Submissions

Posted: July 1st, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Submissions | 45 Comments »

To be eligible to win The Molting Comic’s “Leave Yer Mark” Art Contest, please submit links to your The Molting-inspired artwork into the “Comments” section here before 09/01/2010. For details on the contest, including rules and eligibility, visit the “About” and “Rules” pages above. Only works directly based on or inspired by The Molting will be considered. Any non-related works—even if they’re great—will be deleted. To learn more about The Molting, of to order your copy of the series, visit www.TheMoltingComic.com. If you have additional questions, please visit the “Contact” page above. Good luck!

45 Comments on “Submissions”

1 'Peaches said at 10:57 pm on July 2nd, 2010:
Oh dear– am I really the first?
here are a couple of drawings, and my sculpture, of course– I’ll have to post my work in progress when it’s done.

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs50/i/2009/329/3/0/Susie_and_Shilo_by_Pleasant_X_Nightmare.jpg

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs51/i/2009/329/9/e/Guilty_Susie_by_Pleasant_X_Nightmare.jpg

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/131/1/5/Susie_in_Bronze_by_Pleasant_X_Nightmare.jpg
2 Cathy said at 5:18 am on July 6th, 2010:
G’day Terrance! I thought I would do this before I lost my nerve! I haven’t drawn in forever, so my style is very rusty. I also did some photos, with your Comic in mind. I tried to set the right tone, of something not quite right in the world. I hope I managed to do this…. Your work has unearthed my creative dark side, it has been hidden away for way too long!
All of the photos are titled, and done by me.
I hope it is what you are looking for. If not, well, at least I had a lot of fun taking them!
Many Regards
Cathy From Across the Pond
(Australia)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=186528&id=577562016
3 Samantha McClure said at 9:53 pm on July 7th, 2010:
My name is Samantha Michelle McClure and I approve of this submission.
In an attempt to ‘leave -my- mark’ I decided to enter this contest for the love of the comic it represents. While I only have the first two of the comics (want to get the signed ones ;} ) I hope that my artwork represents The Molting well enough.

This is supposed to be the main character Susie as her older self, holding onto her younger self. The symbolism is that admist the chaos of her life she has to hold onto herself as a way of remembering her past is a part of her.

http://tinyurl.com/38aj8cw
OR if that link doesn’t work:
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/188/4/4/Holding_Onto_Yourself_by_makingyouhateme.jpg

I used colored ink pens for the outlining.
The coloring was done with colored pencils.
Background done in purple watercolors.
Red splatters done with halloween fake blood.
4 Jonathan Lowe said at 5:55 am on July 10th, 2010:
Hello terrance

I loved your comics
Here’s one for you

http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/cc139/Asianking_2007/?action=view&current=DSC03061.jpg&t=1278740815995
pencil
color pencil
5 Lauren (KikyoCat) said at 6:39 am on July 13th, 2010:
Hey, Terrance.

I said that I would submit at least one entry. Though after finishing this one I *may* do more. I’ll see what comes to mind. Anyways, all of the information (title, description, story) is on the DeviantArt page/link.

http://kikyocat.deviantart.com/art/My-Hero-Is-Dead-171120493

First drawn in pencil on paper,
scanned and fixed/colored in photoshop.

Thanks,
Lauren.
6 Nicole said at 12:03 am on July 15th, 2010:
Did someone say something about cake? Here are my tools http://castle-in-the-cloud.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2u0gm4 and here is the final product http://castle-in-the-cloud.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2u0gqh (NB- I also used tootsie rolls for the legs and antenna)
7 Jonathan Lowe said at 10:22 pm on July 15th, 2010:
This is the second entree

http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/cc139/Asianking_2007/?action=view&current=DSC03070.jpg&newest=1

Pencil
Color pencil
8 Lauren (KikyoCat) said at 8:22 am on July 17th, 2010:
Yay. Submission #2.
I feel like I’m on a roll.

except not really.
My mind is running blank with ideas

http://kikyocat.deviantart.com/art/Guilty-Susie-171629641

cute little anime susie.

that’s about as cute as it gets with bloody children holding guns.

drawn, scanned, photoshop colored. yay
9 Ginger Masters said at 2:21 am on July 18th, 2010:
I hope that this link works. I haven’t really drawn anything in a very long time, and tend to only draw things that I care about so this is my daughter as Susie. She also has a little friend on her shoulder.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii155/SyGin73/My%20Artwork/SorshaDrawing.jpg

Hope you dig it! I enjoyed drawing it, and I suppose that that in the end is what matters.

