October theme is 'Witchy'. All WIPS on a separate thread here: 

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/137477/ShowThread.aspx#137477

Using the wip thread is mandatory for inclusion into the challenge. One entry per person.

Finished art must be posted before midnight October 31st to be considered as an entry. Voting will then commence. New artwork produced within the monthly timeframe to be used only. Challenge ends at midnight October 31st GMT time.
There is a 5 min grace period for people to finish posting their images. At that point voting will begin and last until midnight November 1st GMT time.

Notice: Challenge Rule update!  Anybody wishing to have their entry included in voting MUST include at least 2 WIP stages in the WIP thread.
In order to make it easier to find these WIPs when setting up voting, entrants MUST also include 2 "clickable" links direct to their own WIP stages in the relevant WIP thread.
Entrants can post far more than 2 WIP stages if they like in the WIP thread, as long as 2 seperate links are included with the image posted in the Final Entry thread.
Both links must show different stages of the pictures development (i.e. you can't just post a couple of quick early pencil sketches for WIP and skip to the the finished pic).
Any entry not including 2 valid links (as described above) will be disqualified and not be included in the voting list.
It will be the responsibility of the entrant to ensure the links are there and that they link to the correct artwork.

Even If you have posted artwork in the WIP thread, you will still be disqualified from entry if you do not supply the links to those images.

A link to show how to do this can be found here: http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/107660/107660/ShowThread.aspx#107660

Also, It has been brought to our attention by members of the forums that there may or may not be an issue with vote tampering and cheating within the challenges. Be assured that multiple puppeteers are being watched, as well as their marionettes. Cheating in the challenges is highly frowned upon by everyone and creating multiple false accounts is a breach of the terms and conditions of the ImagineFX site. Any accounts believed to be false will have their votes silently vetoed when tallying is done at the end of the challenge and at the mods discretion. Those thought to be cheating will also be given a private warning and the accounts thought to be false will be forwarded on to the IFX management for further investigation. Cheating will not be tolerated. Please be assured that we have checked previous challenges and re-tallied the scores and the the outcomes of each challenge so far has been fair and that the instances in those challenges thought to be tampering did not change the outcome. These challenges are meant to be fun and fair. Please keep them that way.

WIP 2  http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/138665/ShowThread.aspx#138665

Here is my Witchy Final. And here are the WIPs.

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/140236/ShowThread.aspx#140236

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/140239/ShowThread.aspx#140239

Heres mine.

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/140169/ShowThread.aspx#140169
http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/140210/ShowThread.aspx#140210
http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/140326/ShowThread.aspx#140326

steve

Continued from the wip section...to which links are provided below.

WIP 1  http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/142240/ShowThread.aspx#142240

WIP 2  http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/142244/ShowThread.aspx#142244

So, this is what it came to. Questionable attempts at creating a traditional feel with a canvas texture and barely visible impasto effect...

the w.i.p.s

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/142312/142250/ShowThread.aspx#142250

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/142312/142252/ShowThread.aspx#142252

Going away tomorrow and won't be back until 2nd/3rd November, so I won't be able to vote unfortunately but good luck to everyone who enters.  Here's my effort, I'm sure if you click on it then it will grow bigger.

Wips:

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/143257/ShowThread.aspx#143257

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/143258/ShowThread.aspx#143258

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/143281/ShowThread.aspx#143281

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/143392/ShowThread.aspx#143392

Done.  Good luck to everyone!

WIP 1

WIP 2

WIP 3

My first participation on a challenge and it sure has been fun ... looking forward seeing all the great work of you all ...

WIP 1 

WIP 2

WIP 3

WIP 4

High Res Version ( 440 kb )

Sedas

some great entries here, i hope all the wips make it to here! good luck all. 

Here's mine, The Fates Fate, the fates usually decide when a person's life ends, my witch has decided their life is now to end, and is draining their lifeforce into her crystal. The writing is Witches text and says 'The Fates Fate'

click for biggie piccie to see details but here's a coupla close ups...

wips...

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/141235/ShowThread.aspx#141235

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/141831/ShowThread.aspx#141831

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/143693/ShowThread.aspx#143693

Final...

Wip0

WIP1

WIP2

WIP3

WIPPED CREAM

And my finished painting WOW.

WIP1 http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/7/143637/witch2.jpg

WIP2 http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/storage/7/143709/witch5.jpg

FINAL

Wip 1)  http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/139352/ShowThread.aspx#139352

Wip 2)   http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/139577/ShowThread.aspx#139577

Wip 3)  http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/140374/ShowThread.aspx#140374 

Wip 4)  http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/140983/ShowThread.aspx#140983 

Wip 5)  http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/141430/ShowThread.aspx#141430 

Wip 6)  http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/142360/ShowThread.aspx#142360 

Wip 7)  http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/142940/ShowThread.aspx#142940 

Holy cow that's a lot of Wips! Whew....Oh this voting process is going to be VERY difficult. *sigh*                                                                  

This was a ton of fun! Good luck everyone.

Ok, my fingers are crossed that my wip links actually work! (They aren't...looking into it)

Here's my final. Whoops, looks like my Witchy may have had too much Rum! ;) Luckily her familiar has plenty of ley line energy to help her out! ;)

THANK YOU Rockstar Kaz! Many, many thanks for your help!   Have some virtual lemon cake in thanks! ;D

Click on image for full size. 

Red Ninja:

 

Red was having a problem making her wip links live so here are some wips from her. 

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/142940/ShowThread.aspx#142940

http://community.imaginefx.com/forums/permalink/137477/142360/ShowThread.aspx#142360