why I never try to write profiles to my chars, my english level is not high enough to try to do literature. In this case I made and exception and gave my best, but forgive me if my text is more confusing than poethic.

Why wouldn't an older Talim work? She's a human being. She ages.
She's also a Priestess, last I checked. I'm sure as they get older, Priestesses become more respected and wise.

Also, you should pay attention to the contest requirements.
Specifically:
"What you'll need to do, is create a Talim that would fit within the current roster - Bearing in mind the 17 year time skip (making her 32 years old)."

Oh, and one more thing;
" Everyone can enter, and may only enter ONE design. (If they wish to enter another design, then they must withdraw their original design)"

Let it be known that I have every intention of winning this challenge.

UPDATED 4/25/12



Here, you can see how her tonfa moves in battle. Well, maybe not. The video quality is terrible because I recorded it with my phone camera, but something's better than nothing, right?

And she is 32, like Maxi is 45 or Ivy 49.

NP Then you can asume second design automatically withdraws the previous one.

So Le Bello is to count the 'Evil' Talim as opposed to the 'Light' one? Would you mind terribly removing the images of the first design then? Thank you.

Important updates in the first post, written in glorious gold!

People may discuss the entered designs as much as they wish, but please DO NOT BEGIN VOTING until the official voting time officially begins. As is official.

Saying "That one is my favourite" is considered voting, and votes entered prior to the (official) voting time will not be counted.

Unofficially, fish fish for fish using fishing rods called fish sticks. Fish fingers are not, officially, made from fish's fingers.

There are so many good designs to choose from here. Making a choice would be quite hard, to say the least. Hm....

I guess I'll vote sometime later when more interesting designs show up....^^

The stylin' hat Talim has been relocated to my thread where it doesn't break rules.

Le Bello LOVES this take to many tiny love-shaped pieces! The well-travelled look is an interesting idea!

However, as you said yourself, it is heavily inspired by that outfit, to the point that I feel it's a little too close.
As much as I want to allow it, if I do, then it sets precedent for all the other entries - I hope you understand.

Apologies then, but Le Bello eagerly awaits your next attempt. I also eagerly urge that you do not merely discard this design.

Aww. Well it wasn't totally unexpected, to be honest. Don't worry I totally understand what you're saying.

I just...I was so happy to find a use for that hat...which is a shame since that's probably the thing that's going to go due to it being a big part of the artwork.

And the design won't go to waste, don't worry!

A shame that design isn't allowed ;-;
Very well made and fitting for Talim as well.
Oh well, I'm sure you can come up with something equally as fitting. c:

I recommend choosing your favorite design of hers and take minor inspiration from it while maintaining your own original vision. Like the color scheme, for example. I did that with a design that I made, and I am very proud of it. Unfortunately, I have no way to take a picture, otherwise, I'd submit my design.

Good luck! c:

Here's my attempt. I've never found a use for this headpiece before but I think it suits her ^_^ I gave her Viola's style as I thought the magical orb was fitting of her character.

Not really, I'd say it's more Thai. Sorry, not trying to nitpick.

I think it's actually from Hinduism/Buddhism, i recognise it from some of the paintings in my home.

I know it might be considered bad form to enter this contest without formally submitting my own original CAS thread, but I feel compelled. It's been 17 yaers and I wanted to portray Talim as a confident, powerful, fully proffessed priestess of the wind Gods

I'm sure the absolution mask might seem like a cop out, but I just wanted her to look grand. I think I gave a great deal of visual interest through sitckers and patterns. My normal philosophy with CAS is that Too little is better than too much.

Nothing wrong with that. Anyone is allowed to enter, threadstarter, sex offender, Bear Grylls, Mother-of-twelve, anyone.