Pencil Drawing
10 christina said at 5:25 am on July 19th, 2010:
I was going to use this for the image transfer tutor assignment but I like it better for this.

I give you colored pencil sketched ideas for ‘sexy’ lady roach costumes.

http://crosetdesign.info/roachsketch.jpg
11 Chelsea Holt said at 9:45 pm on July 21st, 2010:
I’ve been experimenting with
my newest drawing style
and I just can’t stop drawing
because this style is so fun!
Suzie was extra to fun to draw.
Hope this link works…

http://s300.photobucket.com/albums/nn31/Pentapus/Projects/?action=view&current=aguiltysuzie-1-1.jpg
I used pencil
then I inked it over
and colored it on the computer
12 Nicole said at 5:17 pm on July 23rd, 2010:
Here is my second less smart ass submission….

http://castle-in-the-cloud.deviantart.com/art/Molting-02-172421894

just in case that doesn’t work
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=232093&id=569457497&saved#!/photo.php?pid=6048580&id=569457497

I all of the frames are frames from the books.
13 'Peaches said at 5:26 am on July 26th, 2010:

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n244/crystallinepeaches/IMG_0045-1.jpg?t=1280121548

“When my graphic novel comes out, nothing will make me happier than to find my creation resting on the backs of each and every one of your crappers. I, of course, will require proof in the form of photographs at that time…so long as you flush first.” – Terrance Zdunich, Apr 3, 2009, http://www.terrancezdunich.com/blog/?p=1175
14 christina said at 6:28 pm on July 30th, 2010:
So… I was walking a few blocks from my house the other day and happened upon a casket just chillin by a dumpster, I snapped a photograph and took it home to photoshop and this was the result:

http://crosetdesign.info/coffin.jpg
15 Nil said at 10:20 pm on July 31st, 2010:
Sorry for my being delayed. Here’s one of my submissions

http://lillum.deviantart.com/#/d2oz5ha

This piece has no real special title. She’s just called “Guilty Susie Munny”

Expect more from me soon.

~Nil
16 Red Queen said at 12:36 am on August 3rd, 2010:
I decided that my entry should mirror my reasoning for why I love The Molting…It is a chance to partake in it’s creators lives. The inspiration we receive from our excessive page thumbing wouldn’t be what it is without the personality of it’s creators. My entry is a compilation of what I enjoy just as much as the story/art/beautiful chaos The Molting delivers….What mark would we leave without the influential masterminds behind the addictive project….
So here is my mark, a montage homage to the stories within the story.

http://1redheadqueen.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2vgjmx
http://1redheadqueen.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2vgji6
http://1redheadqueen.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2vgj8d
http://1redheadqueen.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2vgj8d
17 Ramen said at 11:10 pm on August 4th, 2010:
My name’s Ramen, and I’m submitting…

Wait. Wrong Class.

Sorry for so many entries boss. I was VERY much inspired to “Leave My Mark” so I’ll go ahead and organize them.

- Traditional Arts –

http://repodog.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2vl3t1
- Colored Pens, India Ink. Lyrics by the Christian Band “Disciple” IDK it seemed to fit.

http://repodog.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2vl4as
- Colored Pen, Pencil, India Ink. Lyrics are “I am stretched on your grave”

- “Stuffed” -

http://repodog.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2vlv8t

http://repodog.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2vlvdv

http://repodog.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2vlvfa

http://repodog.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2vlvj4
18 Prisca said at 11:03 pm on August 5th, 2010:
Hello!

My name is Prisca and I’m a crocheter, [a.k.a. a happy 'hooker' ], and I created an amigurumi, [doll], Susie.

