Mascot is something you have to take idea from somewhere else ... I redesigned this one with some changes according to his requirements and i think so its not easy to design a mascot yourself ... You surely take an idea from other ones
I then said its not easy to design a mascot yourself but its obviously not impossible but as you see people charge $1000 per project there so this one is a cheap deal
I think so it was not stolen as i changed his face,hair,pant,headphones and everything else but if you take it as a cheated picture then i think so i may quit this contest and i will surely wait for the winner to see how much original he/she is Thanks
This guy got his off a stock photo website... you can see the watermarks around the midle of both of them.
Wow strong artwork stealing in this thread! And phyza do you know on how much trouble the CH can get if the original designer finds out he's using a copy of his design? and since everything is been shown here you would be the only one at fault costing you thousands of dollars for a lawsuit? I can design one for you but not for $85, I'm willing to do one for $150-$200, and that's cheap!
I can make a professional mascot for you, but like Zepia said the professional cost more. PM me if you interested.
I'm in for the prize 85$. Pls wait for it. It will be original. See my portfolio I have created characters.
Hi, here's my "original" entry, - (not yet finished) sketched using wacom, vectorized in illustrator and colored in photoshop. Please tell me if i'm on the right track, I will finish it asap. Hope you like it!
Well the second entry that i made was taken from the link you gave, i thought you were accepting them as some of the previous entries were also just copied. As far as the first entry is concerned, i have changed the picture completely. Shirt, Shoes, Headphones, Face, Teeth and then as you said from fat to lean. If you are OK with that then let me know. Any further changes you need can also be made.
a4hire: the mascot looks good so far, but make it look funnier/crazier. virtuostudio: too retro style, maybe if u change the hair and ditch the glasses danjake & Zepia: If u read on page 1 & 2, the $85 price is for the initial design and for the final copy my budget is somewhere around $400 which I believe is a fair prize. How it works... when I choose a winner I pay the $85 and if the winner agrees we'll make some changes on that design and make a final version and we will decide on a price, I am thinking another $300-$350 which is a fair price for quality work. I am still waiting for other entries on this. for all the others: please stop taking copyrighter/stock images for 2 reasons... 1. you can get sued for using other people's work without their acceptance 2. I am looking for original design, so you are just wasting your time by modifying copyrighted work. Thanks