Thread "DDFF Pageant 2015 : Preliminaries : Fashion Parade Competition" in forum "The Drunk Duck Fashion Forum"

Posted at 8:06PM, Jun. 12, 2015

FC, You are so F'in talented!! And Kthonis - everything she ever does, or wears, I love!!

Posted at 12:06PM, Jun. 13, 2015

I could just take you all and hug you so tight right now. I has been a serious life-long dream to host and create a pageant…and as someone who did it with paper dolls, catalog models, and toys, it seems the next step be Online Artists. You made my dreams come true and even though there are still Interview, Swimsuit, Talent, and Evening Wear to draw for I'm already thinking about how fun it's going to be for us all to come back next year and do it all over again! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Darkace - I can't see your model. Any way you can resend. :( Otherwise I'll try to find her another way.
Luccia - You are absolutely amazing. I think your character is going to feel really special to a lot of people. I would love to collaborate with you sometime in future fashion themes. Maybe Ozone, Hippie, or Kawaii will come up with a collaboration theme next season!
Fallopiancrusader - My Heart! The gowns you designed a year ago for the Duck Drunk Awards for my characters to wear were very special to me and I'm so proud that I even got to try to imitate them. Having you here now and after listening to your podcast of where your heroine would go…it seems absolutely fitting that she would go right straight to a pageant. Wear her beauty and talents and intelligence could be put on the line. I think she will be a VERY EARLY FAVORITE and I this pic may just go to top 3 overall. You are a gift.

Posted at 12:06PM, Jun. 13, 2015

@Vinomas–I re-submitted my entry…hopefully it'll stay up. I've been having trouble keeping the pic to stay visible for some reason, but if not, it can be seen on Darkace Illustrated. Thanks! :)

Posted at 2:06PM, Jun. 13, 2015

@darkace: the way to get your pic to stay is, when you copy and paste your image url, remove all the jibberish after the Question Mark (?). That's all some special code that DD always puts in image URLS and you'll notice an 'expires' tagword in there - that's what's causing it go away after a bit of time. So, paste url again and before making it 'final' remove all that excess stuff!

Posted at 3:06PM, Jun. 13, 2015

@KimLuster–Thanks! :)

Posted at 4:06PM, Jun. 13, 2015

Cool! And your entry is incredible!!

Posted at 5:06PM, Jun. 13, 2015

Thanks!!! :D Socorro is very beautiful! Love her dress and your background! :D

Posted at 5:06PM, Jun. 13, 2015

The creativity is sky rocket high in this pageant! I can't wait to see more of what you guys and gals have planned out.

Posted at 5:06PM, Jun. 13, 2015

Everyone's work is just AMAZING! Great job, everyone!

Posted at 6:06PM, Jun. 13, 2015

Sorry I'm late to the party. :( The good excuse is a caught the flu and my computer died (dead; like, I bought a new one dead). The real excuse is it slipped my mind. I was going to use Yuki because she's flamboyant and outgoing and peppy. But then, I flipped the script and went with Mr. and Miss self conscious. (Besides, I think it will be more challenging to design for their more subdued personalities.) Sorry again. Hope this is okay.

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Posted at 8:06PM, Jun. 13, 2015

Cute! I love Seiko's coat.

Posted at 4:06AM, Jun. 14, 2015

That's a great change of pace. Usedbooks for the win just because it's so refreshingly different!

Posted at 4:06AM, Jun. 14, 2015

Aw. Thank you both. <3

I actually didn't want to enter in light (or shadow) of the amazing talent here and my lack of fashion sense. But I decided the drawing practice would be fun, and I love a community project. (I don't usually do "competition" ones, but I can pretend it's not.)

Btw, loving all of the entries. Beautiful and creative and such great colors.

Posted at 7:06AM, Jun. 14, 2015

I agree - Usedbook's entry brought a very big smile to my face! 5'2" is a great height (I should know!) :D

Posted at 7:06PM, Jun. 14, 2015

I admit that I wholeheartedly talked to Usedbooks and asked her to enter…and thank you so much for doing so. It's so important that #pageant is in no way about traditional beauty pageants…and yet, it's in no way not about a traditional beauty pageant. #pageant is how you see beauty, talent, fashion, intelligence, poise, charisma, personality, and that magic of "connection".
Compeititions (healthy) can really cause people to strive and connect and really compete as almost a team of really talented artists. You've made my summer! Thank you.
Keep those entries coming! I'm holding off talking about the next competition but will soon.
VinoMas

Posted at 11:06PM, Jun. 14, 2015

Some nice 3-d texturing going on there. Nice design and use of color, always loved warrior chic.

Posted at 11:06PM, Jun. 14, 2015

Posted at 12:06AM, Jun. 15, 2015

Marguerite - Contestant #8
Rhianna Frost - Contestant #9
Kthonis - Contestant #10
Tristan - Contestant #11
Seiko - Contestant #12
Jackie - Contestant #13
Dawn - Contestant #14

Posted at 6:06AM, Jun. 15, 2015

Wow…! Love how you create their outfits with Sequins, Vino!! Very creative!

Posted at 9:06AM, Jun. 15, 2015

I love them, Vino! Your models steal every show.

Posted at 9:06AM, Jun. 15, 2015

Love the sequins.

Posted at 12:06AM, Jun. 16, 2015

Thanks. I made the dolls and costumes in 1996 believe it or not. So expect this pageant to be a bit dated from me! :) But I knew that it would be difficult to run my comics, create FYC's for the Awards and run the pageant while drawing new pieces of work. So this will do. I'm glad I have a new audience to show them. I'm so in love with every contestant. It would be impossible to choose if this was an elimination pageant. Luckily it's not. :)

Posted at 7:06PM, Jun. 20, 2015

Letterman and Advertising. Bigger version here: https://next.theduckwebcomics.com/Closet_Luccia/

See, what had happened was…Manta was at a college reunion when he recieved a phone call of magical magicalness. From VinoMas! Heck yeah he'll be a part of this! So, he grabbed his shiny new DD #pageant 2015 letterman, snuck into one of his least favorite professor's classrooms and snapped this picture. The end! Fun fact: That is mahogany!

Posted at 5:06AM, Jun. 21, 2015

I love him, Luccia!!