Here are the links:

http://www.facebook.com/Nocturna.Amigurumis (click on the Guilty Susie photo album)

http://bit.ly/9Yq3aj (Same pics on Flickr)

http://bit.ly/a1DQGF (my deviantart – just one pic)
19 Haley said at 3:51 am on August 8th, 2010:

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/219/e/9/ALL_THE_HEROES_ARE_DEAD_by_roseredautumn.jpg
I doubt you remember, but you already have one of my works. so here’s another.
20 Nicole said at 8:07 pm on August 9th, 2010:
I made some shirts…the first is a simple tank top made with simple fabric paint.

http://castle-in-the-cloud.deviantart.com/#/d2vzkp7

http://castle-in-the-cloud.deviantart.com/#/d2vzkd4

The idea for this one came from some conversations that I had with Lindsey ‘Little Moo’ Christine about a shirt…it is the last panel from “Happiest Place On Earth”

http://castle-in-the-cloud.deviantart.com/#/d2vzl9c

http://castle-in-the-cloud.deviantart.com/#/d2vzlwb

http://castle-in-the-cloud.deviantart.com/#/d2vzm4w
21 M'leigh said at 7:42 am on August 11th, 2010:
Not enough submissions with Joseph! I’m gonna fix that.

http://a.imageshack.us/img186/9966/happiestplaceonearth.png

-Made with the digital art SAI program.
22 Nicole said at 6:35 pm on August 13th, 2010:
yet another shirt…this was also done with fabric markers…

http://castle-in-the-cloud.deviantart.com/#/d2wax0v
23 CynthiaJade said at 7:03 am on August 17th, 2010:
Well it took a while but it’s finally here You may have gathered by this point that I have a lot of trouble with the concept of visual art without music, so while I realise it won’t count towards my entry, I feel you need to hear what I was hearing from the beginning of this concept to the end. Please listen while you view if you would:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcYu5Vg_YH8

Photo (on a few different sites just in case)

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v282/liquid_nitro/?action=view&current=gs1darkenhairdarkcrop.jpg

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3654492&id=227303500

http://themsfightinwords.deviantart.com/art/Weapon-175667059

Credits:

Concept/director/wardrobe/hair/spfx – Myself
Photographer – Denise Clinton
Model – Maedbh Fiumara

Title: Weapon

“Here by my side; an angel,
Here by my side; the devil.
Never turn your back on me,
Never turn your back on me, again.

Here by my side you are destruction.

Careful
Be careful

This is where the world drops off…”

(Excerpts from Matt Good – Weapon)

I knew from the beginning that I wanted to explore the aftermath. I don’t feel the need to say too much about the photo, hopefully it speaks for itself. Just a sidenote: the shirt/dress were made from scratch by hand I looked forward to doing this for over a month and I am really happy to finally be able to show you the image I couldn’t get out of my head that entire time. I hope you like it!

-Cyn
24 Stephanie said at 11:32 pm on August 18th, 2010:
I finally finished my entry and was able to get to a computer before the first, so yay for me! So, here it is, along with the bits of my sanity that I lost during the creation process. <3

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff288/chemicalxnova/TheMoltingContestEntry.jpg

OR

http://chemicalxnova.deviantart.com/#/d2wq2av
25 Begoña 'Shirak' said at 12:43 pm on August 27th, 2010:
So this is one of my submissions.

http://shirak-art.deviantart.com/#/d2xdmlf

http://www.shirak-artwork.com/newborns.jpg

Title: Newborns
Artist: Begoña Fernández a.k.a. Shirak (myself)
Medium: line-pencil, ink; colour-watercolour, ditigal colour, digital textures

It’s been directly inspired by Joseph, his mother and my beloved cockroaches.

I uploaded the artwork both on DeviantArt and my own website, just in case. It is a hires picture, about 1500×2400 pixels and 300 dpi.

Hope you like it, and good luck to everyone!!
26 Begoña 'Shirak' said at 4:03 pm on August 29th, 2010:
My second submission, a photograph this time.

http://shirak-art.deviantart.com/#/d2xjgo5

http://www.shirak-artwork.com/Susanna_watermark.png

Title: Adult Sussie (selfportrait)
Artist: Begoña Fernández a.k.a. Shirak (myself)
Medium: digital photography

Yes, I wanted to dress up as Susanna…

Again, I uploaded the artwork both on DeviantArt and my own website. PNG format. Hires picture.

