Hey there space rangers. You like stuff, don’t you? And you like video games? Everyone likes stuff and video games, right? And almost everyone likes Alien too. So how lucky is it that we’ve got a chance for you to win The Art of Alien: Isolation? That’s a book full of stuff and it’s closely related to a really good video game. In fact, it’s so closely related to that very good video game that it’s entirely about it.
We’ve got two copies of the book to give away, courtesy of the lovely people at Titan Books, and we thought we’d have a bit of fun in the process. The book is all about the art behind the game so we want you to draw the Alien that stalks you around those hallways of the Sevastopol. Upload the image to imgur or flickr or some such online image hosting service (even something like dropbox or google drive would do) and then send us a link to your creation, either in the comments below or via twitter to @thesixthaxis.
We know not everyone is artistic and we don’t want that to exclude you from winning some glorious stuff so we’ll give one book to what we judge to be the most terrifyingly accurate depiction of the Alien and we’ll give one book to the depiction that makes us giggle the most. Seriously, crack open MS Paint and scribble a Xenomorph in the bath or something. I’m a big fan of people drawing Sanic so don’t worry how basic your depiction, just make it fun.
But what if you’re neither artistic, nor hilarious? Well, we’ll do our best to accommodate you too. Read on, dearest community member.
The eagle-eyed among you will have noticed that I reviewed the book in handy video format on this very website. That means there’s also another copy of the book in our possession that we’re happy to give away – at random – so long as the winner understands that it has been very lightly handled by myself for the purposes of the video. Delicately fingered, you might say. I’m very gentle with books.
You’ve got until Monday 27th October at midnight to send us your entries and we’ll announce the winners on this post and on twitter (follow @thesixthaxis) shortly thereafter. If you win, we’ll either contact you via the email address you gave TSA when you registered or via twitter DM to get a postal address and we’ll ship the books anywhere in the world because we’re nice like that.
Now, do us a favour before you rush off and watch the video review (below) then subscribe, share, tweet, post to Facebook and all that stuff so everyone can see TSAÂ and enter the competition themselves!
DeathByNumbers
Here is mine, never tried this before and I know I could have drawn it better but not sure I’ll get the time, thanks –
http://i.imgur.com/VieUO2w.jpg
(original) – http://i.imgur.com/B9cgq61.jpg
bunimomike
Oh, very smart! I like the variety of the entries so far. :-) Also, top effort on the “simply draw in white then reverse it”. Efficient stuff and no RSI for you. :-)
DeathByNumbers
Thanks Mike ;) I really like yours too, it’s just, it’s filthy, I shouldn’t be witnessing those things. I’m only young. Think about the children! Reminds me of that bit in alien when Ripley is nearly kissing the alien, it’s perverse!
KOPFSTOFF
Ahhhh man! i need this sooo bad! i am very late, but i’ll try to post an image here just in time! you guys are in UK, right? so when it’s 3:40 pm here in germany, it’s 2:40 pm on your side?! damn, gotta do some work now – hope i’ll be back to start soon enough.
great contest, guys! :>
pdannysan13
You’re lucky. You get to see my mad skills. Arts and crafts.
My teacher always told me I had a talent. Of making a complete mess with a crayon :)
http://i.imgur.com/quX1zwI.jpg
bunimomike
Actual drawing in the real world. Just lovely! :-)
Crazy_Del
Didn’t have enough time and tweeting the pic to you guys now….
Good luck to everyone :)
KOPFSTOFF
here we go, i made, can’t believe i got this one finished before the deadline hits!
i call this one “Ripley: Attacks from Space”:
http://s14.directupload.net/images/141028/b9unllbu.png
i am going to upload WIP-steps on my blog ( http://www.kopfstoff.blogspot.com ), just wanted to post this one rewal quick to be part of the contest!
LOVE the game, LOVE the art-team and need that book! :D
hope you guys like it!
(done with the standard pen in ms-paint)