Thanks!
27 Donovan said at 2:46 am on August 30th, 2010:
“Susie’s Guilty….Joseph loves his Mom, but wants out of his dysfunctional family…..Should he stay…?….How can he leave..?….”

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=139845432&albumID=2590244&imageID=45903304
28 HiddenTrails said at 3:39 am on August 30th, 2010:

http://s840.photobucket.com/albums/zz324/hiddentrails/Leave%20Yer%20Mark%20contest/

My submission is a floral foam sculture set up as a symbolic display of the series. There is a doll’s head and mockingbird feather which are used to express the feeling of innocence ripped from Susie at such a young age. There is a theater mask with a smile on a broken hinge showing that no matter how hard you try to repress feelings, they’ll show through eventually. The hour glass represents time. Also, there is a spray paint can that reads “I left my mark”. These four objects stacked on the right each stand for one of the four issues. At the top left of the gray wall is an “all seeing eye” with a roach in the center. The shows the holder of our secrets, the roaches, are always there watching, yet they tell no one of what they see.
The materials I used consisted of:
Green blocks of floral foam, acrylic paint, cardboard and toothpicks. All of the objects are made of carved foam and have been painted.
29 Caitlin Mantis said at 7:10 pm on August 30th, 2010:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c105/Johnnys_girl494/guilty.jpg

Abe and Susie in the early years.
30 shiyonin said at 4:30 am on August 31st, 2010:

http://shiyonin.deviantart.com/art/Terrence-Zdunich-s-Susie-177484061

Susie and credit where credit is due.

The doll is made 100% cotten with all yarn and fabric hand dyed by me. Shoes are separable and were quite enjoyable to make. I wish there had been roaches.

(Everything in the piece including the Doll, Photo, and Typography is credit shiyonin)
31 Tara said at 4:53 am on August 31st, 2010:
Skidding in for a somewhat last minute entry! I’m not particularly good with illustration or photography, so I went with my preferred medium of metal (and a wee bit of bone).

“Tender Infestation”

On their own:

http://www.kindofstrange.com/images/lj/infestationset.JPG

The necklace on its own:

http://www.kindofstrange.com/images/lj/infestationnecklace.JPG

A close-up showing how the earpiece fits on the ear:

http://www.kindofstrange.com/images/lj/InfestationOnEar.JPG

The set on the ‘model’ aka, the tired artist:

http://www.kindofstrange.com/images/lj/InfestationSetWorn.JPG

The idea behind these is to represent the ‘infestation’ of old memories. You know how it is; you’ll be sitting at your desk minding your own business, when suddenly an old memory skitters across your brain, pulling up emotions, whispering thoughts and images of the past. They collect around us constantly, gathering as we grow older and experience the world, darting into focus as we rouse them from their hidden nests in the recesses of our minds.

A large group of cockroaches is known as an Intrusion. So too does this tender infestation of memories intrude upon our lives, for good or for ill.

Materials: Bronze metal clay, old ‘Thing Maker’ roach molds, sterling silver, copper, leather, mink rib bones

Some in-progress photos and notes will follow up on my site within the next week, if anyone is interested in seeing how this came together! (http://www.kindofstrange.com)
32 Amanda said at 6:32 am on August 31st, 2010:
Oh hey look at this Guilty Susie cosplay.

http://www.terrancezdunich.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/TheMoltingComic_Amanda.jpg
33 mzlaveau said at 4:47 pm on August 31st, 2010:
Just in time, I finished it this morning.

http://mzlaveau.deviantart.com/#/d2xp732

I made a facsimile of Anthony’s headstone out of styrofoam for the rubbing, and made Susie look a little like the haunted women and ghosts in Japanese prints. The lyrics, well, I think they emphasize Susie great sense of loss. The colors I choose for her anger and the tragedy in her life. She’s haunted, and I tried to capture that.
34 Tara said at 9:05 pm on August 31st, 2010:
Whoops, forgot to include this close-up shot of the earpiece (prior to adding the mink bones)!

http://kindofstrange.com/images/lj/infestationep.JPG
35 Anaesthesia said at 9:47 pm on August 31st, 2010:
Again with the dozens of highly detailed roaches, why do I do this to myself? ;P

http://miss-godzilla.deviantart.com/art/Leave-Yer-Mark-Guilty-Susie-177562687

Susie seems to be quite popular. I had intended to also do some Sandra pin-ups, but ran out of time before they could be coloured.

Not official entries, but for the lulz, here is the lineart. Be warned, here there be boobs.

http://miss-godzilla.deviantart.com/art/Angel-Baby-Sandra-Pin-Up-01-177565035

http://miss-godzilla.deviantart.com/art/Angel-Baby-Sandra-Pin-Up-02-177565060

http://miss-godzilla.deviantart.com/art/Angel-Baby-Sandra-Pin-Up-03-177565028
36 Courtney said at 12:49 am on September 1st, 2010:
This is nowhere near as good as any of the other submissions, but I made it for you, anyway.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/curts_song5/evenmorestuff/cholobster1.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/curts_song5/evenmorestuff/cholobster2.png
37 Jesse *IAMNOTSPAM* Trombacco said at 1:04 am on September 1st, 2010:
Procrastinated, then rushed.
One of my worst, but figured I might as well enter anyway..

http://theif-of-zydrate.deviantart.com/art/Guilty-Susie-177592533?q=sort%3Atime+gallery%3Atheif-of-zydrate&qo=0
38 Chelsea Shepard said at 1:24 am on September 1st, 2010:
Uploaded to my friends photobucket account due to my lack of having one!

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff288/chemicalxnova/TheMoltingContestEntryChelseas.jpg
39 Katwood92 said at 2:06 am on September 1st, 2010:
My entry:

http://tinyurl.com/2fkercs
40 Lauren (KikyoCat) said at 3:24 am on September 1st, 2010:
At the beginning of this I wanted to enter a lot of things. Well- at least five. But starting college got the better of me. I was pretty happy with my second submission and the first I submitted was my definite favorite.

I couldn’t submit five, but I’ll settle for three. Here is my third submission to your contest, Terrance.

Based off of the scene in “Lethal Raids” When the teacher gives out the flier about an art contest. Though I drew myself with the flier, and you- as The Tutor.

http://kikyocat.deviantart.com/#/d2xpwfk
41 thecymbalwench said at 5:57 am on September 1st, 2010:
Because it’s still August 31st in California:

http://fav.me/d2xqz55

http://thecymbalwench.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2xqz55

Sharpie Markers, Adobe Illustrator CS3 and Photoshop CS3 manipulation

This is Jo. Much like Joseph Pryzkind, Jo distracts herself from her shitty home life by drawing in her sketchbook.

…now if I could only get dA to work properly and let me load the second entry…
42 Nicole said at 2:36 pm on September 1st, 2010:
This is what happens when I have 2 months to play and create. In the interest of limiting the amount of links here is the link for the gallery as a whole…

http://castle-in-the-cloud.deviantart.com/gallery/
43 Nil said at 8:42 pm on September 1st, 2010:
$#!T!

If it’s not too late to enter this in

http://lillum.deviantart.com/art/My-Hero-Is-Dead-156987505
44 thecymbalwench said at 2:32 am on September 2nd, 2010:
…following the “ON 09/01″ trend, here is my second entry:

http://thecymbalwench.deviantart.com/#/d2xtbbs

“Mother’s Day”
Sharpie marker, graphite pencil, Adobe Illustrator CS3 and Adobe Photoshop CS3 manipulation

“Jo” has lost her mother just a few short weeks before Mother’s Day. Naturally, she’s the one to design and draw the funeral program card…
The card, incidentally, is a pencil drawing (scanned + manipulated in Illustrator) I did for my mom’s funeral program five years ago. SothereYahaveit.
45 Kellie O'Sullivan said at 2:41 am on September 2nd, 2010:

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/244/9/3/leave_yer_mark_contest_entry_by_speedolimit-d2xtbpb.jpg

I hope the thumbnail shows up and I did this right, I’m not exactly html savvy.

Mediums used: Wacom Tablet and Photoshop Elements 3.0

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